Matthew 27 (BWC)

1Ulukelo basimapepo bakindami bonse na bakalamba ba bantu balikumene baumfwana fintu bengepaya Yesu.When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

2Balimukakile bamupiita bamutwala ku mulashi Pilato.They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

3Lintu Yuda uwamufutwike amwene ukuti Yesu bamupingwila imfwa, alilangulwike pali fintu akitile. Abwesesyemo ulupiya lwa siufele amakumi yatatu kuli basimapepo bakindami nentungulusi,When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

4ukuti, “Nalibembwike, pantu nafutwike umuntu uwakaele!” Bamwaswike ukuti, “Uyo Mulandu obe!”“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

5Yuda aposele ulupiya mwi Tempele nokuyaikulika.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6Basimapepo bakindami batolele ulupiya nokulanda ukuti, “Ulu lupiya lwamulopa, takyasuminisiwa mwifunde lyesu ukulubika mukipao kya mwi Tempele.”The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

7Eikyo baumfwene ukusitamo ibala lyakwa kabumba wa nongo, umwakulasika bamwisa.After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

8Ekintu iyi nkende nandakayi itilwa ukuti “Ibala lya mulopa.”That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

9Ifyalandilwe kuli kasesema Yeremia fyalifikilisye ukuti, “Bapiitile ulupiya lwa siufele amakumi yatatu emutengo untu abena Israeli bamusitisisyepo,Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

10bailesitamo ibala lyakwa kabumba wa nongo ngafintu Imfumu yalandile.”and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

11Yesu bamutwele kumulashi Pilato uwamwipwisye ukuti, “Busye uuli Mfumu yaba Yuda?” Yesu ayaswike ukuti, “Naulanda.”Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12Lelo lintu basimapepo bakindami na bakalamba balemwebelela, tayaswikepo nangu kimo.And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

13Pilato amwipwisye ukuti, “Busye tauleumfwa ifintu fyonse ifi fintu balekwebelela?”Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

14Lelo Yesu alikene ukwasukapo isiwi nangu limo, iki kyalengele Pilato ukupapa.But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

15Lyonse pe Pasaka, umulashi alebakakwilapo umufungwa umo untu abantu balefwaya.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

16Pali iyi nsita kwali umufungwa umo uwali naisibikwa uwaleitwa ukuti Balaba.At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

17Lintu ibumba lyakolongene, Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Busye ninani mulefwaya imikakwile pali Balaba na Yesu uwitwa Klistu?”So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

18Pilato alisibe ukuti baaletele Yesu kuli ena pamulandu nomufimbila.For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19Lintu Pilato ali naikala pakipuna kya bupingusi umukasi wakwe amutumine amasiwi ukuti, “Wikita nangu kimo pali uyo muntu wakaele, ninkyusiwa apakalamba mukiloto pamulandu noyo muntu.”While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

20Lelo basimapepo bakindami naba kalamba basongelekenye abantu ukuti balombe ukubakakwila Balaba elo Yesu ena bamwipaye.But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

21Pilato aipwisye ibumba nakabili ukuti, “Busye pali aba babili, ninani mulimukufwaya imikakwile?” Bayaswike ukuti, “Balaba!”“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.

22Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Busye nomba inkite syani kuli Yesu uwitwa Klistu?” Bonse bayaswike ukuti, “Mutanikeni!”“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

23Lelo Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Mulandu nsi akitile?” Batampile ukubilisya nomba ukukilapo ukuti, “Mutanikeni”“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

24Lintu Pilato amwene ukuti tapali kintu engakita kuti ifimfulunganya fyaimafye, aabulile amensi, asamba kuminwe pamenso yabantu bonse nokulanda ukuti, “Nsiliimo muli iyi mfwa ya uyu muntu, mulandu wenufye!”When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

25Ibumba lyonse lyayaswike ukuti, “Lekeni umulopa wakwe ube pali fwebo napabana besu!”All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

26Pilato abakakwilile Balaba, kabili panuma alopola Yesu abapele ukuti bayemutanika.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

27Abasilika ba mulashi batwele Yesu mukipango, elo bakolonganika nempuka ya basilika yonse.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.

28Yesu bamufulile insalu syakwe nokumufwika umwingila wakasika.They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

29Bapikwile iŋana yamyunga bamufwika kumutwe, nokumufumbatika itete kukulyo. Balemufukamina nokumupunya ukuti, “Mulopwe kanabesa wemfumu ya Bayuda!”And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

30Balemumfwisila amate, bamupoka itete balamuma ku mutwe.Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

31Lintu bapwisisye ukumupunika, bamufulile umukansu bamufwika insalu syakwe, Elo bamutwala mukumutanika.After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

32Lintu baleya, bakumenye umwaume uwalefuma ku Sirene isina lyakwe ni Simoni, kabili abasilika bamupatikisye ukupiita umusalaba wakwa Yesu.Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

33Bafikile kunkende iyaleitwa Gologota, ikilepilibula ukuti, “Inkende ya Fipaanga”.And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

34Bapele Yesu umwangasi wasankana nendusya ukuti anwe, lelo panuma abika palulimi, alikene ukunwa.they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

35Lintu bamutanike, balependula pakwakana insalu syakwe.When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

36Nokwikala pansi balamulinda.And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37Pamulu wamutwe wakwe babikilepo akapampa apalembelwe umulandu untu bamwipailepo ukuti, “Uyu ni Yesu Imfumu ya Bayuda.”Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38Batanikepo notupondo tubili kamo kukulyo nakambi kukuso.Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.

