1 Mpobwalaca mumene, beshimilumbo bonse, ne bamakulene Baciyuda balapangana kayi sha kumushina Yesu. 2 Balamusunga ne kumutwala kuli Pilato Mwendeleshi wa Ciloma.

3 Yuda, usa walaulisha Yesu mpwalaboneti mulandu ulaba wakumushina Yesu, walalisenda mwine, neco walababweshela bamakulene beshimilumbo, ne bamakulene Baciyuda, mali asa akwana makumi atatu a silifa. 4 Walambeti, “Ndepisha kulisha muntu wabula mulandu kwambeti ayafwe.” Nomba balo balambeti, “Ulayandanga twinseconi? Awo nimakani akobe omwine.” 5 Yuda walamanta mali ne kuya kwawala mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, kufumapo wakalisungilila.

6 Basa bamakulene beshimilumbo balabwesa mali, ne kwambeti, “Milawo yetu nkayasuminisha kwabika mali awa mu kabokoshi nkotukute kubikamo mali muno mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, pakwinga ni mali amilopa.” 7 Neco balapanganeti mali awa baule libala lya mubumbi wanongo, kwambeti kube kunamaumbwe abensu. 8 Ecebo cakendi libala ilyo mpaka lelo likute kukwiweti libala lya milopa.

9 Neco, kwalikuba kukwanilisha calamba mushinshimi Yelemiya uyo walambeti,

11 Lino Yesu walemana pamenso pa Pilato Mwendeleshi, uyo walamwipusheti, “Sena njobe Mwami wa Bayuda?” Yesu walakumbuleti, “Mulamba mobene.” 12 Nomba mpobali kumubepesha bamakulene beshimilumbo, ne bamakulene Baciyuda, Yesu nkali kubakumbulapo sobwe. 13 Pilato mpwalaboneco, walamwipusha Yesu, “Sena nkolabinyumfunga mbyobala kubepeshenga?” 14 Yesu uliya kumukumbula. Neco Pilato walakankamana kwine.

15 Pacindi cakusekelela Pasika, Mwendeleshi Pilato, walikukute cinga cakusungulula kaili umo, uyo bantu ngobalayandanga. 16 Kwalikuba kaili umo pacindico wayampuyo, walikuwiweti Balaba. 17 Mpobalabungana, Pilato walabepusheti, “Inga mulayandanga upeyo ngoti nsungulule, ‘Balaba,’ Nambi Yesu, lakwiwangeti Klistu?” 18 Walambeco pakwinga walikwinshiba kwambeti, bantu balamuleta Yesu kulyendiye cebo ca minyono yabo.

19 Pilato kacili wekala pa cipuna cakomboloshela milandu, mukashendi walamutumina maswi, walambeti, “Kamutengililapo pankani ya muntuyo walulama, ame lelo mashiku ndapenge ne maloto pacebo ca muntuyo.”

20 Bamakulene beshimilumbo, ne bamakulene Baciyuda, balatatika kuyungaula bantu kwambeti, basenge Pilato asungulule Balaba, ne kwambeti Yesu afwe. 21 Lino Pilato walabepusheti, “Pa bantu babili aba mulayandanga ndimusungulwilepo upeyo?” Balo balambeti, “Balaba!” 22 Kayi Pilato walabepusheti, “Inga lino uyu Yesu, lakwiwangeti, Klistu ndimwinseconi?” Bantu bonse balambeti, “Mupopeni!” 23 Kayi Pilato, walabepusheti, “Inga ukute mulandu cini?” Bantu basa balapitilisha kubilikisheti, “Mupopeni!” 24 Lino Pilato mpwalaboneti bantu ngabatatika mipyopyongano, na upitilisha kwambapo, walamanta menshi, walasamba kumakasa pamenso pabantu bonse. Walambeti, “Ame ndiya mulandu wa lufu lwa muntuyu. Mulandu niwenu mobene.” 25 Basa bantu bonse pamo balambeti, “Mulandu walufulo ube pamitwi yetu ne ya bana betu.” 26 Popelapo Pilato walabasungulwila Balaba, ne kumukwapula Yesu, panyuma pakendi balamutwala kuya kumupopa palusanda.

27 Popelapo bashilikali ba Mwendeleshi Pilato, balamumanta Yesu, nekuya nendi mulubuwa lwang'anda ya Pilato. Umo mobalabunganya bashilikali banabo ne kumushunguluka Yesu. 28 Balamufulula byakufwala byakendi, ne kumufwalika mwinjila ufubeluka. 29 Balapomba munshini wamyunga ne kumufwalika kumutwi, kayi balamwikatisha nkoli ya litete kucikasa cakululyo, balatatika kumusuntamina kwakumuwela, ne kumufukanya mwalisongwe, kabambeti, “Mitende Mwami wa Bayuda.” 30 Balamusankila mata, balamanta nkoli yalitete ne kumuma nayo mu mutwi. 31 Mpobalacileka kumufukanya mwalisongwe, balamufulula mwinjila ufubeluka usa, ne kumufwalika mwinjila wakendi. Panyuma pakendi balamumanta kuya kumupopa.

32 Cindi ncobalikufuma mu munshi umo, balakumanya muntu, lina lyakendi, Shimoni waku Kulene. Bashilikali balamukakatisha kunyamuna lusanda lwa Yesu. 33 Balashika pamusena walikukwiweti, Gologota, ekwambeti musena wacifupa camutwi. 34 Uko nkobalamupa Yesu, waini wasankanishiwako ne ntulukishi, kwambeti anwe. Nomba mpwalasupitamo, walakana kunwa.

