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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

¹⁶I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

¹⁶Hivyo, nitaamuru apigwe viboko, halafu nitamwachilia."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁰Pilato alitaka kumwachilia Yesu, hivyo akasema nao tena;

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

²⁴Basi, Pilato akaamua kwamba matakwa yao yatimizwe.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!”

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

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

³⁶Askari nao walimdhihaki pia; walimwendea wakampa siki

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴⁵na pazia lililokuwa limetundikwa Hekaluni likapasuka vipande viwili.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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