¹ Bahene upilato wamutolaga Uyesu na kimushapa. ² Vala avasulukhali vatavaga aminfa na kitenda itaji. Vaivikha kushanya ya mtwe gwa Yesu na kumufwasa amenda ga rangi ya zambarau. ³ Vamuyinsilaga na kija, ''Owe mfalme wa Vayahudi! na bahene kimutova kwa mokho ganave. ⁴ Bahene Upilato wapolaga kunja na kivajovela avanu, ''Leleli nikivaletela uyu umunu kunyenyu ili mumanye kija one nisikhayajile ihatia yeyona mukhati yakwe.'' ⁵ Kwa hiyo Uyesu wapola kunja. Bahene Upilato wavajovela, ''Leleli umunu uyu panu!'' ⁶ Kwa hiyo pini ukuhani mukhome na vakhome pini vamwagaga Uyesu, vatova ilyowo vija ''Mutova, mutova.''Upilato wavajovela, ''Mutoli omwe yumwe mute kimutova, kwa kiva one nisikilyaga ilikhosa mukhati yakwe.'' ⁷ Avayahudi vamujibu Upilato, ''Ose tinayo isheriya, na kwa sheriya iyo yikimufwaya kifwa kwa kiva umwene waigahaga kiva mwana wa Nguluvi.'' ⁸ Upilato pini wapulikhaga amajowo aga wayenjelesaga kitila, ⁹ wayinjila Upraitoria khanji na kumujovela Uyesu, ''Owe wihuma kwii? Hata ndeno Uyesu asikhamujibile. ¹⁰ Bahene Upilato wamujovela, ''Wuli, owe usilogola none? Wuli, owe usimenye kija one nina mamulakha ya kidindula na mamulakha ga kikutova?'' ¹¹ Uyesu wajibu, ''Nda wa usava ni ngufu kunyangu nda kija usapelwa kihuma kushanya. Kwa hiyo, umunu mwini wnihumya kunyakho ana sambi khome.'' ¹² Kwa lijibu ili, upilato wasakulaga kimulekha huru, lakini Avayahudi vatova ilyowo vija, ''Nda ambi ukimulekha huru basi owe usili rafiki wa Kaisari: Shila mwini akiifanya kiva mfalme ilogola shinyume sha kaisari.'' ¹³ Upilato pini wagapulikhaga amajowo aga, wamuletaga Uyesu kunja bahene wakhalaga kushitengo sha uhigo amahala pala pini pimanyikha ngaja sakafu, lakini kwa Shiebrania, Gabatha. ¹⁴ Ulusiku lwa maandalisi lwa pasakha pini lwafikhaga, ngaja muda gwa saa tisa. Upilato wavajovelaga Avayahudi, ''Leleli umufalme wenyu uyu panu!'' ¹⁵ Vatova ilyowo, ''Muwusa, muwusa, mutova!'' Upilato wavajovela, ''Wuli, nimutove umfalme wenyu?'' Numwene Ukuhani mukhome waja, ''Ose tisina umfalme ila yu Kaisari.'' ¹⁶ Bahene Upilato pini wamuhumyaga Uyesu kunyanave ili amutove. ¹⁷ Na vene vamutola Uyesu, numwene wapola, kuno agusumwile umusalaba gwakwe yumwene mpakha kulieneo lini lishemelwa lifuvu lya mtwe, kwa siebrania lishemelwa Golgotha. ¹⁸ Bahene vamutovaga Uyesu, bahamo navene avagosi vavili, yumo ulubali ulu, nayu yunji ulubali ulu, numwene Uyesu pakhati yanave. ¹⁹ Bahene Upilato wayandikha ialama na kuivikha pashanya ya msalaba. Apo payandikhwagwa: YESU MNAZARETH, MFALME WA VAYAHUDI. ²⁰ Vinji va Vayahudi vayimbaha ialama iyo kwa kiva amahala pala pini watovelelwagwa Uyesu pakhandi kholela na malenga. Ialama iyo yayandikhwagwa kwa Shiebrania, kwa Shirumi na kwa Shiyunani. ²¹ Bahene avakhome va makuhani va Vayahudi vamujovala Upilato, ''Usikhayandikhaga, 'Mfalme wa Vayahudi' ila umwene wajovaga ali mfalme wa Vayahudi.'' ²² Numwene Upilato wavajibu, ''Gini nagayandikha nayandikha.'' ²³ Baada ya vasulukhali kimutova Uyesu, vatolaga amenda gakwe na kugagava mumafungu gavai, shila musulukhali lifungu limo, shisho ni kanzu, Ila