¹Zvino chaunga chavo chose chakasimuka, chikamutungamidza kuna Pirato.

¹And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate,

²Zvino vakatanga kumupomera, vachiti: Tawana uyu achitsausa rudzi, nekudzivisa kupa mutero kuna Kesari, achiti iye pachake ndiKristu Mambo.

²and began to accuse him, saying, `This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.`

³Zvino Pirato wakamubvunza achiti: Iwe uri Mambo wevaJudha here? Ndokumupindura, akati: Unoreva iwe.

³And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?` and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say [it].`

⁴Pirato ndokuti kuvapristi vakuru nezvaunga: Handiwani mhosva kumunhu uyu.

⁴And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, `I find no fault in this man;`

⁵Asi vakasimbisa, vachiti: Unopesva vanhu, achidzidzisa muJudhiya rose, kutanga paGarirea kusvikira pano.

⁵and they were the more urgent, saying — `He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea — having begun from Galilee — unto this place.`

⁶Pirato wakati anzwa zveGarirea, akabvunza kana munhu uyu ari muGarirea.

⁶And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,

⁷Zvino paakangoziva kuti ndeweushe hwaHerodhe, wakamutumira kuna Herodhe, iye waivawo muJerusarema pamazuva iwayo.

⁷and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

⁸Zvino Herodhe paakaona Jesu wakafara zvikurusa; nekuti waishuva kumuona kwenguva refu, nekuti wakange anzwa zvinhu zvizhinji pamusoro pake; uye wakatarisira kuona chimwe chiratidzo chichiitwa naye.

⁸And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

⁹Ndokumubvunza nemashoko mazhinji; asi iye haana kumupindura chinhu.

⁹and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.

¹⁰Zvino vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakamira vakamupomera zvine simba.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him,

¹¹NaHerodhe nemauto ake vakamuzvidza, nekusweveredza, vakamupfekedza nguvo inobwinya, vakamudzosera kuna Pirato.

¹¹and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,

¹²Nemusi iwoyo Pirato naHerodhe vakava shamwari neshamwari; nekuti paimbova neruvengo pakati pavo.

¹²and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves.

¹³Zvino Pirato wakati adanira pamwe vapristi vakuru nevatungamiriri nevanhu,

¹³And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

¹⁴akati kwavari: Mauyisa munhu uyu kwandiri seunotsausa vanhu; zvino tarirai ini ndaongorora pamberi penyu, handina kuwana mhosva kumunhu uyu yezvinhu zvamunomupomera;

¹⁴said unto them, `Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

¹⁵kwete, kunyange Herodhe; nekuti ndinokutumai kwaari; zvino tarirai, hapana chakafanira rufu chakaitwa naye.

¹⁵no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;

¹⁶Naizvozvo ndichamurova ndigomusunungura.

¹⁶having chastised, therefore, I will release him,`

¹⁷Nekuti zvaiva zvakafanira kuti avasunungurire umwe pamutambo.

¹⁷for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

¹⁸Asi vose vakadanidzira pamwe vachiti: Kure neuyu, asi mutisunungurire Bharabhasi.

¹⁸and they cried out — the whole multitude — saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,`

¹⁹(Iye wakange akandirwa mutirongo nemhaka yerimwe bongozozo rakange raitika muguta, uye nemhaka yeumhondi).

¹⁹who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

²⁰Naizvozvo Pirato achida kusunungura Jesu, wakataurazve kwavari.

²⁰Pilate again then — wishing to release Jesus — called to them,

²¹Asi vakadanidzira, vachiti: Roverera pamuchinjikwa, muroverere pamuchinjikwa!

²¹but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.`

²²Akati kwavari rwechitatu: Nemhaka yei, iye waita chakaipa chipi? Handina kuwana mhosva yerufu maari; naizvozvo ndichamurova ndigomusunungura.

²²And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release [him].`

²³Asi vakasimbisa nemanzwi makuru, vachikumbira kuti arovererwe pamuchinjikwa. Manzwi avo neevapristi vakuru akabudirira.

²³And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,

²⁴Zvino Pirato akagura kuti chikumbiro chavo chiitike.

²⁴and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

²⁵Akavasunungurira uyo wavakakumbira, wakange akandwa mutirongo nekuda kwebongozozo neumhondi; asi akakumikidza Jesu kuchido chavo.

²⁵and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

²⁶Zvino vakati vachimutungamidza, vakabata umwe Simoni muKurini achibva kuruwa, vakamutakudza muchinjikwa, kuti atakure shure kwaJesu.

²⁶And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear [it] behind Jesus.

²⁷Zvino kwakatevera kwaari chaunga chikuru chevanhu, nevakadzi vairirawo nekumuchema.

²⁷And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,

²⁸Asi Jesu wakatendeukira kwavari akati: Vakunda veJerusarema, musachemera ini, asi muzvichemere imwi nevana venyu;

²⁸and Jesus having turned unto them, said, `Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

²⁹nekuti tarirai, mazuva anouya avachati nawo: Dzakaropafadzwa mhanje, nezvizvaro zvisina kubereka, nemazamu asina kumwisa.

²⁹for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

³⁰Ipapo vachatanga kuti kumakomo: Wirai pamusoro pedu; nekuzvikomo: Tifukidzei.

³⁰then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —

³¹Nekuti kana vachiita zvinhu izvi kumuti munyoro, chii chichaitika kune wakawoma?

³¹for, if in the green tree they do these things — in the dry what may happen?`

³²Zvino kwakatungamidzwawo vamwe vaiti vezvakaipa vaviri, kuti vaurawe pamwe naye.

³²And there were also others — two evil-doers — with him, to be put to death;

³³Zvino vakati vasvika panzvimbo inonzi Dehenya, ipapo vakamuroverera pamuchinjikwa, nevaiti vezvakaipa, umwe kuruoko rwerudyi, neumwe kuruboshwe.

³³and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁴Jesu ndokuti: Baba, vakangamwirei; nekuti havazivi chavanoita. Zvino vakagovana nguvo dzake, vakakanda mujenya.

³⁴And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;` and parting his garments they cast a lot.

³⁵Vanhu ndokumira vakatarira. Nevatongiwo pamwe navo vakamusweveredza, vachiti: Wakaponesa vamwe, ngaazviponese, kana iye ari Kristu, musanangurwa waMwari.

³⁵And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, `Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.`

³⁶Nemautowo akamusweveredza, achimuvigira vhiniga,

³⁶And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,

³⁷uye vachiti: Kana iwe uri Mambo wevaJudha, zviponese.

³⁷and saying, `If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.`

³⁸Zvino kwakange kune rugwarowo rwakanyorwa pamusoro pake nemavara echiGiriki nechiRoma nechiHebheru, rwaiti: UYU NDIMAMBO WEVAJUDHA.

³⁸And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, `This is the King of the Jews.`

³⁹Uye umwe wevaiti vezvakaipa vakange vakaremberedzwa wakamunyomba achiti: Kana iwe uri Kristu, zviponese iwe nesu.

³⁹And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, `If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.`

⁴⁰Asi umwe wakapindura achimutsiura, achiti: Iwe hautyi Mwari kanhi, zvauri pakutongwa kumwe?

⁴⁰And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, `Dost thou not even fear God, that thou art in the same judgment?

⁴¹Isu zvirokwazvo zvakarurama, nekuti tinogamuchira zvakafanira mabasa edu; asi uyu haana kuita chinhu chisakafanira.

⁴¹and we indeed righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;`

⁴²Zvino akati kuna Jesu: Ishe mundirangarire kana masvika muushe hwenyu.

⁴²and he said to Jesus, `Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;`

⁴³Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwauri: Nhasi uchava neni muParadhiso.

⁴³and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.`

⁴⁴Zvino rakange rava awa rinenge rechitanhatu; kukavapo rima pamusoro penyika yose, kusvikira paawa repfumbamwe.

⁴⁴And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,

⁴⁵Nezuva rakadzikatirwa, uye vheiri retembere rakabvarurwa nepakati.

⁴⁵and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

⁴⁶Zvino Jesu wakati adanidzira nenzwi guru achiti: Baba, mumaoko enyu ndinokumikidza mweya wangu; akati areva izvozvi, akapa mweya.

⁴⁶and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, `Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;` and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

⁴⁷Zvino mukuru wezana wakati aona zvakaitika, akarumbidza Mwari, achiti: Zvirokwazvo munhu uyu wakange akarurama.

⁴⁷And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, `Really this man was righteous;`

⁴⁸Nezvaunga zvose zvakange zvakaungana kuzoona izvozvo, zvakati zvichiona zvakaitika, zvikadzokera zvichizvirova zvifuva.

⁴⁸and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;

⁴⁹Nevazikanwi vake vose, nevakadzi vaimutevera vachibva Garirea, vakamira kure, vachiona zvinhu izvi.

⁴⁹and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.

⁵⁰Zvino tarira, murume wainzi Josefa, nhengo yedare, murume wakanaka uye wakarurama;

⁵⁰And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

⁵¹iye wakange asina kutenderana nezano nechiito chavo; waiva weArimatia, guta revaJudha, naiyewo wakange achimirira ushe hwaMwari.

⁵¹— he was not consenting to their counsel and deed — from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God,

⁵²Iye wakaenda kuna Pirato akakukumbira mutumbi waJesu.

⁵²he, having gone near to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus,

⁵³Zvino wakauburusa, akauputira nemucheka werineni, ndokuuradzika muguva rakange rakacherwa pabwe, makange musina kumboradzikwa munhu.

⁵³and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid.

⁵⁴Zvino waiva musi wegadziriro, uye sabata roswedera.

⁵⁴And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,

⁵⁵Nevakadziwo, vakange vauya naye vachibva Garirea, vakatevera mumashure, vakaona guva, nekuti mutumbi wake waradzikwa sei.

⁵⁵and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed,

⁵⁶Uye vakadzokera, vakagadzirira zvinonhuhwira nezvizoro. Zvino vakazorora nesabata zvichienderana nemurairo.

⁵⁶and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.