1 Kwave kwicha avatambisi avavina mbevali na vavaha va avanu valongine ifigaho ifya ukumuwulaga Yesu. 2 Neke vamupinge nu kumusogosa vakumutawula kwa Pilato Umutema. 3 Ino Yuda yeamupitwike, pe awene ulwa Yesu yeahigitwe ukufwa lwamuvafile swe ibita ukuvapilulila avatambisi avavina na avavaha amagobole machumi gadatu. 4 Neke atigile, “Nzananzile ukuyipituka Idanda yesinzananga kinu” neke vatigile, “Mbi lukutuvava kiki hwehwe? Ulo ulukagula yuveve.” 5 Swe itoosa amagobole gala mutembeli swe ibitaga kukwitumbika. 6 Neke avatambisi avavina vategule amagobole itigila, “Silulagile ukuhanza na agangi pakuva magule na danda.” 7 Swe vikong'ana nukulongana, neke vagule ililungulu ilinyakinongo ilya ukutagila avagenzi. 8 Na ililungulu lila litambulwa mbaka neng'ino lilungulu lya idanda. 9 Neke pelukwile ulukani ulwalonzilwe na u muvisi Yelemiya itigila, “Vategwe amagobole machumi gadatu, ilifungu lya yula yeemukelele na avana va Vaisilaeli, 10 neke pevagulile amagobole gala ililungulu ilya amatago, ndawe Umutwa lwealandaje.” 11 Swe Yesu vakumwimya kulumutema, neke umutema amuwuse umwene, “Veve ye veve vemutwa va Avayudaya!” Yesu amupitwe, “Veve ulonzile.” 12 Neke peemutose na avatambisi avavina na avavaha, siapituligi lukani. 13 Neke Pilato amutigile, “Siwipulika isi mbesili se vakukolelela veve?” 14 Siamupitwi nambi lukani, neke Umutema asasave pakomi. 15 Ino ikimunyi ikikomi icha i Pasaka umutema eina musimu gwakwe gwa kuvadindulila umunu uyumwi va avanyandinde yula yevamuwendige. 16 Ino pepina munyandinde yeakagulanikige hilo atambuligwe Balaba. 17 Neke Pilato atigile, “Mwisaka ndivadindulile yalikwi? Balaba apangi Yesu yeitambulwa Kilisito?” 18 Pakuva ealukagwe ulwa vamuletite kwa gila. 19 Na peeateng'eme pakigoda icha ukuhigila uvakwe amutumye lukani ukutigila, “Ulapiga kinu kulumunu uyu umugolofu, pakuva neng'ino nesike pakomi mumaloto ukwimila Umunu uyo.” 20 Ino avatambisi avavina na avavaha vavakuvilise avanu vamusuke Balaba sambi Yesu awulagwe. 21 Umutema kangi swe akuvatigila, “Ye nani kuvavili iva yemwisaka nene ndimudindulile?” Neke pe vatigile, “Balaba.” 22 Neke Pilato peavatigile, “Ino ngitage ndawuli kwa Yesu yeitambulwa Kilisito.” Neke mbevali vatigile, “Atumbikwage.” 23 Neke peatigile, “Mbi kiki ikibi cheapigite?” Neke pevayovele ng'ani mbevali, “Atumbikwage.” 24 Ino Pilato aveiwona siinosa kinu, ligina liliyowo, swe akwegula ululenga swe ikalava amawoko gakwe pamalugu itigila, “Nene sindimwananga kinu ku danda ya umunu uyu umugolofu mulukagula yinyenye.” 25 Neke avanu mbevali vatigile, “Idanda yakwe lekage yive kwa hwehwe na kuvanetu!” 26 Neke peamudindulile Balaba na peyeamutofile Yesu ni mikova amutawe sambi vamutumbike mu musalaba. 27 Neke avanyigalu va Pilato vamusindike Yesu mubwalo iya uwutema, neke ikilugu mbekili kimukong'anikile. 28 Neke ipo vamuwopwe imyenda jakwe nu kumufwika isopeka idung'u, 29 neke vative ikihalama ikinyamifwa nu kumufwika mumutwe neke vamupele uludete mwiwoko ilya kundyo. Neke vamufugamile vakumwelanga vitigila, “Kamwene ve Mutwa va Avayudaya!” 30 Neke pevamufunyile amati swe vitegula uludete lula neke vamukong'olelage kumutwe. 31 Na peyevamwelanzile na ukumuwopola isopeka yila swe vakumufwika imyenda jakwe nu kumusindika kukumutumbika. 32 Napevahumige vatang'ine na Umunu uva ku Kilene, ilitawa lyakwe ye Simoni neke vamung'ang'anise ategule umusalaba gwa Yesu. 33 Neke na pevafisile apono apitambulwa Goligota kwekutigila, “(apono pa ikibang'a).” 34 Vamupelye idifayi yeyenyanze na ikinyongo sambi anywe, neke peagesise abihye ukunywa. 