Mateo 27
1 Kwakati kwaedza, vapristi vakuru vese nevakuru vevanhu vakarangana kupikisa Jesu kuti vamuuraye.
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 Vakati vamusunga vakamutungamidza ndokunomukumikidza kuna Pondiyo Pirato mutungamiriri.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Zvino Judhasi wakange amutengesa aona kuti wapiwa mhosva, akazvidya moyo akadzosera makobiri esirivheri makumi matatu kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru,
When Judas, the one who had (betrayed/enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize) him, realized that they had decided to have Jesus executed, he was very sorry [about what he had done]. He took the 30 coins back to the chief priests and elders.
4 achiti: Ndatadza, ndatengesa ropa risina mhosva. Vakati: Zvinei nesu? Zvionere iwe.
He said, “I have sinned. I have (betrayed/enabled you to seize) a man who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong).” They replied, “(That means nothing to us!/What does that mean to us?) [RHQ] That is your problem!”
5 Akakanda makobiri esirivheri mutembere, akabva akaenda akanozvisungirira.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Vapristi vakuru vakatora makobiri esirivheri vakati: Hazvitenderwi kuaisa muchivigiro chezvipo, nokuti mutengo weropa.
[Later] the high priests [found] the coins. They picked them up and said, “This is money that we paid [to have a man killed] [MTY], and our law does not allow [such money] to be put {us to put [such money]} into the [Temple treasury].”
7 Vakarangana, vakatenga nawo munda wemuumbi wehari, uve wekuviga vatorwa.
So they decided to use that money to buy the field where clay was dug for making pots {men dug ground for making pots}. [They made that field] a place where they buried strangers [who died in Jerusalem].
8 Naizvozvo munda uyo wakanzi munda weropa kusvikira nhasi.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Zvino zvakazadziswa zvakarehwa naJeremiya muporofita achiti: Vakabva vatora makobiri esirivheri makumi matatu, mutengo waiye wakatarirwa mutengo, iye vana vaIsraeri wavakatarira mutengo;
[By buying that field], they fulfilled these words that the prophet Jeremiah wrote [long ago]: They took the 30 silver coins; That was what the leaders of Israel decided [that he was worth];
10 vakaaripira munda wemuumbi wehari, saShe zvaakandiraira.
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Zvino Jesu wakamira pamberi pemutungamiriri. Mutungamiriri akamubvunza achiti: Iwe uri mambo weVaJudha here? Jesu akati kwaari: Unoreva iwe.
Jesus stood in front of [Pilate], the governor. The governor asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “[It is] as you have [just] said.”
12 Asi wakati achipomerwa mhosva nevapristi vakuru nevakuru, haana kupindura chinhu.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders {When the chief priests and elders accused him} about various things, he did not answer.
13 Pirato ndokuti kwaari: Haunzwi kuti zvinhu zvingani zvavanopupura kupokana newe here?
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Asi haana kumupindura kunyange pashoko rimwe chete, zvekuti mutungamiriri wakashamisika zvikuru.
But [even though he was not guilty], Jesus did not say anything. He did not reply to any of the things about which they were accusing him. As a result, the governor was very surprised.
15 Zvino pamutambo mutungamiriri aiva netsika yekusunungurira chaunga musungwa umwe wavanenge vada.
It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison]. [He released] whichever prisoner the people wanted.
16 Uye nenguva iyo vaiva nemusungwa wakakurumbira wainzi Bharabhasi.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Naizvozvo vakati vaungana, Pirato akati kwavari: Ndeupi wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei: Bharabhasi kana Jesu anonzi Kristu?
So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which [prisoner] would you like me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus, whom [some of you] claim to be the Messiah?”
18 Nokuti wakange achiziva kuti vakange vamukumikidza negodo.
[He asked that question] because he realized that the chief priests [wanted to have Jesus executed]. They had brought Jesus to him [only] because they were jealous of Jesus. [And Pilate thought that the crowd would prefer that he release Jesus].
19 Zvino wakati agara pachigaro chekutonga, mukadzi wake akatumira kwaari, achiti: Usava nechokuita neuyo wakarurama, nokuti ndatambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nhasi muchiroto pamusoro pake.
While Pilate was sitting on the platform [where he made] judicial [decisions], his wife sent him [this message]: “Early this morning I had a bad dream because of that man. So do not condemn that righteous man!”
20 Asi vapristi vakuru nevakuru vakakumbirisa zvaunga kuti vakumbire Bharabhasi, vaparadze Jesu.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask [Pilate to] release Barabbas, and to [order] that Jesus be executed {that [his soldiers] execute Jesus}.
21 Mutungamiriri akapindura akati kwavari: Ndeupi wevaviri wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei? Ivo vakati: Bharabhasi.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 Pirato akati kwavari: Ko ndichamuitei Jesu anonzi Kristu? Vese vakati kwaari: Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa.
