1 Kɛ Yesus ma si lɛpina ɗete kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ pundɛ kwa̧ ɓenɛ ɓejekɛ ɓenɛ kɛ̀ kɛ ŋginjɛ mɔnɔ soy te yi Sedrɔŋ. Wɛtɛ ŋgwaŋ ɓa̧ womɛte, ɛ Yesus kwa̧ nyiŋɛ mɔy ŋgwaŋ ɓenɛ ɓejekɛ ɓenɛ. 2 Yudas, mɔ te ɛ ta ɗyaŋgwɛ nyɛ kɔ duwa̧ sendi mbɛy yinɔri, kɛto Yesus ɓenɛ ɓejekɛ ɓenɛ ɗikima kɛ̀ wesiɗya mate. 3 Ɛ Yudas ɓu̧ njɔŋ ɓesɔja nɛ̀ ɓotu ɓe ɓakiɗya mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ ɗya̧ nɔ. Yo ɓe ɓekum ɓe ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ nɛ̀ *Ɓefarisɛ̧ tomɛ ɓo. Ɓo ka̧ nɛ mɛlambo nɛ̀ mɛnyan nɛ̀ mɛjɔlɛ mɛ ɗyambi. 4 Yesus ma duwɛ yasi hɛnɛ te yi yâkaŋgwɛ ɗya̧ nyɛ kɛ́. Ɛ nyɛ kɛ̀ kɛ mbɔmbu yan diyɛ ɓo nde: «Wunɛ sáŋ nda?» 5 Ɛ ɓo yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Wusɛ sáŋ Yesus te mɔ Nasarɛt.» Ɛ nyɛ lɛpɛ nyɛ ɓo nde: «Yo mi.» Yinɔri Yudas mɔ te ɛ ta ɗyaŋgwɛ nyɛ kɔ ɓa̧ ɓenɛ ɓotu ɓenɔri. 6 Kɛ Yesus ma lɛpɔ nyɛ ɓo nde: ‹Yo mi› kɛ́, ɛ ɓo yɔkwɛ nɛ kɔŋ ɓalɔ kɛ mɛnɛti nɛ mbelele. 7 Ɛ Yesus ɓasiɗye diyɛ ɓo nde: «Wunɛ sáŋ nda?» Ɛ ɓo lɛpɛ nde: «Wusɛ sáŋ Yesus te mɔ Nasarɛt.» 8 Ɛ nyɛ yeŋsa nde: «’Mi tì si lɛpɔ nyɛ wunɛ nde, yo mi na? Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, wunɛ sáŋ mi, wunɛ tîki ɓotu ɓete ɓaka, nɛ́ ɓo kwa̧.» 9 A lɛ́pi ɗete, nɛ́ lɛpi te yi nyɛ ma lɛ́pi kɛ́ si tondu. A ma lɛ́pi nde: ‹Kɛ njoka ɓotu ɓete yi wɛ nya mi ɓaka, mi tì kelɛ nde, wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ yâmbila na.›

10 Simɔn Piyɛr ɓa̧ nɛ kafa. Ɛ nyɛ sutɛ yo kɔtɔ nɛ mɔ mɛsay mɛ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ pɛsɔ tɔ nɛ ɛ mbam ɓɔ ɓetɛ kɛ mɛnɛti. Ɗinɔ mɔ mɛsay te ɓa̧ nde Malkus. 11 Ɛ Yesus lɛpɛ nyɛ Piyɛr nde: «Yɔkiɗya kafa yɔ sɔmɔ kɛ ɓambi te. ’Wɛ táka ka nde, mi ɗîy kinɛ hɔɓiye pelɔ mɛbɔnɛ te yi Da nya mi nde, mi hɔ̂ɓiya kɛ́?»

12 Ndana, ɛ ɓesɔja nɛ̀ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓesɔja nɛ̀ Ɓeyudɛn ɓete ɓe ɗikima ɓakiɗye mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ ɓaka nje ɓiye Yesus wotɔ nyɛ. 13 Ɛ ɓo ɓu̧ nyɛ pa kɛ̀ nɔ kɛ yi Hana te ki nɛ Kayif. A ɓa̧ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ kɛ sew te ɛte. 14 Yo Kayif te ɛ nya Ɓeyudɛn ŋgitɛ lɛpɔ nde: ‹Yo kimɔte nde, mumɔ wɛtɛ gwâki kɛ numbu kandɔ.›