35 Vave vakumutumbika Yesu vagavine imyenda jakwe kwa ukutova isimbi; (sambi lukwile ulukani ululonge na umuvisi, vagavine imyenda jangu na isopeka yangu vakugitovela isimbi.) 36 Neke pevateng'emale nu kumuminga. 37 Neke pachanya pa musalaba gwakwe vatovelye uwandike, “UYU YE YESU UMUTWA VA AVAYUDAYA.” 38 Ino pepina avahiisi vavili avevatumbikwe pamwi na Yesu uyumwi kwiwoko ilya kundyo uyungi kwiwoko ilya kung'igi. 39 Neke vala vevalutilige mung'asi vayunzige imitwe jawo vakumuliga vitigila, 40 “Be, vemunyakudenya Itembeli nu kusenga mu filo fidatu, wipoke uwumi wako, na wone wi mwana va Nguluvi, wiike uluhuma mu musalaba.” 41 Neke avatambisi avavina, pamwi na avigisi va indagilo na avavaha, vamwelanzile vitigila, “Aponise avangi ilemwa ukwiponia yumwene. 42 Ye mutwa va Avaisilaeli, leke iike uluhuma mu musalaba neke petumufuuwe. 43 Alaamwihuvye Nguluvi, kono weakwitigila umwene Mwana va Nguluvi; ino leke tandi, Nguluvi amuponiage, wone inogelwa nave.” 44 Neke na avahiisi avevatumbike pamwi na Yesu nawo vamulisile ndahihyo. 45 Ino uluhuma paikivalilo icha mutanda pamunyi ing'i mbeyili lwavelwisa mbaka paikivalilo icha igonza pelitegamwike. 46 Neke paikivalilo icha igonza pelitegamwike Yesu akoolite kwa liswi likomi itigila, “Eli, Eli lamasabakitani.” Kwekutigila, “Nguluvi vangu, Nguluvi vangu, mbi ndawuli undesile?” 47 Neke avali mulubali vimile pevapulike vatigee, “Umunu uyu ikemela Eliya.” 48 Neke uyumwi akimbile akategule ilisambi ilisabike mudifayi inzasamufu neke avike muludete neke peamupelanise Yesu anywe. 49 Neke avangi vatigile, “Musindile, leke tulave apangi Eliya aasa amuponia.” 50 Yesu kangi peakoolite kwa liswi likomi ndawe umutima gwadumukige. 51 Ino ulusika lulo, ikibupa cha ilyenda ilya mutembeli ilya demwike neke lihume pavili uluhuma kuchanya mbaka pasi. Ing'i swe yiva na kitulo, amaganga gamegwike; 52 Nafifyanga fyadindwike, na gimivili ija avagolofu avevafwe jasilibwike. 53 Na pevahumile mufyanga Yesu peyeasilibwike vahele kuboma inzelu neke vitang'ane na awolofu. 54 Ino umuvina va avanyigalu na vala avevalipamwi vevamumingige Yesu, pevawene ikitulo na ing'ani sinyawuhulo vakuvye wuhulo vitigila, “Uyu nachene ake Mwana va Nguluvi.” 55 Pala pepina avang'inetu wolofu, avalavisige kwa pataali, iwo ve vala avamufwatige Yesu uluhuma ku Galilaya na avamupigilige. 56 Uyumwi va iwo e Maliya Magadalena, na Maliya uyuve va Yakobo na Yosefu, pamwinga na uyuva va avana va Sebedayo. 57 Pakive kimihye aasile umunu umunono ukuhuma ku Alimataya, ikemelwa Yosefu nave ali munyigendo va Yesu. 58 Ahele kwa Pilato akasuke umufimba gwa Yesu. Pilato alaje Yosefu apelwe umufimba gula. 59 Swe Yosefu itegula umufimba neke agufwike isanda ya umwenda umunofu. 60 Neke peatage muwuvi wakwe weeayafile mwitalawe, swe ibidukisa iliganga ilikomi pamulyango gwa uwuvi neke abitage. 61 Maliya Magadalena na Maliya uyungi ve baho vateng'eme palubali pachanga. 62 Ikimunyi icha kavili tutigile ikimunyi icha ukutala kukimunyi icha ukugelanisa, avatambisi avavina pamwinga na Avafalisayo vahele kwa Pilato, 63 vitigila, “Muvaha tukwiwuka umudesi yula peemumi atigilige ngali: ‘Pefilutye ifilo fidatu asilibuka.’ 64 Ino lagilage, sambi chakwe kimingwe mbaka pa ikimunyi icha wudatu, sambi apono pangi, avanyigendo vakwe valemwe ukubita vamuhiise vasindike sambi vavalongele avanu ulwa asilibwike kuvafwe. Uwudesi uwu wulonga wulutile kwa wula uwamutalo.” 65 Pilato avatige, “Mwinawo avanyigalu mubite mukaminge ichanga wunofu. 66 Swe ndawe vabitige kukuminga ichanga kila wunofu, swe vivika na ing'olekelo mwiganga lila pamwi na avanyigalu.”
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