Mark 15 (UTR) · Opened

1Mi egbegbe ototu nɛta, engyukwo ama ofifɛ yi engyukwo mgbi emi iJuda bɛyi etsetse mgbi ola yi okwakye mgbi ama ogbiikwɔ gbela yi ewoma. A si bwalu iYesu kyon wa nu iPlatu (ongwu nli iGɔna mgbi emi iRoma nani).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.

2IPlatu si byi iYesu gbɛɛ, <<Abu li utɔ mgbi emi iJudaa?>> Nɛ iYesu nun uka gbɛɛ, <<Ɛɛn, dafi abu gbɔ mani.>>So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3Engyukwo ama ofifɛ du ongwufabɔ mbon mi itɔdzɛ kwuba.And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

4Nɛ iPlatu diyɛ byun gbɛɛ, <<Abu ka nu ani uka lo? Di umbwo ungwɔ ngwi a le du ongwufabɔ mbi abu ikye ma nɛni.>>Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

5Nghaduu iYesu di nun uka ba kpɔɔ, ta i si kwulu iPlatu ewo.But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6Alonɔ oga owɛ owatɔ-watɔ mgbi emi Israi yɔ, iPlatu li dulu inggisɛ onyi mi obawi, ongwu emi iJuda mina mani.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

7Ongyulɔ oka ngwu a li kwun di iBaraba wodzɛ obawi. A bwalun yi inggisɛ angbeka ka wokɛ obawi ikyegbɛɛ a ngwɔ inggisɛ onɔ ngwi a le kyɔ ablodzɛ.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8Ibyi inggisɛ wulu ba mbi iPlatu wa nyan gbɛɛ no kyɔ yi ama ungwɔ ngwi o li tsekise kyɔ mani.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9Man iPlatu byita gbɛɛ, <<Ema mina gbɛɛ ni ani dzata utɔ mgbi emi iJuda nu emaa?>>“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

10Ikyesinɛ o ye dafi li uwaba ngwi engyukwo ama ofifɛ kye iYesu wa nun mani.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

11Kpaa engyukwo ama ofifɛ si fyi ibyi inggisɛ ntona mfye itukwu gbɛɛ nu ma nu iPlatu dzita iBaraba no ka li iYesu ba.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

12IPlatu byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Li ekyɛ nin kyɔ yi ongwu ema kwun di utɔ mgbi emi iJuda nɛ?>>So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

13A wulu gbɛɛ, <<Ngwɔn mi ekwatsi!>>And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14IPlatu byita gbɛɛ, <<Li alungwɔ obube ngwi o kyɔ?>> Kpaa a nghao gbɔ mi ela okwukwo gbɛɛ, <<Ngwɔn mi ekwatsi!>>“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

15Ngwi o mina okyɔ itukwu mgbi ibyi nɛ, iPlatu si dzata iBaraba nu ma. O nu ma gbo iYesu onitse ibyibyi si kyon nu ma oka ngwɔ mi ekwatsi.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

16Ama oblakwutsɛ si kye iYesu lu udɛ iGɔna, mi imbe o li sɔ gbiikwɔ si kwu ewoma ela tsatsa kwakye.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17A kye angwuto omuma shinishini won, di kyi shili akata ato kye tukwun ikye.They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18Ta a wita onyan agya gbɛɛ, <<Eyi ta abu angba utɔ mgbi emi iJuda!>>And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19A diyɛ kye okwuta le gbon mi ikye di kyanggwɔ kyin. Man a gbe akwafɔ kwɛsɛ diyɛ sunun.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20Ngwi a nyan agya nɛ, a dulun angwuto omuma shinishini na kye mgban won. Ta a kyon tasɛ oka ngwɔ mi ekwatsi.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.

21Ongyulɔ oka mi igeli iSirini, ngwu a li kwun di iSaimɔn, otsɔ Alekidzanda bɛyi iRufu, yɛ kyɛ ɛsɛ mgban nyɛ le lu. A siin gbɛɛ non kye ekwatsi nani.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.

22Nɛ a kye iYesu ba imbe ngwi a li kwun di iGogota nani (ngwi itan di Imbe Ikpalikye).They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23Ta a kye eneekwɔ takye yi otse oyulu ungwɔ owulewo nun gbɛɛ no wa, kpaa o fwa owaawa.There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24Man a kyon gbokwo mi ekwatsi. A gbelun angwuto kye ghalu, a gbeefa ikye odi ungwɔ ngwi ali inggisɛ ka tu mani.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25Li obyi ongwu gyanɛ mi egbegbe ngwi a kyon gbokwo ekwatsi.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26A lɔ ungwɔ ama ngwi a du ongwufabɔ mbon mi ele ma gbɛɛ: UTƆ MGBI EMI IJUDA.And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27A gbokwo ama ofoofɛ nghi efa biyan, onyi mi abugye mgban yi oka mi abubɛ.Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