Pilate, [very astonished], asked, “So what shall I do with Jesus who [some of you] say is the Messiah?” They all answered, “[Command that] he be crucified! {[Command your soldiers] (to crucify him/to nail him to a cross)}!”
23 Zvino mutungamiriri akati: Nokuti wakaita chii chakaipa? Asi vakanyanya kudanidzira vachiti: Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa!
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Pirato wakati achiona kuti hazvibatsiri chinhu asi kutoti poita bongozozo, wakatora mvura akageza maoko pamberi pechaunga achiti: Handina mhosva neropa reuyu wakarurama; muchazvionera imwi.
Pilate realized that he was accomplishing nothing. He saw that instead, the people were starting to riot. So he took [a basin of] water and washed his hands as the crowd was watching. He said, “[By washing my hands I am showing you that] if this man dies [MTY], it is [your] fault, [not mine]!”
25 Vanhu vese ndokupindura vakati: Ropa rake ngarive pamusoro pedu nepamusoro pevana vedu.
And all the people answered, “The guilt for causing him to die [MTY] will be on us, and it will be on our children, too!”
26 Zvino akavasunungurira Bharabhasi, asi wakati arova Jesu netyava, akamukumikidza kuti arovererwe pamuchinjikwa.
Then he [ordered the soldiers to] release Barabbas for them. But he [ordered that his soldiers] flog Jesus. And then he turned Jesus over to the soldiers for them (to nail Jesus to a cross/to crucify him).
27 Zvino mauto emutungamiriri akaisa Jesu mumba memutungamiriri, hondo yese ikaunganira kwaari.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 Vakamukurura, vakamupfekedza nguvo tsvuku.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Vakati varuka korona yeminzwa, ndokupfekedza musoro wake, nerutsanga muruoko rwake rwerudyi. Vakafugama pamberi pake vakamuseka vachiti: Hekanhi, Mambo weVaJudha!
They [took some branches with] thorns and wove them to make a crown and put it on his head. They put in his right hand a reed [like a staff that a king would hold]. Then they knelt in front of him and made fun of him, saying, “Hooray for the king of the Jews [IRO]!”
30 Vakamupfira, ndokutora rutsanga vakamurova mumusoro wake.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Vakati vamuseka, vakamukurura nguvo, vakamupfekedza nguvo dzake vakamuendesa kunoroverera pamuchinjikwa.
When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to [the place where they] would nail him to a cross.
32 Vakati vachibuda, vakawana munhu weKurini, wainzi Simoni. Vakamumanikidza uyu kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake.
[After Jesus carried his cross] a short distance, [the soldiers] saw a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city]. They forced him to carry the cross for Jesus.
33 Vakati vasvika panzvimbo inonzi Gorogota, ndiko kuti, Nzvimbo yedehenya,
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 vakamupa vhiniga yakavhenganiswa nenduru kuti anwe; asi wakati aravira akasada kunwa.
When [they got there], they mixed with wine something that tasted very bitter. They gave it to [Jesus] to drink [so that he would not feel so much pain when they nailed him on the cross]. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. [Some soldiers took his clothes].
35 Vakati vamuroverera pamuchinjikwa, vakagovana nguvo dzake vachikanda mujenya, kuti zvizadziswe zvakarehwa nemuporofita zvinoti: Vakagovana nguvo dzangu pakati pavo, vakakanda mujenya pamusoro pechekupfeka changu.
Then they nailed him to the cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with something like dice [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
36 Uye vakagara pasi, vakamurindapo.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Vakaisa pamusoro pemusoro wake rugwaro rwemhosva yake rwakanyorwa kuti: UYU NDIJESU MAMBO WEVAJUDHA.
They fastened [to the cross] above Jesus’ head a [sign on which had been] {[they had]} written why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all] it said was, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews’.
38 Ndokurovererwa pamuchinjikwa makororo maviri pamwe naye, umwe kuruoko rwerudyi, umwe kuruboshwe.
Two bandits were also nailed {They also nailed two bandits} on crosses. One was nailed to a cross on the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross on the left side.
39 Vakange vachipfuura vakamunyomba, vachidzungudza misoro yavo,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 vachiti: Iwe unoputsa tembere nekuivaka nemazuva matatu, zviponese; kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari, buruka pamuchinjikwa.
They said, “You [said you] would destroy the Temple, and then you would build it again within three days! [So if you could do that], you [should be able to] save yourself! If you are the man who is also God (OR, If you are the Son of God), come down from the cross!”
41 Saizvozvowo vapristi vakuru vachimuseka nevanyori nevakuru vachiti:
Similarly, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the elders made fun of him. [Various ones of them] said things like,
42 Wakaponesa vamwe, iye haagoni kuzviponesa. Kana ari Mambo waIsraeri, ngaaburuke ikozvino pamuchinjikwa, tigomutenda.
“He [claims that he] saved others [IRO] [from their sicknesses], but he cannot help himself!” “He [says that he] is [IRO] the King of Israel. So he should come down from the cross. Then we would believe him!”
