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Yesu Apelekwa kwa Gavana Pilato

(Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1-2; Yh 18:28-32)

27 Mapema asubuhi, viongozi wote wa makuhani na viongozi wazee walikutana na kuamua kumwua Yesu. Wakamfunga kamba, wakamwondoa na kwenda kumkabidhi kwa Pilato, gavana wa Kirumi.

Yuda Ajiua

(Mdo 1:18-19)

Baada ya kumkabidhi Yesu, Yuda aliona kila kitu kilichotokea na kujua kuwa wameamua kumwua Yesu. Naye alihuzunika sana kutokana na kile alichokifanya. Hivyo alirudisha vile vipande thelathini vya sarafu vya fedha kwa wakuu wa makuhani na viongozi wazee. Yuda aliwaambia, “Nimetenda dhambi. Nimemsaliti kwenu mtu asiye na hatia ili auawe.”

Viongozi wa Kiyahudi wakajibu, “Hilo halituhusu. Ni tatizo lako, siyo letu sisi.”

Hivyo Yuda akavitupa vipande thelathini vya fedha Hekaluni, kisha akatoka akaenda kujinyonga.

Viongozi wa makuhani wakaviokota vile vipande vya fedha Hekaluni. Wakasema, “Sheria yetu haituruhusu kuweka fedha hii katika hazina ya Hekalu, kwa sababu fedha hii imelipwa kwa ajili ya kifo, ni fedha yenye damu.” Hivyo wakaamua kutumia fedha hiyo kwa kununulia shamba linaloitwa Shamba la Mfinyanzi kwa ajili ya kuwazikia wageni wanapokufa wakiwa ziarani katika mji wa Yerusalemu. Ndiyo sababu eneo hilo bado linaitwa Shamba la Damu. Hili lilitimiza maneno ya nabii Yeremia aliposema:

“Walichukua sarafu thelathini za fedha. Hicho ni kiasi ambacho Waisraeli waliamua kulipa kwa ajili ya uhai wake. 10 Walizitumia sarafu hizo thelathini za fedha kununulia shamba la mfinyanzi, kama Bwana alivyoniamuru.”[a]

Gavana Pilato Amhoji Yesu

(Mk 15:2-5; Lk 23:3-5; Yh 18:33-38)

11 Yesu alisimama mbele ya Gavana, Pilato, ambaye alimwuliza Yesu, “Wewe ni mfalme wa Wayahudi?”

Yesu akajibu, “Waweza kusema hivyo.”

12 Lakini viongozi wa makuhani na viongozi wazee wa Kiyahudi walipomshutumu, hakusema kitu.

13 Hivyo Pilato akamwambia, “Husikii mashtaka haya yote wanayokushtaki wewe? Kwa nini hujibu?”

14 Lakini Yesu hakujibu kitu, gavana alishangaa sana.

Pilato Ajaribu Kumwachia Huru Yesu

(Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:13-25; Yh 18:39-19:16)

15 Kila mwaka wakati wa Pasaka, gavana angemwachia huru mfungwa mmoja yeyote ambaye watu wangetaka aachiwe huru. 16 Wakati huo alikuwepo mtu gerezani aliyejulikana kuwa ni mtu mbaya. Mtu huyu aliitwa Baraba.

17 Kundi la watu lilipokusanyika, Pilato aliwaambia, “Nitamwacha huru mtu mmoja. Mnataka nani nimwache huru: Baraba au Yesu aitwaye Masihi?” 18 Pilato alijua kuwa viongozi wa makuhani na viongozi wazee wa Kiyahudi walimkabidhi Yesu kwake kwa sababu walikuwa wanamwonea wivu.

19 Pilato alipokuwa ameketi kwenye kiti cha hukumu, mkewe akamtumia ujumbe uliosema, “Usifanye jambo lolote juu ya huyo mtu. Hana hatia. Nimeota ndoto juu yake usiku, na ndoto hiyo imenihangaisha sana.”

20 Lakini viongozi wa makuhani na viongozi wazee wa Kiyahudi waliwaambia watu waombe Baraba aachiwe huru na Yesu auawe.

21 Pilato akasema, “Nina Baraba na Yesu. Je, mnataka nimwache huru yupi?”

Watu wakajibu, “Baraba!”

22 Pilato akauliza, “Sasa nimfanye nini Yesu, aitwaye Masihi?”

Watu wote wakasema, “Mwue msalabani!”

23 Pilato akauliza, “Kwa nini mnataka nimwue Yesu? Amefanya kosa gani?”

Lakini walipaza sauti wakisema, “Mwue msalabani!”

24 Pilato akaona hakuna jambo ambalo angefanya ili kubadili nia yao. Kiukweli ilionekana wazi kuwa kungetokea fujo. Hivyo alichukua maji na kunawa mikono yake[b] mbele yao wote. Akasema, “Sina hatia na kifo cha mtu huyu. Ninyi ndio mnaofanya hili!”

25 Watu wakajibu, “Tutawajibika kwa kifo chake sisi wenyewe na hata watoto wetu!”

26 Kisha Pilato akamwachia huru Baraba. Na akawaambia baadhi ya askari wamchape Yesu viboko. Kisha akamkabidhi Yesu kwa askari ili akauawe msalabani.

