Matiu 27
1 Mgbe chi bọrọ, ndịisi nchụaja niile na ndị okenye gbara izu megide Jisọs otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
When early morning came, all the chief priests and elders plotted against Jesus to kill Him.
2 Ya mere, ha kere ya agbụ, duru ya pụọ, nyefee ya nʼaka Pailet onye bụ gọvanọ.
And having bound Him they went and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 Mgbe Judas, onye ahụ rara Jisọs nye, hụrụ na a maala Jisọs ikpe ọnwụ, o chegharịrị weghachikwara ndịisi nchụaja na ndị okenye iri ego ọlaọcha atọ ahụ.
(Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, felt regret and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders
4 Ọ kwuru sị, “Emehiela m, site na ịrara onye aka ya dị ọcha nye ọnwụ.” Ma ha sịrị, “Nke ahụ agbasaghị anyị, ọ bụ mkpa dịrị gị.”
saying, “I sinned, by betraying innocent blood.” But they said: “What do we care? It's your problem!”
5 Ọ wụsara ego ọlaọcha ahụ nʼala ụlọnsọ, pụọ gaa kwụọ ụdọ.
So throwing the silver down in the sanctuary he left, and went and hanged himself!
6 Ndịisi nchụaja tụtụkọtara ego ahụ kwuo sị, “O megidere iwu itinye ego a nʼime ụlọakụ, nʼihi na ọ bụ ego ọbara.”
Then the chief priests took the coins and said, “It isn't lawful to put them into the treasury, being blood money.”
7 Mgbe ha gbasịrị izu, ha kwekọtara ma were ego ahụ zụta ala nʼaka otu ọkpụ ite. Ha mere ala ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ebe a na-eli ndị ọbịa.
So after consultation they bought the potter's field with them, as a burial ground for strangers.
8 Nke a mere e ji na-akpọ ala ahụ, “Ala Ọbara,” ruo taa.
Therefore that field has been called ‘field of blood’ to this day.
9 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, okwu e kwuru site nʼọnụ Jeremaya onye amụma mezuru. “Ha tụtụkọtara mkpụrụ ego ọlaọcha iri atọ, bụ ọnụahịa onye ahụ, nke ụfọdụ nʼime ụmụ Izrel kpebiri na a ga-akwụ nʼisi ya.
Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, namely: “And they took the thirty silver coins, the value of the one who was priced, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
10 Ha ji ego ahụ zụọ ubi onye ọkpụ ite, dị ka Onyenwe anyị nyere m iwu.”
and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me.”)
11 Nʼoge a Jisọs guzo nʼihu gọvanọ. Gọvanọ jụrụ ya sị, “Ị bụ eze ndị Juu?” Jisọs sịrị ya, “Gị onwe gị kwuru ya.”
So Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “As you say.”
12 Mgbe ndịisi nchụaja na ndị okenye boro ya ebubo ụgha, o kwughị ihe ọbụla.
But although the chief priests and elders kept accusing Him, He answered nothing.
13 Ya mere, Pailet sịrị ya, “Ị naghị anụ ihe ndị a niile ha na-ebo gị?”
Then Pilate says to Him, “Don't you hear all that they are saying against you?”
14 Ma ọ zaghị ọ bụladị otu mkpụrụ okwu nʼebubo ndị ahụ. Ihe a gbagwojuru gọvanọ anya nke ukwuu.
But He did not answer him, not even one word, so that the governor was really amazed.
15 Ugbu a, ọ bụ omenaala gọvanọ nʼoge mmemme na ọ ga-ahapụ otu onye mkpọrọ, bụ onye igwe mmadụ họọrọ.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
16 Ma nʼoge a e nwere otu onye mkpọrọ nke ọtụtụ mmadụ maara nke ọma. A na-akpọ Jisọs Barabas.
Just then they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
17 Mgbe igwe mmadụ niile zukọrọ, Pailet sịrị ha, “Onye ka unu chọrọ ka m hapụrụ unu, ọ bụ Jisọs Barabas ka ọ bụ Jisọs onye a na-akpọ Kraịst?”
