Luke 23 (NCR) · Opened

1No ŋgoo yi bamii ba sage bansa jɛmɛ noo, bo mo bo ja bo bachii bo jo Jiso bo gɛɛne bɛ wu fɛ Balɛt le.Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.

2No bo gɛnɛ bo bu fo, bo kɛ bo tu bo chuuyi mwɛɛ ye ye le, bo duu lɛ, “Muh wunɛ jiɛnyi wu chɛŋe bɛ woŋ wese, wu faŋe lɛ keefɛ bamii laaŋe ŋwa Kaisa wù Nfoŋ wu Lum le gɛ, wu ka jɛmɛ lɛ wu le Mbvusɛ wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka, fi duunyi lɛ wu le Nfoŋ wumu tɛ.”And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

3Balɛt biih Jiso le lɛ, “Le wo wu le Nfoŋ Bajuu?” Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Le no wo jɛme.”So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

4Balɛt mo wu ja wu jɛmɛ bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ bɛ kinchvu ki bamii ki gɛ̀ bee fo le lɛ, “Mbaaŋ yɛŋ gɛ fiɛɛ fì muh wunɛ jiale le gɛ.”Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

5Bo bachii tu bo nyiide gɛh lɛ, “Muh wunɛ jiɛnyi wu yɛyi bamii woŋ wu Judia le wuchii wu nyiise lɛ bo tɛɛme bikwɛɛ. Wu gɛ̀ kɛ Galalee, wu le wu to wa wu fɛsɛ mɛɛse a kinlaantɛŋ kinɛ le.”But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

6No Balɛt yu finɛ noo, wu mo wu biih wu le lɛ, “Muh wunɛ le muh wu Galalee?”When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7Bo bɛɛŋ, wu mo wu tuŋ Jiso fɛ Nfoŋ Hɛlod le, nje le wu wù gɛ̀ sage kimbe ki woŋ kwɛɛ le, wu gɛ̀ bee tɛ Yɛlusalɛm kife kiyu le.And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.

8Bo gɛɛŋ bɛ Jiso, Nfoŋ Hɛlod yɛŋ wu le wu yu njoŋ baaŋ, nje wu gɛ̀ shee wu yuge kune wu, wù kɛme kiŋkoŋɛ ki wu yɛ̂ŋ wu le, wu jiiŋe tɛ lɛ segemu Jiso lé wu gê fiɛɛ fì duunyi bvuŋga bvu Nyo wu yɛŋ.When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

9Wu she wu biih mwɛɛ Jiso le wesee, geenɛ wu gɛ chvuu fiɛɛ gɛ.Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

10Wu gɛ̀ biide bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ bɛ bamii ba gɛ̀ duunyi banchi ba Nyo lɛme tɛ fo bo chuunyi mwɛɛ mù tɛɛme ye yi Jiso le.Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

11Nfoŋ Hɛlod bɛ bamii be banchi ja bo mo bo kɛ bo keede wu, bo sɛɛse wu, bo susɛ wu bɛ njú yi woŋ, bo chwɛɛsɛ wu bo chvuu wu tu jiŋ fɛ Balɛt le.And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

12Gɛ̀ bee Balɛt bɛ Nfoŋ Hɛlod banɛ. Abvubwɛɛ, bo tu nsaŋ.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

13No bo chvuse Jiso jiŋ, Balɛt kuŋ bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ mo bamii ba gɛ̀ sage woŋ, wu ka wu kuŋ bamii bachii.Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14Bo taashɛ, wu du bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ be too bɛ muh wunɛ fɛnɛ lɛ wù gee bamii tɛɛme bikwɛɛ, ndoo ntaa mwɛɛ mu bɛŋ nyiide bɛ mu a bɛŋ jii, bɛŋ yêgɛ bɛŋ yû, mbaaŋ yɛŋ gɛ mwɛɛ mù bɛŋ chuunyi ye ye le lɛ wu le wu ge fiɛɛ fimi gɛ,and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.

15Nfoŋ Hɛlod tɛ be baaŋ yɛŋ gɛ. Le fiɛɛ fì be ge fɛ wu kaasɛ wu chvuu muh wunɛ jiŋ besabɛŋ le. Bɛŋ yɛŋ tɛ lɛ muh wunɛ baaŋ jiaa gɛ fiɛɛ fì taŋlo ba yuuyɛ lo wu gɛ.Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

16Noo, nlé ntâaŋ gɛh lo wu, nchînɛ wu le, wu gɛ̂ɛne.”Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

17To nyume kife ki Ŋka wu Ndaŋfe wunɛ, tu Balɛt kɛme ki wu bvûsɛ muh wu mumwaa yeh yi cha le wu nya bamii le.Not in the BSB

