John 19
1 Then Pilate took Jesus [inside and had soldiers] (scourge Jesus/strike Jesus with a whip that had pieces of metal or bone fastened to it).
Linu Pilato ni cha hinda Jesu ni ku mushupa.
2 The soldiers also took [some branches with] thorns and wove them to make [something like] a crown. Then they put it on his head. They also put a purple robe on him. [They did these things to ridicule him by pretending that he was a king].
Masole ni ba luka ihusi ya miya. Ni ba izwatika Jesu ku mutwi ni ku muzwatika muchizabalo cha mubala wabusimwine.
3 Then they kept coming to him and saying, “Hooray for the King of the Jews [IRO]!” and slapping him [on his face].
Ni chi beza kwali ni chi bati, “Yosho, Simwine wa Majuda!” mi ni chi ba mudama.
4 Once more Pilate came outside and said to the crowd, “Look! I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I do not find that he has done anything for which we should punish him [any more].”
Linu Pilato ni cha zwila hanze hape mi ni chati kubali, “Mubone, Ni muleta hanze kwenu chokuti mwizibe kuti ka na na wana mulandu kwakwe.”
5 When Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Look at this [wretched] man!”
Chobulyo Jesu ni chazwila hanze, a ba zwete ihusi ya miya ni chizwato chamubala wa busimwine. Linu Pilato ni chawamba ku bali, “Mubone muntu!”
6 When the chief priests and Temple guards saw him, they shouted, “Command your soldiers to kill him by nailing him to a cross! Crucify him!” Pilate, [knowing that they could not legally do it themselves], said to them, “You yourselves take him and nail him to a cross! As for me, I do not find that he has done anything for which we should punish him.”
Linu ni hakwinabulyo bapurisita bakulwana ni basepahala chi ba bona Jesu, chi bahuweleza ni kuwamba kuti, “Mu mu kokotele, mu mu kokotele!” Pilato ni cha wamba kubali, “Mu muhinde mubene mi mu mu kokotele, mukuti ka kwina mulandu wa nawana kwali.”
7 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “[Our ancestor Moses gave us] the law that says we must kill anyone [who claims to be God]. This man claims that he is (the Son of/the man who is also) God, [so you must have him killed] {[command your soldiers to kill him]}.”
Majuda ni chi ba mwitaba, “Twina mulao, mi chakuya cho wo mulao u swanela kufwa chokuti a ba libiki kuti Mwana we Ireeza.”
8 When Pilate heard that, he was more afraid [of what would happen to himself if he commanded the soldiers to kill Jesus].
Linu Pilato ha zuwa ao manzwi, ni chaba ni kutiya ahulu,
9 So he [took Jesus] back inside the headquarters. He said to Jesus, “Where do you [really] come from?” But Jesus did not answer him.
mi ni chenjila mu maofisi makando a mubuso hape ni chati kwa Jesu, “U zwa kuhi?” Kono Jesu kana a ba mwitabi.
10 So Pilate said to him, “Are you refusing to answer me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you, and I [also] have authority to [have] you crucified {command my soldiers to crucify you}?”
Linu Pilato ni chati kwali, “I we ko wambi kwangu? Kana kawizi kuti ni na ziho za ku ku lukulula, ni ziho za ku ku kokotela?”
11 Jesus replied, “The only authority you have is what has been given to you by God [MTY] {what God [MTY] has given you}. The [high priest] put me into your hands. [He has done to me what he wanted to do, and you do not really want to do it]. So he is guilty of committing a greater sin than you are.”
Jesu ni cha mwitaba, “Kawina ziho heulu lyangu konji zi ba hewa kwako kuzwilila kwiulu. Ni hakwina bulyo, i ye ya ba ni hi kwako wina chibi chikando.”
12 Because of that, Pilate kept trying to release Jesus. But the Jewish [leaders][SYN], [threatening to report to the Emperor that Pilate was not going to punish a man who claimed he was a king], continued to shout, “Anyone who claims that he is a king is opposing the Emperor! So if you release this man, [we will make sure that] the Emperor [learns about it, and then he will not consider you as] his friend!”
