LUKA 23:16-37

¹⁶Avo nolagiza yalanhigwe, abaho, nomuleka yagende na zake.”

¹⁷Kila kipigiti cha Lusona lwa Pasaka Pilato kawafungulilaga mfungigwa imwe.

¹⁸Dale jose diguta nyangi walonga, “Mkome hiyo! Tufungulile Balaba!”

¹⁹Balaba kakala yafungigwe sama ya mzahimzahi wa kuilema silikali ulawilile mdiwambo na kukoma.

²⁰Pilato kalonda kumfungula Yesu, avo kalawilila kabili haulongozi wa ididale da wanhu.

²¹Ila wagendelela kutoa nyangi, wolonga, “Yawambigwe mumsalaba, yawambigwe mumsalaba!”

²²Pilato kawalongela mwanza wa ikadatu, yolonga, “Mbuli ilihi ihile yaatendile? Nie siyona mbuli yoyose ihile yaatendile ilumbile heyo kudanganhika! Kolanhigwa, abaho, kolekesigwa.”

²³Ila wagendelela kutoa nyangi ng'hani wolonga Yesu kolondigwa yawambigwe mumsalaba. Hakimambukizo nyangi zao zihuma.

²⁴Avo Pilato kawatogolela waja iwanhu vija vowokala womulonda Yesu.

²⁵Avo kawafungulila Balaba iwamulondile, munhu yakalile mkifungo sama ya kugala mzahimzahi wa kuilema silikali na kukoma, na kumgela Yesu mmakono ga asikali, wamtende kamba vowolonda Wayahudi.

²⁶Viwakalile womgala, wamgoga munhu imwe yokemigwa Simoni, munhu wa isi ya Kilene, yakalile yokwingila mdiwambo yolawa kumgunda. Wamdikwa msalaba, kaupapa hachugu cha Yesu.

²⁷Dale kulu da wanhu dimkweleleza, mmwanza wao kukala na watwanzi wokala womulilila na kumuyalalila.

²⁸Yesu kawahindukila kawalongela, “Mweye watwanzi wa Yelusalemu! Sambimunililile nie, ila ililileni wenyego na wanenu,

²⁹kwavija mazua gokwiza wanhu wokwiza kulonga, ‘Wana mhome watwanzi walibule wana, na waja hawalelile na waja hawokong'heze.’

³⁰Kipigiti hicho wanhu wosonga kuilongela migongo, ‘Tulagalile!’ Na vigongo, ‘Tufise!’

³¹Kwavija kamba vinhu kamba vino votendeka mum'biki mbisi, vowaze mum'biki unyalile?”

³²Wanhu wayagwe wabili, wakalile watendaga gehile, vivija na hewo walongozwa wachola kukomigwa hamoja na Yesu.

³³Viwavikile hanhu hokemigwa, “Fulu da Pala,” wamuwamba Yesu mumsalaba hamoja na watenda gehile wabili, imwe kumkono wake wa ukulume na iyagwe kumkono wake wa ukumoso.

³⁴Yesu kalonga, “Tata, wagele kumgongo kwavija hawagatangile gaja gowotenda.” Waigolela vivalo vake mkutoa kula.

³⁵Wanhu wema haja wolola kipigiti wakulu wa Wayahudi viwakalile womtendela uponela, wolonga, “Kawakombola wayagwe, na yaikombole mwenyego kamba heyo iyo Kilisto yasaguligwe na Mulungu.”

³⁶Asikali vivija wamtendela uponela, wamkwenhukila wamgwelela divai ya ugwadu,

³⁷wolonga, “Kamba gweye iyo Mndewa wa Wayahudi, ikombole mwenyego!”