Mathayo 27
1 Na rĩrĩ, rũciinĩ tene, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene othe na athuuri a andũ makĩiguithania atĩ matuĩre Jesũ kũũragwo.
At daybreak all the chief priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Jesus, to bring about his death.
2 Makĩmuoha na mĩnyororo; makĩmũruta kũu, makĩmũtwara kũrĩ Pilato, ũrĩa warĩ barũthi.
They put him in chains and led him away, and gave him up to the Roman Governor, Pilate.
3 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.
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
4 Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie, nĩgũkorwo nĩngunyanĩire thakame ĩtarĩ na mahĩtia.” Nao makĩmũcookeria makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũcio ũkĩrĩ ũhoro witũ? Ũcio nĩ ũhoro waku.”
“I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death,” he said. “What has that to do with us?” they replied. “You must see to that yourself.”
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Judasi agĩikania mbeeca icio thĩinĩ wa hekarũ, agĩĩthiĩra. Agĩcooka agĩthiĩ akĩĩita.
Judas flung down the pieces of silver in the Temple, and left; and went away and hanged himself.
6 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai acio anene makĩoya mbeeca icio makiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũiga mbeeca ici kĩgĩĩna-inĩ nĩ kuuna watho, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mbeeca cia thakame.”
The chief priests took the pieces of silver, but they said, “We must not put them into the Temple treasury, because they are blood-money.”
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩiguithania mahũthĩre mbeeca icio na kũgũra gĩthaka kĩrĩa kĩa mũũmbi nyũngũ gĩtuĩke gĩa gũthikagwo ageni.
So, after consultation, they used it to buy the ‘Potter’s Field’ as a burial ground for foreigners,
8 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga gĩthaka kĩu gĩĩtwo Gĩthaka gĩa Thakame nginya ũmũthĩ.
and that is why that field is called the ‘Field of Blood’ to this very day.
9 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,
Then it was that these words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled – ‘They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
10 nao magĩcihũthĩra na kũgũra gĩthaka kĩa mũũmbi nyũngũ, o ta ũrĩa Mwathani aanjathire gwĩkwo.”
and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.’
11 Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ akĩrũgama mbere ya barũthi, nake barũthi ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe Mũthamaki wa Ayahudi?” Jesũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ. “Ĩĩ, wee nĩwoiga.”
Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked the Governor. “It is true,” answered Jesus.
12 No rĩrĩa aathitangirwo nĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri, ndarĩ ũndũ aacookirie.
While charges were being brought against him by the chief priests and elders, Jesus made no reply.
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Pilato akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũtaraigua ũira wa maũndũ marĩa maragũthitangĩra?”
Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many accusations they are making against you?”
14 Nowe Jesũ ndaigana gũcookia ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio; nake barũthi akĩgega mũno.
Yet Jesus made no reply – not even a single word; at which the Governor was greatly astonished.
15 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya Gĩathĩ kĩa Bathaka, barũthi ũcio nĩamenyerete kuohora mũndũ ũmwe wa arĩa oohe, o ũrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩngĩathuurire.
Now, at the feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.
16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ maarĩ na mũndũ kĩmaramari wohetwo na woĩkaine mũno, wetagwo Baraba.
At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩagomanire, Pilato agĩkĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ mũkwenda ndĩmuohorere; nĩ Baraba, kana nĩ Jesũ ũrĩa wĩtagwo Kristũ?”
So, when the people had collected, Pilate said to them, “Which do you wish me to release for you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called ‘Christ’?”
18 Nĩgũkorwo we nĩamenyaga atĩ maatwarĩte Jesũ kũrĩ we nĩ ũndũ wa ũiru.
For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.
19 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.”
While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him – “Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very much troubled today in a dream because of him.”
20 No rĩrĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri makĩringĩrĩria kĩrĩndĩ gĩĩtie Baraba, nake Jesũ ooragwo.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to kill Jesus.
21 Barũthi ũcio akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya eerĩ nĩ ũrĩkũ mũkwenda ndĩmuohorere?” Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũkwenda Baraba.”
The Governor, however, said to them, “Which of these two do you wish me to release for you?” “Barabbas,” they answered.
22 Pilato akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Ngũgĩĩka atĩa na Jesũ ũyũ wĩtagwo Kristũ?” Othe magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ.”
“What then,” Pilate asked, “should I do with Jesus who is called ‘Christ?’” “Crucify him,” they all replied.
23 Nake Pilato akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩkĩ? Nĩ ngero ĩrĩkũ agerete?” Nao magĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ!”
“Why, what harm has he done?” he asked. But they kept shouting furiously, “Crucify him!”
24 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!”
