¹Kisha, wote kwa jumla, wakasimama, wakampeleka Yesu mbele ya Pilato.

¹The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.

²Wakaanza kumshtaki wakisema: "Tulimkuta mtu huyu akiwapotosha watu wetu, akipinga kulipa kodi kwa Kaisari na kujiita ati yeye ni Kristo, Mfalme."

²They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

³Pilato akamwuliza Yesu, "Wewe ni Mfalme wa Wayahudi?" Yesu akamjibu, "Wewe umesema."

³Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”

⁴Pilato akawaambia makuhani wakuu na umati wa watu, "Sioni kosa lolote katika mtu huyu."

⁴Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

⁵Lakini wao wakasisitiza wakisema: "Anawachochea watu kwa mafundisho yake katika nchi yote ya Yudea; alianza Galilaya, na sasa yuko hapa."

⁵But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

⁶Pilato aliposikia hayo, akauliza, "Je, mtu huyu ni mwenyeji wa Galilaya?"

⁶But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

⁷Alipojua kwamba Yesu alikuwa chini ya utawala wa Herode, akampeleka kwa Herode, ambaye wakati huo alikuwa Yerusalemu.

⁷When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

⁸Herode alifurahi sana alipomwona Yesu. Alikuwa amekwisha sikia habari zake, na hivyo alikuwa anatazamia kwa muda mrefu kumwona kwa macho yake mwenyewe. Zaidi ya hayo, alikuwa anatumaini kumwona Yesu akitenda mwujiza.

⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

⁹Basi, akamwuliza maswali mengi kwa muda mrefu, lakini Yesu hakumjibu neno.

⁹He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.

¹⁰Makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria wakajitokeza mbele, wakatoa mashtaka yao kwa nguvu sana.

¹⁰The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

¹¹Basi, herode pamoja na maaskari wake, wakamwaibisha Yesu na kumfanyia mzaha; kisha wakamvika vazi la kifalme, wakamrudisha kwa Pilato.

¹¹Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

¹²Herode na Pilato, ambao hapo awali walikuwa maadui, tangu siku hiyo wakawa marafiki.

¹²Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

¹³Basi, Pilato akaitisha mkutano wa makuhani wakuu, viongozi na watu,

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

¹⁴akawaambia, "Mmemleta mtu huyu kwangu mkisema kwamba alikuwa anawapotosha watu. Sasa sikilizeni! Baada ya kuchunguza jambo hilo mbele yenu, sikumpata na kosa lolote kuhusu mashtaka yenu juu yake.

¹⁴and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

¹⁵Wala si mimi tu, bali hata Herode hakuona kosa lolote, kwa maana amemrudisha kwangu. Ni dhahiri kwamba mtu huyu hakufanya chochote kinachostahili adhabu ya kifo.

¹⁵Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

¹⁶Hivyo, nitaamuru apigwe viboko, halafu nitamwachilia."

¹⁶I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

¹⁷Kila sikukuu ya Pasaka, ilimlazimu Pilato kuwafungulia mfungwa mmoja.

¹⁷Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

¹⁸Lakini wote wakapiga kelele pamoja: "Mwondoe huyo, utufungulie Baraba!"

¹⁸But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—

¹⁹(Baraba alikuwa ametiwa ndani kwa kusababisha uasi katika mji na pia kwa sababu ya kuua.)

¹⁹one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

²⁰Pilato alitaka kumwachilia Yesu, hivyo akasema nao tena;

²⁰Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

²¹lakini wao wakapiga kelele: "Msulubishe, msulubishe!"

²¹but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

²²Pilato akawaambia mara ya tatu, "Amefanya kosa gani? Sioni kosa lolote kwake linalomstahili auawe; kwa hiyo nitampiga viboko, halafu nimwachilie."

²²He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

²³Lakini wao wakazidi kupiga kelele kwa nguvu sana, kwamba Yesu ni lazima asulubiwe. Mwishowe, sauti zao zikashinda.

²³But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

²⁴Basi, Pilato akaamua kwamba matakwa yao yatimizwe.

²⁴Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

²⁵Akamfungua kutoka gerezani yule waliyemtaka, ambaye alikuwa ametiwa gerezani kwa sababu ya uasi na kuua; akamtoa Yesu kwao, wamfanyie walivyotaka.

²⁵He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

²⁶Walipokuwa wakimpeleka, walikutana na mtu mmoja, aitwaye Simoni wa Kurene, aliyekuwa anatoka shambani. Basi, walimkamata, wakamtwika ule msalaba auchukue nyuma ya Yesu.

²⁶When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.

²⁷Watu, umati kwa umati, walimfuata; miongoni mwao wakiwemo wanawake waliokuwa wanaomboleza na kumlilia.

²⁷A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

²⁸Yesu akawageukia, akasema, "Enyi kina mama wa Yerusalemu! Msinililie mimi, ila lieni kwa ajili yenu wenyewe na kwa ajili ya watoto wenu.

²⁸But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

²⁹Maana, hakika siku zitakuja ambapo watasema: Heri yao wale walio tasa, ambao hawakupata kuzaa wala kunyonyesha watoto!