Che yi inkalabo, Pilato ni cha lika ku mulukulula, kono Majuda ni chi ba huweleza ni chi bati, “Heba ne u lukulula u zu muntu, kahena u mulikani wa Sesare: Zumwi ni zumwi u li bika busimwine u wamba cha kulwisa Sesare.”
13 When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out again. He sat down at the place where he made decisions [about punishing people]. The place was called {People called it} The Stone Pavement. In the Aramaic language its name was Gabbatha.
Linu Pilato ha zuwa ao manzwi, ni chaleta Jesu hanze mi ni chekala muchipula cha buatuli muchibaka chi sumpwa, “Chibaka chi Bumwinwe,” Kono mu chi Heberu, “Gabati.”
14 It was almost noontime, on the day that they prepared [things for] the Passover [celebration] (OR, the day before the [Sabbath during] the Passover [celebration]). Pilate said to the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], [ridiculing them], “Look at your king!”
Linu chi bali izuba lye ntukiso ye Impaseka, chi i bakusaka ku ba inako i kwana i yanza ni konke. Pilato ni chati ku Majuda, “Mubone, u zu simwine wenu!”
15 They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! [Have] him crucified {Command your soldiers to nail him to a cross}!” Pilate said to them, “[He is] your king! Do you really want me to [tell my soldiers to] nail him to a cross?” The chief priests replied, “The Emperor is our king! We do not have any other king!”
Ni chi bahuwa kuti, “Muzwise, muzwise; u mukokotele!” Pilato ni cha ti kubali, “ni kokotele Simwine wenu?” Ba purisita ba kulwana ni chi betaba, “Katwina Simwine esi bulyo Sesare,”
16 Then [at last] Pilate agreed to do [what they wanted, and he told the soldiers] to crucify Jesus. John 19:16b-24 Then the soldiers took Jesus away.
Linu Pilato na ba ha Jesu kuti a kokotelwe.
17 [As they left], he himself was carrying the cross [on which they were going to nail him]. They went to a place called The Place of a Skull. In the Aramaic language it is called {they call it} Golgotha.
Cwale ni bahinda Jesu, mi ni cha ya hanze, kulihindila chifapano i ye mwine, ku chibaka chi sumpwa “Chibaka cha Katendele,” I cho mu chi Heberu chi sumpwa, “Kologota.”
18 There, [after removing most of his clothes], the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They also [nailed] two other [criminals to crosses]. There was one on each side, and Jesus was in the middle.
Ba ba kokoteli Jesu u mo. Mi ne na ni bantu bamwi bo bele, yenke kwi neku ni neku lyakwe, ni Jesu ne na hakati.
19 Pilate also [had them] write [on a board] a notice [that stated why they were executing him], and fasten it to the cross. But all they wrote was ‘Jesus from Nazareth, the King of the Jews’.
Pilato hape na ñola chisupo mi na chibika ha chifapano. Haho ha bañoletwe: JESU WA NAZARETA, SIMWINE WA MAJUDA.
20 Many Jews were [able to] read this sign, because the place where Jesus was nailed {where they nailed Jesus} to the cross was very close to [Jerusalem, where many people had come for the celebration], and because it was written {they wrote it} in three languages: Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
Bungi bwa Majuda ni chi ba bala i cho chisupo chokuti chibaka cha ba kokotelwa Jesu chi bena hafuhi ni tolopo. Chisupo chi bañoletwe mu chi Heberu, mu chi Latini, ni mu chi Gerike.
21 So the Jewish priests went back to Pilate and protested, saying to him, “Change what they have written from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘This man said that he is the King of the Jews’!”
Linu mupurisita mukulwana wa Majuda ni cha wamba kwa Pilato, “Kanji u ñoli, “Simwine wa Majuda; kono u ti, I ye mwine a ba wambi, “Njime ni Simwine wa Majuda.”
22 Pilate replied, “What I [told them to] write is what they have written, [and I] will not [change it].”
Pilato ne taba, “Chi ni ba ñoli ni ba ñoli.”
