Luka 23
1 Kisha umati wote wa watu ukainuka na kumpeleka Yesu kwa Pilato.
The whole company of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.
2 Nao wakaanza kumshtaki wakisema: “Tumemwona huyu mtu akipotosha taifa letu, akiwazuia watu wasilipe kodi kwa Kaisari na kujiita kuwa yeye ni Kristo, mfalme.”
They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
3 Basi Pilato akamuuliza Yesu, “Wewe ndiye mfalme wa Wayahudi?” Yesu akajibu, “Wewe wasema.”
Pilate asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered him and said, “You say so.”
4 Pilato akawaambia viongozi wa makuhani na watu wote waliokuwepo, “Sioni sababu ya kutosha kumshtaki mtu huyu!”
Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no fault in this man.”
5 Lakini wao wakakazana kusema, “Anawachochea watu kwa mafundisho yake katika Uyahudi yote, tangu Galilaya alikoanzia, hadi sehemu hii!”
But they were insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
6 Pilato aliposikia hayo akauliza, “Huyu mtu ni Mgalilaya?”
So when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
7 Alipofahamu kwamba Yesu alikuwa chini ya mamlaka ya Herode, akampeleka kwa Herode, ambaye wakati huo alikuwa pia Yerusalemu.
When he discovered that he was under Herod's authority, he sent Jesus to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in those days.
8 Herode alipomwona Yesu alifurahi sana, kwa sababu kwa muda mrefu alikuwa amesikia mambo mengi kumhusu yeye. Pia alitarajia kumwona akifanya miujiza kadha wa kadha.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, because he had wanted to see him for a long time. He had heard about him and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.
9 Herode akamuuliza maswali mengi, lakini Yesu hakumjibu lolote.
Herod questioned Jesus in many words, but Jesus answered him nothing.
10 Wakati huo viongozi wa makuhani na walimu wa sheria walikuwepo wakitoa mashtaka yao kwa nguvu sana.
The chief priests and the scribes stood, violently accusing him.
11 Herode na askari wake wakamdhihaki Yesu na kumfanyia mzaha. Wakamvika vazi zuri sana, wakamrudisha kwa Pilato.
Herod with his soldiers insulted Jesus and they mocked him. Then they dressed him in elegant clothes and sent him back to Pilate.
12 Siku hiyo, Herode na Pilato wakawa marafiki; kabla ya jambo hili walikuwa na uadui kati yao.
For Herod and Pilate had become friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been enemies with each other.
13 Basi Pilato akawaita pamoja viongozi wa makuhani, viongozi wengine na watu,
Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the crowd of people,
14 akawaambia, “Ninyi mlimleta huyu mtu kwangu kana kwamba ni mtu anayewachochea watu ili waasi. Nimemhoji mbele yenu nami nimeona hakuna msingi wowote wa mashtaka yenu dhidi yake.
and said to them, “You brought to me this man like a man who is leading the people to act badly, and see, I, having questioned him before you, find no fault in this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
15 Wala Herode hakumwona na kosa lolote, ndiyo sababu amemrudisha kwetu. Kama mnavyoona, mtu huyu hakufanya jambo lolote linalostahili kifo.
No, nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
16 Kwa hiyo nitaamuru apigwe mijeledi na kumwachia.” [
I will therefore punish him, and release him.”
17 Kwa kuwa ilikuwa lazima kuwafungulia mfungwa mmoja wakati wa Sikukuu.]
18 Ndipo watu wote wakapiga kelele kwa pamoja, “Mwondoe mtu huyo! Tufungulie Baraba!”
But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas!”
19 (Baraba alikuwa amefungwa gerezani kwa sababu ya maasi yaliyokuwa yametokea mjini, na kwa ajili ya uuaji.)
Barabbas was a man who had been put into prison for a certain rebellion in the city and for murder.
20 Pilato, akitaka kumwachia Yesu, akasema nao tena.
Pilate addressed them again, desiring to release Jesus.
21 Lakini wao wakaendelea kupiga kelele wakisema, “Msulubishe! Msulubishe!”
But they shouted, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him.”
22 Kwa mara ya tatu, Pilato akawauliza, “Kwani amefanya kosa gani huyu mtu? Sikuona kwake sababu yoyote inayostahili adhabu ya kifo. Kwa hiyo nitaamuru apigwe mijeledi, na kisha nitamwachia.”
He said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found nothing deserving the death penalty in him. Therefore after punishing him, I will release him.”
23 Lakini watu wakazidi kupiga kelele kwa nguvu zaidi, wakidai kwamba Yesu asulubiwe. Hivyo, kelele zao zikashinda.
But they were insistent with loud voices, demanding for him to be crucified. Their voices convinced Pilate.
24 Kwa hiyo Pilato akatoa hukumu kwamba madai yao yatimizwe.
So Pilate decided to grant their demand.
25 Akamfungua yule mtu aliyekuwa amefungwa gerezani kwa kuhusika katika uasi dhidi ya serikali na mauaji. Akamkabidhi Yesu mikononi mwao, wamfanyie watakavyo.
He released the one they asked for who had been put in prison for rioting and murder. But he delivered up Jesus to their will.
26 Walipokuwa wakienda naye, wakamkamata mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni mwenyeji wa Kirene, aliyekuwa anapita zake kuingia mjini kutoka shambani. Wakambebesha msalaba, wakamlazimisha auchukue nyuma ya Yesu.
As they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry, following Jesus.
27 Idadi kubwa ya watu wakamfuata Yesu, wakiwamo wanawake waliokuwa wakimlilia na kumwombolezea.
A great crowd of the people, and of women who grieved and mourned for him, were following him.
