¹ Ave nphwenyhi, afhe frist mbli le wahamahmah yikba nfye be ke gbwah Yeso. ² Be yiki mbu Ge, be yidoh ngha Bilatus, afhazhyoh.

³ Ebhoh Yahuda a yifhwehzhih Ge yive le be kbabe wah Yeso hu, e yiseyahtse, e yinghayahtse afhe frist le wahamahmah biteh thhoh-nkyhere aphopho angha gbwahngluh-gbe-je heh, ⁴ e tha le, N to te abebe ke N fhwehzhihte ngluh a tote e abebe thho mu.” ⁵ E le yitaht'hohte biteh thhoh-nkyhere aphopho heh ave jhohthhoe, e yidoh ngoh, e yichehgbwah dige.

⁶ Be afhe frist yimbu biteh heh be tha le, “E sohte e ave bohbiye le nyhi poh bit'heh heh ave ebohvi mu kethiri be ma bit'heh thra.” ⁷ Be yikba thiri adhoh hu, be le yifhweh epiyoh wahetothre ke be ke tezhi washyoh ⁸ Ke mmeh hu be tebe epiyoh adhoh hu le, “Epiyoh Thra” yahju zhehngheh.

⁹ Mmeh hu khiyah nke Irmiya evepwa yiponweh, e tha le, “Be yimbu bit'heh thhoh-nkyere aphopho heh gbwahngluh-gbe-je, tu nke zhyeh Israyila yipohte, ¹⁰ be le yifhwehfye epiyoh wahetothre le bit'heh adhoh heh, nfye Mbohchu yithanghate ngheh.”

¹¹ Mmleh Yeso yindahte ave ju afhazhyoh, afhazhyoh yibi Ge, “A ma Afha Yahudawa?” Yeso yitha le, “Nfye a tha hu.”

¹² Ebhoh afhe frist le wahamahmah yithabe khiyah atse Ge hu, E yitha e buthho mu.

¹³ Bilatus le yitha le Ge, “A pote bu biye fanyhah nke be ma tethabe woh ke be hu mu?” ¹⁴ Yeso yifhenyhi ngha e ge khiya mu, bu adhoh hu yika afhazhyoh ekheh gbwawa.

¹⁵ Mmleh ebhoh be teto edheh hu, e yima soh le afhazhyoh mbuju ngha be ngluhjhohfi nthho, ngluhjhohfi nke be kahte hu. ¹⁶ Ave ebhoh adhoh hu ngluhnuhwa akhwatse thho be tebe le Barabbas yima jhohfi.

¹⁷ Ebhoh be yigbekhote hu, Bilatus yitha le be, “Enyhah neh kahte N mbuju ngha neh? Barabas neh Yeso nke bete be Kristi hu?” ¹⁸ Ke e yiyite le be mbuyah nghate ge Yeso ke apishyeh.

¹⁹ Ebhoh e namaa shite ave mbhiyoh kbeh hu, va ge yijha ngha ge khiyah le, “Pah pohka buh woh atse ngluhasohsoh atehu mu. Ave fii ki a kajute thu hu, ndeh kabete ngheh gbwawa ke Ge.”

²⁰ Mmleh be afhe frist le be wahamahmah yijhapoh bi wah le be bi ke be phweh ngha be Barabas, Yeso mehhu be gbwah. ²¹ Afhazhyoh yibi be, “Nkhwa neh kahte N mbuju ngha neh?” Be yitha le, “Barabas.”

²² Bilatus yitha le be, “Ngah N ke to le Yeso nke be tebe Kristi hu?” Be mbli yitha le, “Be kbahcheh Ge!” ²³ E le yitha le, “Kengaa? Abebe ngah E tote?” Be yikbehgbheh mah nde, betha le, “Be kbahcheh Ge!”

²⁴ Ebhoh Bilatus yive le be ma po ngha be ge mu hu, ke be yicha wah tembudatroh thiri, e yikombu thhoh e yichu buhwe ge ave ju bi wah, e tha le, “Buh ngheh maka e ave thra ngluhasohsoh atehu mu. E ma thiri neh.”

²⁵ Wah mbli yitha le, “Ma thra Ge ma ave she nyhi le yira nyhi. ²⁶ E le yiphweh nghaju be Barabas, Yeso mehhu e yigba le amohto e le yinghaju be ke be kbahcheh.

²⁷ Be wahnoh edi afhazhyoh yimbuka Yeso ave ndutse mbhiyohkhwehdri, be yigbekho ka wahnoh mbli. ²⁸ Be yinwaju Ge atheh be yiki Ge abyaatheh gbuwa. ²⁹ Be yigba ekleh fiki be kha Ge ave tse, be yingha Ge tot'hoe ave buhayuru Ge. Be le yikhehku ave ju Ge be teyohvyeh Ge, be tha le, “Nyhi thho woh, Afha Yahudawa!” ³⁰ Be yishigbe Ge shya, be yifyeju tot'hoe hu, be le yitede Ge to ave tse. ³¹ Ebhoh be yiyohvyeh wah Ge hu, be yinwaju Ge abyaatheh gbuwa hu, be yivheh Ge atheh Ge, be le yimbu doh le Ge ke be kbahcheh Ge.