23 After the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. But they kept his cloak [separate]. This cloak was without seam, woven [from top to bottom], one piece of cloth.
Ha bamana masole ku kokotela Jesu, ni chi bahinda zi zwato zakwe ni ku li abela che inkalulo zone; inkabelo ku isole ni isole, ni chizwato cha hewulu. Kono chizwato che hewulu ke na chibena mapeka, chi ba ku lukililwe hamwina ku zwililila kwiwulu.
24 So they said to each other, “Let’s not tear it. Instead, let’s [decide] ([by] throwing lots/[by] gambling) who will get it.” So that is what the soldiers did. As a result, these words were fulfilled {they fulfilled these words} that [the Psalmist had written] in Scripture, They divided [most of] my clothes among themselves. They cast lots for [one piece of] my clothing.
Linu ni chi ba li wambila a bo beene, “Kanji tu chi ñatuli hakati, kono ni hakwina bulyo tulaule che loto i yo italuhanye kuti ka chi be chani,” I chi chiba chitahali chokuti iñolo li zuzilizwe li wamba kuti, “Ba ba lyiabili zizwato zangu mukati kabo; ba ba lauli che loto chizwato changu.”
25 Near the cross where [they had nailed] Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the [wife] of Clopas, and [another] Mary, the woman from Magdala [village].
Masole ba ba chiti izi zintu. Banyina wa Jesu, mwanche u banyina, Maria mwihabwe wa Kulopa, ni Maria Magadalena. A ba banakazi ba bazimene ku chifapano cha Jesu.
26 Jesus saw his mother standing there. He also saw me standing nearby. Then he said to his mother, “This man [will now be like] your son.”
Jesu ha bona banyina ni mulutwana ya ba kusuna ni bazimine hembali, na ti ku banyina, “Mwanakazi, bone, mwanako!”
27 And he said to me, “[Treat this] woman as [MET] your mother.” So from that time I took her to my home [and took care of her].
Linu nchati ku mulutwana, “Bone, banyoko!” Kuzwililila he nako yo mulutwana na muhinda ku mutwala kumunzi wa kwe.
28 Later, Jesus knew that everything [that God sent him to do] had now been completed {that he had now completed everything [that God sent him to do]}, [but he knew that something else that was written in] the Scriptures [had] to be fulfilled {[that he had] to fulfill [something else that they had written in] the Scriptures}. So he said, “I am thirsty!”
Ha kumana ichi Jesu, mukuti a bakwizi kuti zintu zonse linu chi zamana, kuti kwi zuzilizwe mañolo, ati, “Ni fwile inyotwa,”
29 There was a jar of sour wine there. So [someone took] a stalk of [a plant called] hyssop and [fastened] a sponge [to it. Then] he dipped [the sponge into the wine and] lifted it up to Jesus’ lips.
Chibikilo chi bezwile i waine i canchumuka chi ba bikitwe aho, linu chi ba bika chiponji chi zwile i waine i chanchumuka ku mutabi we haisopu ni ku inyamwina ku kaholo ka kwe.
30 When Jesus tasted the sour wine, he shouted, “[I] have finished [all that I came to do]!” Then he bowed his head and (died/handed over his spirit [to God]).
Mi Jesu a cha nywine ku i waine i chanchumuka, chati, “Çhi kwamana.” Ni cha kotamisa mutwi wa kwe ni kuha luhuho lwakwe.
31 That was the day that they prepared [everything for their] ([Sabbath/day of rest]). The next day was a special day of rest, [because it was the day of rest during the Passover celebration]. The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] did not want the bodies [of the three men] to remain on the cross during their (Sabbath/day of rest) [because leaving bodies hanging overnight would be contrary to their Jewish laws]. So they went to Pilate and asked him [to command that] the legs [of the three men on the crosses] be broken {the [soldiers] to break the legs [of the three men on the crosses]}, [so that they would die quickly]. Then their [bodies] could be taken down [and buried] {someone could take down their bodies [and bury them]}.
