Lukasi 23:18-33

¹⁸Ila lung'hongola lweng'ha lwa wanhu wachemeleza hamwe, “Mkopoleni munhu ayo na utuchumulile Balaba!”

¹⁹Balaba nayali yahindilwe kwa kwambuza wanhu kuhinduka kuli muji na kukopola.

²⁰Pilato nakagana kumlechela Yesu, yolawa kalongana nawo kahi,

²¹ila hewo wachemeleza, “Muwambeni mumsalaba, muwambeni mumsalaba.”

²²Pilato nakawalonjela lwa kadatu, “Kadita choni chihile? Hambe ndichone chinhu chimwambuza yabagame, ndolajiza yasubuligwe ng'hobwa, hamba ndomlechela.”

²³Ila hewo waza nguchemeleza lukami ng'hatu twangugana Yesu yawambigwe mumsalaba, hamba lizi lyawo lihulikwa hamba wakundizwa chowaganile.

²⁴Pilato nakalonga iditigwe kota vyowalingugana.

²⁵Kachumula kamlavya yula walingumgana, yula yawohigwe kwa kwambuza kuhinduka na kukopola wanhu, yolawa kamlavya Yesu wamditile vowogana.

²⁶Lowali womgala wating'hana na munhu yumwe nayali nguchemigwa Simoni mwenyeng'haye wa Kilene, nayali yolawa kumgunda. Wamibata wamdwika ula msalaba yauhole kumbele kwa Yesu.

²⁷Lung'hongola lwa wanhu lwali lumuwinza, wali mumo wadala womlilila na kumuwembela.

²⁸Yesu kagalamka nakawalonjela, “Hemwe wadala wa Yelusalemu! Mleche kundilila heni, ila mililile mwemwe na wana wa hemwe!

²⁹Kwa vila mazuwa ganguya mozangulonga, ‘Wabweda wala wali mhende, hewo hawalelile na hambe wonyeze wana!’

³⁰Baho wanhu wokwaluka kuvilonjela vidunda, ‘Tugwile!’ Na vidunda, ‘Tugubicheni!’

³¹Kwa vila wanhu wangudita vinhu avi kuli igodi idodi, ahyo yowa ndaze kwa igodi likalile?”

³²Wanhu wanji weli wehile na wegaligwa bahala, wakopoligwe hamwe na Yesu.

³³Lowafichile honhu hamwe hali nguchemigwa, “Izeje lya mutwi,” Baho wamuwamba Yesu mumsalaba hamwe na wala wabokaji, yumwe kudilo na yumwe kumoso.