1 Mangwanana ngwanana, bose baphirisiti bakulu nebawhola, bakalangana kuti Yesu abulawe. 2 Bakawunsunga bakayenda naye kuna Pilatu, mbhati wentunhu.

3 Judasi, ntengesi, paakaziba kuti Yesu wawanikwa nlandu, wakazwisola, akabgwiliza makumi matatu ezwipivu zwesiliva kubaphirisiti bakulu nebawhola, 4 eti, "Ndatjinya netengesa lopa lisina nlandu."

Ibo bakawun'handula beti, "Tineni nako iswi? Ndekuko whoko."

5 Judasi wakalahila pasi zwipivu zwesiliva muthempeli, akabva ipapo, akayenda akanozwisungilila.

6 Koga baphirisiti bakulu bakatola zwipivu zwesiliva, bakati "Akuta munlayo kuti mari iyeyi tiyibige mukwama tjemari ngobe imari yelopa." 7 Ndizo bakalangana, bakatenga minda yembumbi wehali, kuti kube ipo pabanobiganyila bahhi. 8 Ndizo nanasi minda iyeyo inodan'wa kuyi Minda yeLopa.

9 Ipapo kwakahhadzisika tjakalebgwa nenlebesambeli Jeremiya, eti, "Bakatola zwipivu zwili makumi matatu zwesiliva, unoba uli ntengo uwe wakawalebgwa nebamwe bakololo ba Isirayeli, 10 bakatenga nawo minda yembumbi wehali, sekwandakalayiwa naHe."

11 Yesu wakama mbeli kwembhati wentunhu; mbhati wentunhu akawumbhuzwa eti, "Ndiwe Mambo wemaJuta?"

Yesu wakahandula eti, "Wajalo." 12 Koga paakatilikiwa nlandu nebaphirisiti bakulu nebawhola akuna tjaakahandula.

13 Pilatu wakati kuwunli, "Kati awutowha kuti minjinji tjini milandu yabanokutilika?"

14 Koga iye azotongohandula, kene iwo nlandu un'ompela; kwakayeta kuti mbhati wentunhu atjename kwazo.

15 Panzano mbhati wentunhu waka ana nlenje wesunungula nsungwa un'ompela waka ekumbigwa nebanhu. 16 Mulubaka igogo kwaka kuna nsungwa waka eli tjihwarahwara kwazo, waka eyi Bharabhasi*. 17 Bakati bakubungana panhu pan'ompela Pilatu akati kubali, "Mohaka kuti ndimusunungulile yani? Bharabhasi* kene Yesu unodan'wa eyi Khirisitu?" 18 Ngobe waka eziba kuti bawunsungisa ngentha yendandala.

19 Pilatu wakati etjigele patjigalo tjetonga milandu, mfumakadzi uwe akawuntumila whi, eti, "Kusibe netjimwe tjinhu tjawunothama pehhugwi kwenlume iwhoya wakalulama, ngobe nasi ndadziyidzika kwazo nekukwe muwoloto."

20 Baphirisiti bakulu nebawhola bakatetedza banhu kuti bakumbile sununguligwa Bharabhasi, Yesu abulawe. 21 Mbhati wentunhu wakapamha kakale akati kubali, "Pabubili gwabo ndiwupi wamunohaka kuti ndisunungule?"

Bakahandula beti, "Bharabhasi."

22 Pilatu wakababhuzwa eti, "Ngono ndikotjithamani naYesu, iye unodan'wa eyi Khirisitu?"

Bose bakati, "Ngaakowhomegwe."

23 Iye wakati, "Nentha yeni, wayetani tjakayipa?"

Koga bakamimilila pehhugwi beti, "Ngaakowhomegwe."

24 Pilatu paakabona kuti akuna tjakunobhatsha, kakale kwemuka hhoba wakatola vula akangula maboko mbeli kwebunga lebanhu eti, "Imi andina nlandu nekwelopa lenlume iwhoyu; mukuthame imwi."

25 Banhu bose bakahandula, beti, "Lopa lile ngalibe pehhugwi kwedu nebana bedu!"

26 Wakabasunungulila Bharabhasi, kukati atjiwunloba Yesu, akabaswiswa iye kuti banowukowhomela.

27 Bagwi bengwa bembhati wentunhu bakakotjitola Yesu, bakangina naye mun'umba yembhati wentunhu, bakakubunganya bagwi bose mbeli kukwe. 28 Bakawumbula zwiyambalo zwizwe bakawumbadza ngubo yembala welubende. 29 Bakaluka tjiyala tjemimhiwa bakawumbadza mun'holo, bakawumbhatisa luhanga muluboko gugwe gweludli. Bakatanga pfigama mbeli kukwe bewunseka beti, "Ngaakudziwe, Mambo wemaJuta." 30 Bakawumpfila mate, bakawuntolela luhanga bakawunloba nago mun'holo. 31 Bakati bapedza wunkuwelela, bakawumbula ngubo bakawumbadza zwiyambalo zwizwe bakawuntola bakayenda naye kuti banowunkowhomela.

