Joni 19:5-20

⁵Awo Jesu wakabbuda aanze, kazweete musini wamamvwa asiila lyachikobela chamusyobo wantumbula. Pilato wakati kulimbabo, “Mubone ngooyu mwalumi!”

⁶Mpawo awo bapayizi bapati ababelesi nibakabona Jesu, bakoompololesya bati, “Aababmbulwe, abambulwe!” Pilato wakati kuli mbabo, “Mumutole ndinywe mukamubambule nkambo nsijene mulandu pe kulinguwe.”

⁷Ba Juda bakamusandula, “Tulijisi mulawu, alubo kwinda mumulawu oyoo, welede kufwa nkambo wakali kulyaamba kuti Mwana waLeza.”

⁸Aawo Pilato nakamvwa nkani eeyi, wakayoweesya loko.

⁹Wakanjila mungánda yakubetekela lubo wati kuli Jesu, “Uuzwa kuli? Pesi Jesu takwakasandula pe.

¹⁰Mpawo Pilato wakati kulinguwe, “Towambuli na kulindime?” Toozi na kuti ndilenguzu zyakukwangununa aanguzu zyakukubambula?

¹¹Jesu wakamusandula, “Tojisi pe kupanguzu alindime kusiya eecho nchiwakapegwa kuzwa kujulu, nikuba oobo, ooyo wandipedya kuli nduwe ulaachibi chipati.”

¹²Kunsandulo eeyi, Pilato wakeezya kumwangununa pesi bama Juda bakawompoolola kabati, “kuti wangununa mwalumi ooyu, “Tooli muzolwani wa Siza. Woonse ulichita mwami uuwambula ataala a Siza.

¹³Pilato nakamvwa makani aaya wakeeta Jesu aanze wakkala aachuno chakubetekela mubusena bwiitwa kuti “Ibbuwa lyamabwe,” pesi mumulaka wachi Hibbulu, ni “Gabbata.”

¹⁴Lino lyakali izuba lyakubambililwa kwapasika, chiindi chamahola aali musanu alimwi. Pilato wakati kuba Juda, “Mulange ngoyu mwami wenu!”

¹⁵Bakawompolola, “Kuule anguwe, kule anguwe, “Abambulwe!” Pilato wakati kuli mbabo, “Mubambule na mwami wenu?” Bapayizi bapati bakasandula, “Tatukwe mwami pe, pesi Siiza.”

¹⁶Mpawo Pilato wakapedekezya Jesu kuli mbabo kuti abambuulwe.

¹⁷Mpawo bakatola Jesu, bayinka aanze, kalibwezelede chiingano, kubusena butegwa “Kaanza,” chiitwa kuti “Gologota.” mumulaka wachi Giliki.

¹⁸Bakamubambula Jesu nkuko, antomwe abamwi baalumi babili umwi kuli eeli bbazu, umwi kuli eeli, Jesu kali akati.

¹⁹Pilato wakalemba chitondezyo wachibika achiingano. Chakalembedwe obu: JESU, MWAMI WABA JUDA.

²⁰BaJuda biingi bakalikuchibala chitondezyo eechi nkambo busena Jesu nkwakabambwidwe bwakali afwifwi adolopo. Chitondezyo chakalembedwe mumilaka eyi, chi Hibbulu, Latini, antomwe amuchi Giliki.