21Eelyo bapayizi bapati babaJuda bakati kuli Pilato, “Utalembi kuti, “Mwami wabaJuda, pesi utedi, “Ooyu uulyamba kut, “Ndimwami wabamaJuda.””
22Pilato wakasandula kuti nzindalemba, ndalemba.”
23Basilumamba nibakabambula Jesu, bakatola zisamo zyakwe, bazyabana akati kabo muzibeela zyoone, kuti baabane umwi awumwi, achilacho chibaki. Lino chibaki chakali abusumyo buumwi kuzwida ajulu.
24Mpawo bakati kuli umwi awumwi, “Tatuchideluli pe, pesi aatusonde kuchitila kuti chilyaambe kuti chilaaba chani. Eechi chakachitika kuchitila kuti malembe azuzikizigwe awamba kuti, “Bakaabana zikobela zyangu akati kaabo akusonda zisamo zyangu. Eezi nzibakachita basilumamba.”
25Lino ibakayimvwi afwifwi achiingano cha Jesu, kwakali banyina Jesu, kwakali mukulana wabanyina, Meli muka Kkilopasi, a Meli Magadalina. Aaba bamakayintu bakalimvwi afwifwi achiingano cha Jesu.
26Jesu nakabona banyina asikwiiya ooyo ngwakali kuyandisya kabimvwi afwifwi, wakati kuli banyina, “Yomwanakazi, “Langa, mwanako!”
27Mpawo wakati kuli sikwiiya, “Langa banyoko.” Kuzwa kuchiindi echo sikwiya wakabatola banyina kungánda yakwe.
28Nikwakayinda ezi Jesu, nkambo wakaziba kuti zyonse lino zyakali zyamana, akuchitila kuti malembe ayelede kuzuzikizigwa, Jesu wakati, “Ndaaba enyota”
29Chibikilo chakazwide wayini upanyuka chakaliwo, mpawo bakabika akasamu kakaangidwe chisana chakazwide wayini upanyuka bamutambikizya amulomo wakwe.
30Jesu nakanywa wayini upanyuka wakati “Kwamana.” wakalanzya mutwe aansi akupedya muuya wakwe.
31Mpawo baJuda, akambo kakuti lyakali izuba lyakulibambila, akuti mibili teyakali kuchaala aachingano kuchindi chasabata ( elyo Sabata yakali mpati loko), bakakumbila Pilato kuti atyole mawulu aabo akubagwisya.
32Mpawo basilumamba bakasika akutyola mawulu amwalumi wakutanguna awabili wabo bakabambwidwe a Jesu.
33Nibakasika kuli Jesu, bakabona kuti wakali wafwa kale, aboobo tebakamutyola pe mawulu akwe.
34Nikuba obo, umwi wabasilumamba wakamuyasa limwi bbazu esumu, mpawo kwakazwa iganzi amaanzi.
35Ooyo wakabona eechi wakaamba bukamboni, abukamboni bwakwe mbwakasimpe. Ulizi kuti nzyawamba ninchobeni kuchitila kuti anduwe usyome.
36Nkambo eezi zintu zyakachitika kuchitila kuzuzikizya malembe, “Takwe nikuba limwi fuwa lyakwe litakatyolwe.”
37Alubo, aamwi malembe aamba kuti, “Bayolanga kulinguwe ooyo ngubakayasa.”
38Nikwakamana ezi zintu, Josefa waku Alimatiya mbuli kuti wakali sikwiiya ( pesi mukusisikizya akuyoowa baJuda) wakakukumbila kuli Pilato kuti atoole mubili waJesu, Pilato wakamuzumizya. Aboobo Josefa wakaboola akuutola mubili waJesu.
39Nikkodimasi alakwe wakasika, nguwe wakazide kutangna kuli Jesu mansiku. Wakeeta tununkilizyo tuvwelene twamuula atwatyati, mweelwe wamuyanda umwi wampondo.
Joni 19
Joni 19:21-39