1 Popelapo Pilato walamumanta Yesu ne kumukwipisha. 2 Lino bashilikali balabamba mushini wa myunga nekumufwalika kumutwi. Kayi balamufwalika mwinjila wamushobo wabulemu ufubeluka, 3 balikabesa kulyendiye nkabambeti, “Mitende, mobami ba Bayuda!” Pacindici balatatika kumuma.

4 Pilato walapula pansa kayi nekubambila Bayuda, “Kamubonani ndamulete kuli njamwe, neco mwinshibe kwambeti ndiya kumucanapo ne mulandu uli wonse.” 5 Popelapo Yesu walapula nkali afwala mushini wa myunga kumutwi ne cakufwala cifubeluka cisa, Pilato walambeti, “Uyu muntusa.” 6 Bamakulene beshimilumbo nebamalonda ba mu Nga'nda ya Lesa basa mpobalabona Yesu, balolobesheti, “Mupopeni! Mupopeni!” Pilato walambeti, “Mumanteni mwenka mwenga mumupope pakwinga ame ndiya kumucanapo nemulandu.” 7 Bantu balambeti, “Afwe tukute mulawo, nomba twakonka mulawo wetu uyu welela kufwa, pakwinga walikwambeti, ‘Njame Mwana wa Lesa.’ ”

8 Lino Pilato mpalanyumfwa maswi awa, walanyumfwa buyowa kwine. 9 Nomba walengila kayi munga'nda nekwipusha Yesu, “Nomba obe kwenu nikupeyo?” Nsombi Yesu nkalakumbula sobwe. 10 Kayi Pilato walamwipusheti, “Nicani nkolankumbulunga? Sena nkocinsheti nkute ngofu sha kukusungulula nekukupopa?” 11 Yesu walambeti, “Lesa, abula kumupa ngofu nemuliya kwinsapo ciliconse palinjame. Weco uyo wanjaba kuli njamwe ukute bwipishi bunene.”

12 Mpwalanyumfwa maswi awa, Pilato walayandishisha kwambeti amusungulule Yesu. Nsombi Bayuda balolobesha, mwamusungulula muntuyu ekwambeti nkamwekatana ne mwami wa kuLoma. Uliyense lalyambanga kuba mwami, ekwambeti nimulwani wamwami wa ku Loma. 13 Pilato mpwalanyumfweco, walamupulisha Yesu, nekwikala pacipuna cakomboloshelapo milandu, pabusena bwalikukwiweti, “Lubansa lwa mabwe.” Mu cihebeli ukute kukwiweti, Gabata. 14 Nomba bwalikuba busuba bwakulibambila sha Pasika, kayi cindi calikuba muma 12 koloko munshi. Pilato walambila Bayuda, “Uyu Mwami wenu.” 15 Nomba nabo balolobesha nekwambeti, “Mushineni! Mushineni! Kapopwani!” Pilato walabepusheti, “Sena mpope Mwami wenu?” Bamakulene beshimilumbo balakumbuleti, “Tuliyawa Mwami naumbi sobwe, nsombi Mwami wa ku Loma enka.” 16 Popelapo Pilato walamutwala Yesu kulyendibo kwambeti bamupope.kufumapo Yesu walaba mumakasa abo.

17 Bashilikali balamumantisha Yesu lusanda lwakendi, balapula nendi mulubansa nekuya kumusena walikukwiweti. “Cifupa ca mutwi” Mu Cihebeli bakute kwambeti “Gologota.” 18 Kopeloko balamupopa palusanda. Kayi balapopa bantu bambi babili, umbi kulikasa lyalulyo naumbi kulikasa lya kucipiko, Yesu nendi walikuba pakati. 19 Pilato walalemba cishibisho pelu palusanda. Walalembeti, “Yesu wa kuNasaleti, Mwami wa Bayuda.” 20 Mpwalapopela Yesu palikuba pepi neku Yelusalemu. Neco Bayuda bangi balikababelengapo. Cishibisho ici calikuba calembwa mumishobo itatu, Cihebeli ne Cilatini kayi ne Cigiliki. 21 Bamakulene ba beshimilumbo ba Bayuda balambila Pilato, “Kamutalembeti, Mwami wa Bayuda sobwe. Nsombi mwine ewalikulyambeti eMwami wa Bayuda.” 22 Nomba Pilato walambeti, “Mbyondalembe, nibibe copeleco mbuli ncondalembe.”

