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Alipokwisha kusema hayo, Yesu alitoka pamoja na wanafunzi wake kwenda ng'ambo ya kijito Kedroni, palipokuwapo bustani; akaingia yeye na wanafunzi wake.
After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
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Naye Yuda, yule aliyetaka kumsaliti, alipajua mahali pale; kwa sababu Yesu alikuwa akienda huko mara nyingi pamoja na wanafunzi wake.
Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
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Basi Yuda, akiisha kupokea kikosi cha askari na watumishi waliotoka kwa wakuu wa makuhani na Mafarisayo, akaenda huko na taa na mienge na silaha.
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
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Basi Yesu, hali akijua yote yatakayompata, akatokea, akawaambia, Ni nani mnayemtafuta?
Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
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Wao wakamjibu, Ni Yesu Mnazareti. Yesu akawaambia, Ni mimi. Yuda naye aliyemsaliti alikuwa amesimama pamoja nao.
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
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Basi alipowaambia, Ni mimi, walirudi nyuma, wakaanguka chini.
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
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Basi akawauliza tena, Mnamtafuta nani? Wakasema, Yesu Mnazareti.
So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
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Yesu akajibu, Nimekwisha kuwaambieni ya kwamba ni mimi; basi ikiwa mnanitafuta mimi, waacheni hawa waende zao.
“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
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Ili litimizwe lile neno alilolisema, Wale ulionipa sikumpoteza hata mmoja wao.
This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
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Basi Simoni Petro alikuwa na upanga, akaufuta, akampiga mtumwa wa Kuhani Mkuu, akamkata sikio la kuume. Na yule mtumwa jina lake ni Malko.
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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Basi Yesu akamwambia Petro, Rudisha upanga alani mwake; je! Kikombe alichonipa Baba, mimi nisikinywee?
“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
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Basi wale askari na yule jemadari na wale watumishi wa Wayahudi walimkamata Yesu, wakamfunga.
Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
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Wakamchukua kwa Anasi kwanza; maana alikuwa mkwewe Kayafa, yule aliyekuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka ule.
They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
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Naye Kayafa ndiye yule aliyewapa Wayahudi lile shauri ya kwamba yafaa mtu mmoja afe kwa ajili ya watu.
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
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Wakamfuata Yesu, Petro na mwanafunzi mwingine. Na mwanafunzi huyo alikuwa amejulikana na Kuhani Mkuu, akaingia pamoja na Yesu katika behewa ya Kuhani Mkuu.
Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
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Lakini Petro akasimama nje mlangoni. Basi yule mwanafunzi mwingine aliyejulikana na Kuhani Mkuu akatoka, akasema na mngoja mlango, akamleta Petro ndani.
But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
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Basi yule kijakazi, aliyekuwa mngoja mlango, akamwambia Petro, Wewe nawe, je! Hu mwanafunzi mmojawapo wa mtu huyu? Naye akasema, Si mimi.
At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
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Na wale watumwa na watumishi walikuwa wakisimama, wamefanya moto wa makaa; maana ilikuwa baridi; wakawa wakikota moto. Petro naye alikuwapo pamoja nao, anakota moto.
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
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Basi Kuhani Mkuu akamwuliza Yesu habari za wanafunzi wake, na habari za mafundisho yake.
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
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Yesu akamjibu, Mimi nimesema na ulimwengu waziwazi; sikuzote nalifundisha katika sinagogi na katika hekalu, wakusanyikapo Wayahudi wote; wala kwa siri mimi sikusema neno lo lote.
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
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Ya nini kuniuliza mimi? Waulize wale waliosikia ni nini niliyowaambia; wao wanajua niliyoyanena.
Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
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Basi aliposema hayo, mtumishi mmojawapo aliyesimama karibu alimpiga Yesu kofi akisema, Wamjibu hivi Kuhani Mkuu?
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
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Yesu akamjibu, Kama nimesema vibaya, ushuhudie ule ubaya; bali kama nimesema vema, wanipigia nini?
Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”
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Basi Anasi akampeleka hali amefungwa kwa Kayafa, Kuhani Mkuu.
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
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Na Simoni Petro alikuwa akisimama huko, anakota moto. Basi wakamwambia, Wewe nawe, je! Hu mwanafunzi wake mmojawapo? Naye akakana, akasema, Si mimi.
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
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Mtumwa mmojawapo wa Kuhani Mkuu, naye ni jamaa yake yule aliyekatwa sikio na Petro, akasema, Je! Mimi sikukuona wewe bustanini pamoja naye?
One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
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Basi Petro akakana tena, na mara akawika jimbi.
Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
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Kisha wakamchukua Yesu kutoka kwa Kayafa mpaka Praitorio, nayo ikawa alfajiri;lakini wao wenyewe hawakuingia ndani ya ile praitorio,wasije wakanajisika,bali wapate kuila Pasaka.
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
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Basi Pilato akawatokea nje, akasema, Ni mashitaka gani mnayoleta juu ya mtu huyu?
So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
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Wakajibu, wakamwambia, Kama huyu asingekuwa mtenda mabaya, tusingemleta kwako.
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
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Basi Pilato akawaambia, Haya! Mtwaeni ninyi, mkamhukumu kwa ile torati yenu! Wayahudi wakamwambia, Sisi hatuna ruhusa ya kuua mtu.
“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
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Ili litimie lile neno lake Yesu alilolisema, akionyesha ni mauti gani atakayokufa.
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
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Basi Pilato akaingia tena ndani ya Praitorio, akamwita Yesu, akamwambia, Je! Wewe ni Mfalme wa Wayahudi?
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
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Yesu akamjibu, Wewe wasema hivi kwa nafsi yako, au watu wengine walikuambia habari zangu?
“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
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Pilato akajibu, Ama! Ni Myahudi mimi! Taifa lako na wakuu wa makuhani ndio waliokuleta kwangu. Umefanya nini?
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
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Yesu akajibu, Ufalme wangu sio wa ulimwengu huu. Kama ufalme wangu ungekuwa wa ulimwengu huu, watumishi wangu wangenipigania, nisije nikatiwa mikononi mwa Wayahudi. Lakini ufalme wangu sio wa hapa.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
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Basi Pilato akamwambia, Wewe u mfalme basi? Yesu akajibu, Wewe wasema, kwa kuwa mimi ni mfalme. Mimi nimezaliwa kwa ajili ya haya, na kwa ajili ya haya mimi nalikuja ulimwenguni, ili niishuhudie kweli. Kila aliye wa hiyo kweli hunisikia sauti yangu.
“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
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Pilato akamwambia, Kweli ni nini? Naye akiisha kusema neno hilo akawatokea Wayahudi tena, akawaambia, Mimi sioni hatia yo yote kwake.
“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
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Lakini kwenu kuna desturi ya mimi kuwafungulia mtu mmoja wakati wa Pasaka; basi, mwapenda niwafungulie Mfalme wa Wayahudi?
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
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Basi wakapiga kelele tena kusema, Si huyu, bali Baraba. Naye yule Baraba alikuwa mnyang'anyi.
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)