Linu Majuda, chokuti i ba li izuba lya kuli bakanya, ni kuti mibili kanji i shali ha chifapano mu lye Insabata (Mukuti Insabata i bali ya butokwa ahulu), ni chi bakumbila Pilato kucholola matende a bo ni ku bahangula.
32 So, [after Pilate agreed], the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man whom they had nailed on a cross near Jesus. Then they broke the legs of the second man.
Lunu masole chibeza ni kucholola matende a mukwame wa matangilo ni a mukwame wa bubeli ya ba kokotelwe ni Jesu.
33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead already. So they did not break his legs.
Linu ha be za kwa Jesu, chi ba bona kuti cha bafwile kale, chobulyo ka na ba ba muchololi matende.
34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear [to make sure that Jesus was dead]. Immediately blood [clots] and [other] liquid flowed out, [which showed that Jesus was really dead].
Ni hakubabulyo, zumwi wa masole cha muhweza mumpati yakwe ni mulinga, mi hohwaho malaha ni menzi ni za zwa.
35 I, [John], saw this myself, and what I am writing is true. I [know that] I am telling the truth, and I am saying this in order that you may believe [in] (OR, [my testimony about]) [Jesus].
I ye ya ba boni izi nja bapaki, imi bupaki bwakwe bwe niti. Wizi kuti cha ba wambi i niti njo kuti nanwe bulyo chi muzumina.
36 These things happened in order that these words would be fulfilled {to fulfill these words} [that are written in] Scripture: “Not one of his bones will be broken {No one will break any of his bones}.”
Chokuti izi zintu zi ba chitahali cha kwi zuziliza iñolo, “Kakwina nanta chimwina ku zifuha za kwe chete chi cholwe.”
37 And [they fulfilled] another Scripture passage [that has these words]: ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced’.
Hape, limwi iñolo liti, “Ka ba lole kwali iye u ba bahwezi.”
38 Later, Joseph, from Arimathea [town, went to Pilate and] asked Pilate [to allow him] to take Jesus’ body [down from the cross]. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but he did not tell anyone that, because he was afraid of the [other] Jewish [leaders] [SYN]. Pilate permitted him to take Jesus’ body, so he went, along [with others], and they took Jesus’ body [down from the cross].
Ha kumana izi zintu Josefa wa Arimatea, sina ha ba li mulutwana wa Jesu (kono cha kuliungula ka lyowa ku Majuda) cha kumbila Pilato heba u wola kuhinda mubili wa Jesu. Pilato cha muha chibaka. Linu Josefa ni cheza ni kuhinda mubili wakwe.
39 Nicodemus was one of them. He was the man who previously went to visit Jesus at night. Nicodemus bought an [expensive] mixture of myrrh and aloe [spices to put on the body]. It weighed about (75 pounds/35 kilograms).
Nekudema na ye cheza, u zo kumatangilo ya bezite kwa Jesu masiku. A baleti i maire i kopenywe ni incenka, cha buima busika ha mwanda wonke.
40 They took the body of Jesus and wrapped strips of linen cloth around it, putting the spices in with the strips of cloth. They did this according to the Jewish customs [about burying bodies in tombs].
Linu chi bahinda mubili wa Jesu ni ku u zingelela mu majira a zi zabalo ni mi nunkiso, si na haibali chizo cha Majuda cha kuzika zitupu.
41 Close to the place where Jesus was crucified {where they nailed Jesus to the cross} there was a grove [of trees], and [at the edge of] that grove was a new burial cave. Nobody had ever been put in that cave [previously].
Linu muchibaka umo mwa ba kankamizwe, kubena luwa lwa zibyalantu; mi mwelyo iwa lya zi byalantu ku bena ikumbu ihya umo musena mu beni ku ungwa muntu kale.
42 The Jewish day of rest would start [at sunset, and they had to finish burying his body before then]. So, since that cave was nearby, they laid Jesus’ body there [and rolled a huge stone in front of the entrance].
Kakuti i ba li izuba lye intukiso za Majuda mi ni kuti ikumbu li bena hafuhi, ni ba lazika Jesu mwa teni.
