1 Yesu maa kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ lʋwɛ mʋ, maa mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ba faa kɩpantan mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ tɩɩ kɩmʋ yɛ Kidiron kpee kɩmʋ benbe. Kadɔɔ‐bi kʋ kʋbʋ tʋtɔ, nɩɩ ba loo kɩmʋ tɔ.

2 Nɩɩ Gyudasi mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ lɛɛ Yesu ɛɛ sa mʋ, nyi tʋtɔ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ, Yesu maa mʋ abɩɩlapʋ bɛɛ taalɛ bɛɛ gyaŋɛ tʋtɔ. 3 Ɩmʋ sʋ aseepu bɩlɩsa yɛ Farasii abi ba yɛgɛ nɩɩ Gyudasi gyankpaa Roma anaakɔpʋ yɛ kabwaarɛ‐sunkpa ayɛ akɩɩsʋpʋ, yɛgɛ ba sʋ ɩgyaa yɛ ɩfɩtɩla yɛ adʋntɔ ba kadɔɔ‐bi mʋ tɔ.

4 Yesu maa nyi kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kii biti kɩ ba mʋ sʋ mʋ, ɔ lɩɩ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ tɔ nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ nɩɩ fen biti?”

5 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “An biti Yesu Kanasareti‐nyɩn mʋ nɩn.”

Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Mɛ gyɛ mʋ.” Yɛgɛ Gyudasi mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ lɛɛ mʋ sa mʋ yɩlɛ bamʋ asɛ tʋtɔ. 6 Yesu maa tɔwɛ yɛ, “Mɛ ɩ gyɛ mʋ” mʋ, nɩɩ ba bwii kamaa tɩyɛ kasɛ.

7 Nɩɩ ɔ bɩla taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Anɩmʋ nɩɩ fen biti?”

Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “An biti Yesu Kanasareti‐nyɩn mʋ nɩn.”

8 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “N tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ mɛ ɩ gyɛ mʋ. Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ mɛ nɩɩ fen biti bɩrɛ, fan yɛgɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba tii mɛ sʋ falɛ ba natɛ.” 9 Ɩnɩmʋ ɩ waa nɩn, kɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɔ wʋla tɔwɛ mʋ ɩ ba tɔ. Asɩn mʋ ɩ gyɛ yɛ, “N man yɛgɛ bamʋ nɩɩ fʋ taa bamʋ sa mɛ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ fɔyɩ” mʋ.

10 Simon Pita sʋ sakunde, nɩɩ ɔ bɩɩtɛ kɩmʋ lɔɔrɛ nɩɩ ɔ ŋɛ oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ kɩyaafɔlɛ gyisa kʋsʋ tɩn. Kɩyaafɔlɛ maŋa kɩtɩɩ ɩ gyɛ Malikusi.

11 Yesu tɔwɛ Pita yɛ, “Bwiiyaa fʋ sakunde mʋ waa kɩmʋ kukufee tɔ. Fʋ man nyi fɛɛ i tiri fɛɛ n gyii awʋrʋfɔ mʋ nɩɩ Nsɛ Ɩbwaarɛ ŋmina yɩla mɛ mʋ?”

12 Nɩɩ anaakɔpʋ mʋ yɛ bamʋ ɔbɩlɩsa yɛ kabwaarɛ‐sunkpa ayɛ akɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ ba kɩtaa Yesu, nɩɩ ba ŋmina mʋ. 13 Nɩɩ ba gyankpaa taa mʋ kpee Anasi asɛ, mʋ ɩ gyɛ Kayifasi mʋ‐saa, mʋ nɩɩ ɔ gyɛ oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ kanɩn kesu maŋa. 14 Kayifasi maŋa ɩ gyɛ ɔmʋ nɩɩ ɔ daa tɔwɛ waa Gyiwu abi mʋ yɛ ɩ bɔ fɛɛ nyɩmɩsa kʋlʋn o wu sa asa kpini mʋ.

15 Simon Pita maa ɔbɩɩlapʋ kʋ ba buu Yesu. Fɛɛ ɔbɩɩlapʋ mʋ maa nyi Oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ sʋ mʋ, o buu Yesu loo oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ kɩkpaara sʋ. 16 Amaa Pita gyoo kebunɔ. Ɔbɩɩlapʋ mʋ nɩɩ o nyi Oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ, bwii ba tɔwɛ kibite mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ kɩɩ kebunɔ mʋ sʋ mʋ asɛ, nɩɩ ɔ taa Pita loo.