yila ikanzu yisikhandi yihonilwe ila yikhandi yifumilwe yona kihuma kusahnya. ²⁴ Bahene valogonsaniya vene kwa vene, ''Tisikhaidemulaga, ila titove ikura ili kilwaga yinga ya nani.'' Iyi yapolelaga ili lila iliandikho litimiswe, lila lini lija vagavaniya amenda gangu, nu mwenda gwangu vagutovala ikura.'' ²⁵ Avasulukhali vagahaga amajowo aga. Unyina wakwe Uyesu, mame wa nyina wakwe, Umariamu mdala wa kleopa nu Mariamu Magdalena - avadala ava vakhandi vayimile kholela nu musalaba gwa Yesu. ²⁶ Uyesu pini wamwagaga unyina bahamo nu yula umwanafunsi mwini wamudobokhaga vayimile kholela, wamujovelaga unyina, ''Mudala, lelela, lelela umwanakho uyu panu!'' ²⁷ Bahene wamujovela yula umwanafunsi, ''Lelela, uyu panu umama wakho. ''Kihuma ilisala ilyo yula umwanafunsi wamutolaga kiluta kukhaya yakwe. ²⁸ Baada ya ilyo, Kuno Uyesu amenye kija gona sha gasila ili kitimisa iliandikho, waja, ''Niwona khau.'' ²⁹ Ishombo shini shikhandi shimemile Isiki shikhandi shivishilwe pala, bahene vavikhaga isifongo yini yimemile isiki pshanya ya ufito wa hisopo, vamuvishila mumulomo gwakwe. ³⁰ Numwene Uyesu pini waiwonjaga iyo, waja, ''Yasila.'' Bahene wagondamya umtwe gwakwe, waitawula iroho yakwe. ³¹ Kwa kiva yikhandi ni muda gwa kiiyandala, na kwa kiva amavili gasikhatakiwe kisigala pashanya ya msalaba umuda gwa Sabato (kwa kiva Isabato yikhandi ndio lusiku lwa muhimu), avayahudi vamulombaga Upilato kija amagulu ga vala vini vakhandi vatovilwe gadenywe, na kija amavili ganave gayiswe. ³² Bahene avasulukhali vayinsaga na kugadenya amagulu ga munu wa kwansa nu wa uvili mwini akhandi atovilwe bahamo nu Yesu. ³³ Pini vamufishilaga Uyesu, vamwagaga tayari akhandi sha wafwa, kwa hiyo vasikhadenyile amagulu gakwe. ³⁴ Hata ndeno, yumo wa vasulukhali wamuhomaga Uyesu muluvafu kwa malala, na baho gapolaga amalenga ni danda. ³⁵ Numwene mwini walyaga ili wahumya uushuhuda , nuu shuhuda wakwe uli wa kweli. Umwene amenye kija shini washilogola ni sah ukweli ili nomwe yumwe muyamini. ³⁶ Amajowo aga gakhandi ili lila iliswi lini lyalogolwagwa liwese kitimila, ''Kusina hata wakwe wumo wini ambi wudenywa.'' ³⁷ Khanji iliandikho ilinji lija, ''Ambi vakimulelela umwene mwini vamuhoma' ³⁸ Baada ya majowo aga Uyusufu wa Arimathaya, kwa kiva akhandi mwanafunsi wa Yesu, lakini kwa kiifiha kwa kivatila Avayahudi, wamulombaga Upilato kija agutole umuvili gwa Yesu. Numwene Upilato wamupela iruhusa. Bahene Uyusufu wayinsa kiguwusa umuvili gwa Yesu. ³⁹ Numwene Unicodemu mwini hapo pamwaandi wamufwataga Uyesu pashilo numwene wayinsaga. Umwene waletaga umuhansikhano wa manemane nu udi, ngaja usito wa ratili mia moja. ⁴⁰ Bahene vagutolaga umuvili gwa Yesu vaupinya musandanya kitani bahamo na gaka amanukhato, ngaja shini yikhandi idesturi ya vayahudi pini visila. ⁴¹ Amahala pini Uyesu watovelwagwa kukhandi ni bustani; mukhati ya yila ibustani kukhandi ni kaburi lipya lini kusina umunu mwini anajelaje kisilwa umo. ⁴² Basi, kwa kiva lukhandi lusiku lwa maandalio kwa Vayahudi, na kwa kiva ilikhaburi likhandi kholela, bahene vamugoniyaga Uyesu mukhati yakwe.