LUKA 23:16-37

¹⁶Na tenepo ndini mulanga ndikamala ndicimuleka aciyenda.

¹⁷Bzikhafunika kuti Piratoyo acose munthu m'bodzi m'mkaoko panthawe ya cikondweso ca Paxikwa.

¹⁸Ndipo wanthu wentse adakuwa aciti: “Musiyeni umweyo mucose Balabasi!”

¹⁹Tsono Balabasiyo akhali mkaoko na thangwe ra kunyosa phiringu mu mzinda na kupha wanthu.

²⁰Na tenepo Pirato akhafuna kuti atsudzule Jezu ndipo adawawuza pomwe wanthuwo.

²¹Tsono iwo adanyanyiratu kukuwa aciti: “Mukhomerereni! Mukhomerereni!”

²²Ndipo iye adawabvundza pomwe kacitatu aciti: Kodi umweyu wacita cakuipa canyi? Ndiribe kuwona thangwe lomwe lingamuphese. Na tenepo, ndinimulanga, ndicimuleka aciyenda.

²³Tsono iwo ndipo akhanyanyiratu kukuwa na mphambvu acimuuza kuti amukhomerere. Ndipo iwo adamukonwesa na kukuwako.

²⁴Ndipo Pirato adabvuma kucita bzomwe iwo akhakumbirabzo.

²⁵Adacosa munthu akhakumbira iwoyo omwe akhali mkaoko na thangwe ra kunyosa phiringu na kupha wanthu. Ndipo acipereka Jezu kuti amuciti bzomwe iwo akhafuna.

²⁶Pomwe akhayenda naye, adaimisa munthu m'bodzi dzina lace Simau wa kumzinda wa Sireni. Iye akhacokera kumui winango. Ndipo iwo adamukupikisa mtanda kuti atewere nawo Jezu.

²⁷Na tenepo, nthithi wa wanthu azinji ukhamutewera na akazimbo pomwe akhabzimenya pacifuwa acimbalira na kumubvera ntsisi.

²⁸Tsono Jezu adaceuka aciwauza kuti: Azimai wa kuJeruzalema, lekani kundirira ine-pano. Bzirireni mwekha imwepo na wana wanu!

²⁹Nakuti ntsiku inango imwepo mun'dzalewa kuti: 'Wakusimbidwa mbale omwe an'bala lini, na wale omwe nthumbo yawo ikanati kubala ayai masuku yawo yakanati kumamisa.

³⁰Ndipo ntsiku imweyo an'dzauza mapiri kuti: “Tigwereni!” Na tumapiri kuti: “Timpsinkheni”

³¹Penu wanthu ali kucita bzimwebzi pomwe nkhuni zikali ziwisi, kodi tsono ndiye tani zikadzauma?

³²Ndipo iwo adatengambo pomwe akapondo awiri kuti akaphedwe naye pabodzi.

³³Pomwe adafika nawo pambuto yomwe ikhacemeredwa Nkhadzi, adamukhomerera pamwepo Jezuyo pabodzi na akapondo wale. M'bodzi kuboko ladidi mwinango ladzere.

³⁴Tsono Jezu adalewa kuti: “Baba alelekereni, nakuti iwo an'dziwa lini bzomwe ali kucita.” Ndipo iwo adacita mayere kuti agawane bzakubvala bzace.

³⁵Wanthu omwe akhali pamwepo akhaona bzentse. Na atsogolerimbo wa mbumba akhamunyoza acimbalewa kuti: “Iye adapulumusa wanthu winango, mulekeni abzipulumusembo yekha penu iye ndiye cadidi Krixtu wa Mulungu, Wakudankhukidwa.

³⁶Na acikundambo pomwe kubodzi adamunyoza, adafendera pafupi acimupasa vinyu ya kuwawa acimbalewa kuti:

³⁷Penu iwepo ndiwe mambo wa ajudeu bzipulumuse wekha.