1Po nʉlʉbʉnjʉ fiijo, abaa lʉkomaano lwa Sanihendilini ʉlʉ bikʉjamo abapuuti abalongosi, abalongosi baa Bajuuta, pamopeene na bamanyisi baa ndagɨlo sya Moose, boosa balɨnkʉtumula ɨnongwa jaa Jesu. Po balɨnkʉmpinya, balɨnkʉntwala kʉ ndongosi gwa kiisʉ, ɨngamu jaake Pilati. 2Po Pilati alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya Jesu alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, ʉgwe ʉlɨ Malafyale gwa Bajuuta?” Jesu alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bo lɨlɨɨlyo ʉjobile.” 3Po paapo abapuuti abalongosi balɨnkʉnsitaaka ɨnongwa sii nyingi. 4Po paapo Pilati alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya kangɨ alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉtikwamula nasimo? Kana bikʉkʉsitaaka sii nyingi?” 5Looli Jesu akaalyamwilepo nasimo. Po Pilati alɨnkʉswiga.

6Pa kyaka kya Pasa, Pilati aalɨ nʉ lwiho ʉlwa kʉmmwabʉla ʉmpinyigwa jʉmo, ʉjʉ abandʉ baalondaga ʉkʉtɨ aabʉligwe. 7Aalipo ʉmpinyigwa jʉmo ɨngamu jaake aalɨ jo Balaba. Ʉmwene na banine baapinyiigwe mu nnyololo paapo baabagogile abandʉ bo basambwike pakʉpɨnga ʉbʉlongosi bwa kiisʉ. 8Kɨlɨnkʉbʉʉka ɨkɨlʉndɨlo kya bandʉ kwa Pilati. Balɨnkʉnsʉʉma ʉkʉtɨ ababombele ʉlwiho lwake ʉlwa kʉmmwabʉla ʉmundʉ jʉmo. 9Pilati alɨnkʉbalaalʉʉsya alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, mukʉʉndonda mbaabʉlɨle ʉMalafyale gwa Bajuuta?” 10Pilati aasijobile sisiisi paapo aasyageenie ʉkʉtɨ abapuuti abalongosi baalɨntwele Jesu kʉmyake kʉ bʉʉfi itolo.

11Looli abapuuti abalongosi balɨnkʉbasonga abandʉ ʉkʉtɨ bansʉʉme Pilati, abaabʉlɨle Balaba. 12Pilati alɨnkʉbalaalʉʉsya kangɨ alɨnkʉtɨ, “Po ndʉbʉlege nagwe ʉjʉ ʉmwe mukʉtɨ jo Malafyale gwa Bajuuta?” 13Balɨnkʉlaata kangɨ balɨnkʉtɨ, “Nkomelele pa kɨkohekano!” 14Pilati alɨnkʉbalaalʉʉsya kangɨ alɨnkʉtɨ, “Fiki? Abombile mbiibi nki?” Looli abeene balɨnkʉkɨndɨlɨla ʉkʉlaata balɨnkʉtɨ, “Nkomelele pa kɨkohekano!”

15Paapo Pilati aalondaga ʉkʉkɨhobosya ɨkɨlʉndɨlo kya bandʉ, alɨnkʉbaabʉlɨla Balaba. Alɨnkʉlagɨla ʉkʉtɨ Jesu akomigwe nɨ fingoti, po alɨnkʉnsoosya ʉkʉtɨ bankomelele pa kɨkohekano.

16Po paapo ɨkɨlʉndɨlo kya basikali baa Balooma balɨnkʉmmwega Jesu, balɨnkʉbʉʉka nagwe ndʉpaso lwa nyumba jaa kɨtangaalala kya Pilati. Po abasikali boosa balɨnkʉbʉngaana pala. 17Balɨnkʉmfwɨka ʉnselekesye ʉmfubɨɨfu ʉbʉtiitʉ, ʉgwa malafyale, nɨ ngɨga ɨjaa miifwa muntʉ. 18Balɨnkwanda ʉkʉmponia balɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉgonile, gwe Malafyale gwa Bajuuta.” 19Balɨnkʉnkoma pantʉ ni ilaasi, kangɨ nʉ kʉnswela amata kʉmaaso. Balɨnkʉfugama, balɨnkʉnngwɨla ʉlʉpi ʉkʉmmwangalɨla. 20Bo bamalile ʉkʉmmwangalɨla, balɨnkʉmfuula ʉnselekesye ʉmfubɨɨfu ʉbʉtiitʉ, balɨnkʉmfwɨka kangɨ ɨmyenda gyake. Po balɨnkʉsooka panja nagwe, balɨnkʉntwala kʉkʉnkomelela pa kɨkohekano.

21Mu njɨla balɨnkwaganila nʉ mundʉ jʉmo aafumile mmigʉnda, iisaga nkaaja. Ɨngamu jaake Simoni, ʉgwise gwa Alikisanda na Lʉfu, ʉgwa nkaaja akaa mu Kilene. Jo balɨnkʉnkola balɨnkʉmfimbɨlɨsya ʉkʉmpɨmbɨla Jesu ɨkɨkohekano. 22Balɨnkʉntwala Jesu pabʉjo ʉbʉ bikʉtɨ Goligota, kokʉtɨ ʉLʉpaja lwa Ntʉ. 23Balɨnkʉmpapo ɨfinga ɨjɨ baalyongeenie nʉ nkota mila, ʉgwa kʉpungusya ʉkʉbaba, looli ʉmwene alɨnkʉkaana ʉkʉnwa. 24Balɨnkʉnkomelela pa kɨkohekano, balɨnkʉjabana ɨmyenda gyake kʉ njɨla jaa bʉlagʉsi, ʉkʉtɨ jwani ikwegaga gʉlɨkʉ. 25Kaalɨ kabalɨlo kaa sala jaa 3:00 nʉlʉbʉnjʉ, akabalɨlo aka baalɨnkomeliile Jesu pa kɨkohekano. 26Pamwanya pa kɨkohekano, baasimbile ɨnongwa ɨjɨ baalɨnngogiile, baatile,