When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so, “I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves.”
25 Nao andũ acio othe magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Thakame yake ĩrotũcookerera hamwe na ciana ciitũ!”
And all the people answered, “His blood be on our heads and on our children’s!”
26 Pilato akĩmohorera Baraba. No akĩhũũrithia Jesũ iboko, agĩcooka akĩmũneana akaambwo mũtĩ-igũrũ.
Then Pilate released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he had scourged, and gave him up to be crucified.
27 Ningĩ thigari cia barũthi cigĩtwara Jesũ thĩinĩ wa gĩikaro kĩa barũthi, nacio cigĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ yothe ya thigari, cikĩmũrigiicĩria.
After that, the Governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Government house, and gathered the whole garrison around him.
28 Cikĩmũruta nguo ciake, cikĩmũhumba nguo ndune,
They stripped him, and put on him a red military cloak,
29 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!”
and having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. “Long life to you, king of the Jews!” they said.
30 Cikĩmũtuĩra mata, cikĩoya kamũrangi kau, na cikĩmũhũũra nako mũtwe.
They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;
31 Ciarĩkia kũmũnyũrũria, cikĩmũruta nguo ĩyo, na cikĩmũhumba nguo ciake mwene. Cigĩcooka cikĩmumagaria cikamwambe mũtĩ-igũrũ.
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the military cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.
32 Na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moimagaraga-rĩ, magĩcemania na mũndũ woimĩte Kurene, wetagwo Simoni, nacio thigari cikĩmũkuuithia mũtharaba ũcio na hinya.
As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene called Simon, and they compelled him to go with them to carry the cross.
33 Magĩthiĩ, magĩkinya handũ heetagwo Gologotha (ũguo nĩ kuuga Handũ hahaana ta Ihĩndĩ rĩa Mũtwe).
On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),
34 Nacio cikĩhe Jesũ ndibei anyue, ĩtukanĩtio na kĩndũ kĩrũrũ ta maaĩ ma nyongo; no aamĩcama akĩrega kũmĩnyua.
they gave him some wine to drink which had been mixed with gall; but after tasting it, Jesus refused to drink it.
35 Ciarĩkia kũmwamba mũtĩ-igũrũ, cikĩgayana nguo ciake na njĩra ya gũcicuukĩra mĩtĩ.
When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among them by casting lots.
36 Nacio cigĩikara thĩ hau, cikĩmũrangĩra.
Then they sat down, and kept watch over him there.
37 Na hau igũrũ rĩa mũtwe wake, nĩhandĩkĩtwo maũndũ marĩa aathitangĩirwo, atĩrĩ: ŨYŨ NĨWE JESŨ, MŨTHAMAKI WA AYAHUDI.
Above his head they fixed the accusation against him written out – ‘THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
38 Na rĩrĩ, atunyani eerĩ nĩmambirwo mĩtĩ-igũrũ hamwe nake, ũmwe mwena wake wa ũrĩo, na ũcio ũngĩ mwena wake wa ũmotho.
At the same time two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right, the other on the left.
39 Nao andũ arĩa maahĩtũkagĩra hau makamũrumaga, makĩinagia mĩtwe yao,
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said,
40 makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Wee ũngĩratharirie hekarũ na ũcooke ũmĩake na mĩthenya ĩtatũ-rĩ, kĩĩhonokie! Harũrũka uume mũtharaba-inĩ, aakorwo wee nĩwe Mũrũ wa Ngai!”
“You who would ‘destroy the Temple and build one in three days,’ save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”
41 O ũndũ ũmwe athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene, na arutani a watho, na athuuri o nao makĩmũnyũrũria.
In the same way the chief priests, with the Teachers of the Law and elders, said in mockery,
42 Makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩarahonokagia andũ arĩa angĩ, no ndangĩhota kwĩhonokia we mwene! Nĩwe Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli! Nĩakiume rĩu mũtharaba-inĩ, na ithuĩ nĩtũkũmwĩtĩkia.
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the ‘king of Israel’! Why doesn’t he come down from the cross now, then we will believe in him.
43 Nĩehokete Ngai, nĩakĩmũhonokie rĩu aakorwo nĩamwendete, nĩgũkorwo oigire atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndĩ Mũrũ wa Ngai.’”
He has trusted in God; if God wants him, let him deliver him now; for he said ‘I am God’s Son.’”
44 O na atunyani arĩa maambanĩirio hamwe nake o nao makĩmũruma.
Even the robbers, who were crucified with him, insulted him in the same way.
45 Na rĩrĩ, kuuma thaa thita cia mũthenya nginya thaa kenda bũrũri wothe ũkĩgĩa nduma.
After midday a darkness came over all the country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
46 Na ta thaa kenda Jesũ akĩgũthũka na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Eli, Eli, lama sabakithani?” (Ũguo nĩ kuuga, “Ngai wakwa, Ngai wakwa, ũndiganĩirie nĩkĩ?”)
About three Jesus called out loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabacthani” – that is to say, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
47 Nao andũ amwe a arĩa maarũngiĩ hau rĩrĩa maiguire ũguo, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Areeta Elija.”
Some of those standing by heard this, and said, “The man is calling for Elijah!”
48 Na o rĩmwe, ũmwe wao agĩtengʼera akĩoya thibũnji. Akĩmĩtobokia thiki-inĩ, akĩmĩthecerera kamũrangi-inĩ, akĩhe Jesũ anyue.
One of them immediately ran and took a sponge, and, filling it with common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink.
49 Arĩa angĩ nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tiganai nake. Nĩtũkuona kana Elija nĩegũũka kũmũhonokia.”
But the rest said, “Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.”
50 Nake Jesũ akĩgũthũka rĩngĩ na mũgambo mũnene, agĩtuĩkana.
But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit.
51 Na rĩrĩ, ihinda o rĩu gĩtambaya kĩa hekarũ gĩgĩatũkana icunjĩ igĩrĩ kuuma igũrũ nginya thĩ. Nayo thĩ ĩgĩthingitha, nacio ndwaro cia mahiga igĩatũkana.
Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder,
52 Mbĩrĩra nacio ikĩhingũka, nao andũ aingĩ arĩa atheru arĩa maarĩkĩtie gũkua makĩriũka,
the tombs opened, and the bodies of many of God’s people who had fallen asleep rose,
53 makiuma thĩinĩ wa mbĩrĩra. Na thuutha wa kũriũka kwa Jesũ, magĩthiĩ itũũra rĩu inene itheru, na makiumĩrĩra andũ aingĩ.
and they, leaving their tombs, went, after the resurrection of Jesus, into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.
54 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!”
The Roman centurion, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed, “This must indeed have been God’s Son!”
55 Na nĩ haarĩ andũ-a-nja aingĩ meeroragĩra marĩ o haraaya. Maarũmĩrĩire Jesũ kuuma Galili nĩguo mamũtungatagĩre.
There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him.
56 Thĩinĩ wao haarĩ Mariamu Mũmagidali, na Mariamu ũrĩa nyina wa Jakubu na Jose, na nyina wa ariũ a Zebedi.
Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
57 Na hwaĩ-inĩ wakinya-rĩ, mũndũ warĩ gĩtonga wa kuuma Arimathea, wetagwo Jusufu, ũrĩa watuĩkĩte mũrutwo wa Jesũ agĩũka.
When evening had fallen, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
58 Nake agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Pilato, na akĩhooya aheo mwĩrĩ wa Jesũ, nake Pilato agĩathana anengerwo mwĩrĩ ũcio.
He went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be given him.
59 Jusufu akĩoya mwĩrĩ ũcio, akĩwoha na taama mũtheru wa gatani,
So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen sheet,
60 akĩũiga thĩinĩ wa mbĩrĩra yake njerũ ĩrĩa eenjithĩtie rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga. Akĩgaragaria ihiga inene mũromo-inĩ wa mbĩrĩra ĩyo, na agĩĩthiĩra.
and laid it in his newly made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.
61 Mariamu Mũmagidali na Mariamu ũcio ũngĩ maikarĩte hau mangʼetheire mbĩrĩra.
Mary of Magdala and the other Mary remained behind, sitting in front of the grave.
62 Na mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ ũrĩa ũrũmagĩrĩra Mũthenya wa Ihaarĩria, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai magĩthiĩ kwa Pilato.
The next day – that is, the day following the Preparation-day – the chief priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said,
63 Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathi witũ, nĩtũkũririkana atĩ rĩrĩa mũheenania ũcio aarĩ muoyo. nĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Thuutha wa matukũ matatũ nĩngariũka.’
“Sir, we remember that, during his lifetime, that impostor said ‘I will rise after three days.’
64 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.”
So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal him, and then say to the people ‘He has risen from the dead,’ when the latest imposture will be worse than the first.”
65 Nake Pilato akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Oyai arangĩri, mũthiĩ mũrangĩre mbĩrĩra ĩyo wega o ta ũrĩa mũngĩhota.”
“You may have a guard,” was Pilate’s reply. “Go and make the tomb as secure as you can.”
66 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ, makĩhinga ihiga rĩa mbĩrĩra ĩyo biũ, na makĩrĩĩkĩra rũũri rwa mũhũra, na makĩiga arangĩri ho.
So they went and made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.
