Yohana 19:2-24

²Wamizi wahola miwa, watowa kota ng'hata ya miwa ifandile kota chipembelo, wamvalisa kumutwi wahola ikanzu lya chiundewa wamvalisa.

³Woya kwa Yesu wata, “Ulamche, Mndewa wa Wayahudi!” Akuno womsubula.

⁴Pilato kalawa kunze kahi, nakawalonjela, “Mlole, ndangumigala heye kunze kwa hemwe, leka mvizele kota heni sinachona chinhu choneche cha kumtagusa.”

⁵Baho Yesu nakalawa kunze yavalile ng'hata ya miwa ifandile kota chipembelo na ikanzu lya chiundewa. Pilato nakawalonjela, “Mlole, heye munhu ndo ayu!”

⁶Watambika wakulu na wamizi vyowamuwene Yesu, wayoweleza wata, “Muwambe mumsalaba! Muwambe mumsalaba!” Pilato nakawalonjela, “Mumhole hemwe mkamuwambe mumsalaba. Heni simuwene na chinhu choneche cha kumtagusa.”

⁷Wayahudi nawalonga, “Hetwe twanalyo ilajizo, na kwa ilajizo alyo, imgana yabagame kwa vila kedita Mwana wa Nguluwi.”

⁸Pilato vyoyahuliche ago, nakadumba heko.

⁹Nakahiluka mng'handa ya mkulu wa isi ya Yudeya, nakamuuza Yesu, “Hegwe kulawila kohi?” Ila Yesu hamwidichile ne chinhu.

¹⁰Pilato nakamlonjela Yesu, “Kwangulema kulonga na heni? Huvizelele kota ndina ludali lwa kukulechela ama kukuwamba mumsalaba?”

¹¹Yesu nakamwidichila, “Wahawele hela ludali kwa heni, wone hupeligwe na Nguluwi. Lelo munhu yandigale kwa hegwe ndo kana gehile ng'hatu.”

¹²Pilato vyowahuliche hino, nakapala nzila ya kumlechela Yesu. Ila Wayahudi wayoweleza wata, “Wone umlechele ayo, huwele goloko wa mndewa wa Lumi. Kwa vila munhu yochidita kota Mndewa kangumbeza Mndewa wa Loma.”

¹³Baho Pilato vyowahuliche ulonzi awo, nakamlavya Yesu kunze, kekalisa mchigoda cha mtagusa, honhu halihochemigwa, “Luga lwa mabwe”. Waebulaniya waliwochema Gabasa.

¹⁴Yali zuwa lya kiwika goya na Pasaka, mhela wa saa sita nemisi. Pilato nakawalonjela Wayahudi, “Ayuno hano mndewa wa hemwe!”

¹⁵Ila Wayahudi wayoweleza wata, “Muse! Muse! Muwambe muchitango!” Pilato nakawauza, “Mwangugana heni ndikamuwambe mumsalaba Mndewa wa hemwe?” Watambika wakulu nawamwidichila, “Mndewa tulinaye hetwe ndo Mndewa wa Loma hela!”

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.