Abanakashi balipapile sana ilyo basangile ukuti Yesu taali mu nshiishi umo bamushiikile. Maria Magadala abutukiile kuli “Simone Petro na ku musambi umbi, uo Yesu atemenwe,” umutumwa Yohane. (Yohane 20:2) Na lyo line, abanakashi bambi abaali ku nshiishi bamwene malaika. Mu nshiishi mwali malaika na umbi, ‘uwafwele ica kufwala icabuuta.’—Marko 16:5.

Malaika umo abebele ati: “Mwitiina, pantu ninjishiba ukuti mulefwaya Yesu uo bapoopele pa cimuti. Tali kuno, pantu nabuuka nga filya fine asosele. Iseni mumone apo aleele. Kabili kabiyeni bwangu bwangu no kweba abasambi bakwe ukuti nabuuka ku bafwa, no kuti, moneni! alemutangilila ku Galili.” (Mateo 28:5-7) Apo ‘baletutuma fye kabili calibapeseshe amano,’ aba abanakashi baile ulubilo mu kweba abasambi.—Marko 16:8.

Maria asangile Petro na Yohane, kabili abebele ninshi alepemekesa ati: “Nabasenda Shikulu mu nshiishi, kabili tatwishibe uko bamubikile.” (Yohane 20:2) Petro na Yohane balibutukiileko pa kuti bamone. Yohane alibutukishe kabili e wafikile bwangu ku nshiishi. Yohane alengeele fye mu nshiishi kabili amwene fye insalu iyo bapombelemo Yesu.

Ilyo Petro afikile, ena aingile mu nshiishi kabili amwenemo insalu iyo bapombelemo Yesu e lyo ne yo bamupombele ku mutwe. Ilyo Yohane aingile mu nshiishi, e lyo asumiine ifyo Maria alandile. Nangu ca kuti Yesu alibebeele kabela ukuti akabuuka, tapali uwailwike ukuti alibuukile. (Mateo 16:21) Balipapile pa fyo bamwene kabili balibwelelemo ku ng’anda, lelo Maria ashele fye ku nshiishi.

Na lyo line, abanakashi bambi baile mukweba  abasambi ukuti Yesu nabuuka. Ilyo balebutuka pa kuti bayeeba abasambi, Yesu alibakumenye e lyo abeba ati: “Mwapoleni!” Bawile ku makasa yakwe no “kumufukamina.” Lyene Yesu abebele ukuti: “Mwitiina! Kabiyeni, kebeni bamunyinane ukuti baye ku Galili, kabili e ko tukamonana na bo.”—Mateo 28:9, 10.

Ilyo icinkukuma cacitike na bamalaika bamoneka, abashilika abalelonda inshiishi “balitutwime no kuba kwati nabafwa.” Ilyo bapuupuutwike, baile mu musumba no “kushimikila intungulushi sha bashimapepo fyonse ifyacitike.” Bashimapepo balanshenye na bakalamba ba baYuda pa fyo baali no kucita. Basuminishenye ukuti bapeele abashilika amafisakanwa pa kuti besokolola ificitike kabili babebele ukulalanda ukuti: “Abasambi bakwe baishile ubushiku no kumwiba ninshi ifwe tuli mu tulo.”—Mateo 28:4, 11, 13.

Abashilika ba bena Roma nga balibepeye abalaala ilyo balelonda, e co bashimapepo babebele abati: “Umulashi nga aumfwa ifi [ukuti mulebepa ati mwaciba mu tulo], tukalanda nankwe bwino bwino, pa kuti imwe mwikasakamikwa.” (Mateo 28:14) Abashilika balisumiine kabili balandile filya fine bashimapepo babebele. Kanshi abaYuda abengi baishibe ilyashi lya bufi ilya kuti abasambi ba kwa Yesu balibile umubili wakwe.

Maria Magadala ena ashele aleloosha ku nshiishi. Ilyo alengeele mu nshiishi, amwene bamalaika babili abafwele ifya kufwala ifyabuuta. Umo aikele ukwalolele umutwe wa kwa Yesu, e lyo umbi aikele ukwabelele amolu. Bamwipwishe abati: “We mwanakashi, cinshi ulelila?” Maria abaswike ati: “Nabasenda Shikulu, kabili nshishibe uko bamubikile.” Ilyo apilibwike, Maria amwene umwaume na umbi. Uyu umwaume amwipwishe icipusho cilya cine na bamalaika bamwipwisheko kabili amwipwishe no kuti: “Nani ulefwaya?” Apo alemona kwati mulimi, atile kuli ena: “Mukwai, nga ni mwe mumusendele, njebeni uko mumubikile, na ine ndeyamusenda.”—Yohane 20:13-15.

Umwaume uo Maria alelanda nankwe ni Yesu, lelo pali iyi nshita tamwishibe. Nomba ilyo amwitile ati “Maria!” e lyo aishibe ukuti ni Yesu, pantu alibukishe ishiwi lyakwe. E ico Maria alandile ne nsansa ati: “Raboni!” (e kutila, “Kasambilisha!”) Apo Maria alishibe ukuti Yesu aali mu kuya ku muulu, alimwikete. Lyena Yesu amwebele ati: “Winjikata, pantu nshilaya kuli Tata. Lelo kabiye kuli bamunyinane no kubeba ati: ‘Ndeya kuli Tata, kabili Shinwe, kuli Lesa wandi, kabili Lesa wenu.’”—Yohane 20:16, 17.

Maria abutukiile ukwali abatumwa na basambi bambi abalongene pamo. Abebele ati: “Nimona Shikulu!” Ifi Maria alandile, e fyo na banakashi bambi babebele. (Yohane 20:18) Amashiwi alandile yali kwati “ya bufi” ku batumwa.—Luka 24:11.