²⁹ For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’

³⁰Wakati huo, ndipo watu wataanza kuiambia milima: Tuangukieni! na vilima, Tufunikeni!

³⁰ Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’ Hosea 10:8

³¹Kwa maana, kama watu wanautendea mti mbichi namna hiyo, itakuwaje kwa mti mkavu?"

³¹ For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”

³²Waliwachukua pia watu wengine wawili, wahalifu, wauawe pamoja naye.

³²There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

³³Walipofika mahali paitwapo, "Fuvu la Kichwa," ndipo wakamsulubisha Yesu pamoja na wale wahalifu wawili, mmoja upande wake wa kulia na mwingine upande wake wa kushoto.

³³When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

³⁴Yesu akasema, "Baba, uwasamehe kwa maana hawajui wanalofanya." Kisha wakagawana mavazi yake kwa kuyapigia kura.

³⁴Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

³⁵Watu wakawa wamesimama pale wakitazama. Nao viongozi wakamdhihaki wakisema: "Amewaokoa wengine; sasa na ajiokoe mwenyewe, kama yeye ndiye Kristo, mteule wa Mungu!"

³⁵The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

³⁶Askari nao walimdhihaki pia; walimwendea wakampa siki

³⁶The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,

³⁷wakisema: "Kama kweli wewe ni Mfalme wa Wayahudi, jiokoe mwenyewe."

³⁷and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

³⁸Vilevile maandishi haya yalikuwa yameandikwa na kuwekwa juu yake: "Huyu ndiye Mfalme wa Wayahudi."

³⁸An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

³⁹Mmoja wa wale wahalifu waliotundikwa msalabani, alimtukana akisema: "Je, si kweli kwamba wewe ndiwe Kristo? Basi, jiokoe mwenyewe, utuokoe na sisi pia."

³⁹One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”

⁴⁰Lakini yule mhalifu mwingine akamkemea mwenzake akisema: "Wewe humwogopi Mungu hata kidogo? Wewe umepata adhabu hiyohiyo.

⁴⁰But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

⁴¹Wewe na mimi tunastahili, maana haya ni malipo ya yale tuliyotenda. Lakini mtu huyu hakufanya chochote kibaya."

⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

⁴²Kisha akasema, "Ee Yesu! Unikumbuke wakati utakapoingia katika ufalme wako."

⁴²He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

⁴³Yesu akamwambia, "Nakwambia kwa hakika, leo utakuwa pamoja nami peponi."

⁴³Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

⁴⁴Ilikuwa yapata saa sita mchana; jua likaacha kuangaza, giza likafunika nchi yote mpaka saa tisa,

⁴⁴It was now about the sixth hour Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon. , and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 3:00 PM

⁴⁵na pazia lililokuwa limetundikwa Hekaluni likapasuka vipande viwili.

⁴⁵The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

⁴⁶Yesu akalia kwa sauti kubwa: "Baba, naiweka roho yangu mikononi mwako." Alipokwisha sema hayo, akakata roho.

⁴⁶Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

⁴⁷Hapo, yule jemadari alipoona yaliyotukia akamsifu Mungu akisema: "Hakika huyu alikuwa mtu mwema."

⁴⁷When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”

⁴⁸Watu wale wote waliokuwa wamekusanyika hapo kwa ajili ya tukio hilo, walipoona hayo yaliyotukia, walirudi makwao wakijipiga vifua kwa huzuni.

⁴⁸All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.

⁴⁹Marafiki zake wote pamoja na wale wanawake walioandamana naye kutoka Galilaya, walisimama kwa mbali kutazama tukio hilo.

⁴⁹All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

⁵⁰Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja jina lake Yosefu, mwenyeji wa kijiji kimoja cha Wayahudi kiitwacho Armathaya. Alikuwa mtu mwema anayeheshimika;

⁵⁰Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

⁵¹Alikuwa akitazamia kuja kwa Ufalme wa Mungu. Ingawa alikuwa mmoja wa Baraza kuu la Wayahudi, hakuwa amekubaliana nao katika kitendo chao.

⁵¹(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for the Kingdom of God:

⁵²Basi, yeye alikwenda kwa Pilato, akaomba apewe mwili wa Yesu.

⁵²this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

⁵³Kisha, akaushusha mwili huo kutoka msalabani, akauzungushia sanda ya kitani, akauweka katika kaburi lililokuwa limechongwa kwenye mwamba, ambalo halikuwa limetumika.

⁵³He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.

⁵⁴Siku hiyo ilikuwa Ijumaa, na maandalio ya siku ya Sabato yalikuwa yanaanza.

⁵⁴It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

⁵⁵Wale wanawake walioandamana na Yesu kutoka Galilaya walimfuata Yosefu, wakaliona lile kaburi na jinsi mwili wake Yesu ulivyowekwa

⁵⁵The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

⁵⁶Halafu, walirudi nyumbani, wakatayarisha manukato na marashi kuyapaka mwili wa Yesu. Siku ya Sabato walipumzika kama ilivyoamriwa na sheria.

⁵⁶They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.