Mark 15
1 Muna nsuka bapfumu banganga Nzambi, bakulutu ba dibundu, minlongi mi Mina ayi batu babo ba lukutukunu lunneni bakutakana. Bakanga yesu, bannata ayi banyekula mu mioko mi Pilatu.
As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders and teachers of the Law – that is to say, the whole High Council – put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
2 Pilatu wunyuvula: —Ngeyo widi Ntinu wu Bayuda? Yesu wumvutudila: —Ngeyo veka tubidi buawu!
“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.
3 Bosi bapfumu banganga Nzambi zimvubudila mambu mawombo.
Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.
4 Pilatu wunyuvula diaka: —Wulendi vutula kadi diambu ko? Wulembo wi mambu momo balembo kumfundila?
So Pilate questioned Jesus again. “Have you no reply to make?” he asked. “Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.”
5 Vayi Yesu kasia vutula diaka kadi diambu dimosi ko. Buna Pilatu wusimina ngolo.
But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
6 Kifu kiba yawu mu thangu nyengo, Pilatu wuba totulanga mutu wumosi mu nloko, woso mutu wuba nlombongo kuidi batu.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
7 Vayi mutu wumosi wuba mu nloko, dizina diandi Balabasi, wukangu va kimosi ayi bakundi bandi bu batotula khindu. Muna khindu beni bavondila mutu.
A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
8 Nkangu wu batu wuyamikina, wunlomba kavanga banga bobo keta ku bavangilanga.
So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
9 Pilatu wuba yuvula: —Lutidi ndilutotudila Ntinu wu Bayuda e?
he answered, “Do you want me to release the ‘king of the Jews’ for you?”
10 Bila wuzaba mboti ti bapfumu banganga Nzambi zinyekudila Yesumu diambu di kikhenene.
For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had given Jesus up to him.
11 Vayi bapfumu banganga Nzambi zikambisila nkangu wu batu ti wulomba katotula Balabasi.
But the chief priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
12 Pilatu wuba yuvula e? —A vayi mbi lutidi phangila mutu wowo luntedilanga ntinu wu Bayuda?
Pilate, however, spoke to them again, “What should I do then with the man whom you call the ‘king of the Jews’?”
13 Babo babuela yamikina: —Wumbanda va dikulusi!
Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
14 Pilatu wuba yuvula: —Diambu mbi di mbimbi kavengi e? Vayi baluta yamikina ngolo: —Wumbanda va dikulusi!
“Why, what harm has he done?” Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously, “Crucify him!”
15 Pilatu wuzola monisa nkangu wu batu khini, diawu kabatotudila Balabasi. Bu kamana zubisa Yesu bikoti ayi wuba yekudila niandi muingi bambanda va dikulusi.
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.
16 Masodi manata Yesu ku luphangu, buangu kioki beti sambisila batu, bakutikisa masodi moso.
The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.
17 Bamvuika yunga kimbuaki. Buna bamana vanga phu ki kipfumu ki zitsendi; bamvuika kiawu ku ntu.
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
18 Buna bamvana mboti: —Mbote, ntinu wu Bayuda!
and then began to salute him. “Long life to you, king of the Jews!” they said.
19 Baba kunzubanga nti ku ntu, banlobudila madita ayi bamfukiminaayi baba kumvananga minzitusu.
And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him – going down on their knees;
20 Buna bamana kunsekinina, bamvula yunga beni kimbuaki ayibamvuika minledi miandi; bosi bannata ku nganda muingi bambanda va dikulusi.
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.
21 Mutu wumosi muisi Silene, dizina diandi Simoni, dise di Alekizandele ayi Lufusi, wuba ku nsitu. Vioka kuandi kaba mviokila mu nzila beni. Vayi masodi buna mammona, mankuika kanata dikulusi di Yesu.
They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.
22 Banata Yesu va buangu kintedulungu “Ngolongota”. Tsundu Ngolongota “buangu ki mvesi wu ntu.”
They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha – a name which means ‘place of a Skull.’
23 Kuna bamvanina vinu kisobokoso ayi mila muingi kanua, vayi kasia kinua ko.
There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
24 Bu bambanda va dikulusi, bakabana minledi miandi, babudila miawutsombo mu diambu di zaba miomi kadika mutu kafueti tambula.
Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
25 Yiba nduka-nduka thangu yi vua yi nsuka mu thangu bambanda va dikulusi.
It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 Tini ki dibaya kisonama bila kioki bamfundila, kisonama mambu mama: “Ntinu wu Bayuda”.