43 Waivimba naMwari; ngaachimusunungura ikozvino kana achimuda. Nokuti wakati: Ndiri Mwanakomana waMwari.
“He [says that he] trusts in God, and that he is the man who is also God. So if God is pleased with him, God should rescue him now!”
44 Makororowo akarovererwa pamuchinjikwa pamwe naye, akamuseka saizvozvo.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Zvino kubva paawa rechitanhatu kwakava nerima panyika yese kusvikira paawa repfumbamwe.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Neawa rinenge repfumbamwe Jesu wakadanidzira nenzwi guru achiti: "Eri, Eri rama sabakitani?" Ndiko kuti: Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisiyirei?
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Vamwe vevakange vamirepo vakati vanzwa vakati: Uyu anodana Eria.
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 Pakarepo umwe wavo akamhanya, akatora chipanje, akazadza nevhiniga ndokuisa parutsanga, akamupa kuti anwe.
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with sour wine. Then he put the sponge on [the tip of] a reed and [held it up in order that Jesus] could suck out [the wine that was in it].
49 Asi vamwe vakati: Regai tione kana Eria achiuya kuzomuponesa.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Jesu ndokudanidzirazve nenzwi guru akapa mweya.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Zvino tarira, vheiri retembere rakabvaruka kuita mapandi maviri, kubva kumusoro kusvikira pasi. Nyika ikadengenyeka, mabwe akatsemuka.
At that moment the [heavy thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces from top to bottom. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God]. The earth shook, and [some large] rocks split open.
52 Makuva akazarurwa; nemitumbi mizhinji yevatsvene vakange varere ikamutswa.
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 Vakati vabuda pamakuva shure kwekumuka kwake vakapinda muguta dzvene, vakaonekwa kuvazhinji.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Zvino mukuru wezana nevaiva naye vakarinda Jesu vakati vachiona kudengenyeka kwenyika nezvinhu zvakaitika, vakatya zvikuru vachiti: Zvirokwazvo uyu wakange ari Mwanakomana waMwari.
The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross was standing nearby]. His soldiers who had been on guard [so that no one would rescue] Jesus [were also there]. When they [felt] the earthquake and saw all the [other] things that happened, they were terrified. They exclaimed, “Truly he was both man and God! (OR, a Son of God).”
55 Nevakadzi vazhinji vakange varipo, vakatarira vari kure, vakange vatevera Jesu vachibva Garirea vachimushandira.
Many women were there, watching from a distance. They were women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee [district] in order to provide the things he needed.
56 Pakati pavo paiva naMaria Magidharini, naMaria mai vaJakobho naJose, namai vevanakomana vaZebhedhi.
Among these women were Mary from Magdala [town], [another] Mary who was the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John.
57 Zvino ava manheru kukasvika umwe mufumi achibva Arimatiya wainzi Josefa. Iyewo pachake waiva mudzidzi waJesu.
When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 Uyu wakaenda kuna Pirato akakumbira mutumbi waJesu. Ipapo Pirato akaraira kuti mutumbi aupiwe.
He then went to Pilate and asked Pilate to [allow him to take] the body of Jesus [and bury it]. Pilate ordered that [he] be allowed to {[his soldiers] let [Joseph]} take [the body].
59 Josefa wakati atora mutumbi, akauputira nemucheka werineni wakachena.
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 Akauradzika muguva rake idzva, raakange achera muruware; akakungurusira ibwe guru pamukova weguva, akabva.
Then they placed it in Joseph’s own new tomb that had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. They rolled a huge [circular flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then they left.
61 Uye ipapo paiva naMaria Magidharini neumwe Maria, vagere pakatarisana neguva.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Nezuva raitevera, raitevera zuva rekugadzirira, vapristi vakuru neVaFarisi vakaungana kuna Pirato,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 vachiti: Ishe, tinorangarira kuti munyepedzeri uyo wakati achiri mupenyu: Mushure memazuva matatu ndichamuka.
They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
64 Naizvozvo rairai kuti guva richengetwe kusvikira zuva retatu; zvimwe vadzidzi vake vangauya usiku vakamuba, vagoti kuvanhu: Wakamuka kuvakafa; kurasika kwekupedzisira kukazova kwakanyanya pane kwekutanga.
So we ask you to order that the tomb be guarded {that [soldiers] guard the tomb} for three days. If you do not do that, his disciples may come and steal the body. Then they will tell people that he has risen from the dead. If they deceive [people by saying that], it will be worse than the way he deceived people before [by saying that he was the Messiah].”
65 Pirato akati kwavari: Mune varindi; endai murichengete sezvamunoziva.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Vakaenda, vakanochengeta guva, vakaisa mucherechedzo pabwe, vane varindi.
So they went and made the tomb secure by [fastening a cord from] the stone [that was in front of the entrance to the rock cliff on each side] and sealing it. They also [left some soldiers there to] guard [the tomb].
