Yohana 19:16-25

¹⁶Pilato nakamlavya Yesu, kawapa hewo mmoko mwao wakamuwambe mumsalaba. Aho nawamhola Yesu.

¹⁷Yesu nakalawa kunze yapichile msalaba wa kumuwambila mbaka honhu halihochemigwa izeje lya mutwi, kwa Chiebulaniya Goligota.

¹⁸Wamuwamba Yesu mumsalaba hamwe na wanhu wanji weli, yumwe kumoso na yumwe kudilo, heye nayali hagati.

¹⁹Pilato nakandika mchibao, kawika kuchanya mumsalaba hali Yesu, “Yesu Mnasaleti, Mndewa wa Wayahudi.”

²⁰Wayahudi wenji nawali wosoma ibango alyo kwa vila hala howamuwambile Yesu kwali habehi na muji walingikala wanhu. Na ibango alyo lyali lyandichigwe kwa Chiebulaniya na Chilumi na Chigiliki.

²¹Mtambika Mkulu nakamlonjela Pilato, “Uleche kwandika ‘Mndewa wa Wayahudi,’ Ila ‘Munhu ayu nakalonga, Heni nda Mndewa wa Wayahudi.’ ”

²²Pilato nakedichila, “Chonyandiche nyandika sigalamla hebu!”

²³Wamizi vyowamuwambile Yesu, wahola nguwo zoyavalile, wegawila vilundo vine, chila munhu chilundo chimwe. Wahola na nguwo ya heye yinji itawigwe kwa chibende chimwe chohachihonigwe.

²⁴Lelo welonjelela waliyeka wata, “Tuleche kuidega ayi, tulitowele simbi tulole yalikohi yohola.” Mbuli ayi naikoleka galawile Maandiko Matakatifu galingulonga, “Wegawila nguwo za heni, na zila zomvalile wazitowela simbi.” Ahyo ndo vyowaditile awala wamizi.

²⁵Habehi na ahala howamuwambile Yesu mumsalaba, wali wemile Maliya mayake Yesu na lumbu wa mayake na Maliya mdala wa Kileopa na Maliya Madelena.