Yohane 19:19-25

¹⁹Pilato kandika chitango kachika mna msalaba. Kandika, “Yesu wa Natsareti, Imndewa wa Wayahudi.”

²⁰Wayahudi wengi wachisoma chitango chino, kwaapfila hanu hayawambighwe Yesu kukala habehi na ghumji, na chitango chandikighwa kwa Chihebulaniya, Chilatini na Chigiriki.

²¹Iwatambika wakulu wamlongela Pilato, “Leka kwandika ‘Imndewa wa Wayahudi,’ ila imunu yuno tsakalonga yeye ka imndewa wa Wayahudi.”

²²Pilato kawedika, “Chanyandike, nyandika.”

²³Asikali hawamuwambile Yesu, wasola ghamaghwanda ghake, waghaghola mabughulu mane, chila bughulu kwa asikali yumwe. Pfipfila wasola na lighwanda lyake ing'alisonighwe bae, ilifumighwe kwandusila mchanya mbaka hasi.

²⁴Asikali welongetsa, “Tuleke kulidegha, leka tutowe simbi tulole yuhi yatsolipata.” Ilawila pfino ili ghatimile Ghamaandiko Maenzeluka igholonga, “Wegholela ghamaghwanda ghangu lighwanda lyangu walitowela simbi.” Apfi pfipfo pfawatendile asikali awo.

²⁵Habehi na msalaba wa Yesu tsawema mai wake, lumbu wa mai wake na Mariya mwehe wa Kileopa, na Mariya Magidalena.