¹ Umuda gwa subuhi pini gwafikhaga, avakhome wona va makuhani na vagosivaha va vanu vayitinkhanaga kihusu Uyesu vawese kumubuda. ² Vamupinyaga, vamulongosa, na kimufisa kwa Liwali Upilato. ³ Bahene pini Uyuda, mwini akhandi amusetwishe, walwagaga kija Uyesu sha tayari wahigwa, wailawumugu na kitiniya ifipande thelathini fya hela kwa mukhome wa makuhani na vagosivaga, ⁴ na waja, ''Nasenga isambi kwa kuisetukha idanda yini yisina makhosa.'' Lakini vajibu, ''Yikitihusu nshii ose? Galelela ago yuwe.'' ⁵ Bahene vafitosaga pani fila ifipande fya hela ku hekalu, na kiwukha lwakwe na kuikunga yumwene. ⁶ Umukhome wa makuhani wafitolaga fila ifipande fya hela na kija, ''Lusili lunofu kuivikha ihelaniyi ku akiba, kwa kiva yina gharama ya danda.'' ⁷ Vayitikhanaga pamo ni hela yatumikhaga kigula umugunda lya mfinyanzi ilya kusila avahensa. ⁸ Kwa sababu iyi umugunda ugu gwava gushemelwa, ''Mugunda gwa danda'' hadi ineng'ana. ⁹ Bahene lula ulujowo lwini lukhandi lulogwele nu mukuvamalago Uyeremia lwatimilaga, kija, ''Vatolaga ifipande thelathini fya hela, igharama yini yapangwagwa na vanu va Kuisrael kwa ajili yakwe, ¹⁰ na vatumilaga kwa mugunda gwa mufinyanzi, ngaja shini Umtwa akhandi alogwele.'' ¹¹ Ino Uyesu wayimaga pamwandi ya liwali, nu liwali wamuposa, ''Wuli! Owe uli mfalme wa Vayahudi?'' Uyesu wamujibu, ''Owe wija ndeno.'' ¹² Lakini pini akhandi isitakhwa na vakhome va makuhani na vagosivaha, asikhalogwele shoshona. ¹³ Bahene Upilato wamujovelaga, ''uUagapulikha amasitakha gona sidi yakho?'' ¹⁴ Lakini asikhalogwele ulujowo lolona, ino uliwali wamemwagwa nulushangalo. ¹⁵ Ino ku sikukuu yikhandi desturi ya liwali kimuleshela umufungwa yumo mwini ambi ihagulwa na vanu. ¹⁶ Ishipindi isho vakhandi nu mfungwa umukulu ilitawa lyakwe Baraba. ¹⁷ Ino pini vakhandi vatanganile bahamo, Upilato wavaposaga, '' Yu nani musakula timuhudule kwa ajili yenyu?'' Ubaraba au Uyesu mwini washemelwagwa Kristo?'' ¹⁸ Kwa kiva akhandi amenye kija vamukhata kwa sababu ya kimukhalalila. ¹⁹ Pini akhandi ikhala kushitengo shakwe sha uhigo, umudala wakwe wamujovelaga ulujowo na kija, ''Usikhagahaga shoshona kwa munu uyo mwini angaya likhosa. Kwa kiva nalafywa mandu hata ineng'uni mumaloto kwa sababu yakwe.'' ²⁰ Bahene avakhome va makuhani na vagosivaga vavajovelaga avanu vamulombe Ubaraba, nu Yesu abudwe. ²¹ Uliwali wawaposaga, ''Ali kwiii ku ava vavili musakula one nimuleshele kunyenyu?'' Vajovaga, ''Ubaraba.'' ²² Upilato wavajovela, ''Nimugahile nshii Uyesu mwini washemelwagwa Kristo?'' Wona vaja, ''Mududa'' ²³ Numwene waja, ''Kwanshi, likhosa