27Baalɨnkomeliile pa kɨkohekano palɨkɨmo na banyambuta babɨlɨ, jʉmo kʉkɨbafu ɨkiilɨɨlo, nʉ jʉngɨ kʉkɨbafu ɨkiimama. [ 28Syabombiigwe bo muno sisimbiigwe mwa Kalata ʉMwikemo ʉkʉtɨ, “Aabaliigwe pamopeene na batʉlanongwa.”*]†

29Boope abandʉ aba bendaga pala, baasukaaniaga ɨmitʉ ʉkʉmmwilaamwa, baatɨgɨ, “Oho! Gwe mpangʉla tempeli nʉ kʉjɨjenga kangɨ kʉ masikʉ matatʉ, 30gwipoke gwimwene! Ika pa kɨkohekano!” 31Bo lʉlʉʉlo na bapuuti abalongosi na bamanyisi baa ndagɨlo sya Moose, baamulanilaga, bammwangalɨlaga baatɨgɨ, “Aabapokaga abangɨ, looli ʉmwene akabagɨla ʉkwipoka. 32Meesija ʉjʉ, ʉMalafyale gwa Banyaisilaɨli, oko asuluke ʉlʉ pa kɨkohekano, ʉkʉtɨ tʉkeete twende nʉ kʉmmwitɨka!” Boope na aba baakomeleliigwe pa fikohekano pamopeene nagwe, bantʉkaga.

33Ʉkwandɨla ɨsala jaa 6:00 pamuusi, ɨngiisi jɨlɨnkʉgwa nkiisʉ kɨla kyosa, mpaka ɨsala jaa 9:00. 34Po ɨsala jaa 9:00, Jesu alɨnkʉlaata ʉkʉkoolela alɨnkʉtɨ, “Eloi! Eloi! Lama sabakitani?” Kokʉtɨ, “Kyala gwangʉ! Kyala gwangʉ! Fiki ʉʉndekile?” 35Abandʉ bamo aba baalyɨmile pala, bo bapɨliike ɨsi balɨnkʉtɨ, “Pɨlɨka! Ikʉmmbɨlɨkɨla Elija.”‡ 36Ʉmundʉ jʉmo alɨnkʉbopa, alɨnkʉjubɨka ɨsipanji mu finga ɨngalɨ, ɨjɨ jɨlʉlile, alɨnkʉfyɨka kʉ lʉtete, alɨnkʉmpapo ʉkʉtɨ anwe, alɨnkʉtɨ, “Nndeke! Tʉkeete lɨnga Elija ikwisa kʉkʉnsulusya.” 37Po paapo Jesu alɨnkʉlaata ʉkʉkuuta, alɨnkʉfwa. 38Ɨliibaalɨka lya tempeli§ lɨlɨnkʉnyaafuka pakatɨ na pakatɨ, ʉkʉfuma kʉmwanya mpaka paasi. 39Po ʉndongosi gwa basikali ʉjʉ aalyɨmile nkyeni mwa Jesu, bo akeetile muno aafwɨliile, alɨnkʉtɨ, “Nalooli ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ aalɨ Mwana gwa Kyala!”

40Baalipo boope abakiikʉlʉ aba baakeetaga ʉkʉfuma pabʉtali. Mbakiikʉlʉ abo aalimo Malija ʉgwa kʉ Magatala, Salome, Malija ʉnna gwa Jaakobo ʉnnandɨ na Joose. 41Abakiikʉlʉ abo baalongoseenie na Jesu nʉ kʉmmbombela mu Galilai. Baalipo na bakiikʉlʉ abangɨ abingi aba baafyʉkile nagwe ʉkʉbʉʉka mu Jelusalemu.

42Iisikʉ lɨla lyalɨ lya kwitendekesya,* ʉkʉlembʉkɨla iisikʉ ɨlya pa Sabati. Amajolo bo gafikile, 43alɨnkwisa ʉmundʉ jʉmo ʉmwɨmɨkigwa, ʉgwa ndʉkomaano lwa Sanihendilini, ɨngamu jaake Joosefu ʉgwa mu Alimatai. Joope ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ aabʉguulɨlaga ʉBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala ʉkwisa. Alɨnkʉkiba ʉkʉmmbʉʉkɨla Pilati, alɨnkʉnsʉʉma ʉkʉtɨ ampepo ʉmfimba gwa Jesu, akasyɨle. 44Pilati bo ikʉpɨlɨka ʉkʉtɨ Jesu afwile litaasi, alɨnkʉswiga, alɨnkʉnkoolela ʉndongosi gwa basikali, alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya lɨnga Jesu afwile nalooli litaasi. 45Pilati bo asyageenie, alɨnkwitɨkɨsya ʉkʉtɨ Joosefu eege ʉmfimba gwa Jesu. 46Po Joosefu alɨnkʉʉla ʉmwenda ʉnnunu. Alɨnkʉgʉsulusya paasi ʉmfimba gwa Jesu ʉkʉfuma pa kɨkohekano. Alɨnkʉgʉniembeteelela mmwenda, alɨnkʉgʉbɨɨka mwi ipʉmba ɨlɨ lyasongoleliigwe kɨlɨngaani ndwalabwe. Po alɨnkʉbungulukɨsyapo iibwe pa kɨfigo ɨkya ipʉmba.† 47Malija ʉgwa kʉ Magatala na Malija ʉnna gwa Joose, baapabwene apa baagʉlambaliike ʉmfimba gwa Jesu.