Luke 23
1 Indji ba wawu mba, ba lunji Yesu ye ni koshi Bilatus.
And having risen, the whole multitude of them led Him to Pilate,
2 Na lu ni nhanwu andi, ba ka toh asi kpa indji si ti meme na ni tonba ni timeme, ndu ba na kpanyime na nhan iban hi no Kaisar na, na ni yo tuma Almasihu, Ichu.”
and began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be Christ, a king.”
3 Bilatus Myen, Ahi wuyi Ichu Yahudawa? U Yesu kpanyime niwu, “Anaki wu tre.”
And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”
4 U Bilatus hla ni Firistocin bi ninkon ba ni jubu indji ba, “Mi na vu ni lah tre riri me na.”
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;
5 U ba luni tre, andi, “A kpa suron indji ni tie meme na ni hla tre ma ni Yahudiya, a so ma rji ni Galili ye ni wayi.”
and they were the more urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea—having begun from Galilee—to this place.”
6 Niwa Bilatus a woki ma, na miyen indji bi Galili'a wawu
And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the Man is a Galilean,
7 Wa ye toh ni mre ma andi a he ni zah (kalkashi) pkancin Hiridus, natru Yesu hi ni Hiridus, wa a he nitu ma Wurushelima ni vi bi ton ki.
and having known that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him back to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in those days.
8 Ni wa Hiridus a ku shishi ni wu u ngyiri shu niwu ni suron su se'a ni tu wa azi wau tu lalon mu ni sun toh wu. Wa a wo tre tuma, waa dede ni yoshishi ni sun toh iri kpii wa a ni tie bi so sissri wa a ni tie'a.
And Herod rejoiced exceedingly having seen Jesus, for he was wishing to see Him for a long [time], because of hearing many things about Him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him,
9 Hiridus a miyen Yesu ni mi tre bi gbugbu, u Yesu na sa kpe riri ni wu na.
and was questioning Him in many words, and He answered him nothing.
10 Firistocin bi ninkon ba ni biwa ba nhan, lunde kri, ni nha nu
And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing Him,
11 Hiridus ni sojoji ma ba lu ni nhanu, nani whiyen ni wu, u ba sru nkulon bi ndindi ma niwu, na kma tru Yesu hi ni Bilatus.
and Herod with his soldiers having set Him at nothing, and having mocked, having cast radiant apparel around Him, sent Him back to Pilate,
12 Ba Hiridus mba Bilatus ba tie kpan ni kpamba chachuki (ba na ta yo kpamba ni ko shishi).
and both Pilate and Herod became friends with one another on that day, for they were previously at enmity between themselves.
13 Bilatus yo Firistocin ni bi chu ni jubu ndji ba,
And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
14 na hla ni bawu, wa hla ni bawu, bi ka nji igu yi ye na indji wa ani ton ndji timeme, bi yi me bi toh, mi, miye ni shishi, mina vu lahtre riri me na wa bi ki nhanwu na.
said to them, “You brought this Man to me as perverting the people, and behold, I having examined [Him] before you, found no fault in this Man in those things you bring forward against Him;
15 Ba kpe, Hiridus me, ala ka tru kma ye ni tawu, bi toh, igu yi na tie ikpe wa ba wu'a na
no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;
16 Ni tu ki mi gbi ton niwu ni kachuwo.
having corrected, therefore, I will release Him,”
17 Wa hi gbigbi ni Bilatus ndu chu indji u y'bi iri no ba ni Idin)
[[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration, ]]
18 Wawu mba wu ba lu tre vovome, ndu ba, “Nji gu mba hi, na nji Barabas grji!”
and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”
19 Barabas a guri wa ba yo ni mitra u lo ndji bi latra, nitu wa aka kpa suron tie meme ni bawu ni gbu na wu ndji.
who had been cast into prison, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder.
20 Bilatus ala tre, asun ka Yesu chuwo.
Pilate again then—wishing to release Jesus—called to them,
21 Ba la tre vovome, ni, “Giciye wu, giciye wu.”
but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”
22 A hla ni bawu nkpu u tra, “Nitu ngye, a ngye yi indji yi tie wa a meme? Mi na toh kpe wa a tie wa bi wah bi wu'u ni tu ma na. Ni naki to bi kle nu'u yah, me ka'u chuwo.”
And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil did He do? I found no cause of death in Him; having corrected Him, then, I will release [Him].”
23 Ba kri titu, na tre gbangban me, ndi ba sun ndu ba giciye wu, u tre mba ka mren Bilatus saran.
And they were pressing with loud voices asking Him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
24 U Bilatus a kpanyime ni bawu ni kpi wa ba sun.
and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
25 Wa ba miyen a nji grji ni bawu na no ba i wa ba yo ni tra u lo ndji'a nitu wa a kpa suron tie meme nda wu ndji, na no Yesu ni kpi wa son.
and he released him who because of sedition and murder has been cast into the prison, whom they were asking for, and he gave up Jesus to their will.
26 Ba nji hi, na zu vu guri inde ma Siman Bakurane, a rji ni gbu siye, u ba ban giciyen gran ni wu gba, ndu nji hu Yesu.
And as they led Him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put the cross on him to carry [it] behind Jesus.
