17 Chahavikaga kipindi cha Nyimwili nyimwili ya Pasaka, Pilato kalondeka yamfungulile mfungwa imoja.
18 Lunhu lose lukemelela, “Mkome munhu ayo! Tufungulile Balaba!”
19 Balaba kakala yagodekigwe mkifungo mbuli ya kuwading'hula wanhu kudibuga, na mbuli ya ukomaji.
20 Pilato kalonda kumulekesa Yesu, avo kalulongela ulunhu kabili.
21 Lakini wagendelela kukemelela, “Muwambe mumsalaba! Muwambe mumsalaba!”
22 Pilato kawalongela mwanza wa kadatu, “Vino, mbuli gani ihile yaitendile munhu ino? Siyonile mbuli yoyose yaitendile munhu ino imtende yakomigwe! Nolagiza yatoigwe mbalati na kumulekesa.”
23 Wagendelela kukemelela ng'hani, wolonga Yesu yawambigwe mumsalaba, kukimambukizo nyangi zao zihuma.
24 Avo Pilato katogola kija kiwalondile kumtendela Yesu.
25 Kamfungulila munhu iwamulondile, ija yagodekigwe mbuli ya kuwading'hula wanhu na ukomaji, na kamgela Yesu mmakono gao wamtendele kamba viwalondile.
26 Wakalizi wamulongoza Yesu, viwakalile womgala, wamting'hana munhu imoja kulawa Kilene, twaga jake Simoni, kakala kolawa kumgunda, wamgoga wamdikwa umsalaba, na wamulagiza yaupape kukisogo cha Yesu.
27 Lunhu mkulu lwa wanhu lumkweleleza, mmwanza awo wakala watwanzi wayagwe wakalile womulilila na kuiyalala.
28 Yesu kahinduka kawalongela, “Mweye kina mama wa Yelusalemu! Sekemunililile niye, lakini ililileni wenyego na wanenu.
29 Kwavija kipindi chokwiza wanhu wolonga, ‘Wamweda watwanzi hawalelile wana na hawakong'heze!’
30 Kipindi acho wanhu wovilongela vigongo, ‘Tulagalile!’ na wovilongela visugulu, ‘Tufiseni!’
31 kwavija kamba wanhu wotenda mbuli zino kipindi mbiki ung'hali mbisi, vino yokuwaze kipindi mbiki wahanyala?”
32 Wanhu wabili wayagwe wakalile wabananzi, wagaligwa wakomigwe hamoja na Yesu.
33 Viwavikile hanhu hakemigwe, “Fumvu da Pala,” wamuwamba Yesu mumsalaba, hamoja na waja wabananzi wabili, imoja mwambu wa mkono wake wa kudila na iyagwe mwambu wa mkono wake wa kumoso.