Askari wa Pilato Wamdhihaki Yesu

(Mk 15:16-20; Yh 19:2-3)

27 Kisha askari wa Pilato wakamchukua Yesu mpaka kwenye nyumba ya gavana, kikosi kizima cha wale askari kikakusanyika pamoja kumzunguka Yesu. 28 Wakamvua nguo zake na kumvalisha kivazi chekundu.[c] 29 Kisha wakatengeneza taji kutokana na matawi ya miiba na kuiweka kwenye kichwa chake na wakaweka fimbo kwenye mkono wake wa kulia. Kisha kwa kumdhihaki, wakainama mbele zake. Wakasema, “Tunakusalimu, mfalme wa Wayahudi!” 30 Walimtemea mate. Kisha wakachukua fimbo yake na kuanza kumpiga nayo kichwani. 31 Baada ya kumaliza kumdhihaki, askari walimvua kivazi chekundu na kumvalisha nguo zake. Kisha wakamwongoza kwenda kuuawa msalabani.

Yesu Awambwa Msalabani

(Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43; Yh 19:17-19)

32 Askari walipokuwa wanatoka mjini wakiwa na Yesu, walimwona mtu mmoja kutoka Kirene aliyeitwa Simoni, na wakamlazimisha kuubeba msalaba wa Yesu. 33 Walifika mahali palipoitwa Golgotha. (Yaani “Eneo la Fuvu la Kichwa”.) 34 Askari walimpa Yesu divai iliyochanganywa na nyongo.[d] Lakini alipoionja, alikataa kuinywa.

35 Askari walimgongomea Yesu msalabani, kisha wakacheza kamari ili wagawane nguo za Yesu. 36 Askari walikaa pale ili kumlinda. 37 Wakaweka alama juu ya kichwa chake kuonesha mashtaka dhidi yake yaliyosema: Huyu ni Yesu, Mfalme wa Wayahudi.

38 Wahalifu wawili waligongomewa kwenye misalaba pamoja na Yesu, mmoja aliwekwa upande wa kulia na mwingine upande wa kushoto wa Yesu. 39 Watu waliokuwa wakipita pale walitikisa vichwa vyao na kumtukana Yesu matusi 40 kwa kusema, “Ulisema ungeweza kubomoa Hekalu na kulijenga tena katika siku tatu. Jiokoe mwenyewe! Teremka chini kutoka kwenye huo msalaba ikiwa kweli wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu!”

41 Viongozi wa Makuhani, walimu wa sheria, na viongozi wazee wa Kiyahudi walikuwepo pale pia. Nao pia walimdhihaki Yesu kama watu wengine walivyofanya. 42 Walisema, “Aliwaokoa wengine, lakini hawezi kujiokoa yeye mwenyewe! Watu husema kuwa yeye ni mfalme wa Israeli. Ikiwa yeye ni mfalme, ashuke kutoka msalabani. Ndipo tutamwamini. 43 Alimtumaini Mungu. Hivyo Mungu amwokoe sasa, ikiwa hakika Mungu anamtaka. Yeye mwenyewe alisema, ‘Mimi ni Mwana wa Mungu.’” 44 Hata wale wahalifu wawili waliokuwa misalabani upande wa kulia na wa kushoto wa Yesu walimtukana.

Yesu Afariki

(Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49; Yh 19:28-30)

45 Ilipofika adhuhuri, giza liliifunika Israeli yote kwa muda wa masaa matatu. 46 Yapata saa tisa alasiri Yesu alilia kwa sauti kuu akisema, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabakthani?” yaani “Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, kwa nini umeniacha peke yangu?”(A)

47 Baadhi ya watu waliosimama pale waliposikia hili wakasema, “Anamwita Eliya.”[e]

48 Mtu mmoja alikimbia haraka akaenda kuchukua sponji, akaijaza siki, akaifunga kwenye fimbo na akanyoosha fimbo ili kumpa Yesu sponji ili anywe siki. 49 Lakini wengine walisema, “Usimjali. Tunataka tuone ikiwa Eliya atakuja kumsaidia.”

50 Yesu akalia kwa sauti kuu tena, kisha akafa.[f]

51 Yesu alipokufa, pazia la Hekalu lilipasuka vipande viwili. Mpasuko wake ulianzia juu mpaka chini. Kulitokea pia tetemeko la ardhi na miamba ilipasuka. 52 Makaburi yalifunguka na watu wengi wa Mungu waliokufa walifufuka kutoka kwa wafu. 53 Walitoka makaburini. Na baada ya Yesu kufufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu, walikwenda kwenye mji mtakatifu wa Yerusalemu, na watu wengi waliwaona.

54 Afisa wa jeshi na askari waliokuwa wanamlinda Yesu walitetemeka sana kwa kuogopa tetemeko la ardhi na kila walichokiona kikitokea. Wakasema, “Hakika alikuwa Mwana wa Mungu!”