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
27 Bidovula biodi bibandu mu makulusu va kimosi ayi Yesu; wumosi ku koko ku lubakala, wunkaka ku koko ku lumoso. [
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on the right, and the other on the left.
28 Buawu bobo budedikinina mambu momo masonama mu Minkanda: “Bantula mu nkangu wu batu bambimbi.”]
29 Batu bobo baviokila vana, bamfinga, banikuna mintu ayi bakamba: —E e ngeyo! Ngeyo wuntiolumunanga Nzo Nzambi ayi wukuyitungilanga mu bilumbu bitatu!
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said, “Ah! You who would destroy the Temple and build one in three days,
30 Wukivukisa ngeyo veka; bosi kuluka va dikulusi!
come down from the cross and save yourself!”
31 Bapfumu banganga Nzambi ayi minlongi mi mina mamvawubansekinina. Bakambasana bawu na bawu: —Wuvukisidi batu bankaka vayi niandi veka kalendi kukivukisa ko!
In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery,
32 Bika Klisto ntinu wu Iseli kakuluka buabu va dikulusi muingi tumona ayi tuwilukila! Bobo babandu yandi va dikulusi, mamvawu bamfinga.
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘king of Israel,’ come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33 Mu thangu midi, tombi kibua mu tsi yimvimba, kizingila natemu thangu yi ntatu yi masika.
At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
34 —Mu thangu yintatu, Yesu wuyamikina mu ndinga yingolo: —Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabakatani! Bu dinsundula: Nzambi ama! Nzambi ama! Bila mbi wundiekudi!
And, at three, Jesus called out loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?” which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
35 Batu bankaka baba vana bu bawa bobo batuba: —Tala Eli kantela.
Some of those standing around heard this, and said, “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!”
36 Wumosi wuzawula ayi wuyenda buika tini ki eponzi mu vinu ki ngami, wukisomika va tsongi nti ayi wutambika Yesu muingi kanua; bu katuba: —Bika, tutala kani Eli makiza nkulula.
And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so, “Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.”
37 Vayi Yesu wuyamikina ngolo ayi wuzenga vumunu.
But Jesus, giving a loud cry, breathed his last.
38 Muna thangu beni lido yi Nzo Nzambi yikanzuka mu zindambuzizole; tona ku yilu nate ku tsi.
The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 Nkulutu wu masodi, wutalana ayi Yesu, bu kamona ti wutabukavumunu mu yamikina bobo, buna wutuba: —Bukiedika, mutu wawu bedi Muana Nzambi!
The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, “This man must indeed have been God’s son!”
40 Vaba diaka ayi ndambu yi baketo baba ntadilanga ku thama. Mu bawu muba: Maliya muisi Mangadala, Maliya ngudi yi Zaki di nleki wu Yose ayi ngudi yi Salome.
There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome –
41 Bawu baba kunlandakananga, baba kunsadisanga mu thangu kaba ku Ngalili. Baketo bankaka bawombo bayiza yandi va kimosi ku Yelusalemi baba vana.
all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and give him support – besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 Mu thangu masika, mu lumbu ki khubumunu, buna lumbu kimosi kisiedimuingi lumbu ki saba kiba.
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation day – the day before the Sabbath –
43 Zozefi muisi Alimate wuyiza. Wuba mutu wunneni mu lukutukunu lunneni lu Bayuda. Niandi mamvandi wuba vingilanga ndizulu yi Kipfumu ki Nzambi; wuyenda mu bukhafi boso kuidi Pilatu mu kunlomba nitu yi Yesu.
Joseph from Arimathea, a councillor of good position, who was himself living in expectation of the kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilatu wusimina bu kawa ti Yesu fuidingi. Buna wutumisa pfumu yi masodi ayi wunyuvula keni thama kafuidingi.
But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the officer, and asked if he were already dead;
45 Bu kawa buawu kuidi pfumu yi masodi, buna wuvana Zozefi minsua mu bonga nitu yi Yesu.
and, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
46 Zozefi bu kasumba dikendi diphembi di thalu, wubotula mvumbi yi Yesu va dikulusi, wuyizinga va dikendi beni bosi wuyizika mu ziami kisokolomu ditadi; wunengumuna ditadi vana muelo ziami.
Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet around him, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock; and then rolled a stone up against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Maliya muisi Mangadala ayi Maliya ngudi yi Yose bamona buangu kioki bantula.
Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