35 Yesu mpobalamupopa pa lusanda, balauma nsolo kwambeti baboneti nibani beti bayabane byakufwala byakendi, 36 Panyuma pakendi balekala panshi kabamupembelela. 37 Pelu pamutwi wakendi Yesu, balalembapo mulandu ngobalamushinina, balalembeti, “Uyu e Yesu Mwami wa Bayuda.” 38 Kayi kopeloko kwalikuba kwapopwa kapondo babili, umo kucikasa ca kululyo, naumbi kucikasa ca kucipiko.

39 Nomba bantu balikupita pepi bali kumutukana, kabapukumuna mitwi yabo, 40 kabambeti, “Sena obe ntobe walikwambeti, ‘Ni nkamwaye Ng'anda ya Lesa, ne kuyibaka pamasuba atatu’ Na cakubinga njobe Mwanendi Lesa, kolipulusha ufumepo pa lusandapo.” 41 Nabo bamakulene beshimilumbo pamo ne beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose, ne bamakulene Baciyuda, balikumuseka kabambeti, 42 Walikupulusha bantu bambi, nsombi lalilwanga kulipulusha mwine, sena nte Mwami wa Baislayeli? Kaselukapo pa lusandapo kwambeti afwe tumushome. 43 Walikuba wacinka manungo muli Lesa, kamupulushani Lesa uyo na umusuni nte walikambeti, “Njame Mwanendi Lesa!” 44 Nabo kapondo babili basa balikuba bapopwa pamo ne Yesu balikumutukana.

45 Kufuma cindi ca muma 12 koloko mpaka 3 koloko munshi palaba mushinshe pacishi conse. 46 Cindi camuma 3 koloko munshi, Yesu walabilikisheti, “Eloi, Eloi, Lama sabakatani?” Uku ekwambeti, “Lesa wakame, Lesa wakame, mulanshili cani ndenka!” 47 Nabambi balikuba bemana pepi mpobalanyumfwa maswi awo balambeti, “Muntuyu lakunga Eliya.” 48 Popelapo naumbi walafwamba kuya kumanta cisambo, walacisabika mu waini wasasa, ne kucibika ku kalutele ne kumupa kwambeti anwe. 49 Nsombi nabambi balambeti, “Koleka nanshi, tubone na Eliya nese amupulushe!” 50 Yesu walakuluma cangofu, popelapo walataya moyo.

51 Lino kamubonani, cisa cikwisa calikuba mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, calatwamuka pakati kufumina pelu mpaka panshi. Kwalaba mukunkumo, ne mabwe alapasauka. 52 Manda alacaluka ne mibili yabantu ba Lesa bangi bona mu manda balapundushiwa. 53 Mpolabapula mu manda, Panyuma pa kupunduka kwa Yesu, balaya kwingila mu Yelusalemu Mushi Waswepa. Ne kuboneka ku bantu bangi.

54 Abo balikuba ne mushilikali mukulene kabapembelela Yesu, mpobalabona mukunkumo ne bintu nabimbi byalenshika, balaba ne buyowa bunene, balambeti, “Cakubinga muntuyu wanga Mwanendi Lesa.” 55 Palikuba batukashi bangi balikuba bemana capataliko balikwebelela. Aba ebalamukonkela Yesu kufuma ku Galileya, kabamunyamfwilisha. 56 Pakati pabatukashi aba palikuba Maliya waku Magadala, Maliya banyina Jemusi ne Yosefe, ne mukashendi Sebedayo.

57 Cindi camansailo pamuntu ngulya, kwalashika Yosefe waku Alimateya, walikuba mubile, neye walikuba shikwiya wa Yesu. 58 Walaya kusenga mubili wa Yesu kuli Pilato, nendi Pilato walasuminisheti, Yosefe apewe uwo mubili. 59 Neco Yosefe walamanta mubili ne kufungaila mucikwisa caswepa calinolino cituba, 60 ne kuya kubika mu manda ngwalalibesela calinolino mulibwe ne kunkulushilapo cilibwe pacishinga camanda ne kufumako. 61 Maliya waku Magadala, ne Maliya naumbi usa balikuba bekala panshi kabali balangila kumanda.

62 Mpobwalaca mumene pa Sabata, bamakulene beshimilumbo, pamo ne Bafalisi balakabungana kuli Pilato 63 ne kumwambileti, “Nkambo, twanuka kwambeti kacili muyumi muntu mubepeshi usa, walikwambeti, ‘Pakapita masuba atatu ninkapundushiwe.’ 64 Neco, kamubambilani bamalonda benga bapembelele pamanda kwa masuba atatu, kutineti kabatesa bamwibe beshikwiya bakendi, ne kutatika kwambila bantu, eti lapundushiwa kubafu. Pakwinga kubepa uku ngakukonempa kupita kubepa kusa kwakutanguna.” 65 Nendi Pilato walabambileti, “Nenjamwe mukute bamalonda, mucinshi ncomwelela kwinsa, kamuyani mupembelele pamandapo.” 66 Balaya, balashinkashinka pamanda ne kushapo cishibisho pacilibweco. Ne kushiyapo bamalonda babo.