27 Chubu nji ni mba ba lo suron na ni yi nitu ma, na ni hu.
And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting Him,
28 Wa kma yaba, Yesu tre, “Bi mri mba Urushalima, na yi nitu mu na, bi ka yi ni tu-mbi ni mri-mbi.
and Jesus having turned to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children;
29 Bi toh, ivi ni ye wa ba tre, lulu a biwa ba son ni krju ni bi wa bana ngrji na, ni sisan wa bana mma na.”
for behold, days come in which they will say, Blessed the barren, and wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not give suck;
30 U ba fare tre ndu tita, “Ku chan ta, ni Igbulume, Bika kata.
then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us;
31 Ba ni na tie kpi biyi u kunkron a ri he ni shushu, ahi ngeri ani tie u kunkro klu ye?
for if they do these things in the green tree, what may happen in the dry?”
32 U ba nji indji hari biwa ba lah-tre, hi niwu baba Yesu.
And there were also others—two evildoers—with Him, to be put to death;
33 Wa ba ka ri ni bubu wa ba yo, “kyukyu” niki ba ka kpan ba ni kunkron'a (giciye) ni bi y'bi hari, u ri ni wo kori, u ri ni ko ta.
and when they came to the place that is called “[Place] of [the] Skull,” there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
34 Yesu tre “Itie, kpa wruhle ni bawu, don bana toh kpe wa ba tie na.” Ba lu ni ta chacha, na yaba inklon ga.
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do”; and parting His garments they cast a lot.
35 Indji ba lu niya bi nji ndji (mulki) ba wa ba ye si tsawu andi, “A kpa bari chuwo. Dun kpa tuma chuwo ki, toh wawu yi hi Almasihu u Irji, wa ba chu'a.”
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers were also sneering with them, saying, “He saved others, let Him save Himself, if this be the Christ, the Chosen One of God.”
36 Bi lokpa me ba tsawu, na wa niye, nda ni dren iman wa'a sa.
And the soldiers were also mocking Him, coming near and offering vinegar to Him,
37 Nani tre, “U ta hi chu Yahudawa, U ka kpa tume chuwo.”
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
38 U gban ri he niwu tu, “I wa yii a chu Yahudawa.”
And there was also an inscription written over Him [[in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew]]: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 Iri ni mi bi y'bi hari ba wa ba kpan ba, a mre'u andi, “A na wuyi Almasihu na? ka tu me chuwo ni kita me.
And one of the evildoers who were hanged was slandering Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
40 U ri ma sah, wa ya losuron, “U na tie sissri Irji na, nitu wa ba wuta baba?
And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, that you are in the same judgment?
41 U mbu ba tie tsra, ki kpa mbu nitu kpe wa ki tie, Igu yi ana tie kperi memema na.”
And we indeed justly, for we are receiving back [things] worthy of what we did, but this One did nothing out of place”;
42 Nna la tre, “Yesu na kparisu ni me na, uta ri ni ko Itie me.”
and he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Lord, when You may come in Your kingdom”;
43 Yesu hla ni wu, “Njanji tre misi hla niwu, luwa u he nime ni Firdausi.”
and Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
44 U ba he niki ni krafi tanne, u bubu ka tie bwu kagon gbu'a wawu, hi ni krafi tiya.
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
45 U rji grji ka ku. U bre gontra tra u tre ni Irji a yar tie hari ni tsutsuma ye ni meme.
and the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle,
46 Ni yar yi ni lan gbangban me, Yesu tre, “Itie, mi ka Ruhu Mu no niwo me.” wa tre naki, na que.
and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”; now having said this, He breathed His last.
47 U Jirimia a toh kpi wa a tie, na gbire Irji san, “Gbigbi iguyi a hi indji ndindi.”
And the centurion having seen what was done, glorified God, saying, “Truly this Man was righteous”;
48 U Ijubu indji ba wawu, wa ba hu ba ye ndu ba ye toh ikpi wa a tie ni shishi mba, ba kma ni wru wo ni san mba.
and all the multitudes having come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, turned back striking their breasts;
49 Bi wa ba toh wawu mba'wu, ni imba bi wa ba hu ba rji ni Galili, u ba ka kri ni gbugbanmu, na si ya kpe wa a si zren
and all His acquaintances stood far off, and women who followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.
50 U indji ri ba yowu Yusufu, ahi vren u majalisan ni ugbu na indji ndindi.
And behold, a man, by name Joseph, being a counselor, a man good and righteous,
51 Wa na kpa nyime ni kpi wa ba tre ni kpi wa ba tie na, rji ni Arimatiya ni meme Yahudiya, i wa a si kben hi koh Irji.
from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the Kingdom of God, he was not consenting to their counsel and deed,
52 Igu ki, ahi ni Bilatus, na miyen wu a ndu ban ikpon Yesu no wawu.
he having gone near to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus,
53 Wa nji grji ye meme, na nyewu ni pri ndindi, na kayo ni mi bbe wa ba shime ni kpa tita, ni bubu wa ba na rju ndrjo toh na.
and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a hewn out tomb, where no one was yet laid.
54 Ivi ri ri ni vi, u Asabaci te whiwhre.
And it was [the] Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was approaching,
55 Ba imba biwa ba ye baba Yesu rji ni Galili, ba hu nda toh wrji wa ibbe'a a he nda toh ka ba yo nkpon ma'a.
and the women who also have come with Him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how His body was placed,
56 U ba kma hi, u ba wa inye u gban ni turare. U ba kusi ni ivi Asabaci, nidu.
and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the Sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.
