Luka 23
Jesu mbwaakabetekwa a Pilato
1 Bantu banji boonse aabo bakanyamuka akutola Jesu kuli Pilato. 2 Bakatalika kumutamikizya twaambo bakati, “Twakamujata muntu ooyu kaambila bantu besu makani aakubasowa, wakali kubaambila kuti kabatateli mitelo ku Muleli Mupati waku Loma, alimwi akuti walo ngo Munanike wa Leza, ngo Mwami.”
3 Pilato kamubuzya Jesu kuti, “Sena nduwe mwami wa Bajuda?”
Jesu wakati, “Waamba.”
4 Mpoonya Pilato wakati kubapaizi basilutwe akubantu aabo banji, “Nsijene mulandu kumuntu ooyu pe.”
5 Pele balo bakazumanana kapati akuti, “Muntu ooyu unyonganya bantu mucisi coonse ca Judiya kwiindila mukwiisya kwakwe. Wakatalikila kucisi ca Galilii, lino ngooyu wasika akokuno.”
Jesu mbwaakatolwa kuli Helodi
6 Pilato naakamvwa eeci, wakabuzya kuti, “Sena ooyu muntu ngwakucisi ca Galilii?” 7 Nkabela naakaziba kuti wakali kuzwida kubusena bwacisi cilelwa a Helodi wakamutumya kuli Helodi, nkaambo Helodi wakali mu Jelusalemu ciindi eeco. 8 Helodi wakabotelwa kapati naakabona Jesu, nkaambo kwaciindi cilamfu wakamvwide buyo mpuwo yakwe, aboobo wakali kuyandisya kuti abone maleele amwi ngaakali kucita. 9 Helodi wakabuzya Jesu mibuzyo minji, pele taakwe naakamuvuwa pe. 10 Mpawo bapaizi basilutwe abamayi ba Mulawo bakaswena aafwiifwi akutalika kubejelezya Jesu canguzu mutwaambo tunji. 11 Mpoonya Helodi abasilumamba bakwe bakaseka Jesu akumufubaazya. Bakamusamika cisani cilamfu cibotu, bamane, bakamubweedezya kuli Pilato. 12 Kuzwa buzuba oobo Pilato a Helodi bakatalika kumvwana, kusaanguna bakalisulene.
Jesu mbwaakapegwa mulandu walufu
13 Pilato wakabunganya bapaizi basilutwe, abeendelezi, abantu, 14 wakabaambila kuti, “Ooyu muntu ngomwakaleta kulindime akwaamba kuti unyonganya bantu akusola kubalubizya, nindamubuzya-buzya mebo kumbele lyanu, ndajana kuti zyoonse nzyomumutamizya taziwo. 15 Helodi awalo wajana kuti tajisi kaambo, ncencico eeci ncaamuboozezya okuno alimwi. Taakwe ncaakacita muntu ooyu cinga cilamucitya kuti afwe. 16 Nkaako, ndilamukwabbauzya buyo akumwaangununa.”
[ 17 Cakali cilengwa ca Pilato kuti lyoonse muciindi ca Pobwe lya Kwiindilila abaangunwide mwaange omwe.] 18 Pele nkamu yoonse yabantu yakoongolola yakati, “Ooyu ajaigwe! Kotwaangunwida buyo Balabbasi!” 19 Balabbasi wakalaangidwe akaambo kamanyongwe aakacitikide mu Jelusalemu, alimwi amulandu wakujaya muntu.
20 Mukuti Pilato wakali kuyanda kuti Jesu aangununwe, aboobo wakainduluka kwaambila bantu makani ngoonya. 21 Pele balo bakoongolola bakati, “Akankaminwe aciingano! Akankaminwe aciingano!”
22 Pilato wakabaambila lwatatu kuti, “Ino kayi, mbubi nzi mbwaacita? Taakwe cibi ncindajana mulinguwe ceelede lufu. Nkaako ndilalailila buyo kuti akwabbaulwe kwamana alekwe.”
23 Pele bakazumanana akoongololesya kuti Jesu uleelede kukankaminwa aciingano, lino kumamanino majwi aabo akazunda. 24 Pilato wakamupa mulandu Jesu mbuli ngubakali kukumbila kuti apegwe. 25 Wakaangununa muntu ngubakakumbila, wakaangidwe akaambo kamanyongwe abujayi, eelyo wakapa Jesu kulimbabo kuti bamucite mbuli mbubakali kuyanda.
Jesu mbwaakakankaminwa aciingano
26 Mpawo bakatola Jesu, nibakali kuyabweenda, bakaswaana muntu wakali kutegwa Saimoni, uuzwa kumunzi wa Sailini, wakali kuya mu Jelusalemu kuzwida kuzitungu. Bakamujata akumuyumuzya ciingano musule lya Jesu.