55 Wanawake wengi waliomfuata Yesu kutoka Galilaya kumhudumia walikuwepo pale wakiangalia wakiwa wamesimama mbali na msalaba. 56 Miongoni mwao alikuwepo Mariamu Magdalena, Mariamu mama yao Yakobo na Yusufu na pia mama yao Yakobo na Yohana[g] alikuwepo pale.

Yesu Azikwa

(Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56; Yh 19:38-42)

57 Jioni ile, mtu mmoja tajiri aliyeitwa Yusufu alikuja Yerusalemu. Alikuwa mfuasi wa Yesu kutoka katika mji wa Arimathaya. 58 Alikwenda kwa Pilato na akamwomba mwili wa Yesu. Pilato akawaamuru askari wampe Yusufu wa Arimathaya mwili wa Yesu. 59 Aliuchukua mwili na kuuvingirisha katika kitambaa mororo cha kitani safi. 60 Yusufu akauzika mwili wa Yesu katika kaburi mpya alilokuwa amelichonga kwenye mwamba mlimani. Kisha akalifunga kaburi kwa kuvingirisha jiwe kubwa kuziba mlango wa kaburi. Baada ya kufanya hivi, akaondoka. 61 Mariamu Magdalena na mwanamke mwingine aliyeitwa Mariamu walikuwa wamekaa karibu na kaburi.

Kaburi la Yesu Lalindwa

62 Siku ile ilikuwa Siku ya Maandalizi. Siku iliyofuata, viongozi wa makuhani na Mafarisayo walimwendea Pilato. 63 Wakamwambia, “Mkuu, tunakumbuka kuwa yule mwongo alipokuwa hai alisema, ‘Nitafufuka kutoka kwa watu katika siku tatu.’ 64 Hivyo amuru ili kaburi lilindwe kwa siku tatu. Wafuasi wake wanaweza kuja na kujaribu kuiba mwili. Kisha wataweza kumwambia kila mtu kuwa alifufuka kutoka kwa wafu. Uongo huo utakuwa hatari zaidi ya hata waliyosema juu yake alipokuwa hai.”

65 Pilato akasema, “Chukueni baadhi ya askari, na mwende mkalinde kaburi kwa namna mnavyojua.” 66 Kisha walikwenda kaburini na kuliweka salama dhidi ya wezi. Walifanya hivi kwa kuliziba kwa jiwe langoni na kuwaweka askari wa kulinda kaburi.

Footnotes

  1. 27:9-10 Walichukua … alivyoniamuru Tazama Zek 11:12-13; Yer 32:6-9.
  2. 27:24 kunawa mikono yake Pilato alifanya hivi kama ishara kuwa hakuwa amekubaliana na hakushiriki jambo ambalo watu waliamua kufanya.
  3. 27:28 kivazi chekundu Pengine kilikuwa kivazi cha askari kilichoonekana kama mavazi ya zambarau yanayovaliwa na wafalme. Walimvalisha Yesu hiki kumdhihaki kwa kudai kuwa yeye ni mfalme.
  4. 27:34 nyongo Pengine ilitumika kama dawa ya kupunguza maumivu.
  5. 27:47 Anamwita Eliya Neno hili “Mungu wangu” (ni Eli kwa Kiebrania ama Eloi kwa Kiaramu) ilisikika kwa watu kama jina la Eliya. Nabii maarufu aliyeishi mikaka kama 850 KK.
  6. 27:50 akafa Kwa maana ya kawaida, “roho yake ikamwacha”.
  7. 27:56 Yakobo na Yohana Kwa maana ya kawaida, “wana wa Zebedayo”.

Judas Hangs Himself

27 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.(A) So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(B) to Pilate the governor.(C)

When Judas, who had betrayed him,(D) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(E) to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(F)

So Judas threw the money into the temple(G) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(H)

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(I) to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(J) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](K)

Jesus Before Pilate(L)

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(M)

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.(N) 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”(O) 14 But Jesus made no reply,(P) not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner(Q) chosen by the crowd. 16 At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus[b] Barabbas. 17 So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(R) 18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat,(S) his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent(T) man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream(U) because of him.”

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(V)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(W) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar(X) was starting, he took water and washed his hands(Y) in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,”(Z) he said. “It is your responsibility!”(AA)

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(AB)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(AC) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(AD)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(AE) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,(AF) 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(AG) 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(AH) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(AI)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(AJ)

32 As they were going out,(AK) they met a man from Cyrene,(AL) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(AM) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(AN) 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;(AO) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(AP) 36 And sitting down, they kept watch(AQ) over him there. 37 Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.

38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(AR) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(AS) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(AT) save yourself!(AU) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(AV) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(AW) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(AX) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(AY) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus(AZ)

45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness(BA) came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[c] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[d](BB)

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,(BC) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.(BD)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(BE) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(BF) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city(BG) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(BH) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(BI)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(BJ) 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,[f] and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.(BK)

The Burial of Jesus(BL)

57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb(BM) that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(BN) 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body(BO) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

65 “Take a guard,”(BP) Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal(BQ) on the stone(BR) and posting the guard.(BS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
  2. Matthew 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.
  3. Matthew 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi
  4. Matthew 27:46 Psalm 22:1
  5. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they
  6. Matthew 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph