Luke 23 (PLJ) · Opened

1Kan kiri kǝ bǝn kup ba la Yesu cina wu ri ti cina dǝ Bilatus gun kǝ Roma.Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.

2Kan wu nǝm gadlǝr gǝsi, wu wule, <<Mǝ zam mbarǝm kǝn ne mi den guzǝl mbarǝm kǝ atl gǝmi ka. Tǝ wul wur'e, <Ba wu ɓatl wurpi bom dǝ Kaisar da'a,> Eso tǝ wule, ti ni'e Almasihu gunye.> >>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.”

3Kan Bilatus ba tambe Yesu, tǝ wule, <<Ki ni'e gun kǝ mǝn Yahuda ya?>> Yesu nǝmi ti, tǝ wule, <<Yari gi utu.>>So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

4Kan Bilatus ba yari kiri mǝn keri bar ju ɗiri Yam gwa, na mbarǝm ju nan ra lasi gwa, <<Amiwo a zam mbarǝm kǝn na jiltǝn gon da'a.>>Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

5Arni wu hori ti utu ra, wu wule, <<Na kulci gǝs ni tǝ tli mbatl mbarǝm kǝ atl kǝ Yahuda kup. Ya nǝm ni tor Galili, tǝ kop las har tor ɗe.>>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.”

6Na kumi untuwo, arni kan Bilatus ba tambe ko ti ba mǝn Galili ni.When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7Nan ya kum'e ti ni gip atl kǝ Hiriduso, arni tǝ wule dǝ ri ti cina dǝ Hiridus, muntu kan ra su Urushalimaka gip muri ju gwa.And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.

8Nan Hiridus shin Yesuwo, ar gholi ti mbatl nari, domicin tunkani ya den ndu'i shini kǝ Yesu, don tǝ ɓom muri na kumi shirǝm den tǝwi, ndu'i gǝso dǝ Yesu pi bar kǝ dlǝkǝntǝn jen tǝ shini.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.

9Kan Hirudus ba tambe ti bar na womti, ama Yesu yon gǝs top.Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

10Kiri mǝn keri bar ju kan ɗiri Yam na mǝn kulci doka tu Yam bi Musa gwa ra dlor-dlor, kan wu pi ta ɗiri shirǝm li gam mǝn ndǝrtǝn den Yesu na womti.Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

11Kan Hirudus na mǝn bi'utu gǝs ba nǝmi ti yari usun shirǝm na shini shu, kan wu la'i ti bar lulur kǝ gunye, wu pali ti rǝn kar Bilatus ka.And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

12Ter kawo Hirudus na Bilatus ba kum gos kǝ ezǝn da'a, ama daga gastuwo arni wu dǝm berǝmi.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

13Bilatus la bi kiri mǝn keri bar ju ɗiri Yam gwa, na kiri kǝ bǝni na nami mbarǝme,Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14kan tǝ wul wur'e, <<Kǝ ɗirim mbarǝm kǝn den tǝ tli mbatl mbarǝme. A ngen momi bar ju kǝ yari den ti cina da'ine, ar tu a zam ti na am gip bar ju kǝ yari den ti gwa da'a.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.

15Hiridus ma untu ni, ar tu ya pali ti ɗir am dami wi, ar tu kǝ shin ya pi argon nan ndari dǝ ri ti e gwa da'a.Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

16Ra untuwo, a ɓo ti a za ti tǝ ndara.Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

18Arni kup gǝzǝn wu la yar na bi nǝm, wu wule, <<Pika na mbarǝm tu, kan kǝ pǝtli mi Barabas!>>But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19(Barabas kan ɓal ti bom-moni den tǝ kem dǝ tli mbatl mbarǝm kǝ bǝn kan ba ri gon eka gwa).(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20Bilatus ndu'e tǝ pǝtl Yesu ka, arni tǝ shirǝm nan wur ra esi.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21Ama wu tli na womi bari, wu wule, <<Dǝ giciye ti ka! Dǝ giciye tǝ ka!>>but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

22Kǝ myakani, Bilatus ba wul wur'e, <<Den unu? Unun mbarǝm kǝn pi wani wu? A zam argon den ti nan ndari dǝ ri ti eka gwa da'a. Ra untuwo, a kem dǝ ɓo ti kan a pǝtl tǝ ka.>>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.”

23Ama la'i yar gǝzǝn na nari den liri dǝ ri ti ekawo, ar kem tǝ kopi wuri.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

24Arni Bilatus gudlumi tor mbatl den ti pi wur argon tu wu ndu gwa.So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

25Kan tǝ pǝtli wur mbarǝm tu kan la ti bom-moni den tǝ tli mbatl bǝn yam kan ba ri gon eka gwa, muntu wu wul ra gwa, tǝ bi wur Yesu wu pi ti argon tu wu ndu gwa.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

26Nan wu den ritǝn na Yesuwo, arni wu nǝm Siman ba mǝn Sayirin, muntu ɗǝl ɗir bi lǝp tǝ te gip bǝn utuwi gwa. Wu ne ti giciye kǝ Yesu yar wu wul ti'e, tǝ kop Yesu kari.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.

