¹ Kukati kwacha,bose basofi balala pamoza ba balala ba banthu bakapanga. ndondomeko umo bangamukomela Yesu. ² Bakamukaka,nakuluta naye ndipo bakamupeleka kwa pilato nduna ya chalo. ³ Ntheura pala Yudasi,mweuyo wakamwendela mphiska,pala wakaona kuti Yesu bamupa mlandu,wakang'amuka na kubawezgela basofi balala na balala masiliva makhumi yatatu, ⁴ Ndipo wakanena nabo "Nananga pakupeleka ndopa yambula mulandu"Kweni bakamuzgola bakati,"Kasi ise tilinachona kanthu uli?Uwonenge wekha chakuchita." ⁵ Penepapo wakataya pasi masiliva munyumba ya Chiuta,ndipo wakafuma,nakuluta kukajikaka. ⁶ Basofi balala bakasola siliva zila bakati "chambula kuyana na dango kuti tibike siliva izi muthumba lakusungilamo,chifukwa ni siliva za pa mulandu wa ndopa." ⁷ Bakadumbizgana na kugomelegana pamoza ndipo bakatola siliva zila nakuyakagula munda wa muwumbi vibiya muweuwo kuti bayikengemo balendo pala bafwa. ⁸ Pa chifukwa ichi munda wula ukuchemeka kuti,"Munda wa ndopa" mpakulelo. ⁹ Penepapo icho chikayowoyeka na chimi Yeyemiya chikafiskika,kunena kuti,"bakatola makhumi ghatatu gha siliva,pa mtengo uwo bakapulukana pa iye banthu banmu Izilayele. ¹⁰ Ndipo bakazipeleka ku wawumba vibiya pa kugula munda wake,nganiumo Fumu yikanilongozgela ine." ¹¹ Penepapo Yesu wakamilila panthazi pa nduna ya chalo, ntheura nduna yila yikamufumba yikati, " Kasi ndiwe Fumu yaba Yuda?" Yesu wakamuzgola wakati, "Ndimo mwayowoyela." ¹² Ndipo pala balala ba basofi na balala bakamupa mlandu,wakazgola kanthu chala. ¹³ Penepapo Pilato wakamufumba Yesu wakati, "Kasi wukupulika vose ivo bakukuyowoyela." ¹⁴ Kweni kuti wakazgolapo nanga nilizgo nalimoza chala,ntheura nduna ya chalo yikazizwa chomene. ¹⁵ Sono pa pwando wukaba mwambo wa nduna ya chalo kumasula kayidi yumoza mwenenyo mzinda ungasakha ¹⁶ Panyengo iyo bakaba na kayidi wakusuzga chomene zina lake Baraba. ¹⁷ Sono bakati baungana pamoza,Pilato wakabafumba wakati, "Kasi mukupenja kuti nimumasulileni njanu?Baraba panji Yesu uyo wakuchemeka Khristu?" ¹⁸ Wakamanya kuti bakamupeleka Yesu kwa iye chifukwa bakamuchitila sanje. ¹⁹ Apo wakaba khale pa mpando wa njeluzgo,mwankazi wake waktuma lozgo kwa iye ndipo wakati, "Mungachitanga naye kanthu kalikose munthu wambula kafukwa uyo.Pakuti ine na suzgika chomene muhanya uno chifukwa chaloto icho nangulota za iye." ²⁰ Panyengo iyi basofi balala na balala bakanyengelela mzinda kuti usakhe,Baraba kweni Yesu wakomeke. ²¹ Nduna yikabafumba ibo yikati, "Ninjani pa babili abo uyo imwe mukukhumba kuti nimumasulileni?" Ibo bakati, "Baraba." ²² Pilato wakati kwa ibo, "kasi nichitechi naye Yesu uyo wakuchemeka Khristu?"Bose bakazgola bakati, "mupayikeni." ²³ Penepapo wakati, "Pa chifukwa wuli,nimulandu wuli wene uwo iye wananga?Kweni bakachelezga mwakuluska bakati, " Mupachekeni." ²⁴ Ntheura Pilato wakti waona kuti palije chinyake icho wangachita.Wakaona kuti chivundungwele chikayambanga watola maji,wakageza mawoko ghake pa thanzi pa muzinda ndip wakati, "Ine nilije mulandu pa ndopa za munthu wambula kafukwa uyu.Mujimanyile mwekha." ²⁵ Banthu bose bakati, " Lekani ndopa zake zibe pa ise na ban binthu." ²⁶ Penepapo wakaba masulila Baraba.kweni wakati wamukwapula Yesu wakamupereka kwa ibo kuti wakapanyikike. ²⁷ Ndipo basilikali ba nduna bakamutola Yesu kunyumba yikulu ya boma ndipo bakakhazgikisha wumba wose wa ba silikali. ²⁸ Bakamuvula vakuvwala vake na kumuvwalika munjilila uswesi ²⁹ Bakapanga mphumphu ya minga na kuchibika pa mutu wake,nakubika ndodo muwoko lake la malyelo.Bakagwanda panthazi zake kumuyizga iye,bakati,"monile,Fumu ya ba Yuda." ³⁰ Bakamuthunyila mata,ndipo bakatola ndodo nakumutimba nayo pa mutu mwa kuwelezgapo-welezgapo. ³¹ Bakati bamuseka mwachimwazga,bakamuvula munjilile uwo bakamuvwalika nakumu vwalika munjilila wake na wake,ndipo bakachita naye kuti bakamupanyike. ³² Apo bakafumanga,bakasanga munthu uyo wakafumitanga kufuma ku kiline zina lake Simon,mweneuyo bakamuchi chizga kuluta nabo mwakuti