¹Zvino newekutanga wevhiki Maria Magidharini wakasvika mangwanani-ngwanani paguva, kuchakasviba, akaona ibwe rabviswa kubva paguva.

¹And on the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene doth come early (there being yet darkness) to the tomb, and she seeth the stone having been taken away out of the tomb,

²Naizvozvo wakamhanya akauya kuna Simoni Petro nekune umwe mudzidzi Jesu waaida, ndokuti kwavari: Vabvisa Ishe muguva, uye hatizivi pavamuradzika.

²she runneth, therefore, and cometh unto Simon Peter, and unto the other disciple whom Jesus was loving, and saith to them, `They took away the Lord out of the tomb, and we have not known where they laid him.`

³Zvino Petro akabuda neumwe mudzidzi, vakasvika kuguva.

³Peter, therefore, went forth, and the other disciple, and they were coming to the tomb,

⁴Zvino vakamhanya vari vaviri pamwechete; zvino umwe mudzidzi akamhanya kusiya Petro, akatanga kusvika paguva.

⁴and the two were running together, and the other disciple did run forward more quickly than Peter, and came first to the tomb,

⁵Zvino akotama achidongorera, wakaona micheka yerineni yakawaridzwa, asi haana kupinda.

⁵and having stooped down, seeth the linen clothes lying, yet, indeed, he entered not.

⁶Zvino Simoni Petro akasvika achimutevera, akapinda muguva, akaona micheka yerineni yakawaridzwa,

⁶Simon Peter, therefore, cometh, following him, and he entered into the tomb, and beholdeth the linen clothes lying,

⁷nemucheka wekumeso wakange uri mumusoro make, usina kuwaridzwa nemicheka yerineni, asi wakapetwa uri pane imwe nzvimbo woga.

⁷and the napkin that was upon his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but apart, having been folded up, in one place;

⁸Naizvozvo ipapo umwe mudzidzi wakatanga kusvika paguva akapindawo, akaona, akatenda;

⁸then, therefore, entered also the other disciple who came first unto the tomb, and he saw, and did believe;

⁹nekuti vakange vachigere kunzwisisisa rugwaro, kuti unofanira kumuka kuvakafa.

⁹for not yet did they know the Writing, that it behoveth him out of the dead to rise again.

¹⁰Naizvozvo vadzidzi vakabva vakaendazve kwavo.

¹⁰The disciples therefore went away again unto their own friends,

¹¹Asi Maria wakamira kunze paguva achichema; zvino wakati achichema akakotama akadongorera muguva,

¹¹and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting,

¹²akaona vatumwa vaviri vane nguvo chena vagere, umwe kumusoro, neumwe kumakumbo, ipapo pakambenge parere mutumbi waJesu.

¹²one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

¹³Ivo ndokuti kwaari: Mukadzi, unochemei? Akati kwavari: Nekuti vakabvisa Ishe wangu, zvino handizivi kwavakamuradzika.

¹³And they say to her, `Woman, why dost thou weep?` she saith to them, `Because they took away my Lord, and I have not known where they laid him;`

¹⁴Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi akatendeukira kumashure, akaona Jesu amire, asi haana kuziva kuti ndiJesu.

¹⁴and these things having said, she turned backward, and seeth Jesus standing, and she had not known that it is Jesus.

¹⁵Jesu akati kwaari: Mukadzi, unochemei? Unotsvaka ani? Iye achifunga kuti ndiye murimi wemunda, akati kwaari: Ishe, kana imwi mamubvisa, ndiudzei pamamuradzika, uye ini ndichanomutora.

¹⁵Jesus saith to her, `Woman, why dost thou weep? whom dost thou seek;` she, supposing that he is the gardener, saith to him, `Sir, if thou didst carry him away, tell me where thou didst lay him, and I will take him away;`

¹⁶Jesu akati kwaari: Maria! Iye akatendeuka akati kwaari: Rabhoni! ndiko kuti: Mudzidzisi.