27Mbarǝm na womti ba kop tǝ kari, na mǝtli gip wur munju den kulu na ɓe ngetl guna den ti gwa.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

28Yesu bali ger kaar tǝ wul wur'e, <<Mǝtli kǝ Urushalima, kulim ni gam da'a, ama kuli ni gam gin na mimir gini.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29Don pǝt jen ba ɗir lokoci tu ki wule, <njikǝn na mǝtli ju kan zam gǝri da'a, na nyin ju kan tle wur da ma wu mani ghol mbatli.>Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

30Untuwo, mbarǝm ba wul tlǝndǝr'e, <Nde mi ni gamka!> wu wul zhiki'e, <Kup mi nika!>At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

31Mbarǝm ni pii yari kin untuwo, imnu ba ndo na koni we?>>For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32Mbarǝm jen rop, kup gǝzǝn mǝn wani pitǝne, ba laa wur cina dǝ ri ri wur eka nan ti.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

33Nan wu ɗir las tu ba wul ti'e Kula-gamo, kan wu ɓa ti den giciye bartu, nan ti na mǝn warwat pitǝn ju, nǝm den am shimli, nǝm am yali gǝsi.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.

34Yesu wule, <<Bǝba, gafarte wuri, domici wu mom argon tu wu den pi gwa da'a.>> Kan wu pi caca den lulur gǝs wu rabe.Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35Mbarǝm dlǝr wu den shini, kiri kǝ bǝn ma wu yari ti zhe'e shirǝmi, wu wule, <<Tǝ ɗǝli jen wi tǝ ɗǝli gam gǝs la, in zǝzar ti den ti'e Almasihu kǝ Yam gwa.> >>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.”

36Mǝn bi utuyi ma wu ɗir yari ti zhe'e shirǝmi, wu ta'i ti mati male.The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

37Wu wul es'e, <<Ɗǝli gam gi, in ki ni'e gun kǝ mǝn Yahuda gwa.>>“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

38To gami da ti kawo arni wu rǝsh'e, MƏNKƏN NI'E GUN KƏ MƏN YAHUDAAbove Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39Mǝn nǝm gip mǝn warwat pitǝn ju kan giciye wur lasi, ba yari tǝ mǝgǝn shirǝm tǝ wule, <<Ki ni'e Kǝristi diya? Ɗǝli gam gi nam mi mana!>>One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

40Ama esi tu ba matl ti, tǝ wul ti'e, <<Kǝ bǝrti Yam diya, ar tu kǝ ri e nan ti nan pi in shari'a nǝm nan ti gwa ya?But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

41Miwo hukunte mi dlat. Mǝn den nǝmi argon tu ndar pitǝn gǝmi gwa. Ama mbarǝm tuwo tǝ pi warwat bar gon da'a.>>We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42Kan tǝ wule, <<Yesu, daa mom namǝn kin kǝ mbi gip mulki giwi gwa.>>Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

43Yesu ba nǝmi ti tǝ wule, <<Na hobini a yari i, sekǝn tu ma ki nǝra namǝn to yamka.>>And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

44Bar ju ba piwo pǝt to dlom yamwi, arni dǝmǝn nda gip atl kup ar ba ri gǝlla am myakan kǝ siti.It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

45Don pǝt za cirtǝnka, kan labǝle kǝ Bom kǝ Yam ba tarka gip dlomi.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

46Yesu ba la yar na nari, tǝ laa bi tǝ wule, <<Bǝba, gip am da'ini a bi rai gǝni!>> Nan tǝ yari untuwo, kan tǝ dli shukutǝn tǝ kotl mbatlka.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.

47Nan bar mǝn bi utu tu shin argon tu kan piwo, arni tǝ ɗǝɗa Yam tǝ wule, <<Na ho bi mbarǝm tuwo mǝn warwat pitǝnni da'a.>>When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48Nan kup mbarǝm ju dom wur kǝ shini bar ju shin argon tu piwo, wu ɓo am den ngetl wu ndara.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

49Ama kup munju mom ti, mǝtli ju kop ti kar tor Galili, wu dlǝr na dlyami wu den shini bar ju den pitǝn gwa.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

50Ho mbarǝm mǝn zo pitǝn gon ra nan ba wul ti'e Yusufu gwa, ti ni gip kiri kǝ bǝni.Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

51Tǝ la am gip arjen ju wu gudlumi kan wu pi gwa da'a. Tǝ mǝn atl kǝ Yahudiya gip bǝn Arimatiyani. Tini den ɓuti mulki kǝ Yami.who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

52Tǝ ri kar Bilatus, tǝ lir dli kǝ Yesu.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

53Kan tǝ shu suri, tǝ ghumka gip tutul ghumi mǝshi mbarǝme, tǝ ne gip gam-bǝci kan bor gip tat nan ne murgon gipi wi da gwa.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.

54Gas kǝrkǝm barni, ar sawi njem dǝ te gip pǝt shukutǝn kǝ mǝn Yahuda. (Asabar)It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

55Mǝtli ju kan kop Yesu tor daga Galili ba kop Yusufu wu shin gam-bǝci'i, na kanda tu muri dli gǝs su gipika gwa.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56Kan wu ndara wu ri gǝzǝn bom wu kǝrkǝm mir mǝn tǝmi kasǝr na mir bǝrketǝne. Ama wu kop doka kǝ Musa, kan wu shuku den pǝt shukutǝn kǝ mǝn Yahuda.Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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