18Bamii bachii mo bo ja bo kɛ bo wanɛ lo bo gɛɛne yu lɛ, “Wo lɛ̂ɛshɛ lo muh wunɛ, wo bvûse Balaba yeh yi cha le wo nyâ bee le!”But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19Balaba wunɛ gɛ̀ bee yeh yi cha le nje wu gɛ̀ kɛ ŋgɛ alaantɛŋ wu yu muh.(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20Balɛt yu noo wu ka wu jɛmɛ bamii bachii le nje wu gɛ̀ goone ki wu chînɛ Jiso le.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21Geenɛ, bo tu bo wanɛ gɛh lɛ, “Ba tâ lo wu yi kintaaŋ le, ba tâ lo wu yi kintaaŋ le!”but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

22Balɛt ka wu jɛmɛ bamii le kiŋgane kintɛde lɛ, “Ba tâ wu nje la? Fiɛɛ fì befe fi wu ge le la? Mbaaŋ n'yɛŋ gɛ jialɛ chì wu ge le, ki ba yuuyɛ lo wu gɛ. Nlé ntaaŋ lo wu, nchinɛ wu le.”A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”

23Bo mo bo mɛ gɛh bo wanɛ lo bɛ bvuŋga lɛ, “Ba tâ lo wu yi kintaaŋ le.” Ŋ'waŋ wuboo ya Balɛt.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

24Noo, Balɛt suunɛ nsa wu chinɛ wu le, lɛ bo ge bɛ wu no bo koŋe.So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

25Wu mo wu bvusɛ muh wɛɛ yeh yi ncha le, nyu wu wù bo gɛ̀ biide, wù gɛ̀ kɛ ŋgɛ alaantɛŋ wu ka wu yuuyɛ muh. No wu bvuse, wu mo wu nya Jiso no bo gɛ̀ goone.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

26Bo mo bo jo Jiso bo gɛɛne bɛ wu. No bo gɛɛne, bo tasɛ bɛ muh mu wu kwɛɛde nchvuuŋ, jee che nyu lɛ Samoŋ, nyu muh wu Sɛliŋ. Bo tooŋsɛ wu bo mo bo gɛɛ kintaaŋ ki Jiso fɛ wu gbwe, wu mo wu tuu wu bii Jiso le.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

27Bɛ bo mo bo gɛɛne, kinchvu ki bamii ki duude bii bo le. Bamu nyu bikɛse bo gɛ̀ beede, bo taanyi baŋgɛ be.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

28Jiso ja wu kaasɛ ye wu jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, “Bikɛse ba Yɛlusalɛm, keefɛ bɛŋ bêede fɛ mɛne gɛ. Bɛŋ bêede nyu fɛ bikwɛɛ biɛna le, mo fɛ booŋ bena le.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29Bɛŋ kêe lɛ kife too lo kì ba lé ba gê ba jɛ̂me lɛ, njoŋ wù baaŋ le wù bikɛse ba le kaa bo baaŋ mwa boo gɛ, bo gɛ baaŋ mwa a yaŋse gɛ.Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

30Lé gê nyû kife kiyu le, bamii wanɛ lɛ bambegɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ le lɛ, ‘Bɛŋ gwêeyɛ ye yese le’, bo wanɛ bambegɛ ba shige shige le lɛ, ‘Bɛŋ bâŋɛ bee’.At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

31Bo lé bo gê bo wânɛ noo nje bamii gee kfuu chi finɛ fiɛɛ bɛ kite kì baaŋ ki jiɛɛ, bo ge nɛɛ bɛ kì le ki yunɛ ka.”For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32No bo gɛ̀ gɛɛne bɛ Jiso noo, bo gɛ̀ kɛme bamii bancha bafɛɛ ba bɛ bo gɛ̀ gɛɛne ki bo yuuyɛ bo tɛ.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

33Bo gɛɛŋ bo bu kijusɛ kimu ki ba tɛŋe lɛ Ŋgboge wu Kikwɛɛ, bo mo bo ta Jiso yi kintaaŋ le, bo ta tɛ bamii bancha bafɛɛ baa yi bintaaŋ le, wu mumwaa a kibo ki Jiso kinchiɛɛŋ le, wumu a kibo kiŋkoŋo le.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

34Jiso ja wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Chii, lɛ̂ɛshɛ bimbefɛ bi bamii banɛ, nje gɛ bo kee fiɛɛ fì bo gee gɛ.” Bamii bayu jo njú yi Jiso bo tuŋ kaŋ yu ki bo ga bikwɛɛ biboo le.Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35Mwɛɛ munɛ munchii gɛ̀ kooshi bɛ Jiso noo, bamii lɛme fo bo jiiŋe. Bamii ba gɛ̀ sage woŋ ka bo ja fiboo bo buu lo wu bo duu lɛ, “Wu chi fii bamii bamu, wu fi lɛ kikwɛɛ ke mɛɛse, wu nɛ le Mbvusɛ wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka, wu cha.”The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

36Bamii ba nchi tɛ tu bo chwɛɛse wu, bo nya wu mbvuuŋ ma ŋgbwamɛ,The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

37bo jɛmɛ lɛ, “Wo fɛnɛ le Nfoŋ wu Bajuu, fîh kikwɛɛ kuŋ.”“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

