YOHANA. 19:16-22

¹⁶Abaho, Pilato kamgela Yesu mmakono gao, wakamuwambe mumsalaba. Avo wamsola Yesu,

¹⁷kuno yapapile msalaba wake heyo mwenyego, kachola “Hanhu ha Fulu da Pala” aho hakemigwe Mkieblania, “Goligota.”

¹⁸Haja baho wamuwambile, na vivija wawawamba wanhu wayagwe wabili, imwe mkono wake wa ukumoso na imwe mkono wake wa ukulume, na Yesu hagatigati yao.

¹⁹Pilato kalagiza chandikwe kibao kikigwe uchana ya umsalaba, kilonga, “yesu wa nazaleti, mndewa wa wayahudi.”

²⁰Wayahudi bwando wakisoma, kwavija hanhu hayawambigwe Yesu hakala si kutali kulawa hakiwambo. Kija ikibao kikala chandikigwe Mkieblania, Mkilatini, na Mkigiliki.

²¹Wakulu wa wakulu wa nhambiko wa Wayahudi wamulongela Pilato, “Sambiwandike ‘Mndewa wa Wayahudi,’ ila uhandike, ‘Munhu ino kalonga, nie iyo Mndewa wa Wayahudi.’ ”

²²Pilato kawedika, yolonga, “Kinyandike, nyandika.”