¹⁶Jesus saith to her, `Mary!` having turned, she saith to him, `Rabbouni;` that is to say, `Teacher.`

¹⁷Jesu akati kwaari: Usandibata, nekuti ndichigere kukwira kuna Baba vangu; asi enda kuvanin'ina vangu, uti kwavari: Ndinokwira kuna Baba vangu naBaba venyu, naMwari wangu naMwari wenyu.

¹⁷Jesus saith to her, `Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.`

¹⁸Maria Magidharini akauya ndokuudza vadzidzi kuti waona Ishe, uye wamuudza zvinhu izvi.

¹⁸Mary the Magdalene cometh, telling to the disciples that she hath seen the Lord, and [that] these things he said to her.

¹⁹Zvino ava madekwana nezuva iroro rekutanga revhiki, mikova yapfigwa pakange pakaungana vadzidzi nekutya vaJudha, Jesu akauya akamira pakati, akati kwavari: Rugare kwamuri.

¹⁹It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;`

²⁰Zvino wakati ataura izvi akavaratidza zvanza nerutivi rwake. Naizvozvo vadzidzi vakafara vachiona Ishe.

²⁰and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord.

²¹Naizvozvo Jesu akatizve kwavari: Rugare kwamuri; Baba sezvavakandituma, neni ndinokutumai.

²¹Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;`

²²Zvino wakati areva izvi akafuridzira kwavari, ndokuti kwavari: Gamuchirai Mweya Mutsvene.

²²and this having said, he breathed on [them], and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit;

²³Vose vamunokangamwira zvivi, vazvikangamwirwa; vose vamunobata zvavo zvabatwa.

²³if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.`

²⁴Asi Tomasi, umwe wevanegumi nevaviri, wainzi Dhidhimo, wakange asipo navo Jesu paakauya.

²⁴And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came;

²⁵Naizvozvo vamwe vadzidzi vakati kwaari: Taona Ishe. Asi iye wakati kwavari: Kana ndisingaoni vanga rembambo muzvanza zvake, nekuisa mumwe wangu muvanga rembambo, nekuisa ruoko rwangu murutivi rwake, handingatongotendi.

²⁵the other disciples, therefore, said to him, `We have seen the Lord;` and he said to them, `If I may not see in his hands the mark of the nails, and may put my finger to the mark of the nails, and may put my hand to his side, I will not believe.`

²⁶Zvino mushure memazuva masere vadzidzi vake vakange vari mukatizve, naTomasi anavo. Jesu akauya, mikova yakapfigwa, ndokumira pakati akati: Rugare kwamuri.

²⁶And after eight days, again were his disciples within, and Thomas with them; Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and he stood in the midst, and said, `Peace to you!`

²⁷Ipapo akati kuna Tomasi: Uyisa mumwe wako pano uone zvanza zangu; uuyise ruoko rwako uise murutivi rwangu, usava usina rutendo, asi unotenda.

²⁷then he saith to Thomas, `Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put [it] to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.`

²⁸Zvino Tomasi akapindura, akati kwaari: Ishe wangu naMwari wangu!

²⁸And Thomas answered and said to him, `My Lord and my God;`

²⁹Jesu akati kwaari: Nekuti wandiona, Tomasi, watenda; vakaropafadzwa vasina kuona asi vatenda.

²⁹Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.`

³⁰Zvino zvirokwazvo Jesu wakaita zvimwe zviratidzo zvizhinji pamberi pevadzidzi vake, zvisina kunyorwa mubhuku iri.

³⁰Many indeed, therefore, other signs also did Jesus before his disciples, that are not written in this book;

³¹Asi izvi zvakanyorwa, kuti mutende kuti Jesu ndiKristu, Mwanakomana waMwari, uye kuti muchitenda muve neupenyu muzita rake.

³¹and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.`