17 Kibite mʋ nɩɩ ɔ kɩɩ kebunɔ mʋ taasɛ Pita yɛ, “Fʋ man gyɛ Yesu abɩɩlapʋ mʋ ɔkʋ nɩn?”

Nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Ayee, n man gyɛ.”

18 Ɩ kyɩna ɩ gyɛ awɔɔ tɔ nɩn, nɩɩ ayaafɔlɛ yɛ kabwaarɛ‐sunkpa ayɛ akɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ ba dɩyɛla fʋlɔn bɛɛ wʋlɛ, nɩɩ Pita gbaa ba yɩlɛ bamʋ asɛ ɛɛ wʋlɛ fʋlɔn.

19 Oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ Anasi taasɛ Yesu lɩɩ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ yɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɛɛ kaapʋ mʋ sʋ.

20 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Saŋa kʋmaa nɩmʋ sakyɔ tɔ nɩɩ n tɔwɛ asɩn, yɛgɛ n kaapʋ atɔ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɩgyaŋɛkpa yɛ kabwaarɛ‐sunkpa ayɛ mʋ tɔ katɩn mʋ nɩɩ Gyiwu abi kpini bɛɛ gyaŋɛ mʋ. N man tɔwɛ kʋtɔ kʋ baala asiri tɔ. 21 Mɩnɛ sʋ nɩɩ fɩɩ taasɛ mɛ falɛ asɩn? Taasɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba nu mɛ asɛ mʋ. Ba nyi kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ n tɔwɛ.”

22 Yesu maa tɔwɛ kanɩn mʋ, nɩɩ akɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ yɩlɛ tʋtɔ mʋ kpa mʋ ɔtan, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Falɛ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa fʋ maa lɛɛ Oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ kɔnɔ?”

23 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Nɩɩ n kan tɔwɛ asɩn akʋ nɩɩ ɩ man bʋrɔn mʋ, tɔwɛ asɩn maŋa kɛ ɔkʋmaa nɩmʋ o nu. Amaa nɩɩ mɛ asɩn mʋ ɩ gyɛ kesintin mʋ, mɩnɛ waa nɩɩ fʋ da mɛ ɔtan?” 24 Tʋtɔ nɩɩ ɔbɩlɩsa Anasi yɛgɛ nɩɩ ba taa Yesu yɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ ba ŋmina mʋ mʋ naa sa Kayifasi, Oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ.

25 Simon Pita san ɔ yɩlɛ ɛɛ wʋlɛ fʋlɔn, nɩɩ ɔkʋ ba taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Fʋ man gyɛ mʋ abɩɩlapʋ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ nɩn?” Nɩɩ Pita kyɛ yɛ, “Ayee, n man gyɛ.”

26 Nɩɩ oseepu bɩlɩsa asɛ mʋ ayaafɔlɛ mʋ tɔ ɔkʋ, ɔmʋ nɩɩ Pita ŋɛ mʋ kʋsʋ tɩn mʋ, mʋ kʋʋpʋ, taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “N man wu fʋ maa bʋ mʋ asɛ kadɔɔ‐bi mʋ tɔ?” 27 Nɩɩ Pita bwii kyɛ. Opula maŋa tɔ nɩɩ kyaasɛ bʋn.

28 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ Yesu lɩɩ Kayifasi asɛ nyenyenfuu, kpee Ɔsʋwʋlɛ Ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ mʋ kɩkpaara tɔ Amaa Gyiwu abi mʋ ba man loo kɩkpaara mʋ tɔ, lɩɩ fɛɛ nɩɩ ba kan loo tʋtɔ mʋ, bee biti ba waa ineesi kɛ i tii bamʋ ɔkpa kɛ ba man nyɛ gyii Kesu kɔnɔ Kanyaŋɛ nbunɔ mʋ. 29 Ɩmʋ sʋ Ɔsʋwʋlɛ ɔkɩɩsʋpʋ Paleti lɩɩ kɩkpaara sʋ ba bamʋ asɛ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Mɩnɛ asɩn pwɩɩsa nɩɩ fan sʋ lɩɩ ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ sʋ?”

