¹Shure kwesabata kotanga kuedza, koenda kumusi wekutanga wevhiki, kwakasvika Maria Magidharini neumwe Maria kuzoona guva.

¹And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,

²Zvino tarira, kwakaitika kudengenyeka kwenyika kukuru, nekuti mutumwa waIshe wakaburuka kubva kudenga, akaswedera, akakungurusa ibwe kubva pamukova, akagara pamusoro paro.

²and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

³Kuonekwa kwake kwakange kwakaita semheni nechipfeko chake chaiva chichena semagada echando.

³and his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow,

⁴Zvino varindi vakadedera nekumutya, vakava sevakafa.

⁴and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

⁵Asi mutumwa akapindura akati kuvakadzi: Musatya imwi; nekuti ndinoziva kuti munotsvaka Jesu wakange arovererwa pamuchinjikwa.

⁵And the messenger answering said to the women, `Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

⁶Haasi pano; nekuti wamuka sezvaakareva. Uyai muone nzvimbo Ishe paakange avete.

⁶he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

⁷Kurumidzai kuenda munoudza vadzidzi vake kuti wamuka kuvakafa; uye tarirai unokutungamirirai kuGarirea, ikoko muchanomuona; tarirai, ndakuudzai.

⁷and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.`

⁸Ndokubva, vakakurumidza kubuda paguva vane kutya nemufaro mukuru, vakamhanyira kunoudza vadzidzi vake.

⁸And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples;

⁹Zvino vakati vachienda kunoudza vadzidzi vake, tarira, Jesu wakavachingamidza, achiti: Hekanhi! Vakaswedera vakabata tsoka dzake vakamunamata.

⁹and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, `Hail!` and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

¹⁰Zvino Jesu akati kwavari: Musatya; endai, munoudza hama dzangu kuti vaende kuGarirea, uye vachanondionako.

¹⁰Then saith Jesus to them, `Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.`

¹¹Vakati vachifamba, tarira, vamwe vevarindi vakaenda muguta vakapira vapristi vakuru zvose zvakaitika.

¹¹And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,

¹²Vakati vaungana nevakuru, vakarangana, vakapa mari zhinji kumauto,

¹²and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

¹³vachiti: Itii: Vadzidzi vake vakauya usiku vakamuba isu tirere.

¹³saying, `Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him — we being asleep;

¹⁴Kana izvi zvikazikamwa kumutungamiriri, isu tichamunyengerera, tikuitei musava mukushungurudzika.

¹⁴and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.`

¹⁵Ndokubva vatora mari vakaita sezvavakadzidziswa. Shoko iri rikaparadzirwa pakati pevaJudha kusvikira nhasi.

¹⁵And they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews till this day.

¹⁶Zvino vadzidzi gumi neumwe vakaenda kuGarirea, kugomo Jesu raakavaraira;

¹⁶And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them,

¹⁷vakati vachimuona, vakamunamata; asi vamwe vakakonona.

¹⁷and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.

¹⁸Jesu ndokuswedera akataura kwavari, achiti: Simba rose rakapiwa kwandiri kudenga nepanyika.

¹⁸And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

¹⁹Endai naizvozvo muite marudzi ose vadzidzi, muchivabhabhatidza muzita raBaba nereMwanakomana nereMweya Mutsvene;

¹⁹having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them — to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

²⁰muvadzidzise kuchengeta zvose zvandakakurairai imwi; zvino tarirai, ini ndinemwi mazuva ose, kusvikira pakuguma kwenyika. Ameni.

²⁰teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days — till the full end of the age.`