¹Zvino pakarepo mangwanani-ngwanani vapristi vakuru vakaita zano nevakuru nevanyori nedare remakurukota rose, vakasunga Jesu, vakamutakura, vakamukumikidza kuna Pirato.

¹And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered [him] to Pilate;

²Pirato ndokumubvunza achiti: Iwe uri Mambo wevaJudha here? Akapindura, akati kwaari: Unoreva iwe.

²and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?` and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say [it].`

³Vapristi vakuru vakamupomera zvinhu zvizhinji, asi iye haana kupindura chinhu.

³And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, [but he answered nothing.]

⁴Pirato akamubvunzazve achiti: Haupinduri chinhu here? Tarira, zvinhu zvingani zvavanokupupurira!

⁴And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!`

⁵Asi Jesu haana kuzopindurazve chinhu, zvekuti Pirato wakashamisika.

⁵and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.

⁶Zvino pamabiko waivasunungurira musungwa umwe, chero upi wavanenge vakumbira.

⁶And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

⁷Zvino kwakange kune wainzi Bharabhasi, akasungwa pamwe nevakange vamutsa mhirizhonga naye, vakange vaita umhondi pamhirizhonga iyoyo.

⁷and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

⁸Zvino chaunga chakadanidzira, vakatanga kukumbira kuti aite sezvaaigarovaitira.

⁸And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

⁹Asi Pirato akavapindura, achiti: Munoda kuti ndikusunungurirei Mambo wevaJudha here?

⁹and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?`

¹⁰Nekuti wakange achiziva kuti vapristi vakuru vakange vamutengesa negodo.

¹⁰for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

¹¹Asi vapristi vakuru vakamutsa chaunga, kuti zviri nani avasunungurire Bharabhasi.

¹¹and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

¹²Pirato akapindura akatizve kwavari: Naizvozvo munoda kuti ndimuitirei, wamunoti ndiMambo wevaJudha?

¹²And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye [that] I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?`

¹³Vakadanidzirazve vachiti: Murovere pamuchinjikwa!

¹³and they again cried out, `Crucify him.`

¹⁴Asi Pirato akati kwavari: Nemhaka yei? Wakaita chakaipa chei? Vakanyanyisa kudanidzira vachiti: Murovere pamuchinjikwa!

¹⁴And Pilate said to them, `Why — what evil did he?` and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;`

¹⁵Zvino Pirato, achida kuti agutse chaunga, akavasunungurira Bharabhasi; ndokukumikidza Jesu, amurova netyava, kuti arovererwe pamuchinjikwa.

¹⁵and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus — having scourged [him] — that he might be crucified.

¹⁶Zvino mauto akamuisa mukati meruvanze, rwunova imba yemutungamiriri, akadanira hondo yose pamwe;

¹⁶And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

¹⁷vakamupfekedza zvine ruvara rwehute, vakaruka korona yemhinzwa, vakaisa paari.

¹⁷and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put [it] on him,

¹⁸Vakatanga kumukwazisa, vachiti: Hekanhi, Mambo wevaJudha!

¹⁸and began to salute him, `Hail, King of the Jews.`

¹⁹Vakamurova musoro norutsanga, vakamupfira, vakafugama mabvi, vakamunamata.

¹⁹And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

²⁰Zvino vakati vamusweveredza, vakamubvisa zveruvara rwehute, ndokumupfekedza nguvo dzake pachake, vakabuda naye kundomuroverera pamuchinjikwa.

²⁰and when they [had] mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

²¹Vakamanikidza umwe waipfuura wainzi Simoni muKurini, achibva kuruwa, baba vaArekizandiro naRufo, kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake.

²¹And they impress a certain one passing by — Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus — that he may bear his cross,

²²Vakamuisa kunzvimbo yainzi Gorogota, ndokuti kana zvichishandurwa: Nzvimbo yedehenya.

²²and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, `Place of a skull;`

²³Vakamupa waini yakavhenganiswa nemura kuti amwe, asi haana kugamuchira.

²³and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.

²⁴Zvino vakati vamuroverera pamuchinjikwa, vakagovana nguvo dzake, vachikanda mujenya pamusoro padzo, kuti umwe neumwe uchatorei.

²⁴And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

²⁵Rakange rava awa rechitatu, vakabva vamuroverera pamuchinjikwa.

²⁵and it was the third hour, and they crucified him;

²⁶Nerugwaro rwemhosva yake rwakange rwakanyorwa pamusoro, ruchiti: MAMBO WEVAJUDHA.