39Abapita nsila balepukunya imitwe nokutuka Yesu insele,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

40balelanda ukuti, “Ewebo walelanda ati kuti wabongolola itempele nokulikula nakabili munsiku sitatu! Ngoli Mwana wakwa Lesa ipususye! Ikila pamusalaba!”and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

41Mu musango umowine basimapepo bakindami na bakafundisya ba Mafunde na bakalamba ba bantu balemupunika ukuti,In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

42“Alepususya bambi, lelo ena teti aipususye! Nga nimfumu yabena Israeli, akoke pamusalaba! Elintu twalamusumina!“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

43Aketekele muli Lesa, ale Lesa namupususye ngalimutemwa, pantu alelanda ati, ‘Ndimwana wakwa Lesa!’”He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

44Notupondo tubili utwatanikwe pamo nao twalemusalula.In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

45Ukufuma lintu akasuba kafikile pamutwe pansita ya 12 koloko mukyalo monse mwafiitile nafititi, ukufika napansita ya 15 koloko.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

46Pansita ya 15 koloko Yesu alilile mwisiwi ilikalamba ukuti, “Eloi, Eloi, Lama sabakatani?” Ikilepilibula ukuti, “Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi, Nikinsi mwandekelesesya?”About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47Lintu bamo pabaali nabeminina palya baumfwile ifi, balandile ukuti, “Aleita Eliya.”When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

48Palyapene, umo pali bena abutwike ayapiita umwepu atubika mu mwangansi wakantuka, autunga kwitete nokupa Yesu ukuti anwe.One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.

49Lelo bambi balandile ukuti, “Tulolele, tumone Eliya ngalaisa mupususya!”But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

50Kabili lintu Yesu apundile isiwi lyapamulu, awe aleka nomweo.When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

51Pali ilya nsita insalu baali nabatanika mwi Tempele yalepwike pabili ukufuma pamulu ukufika pansi. Isonde lyalitentele, amabwe yalilepawike,At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

52imanda syaliswike, abantu bamusilo abengi abali nabafwa balibusiwe.The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

53Bafumine mu manda, napanuma yakubuka kwakwa Yesu baile mumusumba wamusilo, nokuyamonekela kubantu abengi.After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

54Lintu umukalamba wabasilika nabasilika abalelinda Yesu baumfwile makumba nokumona ifintu fyonse ifyakitike, bakwetwe nomwenso nokulanda ukuti, “Mukisinka uyu muntu aali Mwana wakwa Lesa!”When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

55Kwali banamayo abengi, abaletamba akatalamukila, bakonkele Yesu ukufuma ku Galili kukulamutangata.And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

56Pali bena pali Mariya Mangadelena, Mariya nyina wakwa Yakobo na Yosefu, nanyina wabana bakwa Zebedee.Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

57Lintu kyali ikyungulo, kwaisile umukankala ukufuma ku Alimateya isina lyakwe ni Yosefu, kabili nao ali musambi wakwa Yesu.When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

58Aile kuli Pilato mukulomba ikitumbi kyakwa Yesu. Pilato apele insambu ukuti bapele Yosefu ikitumbi.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

59Eikyo Yosefu apiitile umubili wakwa Yesu aupomba munsalu iyipya,So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60aubika namumanda yakwe iipya intu afonkwele mwilibwe. Elo akunkulusisyapo ilibwe ilikalamba pamwinsi wamanda aya nokuya.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

61Mariya Magadalena na Mariya mubiye bali nabekala kulyakwine apalungatene nemanda.Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

62Ubusiku bwakonkelepo, panuma yabusiku bwakupekanya, basimapepo bakindami naba Falise baile kuli Pilato.The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

63Balandile ati, “Mwemfumu, natwibusya fintu ulya muntu wabufi alelanda lintu ali umumi ukuti, ‘Nkabuka nakabili panuma yansiku sitatu.’“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

64Peleni abakulonda imanda yakwe bwino bwino mpanka nobusiku bwabutatu, pakuti abasambi bakwe bekeyamwiba elo bakaleyeba abantu ukuti nabuka kubafwa. Ubu bufi bwakulekesya bukabipapo ukukila ubwakwambilapo.”So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

65Pilato abebele ukuti, “Piiteni abakulonda, musininkisye ukuti balonda bwino bwino imanda ngafintu mwisibe.”“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

66Efintu bailefenenkesyapo, basyapo nabasilika bakulonda.So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

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