Mark 15 (ASJ) · Opened

1Le lɛkuuŋ ni le nuuŋ kɛɛ le wuuti laa ni, bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ sɛki kwɛɛŋ mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ, mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ sɛki bɛnsa, bɛ be shee be dzɔ ntaŋ, be kaŋ Jiso, be dzɔ wu be gɛɛŋ bɛ wu be nyɛ li tsaŋ yi Pailɛ-ɛt.Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

2Pailɛt bii li Jiso laa, “Ɛ wɛ Mfɔŋ wu Bɛjuu ni?” Jiso tuu li wuu le, “Fi fiɛɛ si ɔ tee.”So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3Bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa se bɛchi be kayi biee li Jiso-o ŋge.And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

4Nɛɛ lɛ, Pailɛt tuu bii li Jiso laa, “Ɔ kɛmi yɛ fiee fi ɔ nuuŋ ɔ tuu kɛ ni? Ɔ wukɔɔ nɛɛ biee bi bɛ kayi li wɛ-ɛ bini ni?”Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

5Se nuuŋ le, Jiso ti mɛɛŋ ki tuu kɛ le tuu fiee li wuu kɛ. Fiee filu yaa Pailɛt.But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6Bɛdɛɛni tɛ̀ nuuŋ li mfi wu Tsɔnɔ chi N'yafuwee chini, Pailɛt buu wi wu ncha mumkpaŋ li yih yi ncha-a wu bɛniiŋ lɛkɛ.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

7Tɛ̀ nuuŋ li mfi wulu-u, wi wumu nuuŋ li yih yi ncha-a bukooŋ le Baraba, nuuŋ li kintutu ki bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ li yih yi ncha-a bɛ tɛ̀ bɛchi kpɛ fɛ kintsii li be woyɛ bɛniiŋ baa.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8Kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ se bɛchi ki tiiti le Pailɛt fɛ si ti shiiŋ feti li bee.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9Pailɛt bii li bee laa, “Nɛ wɛki le mbuu nuuŋ Mfɔŋ wu Bɛjuu ni?”“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

10Tɛ̀ gii biiti lɛ kifɛ tɛ̀ kii le bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa tɛ̀ nyɛ Jiso li tsaŋ yee li kifɛ bimi tɛ̀ fuumi be bɛ wu.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

11Se nuuŋ le, bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa tɛ̀ kunsɛ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ le be tee le buu nuuŋ Baraba.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

12Pailɛt tuu bii li bee laa, “Ɛ mi mbuu lɛ, ŋgeeŋ bɛ wi wuni wu nɛ teenyi le Mfɔŋ wu Bɛjuu wuni?”So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

13Be tuu be waŋ lɛwe le, “Bɛ ta wu li kintaaŋ li bu taru.”And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14Pailɛt bii li bee laa, “Bɛ ta wu kii la? Fiee fi bifi fi wu fɛ nuuŋ la?” Be tuu be wɛndi be giiŋgi nɛɛ bulimfwee le, “Bɛ taaŋ wu li kintaaŋ li.”“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

15Nɛɛ lɛ, Pailɛt se buu nuuŋ Baraba kifɛ tɛ̀ wɛki le fɛ si kintutu kɛɛ tɛ̀ kɔŋgisi. Tee bɛ fiaaŋ Jiso, se nyɛ le be gɛɛŋ be taaŋ wu li kintaaŋ li.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

16Bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi bɛ Pailɛ-ɛt se dzɔ Jiso be lɛ be gɛɛŋ bɛ wu lɛ ntɔ wu bɛ tɛ̀ teenyi le Pletoolom. Si be tɛ̀ lɛ lɛ, be se koŋ kiŋkɛ ki kintutu ki bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i kɛɛ kichu ki banchɛ.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17Be dzɔ ndu yi bumfɔŋ yi gbɔɔ be chuumɛ wu li bwiŋ, be se lo kifɔ ki bumfɔ-ɔŋ ki nuuŋ biaŋ biaŋ be beeŋ wu li fa.They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18Be bɛchi be bundi wu le, “Buri, Mfɔŋ wu Bɛjuu.”And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19Si be tɛ̀ feti lɛ be tuki wu bɛ kimbaaŋ li kikoo li, be kwiyi wu bɛ budii, be bɛɛ be tundi núŋ wu lii, be bundi wu.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20Le be choosɛ wu lɛ be mɛɛshi, be kaari be buu ndu yi bumfɔŋ yi gbɔɔ yɛ wu li bwiŋ, be lii wu ndú yee li bwiŋ, be dzɔ wu be giiŋgi le be gɛɛŋ be taaŋ wu li kintaaŋ li.After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

21Le be ni be giiŋgi, be bikɛ bɛ wi wumu kuuki litɔɔ bukooŋ bwee le Simu, nuuŋ wi wu Sɛliŋ. Tɛ̀ nuuŋ te Alɛkɛsanda bɛ Lufu. Be kaŋ wu le too kintaaŋ ki Jiso-o.Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

22Be giiŋgi bɛ Jiso, be gɛɛŋ be bo fɛ kintsii ki bɛ teenyi le Gɔɔgɔɔta, (bukooŋ buni nuuŋ le Kiŋgefi ki Kikoo lɛ,)They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23be nyɛ mbiiŋ li wuu le woŋ ɛ be fiinsɛ bɛ ntsi yimi yi bɛ teenyi le mɛɛ. Se nuuŋ le Jiso ti mɛɛŋ ki woŋ kɛ.There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24Be se ta wu li kintaaŋ li. Be dzɔ ndú yee le be gachɛ li yi yi bee be se toŋ kaŋ bɛ ndú yilu le be kɛɛ wi wu nuuŋ dzɔɔ.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25Mfi wu be tɛ ta Jiso li kintaaŋ li tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ bikaa mfomɛyoofi fɛŋwɛɛŋ.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26Bɛ tsɛɛ fiee fi bɛ ta wu li kintaaŋ li kii fi, fi nuuŋ le, “Mfɔŋ wu Bɛjuu.”And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27Bɛ tɛ̀ tayɛ tɛ bɛyi bamu bɛfɛ li bintaaŋ li wumu lɛ kibɛnɛ ki Jiso-o ki kigɔŋɛ, wumu lɛ kibɛnɛ kee ki kimɛsɛ. [Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

28Fi se bɛ fi kɔchɛ si bɛ tɛ̀ tsɛɛ lɛ Kiŋwaati ki Nyɔ-ɔ le, “Bɛ tɛ̀ fa wu li kintutu ki bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ chɔ biee li lɛnti.”]Not in the BSB

29Bɛniiŋ se kɛti be ŋiŋgi Jiso be tiki bikoo, be tsuki wu bɛ ntsooŋ be tiiti le, “Ɛŋhɛɛŋ! Wɛ wu nuuŋ ɔ shaanshɛ yih yi muntofi ɔ kaari ɔ gwaŋ yi li jo taa li,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30fi yi ya, ɔ shee li kintaaŋ kɛɛ li.”come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31Bɛte muntofi bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ tiifi bɛnchi bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ tuu bee choosi wu be tiiti li yi yi bee le, “Tɛ̀ gii fii bɛniiŋ bamu, kɛɛ nuuŋ fi yi yee nsiŋ.In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32Wu wu nuuŋ Kinsofu ki Nyɔ tɛ̀ kaachɛ, wu wu nuuŋ Mfɔŋ wu bɛniiŋ bɛ Isɛlɛɛ shee li kintaaŋ li dɛɛni tɛ ŋɛŋ tɛ se beŋ li wuu.” Bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛ tɛ̀ taaŋ be li bintaaŋ li bɛ Jiso baa tɛ̀ tsuki tɛ wu bɛ ntsooŋ.Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

