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

¹And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.

²Vakati vamusunga vakamutungamidza ndokunomukumikidza kuna Pondiyo Pirato mutungamiriri.

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

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

³Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

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

⁴saying, I have sinned [in] having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see *thou* [to that].

⁵Akakanda makobiri esirivheri mutembere, akabva akaenda akanozvisungirira.

⁵And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he left the place, and 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 cast them into the Corban, since it is [the] price of blood.

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

⁷And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers.

⁸Naizvozvo munda uyo wakanzi munda weropa kusvikira nhasi.

⁸Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field 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 Jeremias the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was set a price on, whom [they who were] of the sons of Israel had set a price on,

¹⁰vakaaripira munda wemuumbi wehari, saIshe zvaakandiraira.

¹⁰and they gave them for the field of the potter, according as [the] Lord commanded me.

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

¹¹But Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned him, saying, Art *thou* the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁴And he answered him not so much as one word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly.

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

¹⁵Now at [the] feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.

¹⁶Uye nenguva iyo vaiva nemusungwa chazezesa wainzi Bharabhasi.

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

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

¹⁷They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

¹⁸Nekuti wakange achiziva kuti vakange vamukumikidza negodo.

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

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

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

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

²⁰But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

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

²¹And the governor answering said to 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 says to them, What then shall I do with 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 the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, 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.

²⁴And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see *ye* [to it].

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

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

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

²⁶Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having scourged [him], he delivered up that he might be crucified.

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

²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with [them] to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,

²⁸Vakamukurura, vakamufukidza nguvo tsvuku,

²⁸and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;

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

²⁹and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

³⁰Vakamupfira, ndokutora rutsanga vakamurova musoro.

³⁰And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.

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

³¹And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.

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

³²And as they went forth 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 having come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a skull,

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

³⁴they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having 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 having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.

³⁶Uye vakagara pasi, vakamurindapo.

³⁶And sitting down, they kept guard over 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 crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁹Vakange vachipfuura vakamunyomba, vachidzungudza misoro yavo,

³⁹But the passers-by reviled him, shaking 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 Son of God, descend from the cross.

⁴¹Saizvozvowo vapristi vakuru vachisweveredza nevanyori nevakuru vachiti:

⁴¹[And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, 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 King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.

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

⁴³He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.

⁴⁴Makororowo akarovererwa pamuchinjikwa pamwe naye, akamusveveredza saizvozvo.

⁴⁴And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

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

⁴⁵Now from [the] sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;

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

⁴⁶but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out 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 those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.

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

⁴⁸And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled [it] with vinegar and fixed [it] on a reed, gave him to drink.

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

⁴⁹But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

⁵⁰Jesu ndokudanidzirazve nenzwi guru akapa mweya.

⁵⁰And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.

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

⁵¹And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,

⁵²Makuva akazarurwa; nemitumbi mizhinji yevatsvene vakange varere ikamutswa;

⁵²and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,

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

⁵³and going out of the tombs after his arising, 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.

⁵⁴But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.

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

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

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

⁵⁶among whom was Mary of Magdala, 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.

⁵⁷Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus.

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

⁵⁸*He*, going to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.

⁵⁹Josefa wakati atora mutumbi, akauputira nemucheka werineni wakachena.

⁵⁹And Joseph having got the body, 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 new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.

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

⁶¹But Mary of Magdala was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the sepulchre.

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

⁶²Now on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

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

⁶³saying, Sir, we have called to mind that that deceiver said when he was still alive, After three days I arise.

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 secured until the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.

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

⁶⁵And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, secure it as well as ye know how.

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

⁶⁶And they went and secured the sepulchre, having sealed the stone, with the watch [besides].