Mark 15 (NCR) · Opened

1No bvu gɛ̀ yuude bvu too nɛ, bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ bɛ bamii ba sage woŋ mo bamii ba duunyi banchi ba Nyo, bɛ bamii bamu bachii ba sage bansa mo bo shii bo chu ntaŋ, bo kaaŋ Jiso, bo jo wu bo gɛɛŋ bo nya chiaaŋ yi Balɛt le.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.

2Balɛt biih Jiso le lɛ, “Le wo wu le Nfoŋ Bajuu?” Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, “Le no wo jɛme.”So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3Bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ kɛ bo tu bo chuunyi mwɛɛ ye yi Jiso le wesee.And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

4Noo, Balɛt ka wu biih Jiso le lɛ, “Gɛ wo kɛme fiɛɛ fì wo chvuu gɛ? Wo yuge gɛh mwɛɛ mù ba chuunyi yi ye yo le?”Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

5Geenɛ Jiso gɛ chvuu lo fiɛɛ wu le gɛ. Jwe yuŋ Balɛt.But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6Ge to nyume kife ki Ŋka wu Ndaŋfe wunɛ le, Balɛt bvusɛ muh wu ncha wù mumwaa yeh yi ncha le wù bamii le bo lɛgɛ.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

7Gɛ̀ bee kife kiyu le, muh mu nyu yeh yi ncha le jee che nyu lɛ Balaba, wu nyu ŋgoo yi bamii ba gɛ̀ bee yeh yi ncha le ba gɛ̀ kɛ ŋgɛ alaantɛŋ bo yuuyɛ bamii.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8Kinchvu ki bamii mo ki to ki kɛ ki biide lɛ Balɛt ge gɛh no wu to wù gee fɛ bo le.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9Balɛt biih bo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ goone lɛ mbvusɛ nyu Nfoŋ wu Bajuu?”“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

10Wu gɛ̀ biide noo nje wu gɛ̀ kee lɛ bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ le bo nya Jiso chiaaŋ ye le nje bo gɛ̀ bɛɛne kindoŋ bɛ wu.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

11Geenɛ, bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ bɛɛsɛ kinchvu ki bamii lɛ bo du lɛ wu bvusɛ nyu Balaba.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

12Balɛt ka wu biih bo le lɛ, “Ndoo mbvusɛ noo, ŋge nɛɛ bɛ muh wunɛ wù bɛŋ tɛŋe lɛ Nfoŋ wu Bajuu?”So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

13Bo mo bo waŋ lo fɛwɛɛwe lɛ, “Ba tâ lo wu yi kintaaŋ le.”And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14Balɛt biih bo le lɛ, “Ba ta wu nje la? Fiɛɛ fì befe fì wu ge le la?” Bo ka bo wanɛ bo gɛɛne gɛh lo fwe lɛ, “Ba tâ wu yi kintaaŋ le.”“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

15Noo, Balɛt mo wu bvusɛ Balaba nje wu gɛ̀ goone ki wu gê no kinchvu goone. Wu jɛmɛ ba taaŋ Jiso, bo mo bo nya lɛ ba gɛɛŋ ba ta yi kintaaŋ le.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

16Bamii ba nchi baa mo bo jo Jiso bo lee bo gɛɛŋ bɛ wu a nto fɛ ba gɛ̀ tɛŋe lɛ Bletoliuŋ. Lɛ bo lee, bo mo bo kuŋ kimbɛge ki ŋgoo yi bamii ba nchi bachii bo taashɛ.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17Bo mo bo jo nju yi bvunfoŋ bo susɛ wu ye le, bo ka bo lu kifo ki bvunfoŋ ki nyu mbiaŋmbiaŋ bo booŋ a wu fwa.They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18Bo kɛ bo buune wu bo duu lɛ, “Biaa yi bimbaaŋ. Nfoŋ Bajuu.”And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19No bo gee noo bo tu bo suŋe wu bɛ kimbaŋ yi kikwɛɛ le, bo chuuyi wu bɛ chwɛne ye ye le, bo too bo tumɛ anyuu a wu jii, bo buune wu.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20Bo gɛ̀ chwɛɛsɛ wu noo bo mɛsɛ, bo kaasɛ bo baa nju yi bvunfoŋ chiɛɛ, bo jii njú ye, ye ye le, bo mo bo jo wu bo gɛɛne bɛ wu ki bo gɛɛŋ bo ta yi kintaaŋ le.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.

21Bo doo bo gɛɛne, bo tasɛ bɛ muh mu wu kwɛɛde nchvuuŋ jee che nyu lɛ Samoŋ, gɛ̀ bee muh wu Sɛliŋ. Wu gɛ̀ bee chiji Alɛksanda bɛ Lufu. Bo mo bo tooŋsɛ wu lɛ wu tuu kintaaŋ ki Jiso.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.

22Bo tu bo gɛɛne bɛ Jiso bo gɛɛŋ bo bu kijusɛ kimu ki ba tɛŋe lɛ Golgota le, (Jee chinɛ le lɛ Ŋgboge wu Kikwɛɛ),They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23bo mo bo nya mbvuuŋ ma ba fiiŋsɛ bɛ nche yimi ba tɛŋe lɛ mɛɛl. Geenɛ Jiso gɛ mu gɛ.There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24Bo mo bo ta wu yi kintaaŋ le. Ba jo njú ye ki bo ga bikwɛɛ biboo le, bo tuŋ kaŋ bɛ njú yiyu ki bo kɛɛ muh wu jo.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25Kife ki ba gɛ̀ ta Jiso yi kintaaŋ le gɛ̀ bee juu bikaa bvuugɛ ataana.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26Bo saŋ ŋwa wu duunyi fiɛɛ fì bo ta wu yi kintaaŋ le nje fi lɛ, wu le, “Nfoŋ wu Bajuu.”And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27Ba gɛ̀ ta tɛ bachoŋ bafɛɛ yi bintaaŋ le, wumu a kibo ki Jiso kinchiɛɛŋ le, wumu a kibo ke kiŋkoŋo le. [Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

