1 Kɛ kɔŋte, ɛ nyaŋgwɛ ɓomɔ ɓaka hɛnɛ tɛmɛ nɛ gam ɓu̧ Yesus kɛ̀ nɔ kɛ yi Pilat. 2 Ɛ ɓo kandɛ lɛpɔ mɛyasi suŋgwɛ nɛ nyɛ nde: «Wusɛ dolma mbam kɔ kɛ teɗye ɗetina to nyɛ ɓotu ɓe kandɔ ɗyusu. A kɛ kiɗyɛ ɓomɔ nde, ɓo tî gboku garama nyɛ *Sesar na. A kɛ lɛpɔ sendi nde, nyɛ *Krist, nyɛ kumande.» 3 Ɛ Pilat diyɛ nyɛ nde: «Wɛ kumande Ɓeyudɛn?» Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Yo nda yi wɛ lɛpɛ kɛ́.» 4 Ɛ Pilat nje lɛpɔ nyɛ ɓekum ɓe ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ nɛ̀ ŋgil ɓomɔ nde: «Mi yeti kɛ ɓɛŋɛ mbɛ yiŋa mɛjɔsɔ kɛ yotu mbam kɔ na.» 5 Ko ɓɛkɔ ɗete, ɓo ka̧ ndi mbɔmbu lɛpɔ nɛ ɗeti kwa̧ to te nde: «A kɛ ɗesɛ to ɓomɔ nɛ teɗya yasi nɛ kandɛ kɛ Galile nɛ̀ Yuda hɛnɛ nje kumɔ nɔ ndana waka.»

6 Kɛ Pilat ma wokɔ kasi Galile kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ diyɛ nde: «Mbam kɔ mɔ Galile?» 7 Kɛ nyɛ ma wokɔ nde, Yesus wókunaŋgwɛ nɛ Herod kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ kwaŋɗye nyɛ kɛnjɛ nyɛ, kɛto Herod ɓa̧ sendi kɛ Yerusalɛm kɛ pɔku mɛtu mɛte yite.

8 Kɛ kumande Herod ma ɓɛŋɛ Yesus kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ sosa ɓuɗyate, kɛto a ɓa̧ nɛ yɛsiɗyɛ ɓɛŋna nɛ njombu yaŋa, kɛto mɛyasi mɛte yi nyɛ ɗikima wokɔ kɛ kasi nɛ kɛ́. Herod ɓa̧ kɛ takɛ sendi nde, Yesus ta kelɔ yiŋa mɛyekambiyɛ kɛ misi mɛnɛ. 9 Ɛ nyɛ diyɛ Yesus ɓuɗya mɛdiyan. Ko ɗete, a tì yeŋsa yaŋa nyɛ nyɛ na. 10 Ɓekum ɓe ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ nɛ̀ ɓotu ɓe kɛtina mɛyasi ɓa̧ sendi te, ɗiki pɛsɔ ɓeya mɛlɛpi nyɛ kɛ numbu nɛ nɛ ŋgaŋ. 11 Herod ɓenɛ ɓesɔja ɓenɛ yɛliya nyɛ wuŋgwɛ nyɛ. Ɓo lɛnja nyɛ kpasa lambɔ. Kɛ kɔŋte, ɛ Herod yɔkiɗye nyɛ kɛnjɛ Pilat. 12 Kɛ kiya yesɔ te ɛ Pilat ɓenɛ Herod ɓiye mɛsɔ. Nɛ mbɔmbu, ɓo ɓa̧ nɛ pendɔ.

