< Matthew 27 >
1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
Na rĩrĩ, rũciinĩ tene, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene othe na athuuri a andũ makĩiguithania atĩ matuĩre Jesũ kũũragwo.
2 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
Makĩmuoha na mĩnyororo; makĩmũruta kũu, makĩmũtwara kũrĩ Pilato, ũrĩa warĩ barũthi.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Rĩrĩa Judasi, ũcio wamũkunyanĩire oonire atĩ Jesũ nĩatuĩrwo gũkua-rĩ, akĩĩrira na agĩcookeria athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri mbeeca icio cia betha mĩrongo ĩtatũ.
4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie, nĩgũkorwo nĩngunyanĩire thakame ĩtarĩ na mahĩtia.” Nao makĩmũcookeria makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũcio ũkĩrĩ ũhoro witũ? Ũcio nĩ ũhoro waku.”
5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Judasi agĩikania mbeeca icio thĩinĩ wa hekarũ, agĩĩthiĩra. Agĩcooka agĩthiĩ akĩĩita.
6 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Athĩnjĩri-Ngai acio anene makĩoya mbeeca icio makiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũiga mbeeca ici kĩgĩĩna-inĩ nĩ kuuna watho, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mbeeca cia thakame.”
7 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩiguithania mahũthĩre mbeeca icio na kũgũra gĩthaka kĩrĩa kĩa mũũmbi nyũngũ gĩtuĩke gĩa gũthikagwo ageni.
8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga gĩthaka kĩu gĩĩtwo Gĩthaka gĩa Thakame nginya ũmũthĩ.
9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo ũhoro ũrĩa waarĩtio nĩ Jeremia ũrĩa Mũnabii wahingire, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ: “Nao nĩmoire icunjĩ icio mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia betha, thogora ũrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maatuĩte wa kũmũgũra,
10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
nao magĩcihũthĩra na kũgũra gĩthaka kĩa mũũmbi nyũngũ, o ta ũrĩa Mwathani aanjathire gwĩkwo.”
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ akĩrũgama mbere ya barũthi, nake barũthi ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe Mũthamaki wa Ayahudi?” Jesũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ. “Ĩĩ, wee nĩwoiga.”
12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
No rĩrĩa aathitangirwo nĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri, ndarĩ ũndũ aacookirie.
13 Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Pilato akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũtaraigua ũira wa maũndũ marĩa maragũthitangĩra?”
14 But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
Nowe Jesũ ndaigana gũcookia ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio; nake barũthi akĩgega mũno.
15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya Gĩathĩ kĩa Bathaka, barũthi ũcio nĩamenyerete kuohora mũndũ ũmwe wa arĩa oohe, o ũrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩngĩathuurire.
16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ maarĩ na mũndũ kĩmaramari wohetwo na woĩkaine mũno, wetagwo Baraba.
17 So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩagomanire, Pilato agĩkĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ mũkwenda ndĩmuohorere; nĩ Baraba, kana nĩ Jesũ ũrĩa wĩtagwo Kristũ?”
18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
Nĩgũkorwo we nĩamenyaga atĩ maatwarĩte Jesũ kũrĩ we nĩ ũndũ wa ũiru.
19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
Na hĩndĩ ĩyo Pilato aikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩa ciira, mũtumia wake akĩmũtũmĩra mũndũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Ndũkae gwĩka mũndũ ũcio ũndũ tondũ ndarĩ na mahĩtia, nĩgũkorwo ũmũthĩ nĩthĩĩnĩtio nĩ kĩroto mũno nĩ ũndũ wake.”
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
No rĩrĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri makĩringĩrĩria kĩrĩndĩ gĩĩtie Baraba, nake Jesũ ooragwo.
21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
Barũthi ũcio akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya eerĩ nĩ ũrĩkũ mũkwenda ndĩmuohorere?” Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũkwenda Baraba.”
22 “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
Pilato akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Ngũgĩĩka atĩa na Jesũ ũyũ wĩtagwo Kristũ?” Othe magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ.”
23 “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Nake Pilato akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩkĩ? Nĩ ngero ĩrĩkũ agerete?” Nao magĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ!”