23 Bashilikali basa mpwobalapopa Yesu, balamanta bayakufwala byakendi nekutwamunamo tumpansha tuna, mushilikali uliyense walamanta kampansha kakendi. Balamanta kayi nemwinjila wakendi uyo walikuba watungwa necikwisa cimo kayi nkawalikuba ne lupeto. 24 Lino bashilikali abo balambilaneti, “Katutautwamuna sobwe, nsombi twinse nsolo kwambeti twinshibe na nibani eshi aumante.” Byalenshika mushoboyo kwambeti bikwanishiwe balambwa mumabala,

25 Nomba pepi ne lusanda palemana banyina, ne mukwabo banyina, kayi palikuba Maliya mukashendi klopa ne Mariya wa ku magadalena. 26 Lino Yesu mpalabona banyina ne shikwiya usa ngwalikusuna nkabalibemana pepi, walambila banyina eti, “Ma mwanenu uno.” 27 Walambila kayi shikwiya usa eti, “Banyoko aba.” Lino kufumina popelapo shikwiya usa walabamanta batukashi abo ne kutatika kubasunga cena kwakendi.

28 Yesu walenshiba kwambeti lino byonse bilakwanilishiwa. Lino kwambeti bikwanilishiwe byonse byalambwa mumabala, nendi walambeti “Nkute inyotwa.” 29 Popelapo palikuba nsupa yesula waini wasasa. Bashilikali basa balasabika cisambo mu waini wasasa usa, nekucisomeka kukatondo ka hisopi nekukashikisha pamulomo pakendi. 30 Yesu mpalasupita waini wasasa walambeti, “Byonse bilakwanilishiwa.” Lino walakotama mutwi nekufwa.

31 Bwalikuba busuba bwakulibambila sha Pasika. Bamakulene ba Bayuda nkabali kwandeti bitumbi ibyo bibe pa lusanda pa busuba bwa Sabata, pakwinga busuba bwa Sabata ubo bwalikuba bunene. Weco balamusenga Pilato kwambeti batyokole myendo ya bantu basa balikuba bapopwa nekubafunya. 32 Lino bashilikali balesa, nekutyokola umo pa babili basa balapopwa pamo ne Yesu. Balensa copeleco ne kumunendi usa. 33 Nsombi mpobalashika pali Yesu, pakubona kwambeti lafu kendi, neco baliya kutyokola myendo yakendi. 34 Nsombi umo wa bashilikali basa walamuyasa mumbafu ne lifumo, nomba mwalafuma milopa ne menshi. 35 Uyo walabona bintu ibi endiye labinshilinga bukamboni, kwambeti ne njamwe mushome. Bukamboni bwakendi nibwancine ncine, kayi mwine ucinshi kwambeti mbyalambanga nibyakubinga. 36 Ibi byalenshika kwambeti byalambwa mumabala bikwanilishiwe, mabala akwambeti, “Nteshi bakatyokole lifupa lyakendi nambi limo.” 37 Kayi kuli mabala nambi alambangeti, “Bantu nibakamwebele uyo ngobalayasa.”

38 Panyuma pakendi Yosefe wa ku Arimatea walasenga Pilato kwambeti amusuminishe kufunya citumbi ca Yesu. Yosefe walikuba weshikwiya wa Yesu, nsombi mwakusolama, pakwinga balikutina bamakulene ba Bayuda. Lino Pilato walamusuminisha, nendi walafunya citumbi ico. 39 Kwalesa kayi nikodemasi, usa walaya kuli Yesu mashiku pakutatika pasa. Nendi walaleta mafuta anunkila a mule asankanishiwa ne aloe, alikuba alema makilogilamu akwana 32. 40 Bantu babili aba balamanta mubili wa Yesu nekupomba mucikwisa caswepa ne mafuta anunkila cena, balakonka mwambo wa Bayuda. 41 Uko Yesu nkwalapopwa kwalikuba libala. Nomba mulibala umo mwalikuba cumbwe calino lino, citana cibikwamo muntu. 42 Lino bwalikuba busuba bwa kulibambila kwa Bayuda kusekelela Pasika, Nomba manda ayo alikuba pepi, balabika Yesu mopelomo.