lishi wasenga?'' Lakini vayenjelesaga kitansa ishauti hadi kushanya mandu, ''Mubuda.'' ²⁴ Ino pini Upilato walwagaga asiwesa kigaha lyolyona, lakini badala yakwe ifurugu sikhandi siyansise, watolaga amalenga wainawa amokho gakwe pamwandi ya vanu, na kija, ''One nisina likhosa ku danda ya munu uyu mwini angaya likhosa, Galeleli aga yumwe.'' ²⁵ Avanu wona vaja, ''Idanda yakwe, yive kushanya yesu na vanesu.'' ²⁶ Bahene wamudindulilaga Ubaraba kunyanave, lakini wamutovaga amajaridi Uyesu na kimutawula kunyanave kiluta kimubuda. ²⁷ Bahene avasulukhali va liwali vamutolaga Uyesu mpakha Kupraitorio ni shipuga shikhome sha vasulukhali wona vamupilimaga. ²⁸ Vamuyawula amenda gakwe na kumufwasa ikansu ya rangi induhu. ²⁹ Bahene vatendaga ikhofiya ya minfa na kuivikha kushanya ya mtwe gwakwe, na vamuvishilaga ililansi kuliwokho lyakwe lya shigosi. vafugamaga pamwandi yakwe na kimusala, vija, 'Salamu, Mfalme wa Vayahudi?'' ³⁰ Na vamufunyilaga amata, na vatolaga ililansi na kumutova kumtwe. ³¹ Pini vakhandi vakimulogola uvi vamuyawulaga yila ikansu na kumufwasa amenda gakwe, na kimulongosa kiluta kumubuda. ³² Pini vapolaga kunja, vamwagaga umunu kihuma Kukrene ilitawa lyakwe Simeoni, mwini vamukhamilisaga kiluta nawo ili ausumule umusalabagwakwe. ³³ Pini vafikhaga amahala pini pishemelwa Goligotha, maana yakwe, ''Ilieneo lya fuvu lya Mtwe.'' ³⁴ Vamupelaga isiki yini yihansiswe ni nyongo ang'wele. Lakini pini waijesaga, wapotwagwa king'wela. ³⁵ Pini vakhandi vamutundishe, vagavanaga amenda gakwe na kitova ikura. ³⁶ Na vakhalaga na kimulolela. ³⁷ Kushanya ya mtwe gwakwe vavikhaga amasitakha kunyakwe gini gasiyimbikha, ''Uyu yu Yesu, umfalme wa Vayahudi.'' ³⁸ Avapokhaji vavili vatundikhwagwa bahamo nu mwene, yumo ulubali lwa kulia kwakwe nu yunji lwa kushoto. ³⁹ Vala vini vakhandi vihila vamulogolaga uvi, videgensa amatwe ganave ⁴⁰ na kija, ''Owe ukhandi wusakula kulinanga ilihekalu na kilisenga kwa niku sitatu, yikulusa yuwe! nda uli Mwana wa Nguluvi, yikha pani uwushe pamusalaba!'' ⁴¹ Ku hali yila avakhome va makuhani vakhandi vakimujovanga, bahamo na vaandishi na vagosivaha, na kija, ⁴² ''Wakulusaga avanji, lakini asiwesa kuikulusa yumwene. Umwene ni Mfalme wa Vayahudi. Na ayishe pansi kihuma pamusalaba, bahene ambi tikimuyamini. ⁴³ Wamuhivililaga Unguluvi. Lekha ino Unguluvi amukuluse nda isakula, kwa kiva wajovaga, 'One nili Mwana wa Nguluvi.'' ⁴⁴ Na vala avapokhaji vini vakhandi vatundishwe bahmo numwene wope valogolaga amajowo ga kumujovanga. ⁴⁵ Ino kihuma isaa sita kukhandi ni nshisi ku nyii yona hadi saa tisa. ⁴⁶ Pini