15 Simɔn Piyɛr ɓenɛ wɛtɛ jekɛ ɓa̧ kɛ ɓeŋgwɛ Yesus. Nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ duwa̧ jekɛ te kimɔte. Ɛ jekɛ te nyiŋɛ kɛ tu̧ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ ɓenɛ Yesus. 16 Yasi wɛtɛ, ɛ Piyɛr tika kɛ numɛy ndoko. Ɛ jekɛ te ɛ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ duwa̧ kɔ pundɛ kɛ̀ lɛpina nyɛ nya te ɛ ɓa̧ sana mate ɛ ɓa̧ kɛ ɓakiɗye numɛy kɔ. Ɛ jekɛ te nyinje Piyɛr kɛ mɔy ndoko. 17 Ɛ nya te nje ɗiyɔ lɛpɔ nyɛ Piyɛr nde: «’Wɛ yeti sendi gba wɛtɛ jekɛ mbam kɔ na?» Ɛ Piyɛr lɛpɛ nde: «Ko na.» 18 Ɗuku ɓa̧ kɛ kwa̧, ɛ ɓotu ɓe mɛsay ɓenɛ ɓotu ɓe ɓakiɗya mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ joŋgwɛ ɗitɛ nɛ mɛma mɛ ɗitɛ kwa̧ wɛtina. Ɛ Piyɛr kwa̧ sendi ɗiyɔ kɛ njoka yan wɛtina ɗitɛ ɓenɛ ɓo.

19 Ndana, ɛ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ kandɛ diyna Yesus mɛdiyan kɛ kasi ɓejekɛ ɓenɛ nɛ̀ kɛ kasi yasi te yi nyɛ ɗikima teɗye ɓomɔ kɛ́. 20 Ɛ nyɛ yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Mi ɗikima lɛpina nɛ gbas gbas nyɛ ɓomɔ kɛ puyɛ. Mi ɗikima teɗye ɓomɔ mɛlɛpi mɛ Njambiyɛ kpo nɛ kpo kɛ mbanjɔ mɛwesiɗya nɛ̀ kɛ mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ kɛ mbɛy te yi Ɓeyudɛn hɛnɛ ɗiki wesiɗya kɛ́. Mi tì lɛpɛ yiŋa yaŋa sɔɗyate na. 21 Kɛto ŋge yi wɛ diyɛ mi mɛdiyan kɛ́? Diya ɓotu ɓete ɓe wokuma mi kɛ lɛpina ɓaka, nɛ́ ɓo lɛpi yasi te yi mi lɛpima nyɛ ɓo kɛ́. Ɓotu ɓete duwa̧ yasi te yi mi lɛpima kɛ́ kimɔte.» 22 Kɛ Yesus ma lɛpɔ ɗete kɛ́, ɛ wɛtɛ mɔ ɓakiɗya mbanjɔ Njambiyɛ te ɛ ɓa̧ kɛ kɛki nɛ kɔ nyɛ nyɛ ɓanji kɛ pokɔ lɛpɔ nde: «’Yo ɗete yi wɛ yeŋsa nyɛ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ?» 23 Ɛ Yesus lɛpɛ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, mi lɛpinama ɓeyate, teɗya yasi te yi mi lɛpima ɓeyate kɛ́. Ma ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, mi lɛpinama kimɔte, wɛ njáki nyɛ mi ɓanji kɛ pokɔ kɛto ŋge?» 24 Ɛ Hana nje kwaŋɗye Yesus ndi wotunate kɛnjɛ Kayif te nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ.

25 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yinɔri Simɔn Piyɛr ɓa̧ ndi womɛte kɛ wɛtina ɗitɛ. Ɛ ɓo lɛpɛ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Gba wɛ sendi yeti wɛtɛ jekɛ wenɛ na?» Ɛ nyɛ tonɛ lɛpɔ nde: «Ko na.» 26 Ɛ wɛtɛ mɔ mɛsay mɛ nyaŋgwɛ kum ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ ɛ ɓa̧ nɛ jaɗyɛ ɓenɛ mbam te ɛ Piyɛr pɛsima tɔ nɛ kɔ lɛpɛ nde: «’Mi tì ɓɛŋɛ gba wɛ wúnɛ nyɛ kɛ ŋgwaŋ na?» 27 Ɛ Piyɛr tonɛ sendi, yaka nɛ mbam kuɓɛ kɛ kɔkɔ.