³² Nfye be yite juyah hu, be yigbheh ngluhnuhwa thho nke be tebe Siman, ngluh Kurani, hu be yikikbehte le e doh fhehle be kethiri e ke tcha to ephehkheh Ge. ³³ Be yiyah ave epiyoh be tebe le Golgota, a ma le “Epiyoh Kutse.” ³⁴ Be yingha Ge chuhwa nke be yigbechwate le thhoh ajhehjheh. Ebhoh E yikhehpo ge hu, E yivah e ge mu. ³⁵ Ebhoh be yikbahcheh wa Ge hu, be yitahthre ke be fwe atheh Ge. ³⁶ Be yishi nu, be yite ngha Ge evekheh. ³⁷ Ave nyhika tse Ge be yijrahte le, “Atehu ma Yeso, afha Yahudawa.” ³⁸ Be yikbahcheh ekhafyebiye phiya fhehle Ge, nthho ave buhayuru Ge, nthhohu ave buhachu Ge. ³⁹ Wah a yitekaju nu hu yiche Ge, be temi she be, ⁴⁰ be tha le, “Buu eke thhongibe jhothhoe a le ke pohyahse ge ave ki thahrah, mbuju diwoh! A le ma Nwa Nuh, thukiya ave to ephehkheh!”

⁴¹ Mmeh le, be afhe frist yima yohvyeh Ge, fhehle be ethhabiye le wahamahmah, be yitha le, ⁴² “E yitembuju wahthhoh, E ke mbuju kho e dige mu. E ma Afha Israyila, ma E thukiya ave to ephehkheh ke nyhi ke fhenyhi le Ge. ⁴³ E pohte pushyeh Ge ave Nuh, ma Nuh khafye Ge mmleh, E le kahte E phwehju Ge mehmeh. Gee le tse Ge tha le, “N ma Nwa Nuh.” ⁴⁴ Mmeh le, wahevyu nke be yikbahchehte fhehle Ge heh yiche le Ge.

⁴⁵ Ave ebhoh edi chuwoh-mba-nthho, nkufi yikukheh zhyoh adhoh hu mbli doh ebhoh edi chuwoh-gbe-nyhiyeh. ⁴⁶ Ave ebhoh edi chuwoh-gbe-nyhiyeh, Yeso yigbehpoh nde E tha le, “Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabatani?” nke a ma le, “Nuh ngheh, Nuh ngheh, kengah a tahphwehte ngheh?” ⁴⁷ Ebhoh wahthhoh a yindahte nu yipo ndekhiyah Ge be yitha le, “Ve, E ma be Iliya.” ⁴⁸ Ngluhthho yigbedoh mbu evahvhweh, e yishipoh evahvhweh dhoh hu ave chuhwa abhabha, e yichehpoh ge ave to, e yit'hanghanyhi Yeso le E vah.

⁴⁹ Wah nthhoh heh yitha le ge, “Phwehte Ge, ma nyhi ve neh Iliya ke yah mbuju Ge.” ⁵⁰ Yeso yipohgbheh nde gbwawa E le yifu. ⁵¹ Ve, athehetekheh edi jhothhoe yingagbeh phiya chambu etra doh ndashi, t'heh yidhoki, mpheh yigbeh anghaa. ⁵² Amblakhweh yipwe, wah anyhahnyhah a yifute heh yindatroh. ⁵³ Be yindatrohjuwah ave amblakhweh ebhoh Yeso yinyhijuwah khuwoh hu, be yika ave ndu-akbebe edi anyhahnyhah, be yimangha dibe le wah fanyhah.

⁵⁴ Ebhoh afhanoh le wah a yiteve Yeso, yive nfye zhyoh yidhoki, fhehle biye a yiku heh, asebu yikbeh be gbwawa, be yitha le, “Echocho ngluh atehu ma Nwa Nuh.”

⁵⁵ Wahvo fanyhah a yikiyahte Ge ave Galilih ke be bhiya Ge yima nu, be yitete loh mpohwa ke be ve biye a yitekaju. ⁵⁶ Ave wavo adhoh heh yima Maryamu Magdalin, Maryamu nyhoh Yakubu le Yusufu, le nyhoh zhyeh Zabadi.

⁵⁷ Ebhoh athohnyhi yima wah hu, ngluhnuhwa vi thho edi Arimatiya, hu be tebe Yusufu, nke a yima le ekikheh Yeso. ⁵⁸ E yidoh gbheh Bilatus e yibi ke be ngha ge kbidri Yeso. Bilatus yifhenyhi e yitha ngha be le be ngha ge kbidri Yeso. ⁵⁹ Yusufu yimbu kbidri Yeso, e yibhohkheh ge le athheh afhyoh anyhanyhah, ⁶⁰ e yizhi ge ave khuhwoh mpheh edige nke e yifute. E yibohkheh muhweh khuhwoh hu le aflumpheh akbekbe, e le yingoh. ⁶¹ Maryamu Magdalin le Maryamu nthhohu yima nu, be yishivete khuhwoh adhoh hu.

⁶² Ebhoh byahkya wah hu, a yima anuh a kite anuh Mbiyabhuhwae, afhe frist le Wahfarisi yigbekho epiyoh Bilatus. ⁶³ Be yitha le Bilatus, “Nyhi segbhehte le ebhoh ezhyeh hu yi naa ma le pushyeh, E yitha le, ‘Anuh ki nke thahrah N ke ndatroh nda.’ ⁶⁴ Kemmehhu, ngha le be vhehkheh khuhwoh adhoh hu yahju ki nke thahrah, mmehmu ekikheh Ge ke yah vyu mbuju Ge, be le ke yangha wah le, ‘E nyhinju wah ave ekwe,’ zhyeh edi nkiba hu ke bekapheh edi nkaphiro.”

⁶⁵ Bilatus yitha le be, “Mbu neh evekheh. Doh vhehkheh neh gbwawa nfye neh ke tokho hu.” ⁶⁶ Be yidoh vhehkhehte khuhwoh adhoh hu, be yithakheh mpheh nu, be le yipoh evekheh.