33Le gɛɛŋ bo fɛnshaaŋ kintikinti, lɛkuuŋ dza le jiŋ kwɛɛŋ kwikwi nsiiŋ gɛɛŋ bo jobɛ bikaa bitɛɛtu lɛ fɛmfo-o.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ bikaa bitɛɛtu, Jiso dza dzaaŋ lɛwe le, “Ɛlɔy, Ɛlɔy lama sabatani,” fi nuuŋ le, “Nyɔ yɛŋ, Nyɔ yɛŋ, ɛ la fi ɔ lɔŋ mi ni?”At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

35Le bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ tɛ̀ lemi fe woo, be tee le, “Yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, teenyɔɔ Ɛlaja.”When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36Wi wumu li bee linti dza letɛ dzɔ kifiiŋ, fooŋ li mbiiŋ mɛ mgbanyi-i, fasɛ li fintiiŋ li nɛɛki le woŋ, se tee le, “Lemɛ yɛɛŋ tɛ ŋɛŋ laa Ɛlaja gii bɛ shiiki wu li kintaaŋ kini-i le.”And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

37Jiso dza waŋ kwe lɛwe ŋge se yindɛ yindinɛ wu kimɛrisɛ.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38Ndu yi tɛ̀ gatini yih yi muntofi lɛnti tɛ̀ batɛ kintikinti mbɛɛchɛ fɛwe mbɔwu mbochu fɛtɛ li biŋkɛ bifɛ-ɛ.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39Le te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i wu tɛ̀ lemi Jiso limfwe tuu ŋɛŋ dze yi Jiso kwi le, se tee le, “Chɛɛŋ chɛɛŋ, wi wuni tuu nuuŋ Ŋwanɛ Nyɔ.”When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40Bukɛɛŋ bamu tɛ̀ lemi fe mfiiŋ be bichi. Li bee linti tɛ̀ nuuŋ Maariya Madaliŋ bɛ Maariya wu ni Jeeŋ wu bwi bɛ Jɔsɛ, wumu nuuŋ Salomɛ.And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41Bukɛɛŋ bani nuuŋ bɛ tɛ̀ shiiŋ be biki Jiso Galilii be fii wu. Be tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe mɔɔ bukɛɛŋ bamu tɛ ŋge bɛ tɛ̀ biee Jiso bee be bɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ.These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

42Tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ fɛmfo-o booyaa, ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ Jobɛ chi nachɛ-ɛ le be lɛ li jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi-i,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43wi wumu wu Arimatia wu bɛ tɛ̀ teenyi le Jɔsɛ, kaŋ shéŋ gɛɛŋ ŋɛŋ Pailɛt lɛkɛ gwini chi Jiso-o le gɛɛŋ diyɛ. Jɔsɛ wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi wu kintutu ki bɛniiŋ bɛ sɛki kwɛɛŋ lɛ, ɛ bɛniiŋ tɛ̀ guundi wu ŋge. Ɛ wu kibɛɛ tɛ̀ gii tɛŋgi tɛ mfi wu bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ gii naa bu bɛ.Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

44Pailɛt woo, kimfimɛ wondɛ wu le Jiso kwiɔ kituŋ. Se teeŋ te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i wɛ bɛ, se bii li wuu laa Jiso bee kwi kituŋ ni.Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

45Le woo li te kikoo wu bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i wɛ le Jiso bee kwi, se nyɛ gwini chilu li Jɔsɛ-ɛ.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46Jɔsɛ se dza gɛɛŋ go ndu yi dzeeŋ, gɛɛŋ shiiki gwini chi Jiso-o, fiɛɛmɛ fe, gɛɛŋ giiki lɛ dziŋ yi bɛ tɛ̀ chɔ li kimba-aŋ, biiŋgi tɛtɛ chi nɔŋa baanyɛ fweeŋ wu dziŋ yilu lu.So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

47Maariya Madaliŋ bɛ Maariya wu ni Jɔsɛ tɛ̀ ŋɛŋ kintsii ki bɛ diyɛ Jiso fe.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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