28 Kɛ kɔŋte, ɛ ɓo ɓu̧ Yesus wulɛ nɔ kɛ̀ yi Kayif kɛ̀ nɔ kɛ tu̧ Pilat te nyaŋgwɛ kum. Yinɔri yo ɓa̧ ɓemɛŋmɛnɛ nɛ sut. Ɓo nɛ ŋguru wan tì nyiŋɛ mɔy tu̧ na, kambɔ yo mɛ nje ɓɛ yasi sɛmbɔ kɛ yan, ɓo mɛ nje ɗiyɔ kinɛ ɗye mɛɗye mɛ jesɔ *Paska yan na. 29 Ɛ Pilat pundɛ kɛ̀ dolɔ ɓo mate lɛpɔ nde: «Yo kwalɔ ɓeya yasi te nda yi wunɛ lɛpɛ nde, mbam kɔ kelma kɛ́?» 30 Ɛ ɓo yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «A má ɗiy kinɛ ɓɛ nyaŋgwɛ mɔ kelna ɓeya mɛkele na, ma wusɛ tì ɓu̧ nyɛ kaŋɛ nyɛ wɛ na.» 31 Ɛ Pilat lɛpɛ nyɛ ɓo nde: «Wunɛ nɛ ŋguru wun ɓôŋ nyɛ kɛ̀ pɛsɔ lɛpi nɛ ɓeŋgwɛ mɛmboŋga mun.» Ɛ Ɓeyudɛn yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Mɛmboŋga musu yeti kɛ nyɛ wusɛ ɗeti nde, wusɛ wôku mumɔ na.» 32 Ɓo lɛpinama ɗete, nɛ́ lɛpi te yi Yesus lɛpima kɛ kasi kwalɔ sɔŋ te yi nyɛ yâkaŋgwɛ saŋgwa nɔ kɛ́ si tondu.

33 Ndana, ɛ Pilat yɔkwɛ nɛ kɔkɔ nyiŋɛ tu̧ jeɓa Yesus diyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Yo wɛ, kumande Ɓeyudɛn?» 34 Ɛ nyɛ yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Yo wɛ nɛ ŋguru wɔ lɛpɛ ɗete, ho nde, ɓaŋa ɓomɔ lɛpɛ ɗete nyɛ wɛ kɛ kasi mbɛ?» 35 Ɛ Pilat yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Wɛ ɓɛŋma nde, mi Ɓeyudɛn? Yo ɓotu ɓe kandɔ yɔ nɛ̀ ɓekum ɓe ɓotu ɓe nyɛna sadaka nyɛ Njambiyɛ ɓu̧ wɛ kaŋɛ nyɛ mi. Wɛ kelma yasi te nda?» 36 Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nde: «*Kandɔ ɗyembɛ ti wúla kɛ mɛnɛti maka na. Kandɔ ɗyembɛ má wula kɛ mɛnɛti maka, ma ɓotu ɓe mɛsay ɓembɛ loŋma ɗyambi kɛto mbɛ, kambɔ ɓomɔ mɛ nje ɓu̧ mi nyɛ kɛ mɔy mɛɓɔ mɛ Ɓeyudɛn. Yasi wɛtɛ, Kandɔ te yembɛ ti wúla kɛ mɛnɛti maka na.» 37 Ɛ Pilat diyɛ nyɛ nde: «’Wɛ gbate kumande?» Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nde: «Yo nda yi wɛ lɛpɛ kɛ́, mi kumande. Mi jaɗya, mi nja̧ kɛ mɛnɛti maka yí nje teɗye ɓomɔ mɛyasi kɛ kasi gbakasi. Mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ ɓeŋgwɛ lɛpi te yi ɓɛ gbakasi kɛ wokɔ yasi te yi mi lɛpɛ kɛ́.» 38 Ɛ Pilat diyɛ nyɛ nde: «Gbakasi, yo ŋge?» Kɛ Pilat ma si lɛpɔ ɗete kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ ɓasiɗye pundɔ kɛ̀ dolɔ Ɓeyudɛn lɛpɔ nyɛ ɓo nde: «Mi tì dolɛ mbɛ yiŋa mɛjɔsɔ kɛ yotu mbam kɔ yi yakama kelɔ nde, a sɔ̂mbu mɛbɔnɛ kɛto te na. 39 Yasi wɛtɛ, yo mɛ kɛ mɛkiyɔ mun nde, kɛ jesɔ *Paska yun hɛnɛ, mi kɛ̂ soŋa ɓɔ nɛ wɛtɛ mɔ jɔɓɔ yɔkiɗye nyɛ nyɛ wunɛ. ’Ɗete, wunɛ kwáɗyikwɛ nde, mi sôŋa ɓɔ nɛ kumande Ɓeyudɛn yɔkiɗye nyɛ nyɛ wunɛ?» 40 Ɛ ɓo kala kembiɗya lɛpɔ nde: «Ɓɛ, yeti nyɛ na! Hɛ kwáɗyikwɛ su Barabas.» Barabas ɓa̧ nyaŋgwɛ mɔ ɓeya mɛkele.