¹ Nomba ilyo bwacele, bonse bashimapepo bakalamba naba kalamba ba bantu balapabdama pali Yesu ukumwipaya. ² Kabili balimukakile, nokusenda, kabili bamutwele kuli Pilato umulashi. ³ Elyo Yuda, uwamufutwike ena, amona ukuti Yesu masekwa, alilapile nokubwesesha isha Silfere amakumi yatatu kuli bashimapepo bakalamba nabakalamba. ⁴ Kabili atile, ''nombembuka pakumfutuka umulopa wakaele,'' Nomba batile, ''Finshi ifyo kuli ifwe? Mona Ifyo wemwine.'' ⁵ Elyo aposele panshi isha Silfere mwitempele, nokulya uko aile ikulika umwine. ⁶ Bashimapepo bakalamba babulile isha Silfere no kutila, ''Tacili mu mafunde ukubika mu cipao pantu mulengo wa mulopa.'' ⁷ Balanshenye no kupandana amano no kushitamo impanga yakushikamo bambi bambi. ⁸ Pali ici iyi mpanga ilya iitwa, ''impanga ya mulopa'' ukufika na lelo. ⁹ Elyo ico icasoselwe na Yerusalemu kasesema cafikilishiwe, ukutila, babulile isha Silfere amakumi yatatu, umutengo babikile pali ena ku bana ba Isreali. ¹⁰ kabili bashipele pa mpanga ya mubumfi ngefyo shikulu antungulwile.'' ¹¹ Nomba Yesu aliminine pa cinso ca mulashi, no mulashi aliwipwishe ati, ''Bushe niwe mfumu yaba Yuda? Yesu ayaswike ati, '' Nausosa.'' ¹² Kabili ilyo ali ni shimilandu kuli bashi mapepo bakalamba nabakalamba, taaswike nelyo cimo. ¹³ Elo Pilato atile ena, ''Bushe tanleumfwa yonse imilandu balekupela iwe?'' ¹⁴ Lelo taaswikepofye ishiwi nangu limo, eico umulashi cali mupapishe sana. ¹⁵ Nomba pa cakucilila cali lutambi lwa mulashi ukulekelako umufungwa uyo wasalwa ne bumba. ¹⁶ Na pali ilya nshita bali kweteko icipondo cimo icalumbukwa icali icifungwa ice shina lya Barabbas ¹⁷ Nomba elo babaletele pamo, Pilato atile kuli bena, ''Nani mulefwaya ine nkakile kuli imwe? Barabbas, nangu Yesu uwitwa Klistu?'' ¹⁸ Alishibe ukuti baletele Yesu kuli ena pamulandu wa kalumwa. ¹⁹ ILyo aikele pa cipuna cabupingushi, umukashi atumine imashiwi kuli ena nokutila, ''wikwatamo ulubali ku mulandu wa uyu muntu umulungami. Pantu nicula sana lelo ku nacikwata pa mulandu wakwe. ²⁰ Nomba bashi mepepo bakalamba nabakalemba baebele abantu ukuti basale Barabbas, nokuleka Yesu afwe. ²¹ Umulashi alibepwishe, ''Nani pali aba babili mulefwaya ndekeleko kuli imwe?'' Batile, ''Barabbas.'' ²² Pailato atile kuli bena, ''Nomba nalacita shani kuli uwitwa Klistu?'' ²³ Bonse ba aswike ati, ''mutanikeni, ''Nomba babilikishe ukucilapo, ''mutanikeni.'' ²⁴ Nomba Pilato amwene talesangamo cintu, nomba impokota eshalatendeka, abulile amenshi, no kusamba ku minwe pa cinso ce bumba, nokutila, ''ndi uwakaele ku mulopa wa uyu muntu mwalamona mwe bene.'' ²⁵ Bonse abantu batile, ''umulopa wakwe ube pali ifwe nabana besu.'' ²⁶ Elo alekeleko Barabbas kuli bena, lelo alimulopwele Yesu nokumupela ku bakumutanika. ²⁷ Elyo abashilika ba mulashi basendele Yesu ku cende nkalamba ya buteko nokwita impuka yabashilika. ²⁸ Balimufulile no ku mufwika umwingila uwakashika. ²⁹ Bapangile icilongwe ca myunga nokumufwika ku mutwe wakwe, no kubika itete mu minwe yakwe yakukulyo. Bali fukeme panshi nokumupumya, ati, ''mulopwe mwe mfumu ya ba Yuda!'' ³⁰ Balimu sakile amate, babulile itete no kumutunga ku mutwe nakabili na kabili. ³¹ Ilyo bamupumishe, bamufulile umwingila nokumufwika kabili ifyakufwala fyakwe, nokumutwala muku tanikwa. ³² Ilyo balefuma basangile umwaume waku Kurene ishina lyakwe ali ni Simone, uyo bapatikishe ukuya nabo pakuti engasendako ulupanda. ³³ Bafikile pa ncende iitwa Golyota, icalepilibula''incende ya cipanga.'' ³⁴ Balimupele umwangashi wakunwa