28(Nɛ Afɛ mbwumbwo odzɛ ngbɛɛ, <<A gbɔn wo umbwo yi ama ofoola.>>)Not in the BSB

29Ama nle nyɛ ofɛ gbe ito tukwun kpakpa, le ngwi ikye dile gbɛɛ, <<Oho! Abu ngbɛɛ o ka gbobu ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho mi iJerosalin diyɛ kyi mbɛlu mi egbe eta nɛ,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,

30tashulu mi ekwatsi ba esɛ di dulu ewabu tɔ ka!>>come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31Li ngha ngwi engyukwo ama ofifɛ bɛyi etsetse mgbi ola kpaa le nyan agya yi ewoma gbɛɛ, <<O li dulu angbeka tɔ, kpaa o yagba dulu ewon tɔ wuba!In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32Ni iKrestu, utɔ mgbi emi Israi nɛ, tashulu onɛnɛ mi ekwatsi ba esɛ, ni eyi di diyɛ noyɛyɛ.>> Ama ngwu a kye ma gbokwo ekwatsi biyan kpaa fan esɛ.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.

33Mi onɔ idzidzɛ udɛ yɛyɛ nɛta ɛsɛ duu yifu nghataa ba obyi eta mi onɔdɛ.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34Mi obyi ongwu ta mi onɔdɛ na, iYesu si makwɔ mi ela okwukwo gbɛɛ, <<Eli, Eli, lama sabatani?>> Ngwi itan gbɛɛ, <<Imgbasho mgbi ani, Imgbasho mgbi ani, li ekyɛ ngwi abu le dzanita?>>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?”

35Ngwi ama nkwulɛsɛ to kwɛkwɛ fwo ungwɔnɛ nɛ, a gbɔgbɛɛ, <<Gadɔ na, o le kwu Elaija ela.>>When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36Ongyulɔ onyi mboma tsinya kɛ, kye isoso wokɛ eneekwɔ onunɔ, kye fakɛ ekwɔ si kyilen kye nu iYesu gbɛɛ no wa. Man o gbɔgbɛɛ, <<Dzanta na. Ni eyi di kyayina Elaija ka wa tashulun ba esɛ.>>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.”

37IYesu gbobakwɔ mi ela okwukwo man o si yulu.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38Ta angwuto ngwi a kye tsɛ mi idzidzɛ ozu okwukwo osunu Imgbasho mi iJerosalin na gbua efa mi esho nghataa luba esɛ.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39Ngwi agyegika mgbi ama oblakwutsɛ, ongwu nkwulɛsɛ mmana mi inai iYesu, fwo akwɔ mgban yɛ di dafi o kwulu nɛ, o gbɔgbɛɛ, <<Otsitsi inggisɛ nɛ li Ongwɛ Imgbasho!>>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!”

40Engyaa angbeka kwulɛsɛ mbombo le di ungwɔ nle kiyayi mani. Mi idzidzɛ ma li iMeri iMagidalin bɛyi iMeri onɔ iJɛnsi ongbungbɛ bɛyi iJosisi yi iSalomi.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.

41Mi iGalalia engyaa ntonɛ nose li kyɛ yi iYesu dile yan abɔ kpaa. Engyaa angbeka kwuba nba biyan mi iJerosalin kpaa to imbe nani.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.

42Li egbe owewo (obwi egbe otonyewo). Ngwi onɔ le gbɛsɛ nɛ,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43iJose ongwi Arimatia, inggisɛ okpɔngɔ mi idzidzɛ okwakye mgbi ama ogbiikwɔ, ongwu abuon le fɛ obaaba mgbi esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho. O kɛ yi imio ba mbi iPlatu ka bɔn ikwɔ mgbi iYesu.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.

44Nɛ i kwulu iPlatu ewo ofwo gbɛɛ iYesu kwulu wa. O kwu ongyukwo mgbi ama oblakwutsɛ na ela, o byun ita ni iYesu kwulu wa yɔ.Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

45Ngwi o wa fwo mi ondu ongyukwo mgbi ama oblakwutsɛ gbɛɛ dzɛ ngha nɛ, o kye ikwɔ na nu iJose.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46Ta iJose gya angwuto ondlɛndlɛ, o kye sulu ikwɔ mgbi iYesu kye ndiwokɛ angwuto na man kyon ndzi mi endzi ngwi a cɛfo ikwutsɛ. Ta o tsamu ofishi tukwu ondendzi.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.

47Nɛ iMeri iMagidalin bɛyi iMeri onɔ iJosisi di imbe ngwi a kyon ndzi mani.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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