iye wayeye mphinjika ya Yesu. ³³ Bakafika kumalo ghakuchemeka Gologota, icho chikunganamula " Malo gha Bwaza" ³⁴ Bakamupa vinyo kuti wamwe lakusazgako ndulu.Kwene wakati wa lilaba,wakamwa chala. ³⁵ Bakati bamupanyika,bakagabana vakuvwala vake pakuchita njunga. ³⁶ Ndipo bakakhala lasi nakumulonda penepala. ³⁷ Pachanya pa mutu wake,bakabikapo chakususkana naye,icho chakasambilikanga "Uyu ni Yesy,Fumu ya ba Yuda. ³⁸ Bakawalala babili ba chofya bakapayikila pamoza naye,yumoza ku malyelo Kwake ndipo yumoza ku malizele. ³⁹ Abo bakajumphangapo bakamunyozanga,nakupukusa miti yawo ⁴⁰ nakuyowoya kuti, "Iwe wukatenge unga bwangandula tempile na kulizengaso mumazuba ghatatu,Jiponoske wamwane!Usange ndiwe mwana wa Chiuta, jikhizge kufuma pa mphinjika!" ⁴¹ Munthowa imoza pela basofi balala bakamusekanga mwa chimwazga,pamoza na balembi na balala,nakuti, ⁴² "Wakaponoskanga banyake,kweni kuti wangajiponoska iye mwene chala.ndiye Fumu ya Iziyeyeli.Lekaniwajikhe kufuma pa mphinjika,Apo ndipo ise titi tigomezge mwa iye. ⁴³ Wakugomezga mwa Chiuta,Lekani Chiuta wamuwombole iye sono,Usange Chiuta wazomelezga kumumasula iye.Pakuti wakyowoyaso, "Ndine mwana wa Chiuta." ⁴⁴ Munthowa yimoza ppela bakawalala ba chofyo beneabo bakapayikika pamoza naye naboso bakayowoya manyozo kwa iye. ⁴⁵ Ntheura kufumila pa ola la chikhondi na limoza mudima ukiza pa chalo chose mpaka pa ola la chikhondi na la chinayi. ⁴⁶ Pa ola la chikhondi na la chinayi Yesu wakalila mwakukwezga mazgo ndipo wakati, 2Eli,Eli,Lama sabachithani?" ichi chikung'anamula kuti, "Chiuta wane,Chiuta wane,kasi mwanilekelelachi?" ⁴⁷ Apo banyake ba abo bakimilianga penepala bakapulika ichi,bakati, "wakuchema Eliya." ⁴⁸ Penepapo yumoza wa ibo wakachimbila na kukatola chikhupule,nakuchibizga mu vinyo la kusasa,nakuchibika ku thete,nakuchipeleka kwa iye kuti wamwe. ⁴⁹ Banayke bose bakati, "Mulekeni yekha.Lekani tione panji Eliya wakwiza kumuponoska." ⁵⁰ Penepapo Yesu wakalilaso mwa kukwizga mazgo ndipo wakapeleka mzimu wake. ⁵¹ Onani,chisalu cha mutempile chikakeluka pakati kufumila pa chanya kufika musi,ndipo chalu chakasukunyika,na malibwe ghaka patukana. ⁵² Madindi ghakajilika, ndipo mathupi gha batuba beneagho ghakagona tulo bakawuskika. ⁵³ Bakafuma mumadindi apo iye wakati wawuka, wakayakanjila mu musumba utuba,nakuonekela ku banandi. ⁵⁴ Sono pala wabasilikali na abo bakalabililanga Yesu bakati bana chindindindi na vinthu ivo vikachitika bakakoleka na mantha chomene ndipo bakat, "Nadi uyu wakaba mwana wa Chiuta." ⁵⁵ Banakazi banandi abo bakamulondezga Yesu kufuma mu Galileya kwiza ka mupwelelela bakaba penepala kumuonelela patali, ⁵⁶ Pakati paibo pakaba Mariya Magadalena,Mariya nyina wa Jemusi na Yosefe,na anyinabo ba bana banalume ba Zebediya. ⁵⁷ Pala kukaba na mise,kukiza munthu wakulemela kufumila ku Alimatiya zina lake Yosefr uyo wakabaso mu sambiri wa Yesu. ⁵⁸ Wakamufika Pilato na kufumba za thupi la Yesu.Ndipo Pilato wakalangula kuti litoleke na kumupa iye. ⁵⁹ Yosefe wakatola thupi, wakalivunga musalu yotelela yakuchapa makola, ⁶⁰ na kulibika mu dindi lipya lake na lake ilo wakajima mu libwe.Penepapo wakayikapo chilibwe chikulu pa mukhomo wa dindi ndipo wakafumapo. ⁶¹ Mariya Magadalena na Mariya munyake bakaba penepapo, bakakhala mwakuthyana na dindi. ⁶² Namachelo lake ilo likaba siku lakunozgekela, lati la jumpha,basofi balala na Falisi bakawungana pamoza na Pilato. ⁶³ Bakati, "sekulu,tikukumbuka kuti pala wakupusika yuda wakaba wa moyo wakati, 'Pala pajumpha mazuba gha tatu nizamuwukaso. ⁶⁴ Ntheura langulani kuti dindi libe la kuvikilika kufikila pa zuba la chitatu,pala muchitenge ntheura chala basambiri bake bangiza na kumuba na kuyowoya ku banthu, 'wauka kubakufwa',ndipo upusikizgi waunalilo wubenge uheniko kupambana nawaku dakha." ⁶⁵ Pilato wakabaphalila ibo, "Tolani malonda.Lutani nakuti mukavikilile chomene." ⁶⁶ Ndipo bakaluta na kukapanga dindi lila kuba lakuvikililaka,kubikapo libwe nakuyikako mulonda.