uwakantuka uyo basankenye na Muri. ³⁵ Nomba ilyo bamupele, alifililwe ukunwa. ³⁶ Ilyo bamutanike, bali akana amalaya yakwe no poselapo ifipendwilo, Kabili baikele no kumulinda. ³⁷ Pa mulu wa mutwe wakwe, balibikilepo icatembwapo ati, ''uyu ni Yesu imfumu yaba Yuda.'' Utupondo tubili batutanike pamo nankw, kamo kukulyo nakambi kukuso. ³⁸ Utupondo tubili batutanike pamo nankwe, kamo kukulyo nakambi kukuso. ³⁹ Abo abalepitapo balemupontela, bapukunya imitwe yabo. ⁴⁰ Nokutila, ''iwe we wakonaule itempele no kulikula mu nshiku shitatu, tule we mwine! nga uli mwana wakwa Lesa, ikila pa capindama!'' ⁴¹ Mumusango umo wine bshi mapepo bakalamba bale mupumya, pamo pene naba kalemba naba kalamba no kutila, ⁴² Atulile bambi, lelo afilwa ukuitula umwine. Ni mfumu yakwa Isreali. Lekeni eke pacapindama, kabili elo tukasumina muli ena. ⁴³ Atetekela muli Lesa lekeni Lesa amupusushe nomba, nga Lesa nasuminisha ukumupususha. pantu alelanda ati, ''ndi mwana wakwa Lesa.'' ⁴⁴ Mu musango umo wine utupondo utwatanikwe nao twalemusalula. ⁴⁵ Awe ukufuma pa nshita ya kasuba pakati kwali imfimfi pa calo conse ukufika ilyo akasuba kasendama. ⁴⁶ Kabili pepi napo akasuba kasendama, Yesu ukutile ishiwi ili kalamba ati, ''Eli, Eli, lamasakani?'' ekutila Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi, ninshi wandekelesesha?'' ⁴⁷ Ilyo bamo pali abo baiminine mupepi baumfwile, batile, ''Aleita Eliya.'' ⁴⁸ Ampopene umo uwa muli bena abutwike no kubula umwepu, uwaiswilemo umwangashi uwakantuka, no ukusomeka kwi tete, nokumupela ukunwa. ⁴⁹ Abashala batile, ''mulekeni. Lekeni tumone nga Eliya aleisa mupususha.'' ⁵⁰ Elo Yesu alilile na kabili umusowa uukalamba no kuleka umweo. ⁵¹ Moneni, icipembe camwi tempele calepwike pakuti ukufuma pa mulu ukufika panshi, icalo calitekene, ne fimabwe fyali lepwike. ⁵² Inshishi shaliswike, ne mibili iingi yaba mushilo abalele yalibukile. ⁵³ Kabili bafumine mu nshishi pa numa ya kubuka kwakwe, baile mu musumba wa mushilo, no kumoneka ku bengi. ⁵⁴ Nomba mushika wa mwanda nabali nankwe abalelinda Yesu pakumona icikukuma ne fintu fyacitike, bali no mwenso elo batile, ''cine vine uyu ali mwana wakwa Lesa.'' ⁵⁵ Abengi abanakashi abalekonka Yesu ukufuma ku Galilee pakumumonako balemwena akatalamukila. ⁵⁶ Pali aba pali Maria umwina magadala, Maria nyina nyina wakwa Yakobo na Yose, na nyina wa bana bakwa Sebede. ⁵⁷ Ilyo cali icungulo, kwaishile umwaume umukankala ukufuma ku Arimatea, ishina lyakwe ali ni Yosefe, awali umusambi wakwa Yesu. ⁵⁸ Aile kuli Pilato no kulomba umubili wakwa Yesu. Pilato aebele ukumupela umubili. ⁵⁹ Yosefe abulile umubili, nokuupomba mu nsalu ya kolokondwe, iya busaka, ⁶⁰ no kuibika mu nshishi yakwe iipya iyo aimbile mu cilibwe. Elo akunkulwushishepo icilibwe icikalamba pa mwinshi wa nshinshi no kuya. ⁶¹ Maria magadala naulya umbi Maria bali palya, baikele ukulolenkana ne nshinshi. ⁶² Ubushiku bwakonkelepo, ubwali ubushiku bwa kupekanya, bashi mapepo bakalamba naba Falisee balongene pamo na Pilato. ⁶³ Batile, ''Mukwai, tufwile twibukishe ilyo ulya kabepa ali umumi, atile, 'panuma ya nshiku shitatu nkema nabili. ⁶⁴ Eico ebeni pakuti inshinshi ilindwe pa nshiku shitatu, pantu limbi abasambi bakwe kuti baisa nokwiba umubili no kulanda ku bantu ukuti, ''nabuka ku bafwa, ''no kulufya kwakupekesha kukabipapo ukucila ukwakubalilapo.'' ⁶⁵ Pilato atile kuli bena, ''kalindemi mumone ukuti nakucingililwa ngefyo mwishibe,'' ⁶⁶ Elo baile no kulinda inshinshi, ukubikapo icilibwe elo na kalinda.