²⁶and the inscription of his accusation was written above — `The King of the Jews.`

²⁷Pamwe naye vakaroverera pamuchinjikwa makororo maviri, umwe kuruoko rwerudyi, neumwe kuruboshwe rwake.

²⁷And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left,

²⁸Rugwaro rukazadzisika, rwunoti: Wakaverengwa pamwe nevasina murairo.

²⁸and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, `And with lawless ones he was numbered.`

²⁹Nevaipfuura vakamunyomba, vachidzungudza misoro yavo, vachiti: Ehe-e, iwe unoputsa tembere, nekuivaka nemazuva matatu,

²⁹And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, `Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

³⁰zviponese, uburuke pamuchinjikwa!

³⁰save thyself, and come down from the cross!`

³¹Saizvozvo vapristiwo vakuru vakamusweveredza pamwe nevanyori pakati pavo, vachiti: Wakaponesa vamwe, iye haagoni kuzviponesa.

³¹And in like manner also the chief priests, mocking with one another, with the scribes, said, `Others he saved; himself he is not able to save.

³²Kristu Mambo waIsraeri ngaaburuke ikozvino pamuchinjikwa, kuti tione titende. Nevakange varovererwa pamuchinjikwa pamwe naye vakamunyomba.

³²The Christ! the king of Israel — let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;` and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

³³Zvino awa rechitanhatu rakati rasvika, rima rikavapo panyika yose kusvikira paawa repfumbamwe.

³³And the sixth hour having come, darkness came over the whole land till the ninth hour,

³⁴Zvino neawa repfumbamwe, Jesu akadana nenzwi guru, achiti: "Eroi, Eroi, rama Sabhakitani!" Ndokuti, kana zvichishandurwa: Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisiirei?

³⁴and at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a great voice, saying, `Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani?` which is, being interpreted, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?`

³⁵Vamwe vevakange vamirepo vakati vachizvinzwa, vakati: Tarirai, unodana Eria.

³⁵And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, `Lo, Elijah he doth call;`

³⁶Ipapo umwe wakamhanya, akazadza chipanje nevhiniga, akaisa parutsanga, akamupa kuti amwe, achiti: Regai, tione kana Eria achiuya kumuburusa.

³⁶and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put [it] also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, `Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come to take him down.`

³⁷Ipapo Jesu akadanidzira nenzwi guru akapa mweya.

³⁷And Jesus having uttered a loud cry, yielded the spirit,

³⁸Vheiri retembere rikabvaruka kuita mapandi maviri, kubva kumusoro kusvikira pasi.

³⁸and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

³⁹Zvino mukuru wezana wakange amirepo pakatarisana naye, wakati achiona kuti wadanidzira akapa mweya, akati: Zvirokwazvo, munhu uyu wanga ari Mwanakomana waMwari.

³⁹and the centurion who was standing over-against him, having seen that, having so cried out, he yielded the spirit, said, `Truly this man was Son of God.`

⁴⁰Uye kwakange kune vakadziwo vakatarira vari kure, pakati pavo pakange pana Maria Magidhariniwo, naMaria mai vaJakobho muduku naJose, naSarome,

⁴⁰And there were also women afar off beholding, among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,

⁴¹(avowo vaimutevera achiri muGarirea, vachimushandira), nevamwe vakadzi vazhinji vakange vakwira kuJerusarema naye.

⁴¹(who also, when he was in Galilee, were following him, and were ministering to him,) and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴²Zvino atova manheru, zvarakange riri gadziriro, ndokuti zuva rinotangira sabata,

⁴²And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,

⁴³Josefa waiva weArimatia, nhengo yedare yairemekedzwa, wakange akamirirawo pachake ushe hwaMwari wakauya, akapinda kuna Pirato akatsunga, akakumbira chitunha chaJesu.

⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴Pirato akashamisika nekuti wakange atofa; akadanira kwaari mukuru wezana, akamubvunza kana akange ava nenguva afa.

⁴⁴And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,

⁴⁵Zvino wakati azvinzwa nemukuru wezana, akapa Josefa chitunha.

⁴⁵and having known [it] from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

⁴⁶Akatenga mucheka werineni, akamuburusa, akamuputira nemucheka wakapfava, ndokumuradzika muguva rakange rakacherwa muruware, ndokukungurusira ibwe pamukova weguva.

⁴⁶And he, having brought fine linen, and having taken him down, wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that had been hewn out of a rock, and he rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre,

⁴⁷Zvino Maria Magidharini, naMaria mai vaJose, vakaona paakaradzikwa.

⁴⁷and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.