32 Bakati bebhuda bakahangana nenlume wekuKhureni, zina lile eyi Simoni; nlume iwhoyu bakawumbhata nemasimba kuti awunsengele tjileyanyo tjitje. 33 Bakati baswika pabugalo gunoyi Goligotha (kunobva kuti bugalo gwepepe tjen'holo), 34 bakawumpa wayini yakahanganyiwa nendulu kuti an'we; koga wakati ayilabila akalamba yin'wa. 35 Bakati batjiwunkowhomela patjileyanyo, bakakobana zwiyambalo zwizwe ngekandila malipa; 36 bakagala ipapo bakawunlinda. 37 Pehhugwi kwen'holo uwe bakakwala nlandu uwe, kwakakwagwa kuti, "Iwhoyu ndiYesu, Mambo wemaJuta." 38 Bakakowhomela mbava mbili ntome kukwe, imwe kuludli gugwe imwe kulumehwe gugwe.

39 Banhu baka bepinda ipapo baka bedzungudza miholo bewuntuka, 40 beti, "Iwe unokolomola thempeli ukolibaka mumahhuba matatu, uzwitjidze! Hapa uli Nkololo weNdzimu, jita patjileyanyo."

41 Nebaphirisiti bakulu, bena bakwali nebawhola, baka bewunseka, beti, 42 "Wakatjidza bamwe koga iye atotubula zwitjidza. NdiMambo weIsirayeli, ngaatjijita patjileyanyo, ndiko kwatinowhogalamoyo muwunli. 43 Unogalabgwe kuNdzimu; Ndzimu ngaawuwangulile ke ngwenuwali, hapa ewundha; ngobe waka eti, ‘NdiNkololo weNdzimu.’ "

44 Nembava bo dzakakowhomegwa naye dzakawugongobola bo nezila iyo zwayo.

45 Ne awa yebutanhatu kubvisila bhuda kwehhuba kwakaba nehhalima hango yose kukadza kukanoswika awa yebuhhanalume kubvisila bhuda kwehhuba. 46 Ne awa yebuhhanalume kubvisila bhuda kwehhuba, Yesu wakadanilila newhi lipehhugwi, eti, "Eloyi, Eloyi lama sabakathani?" kunobva kuti, "Ndzimu wangu, Ndzimu wangu, mandisiyilani?"

47 Bamwe banhu baka balimile ipapo bakati bekuwha ikoku bakati, "Nlume iwhoyu unodana Elija." 48 Umwe wabo wakalabuka akatola lungudze, akagubvubika muwayini inohababa, akagubhayila paluhanga, akawunswiswa kuti an'we.

49 Koga bamwe bakati, "Tongoma, letja tibone kuti Elija unowhobuya kene ewhowuntjidza."

50 Yesu wakalila kakale newhi lipehhugwi akafema kwebupelo, meya iye ikabhuda.

51 Jila letjisitilo tjethempeli lakapaluka likaba kabili, kutangisila pehhugwi kudza kunoti pasi. Hango yakazunguzika, hongwe dzikapatuka pakati, 52 zwikumbu zwakahhulika, nemibili yebayengemali bakabafa yakamusiwa bakaba bapenyu. 53 Bakabhuda muzwikumbu, hule kwemuka kukwe, bakangina munzi-nkulu wakayengemala bakabon'wa nebanji.

54 Nlawuli webagwi bengwa bali gulu nebaaka anabo, bakalinda Yesu, bakati bebona tengenyeka kwehango, nekose kwakayetikala, bakahla kwazo, bakati, "Lebeswa iwhoyu wayeli Nkololo weNdzimu!"

55 Kwaka kuna bafumakadzi banjinji ipapo, bakalingilila bali tjakulenyana, baka batebela Yesu kubva kuGalile, bewumbhatsha muzwimwe zwinhu. 56 Pakati kwabo kwaka kuna Mariya wekuMagadala, naMariya mayi baJakobe naJosefa, namayi bebakololo baZebhedi.

57 Kwakati kwatjitewuka, kukaswika nlume waka akafuma weku Arimathiya, zina lile eyi Josefa, waka ali ndhiyiwa waYesu bo. 58 Nlume iwhoyu wakayenda kuna Pilatu akanokumbila mbili waYesu. Pilatu wakalaya kuti awumpiwe. 59 Josefa wakatola mbili, akawumpombela nejila lelineni buyanana, 60 akawumbiganya mukumbu tjitje tjitshwa, tjaaka atsha muhongwe; wakakunguludzila hongwe whuluwhulu pankoba wekumbu, akamilika akayenda. 61 Mariya wekuMagadala newumwe Mariya bakabelipo bo, beligele bakalingisana nekumbu.

62 Hhuba linotobela, kuleba kuti, kwapinda hhuba leBaakanyila, baphirisiti bakulu nebaFarisi bakakubungana kuna Pilatu, 63 bakati, "He, titjakumbula kuti ntjebeli iwhoya wakatini, atjimpenyu, wakati, ‘Hule kwemahhuba matatu ndowhomuka kakale.’ 64 Ndizo ke layani kuti kumbu tjitje tjilindiwe zwakasima kudza kunoti hhuba lebutatu, kuyetila kuti badiyiwa babe basihhe bewhowunkwiba, bekobudza banhu, beti ‘Wamuka kubafi,’ ngobe butjebeli gwekupedzisila gowhoyipa kupinda gwekutanga."

65 Pilatu wakati kubali, "Tolani bagwi bengwa banolinda, muyende munotjilinda sekwamungatubula."

66 Ndizo bakayenda bakanodzibilila kumbu ngebuwila hongwe yakatjihhalila nelonga balindi kuti batjilinde.