5 Lakini veni vakamalila, vakawombeyi, “Davayashinganyi vandu, akuvajanga na kuvajongishela vandu vawulimbi mumlima Yudeya, kufumila Galilaya na ponopa kayisa kunu.”
6 Pilatu papikanishili afi, kadasha, “Mundu ayu mwenikaya wa Galilaya?”
7 Pamanyili kucha Yesu aveli pasi ya wutwa wa Helodi, amuyeghili kwa Helodi, nongwa chipindi achi aveli Yelusalemu.
8 Helodi pamuwonili Yesu asekililili munu, kwanongwa amusakeyi majuva vatangalili kwanongwa apikanishili filongu fyaki, akushuvilila kuwona mihilu yigoliwili na mweni.
9 Topi kamudasha filongu fitangalili, lakini mweni kayangula chindu ha.
10 Vatambika vakomi na vawula va Malawu vawoloka vamuhigha nesu.
11 Topi Helodi kamugola mundu msosuvafu, vamachonda vaki, vamudanila Yesu, pambeli vamufwalisha yingwa ya wutwa, vamuyegha kwa Pilatu.
12 Topi Helodi na Pilatu lijuva lilila lila vava lighanja kwanongwa majuva va kumbeli vavelili vachimdwama veni kwa veni.
13 Topi Pilatu kavakema vatambika vakomi na fiwongosi pamu na vandu vamonga,
14 kavawombela, “Mumuyegha mundu ayu kwa nenga muwomba akuvayaghamisha vandu na kuvajongishela na akulimba Wutwa wa Loma. Ponopa mpikanishi! Nenga namula filongu fyaki paulongolu yenu, ila ng'ona kucha kavifya chindu ha kwa filongu afi fimumuhighili.
15 Kandi nenga weka hela ha, hata Helodi kamuwuyisha kwa yufwi kamuwona kavahela chindu cha wafu chagolili mbaka chimgoli ahighiwi njifwa.
16 Ponopa, alatuliwi fiboku, pambeli ngumlekishela.”
17 Majuva vosi va lihungu lya Pasaka, Pilatu aveli na chishovi cha kumulekishela mundu yumu kufuma muchijaka.
18 Lakini vosi vawutilili pamu, “Muwulayi ayu, wutufuwulili Balaba!”
19 Balaba aveli mundu yawopiwili muchijaka kwanongwa ya kugola ndilingu mumbwani na kuvawulagha vandu.
20 Pilatu aywangili nawu mwanja wa pili, kwanongwa akadayileyi kumlekishela Yesu.
21 Lakini veni vadeta kwa lishu likomi, “Mvangilili mulupingika! Mvangilili mulupingika!”
22 Pilatu 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.”
23 Lakini veni vadeta kwa mashu makali, “Avangiliwi mulupingika!” Mashu vawu vaweshili.
24 Topi Pilatu kahigha kucha wuvadayilili veni yigoleki.
25 kavagayila Yesu yawopiwili muchijaka kwanongwa ya ndilingu na njifwa sha vandu.
26 Pavaveghi vakumuyegha, vatanganikili na mundu yumu yakemiwa Simoni wa mlima wa Kileni, avelili akufuma kufitava. Topi vamvakula, vampapisha lupingika badili ya Yesu.
27 Lipinga likomi lya vandu vamkovekela, kwavelili na vadadala yivavelili vakwinyanyanda na kumlilila Yesu.
28 Yesu kavaghalambukila, kavawombela, “Yumwi vadadala va Yelusalemu! Mkotoo kunilila nenga, muyilili mwaveni na vana venu.
29 Kwanongwa, majuva vakwisa, davadeti, Ngiba Vadadala vavelili vawumba na vaveli mbendi na vangajila kuyongesha.
30 Chipindi achi, vandu davakandi kufiwombela fidunda, ‘Tuwili!’ na midunda mikomi, ‘Mtugubiki!’
