1 Yesu hayamalitse ukulomba, yeye na iwanafunzi wake waloka kumwambu mwa ilwanda lwa Kidironi; na hanu aho tsahana bostani, wengila amwo yeye na iwanafunzi wake. 2 Naye Yuda, iyabamile ujkumhunduka Yesu, tsakahamanya hanu ahala, kwaapfila Yesu tsakaghendagha baho na iwanafunzi wake. 3 Apfo Yuda kaghenda kuna ibostani ayo, hamwe na chikosi cha asikali, na watumishi iwatumighwe na iwatambika wakulu na Mafarisayo. Watsa na pfitasa, pfiwenge na silaha. 4 Yesu aku kamanya ghose ighatsomlawila, kawaghendela kawaghutsa, "Mumbama nani?"

5 Wamwidika, "Yesu wa Nazareti,"

Yesu kawalongela, "Yuyo nene." Naye Yuda iyamhunduke tsakakala kema baho hamwe nawo. 6 Yesu hayawalongele, "Yuyo nene," woya kuchughu waghwa hasi. 7 Baho Yesu kawaghutsa keli, "Mumbama nani?"

Wamwidika, "Yesu wa Nazareti."

8 Yesu kawalongela, "Ambe niwalongela yuyo nene! Lelo kama mwonibama nene, walekeni awano woke." 9 Kalonga apfo ili tsaaghala ghayalongile ghatimile, "Baba iwanu awala waungayile simwaghitse hata yumwe baye."

10 Baho Simoni Petiri, tsakakala na panga, kalisomola, kamsepula lighutwi lya kujilo imtumwa wa Imtambika mkulu. Imtumwa ayo tsakakemighwa Malikus. 11 Baho Yesu kamlaghitsa Petiri, "Wuyitsa lipanga mna iyala yake, pfihi ichikombe cha ghamaghayo chayangayile Baba nileke kuchinwela?"

12 Baho awala wamaasikali, na mkulu wawo, na iwatumishi wa Wayahudi wamghogha Yesu, wamwoha, 13 tanu wamghala kwa Anasi, mana Anasi tsakakala baba mkwe yake Kayafa, iyakalile mtambika mkulu ghumwaka aghula. 14 Naye Kayafa yuyo ayula iyawalongele iwakulu wa Wayahudi kuwa ng'apfu munu yumwe yafe kwaajili ya ukuhona kwa iwanu.

15 Simoni Petiri na mwanafunzi yungi wamuwinza Yesu. Na imwanafunzi ayula tsakamanyika na Imtambika mkulu, apfo kengila hamwe na Yesu kuna ichikuta cha Imtambika mkulu, 16 lekeni Petiri kema kunze mwa lilango. Baho imwanafunzi ayula yungi iyamanyike na Imtambika mkulu kalawa, kalonga na imbetetsi wa lilango, kamwingitsa Petiri mng'anda. 17 Ipinga iyobetetsa lilango kamghutsa Petiri, "Apfi naghwe ng'uli yumwe baye wa iwanafunzi wake imunu ayuno?" Naye kalonga, "Aka! Baye ghendo."

18 Kwaapfila tsakukala na chipfeghetsi, iwatumwa na iwabetetsi wabwina ghumoto, wang'ali wakota. Naye Petiri kema hamwe nawo, kakota ghumoto.

19 Imtambika mkulu kamghutsa Yesu tsimbuli tsa iwanafunzi wake na tsimbuli tsa ghamalangulitso ghake. 20 Yesu kamwidika, "Nilonga mwatsimwatsi na iwanu wose; ghamatsuwa ghose nilangulitsa mna ghamasinagogi na mna lihekalu, hawetinganila hamwe Wayahudi wose. Silongile chinu chochose kwa chipfiso baye. 21 Heule unighutsa nene? Waghutse awala iwahulike chaniwalongele, wawo womanya chanilongile choni."

22 Baho hayalongile agho, mbetetsi yumwe iyemile habehi kamtsaba kofi Yesu kalonga, "Heule umwidika apfo Imtambika mkulu?"

23 Yesu kamwidika, "Ana nilongile chinu chihile, uchilonge hambele ha iwanu. Lekeni kama nilonga ghoya, unitowela choni?"

24 Kuya Anasi kamghala aku kohighwa kwa Kayafa, Imtambika mkulu.

25 Simoni Petiri tsayang'ali kema kuko kakota ghumoto, iwanu wamghutsa, "Pfihi naghwe ng'uli mwanafunzi wa imunu ayuno baye?"

Naye kebemenda, kalonga, "Aka! Baye ghendo."

26 Mtumwa yumwe wa Imtambika mkulu, naye tsandughu yake ayula iyasepulighwe lighutwi na Petiri, kamghutsa, "Angu nene sikwonile baye akula kuna ibostani uli hamwe naye?"

27 Petiri kabela keli; na baho ijogholo keka.

28 Lupfiripfiri nemitondo wamsola Yesu kulawa kwa Kayafa wamghala kuna ing'anda ya igavana wa Roma, ikemighwe Praitorio. Lekeni wawo iwenyegho ng'awengile baye mng'anda, kwaapfila wapfuka ukwitenda wehe, ili wadahe kuchija ichijo cha Ipasaka. 29 Pilato kalawa kunze kawaghutsa, "Apfi kunaghomba lyachi lyamumghalile imunu ayuno?"

30 Wamwidika, na kumlongela, "Kama ayuno ng'atendile totso ng'atubamile kukughalila baye."

31 Pilato kawalongela, "Lelo msoleni mkamhighe kwa aila Itorati yenu."

Wapfilongotsi wa Wayahudi wamlongela, "Twetwe ng'atuna luhusa ya kukoma munu wowose baye." 32 Ilawila apfino ili ghatimile aghala ghayalongile Yesu, kulangusa chifo chachi chayatsakufa.

33 Kuya Pilato kengila keli mng'anda, kamghutsa Yesu, "Apfi ghweghwe kwa mfalume wa Wayahudi?"

34 Yesu kamghutsa, "Ghwewghwe kolonga aghano kwaghumoyo ghwako ghumwenyegho, au wanu wangi wakulongela mbuli tsangu?"

35 Pilato kamwidika, "Apfi kwopfikitsa nene na Myahudi? Iwanu wako na iwatambika wakulu wawo iwakughalile kuna nene. Angu utendile choni?"

36 Yesu kalonga, "Ufalume wangu si wa isi aino baye; tsaufalume wangu ung'awile wa isi aino, iwatumighwa wangu wang'etowile na Wayahudi waleke kunighogha. Lekeni ufalume wangu si wa hanu ahano baye!"

37 Pilato kamghutsa, "Apfi ghweghwe kwa mfaume?"

Yesu kamwidika, "Ghweghwe kwolonga nene namfalume. Nene nyelekighwa kwa ajili ya aghano, na kwa ajili ya aghano nitsa muisi, ili nitangatse mbuli tsa ukweli. Chila munu iyali wa ukweli awo konitegheletsa chanilonga."

38 Pilato kamghutsa, "Ukweli ndo choni?"

Kuya hayalongile alyo, kalawa keli kunze kwawali Wayahudi, kawalongela, "Nene sikona totso lyolyose baye lya ukumhigha imunu ayuno. 39 Lekeni mwemwe mna ichihendo chenu, cha nene kumlekelela mwohighwa yumwe chila hachipfika ichipindi cha Pasaka; lelo pfihi mwobama nimlekeleleni Imfalume wa Wayahudi?"

40 Baho wakemelela ghendo, walonga, "Baye, si ayuno mbe! Twombama Baraba!" Naye Baraba tsakakala munu mbapfi.