¹Jesu areva zvinhu izvi wakabudira mhiri kwerukova Kedhironi nevadzidzi vake, paiva nebindu, maakapinda iye nevadzidzi vake.

¹These things having said, Jesus went forth with his disciples beyond the brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples,

²NaJudhasiwo, wakamutengesa, wakange achiziva nzvimbo iyi; nekuti Jesu kazhinji waiunganapo nevadzidzi vake.

²and Judas also, who delivered him up, had known the place, because many times did Jesus assemble there with his disciples.

³Naizvozvo Judhasi, atora boka remauto, nemapurisa kubva kuvapristi vakuru nevaFarisi, wakauyapo nemwenje nemarambi nezvombo.

³Judas, therefore, having taken the band and officers out of the chief priests and Pharisees, doth come thither with torches and lamps, and weapons;

⁴Naizvozvo Jesu, achiziva zvinhu zvose zvaizomuwira, wakabuda akati kwavari: Ndiani wamunotsvaka?

⁴Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, `Whom do ye seek?`

⁵Vakamupindura vakati: Jesu muNazareta. Jesu akati kwavari: Ndini. NaJudhasiwo wakamutengesa wakange amire navo.

⁵they answered him, `Jesus the Nazarene;` Jesus saith to them, `I am [he];` — and Judas who delivered him up was standing with them; —

⁶Zvino wakati achiti kwavari: Ndini; vakasudurukira shure, vakawira pasi.

⁶when, therefore, he said to them — `I am [he],` they went away backward, and fell to the ground.

⁷Zvino akavabvunzazve achiti: Ndiani wamunotsvaka? Ivo vakati: Jesu muNazareta.

⁷Again, therefore, he questioned them, `Whom do ye seek?` and they said, `Jesus the Nazarene;`

⁸Jesu akapindura achiti: Ndakuudzai kuti ndini iye; naizvozvo kana muchitsvaka ini, regai ava vaende;

⁸Jesus answered, `I said to you that I am [he]; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;`

⁹kuti shoko rizadziswe raakareva rekuti: Vamakapa kwandiri, handina kurasa umwe wavo.

⁹that the word might be fulfilled that he said — `Those whom Thou hast given to me, I did not lose of them even one.`

¹⁰Naizvozvo Simoni Petro ane munondo wakauvhomora ndokutema muranda wemupristi mukuru, ndokugura nzeve yake yerudyi. Uye zita remuranda uyo raiva Marikosi.

¹⁰Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest`s servant, and cut off his right ear — and the name of the servant was Malchus —

¹¹Naizvozvo Jesu wakati kuna Petro: Isa munondo wako mumuhara; mukombe Baba wavakandipa, handingatongoumwi here?

¹¹Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, `Put the sword into the sheath; the cup that the Father hath given to me, may I not drink it?`

¹²Zvino boka remauto nemukuru wechuru nemapurisa evaJudha vakabata Jesu, vakamusunga,

¹²The band, therefore, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, took hold on Jesus, and bound him,

¹³ndokutanga kumuisa kuna Anasi; nekuti wakange ari mukarabwa waKayafasi, waiva mupristi mukuru gore iroro.

¹³and they led him away to Annas first, for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest of that year,

¹⁴Zvino Kayafasi ndiye wakange araira vaJudha, kuti zvakanaka kuti munhu umwe afire rudzi.

¹⁴and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it is good for one man to perish for the people.

¹⁵Zvino Simoni Petro wakatevera Jesu, neumwe mudzidzi. Mudzidzi uyu waizikamwa nemupristi mukuru, akapinda naJesu muruvanze rwemupristi mukuru;

¹⁵And following Jesus was Simon Peter, and the other disciple, and that disciple was known to the chief priest, and he entered with Jesus to the hall of the chief priest,

¹⁶asi Petro wakange amire pamukova panze. Naizvozvo kwakabuda umwe mudzidzi waizikamwa nemupristi mukuru, akataura nemurindikadzi wemukova, ndokupinza Petro.

¹⁶and Peter was standing at the door without, therefore went forth the other disciple who was known to the chief priest, and he spake to the female keeping the door, and he brought in Peter.

¹⁷Zvino murandakadzi murindi wemukova akati kuna Petro: Iwewo hausi umwe wevadzidzi vemunhu uyu here? Iye akati: Handisi.

¹⁷Then said the maid keeping the door to Peter, `Art thou also of the disciples of this man?` he saith, `I am not;`

¹⁸Zvino varanda nemapurisa vakange vamire vavesa moto wemazimbe, nekuti kwaitonhora, uye vaidziya. Petrowo akamira navo achidziya.

¹⁸and the servants and the officers were standing, having made a fire of coals, because it was cold, and they were warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, and warming himself.

¹⁹Naizvozvo mupristi mukuru wakabvunza Jesu nezvevadzidzi vake, nezvedzidziso yake.

¹⁹The chief priests, therefore, questioned Jesus concerning his disciples, and concerning his teaching;

²⁰Jesu akamupindura akati: Ini ndataura pachena kunyika; ini ndaidzidzisa nguva dzose mumasinangoge nemutembere, panoungana vaJudha nguva dzose, uye handina kureva chinhu pakavanda.