38Bo saŋ ŋwa bo ta a kikwɛɛ ki Jiso we lɛ, “Wunɛ le Nfoŋ wu Bajuu.”Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39Muh wu ncha wumu wù bɛ bo gɛ̀ shɛnɛ yi bintaaŋ le fo, wu ja wu tu wu naanyi Jiso, wu duu lɛ, “Le gɛh wo wù Mbvusɛ wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka? Fîh kikwɛɛ kuŋ, wo fîh tɛ bee.”One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

40Muh mu wɛɛ yu fiɛɛ fì wu jɛme, wu wamɛ wu bii lɛ, “Gɛ wo faane Nyo gɛ? Wo le yi ŋgɛ le yɛɛŋ nje no wu le.But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

41Besa wo kwee nchiɛɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ nyu nlaŋe wu mwɛɛ mù mbefe mu besa wo ge le, geenɛ muh wunɛ kwe fie wu baaŋ jiaa gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ.”We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42Muh ncha wunɛ mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Jiso, wo ge wo tâne mɛ sege wo lé wo sâge bvunfoŋ bwuŋ.”Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

43Jiso jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Nsɛŋe wo nchiɛɛŋ lɛ abɛŋ le nyu besa wo kijusɛ ki njoŋ ki Nyo le.”And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

44Juu gɛ̀ bɛɛŋ chi leesɛ, akfuuŋ ja ajiiŋ, woŋ wuchii gɛɛne bude juu bikaa bitɛde fɛnshɛ,It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

45Nju yì gɛ̀ gade yeh yi kintanyɛ yi mo yi suunɛ antɛnɛɛ yi tu bimbe bifɛɛ.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

46Jiso gɛ̀ bee yi kintaaŋ le, wu ja wu waŋ fɛwɛɛwe lɛ, “Chii, nnyaa kiyo kaŋ chiaaŋ yo le.” No wu jɛmɛ noo, wu mo wu yɛnɛ n'yɛnɛ wu kimaga.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

47Chiji kikwɛɛ ki bamii ba nchi wù gɛ̀ lɛme fo, wu doo wu yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì kooshi le, wu nya mbɛɛŋsɛ Nyo le wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Nchiɛɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ, muh wunɛ chi bee gɛ bɛ jialɛ gɛ.”When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48Bamii bachii ba gɛ̀ taashɛ fo ki bo yɛŋ fiɛɛ fì kooshi le, bo yɛŋ noo bo mo bo ja bo kaase bo kwɛɛde ala aboo le, bo soge bikwɛɛ.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

49Nsáa yi Jiso yichii gɛ̀ to fiboo yi lɛɛŋ nyu je yì ndefe le bo tu bo yɛde fiɛɛ fì kooshi le. Bamu gɛ̀ bee bikɛse ba gɛ̀ ja Galalee bo bi wu le.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

50Muh mu gɛ̀ bee kife kiyu le ba tɛŋe lɛ Yosɛf, gɛ̀ bee muh wu a kinlaantɛŋ ki Bajuu kimi kì ba gɛ̀ tɛŋe lɛ Alimatia. Wu gɛ̀ bee muh wù joŋe, ka nyume muh wù chaaŋ a Nyo jii, wu chiɛɛne tɛ kife kì Nyo lé wu gê wu tô wu sâge bvunfoŋ bwe. Wu gɛ̀ bee tɛ muh wu ŋgoo yi bamii ba gɛ̀ sage bansa le. Geenɛ, wu gɛ̀ baaŋ bɛɛŋ gɛ fie fiɛɛ fì bo gɛ̀ seesɛ ki bo ge bɛ Jiso gɛ.Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

52Wu gɛɛŋ fɛ Balɛt le, wu lɛgɛ ki wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu jo gvunɛ chi Jiso.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

53Balɛt bɛɛŋ, wu mo wu gɛɛŋ wu shiishɛ gvunɛ chiyu, wu baŋɛ a nju le wu tuu, wu gɛɛŋ wu giŋsɛ a jɛŋ yi ba gɛ̀ cho yi kimbaaŋ le, ba baaŋ muh yo a jiiyɛ gɛ.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

54Gɛ̀ bee Juu chi nseesɛ ki bo lee juu chi yuuŋ le, shɛge wa shige yuuŋ chiyu kɛ.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

55Bikɛse baa ba gɛ̀ ja Galalee bo bi Jiso le, bo bi Yosɛf le fɛ jɛŋ, ki bo gɛɛŋ bo yɛŋ no wu giŋse gvunɛ chi Jiso a jɛŋ.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56Bo gɛ̀ ja fo, bo mo bo tuu jiŋ ala aboo le, bo gɛɛŋ bo seesɛ mɛɛ mà joŋe mà yefɛ mà gwee wuŋ mà bo gɛ̀ yeefe agvuuŋ yu. Gɛ̀ bee juu chi yuuŋ, bo she yuuŋ no nchi wuboo gɛ̀ goone.Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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