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

¹Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

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

²Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.

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

³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

⁴Zvino varindi vakadedera nekumutya, vakava sevakafa.

⁴For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.

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

⁵The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.

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

⁶He is not here, for he has risen, just like 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.

⁷Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”

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

⁸They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

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

⁹As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

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

¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”

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

¹¹Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.

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

¹²When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

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

¹³saying, “Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

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

¹⁴If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”

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

¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.

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

¹⁶But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.

¹⁷vakati vachimuona, vakamunamata; asi vamwe vakakonona.

¹⁷When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.

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

¹⁸Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

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

¹⁹ Go, TR and NU add “therefore” and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in 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.

²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.