²⁰Jesus answered him, `I spake freely to the world, I did always teach in a synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews do always come together; and in secret I spake nothing;

²¹Unobvunzirei ini? Bvunza avo vainzwa, zvandaitaura kwavari; tarira, ndivo vanoziva ini zvandakareva.

²¹why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.`

²²Wakati areva zvinhu izvi, umwe wemapurisa wakange amirepo akarova Jesu nembama, achiti: Ko unopindura mupristi mukuru saizvozvo?

²²And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, `Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?`

²³Jesu akamupindura akati: Kana ndareva zvakaipa, pupura zvezvakaipa zvacho; asi kana zvakanaka, wandiroverei?

²³Jesus answered him, `If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?`

²⁴Zvino Anasi akamutumira akasungwa kuna Kayafasi mupristi mukuru.

²⁴Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest.

²⁵Zvino Simoni Petro wakange amire achidziya moto; naizvozvo vakati kwaari: Hausiwe umwe wevadzidzi vake here? Iye akaramba, akati: Handisi.

²⁵And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself, they said then to him, `Art thou also of his disciples?` he denied, and said, `I am not.`

²⁶Umwe wevaranda vemupristi mukuru, ari hama yewenzeve Petro yaakagura akati: Ini handina kukuona mubindu unaye here?

²⁶One of the servants of the chief priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, `Did not I see thee in the garden with him?`

²⁷Naizvozvo Petro akarambazve; zvino pakarepo jongwe rakarira.

²⁷again, therefore, Peter denied, and immediately a cock crew.

²⁸Zvino vakabvisa Jesu kuna Kayafasi vakamuisa kuimba yemutungamiriri; uye aiva mambakwedza, asi ivo havana kupinda mumba memutungamiriri, kuti varege kusvibiswa, asi kuti vadye pasika.

²⁸They led, therefore, Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium, and it was early, and they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the passover;

²⁹Naizvozvo Pirato akabudira kwavari, akati: Imhosva yei yamunoisa pamunhu uyu?

²⁹Pilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, `What accusation do ye bring against this man?`

³⁰Vakapindura vakati kwaari: Dai uyu asaiva unoita zvakaipa, tingadai tisina kumukumikidza kwamuri.

³⁰they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.`

³¹Naizvozvo Pirato wakati kwavari: Mutorei imwi, mumutonge zvinoenderana nemurairo wenyu. Naizvozvo vaJudha vakati kwaari: Hazvisi pamutemo kwatiri kuti tiuraye munhu;

³¹Pilate, therefore, said to them, `Take ye him — ye — and according to your law judge him;` the Jews, therefore, said to him, `It is not lawful to us to put any one to death;`

³²kuti shoko raJesu rizadziswe raakareva, achiratidza kuti kufa rudzii kwaaifanira kufa nako.

³²that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he said, signifying by what death he was about to die.

³³Naizvozvo Pirato wakapindazve mumba memutungamiriri, akadana Jesu, akati kwaari: Ndiwe mambo wevaJudha here?

³³Pilate, therefore, entered into the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to him, `Thou art the King of the Jews?`

³⁴Jesu akamupindura akati: Unozvireva izvi pachako here, kana vamwe vakuudza pamusoro pangu?

³⁴Jesus answered him, `From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?`

³⁵Pirato akapindura, akati: Ini ndiri muJudha here? Rudzi rwako nevapristi vakuru vakukumikidza kwandiri; waitei?

³⁵Pilate answered, `Am I a Jew? thy nation, and the chief priests did deliver thee up to me; what didst thou?`

³⁶Jesu akapindura akati: Ushe hwangu hahuzi hwenyika ino; kana ushe hwangu hwaiva hwenyika ino, varanda vangu vangadai vairwa, kuti ndirege kukumikidzwa kuvaJudha; asi zvino ushe hwangu hahwusi hwepano.

³⁶Jesus answered, `My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.`

³⁷Naizvozvo Pirato wakati kwaari: Saka uri iwe mambo here? Jesu akapindura akati: Unoreva iwe, kuti ini ndiri mambo. Ini ndakaberekerwa izvi, uye ndakauira izvi munyika kuti ndipupurire chokwadi. Umwe neumwe wechokwadi unonzwa inzwi rangu.

³⁷Pilate, therefore, said to him, `Art thou then a king?` Jesus answered, `Thou dost say [it]; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.`

³⁸Pirato akati kwaari: Chokwadi chii? Zvino wakati areva izvi, akabudirazve kuvaJudha, akati kwavari: Ini handiwani mhosva kwaari.

³⁸Pilate saith to him, `What is truth?` and this having said, again he went forth unto the Jews, and saith to them, `I do find no fault in him;

³⁹Asi mune tsika, kuti ndikusunungurirei umwe papasika; naizvozvo munoda kuti ndikusunungurirei Mambo wevaJudha here?

³⁹and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?`

⁴⁰Ipapo vakadanidzirazve vose, vachiti: Kwete uyu, asi Bharabhasi; zvino Bharabhasi wakange ari gororo.

⁴⁰therefore they all cried out again, saying, `Not this one — but Barabbas;` and Barabbas was a robber.