¹ Awa magwana, waprisita wakuru wese newakuru weanu wakarangana pamusoro paJesu,kuti wamuwuraye. ² wakamusunga, wakamutora wakamuisa kuna Pirato, mubati ³ Zwino Juda, uyo wakamupandukira, wakati achiwona Jesu watongerwa kufa, ndokuzwidya moyo, akadzosera masirivheri aya anamakumi matatu kuwa Prisita wakuru newakuru akati: ⁴ ''Ini ndatadza ndapandukira ropa risinanyaya'' .Asi iwo wakati: '' Zwinei nesu? Ndezako'' . ⁵ Ipapo akakandira pasi masirivheri mutembere, akabuda akayenda ndokuzwisungirira. ⁶ WaPirisita wakuru wakatora masirivheri wakati: '' hazwina kufanira kuti tiaise muchiwigiro chemari zwauri mutengo weropa''. ⁷ Iwo wakarangana, wakatenga nawo munda wemugadziri wehari kuzowigamo watogwa. ⁸ Nekudaro, munda uyo wakanzi munda weropa kuzwikira zuwa ranhasi munda unodaidzwa ''munda weropa'', ⁹ Zwino, zwakadzadziswa zwiya zwakataurwa nemuPorofita Jeremia: ''Iwo wakatora masirvheri anemakumi matatu, nemutengo waIye wakatarirwa newana waIsraeri. ¹⁰ wakatenga nawo munda wemugadziri, wehari sezwadakarairwa naShe''. ¹¹ Zwino Jesu, wakamira pamberi pemubati, mubati akamubvunza: ''Ndiwe Mambo wewaJudha here?'' Jesu akadaira achiti: ''Ndizwo zwaunotaura''. ¹² Asi wakati wachipomwer mhoswanewaPirisita wakuru newakuru, haana kudaira chinhu. ¹³ Zwino Pirato akati kwari: ''Haunswi zwinhu zwakawanda zwawanokupomenzera Kwauri ere?'' ¹⁴ Asi Iye hana kudaira kana chinhu, mubati akashamiswa zwikuru. ¹⁵ Zwino pamutambo, mubati aisungurira wanhu wakawanda musungwa mumwe wewanenge wada. ¹⁶ Panguwa iyoyo, Iwo waiwa nemusungwa wakakumbira wakakumbira wainzi Bharabhasi. ¹⁷ Naizwozwo, wakati waungana, Pirato akati: ''Munoda kuti ndikusunungurirei ani? Bharabhasi kana kuti Jesu unonzi Kristu?'' ¹⁸ Nekuti waiziya kuti wamga wamuisa kwaari negodo. ¹⁹ Zwino wakati wagara pachigaro chekutonga, mukadzi wake akatumira rimwe shoko achiti: ''usawe nenyaya nemunhu uyu wakarurama; nekuti nasi, mukurota, nekuda kwake''. ²⁰ Wapirisita wakuru newakuru wakadaidzira wanhu wakawanda wachikumbira, barabasi, Jesu auraiwe. ²¹ Mubati akadaira achiti kwaari: ''munoda ani kuti ndikusunugurirei kune wawiri awa?'' Iwo wakati Bharabhasi''. ²² Pirato akati: '' Chichandinofanira kuita kuna Jesu, Unonzi Kristu?'' Wese wakati kwari: ''Ngarowerwe pamuchinjikwa.'' ²³ Iye akati: ''Chipi chakaipa chaita? Asi iwo akanyanyisa kudainzira: ''Ngarowerwa pamuchinjikwa''. ²⁴ Zwino, Pirato akawona kuti hazwibatsiri asi kuti pomuka bopoto, iye akatora mvura, akangesa maoko ake pamberi pewanhu akati: ''Ini andina nyaya neropa remunhu uyu; ndezwenyu''. ²⁵ Wanhu wese wakati: '' Ropa rake ngariwe pamusoro pedu newana wedu.'' ²⁶ Zwino iye akamusunungura Bharabhasi, asi Jesu akamurowesa kwazwo akamuisa kwari kuti arowerhwe pamuchinjikwa. ²⁷ Zwino warwi wemubati wakaisa Jesu munba wemubati, hondo yese ikaunganira kwari. ²⁸ Wakamubvisa hembe dzake wakamufukidza hembe tswuku. ²⁹ Zwino wakaruka korona yemidzwa wakaisa pamusoro, wake nerutsanga pamoko Wake werudyi, iwo wakafugama pamberi pake wakamuseka, wachiti. ''Zwiponesei, Mambo wewaJuda!'' ³⁰ Wakamupfirira mata kwari, akatora rutsanga wakaramba wachimurowa musoro. ³¹ Wakati wamuseka, wakamubvisa hembe tswuku, akamupfekedza henbe dzake, wakamutora wakaenda naye kondomurowera pamuchinjikwa. ³² Wakati wachibuda, wakawona umwe munhu wekurine wainzi Simoni, wakamumanikidza iye kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake. ³³ Iwo wakaswika imwe