4 Pilaato yatanika kandi airana ku Awayaudi awalaga otino, “Muwurre, mufumia awaazeko kugera mumanye mbwe kiwulao-uwula ekiwiiwi ekia mutuukiireko ekisugre ne ekiina.”
5 Olwa Yesu yafuma enze na aingiizie engata eya amawua ne enguwo endiire eya igondo ebuluu erimo owuakanyu-kanyu eria, Pilaato yawalaga otino, “Omwene nguno, mumuwone!”
6 Olwa awakangasi awa *awoozia alala na awarinzi awa *ekaalu waamuwona-uwona watino, waaogerera wukalu watino, “*Muwambe ku omusalaaba! Muwambe!” Ni Pilaato yawairania otino, “Aweene mumutoole mugie mumuwambe ni muagala, aeniki inze ngʼankamutuukrako owuwi owua akorre owusugre ne ekiina.”
7 Ni iwo waamuirania ni wawoola watino, “Turi ne endagirra ewoola mbwe omuntu-umuntu ki iye owoola mbwe ari Omuzia owa Katonda paka aitwe.”
8 Olwa Pilaato yawuurra amangʼana ago, owuti wuamuamba ino.
9 Kutio yairana mu enyumba ni Yesu kandi amuwuuzia otino, “Oiinyu aa oemera na ai?” Ni Yesu ngakamuirania ekintu. Kuno kwagera Pilaato amuwuuzia
10 otino, “Owuo olowa okugamba-gamba ni inze? Ngomanyire mbwe ni inze ori na amaani aga okukulekula ogie, namba okukuwamba ku *omusalaaba?”
11 Yesu yamuirania otino, “Kuweeko mbwe amaani ago ngagakakuemera ku igulu, iwue okatoorrei amaani ku inze? Kutio onteere mu amakono gaao nio ori no owuoni owukirre owuao.”
12 Okuemera ao Pilaato yakola wukalu ino okulekula Yesu, na Awayaudi waagia emberi okuogerera wukalu watino, “No omulekuule-ulekula agie, kane ngori omwiko owa *Kaisaari aeniki omuntu-umuntu owoola mbwe ari omwami, ngatiire Kaisaari omwami owa Rooma.”
13 Olwa Pilaato yawurra otio, yafumia Yesu enze nikwo aikala ku entewe eya ewiina wikengerwa, asi aetwa mbwe Olwanyi olwa Iwaale (oluetwa mu omunwa ogwa Awayaudi mbwe Gabaata).
14 Wuawanga owuire owua okuikagra *Sabato eyawanga ku omudiira ogwa omugomo ogwa *Pasaaka, mu enyinga ezigia ikumi ni iwiri kunkio. Pilaato yalaga Awayaudi otino, “Omwami iinyu nguno!”
15 Ni iwo waaogerera wukalu watino, “Aitwe aemeo! Aitwe aemeo! Mumuwambe ku omusalaaba!” Pilaato yawawuuzia otino, “Muagala tuwambe omwami iinyu?” Na awakangasi awa awoozia waamuirania watino, “Ifwe tuwula no omwami wundi ogawuuke ni Kaisaari.”
16 Nikuemao Pilaato yata Yesu mu amakono gaawu wagie wamuwambe ku omusalaaba.
17 Kutio, waafuma wagia ni Yesu na agingre omusalaaba ogwa yagianga okuwambrwako omwene nawuno watuuka asi aetwa mbwe asi aa Ekiyanga ekia Omutwe, ni mu Oluibrania mbwe Goligootha.
18 Ao nio waamuwambra agati ya awantu wawiri, omulala nyakukono okumosi no owundi nyakukono okusaaza.
19 Pilaato yafumia amangʼana mbwe ibaawu riteewue kungulu ku omusalaaba erijojerweko mbwe: yesu omunazareeti, omwami owa awayaudi.
20 Awayaudi awangi waarisoma aeniki aa Yesu yawambrwa yawanga a-ampi no omugizi kandi amangʼana gano gaajojwa mu Oluibrania, Olulatiini no Olugiriiki.
21 Awakangasi awa awoozia awa Awayaudi waaira amaziga gaawu ku Pilaato ni wamulaga watino, “Yaaya, otajoja mbwe ‘Omwami owa Awayaudi’ ni joja mbwe omuntu ono yawoolanga mbwe ari omwami owa Awayaudi.”
22 Ni Pilaato yawairania otino, “Ekia miire okujoja, miire okujoja!”