28 Yesu akawageukia, akawaambia, “Enyi binti za Yerusalemu, msinililie mimi bali jililieni ninyi wenyewe na watoto wenu.
But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 Kwa maana wakati utafika mtakaposema, ‘Wamebarikiwa wanawake tasa, ambao matumbo yao hayakuzaa, wala matiti yao hayakunyonyesha!’
For see, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that did not bear, and the breasts that did not nurse.'
30 Ndipo “‘wataiambia milima, “Tuangukieni!” na vilima, “Tufunikeni!”’
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
31 Kwa maana kama wamefanya hivi kwa mti mbichi, kwa mti mkavu itakuwaje?”
For if they do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
32 Watu wengine wawili wahalifu, walipelekwa pamoja na Yesu ili wakasulubiwe.
Other men, two criminals, were led away with him to be put to death.
33 Walipofika mahali paitwapo Fuvu la Kichwa, hapo ndipo walipomsulubisha Yesu pamoja na hao wahalifu, mmoja upande wake wa kuume na mwingine upande wake wa kushoto.
When they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” there they crucified him, and the criminals—one on his right and one on his left.
34 Yesu akasema, “Baba, wasamehe, kwa maana hawajui walitendalo!” Wakagawana nguo zake kwa kupiga kura.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Then they cast lots, dividing up his garments.
35 Watu wakasimama hapo wakimwangalia, nao viongozi wa Wayahudi wakamdhihaki wakisema, “Aliokoa wengine! Ajiokoe mwenyewe basi, kama yeye ndiye Kristo wa Mungu, Mteule wake.”
The people stood watching while the rulers also were mocking him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the chosen one.”
36 Askari nao wakaja, wakamdhihaki. Wakamletea siki ili anywe,
The soldiers also ridiculed him, approaching him, offering him vinegar,
37 na wakamwambia, “Kama wewe ni Mfalme wa Wayahudi, jiokoe mwenyewe.”
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.”
38 Kwenye msalaba juu ya kichwa chake, kulikuwa na maandishi haya: Huyu ndiye Mfalme wa Wayahudi. Maandishi haya yalikuwa yameandikwa kwa lugha za Kiyunani, Kilatini na Kiebrania.
There was also a sign over him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 Mmoja wa wale wahalifu waliosulubiwa pamoja naye akamtukana, akasema: “Wewe si ndiye Kristo? Jiokoe mwenyewe na utuokoe na sisi.”
One of the criminals who was hanging there insulted him by saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us.”
40 Lakini yule mhalifu mwingine akamkemea mwenzake, akasema, “Je, wewe humwogopi Mungu, wakati uko kwenye adhabu iyo hiyo?
But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence?
41 Sisi tumehukumiwa kwa haki kwa kuwa tunapata tunayostahili kwa ajili ya matendo yetu. Lakini huyu mtu hajafanya kosa lolote.”
We indeed are here justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds. But this man did nothing wrong.”
42 Kisha akasema, “Yesu, unikumbuke utakapokuja katika Ufalme wako.”
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
43 Yesu akamjibu, “Amin, nakuambia, leo hii utakuwa pamoja nami Paradiso.”
Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
44 Ilikuwa kama saa sita mchana, nalo giza likafunika nchi yote hadi saa tisa,
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
45 kwa sababu jua liliacha kutoa nuru. Pazia la Hekalu likachanika vipande viwili.
as the sun's light failed. Then the curtain of the temple was split in two.
46 Yesu akapaza sauti yake akasema, “Baba, mikononi mwako naikabidhi roho yangu.” Baada ya kusema haya, akakata roho.
Crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” Having said this, he died.
47 Yule jemadari alipoona yaliyotukia, akamsifu Mungu, akasema, “Hakika, mtu huyu alikuwa mwenye haki.”
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48 Watu wote waliokuwa wamekusanyika hapo kushuhudia tukio hili walipoyaona hayo, wakapigapiga vifua vyao kwa huzuni na kwenda zao.
When all the multitudes who came together to witness this sight saw the things that were done, they returned beating their breasts.
49 Lakini wale wote waliomfahamu, pamoja na wale wanawake waliokuwa wamemfuata kutoka Galilaya, walisimama kwa mbali wakiyatazama mambo haya.
But all those who knew him, and the women who followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
50 Basi kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwema na mwenye haki, jina lake Yosefu. Yeye alikuwa mjumbe wa Baraza la Wayahudi,
Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council. He was a good and righteous man.
51 lakini yeye hakuwa amekubaliana na maamuzi na vitendo vya viongozi wenzake. Huyu alikuwa mwenyeji wa Arimathaya huko Uyahudi, naye alikuwa anaungojea Ufalme wa Mungu kwa matarajio makubwa.
This man had not agreed with the decision of the Council and their action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.
52 Yosefu alikwenda kwa Pilato, akaomba apewe mwili wa Yesu.
This man, approaching Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Akaushusha kutoka msalabani, akaufunga katika kitambaa cha kitani safi, na kuuweka katika kaburi lililochongwa kwenye mwamba, ambalo halikuwa limezikiwa mtu mwingine bado.
He took it down, wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.
54 Ilikuwa Siku ya Maandalizi, nayo Sabato ilikuwa karibu kuanza.
It was the Day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55 Wale wanawake waliokuwa wamekuja pamoja na Yesu wakimfuata kutoka Galilaya wakamfuata Yosefu, wakaliona kaburi na jinsi mwili wa Yesu ulivyolazwa.
The women who had come with Jesus out of Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
56 Kisha wakarudi nyumbani, wakaandaa manukato na marhamu ya kuupaka huo mwili. Lakini wakapumzika siku ya Sabato kama ilivyoamriwa.
They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. Then on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