30 Nɩɩ ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Ɔ daa ɔ man waa alibi akʋ nɩn, naafɔɔ a mɛɛ yɛ a taa mʋ ba waa fʋ abaa tɔ.”

31 Paleti tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “Fan taa mʋ bwii kɛ fan naa taa fanɛ gbaa‐gbaa fanɛ nbara gyii mʋ asɩn.”

Amaa ba lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Fanɛ Roma abi fan man sa anɛ ɔkpa yɛ a mɔɔ ɔkʋ.” 32 Ɩnɩmʋ ɩ waa nɩn kɛ asɩn mʋ nɩɩ Yesu tɔwɛ lɩɩ mu lewu mʋ nɩɩ ee biti o wu mʋ kudubi ɩ ba tɔ.

33 Nɩɩ Paleti bwii loo mʋ kɩkpaara tɔ. Nɩɩ ɔ tɩɩ Yesu ba yɩlɛ mu ansi tɔ, nɩɩ ɔ taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Fʋ ɩ gyɛ Gyiwu abi Owura mʋ?”

34 Nɩɩ Yesu taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Asɩn mʋ nɩɩ fʋ taasɛ mɛ falɛ lɩɩ fʋ asɛ nɩn abɛɛ ɔsa kʋ ɩ tɔwɛ mɛ asɩn sa fʋ?”

35 Paleti lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “N gyɛ Gyiwu obii nɩn? Fʋ gbaa‐gbaa fʋ asa yɛ fʋ aseepu bɩlɩsa ɩ taa fʋ waa mɛ kɩbaa tɔ. Mɩnɛ nɩɩ fʋ waa?”

36 Nɩɩ Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Mi kuwura‐gyii kɩ man gyɛ dulinyaa nɩmʋ tɔ lɛɛ. Nɩɩ n daa n gyɛ dulinyaa nɩmʋ tɔ lɛɛ nɩn, naafɔɔ mi abuupu ba dɩn kɔ sa mɛ, kɛ Gyiwu abi ba man nyɛ mɛ kɩtaa waa bamʋ abɩlɩsa abaa tɔ. Amaa mi kuwura‐gyii mʋ kɩ man gyɛ dulinyaa nɩmʋ tɔ lɛɛ.”

37 Nɩɩ Paleti lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Kanɩn bɩrɛ fʋ gyɛ owura nɩn!”

Yesu lɛɛ kɔnɔ yɛ, “Fʋ maa tɔwɛ yɛ n gyɛ owura mʋ, ɩ gyɛ kesintin. Ɩnɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ ba kʋʋgɛ mɛ ba dulinyaa tɔ, kɛ n ba tɔwɛ lɩɩ kesintin mʋ sʋ. Ɔkʋmaa mʋ nɩɩ ee biti kesintin mʋ ii nu mɛ asɛ.”

38 Nɩɩ Paleti taasɛ mʋ yɛ, “Mɩnɛ ɩ gyɛ kesintin?” Maa taasɛ mʋ lʋwɛ mʋ, nɩɩ o bwii lɩɩ kpee Gyiwu abi mʋ asɛ nɩɩ ɔ tɔwɛ bamʋ yɛ, “N man wu asɩn mʋ nɩɩ n yɩlɛ sʋ kɛ n bun ɔnyɩn nɩmʋ kʋpwɛ. 39 Amaa ɩ gyɛ fanɛ anaana tɔ nɩn fɛɛ Kesu kɔnɔ Kanyaŋɛ nbunɔ kensi‐gyii saŋa n yɛgɛ n lɛɛ bamʋ nɩɩ ba tii bamʋ obu mʋ ɔkʋ mʋ nɩɩ fen biti mʋ, n sa fanɛ. Ɩmʋ sʋ fen biti fɛɛ n yɛgɛ fanɛ Gyiwu abi owura mʋ sa fanɛ abɛɛ?”

40 Nɩɩ ba kuusi tɔwɛ yɛ, “Ayee! Man gyɛ mʋ, lɛɛ Barabasi sa anɛ.” Barabasi ɩ kyɩna ɔ kʋsʋ yɩlɛ awura sʋ bɩya keluu.