24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
Rĩrĩa Pilato oonire atĩ matiraiguithania, na akĩona atĩ nĩ ngũĩ yambagĩrĩria-rĩ, akĩoya maaĩ, agĩĩthamba moko hau mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndikoorio thakame ya mũndũ ũyũ ũtarĩ na mahĩtia. Ũcio nĩ ũhoro wanyu!”
25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
Nao andũ acio othe magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Thakame yake ĩrotũcookerera hamwe na ciana ciitũ!”
26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Pilato akĩmohorera Baraba. No akĩhũũrithia Jesũ iboko, agĩcooka akĩmũneana akaambwo mũtĩ-igũrũ.
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Ningĩ thigari cia barũthi cigĩtwara Jesũ thĩinĩ wa gĩikaro kĩa barũthi, nacio cigĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ yothe ya thigari, cikĩmũrigiicĩria.
28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
Cikĩmũruta nguo ciake, cikĩmũhumba nguo ndune,
29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
cigĩcooka cigĩtuma thũmbĩ ya mĩigua, cikĩmwĩkĩra mũtwe. Cikĩmũnengera kamũrangi guoko-inĩ gwake kwa ũrĩo, cikĩmũturĩria ndu, na cikĩmũnyũrũria, cikiuga atĩrĩ, “Wĩ mũhoro, mũthamaki wa Ayahudi!”
30 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
Cikĩmũtuĩra mata, cikĩoya kamũrangi kau, na cikĩmũhũũra nako mũtwe.
31 After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
Ciarĩkia kũmũnyũrũria, cikĩmũruta nguo ĩyo, na cikĩmũhumba nguo ciake mwene. Cigĩcooka cikĩmumagaria cikamwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ.
32 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moimagaraga-rĩ, magĩcemania na mũndũ woimĩte Kurene, wetagwo Simoni, nacio thigari cikĩmũkuuithia mũtharaba ũcio na hinya.
33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Magĩthiĩ, magĩkinya handũ heetagwo Gologotha (ũguo nĩ kuuga Handũ hahaana ta Ihĩndĩ rĩa Mũtwe).
34 they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
Nacio cikĩhe Jesũ ndibei anyue, ĩtukanĩtio na kĩndũ kĩrũrũ ta maaĩ ma nyongo; no aamĩcama akĩrega kũmĩnyua.
35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Ciarĩkia kũmwamba mũtĩ-igũrũ, cikĩgayana nguo ciake na njĩra ya gũcicuukĩra mĩtĩ.
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
Nacio cigĩikara thĩ hau, cikĩmũrangĩra.
37 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Na hau igũrũ rĩa mũtwe wake, nĩhandĩkĩtwo maũndũ marĩa aathitangĩirwo, atĩrĩ: ŨYŨ NĨWE JESŨ, MŨTHAMAKI WA AYAHUDI.
38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
Na rĩrĩ, atunyani eerĩ nĩmambirwo mĩtĩ-igũrũ hamwe nake, ũmwe mwena wake wa ũrĩo, na ũcio ũngĩ mwena wake wa ũmotho.
39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
Nao andũ arĩa maahĩtũkagĩra hau makamũrumaga, makĩinagia mĩtwe yao,
40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Wee ũngĩratharirie hekarũ na ũcooke ũmĩake na mĩthenya ĩtatũ-rĩ, kĩĩhonokie! Harũrũka uume mũtharaba-inĩ, aakorwo wee nĩwe Mũrũ wa Ngai!”
41 In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
O ũndũ ũmwe athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene, na arutani a watho, na athuuri o nao makĩmũnyũrũria.
42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩarahonokagia andũ arĩa angĩ, no ndangĩhota kwĩhonokia we mwene! Nĩwe Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli! Nĩakiume rĩu mũtharaba-inĩ, na ithuĩ nĩtũkũmwĩtĩkia.
43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Nĩehokete Ngai, nĩakĩmũhonokie rĩu aakorwo nĩamwendete, nĩgũkorwo oigire atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndĩ Mũrũ wa Ngai.’”
44 In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
O na atunyani arĩa maambanĩirio hamwe nake o nao makĩmũruma.
45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Na rĩrĩ, kuuma thaa thita cia mũthenya nginya thaa kenda bũrũri wothe ũkĩgĩa nduma.