28Fi mo fi kojɛ no ba gɛ̀ saŋ a Ŋwa wu Nyo le lɛ, “Ba gɛ̀ ta wu bɛ bamii ba befe.]”Not in the BSB

29Bamii tu bo fede bo yɛde Jiso le bo bɛme bɛ bikwɛɛ, bo baade wu bɛ banchuŋ bo duu lɛ, “Ahaaa! Wo wù chi bee ki wo sâ yeh yi kintanyɛ wo kaasɛ wo jooŋ yi aju le atade,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,

30gɛh fi la kikwɛɛ kuŋ wo shii yi kintaaŋ kɛɛ le.”come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31Bachiji kintanyɛ ba baaŋ baaŋ bɛ bamii ba duunyi banchi ba Nyo tu bo buu tɛ wu lɛbolɛbo bo duu lɛ, “Wu chi fii bamii bamu njɛ wu taŋlo wu fi kikwɛɛ ke sɛŋ.In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32Wu, wu le Mbvusɛ wu Nyo gɛ̀ ka, wù le Nfoŋ wu bamii ba Ishwala, wu shîi la yi kintaaŋ le mɛɛse bee yɛŋ bee mo be bɛɛŋ wu le.” Bamii baa ba bo gɛ̀ ta yi bintaaŋ le bɛ Jiso tu bo baade tɛ wu bɛ banchuŋ.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.

33Juu gɛ̀ bɛɛŋ chi leesɛ, akfuuŋ ja ajiiŋ woŋ wuchii gɛɛne bude juu bikaa bitɛde fɛnshɛ.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34Lɛ to nyume juu bikaa bitɛde, Jiso ja wu jaŋ fɛwɛɛwe lɛ, “Ɛloy, Ɛloy lama sabatani.” Fì le lɛ, “Nyo waŋ, Nyo waŋ, wo noŋ mɛ nɛ nje la?”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?”

35Bamii bamu ba gɛ̀ lɛme fo doo bo yu, bo jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bɛŋ yêgɛ bɛŋ yû, wu tɛŋe Alaja.”When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36Muh mu bo le ja wu legɛ wu jo kfusha, wu fuuŋ a mbvuuŋ ma ŋgbwamɛ le, wu booŋ yi finte le wu chiaasɛ lɛ wu mu, bo mo bo jɛmɛ lɛ, “Gɛh lɛ̂ɛŋ nɛ besabɛŋ yɛŋ laa Alaja le wu to wu shiishɛ wu yi kintaaŋ kinɛ le lɛ.”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 ja wu waŋ fɛwɛɛwe wu mo wu yɛnɛ n'yɛnɛ wu kimaga.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38Nju yì gɛ̀ gade yeh yi kintanyɛ antɛŋ badɛ antɛnɛɛ kɛge fɛwe boge bude fɛkuu bimbe bifɛɛ.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39Chiji kikwɛɛ ki bamii ba nchi wù gɛ̀ lɛme a Jiso fwe doo wu yɛŋ je yì Jiso kwe yi le, wu mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Nchiɛɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ, muh wunɛ chi bee Mwa Nyo.”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!”

40Bikɛse bamu gɛ̀ lɛme fo je yì ndefe le bo jiiŋe. Ŋgoo yiboo gɛ̀ bee Mɛɛle Madaleŋ bɛ Mɛɛle wù bwe Jɛm wù shige bɛ Yosɛf, wumu nyu Salome.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.

41Bikɛse banɛ le ba gɛ̀ bii Jiso le Galalee bo fii wu. Bo gɛ̀ bee fo bɛ bikɛse bamu tɛ wesee ba gɛ̀ bi Jiso le bɛ bo to Yɛlusalɛm.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.

42Gɛ̀ bee wa fɛnfu abvu, no gɛ̀ bee Juu chi Nseesɛ ki bo lee yi juu chi yuuŋ le,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43muh mu wu Alimatia wù ba gɛ̀ tɛŋe lɛ Yosɛf, kaaŋ fitele wu gɛɛŋ wu yɛŋ Balɛt le ki wu lɛ̂gɛ gvunɛ chi Jiso wu gɛɛŋ wu jiiyɛ. Yosɛf wunɛ gɛ̀ bee ŋgoo yi bamii ba sage woŋ, bamii gɛ̀ ŋgvuune wu chuule. Wu kibɛɛ gɛ̀ chiɛɛne tɛ kife kì bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo lé bvu gê bvu tôJoseph 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.

44Balɛt yu, jwe yuŋ lo wu lɛ Jiso be wu kwe wa. Wu tɛɛŋ kikwɛɛ ki bamii ba nchi kɛɛ ki to, wu biih wu le laa Jiso be wu kwe wa lɛ.Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

45Wu doo wu yu a kikwɛɛ ki bamii ba nchi kiyu le lɛ Jiso be wu kwe wa, wu mo wu nya gvunɛ chiyu Yosɛf le.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46Yosɛf mo wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu gu nju yì joŋe, wu gɛɛŋ wu shiishɛ gvunɛ chi Jiso, wu baŋɛ a nju le, wu gɛɛŋ wu giŋsɛ a jɛŋ yì ba cho yi kimbaaŋ le, wu biŋsɛ kibwee ki tɛdɛ wu baŋɛ jwe wu jɛŋ yɛɛ yu.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.

47Mɛɛle Madaleŋ bɛ Mɛɛle wù bwe Yosɛf yɛŋ kijusɛ ki ba jiiyɛ Jiso fo.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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