When Jesus was with his apostles in the upper room, he said to them: ‘All of you will abandon me tonight.’ Peter said: ‘Not I! Even if all the others leave you, I will never leave you.’ But Jesus told Peter: ‘Before a rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me.’

When the soldiers took Jesus to the house of Caiaphas, most of the apostles fled. But two of them followed in the crowd. One of them was Peter. He went into the courtyard of the house of Caiaphas and warmed himself by the fire. In the light, a servant girl saw Peter’s face and said: ‘I know you! You were with Jesus!’

Peter said: ‘No, I wasn’t! I don’t know what you’re talking about!’ He headed toward the gate. But soon another servant girl saw him and told the crowd: ‘This man was with Jesus!’ Peter said: ‘I don’t even know Jesus!’ A man said: ‘You are one of them! I can tell from your accent that you are from Galilee, like Jesus.’ But Peter swore: ‘I don’t know him!’

At that moment, a rooster crowed. Peter saw Jesus turn and look at him. He remembered Jesus’ words, and he went outside and wept bitterly.

In the meantime, the Sanhedrin convened to put Jesus on trial inside the house of Caiaphas. They had already decided to kill Jesus, and now they were looking for a reason. But they could not find anything against him. Finally, Caiaphas asked Jesus directly: ‘Are you the Son of God?’ Jesus said: ‘I am.’ Caiaphas said: ‘We don’t need any more evidence. This is blasphemy!’ The court agreed: ‘This man must die.’ They  slapped Jesus, spat on him, covered his eyes, and hit him, saying: ‘If you are a prophet, tell us who hit you!’

When it became day, they took Jesus to the Sanhedrin hall and asked him again: ‘Are you the Son of God?’ Jesus answered: ‘You are saying that I am.’ Then they found him guilty of blasphemy and took him to the palace of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. What happened next? Let’s find out.

Vbe Jesu kevbe avbe ukọ ọghẹe rre egedege nii, Jesu keghi tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa hia gha lẹẹ sẹ mwẹ rae vbe asọn na.’ E Pita na wẹẹ: ‘Awua! Iran nikẹre gha dobọ sẹ ruẹ rae, mẹ i khian sẹ ruẹ rae.’ Sokpan Jesu keghi tama e Pita wẹẹ: ‘Vbene ọkpa te viẹ, u gha siẹn mwẹ igba eha.’

Vbe ẹghẹ ne ivbiyokuo ya mu Jesu gha rrie owa e Kaiafas, avbe ukọ ọghe Jesu nibun na lẹẹ fua. Sokpan eva vbuwe iran keghi lele ẹbu emwa ni do mu Jesu gha rrie owa e Kaiafas. Ọkpa vbe iran kegha re Pita. E Pita keghi gberra ghee otọ ẹghodo vbe owa e Kaiafas, ne ọ ya ye egbe ghaa erhẹn. Ọvbokhan okhuo ọkpa ghi bẹghe Pita, ọ na tama rẹn wẹẹ: ‘I wa rẹn ruẹ! U ghaa lele Jesu khian!’

E Pita keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Ẹn o, ẹi re imẹ! I ma zẹdẹ rẹn emwi ne u guan kaẹn!’ Ẹre Pita na ghi gberra ghee odẹ onurho. Vbe ọ ma he kpẹẹ vba, ọvbokhan okhuo ọvbehe keghi bẹghe Pita. Ọ na gha tama emwa wẹẹ: ‘Okpia na, vbe gha lele Jesu khian!’ E Pita na kha wẹẹ: ‘I ma rẹn Jesu hiehie!’ Okpia ọkpa keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Ọkpa vbe iran ni lele Jesu khian ẹre uwẹ wa khin! Vbene u ya guan rhie ẹre ma wẹẹ, Ovbi e Galili ẹre u khin vbene Jesu vbe ye.’ Sokpan, e Pita keghi vẹn ihẹn yọ wẹẹ, irẹn ma rẹn Jesu.

Vbe ọwarọkpa nii, ọkpa keghi viẹ. Vbe aro e Pita ghi dekaan ọghe Jesu, e Pita na ghi yerre emwi ne Jesu tama rẹn. Ẹre Pita na ghi ladian ya viẹ egbe ẹre rua.

Vbe ẹghẹ na kha na, emwa ni rre iko e Sahẹndrin kegha so uma ọghe vbene iran khian ya buu ohiẹn gbe Jesu hẹ vbe owa e Kaiafas. Agharhemiẹn wẹẹ, iran ta mu olọ yan rẹn nẹ wẹẹ, iran gha gbe Jesu rua, iran kegha gualọ emwi ne iran khian mu na. Sokpan iran ma miẹn eke la Jesu re. Iran ghi zẹ gbe ẹre yo gbe ẹre rre, e Kaiafas na ghi nọ Jesu wẹẹ: ‘Ovbi Osanobua ẹre uwẹ khin ra?’ Jesu keghi wanniẹn ọnrẹn wẹẹ: ‘Ẹre I khin.’ E Kaiafas na kha wẹẹ: ‘De osẹ ọvbehe ne ima ye gualọ yi? Ọ rhooro!’ Ẹre emwa ni rre iko e Sahẹndrin na ghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Wa gia gbe  okpia na rua.’ Iran keghi suẹn gha gbe Jesu. Iran gbe ẹre ubi, iran gie asẹn yan rẹn, iran na vbe gbalọ ọre aro. Iran na gha nọ rẹn wẹẹ: ‘Adeghẹ akhasẹ ẹre u gele khin, tama ima, ọmwa ne ọ fi ruẹ emwi!’

Ẹdẹ ghi gbe, iran keghi mu Jesu gha rrie Sahẹndrin. Iran na werriegbe nọ Jesu wẹẹ: ‘Ovbi Osanobua ẹre uwẹ khin ra?’ Jesu keghi wanniẹn iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa ya unu uwa tae nẹ.’ Ẹre iran na ghi buu ohiẹn gbe ẹre wẹẹ, ọ rhooro. Iran keghi muẹn gha rrie ẹguae ọghe Pọntiọs Pailet nọ ghaa re ọka arriọba ọghe Rom. De emwi nọ ghi sunu? Gi ima ziro yan rẹn sayọ.