27 Kwakali bantu banji, bakali kutobela musule. Akati kabantu aaba kwakali bakaintu bakali kuya bulila akumuusila. 28 Jesu wakabaceba akubaambila kuti, “Nobakaintu bamu Jelusalemu mutalili ndime pe, amulilile lwanu nobeni abana banu. 29 Nkaambo mazuba ayoosika bantu nibayooamba kuti, ‘Balilelekedwe aabo bakaintu batakazyala akunyonsya!’ 30 Eeci ciyooba nceciindi bantu nibayooambila malundu kuti, ‘Amutulimbe!’ akutulundu kuti, ‘Amutusise!’ 31 Nkaambo kuti bantu kabacita boobo bantu kucisamu cicili citete, ino kuciyumu inga kuyooba buti?”
32 Bakatolelezya abambi bobilo aabo bakali bafumpi, kuti abalo bakajaigwe. 33 Nibakasika abusena butegwa “Kapapa Kamutwe” bakamukankamina Jesu aciingano, alimwi bakabambula abaabo bafumpi bobilo umwi kululyo lwakwe umwi kulumwensi. 34 Jesu wakaamba kuti, “Taata, ubalekelele, nkaambo tabazi ncobacita pe.”
Eelyo bakaabana zisani zyakwe kwiindila mukuuma cisolo. 35 Lino bantu bamwi bakaliimvwi kumbali kabeebelezya, ciindi beendelezi babo nibakali kuseka akuti, “Wakali kufutula bamwi, ngooyo kayi aalifutule tumubone, naa kuti kali ngo Munanike ooyo Leza ngwaakasala!”
36 Alimwi abalo basilumamba bakamuswida. Bakaswena kulinguwe akumupa waini wandulwe. 37 Bakati, “Lifutule omwini, kuti naa koli mwami wa Bajuda!”
38 Ngaaya majwi akalembedwe atala lyamutwe wakwe, “Ooyu ngo Mwami wa Bajuda.”
39 Umwi mufumpi wakabambwidwe aawo wakamutukana kuti, “Sena yebo toli Munanike wa Leza? Lifutule omwini, aswebo utufutule!”
40 Pele umwi mufumpi wakakalalila mweenzinyina akuti “Sena yebo toyoowi Leza? Toonse tuli mucisubulo comwe anguwe. 41 Pele mulandu wesu swebo ulitweelede, nkaambo twapegwa eeco ceelede kubisya nkutwakacita, pele ooyu muntu taakwe cibi ncaakacita pe.” 42 Amane wakati kuli Jesu, “Jesu, ukandiyeeye waakusika mubwami bwako!”
43 Jesu wakamwiingula kuti, “Ndakwaambila kuti, sunu obuno buzuba uyookkala andime mubusena bwakubotelwa akuumbulizigwa.”
Jesu mbwaakafwa
44 Lino nilyakatisike aacilungu-lungu, kwakaba mudima uusiya mbi munyika yoonse kusikila aacilangankumo. 45 Mpoonya-mpoonya cisitilizyo ca muŋanda ya Leza cakayauka muzibeela zyobilo. 46 Mpawo Jesu wakoongolola ajwi pati wakati, “Taata! Nduubikka mumaanza aako muuya wangu!” Mbwaakamanina buyo kwaamba oobo, wakafwa.
47 Lino silumamba naakabona cakacitika, wakalumbaizya Leza akuti, “Nkasimpe mwaalumi ooyu waliluleme!”
48 Lino aabo bantu bakaboola kuzoolangilila, nibakabona cakacitika, bakabweeda kuminzi yabo baya bulyuumauma azyamba. 49 Aboobo boonse bakazi Jesu, antoomwe abaabo bakaintu bakazwa kucisi ca Galilii, bakali kuya bumuccilila musule, bakaima aalaale kabalangilila zintu eezi.
Kuzikkwa kwa Jesu
50 Kwakali muntu wakali kutegwa Josefa, wakali kuzwa mumunzi uutegwa Alimatiya uuli mucisi ca Judiya. Wakali muntu mubotu, uulemekwa, 51 alimwi wakali kulindila kuboola kwabwami bwa Leza. Nikuba kuti awalo wakali wakabunga kabeendelezi, taakali kuzumina abasikabunganyina mumizeezo amumicito yabo. 52 Wakainka kuli Pilato, wakakumbila mutumba wa Jesu.
53 Mpoonya wakuuangula, akuuputaila mucisani cibotu akuyooulazika mucuumbwe cakakololwa mumwaala, mucuumbwe mwatakana zikkidwe muntu. 54 Bwakali buzuba bwakulibambila, nkaambo Buzuba bwa Kulyookezya butegwa Sabata bwakali aafwiifwi kutalika.
55 Abalo bakaintu bakazwida kucisi ca Galilii, aabo bakali kuya butobela musule lya Jesu, bakainka a Josefa kuyoobona cuumbwe, akubona mbuli mutumba wa Jesu mbuwakalazikwa oomo. 56 Mpoonya bakabweeda kumunzi kuti bakabambe mafuta atununkilizyo tumwi twakuyoonanika mutumba wa Jesu.
Eelyo mubuzuba bwa Sabata abalo bakalyookezya, mbubonya mbuli mbuwakali kwaamba Mulawo wa Bajuda.