Matthew 27

Chapter 27.

27 ¹For early morning, all di chief priests and di elders of di people gada come togeda, plan how dem go take kill Jesus. ²So dem tie am, lead am comot, hand am over give Pilate di govnor.

³Den Judas, di one wey sell am, wen e see say dem don judge Jesus give am death, im mind begin trouble am, e carry di thirty piece of silver come back give di chief priests and di elders, ⁴e talk say, "I don sin, I sell blood wey no do anytin." Dem answer say, "Na our own? Na you go see to am."

⁵E throw di piece of silver enta inside di temple, comot go, go hang imsef die.

⁶Di chief priests carry di silver talk say, "We no fit put dis one for inside di treasury—na money wey dem take pay for blood." ⁷So dem talk am togeda, den take di money buy di land wey belong to di man wey dey mold pot, make dem fit take bury strangers. ⁸Na why dem dey call dat land Land of Blood reach today. ⁹Den di tin wey di prophet Jeremiah talk happen come true: "Dem carry di thirty piece of silver, di price wey dem set for im head, im price wey some of Israel im pikin dem set, ¹⁰and dem take am buy di land of di man wey dey mold pot, just as our Papa command me."

Jesus Keep Kwaya-Kwaya for Pilate Front

¹¹Jesus stand for di govnor front; di govnor ask am, "Na you be di King of di Jews?" Jesus answer say, "Na you talk am."

¹²But wen di chief priests and di elders dey accuse am, e no answer anytin. ¹³Den Pilate ask am, "You no dey hear all di plenty tins wey dem dey talk against you?"

¹⁴But e no answer am—even one word e no talk, so di govnor wonder well well.

¹⁵For every feast, di govnor dey use to release one prisoner wey di crowd want. ¹⁶For dat time, dem get one prisoner wey get bad-bad name, dem dey call am Barabbas. ¹⁷So wen di people gada, Pilate ask dem, "Which one una want make I release—Barabbas, abi Jesus wey dem dey call Christ?" ¹⁸Because e sabi say na jealousy make dem hand am over.

¹⁹As e siddon for di judgment seat, im wife send message give am say: No put your hand for anytin wey concern dat correct-and-holy man, because I suffer well well today for dream because of am.

²⁰But di chief priests and di elders talk enter di crowd head make dem ask for Barabbas, and make dem kill Jesus. ²¹Di govnor ask dem, "Which one for di two make I release give una?" Dem answer say, "Barabbas."

²²Pilate ask dem, "So wetin I go do Jesus wey dem dey call Christ?" Dem all shout say, "Make dem nail am for cross!"

²³E ask say, "Why? Wetin bad e do?" But dem shout louder say, "Nail am for cross!"

²⁴Wen Pilate see say e no fit do anytin, and say wahala just dey wan start, e carry water wash im hand for di crowd front, e talk say, "I no get hand for dis man im blood; na una go see to am."

²⁵And di whole people answer say, "Make im blood dey for we head and for we pikin head!" ^a a v25 For dat time, wen crowd talk say 'make im blood dey for we head,' na so dem take dey formally gree carry di legal and moral load for somebody death.

²⁶Den e release Barabbas give dem, e make dem flog Jesus, den e hand am over make dem go nail am for cross.

Di Sojas Mock di King

²⁷Den di govnor im sojas carry Jesus enter inside di govnor place, gada di whole company of sojas surround am. ²⁸Dem tear im cloth comot, put red gown for im body. ²⁹Dem weave crown of thorn, put am for im head, put reed for im right hand, kneel down for im front, dey mock am say, "We greet you o, King of di Jews!" ³⁰Dem spit for im body, carry di reed dey knack am for head again and again. ³¹Afta dem don mock am finish, dem comot di gown, dress am with im own cloth, den lead am comot go nail am for cross.

Dem Nail di Pikin of God for Cross

³²As dem dey comot, dem see one man from Cyrene wey im name na Simon, dem force am make e carry Jesus im cross. ³³Wen dem reach one place wey dem dey call Golgotha (wey mean Place of Skull), ³⁴dem give am wine wey dem mix with bitter gall make e drink; e taste am but e no gree drink. ³⁵Wen dem don nail am for cross, dem share im cloth for demsef by casting lot. ³⁶Den dem siddon dey watch am for dat place. ³⁷For im head top, dem write di charge against am: "Dis na Jesus, di King of di Jews."

³⁸Den dem nail two tif-tif men for cross with am, one for im right, one for im left.

³⁹Di people wey dey pass dey insult am, dey shake dem head, ⁴⁰dey talk say, "You wey wan pull down di temple, den build am back for three days—save yoursef now! If you be di Pikin of God, comot for di cross come down!"

⁴¹For di same way, di chief priests, with di scribes and di elders, join dey mock am, dem talk say, ⁴²"E save oda people; but imsef e no fit save. E be King of Israel—make e come down from di cross now, den we go believe am. ⁴³E dey trust God—make God save am now, if God want am, because e talk say, 'I be God im Pikin.'" ⁴⁴And di tif-tif men wey dem nail for cross with am too dey insult am for di same way.

Di Pikin Wey Dem Leave Give up Im Spirit

⁴⁵Now from afternoon reach three o'clock for evening, darkness cover di whole land.

⁴⁶Around three o'clock for evening, Jesus cry with loud voice say, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"—wey mean, "My God, my God, why you don leave me?"

⁴⁷Wen some of di people wey stand there hear am, dem talk say, "Dis man dey call Elijah." ⁴⁸One of dem run sharp-sharp, soak sponge inside sour wine, put am for reed, give am make e drink. ⁴⁹But di odas talk say, "Leave am. Make we see whether Elijah go come save am."

⁵⁰And Jesus cry out again with loud voice, den e give up im spirit. ⁵¹Just like dat, di curtain of di temple tear into two, from up reach ground. Di ground shake, di rock dem split. ⁵²Di tomb dem open, and plenty body of di holy people wey don sleep die wake come alive. ⁵³Afta Jesus don rise from death, dem comot for di tomb, enter di holy city, appear to plenty people.

⁵⁴Wen di centurion and di people wey dey with am dey guard Jesus see di earthquake and all di tins wey happen, fear catch dem well well, dem talk say, "True-true, dis man na di Pikin of God!"

⁵⁵Plenty women dey watch from far; na dem follow Jesus from Galilee come, dey serve am. ⁵⁶Among dem: Mary Magdalene, Mary di mama of James and Joseph, and di mama of Zebedee im pikin dem.

Dem Put Jesus for Inside Tomb

⁵⁷Wen evening reach, one rich man from Arimathea wey im name na Joseph come, imsef na disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸E go meet Pilate ask for Jesus im body. Den Pilate give order make dem give am. ⁵⁹Joseph carry di body, wrap am with clean white linen cloth. ⁶⁰E put am inside im own new tomb wey dem cut enter rock, e roll one big stone cover di door of di tomb, den e comot. ⁶¹Mary Magdalene and di oda Mary dey there, dey siddon opposite di tomb.

Dem Seal di Tomb, Put Guard for Am

⁶²Di next day—afta di Preparation Day—di chief priests and di Pharisees gada for Pilate front, ⁶³dem talk say, "Oga, we remember say dat liar, wen e still dey alive, talk say, 'Afta three days I go rise up.' ⁶⁴So give order make dem guard di tomb well well reach di third day, if not im disciples fit come tif am, den tell di people say, 'E don rise from death.' Dis last lie go bad pass di first one."

⁶⁵Pilate tell dem, "Una get guard. Go, make di tomb secure as much as una fit." ⁶⁶So dem go make di tomb secure, dem seal di stone, put guard for there.