13 Ndana, ɛ Pilat wesiɗye ɓekum ɓe ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ nɛ̀ ɓomɔ ɓe kandɔ Ɓeyudɛn nɛ̀ ɓekum ɓan hɛnɛ lɛpɔ nyɛ ɓo nde: 14 «Wunɛ ɓoŋma mbam kɔ nje nɔ kɛ yembɛ nde, a kɛ ɗesɛ to ɓomɔ. Ndana ndana mi diyma nyɛ mɛdiyan kɛ misi mun. Yasi wɛtɛ, mi tì ɓɛŋɛ mɛjɔsɔ wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ kɛ yotu nɛ nda yi wunɛ lɛpima kɛ́ na. 15 Herod sendi tì ɓɛŋɛ mɛjɔsɔ kɛ yotu nɛ na, yori yi nyɛ yɔkiɗya sendi nyɛ njesɛ wusɛ kɛ́. Ɗete, mbam kɔ tì kelɛ yiŋa yaŋa yi yakama nde, a sɔ̂mbu sɔŋ kɛto te na.» 16 Ɛ Pilat lɛpɛ nde: «Yi ɓa̧ ɗete kɛ́, mi ta lɛpɔ nde, ɓo njûru nyɛ, má nje soŋɛ ɓɔ nɛ nyɛ.» 17 Yo ɓa̧ tumbu kɛ yan nde, kɛ ŋgimɔ jesɔ *Paska yan hɛnɛ Pilat sôŋa ɓɔ nɛ mɔ jɔɓɔ wɛtɛ. 18 Ɛ ɓo hɛnɛ ŋgbɔ kembɔ ndi tu wɛtɛ nde: «Mbam kɔ gwâki, nɔ̀ sôŋa ɓɔ nɛ Barabas yɔkiɗye nyɛ wusɛ.» 19 Ɓo nyɛ́ki Barabas kɛ jɔɓɔ, kɛto a ɗesa to ɓomɔ suŋgwɛ nɛ ɓekum ɓe ɗya nɛ̀ kɛto wona mumɔ. 20 Ɛ Pilat ɓasiɗye lɛpina nyɛ ɓomɔ, kɛto a kwaɗya soŋɛ ɓɔ nɛ Yesus. 21 Ko ɓɛkɔ ɗete, ɓo ka̧ mbɔmbu kembɔ nde: «Ŋgbakɔ nyɛ kɛ kroa. Ŋgbakɔ nyɛ kɛ kroa.» 22 Ɛ Pilat lɛpɛ nyɛ ɓo kɛ mɛŋga yitatite nde: «Ma yo kwalɔ ɓeya yasi te nda yi nyɛ kelma kɛ́? Mi tì ɓɛŋɛ yiŋa mɛjɔsɔ kɛ yotu nɛ yi yakama nde, a sɔ̂mbu sɔŋ kɛto te na. Mi ta lɛpɔ nde, ɓo njûru nyɛ, má nje soŋɛ ɓɔ nɛ nyɛ.» 23 Ko ɗete, ɓo ka̧ ndi mbɔmbu nɛ ɓeya mɛkembi lɛpɔ nde, ɓo ŋgbâki Yesus kɛ kroa. Ɛ mɛkembi man laŋsa. 24 Ɛ Pilat lɛpɛ nde, yasi te yi ɓo diyma kɛ́ ta kelna. 25 Ɛ nyɛ nje soŋɛ ɓɔ nɛ yɔkɔ yi ɓo nya nyɛ kɛ jɔɓɔ kɛto ɗesa to ɓomɔ suŋgwɛ nɛ ɓekum ɓe ɗya nɛ̀ kɛto wona mumɔ kɔ. Yo nyɛ yi ɓo ɓa̧ kɛ kwaɗyɛ. Ɛ nyɛ nje kaŋɛ Yesus nyɛ ɓo, nɛ́ ɓo kel nɛ nyɛ nda yi ɓo kwaɗya kɛ́.

26 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yi ɓo ɓa̧ kɛ ɓu̧ Yesus kwa̧ nɔ kɛ́, ɛ ɓo saŋgwa nɛ wɛtɛ mbam nde Simɔn, mɔ Sirɛn kɛ yɔkwɛ ŋgwaŋ. Ɛ ɓo ɓiye nyɛ soɓiɗye nyɛ kroa nde, a kɛ̂ndi nɔ kɛ kɔŋ Yesus. 27 Nyaŋgwɛ ŋgil ɓotu ɓe ɗya nɛ̀ ɓaŋa ɓomari ɓa̧ kɛ ɓeŋgwɛ Yesus. Ɓoma ɓete ɓa̧ kɛ jaɓa wo yotu kɛto nɛ. 28 Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa ɓɛŋɛ ɓomari lɛpɔ nyɛ ɓo nde: «Wunɛ ɓoma ɓe Yerusalɛm, wunɛ tî lel kɛto mbɛ na, yasi wɛtɛ, wunɛ lêl kɛto yun nɛ̀ kɛto ɓɔnɔ ɓun. 29 Kɛto wunɛ dûkwɛ nde, mɛtu ta ɗya̧ yi ɓomɔ ta lɛpɔ nde: ‹Ɓekundu nɛ̀ ɓomari ɓete ɓe tì ja yí nyɛ nɛ ɓɔnɔsikɛ ɓɛri wɛtɛ yesɔ ɓaka nɛ mɛsosa.› 30 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yite ɓomɔ ta lɛpɔ nyɛ mɛkeki nde: ‹Wunɛ ɓâl kɛ to su.› Ɓo ta lɛpɔ sendi nyɛ mɛkoru nde: ‹Wunɛ mbâsi wusɛ.› 31 Ma ŋgɛ ɓo kelɛ ɗete nɛ ɓɔsuna jeti, yo má nje ɓɛ nan nɛ sɔsuna jeti?»

32 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yi ɓo ɓoŋma Yesus kwa̧ nɔ kɛ́, ɛ ɓo ɓu̧ sendi ɓotu ɓe kelna nyaŋgwɛ ɓeya mɛkele yiɓa, nɛ́ ɓo kɛ̀ wo ɓo nda Yesus.

33 Kɛ ɓo ma kumɔ kɛ mbɛy te yi ɓo jeɓa nde Gboŋgo to kɛ́, ɛ ɓo ŋgba Yesus womɛte kɛ kroa, ŋgba sendi ɓotu ɓe nyaŋgwɛ ɓeya mɛkele ɓaka yiɓa, wɛtɛ kɛ kroa te wenɛ pulɔ mbam ɓɔ Yesus, wɛtɛ kɛ wenɛ pulɔ gare nɛ. 34 Ɛ Yesus lɛpɛ nde: «Da, tikɔ ɓo nɛ ŋgwɛtɛ, kɛto ɓo yeti kɛ duwɛ yasi te yi ɓo kelɛ kɛ́ na.» Ɓo ɓoŋma mɛlambɔ mɛnɛ lu̧ kɛ mbari yí kaɓiɗya nɛ yo. 35 Ɓomɔ ɓa̧ womɛte ɗiki ɓɛŋɛ. Ɓekum ɗikima nyɛtɔ nyɛ lɛpɔ nde: «A ɗikima joŋgwɛ ɓaŋa ɓomɔ. Ma ndana, a jôŋgwɛ yotu nɛ nɛ ŋguru wenɛ, ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, nyɛ *Krist te yi Njambiyɛ tɔkuma kɔ.» 36 Ɓesɔja ɗikima nyɛtɔ nyɛ sendi. Ɓo ka̧ kɛ kɛki nɛ jɛkiɗye ɗyanjina mɛnjam nyɛ nyɛ 37 lɛpɔ nde: «Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, wɛ kumande Ɓeyudɛn, joŋgwɛ yotu yɔ nɛ ŋguru wɔ.» 38 Ɓo kɛtima yiŋa yasi ŋgba kɛ to kroa nɛ nde: ‹Yɔkɔ kumande Ɓeyudɛn.›

39 Kɛ njoka ɓotu ɓe kelna nyaŋgwɛ ɓeya mɛkele yi ɓo ŋgbama kɛ kroa ɓaka, wɛtɛ toyma Yesus lɛpɔ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Wɛ yeti *Krist na? Joŋgwɛ yotu yɔ nɛ ŋguru wɔ, nɛ̀ wɛ joŋgwɛ sendi wusɛ.» 40 Ɛ yɔru ndeyɛ nyɛ lɛpɔ nde: «Yo ŋge, wɛ ti kámbi Njambiyɛ na? Mbam kɔ kɛ saŋgwa nɛ kiya mɛndeya nɛ̀ mɛbɔnɛ nda wusɛ. 41 Nɛ̀ wɛ nɛ̀ mi, yusu yakama nɛ wusɛ ɓeŋgwɛ nyaŋgwɛ ɓeya mɛkele musu. Kɛ ɓɛ mbam te yɔkɔ, a tì kelɛ nɛ ɓeya yaŋa na.» 42 Ɛ nyɛ nje lɛpɔ nde: «Yesus, nɔ̀ tâka mi komɛ wɛ ta nje namɔ mbokɔ kɛ́.» 43 Ɛ Yesus lɛpɛ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wɛ kɛ́: Muka sinɛ wɛ ta ɗiyɔ kɛ *Paradis!»

44 Yo ɓa̧ kɛ pɔku ɓembe yesɔ, ɛ yitil kelɛ kɛ to mɛnɛti hɛnɛ kumɔ kɛ hawa yitati te yi ɓekoko. 45 Ɛ misi mɛ yesɔ ɗiɓiɗya. Ɛ nyaŋgwɛ lambɔ te yi ɓa̧ kɛsate kɛ mbɛy te yi nɛ kiyɔ kɛ mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ kɛ́ nyaliyɛ kɛ ɓembe. 46 Ɛ Yesus kembɛ lɛpɔ nɛ mɛn kɛ kwey nde: «Da, mi kɛ yɔkiɗye Sisiŋ mbɛ nyɛ kɛ mɛɓɔ mɔ!» Kɛ nyɛ ma si lɛpɔ ɗete kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ jɛyɛ gwe. 47 Kɛ kum ɓesɔja te ɛ ɓa̧ womɛte kɔ ma ɓɛŋɛ yasi te yi kwaŋnama kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ lukse Njambiyɛ lɛpɔ nde: «Mbam kɔ ɓa̧ gbate ŋgbeŋ mumɔ!» 48 Ɓomɔ nja̧ nɛ ŋgil yí nje ɓɛŋɛ yasi te yi kwaŋnama kɛ́. Kɛ ɓo ma si ɓɛŋɛ mɛkele mɛnɔri kɛ́, ɛ ɓo hɛnɛ kpo ɓɔ kɛ ɓeti jaɓa ɗuwɛ nɔ. 49 Ɓenjɔŋ ɓe Yesus hɛnɛ nɛ̀ ɓoma ɓete ɓe ɓeŋgwa nyɛ kandɛ Galile ɓaka ɗiyma nɛ naŋ ɓɛŋɛ mɛyasi mɛte yi ɓa̧ kɛ kwaŋna kɛ́.

50 Wɛtɛ mbam nde Yosɛp ɓa̧ kɛ njɔŋ nyaŋgwɛ jɔsi Ɓeyudɛn. A ɓa̧ kimɔ mumɔ, ɓɛ sendi nɛ ŋgbeŋ. 51 A ɓa̧ mɔ Arimate kɛ mɛnɛti mɛ Ɓeyudɛn. Sendi, a ɓa̧ kɛ laɗye *Kandɔ Njambiyɛ. A tì nyɛ numbu nɛ kɛ mɛlɛpi nɛ̀ kɛ mɛyasi mɛte yi ɓenjɔŋ ɓenɛ pɛsima kɛ kasi Yesus kɛ́ na. 52 Ɛ nyɛ kɛ̀ kɛ yi Pilat kɛ̀ diyɛ muŋ Yesus. 53 Ɛ Pilat jayɛ. Ɛ Yosɛp piɗyɛ muŋ Yesus kɛ kroa ɓɔyɛ nɛ ndɔmbɔ ɓu̧ kɛ̀ niŋgwɛ kɛ mɔy ɓoŋsɔŋ te yi ɓo timma kɛ nyaŋgwɛ tari kɛ́. Ɓo tì pumbɛ wɛtɛ mumɔ kɛte nɛ mbɔmbu na. 54 Yo ɓa̧ yesɔ te yi ɓo ɗiki komsa kɛte kɛ́, sendi ɓukwa̧ ndi mɔnɔ ŋgimɔ nɛ mbɛt, nɛ́ *Saba kandi. 55 Ɓoma ɓete ɓe ɓeŋgwa Yesus wulɛ Galile ɓaka ka̧ tikiɗye Yosɛp kɛ mbɛy ɓoŋsɔŋ. Ɓo ɓɛŋma ɓoŋsɔŋ ɓɛŋɛ sendi nda yi ɓo niŋgwa nɛ muŋ Yesus kɛte kɛ́. 56 Ɓo yɔkwa̧ mate kɛ̀ kombile yiŋa mɛmutɔ mɛte yi ɓa̧ nɛ kimɔ mɛtul nɛ̀ mɛlɔbinda. Kɛ yesɔ Saba ma ɗya̧, ɛ ɓo wɛɗya ɓeŋgwɛ mɛmboŋga man.