Lukasi 23:16-37

¹⁶Ponopa, alatuliwi fiboku, pambeli ngumlekishela.”

¹⁷Majuva vosi va lihungu lya Pasaka, Pilatu aveli na chishovi cha kumulekishela mundu yumu kufuma muchijaka.

¹⁸Lakini vosi vawutilili pamu, “Muwulayi ayu, wutufuwulili Balaba!”

¹⁹Balaba aveli mundu yawopiwili muchijaka kwanongwa ya kugola ndilingu mumbwani na kuvawulagha vandu.

²⁰Pilatu aywangili nawu mwanja wa pili, kwanongwa akadayileyi kumlekishela Yesu.

²¹Lakini veni vadeta kwa lishu likomi, “Mvangilili mulupingika! Mvangilili mulupingika!”

²²Pilatu kavawombela mwanja wa tatu, “Kwanongwa liki? Ayu kagola chindu liki cha wafu? Nenga ndichiwona ha hata chindu chimu cha wafu chimugoli awulayiwi. Topi pandimlatula kala dandimlekisheli awuki.”

²³Lakini veni vadeta kwa mashu makali, “Avangiliwi mulupingika!” Mashu vawu vaweshili.

²⁴Topi Pilatu kahigha kucha wuvadayilili veni yigoleki.

²⁵kavagayila Yesu yawopiwili muchijaka kwanongwa ya ndilingu na njifwa sha vandu.

²⁶Pavaveghi vakumuyegha, vatanganikili na mundu yumu yakemiwa Simoni wa mlima wa Kileni, avelili akufuma kufitava. Topi vamvakula, vampapisha lupingika badili ya Yesu.

²⁷Lipinga likomi lya vandu vamkovekela, kwavelili na vadadala yivavelili vakwinyanyanda na kumlilila Yesu.

²⁸Yesu kavaghalambukila, kavawombela, “Yumwi vadadala va Yelusalemu! Mkotoo kunilila nenga, muyilili mwaveni na vana venu.

²⁹Kwanongwa, majuva vakwisa, davadeti, Ngiba Vadadala vavelili vawumba na vaveli mbendi na vangajila kuyongesha.

³⁰Chipindi achi, vandu davakandi kufiwombela fidunda, ‘Tuwili!’ na midunda mikomi, ‘Mtugubiki!’

³¹Leki vandu vakuligolela libiki lidodi nahau, dayivi wuliwuli kwa libiki liyumu?”

³²Vavatolili vandu vamonga vavili, vananongwa, vavawulaghi pamu na mweni.

³³Pavafikili mahali vapakema “Lipava lya mutwi”, pamuvangililili mulupingika Yesu pamu na vala vananongwa vavili, yumu mwambu wa mlilu na monga mwambu vaki wa mkiyi.

³⁴Yesu adetili, “Tati, vapomeli ava vamanya ng'odu chivagola.” Vavaghana yingwa shaki, kwa kugola do.

³⁵Vandu vawolukili pala pavalola. Na vatavala vakamdanileyi vakawombeyi, “Kavalowola vamonga, ponopa ayilowoli mweni, kucha mweni Kilistu yashawuliwili na Chapanga!”

³⁶Vamachonda wuwowu vakamdanileyi, vayendili kumupa siki.

³⁷Kunu pavadeta, “Leki yuwi kuva mutwa wa Vayawudi, wuyilowoli umweni.”