¹Kwakati kwaedza, vapristi vakuru vose nevakuru vevanhu vakarangana kupikisa Jesu kuti vamuuraye.

¹Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

²Vakati vamusunga vakamutungamidza ndokunomukumikidza kuna Pondiyo Pirato mutungamiriri.

²and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

³Zvino Judhasi wakange amutengesa aona kuti wapiwa mhosva, ndokuzvidya moyo akadzosera makobiri esirivheri makumi matatu kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru,

³Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

⁴achiti: Ndatadza, ndatengesa ropa risina mhosva. Vakati: Zvinei nesu? Zvionere iwe.

⁴saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it].

⁵Akakanda makobiri esirivheri mutembere, akabva akaenda akanozvisungirira.

⁵And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

⁶Vapristi vakuru vakatora makobiri esirivheri vakati: Hazvitenderwi kuaisa muchivigiro chezvipo, nekuti mutengo weropa.

⁶And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.

⁷Vakarangana, vakatenga nawo munda wemuumbi wehari, uve wekuviga vatorwa.

⁷And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

⁸Naizvozvo munda uyo wakanzi munda weropa kusvikira nhasi.

⁸Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.

⁹Zvino zvakazadziswa zvakarehwa naJeremiya muporofita achiti: Vakabva vatora makobiri esirivheri makumi matatu, mutengo waiye wakatarirwa mutengo, iye vana vaIsiraeri wavakatarira mutengo;

⁹Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of the children of Israel did price;

¹⁰vakaaripira munda wemuumbi wehari, saIshe zvaakandiraira.

¹⁰and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

¹¹Zvino Jesu wakamira pamberi pemutungamiriri. Mutungamiriri akamubvunza achiti: Iwe uri mambo wevaJudha here? Jesu akati kwaari: Wareva iwe.

¹¹Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

¹²Asi wakati achipomerwa mhosva nevapristi vakuru nevakuru, haana kupindura chinhu.

¹²And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

¹³Pirato ndokuti kwaari: Haunzwi kuti zvinhu zvingani zvinopikisa zvavanopupura pamusoro pako here?

¹³Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

¹⁴Asi haana kumupindura kunyange neshoko rimwe chete, zvekuti mutungamiriri wakashamisika zvikuru.

¹⁴And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

¹⁵Zvino pamutambo mutungamiriri aiva netsika yekusunungurira chaunga musungwa umwe wavanenge vada.

¹⁵Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

¹⁶Uye nenguva iyo vaiva nemusungwa chazezesa wainzi Bharabhasi.

¹⁶And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

¹⁷Naizvozvo vakati vaungana, Pirato akati kwavari: Ndeupi wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei? Bharabhasi kana Jesu unonzi Kristu?

¹⁷When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

¹⁸Nekuti wakange achiziva kuti vakange vamukumikidza negodo.

¹⁸For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

¹⁹Zvino wakati agara pachigaro chekutonga, mukadzi wake akatumira kwaari, achiti: Usava nechokuita neuyo wakarurama, nekuti ndatambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nhasi muchiroto pamusoro pake.

¹⁹And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

²⁰Asi vapristi vakuru nevakuru vakakumbirisa zvaunga kuti vakumbire Bharabhasi, vaparadze Jesu.

²⁰Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

²¹Mutungamiriri akapindura akati kwavari: Ndeupi wevaviri wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei? Ivo vakati: Bharabhasi.

²¹But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

²²Pirato akati kwavari: Ko ndichagoitei Jesu unonzi Kristu? vose vakati kwaari: Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa.

²²Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

²³Zvino mutungamiriri akati: Nekuti wakaita chii chakaipa? Asi vakanyanya kudanidzira vachiti: Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa!

²³And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

²⁴Zvino Pirato wakati achiona kuti hazvibatsiri chinhu asi kutoti poita bongozozo, wakatora mvura akageza maoko pamberi pechaunga achiti: Handina mhosva neropa reuyu wakarurama; zvionerei imwi.

²⁴So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it].

²⁵Vanhu vose ndokupindura vakati: Ropa rake ngarive pamusoro pedu nepamusoro pevana vedu.

²⁵And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.

²⁶Zvino akavasunungurira Bharabhasi, asi wakati arova Jesu netyava, akamukumikidza kuti arovererwe pamuchinjikwa.

²⁶Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

²⁷Zvino mauto emutungamiriri akaisa Jesu mumba memutungamiriri, hondo yose ikaunganira kwaari.

²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.

²⁸Vakamukurura, vakamufukidza nguvo tsvuku,

²⁸And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

²⁹vakati varuka korona yemhinzwa, ndokupfekedza musoro wake, nerutsanga muruoko rwake rwerudyi. Vakafugama pamberi pake vakamusweveredza vachiti: Hekanhi, Mambo wevaJudha!

²⁹And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

³⁰Vakamupfira, ndokutora rutsanga vakamurova musoro.

³⁰And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

³¹Vakati vamusweveredza, vakamukurura nguvo, vakamupfekedza nguvo dzake vakamuendesa kunoroverera pamuchinjikwa.

³¹And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.

³²Vakati vachibuda, vakawana munhu weKurini, wainzi Simoni. Iye vakamumanikidza kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake.

³²And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go [with them], that he might bear his cross.

³³Vakati vasvika panzvimbo inonzi Gorogota, ndiko kuti, Nzvimbo yedehenya,

³³And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,

³⁴vakamupa vhiniga yakavhenganiswa nenduru kuti amwe; asi wakati aravira akasada kumwa.