swimbo inonzi Gorgota ndokuti ''nzwimbo yedheheya''. ³⁴ Wakamupa waini yakasanganiswa nendura kuti amwe; asi akati araira, akarambakumwa. ³⁵ Wakati wamurowera pamuchinjikwa, wakacheyana hebem dzake pakati pawo, wachikanda mijenya pamusoro pechekufuka zwangu; ³⁶ Wakagara, wakamurindapo. ³⁷ Wakaisa pamusoro wake rugwaro rwemhoswa yake rwekuti: ''UYU NDI JESU MAMBO WAWAJUDA''. ³⁸ Wakarowerhwa pamwechete nebhabva mbiri mumwe kurudyi mumwe kuruboshwe. ³⁹ Waiya waidarika nepo, waimutuka, wachizugudza misoro yawo ⁴⁰ Wachiti: ''Iwe, waida kuputsa chechi nekuiwaka nemazuwa matatu, chizwiponesa, pauri. Kana Uyi Mwanakomana waMwari, dzika pamuchinjikwa''. ⁴¹ Saizwozwo, waPirisita wakuru newanyori newakuru wakamuseka wachiti: ⁴² ''Iye wakaponesa wamwe, Iye hakwanisi kuzwiponesa Iye. Iye kana ariMambo waIsraeri! ngadzike zwino pamuchinjikwa, titende Kwari. ⁴³ Iye waiwimba naMwari ; ngachimusungura zwino pamuchinjikwa, kana achimuda nekuti wati: 'Ndiri Mwanakomana waMwari'''. ⁴⁴ Uye mbhava nzakanga arowerwa nadzo pamuchinjikwa naYe aimutauriria zwimwechete. ⁴⁵ Kubva panguwa yechitanhatu kuswikira panguwa yechipfumbamwe, rima rakawapo panyika yose. ⁴⁶ Neguwa inenge yechipfumbamwe, jesu akadaidzira neiswi guru akati: ''Eri Eri Ramasabatani?'' ,zwaitaura kuti: ''Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisireiko?'' ⁴⁷ Wamwe wanga wakamira ipapo wakti wachizwiswa, wakati: ''Iye arikudaidzira Eria''. ⁴⁸ Pakarepo mumwe wawo akamhanya, akabata chipanje akachidzadza nevhiniga, ndokuisa parutsanga, akamunwisa. ⁴⁹ Wamwe wakati: ''Musieyi timuwone kana Eria achizouya komuponesa''. ⁵⁰ Zwino Jesu akadaidzira zswekare ne inswi guru akabudisa Mweya wake. ⁵¹ Tarira ipapo Chidzitiro chechechi chakabvaruka nepakati kubva kumusoro kuswikira pasi; nyika ikadengenyeka, mapuwe akamweseka. ⁵² Mabwiro akazaruka nemitumbu dzakawanda dzewaswene, wanga wakarara, wakamuswa. ⁵³ Iwo wakabuda mumabwiro Iye amuka wakapinda muguta dzwene akawonekwa newakawanda. ⁵⁴ Zwino mukuru wezana newairinda Jesu naye wati wachiwona kudengenyeka kwenyika nezwakaitikwa, wakatya zwikuru wakati: ''Zwirokwazwo uyu wanga ari Mwanakomana waMwari''. ⁵⁵ Wakadzi wakawanda, waitewera Jesu kubva kuGarirea wachimuchandira, wanga waripo, wachitarissa nekure. ⁵⁶ Pakati pawo Kwakanga kuna Maria Magadarena; Maria, mai waJakobho naJose; uye namai wewanakomana waZebhedi. ⁵⁷ MUkuswera kwezuwa, akauya mumwe murume mufumi weArimatea wainzi Josefa, wakanga wari mudzidzi waJesu. ⁵⁸ Iye akaenda kuna Pirato akamukumbira mutumbi waJesu . Zwino Pirato akaraira kuti apiwe. ⁵⁹ Josefa akatora mutumbi, akaputira nemucheka muchena. ⁶⁰ Akauwiga mubwiro hwake hwutswa hwaakanga achera mubwe. Akagurungusira ibweguru pamuromo wake webwiro akabvapo. ⁶¹ Maria Magadarena naMaria wanga waripo, wakagara pamberi nebwiro. ⁶² Fume mangwanani ndiro zuwa raitewra zuwa rekugadzirira waPirisita wakuru newaFarisi wakaungana kuPirato. ⁶³ Iwo wakati: ''Iche, tinorangariria kuti munyengeri uyu achirimupenyu, Iye akati: 'nemazuwa matatu adarika, ndichamuka. ⁶⁴ Saka Rairai kuti bwiro kuti richengetwe kuswikira nezuwa retatu, kuti wadzidzi wake warambe kuwuya, kozombha mutumbi usiku wataurire wanhu: ''wakamutswa kuwakafa;' Kunyengerwa kukuru kwekupedzisira kudarika kwekutanga''. ⁶⁵ Pirato akati kwari: ''Torai warindi, uye muwuchengete sezwamunoziwa. ⁶⁶ Wachienda iwo, wakandochengeta bwiro, wakaisa warindi wakaisa chiratizo chekusimbisa pabwe.