Wetin Be Truth?

Two men face each other inside one hall wey dem build with stone. One get di power of Rome for im back. Di other one, dem don tie im hands. And na di man wey get all di power dey look like person wey no get peace.

Na early morning for Jerusalem, di day before di Passover feast begin. All night di high priests don dey question Jesus. Now dem carry am come di headquarters of di Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. Na only Rome fit order make dem kill person. But di priests no gree enter inside. If dem enter di house of person wey no be Jew, dem go become unclean for di eyes of di law, and dem no go fit eat di Passover. So Pilate must dey waka comot go meet dem, then go back inside to Jesus. Outside, inside. Outside, inside. E dey hook for middle.

Pilate enter inside. You be di king of di Jews? Jesus ask am back, Na you dey ask dis one by yourself, or na other people tell you about me? Pilate answer am sharp. I be Jew? Na your own leaders hand you over to me. Wetin you do? And Jesus talk, My kingdom no be of dis world. If e be of dis world, my servants for fight. So you be king? Na you talk say I be king. Na because of dis I born, and na because of dis I come inside dis world, to bear witness to di truth. Everybody wey belong to di truth dey hear my voice. And Pilate shake im shoulder. Wetin be truth? Then e waka comot, e no wait for answer.

Outside, Pilate tell di crowd, I no find any case against am. And e try find way to escape di matter. Una get custom say I go release one prisoner for una for Passover time. Make I release di King of di Jews for una? But dem shout back, No be dis man! Give us Barabbas! Barabbas na robber, man wey dey use violence. So Pilate try again. E make di soldiers flog Jesus. Dem twist crown from branches wey get thorns, press am enter im head, throw purple robe put for im body and dey mock am. Hail, King of di Jews. Then Pilate bring am come out. Look. I no find any case against am. See di man.

But di chief priests and dem officers cry out, Crucify am! Crucify am! E talk say e be di Son of God, dem talk. When Pilate hear dat one, fear catch am pass before. E go back inside. Where you come from? Jesus no answer am. You no know say I get power to release you, and power to crucify you? Jesus answer am quietly. You no for get any power over me, if no be say dem give am to you from above. From dat time, John talk, Pilate keep dey try to release am.

Then di shout wey finish di matter come. If you release dis man, you no be friend of Caesar! Pilate know wetin dat one mean. If report reach di emperor, im work fit end. So e bring Jesus come out and sit down for di judgment seat, for one place wey dem dey call Di Stone Pavement. John talk say e be like di sixth hour, around twelve o'clock for afternoon. See una King. Carry am comot! Crucify am! Make I crucify una King? And di chief priests answer, We no get king except Caesar. So Pilate hand Jesus over make dem crucify am.

Pontius Pilate na real Roman official, governor of Judea from around di year twenty-six reach thirty-six. Apart from di Gospels, di Jewish writers Philo and Josephus mention am, and di Roman historian Tacitus too. And for nineteen sixty-one, archaeologists for Caesarea, near di sea, find one stone wey dem carve Pilate name inside for Latin, wey call am prefect of Judea. Di man wey ask, Wetin be truth, leave im name for stone.

Wetin Be Truth? You go find am for John chapter eighteen, verse twenty-eight, reach chapter nineteen, verse sixteen. Pilate believe say Jesus no do anything wrong, and e talk am three times. But e care more about im own safety pass to stand for wetin dey right. Di truth dey stand right for im front. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When to do di right thing fit cost you something, wetin you go choose?