³⁴they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

³⁵Vakati vamuroverera pamuchinjikwa, vakagovana nguvo dzake vachikanda mujenya, kuti zvizadziswe zvakarehwa nemuporofita zvinoti: Vakagovana nguvo dzangu pakati pavo, vakakanda mujenya pamusoro pezvekufuka zvangu.

³⁵And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;

³⁶Uye vakagara pasi, vakamurindapo.

³⁶and they sat and watched him there.

³⁷Vakaisa pamusoro pemusoro wake rugwaro rwemhosva yake rwakanyorwa kuti: UYU NDIJESU MAMBO WEVAJUDHA.

³⁷And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁸Ndokurovererwa pamuchinjikwa makororo maviri pamwe naye, umwe kuruoko rwerudyi, umwe kuruboshwe.

³⁸Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁹Vakange vachipfuura vakamunyomba, vachidzungudza misoro yavo,

³⁹And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads,

⁴⁰vachiti: Iwe unoputsa tembere nekuivaka nemazuva matatu, zviponese; kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari, buruka pamuchinjikwa.

⁴⁰and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

⁴¹Saizvozvowo vapristi vakuru vachisweveredza nevanyori nevakuru vachiti:

⁴¹In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,

⁴²Wakaponesa vamwe, iye haagoni kuzviponesa. Kana ari iye Mambo waIsraeri, ngaaburuke ikozvino pamuchinjikwa, tigomutenda.

⁴²He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him.

⁴³Waivimba naMwari; ngaachimusunungura ikozvino kana achimuda. Nekuti wakati: Ndiri Mwanakomana waMwari.

⁴³He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

⁴⁴Makororowo akarovererwa pamuchinjikwa pamwe naye, akamusveveredza saizvozvo.

⁴⁴And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.

⁴⁵Zvino kubva paawa rechitanhatu kwakava nerima panyika yose kusvikira paawa repfumbamwe.

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

⁴⁶Neawa rinenge repfumbamwe Jesu wakadanidzira nenzwi guru achiti: "Eri, Eri rama sabakitani?" Ndiko kuti: Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisiirei?

⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷Vamwe vakange vamirepo pavakati vanzwa vakati: Uyo unodana Eria.

⁴⁷And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

⁴⁸Pakarepo umwe wavo akamhanya, akatora chipanje, akazadza nevhiniga ndokuisa parutsanga, ndokumupa kuti amwe.

⁴⁸And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

⁴⁹Asi vamwe vakati: Regai tione kana Eria achiuya kuzomuponesa.

⁴⁹And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

⁵⁰Jesu ndokudanidzirazve nenzwi guru akapa mweya.

⁵⁰And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹Zvino tarira, vheiri retembere rakabvaruka kuita mapandi maviri, kubva kumusoro kusvikira pasi. Nyika ikadengenyeka, mabwe akatsemuka.

⁵¹And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;

⁵²Makuva akazarurwa; nemitumbi mizhinji yevatsvene vakange varere ikamutswa;

⁵²and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

⁵³vakati vabuda pamakuva shure kwekumuka kwake vakapinda muguta dzvene, vakaonekwa kuvazhinji.

⁵³and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

⁵⁴Zvino mukuru wezana nevaiva naye vakarinda Jesu vakati vachiona kudengenyeka kwenyika nezvinhu zvakaitika, vakatya zvikuru vachiti: Zvirokwazvo uyu wakange ari Mwanakomana waMwari.

⁵⁴Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵Nevakadzi vazhinji vakange varipo, vakatarira vari kure, vakange vatevera Jesu vachibva Garirea vachimushandira.

⁵⁵And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

⁵⁶Pakati pavo paiva naMaria Magidharini, naMaria mai vaJakobho naJose, namai vevanakomana vaZebhedhi.

⁵⁶among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁵⁷Zvino ava manheru kukasvika umwe mufumi achibva Arimatiya wainzi Josefa. Iyewo pachake waiva mudzidzi waJesu.

⁵⁷And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

⁵⁸Uyu wakaenda kuna Pirato akakumbira mutumbi waJesu. Ipapo Pirato akaraira kuti mutumbi aupiwe.

⁵⁸this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

⁵⁹Josefa wakati atora mutumbi, akauputira nemucheka werineni wakachena.

⁵⁹And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

⁶⁰Akauradzika muguva rake idzva, raakange achera muruware; akakungurusira ibwe guru pamukova weguva, akabva.

⁶⁰and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

⁶¹Uye ipapo paiva naMaria Magidharini neumwe Maria, vagere pakatarisana neguva.

⁶¹And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁶²Nezuva raitevera zuva raitevera rekugadzirira, vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vakaungana kuna Pirato,

⁶²Now on the morrow, which is [the day] after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,

⁶³vachiti: Ishe tinorangarira kuti munyepedzeri uyu wakati achiri mupenyu: Mushure memazuva matatu ndichamuka.

⁶³saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again.

⁶⁴Naizvozvo rairai kuti guva richengetwe kusvikira zuva retatu; zvimwe vadzidzi vake vangauya usiku vakamuba, vagoti kuvanhu: Wakamuka kuvakafa; kurashika kwekupedzisira kukazonyanyisa pane kwekutanga.

⁶⁴Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

⁶⁵Pirato akati kwavari: Mune varindi, endai murichengete sezvamunoziva.

⁶⁵Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it [as] sure as ye can.

⁶⁶Vakaenda, vakanochengeta guva, vakaisa mucherechedzo pabwe, vane varindi.

⁶⁶So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.