yafikhaga isaa tia, Uyesu wakhola kwa shauti khome, ''Eloi, Eloi, lama thabakitani?'' imaanisa, ''Nguluvi wangu, Nguluvi wangu, kwanshi wanilekha?'' ⁴⁷ Umuda ugo vamonga vakhandi vayimile pala vapulikhaga, vaja, ''Akimushemela Ueliya.'' ⁴⁸ Mara moja yumo wanave wasigaga kitola isifongo na kuimemya mumulomo umukhali, waivikha kushanya ya mupishi na kimupela awese king'wela. ⁴⁹ Navene vini vasigalaga vaja, ''Muleshi mwene, leshi tilwaje nda Ueliya ambi iyinsa kimukulusa.'' ⁵⁰ Bahene Uyesu wakhola khanji kwa shauti khome na waihumya iroho yakwe. ⁵¹ Lelela, Ilipazia lya muhekalu lyademukhaga isehemu sivili kihuma kushanya hadi pansi. Ni nyii yatetema na miamba gademukha fipande. ⁵² Amakhaburi gadindukhaga, na mavili ga vatakhatifu vinji vini vakhandi vagonile utulo wafufulwagwa. ⁵³ Vapolaga mumakhaburi baada ya ufufuwo wakwe, vahulutaga umji umtakhatifu, na vawonekhaga na vinji. ⁵⁴ Basi yula uakida na vala vini vakhandi vakimulelela Uyesu valyagaga ilitetemekho na majowo gini gakhandi gapolela, vamemwagwa nu woga mandu na kija, ''Kweli uyu akhandi Mwana wa Nguluvi.'' ⁵⁵ Avadala vinji vini vakhandi vakimufwata Uyesu kihuma Kugalilaya ili kumuhudumila vakhandi pala vilolela kihuma kutali. ⁵⁶ Mu vamo wanave vakhandi Umariamu Magdarena, Umariamu unyina wakwe Uyakobo nu Joseph, nu nyina wa vana va Zebedayo ⁵⁷ Pini lwafikhaga lulandi, wayinsaga umunu tajiri kihuma Uarimathayo, mwini washemelwagwa Yusufu, mwini khanji akhandi mwanafunsi wa Yesu. ⁵⁸ Wamulutilaga Upilato na kugulomba umuvili gwa Yesu. Bahene Upilato walajisaga awese kipelwa. ⁵⁹ Uyusufu wagutolaga umuvuli wagupinya nu mwenda gwa sufi inofu, ⁶⁰ na wagugoniya ku khaburi ilipya lakwe lini akhandi ihongola kumwambani. Bahene wabilivandusa iling'anga ilikhome lyadinda umulyango gwa khaburi na walutwa lwakwe. ⁶¹ Umariamu Umagdalena nu Mariamu uyunji vakhandi pala, vakhele kiluta kukhaburi. ⁶² Ulusiku lwini lwafwataga lwini lukhandi lusiku lwa kuyandala, avakhome va makuhani na Mafarisayo vakunganaga bahamo kwa Pilato. ⁶³ Vamujovela, ''Mtwa, tikumbukhakwa kija pini yula umudehi akhandi musima, wajovaga, 'Baada ya nsiku sitatu ambi ifyukha khanji.' ⁶⁴ Ino, lajisa kija ikhaburi ilindwe salama mpakha nsiku sitatu. Nda tileshe, avanafunsi vakwe vangawesa kiyinsa na kumuhija na kija kwa vanu, 'Wafyukha kihuma kwa vini vafwile.' Nuudehi wa mwiho ambi wiva muvi kishila wula wa kwansa.'' ⁶⁵ Upilato wamujovela, ''Toli avalinsi. Luti mugahe ihali ya usalama ngaja shini muwesa.'' ⁶⁶ Bahene valutaga ni kigaha ikhaburi kiva salama, iling'anga lwatowagwa umhuri na kivikha avalini