46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Na ta thaa kenda Jesũ akĩgũthũka na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Eli, Eli, lama sabakithani?” (Ũguo nĩ kuuga, “Ngai wakwa, Ngai wakwa, ũndiganĩirie nĩkĩ?”)
47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
Nao andũ amwe a arĩa maarũngiĩ hau rĩrĩa maiguire ũguo, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Areeta Elija.”
48 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
Na o rĩmwe, ũmwe wao agĩtengʼera akĩoya thibũnji. Akĩmĩtobokia thiki-inĩ, akĩmĩthecerera kamũrangi-inĩ, akĩhe Jesũ anyue.
49 But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
Arĩa angĩ nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tiganai nake. Nĩtũkuona kana Elija nĩegũũka kũmũhonokia.”
50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
Nake Jesũ akĩgũthũka rĩngĩ na mũgambo mũnene, agĩtuĩkana.
51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Na rĩrĩ, ihinda o rĩu gĩtambaya kĩa hekarũ gĩgĩatũkana icunjĩ igĩrĩ kuuma igũrũ nginya thĩ. Nayo thĩ ĩgĩthingitha, nacio ndwaro cia mahiga igĩatũkana.
52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Mbĩrĩra nacio ikĩhingũka, nao andũ aingĩ arĩa atheru arĩa maarĩkĩtie gũkua makĩriũka,
53 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
makiuma thĩinĩ wa mbĩrĩra. Na thuutha wa kũriũka kwa Jesũ, magĩthiĩ itũũra rĩu inene itheru, na makiumĩrĩra andũ aingĩ.
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Rĩrĩa mũnene-wa-thigari-igana na arĩa maarĩ nake makĩrangĩra Jesũ moonire gĩthingithia na maũndũ mothe marĩa meekĩkire-rĩ, makĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya, makĩanĩrĩra, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ mũndũ ũyũ oima Mũrũ wa Ngai!”
55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
Na nĩ haarĩ andũ-a-nja aingĩ meeroragĩra marĩ o haraaya. Maarũmĩrĩire Jesũ kuuma Galili nĩguo mamũtungatagĩre.
56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Thĩinĩ wao haarĩ Mariamu Mũmagidali, na Mariamu ũrĩa nyina wa Jakubu na Jose, na nyina wa ariũ a Zebedi.
57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Na hwaĩ-inĩ wakinya-rĩ, mũndũ warĩ gĩtonga wa kuuma Arimathea, wetagwo Jusufu, ũrĩa watuĩkĩte mũrutwo wa Jesũ agĩũka.
58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Nake agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Pilato, na akĩhooya aheo mwĩrĩ wa Jesũ, nake Pilato agĩathana anengerwo mwĩrĩ ũcio.
59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Jusufu akĩoya mwĩrĩ ũcio, akĩwoha na taama mũtheru wa gatani,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
akĩũiga thĩinĩ wa mbĩrĩra yake njerũ ĩrĩa eenjithĩtie rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga. Akĩgaragaria ihiga inene mũromo-inĩ wa mbĩrĩra ĩyo, na agĩĩthiĩra.
61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
Mariamu Mũmagidali na Mariamu ũcio ũngĩ maikarĩte hau mangʼetheire mbĩrĩra.
62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
Na mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ ũrĩa ũrũmagĩrĩra Mũthenya wa Ihaarĩria, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai magĩthiĩ kwa Pilato.
63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathi witũ, nĩtũkũririkana atĩ rĩrĩa mũheenania ũcio aarĩ muoyo. nĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Thuutha wa matukũ matatũ nĩngariũka.’
64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ruta watho nĩguo mbĩrĩra ĩyo ĩrangĩrwo nginya mũthenya wa gatatũ. Kwaga ũguo, arutwo ake maahota gũthiĩ maiye mwĩrĩ ũcio macooke meere andũ atĩ nĩariũkĩtio kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ. Maheeni macio maahota gũtuĩka mooru gũkĩra marĩa ma mbere.”
65 “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
Nake Pilato akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Oyai arangĩri, mũthiĩ mũrangĩre mbĩrĩra ĩyo wega o ta ũrĩa mũngĩhota.”
66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ, makĩhinga ihiga rĩa mbĩrĩra ĩyo biũ, na makĩrĩĩkĩra rũũri rwa mũhũra, na makĩiga arangĩri ho.