Wɔbu Yesu Kumfɔ

15Na ɛyɛ amrado no amanneɛ sɛ afe biara Twam Afahyɛ no mu, ɔgyaa odeduani baako a ɔman no pɛ sɛ wɔgyaa no. 16Saa afe no mu, na onipa bɔnefoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Baraba nso da afiase. 17Anɔpa no a nnipadɔm no hyiaa wɔ Pilato ahemfie anim hɔ no, Pilato bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Hwan na mopɛ sɛ megyaa no ma mo, Baraba anaa Yesu, mo Agyenkwa no?” 18Na ɔnim pefee sɛ Yudafoɔ mpanin no de ɔtan na akyere Yesu ɛfiri sɛ, na wagye edin.

19Pilato gu so redi Yesu asɛm no, ne yere soma ma wɔbɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyaa onipa tenenee no na ɔnkɔ ne baabi ɛfiri sɛ, anadwo yi, mesoo ne ho daeɛ a ɛyɛ hu yie maa me ho yeraa me.”

20Nanso, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin kasa kyerɛɛ ɛdɔm no sɛ, wɔmmisa na wɔnnyaa Baraba mma wɔn na wɔnkum Yesu.

21Enti, ɛberɛ a amrado no sane bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Nnipa baanu yi mu hwan na mopɛ nɛ megyaa no ma mo?”

Na ɛdɔm no bɔ gyee so sɛ, “Baraba!”

22Pilato bisaa wɔn bio sɛ, “Sɛ saa deɛ a, ɛnneɛ ɛdeɛn na menyɛ Yesu, mo Agyenkwa no?”

Wɔn nyinaa bɔ gyee so bio sɛ, “Bɔ no asɛnnua mu!”

23Pilato bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn nti? Bɔne bɛn na wayɛ?”

Nanso, wɔkɔɔ so bɔ gyee so ara sɛ, “Bɔ no asɛnnua mu! Bɔ no asɛnnua mu!”

24Afei, Pilato hunuu sɛ ɔyɛ asɛm no ho hwee a ɛnyɛ yie na basabasayɛ reba no, ɔmaa wɔsaa nsuo guu adeɛ mu brɛɛ no, ma ɔhohoroo ne nsa wɔ ɛdɔm no anim kaa sɛ, “Menni saa onipa tenenee yi mogya ho fɔ. Deɛ ɛbɛba biara no yɛ mo asɛm!”

25Nnipadɔm no sane bɔ gyee so bio sɛ, “Ne mogya mmɛgu yɛn ne yɛn mma tiri so.”

26Afei Pilato yii Baraba firii afiase hɔ de no maa wɔn. Ɔbɔɔ Yesu mmaa wieeɛ no, ɔde no maa Roma asraafoɔ no sɛ wɔmfa no nkɔ nkɔbɔ no asɛnnua mu.