So while they were assembled Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Messiah?”
18 Nʼihi na ọ maara nke ọma na ọ bụ site nʼekworo ka ha ji rara Jisọs nye nʼaka ya.
For he knew that they had handed Him over through envy.
19 Mgbe ọ nọkwasịrị nʼelu oche ikpe ya, nwunye ya zitere ozi sị ya, “Wepụkwa aka gị nʼihe gbasara nwoke onye ezi omume ahụ. Nʼihi na ahụjuru m anya na nrọ nʼabalị gara aga nʼihi ya.”
Now as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because I suffered a great deal in a dream today because of Him.”
20 Ma ndịisi nchụaja na ndị okenye kwagidere igwe mmadụ ahụ ka ha rịọ ya, ka ọ hapụrụ ha Barabas, ma nye ha Jisọs ka ha gbuo ya.
But the chief priests and elders had persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas, but destroy Jesus.
21 Ọzọkwa, gọvanọ sịrị ha, “Nʼime mmadụ abụọ ndị a onye ka unu chọrọ ka m hapụrụ unu?” Ha sịrị, “Barabas!”
So the governor spoke up and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
22 Pailet sịrị ha, “Gịnị ka m ga-eme Jisọs onye a na-akpọ Kraịst?” Ha niile sịrị, “Kpọgide ya nʼobe!”
Pilate says to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” They all say to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23 Ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị? Olee ihe ọjọọ o mere?” Ma ha tiri mkpu karịa ka ha si eti na mbụ, na-asị, “Kpọgide ya nʼobe! Kpọgide ya nʼobe!”
So the governor said, “But, what evil did He do?” But they kept yelling all the more saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 Mgbe Pailet hụrụ na o nweghị ihe ọ pụrụ ime, kama na ụzụ na ọgbaaghara na-amalite. O weere mmiri kwọọ aka ya nʼihu igwe mmadụ ahụ sị ha, “Aka m dị ọcha nʼebe ọbara nwoke a dị. Jirinụ aka unu hụ maka ya.”
When Pilate saw that nothing was being gained but rather a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. It's your problem!”
25 Igwe mmadụ ahụ zaghachiri ya nʼotu olu sị, “Ka ọbara ya dị nʼisi anyị na nʼisi ụmụ anyị!”
So in answer all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children!”
26 Mgbe ahụ ọ hapụụrụ ha Barabas. Mgbe ọ pịachara Jisọs ihe, ọ raara ya nye ka ha kpọgide ya nʼobe.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus, after flogging Him, he delivered to be crucified.
27 Mgbe ahụ ndị agha gọvanọ duuru Jisọs baa nʼogige ụlọ ndị agha, mee ka otu ndị agha niile gbaa ya gburugburu.
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
28 Ha yipụrụ ya uwe ya, yinye ya uwe mwụda na-acha uhie uhie.
They stripped Him and put a scarlet cloak on Him.
29 Ha kpara okpueze nke e ji ogwu mee, kpukwasị ya nʼisi. Ha tinyekwara ya mkpara achara nʼaka nri, gbuo ikpere nʼala nʼihu ya, na-akwa ya emo na-asị, “Ekele, Eze ndị Juu!”
They plaited a crown out of thorns and put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and kneeling before Him they would mock Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 Ha gbụrụ ya ọnụ mmiri asọ, werekwa osisi ahụ kụọ ya nʼisi ọtụtụ mgbe.
Spitting on Him they took the reed and hit Him repeatedly on the head.
31 Mgbe ha ji ya mechaa ihe ọchị, ha yipụrụ ya uwe ahụ, yinyekwa ya uwe nke ya, duuru ya pụọ, ịga kpọgide ya nʼobe.
After they had mocked Him they took the cloak off Him and put His own clothes back on; and they led Him away to be crucified.
32 Mgbe ha na-apụ, ha zutere otu nwoke onye obodo Sirini a na-akpọ Saimọn. Ha manyere ya ka o buru obe ya.
Now as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon; they compelled him to carry His cross.
33 Mgbe ha bịarutere nʼebe a na-akpọ Gọlgọta (nke pụtara, “ebe okpokoro isi”).
Upon arriving at a place called Golgotha, which means ‘place of a skull’,
34 Ha nyere ya mmanya a gwara ọgwụ ilu ka ọ ṅụọ. Mgbe o detụrụ ya ire, o kweghị ya ọṅụṅụ.
they gave Him sour wine mixed with gall to drink; but having tasted it He would not drink.
35 Mgbe ha kpọgidechara ya nʼelu obe. Ha fere nza nke ha jiri kee uwe ya nʼetiti onwe ha.
Having crucified Him they divided up His clothes by casting lots.
36 Ha nọdụkwara ala nʼebe ahụ na-eche ya nche.
And sitting down there they guarded Him.
37 Nʼelu ebe isi ya dị, ka ha debere ihe ha dekwasịrị ebubo ha boro ya. Nke a bụ ihe ha dere: Onye a bụ Jisọs, Eze ndị Juu.
And they put the charge against Him over His head in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Ha kpọgidekwara ya na ndị ohi abụọ nʼobe. Otu onye nʼaka nri, onye nke ọzọ nʼaka ekpe ya.
Then they crucified two bandits with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
39 Ndị na-agafe nʼụzọ na-ekwutọ ya, na-efufekwa isi ha,
And the passers-by kept blaspheming Him, wagging their heads
40 na-asịkwa, “Leenụ onye nwere ike ịkwatu ụlọnsọ Chineke wughachi ya na mkpụrụ ụbọchị atọ! Zọpụtanụ onwe gị! Ọ bụrụ na ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke si nʼelu obe ahụ rịdata!”
and saying: “You who destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!” “If you are ‘Son of God’, come down from the cross!”
41 Ndịisi nchụaja, ndị ozizi iwu na ndị okenye sokwa na-eme ya ihe ọchị, na-asị,
Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, said:
42 “Ọ zọpụtara ndị ọzọ, ma o nweghị ike ịzọpụta onwe ya. Ọ bụ eze ndị Izrel; ya si nʼelu obe rịdata ugbu a, anyị ga-ekwerekwa na ya.
“He saved others; himself he cannot save!” “If he is ‘King of Israel’ let him come down from the cross now and we will believe him!”
43 Ọ tụkwasịrị Chineke obi, ọ bụrụ na ọ masịrị Chineke, ya napụta ya ugbua, nʼihi na o kwuru sị, ‘Abụ m Ọkpara Chineke.’”
“He trusted in God; let Him rescue him now, if He wants him; for he said, ‘I am God's Son.’”
44 Ọ bụladị ndị ohi ahụ a kpọgidekọrọ ha na ya nʼobe nọkwa na-akparị ya.
Even the bandits who were crucified with Him were reviling Him in the same way.
45 Ma site nʼelekere iri na abụọ nke ehihie ruo nʼelekere atọ nke ehihie, ọchịchịrị gbachikọtara nʼala ahụ niile.
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour a darkness came over all the land.
46 Nʼoge dị ka elekere atọ nke ehihie, Jisọs tiri mkpu nʼoke olu sị, “Elọi, Elọi, lama sabaktani?” (nke pụtara, “Chineke m, Chineke m, gịnị mere i jiri hapụ m?”).
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachtani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have You abandoned me?”
47 Mgbe ụfọdụ ndị guzo nʼebe ahụ nụrụ nke a, ha sịrị, “Ọ na-akpọ Ịlaịja.”
So upon hearing it some of the bystanders said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48 Nʼotu oge ahụ kwa otu onye nʼime ha gbaara ọsọ were ogbo denye ya na mmanya gbara ụka, fanye ya nʼosisi, welie ya elu, chee ya ka ọ ṅụọ.
Right then one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed and started to give Him a drink;
49 Ma ndị ọzọ sịrị, “Hapụnụ, ka anyị lee ma Ịlaịja ọ ga-abịa ịzọpụta ya.”
but the rest said: “Don't! Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
50 Ọzọkwa, Jisọs jiri oke olu tie mkpu, kubie ume.
Then Jesus called out again with a great shout and dismissed His spirit.
51 Nʼotu ntabi anya ahụ kwa, akwa mgbochi nke ụlọnsọ ahụ gbawara site nʼelu ruo nʼala. Ala makwara jijiji. Nkume tiwasịkwara.
And then, the veil of the temple was ripped in two from top to bottom! And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split,
52 Ala ili meghere. A hụrụ ọtụtụ ndị nsọ, ndị nwụrụ anwụ, ka e mere ka ha si nʼọnwụ bilie.
and the graves were opened. (And many bodies, of the saints who had fallen asleep, were raised;
53 Mgbe ha sitere nʼọnwụ bilie, ha hapụrụ ili ha banye nʼime obodo nsọ, gosikwa ọtụtụ mmadụ onwe ha.
and coming forth out of the graves after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and were made visible to many.)
54 Mgbe ọchịagha, na ndị ya ha nọ nʼebe ahụ na-eche Jisọs nche hụrụ ala ọma jijiji a, na ihe niile mere, ha tụrụ oke egwu. Ha kwuru sị, “Nʼezie, nwoke a bụ Ọkpara Chineke!”
Now when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened they were scared stiff and said, “This Man really was the Son of God!”
55 Ọtụtụ ụmụ nwanyị nọ nʼebe ahụ, ndị guzo nʼebe dị anya na-ele ihe na-eme. Ha si Galili soro Jisọs, na-ejere ya ozi.
Many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were also there looking on from a distance;
56 Nʼime ha bụ Meri Magdalin, na Meri nne Jemis na Josef, na nne ụmụ Zebedi.
among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 Mgbe o ruru anyasị, otu onye ọgaranya si Arimatia aha ya bụ Josef. Onye ya onwe ya bụkwa onye na-eso ụzọ Jisọs,
Now at evening there appeared a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.
58 jekwuuru Pailet rịọọ ya ka e bunye ya ozu Jisọs. Pailet nyere iwu ka e bunye ya ozu ahụ.
This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that the body be given.
59 Josef buuru ozu ya, were ezi akwa ọcha linin na-enwu enwu fụchie ya,
So taking the body Joseph wrapped it in clean linen cloth
60 ma gaa lie ya nʼili ọhụrụ nke o gwuuru onwe ya, nʼetiti nkume. O jikwa otu nkume buru ibu kpuchie ọnụ ụzọ ili ahụ, hapụ ya laa.
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and left.
61 Meri Magdalin na Meri nke ọzọ nọ na-ebe ahụ, ha nọdụrụ ala na ncherita ihu ili ahụ.
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the grave.
62 Nʼechi ya, nke bụ ụbọchị na-eso ụbọchị Nkwadebe, ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii zukọrọ jekwuru Pailet.
The next day, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate
63 Ha kwuru sị, “Nna anyị ukwu, anyị na-echeta na mgbe onye ụgha ahụ dị ndụ, ọ sịrị na ya ga-esi nʼọnwụ bilie mgbe ụbọchị atọ gasịrị.
saying: “Sir, we remember that that deceiver, while still alive, said, ‘After three days I am going to rise.’
64 Ya mere, nye iwu ka ndị agha gị na-eche ili ya nche, ruo mgbe ụbọchị atọ gasịrị. Nke a ga-egbochi ndị na-eso ụzọ ya ịga zuru ozu ya. Ka ha ghara ị sịkwa ndị mmadụ na o sitela nʼọnwụ bilie. Ọ bụrụ na ha agha ụgha dị otu a, ọ ga-ajọrọ anyị njọ mgbe ahụ karịa na mbụ.”
Therefore command that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him and say to the people, ‘He was raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 Pailet gwara ha sị, “Unu nwere otu ndị agha na-eche nche, kpọrọnụ ha gaa mechisie ili ahụ ike dị ka unu si maara eme.”
So Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go make it as secure as you can!”
66 Ya mere, ha kpọrọ ndị agha gaa mechizie ọnụ ili ahụ. Ha kakwara akara nʼelu nkume ahụ.
So they went and secured the grave with the guard, having sealed the stone.
