¹ Bo paba pandabindabi, bonsi aba songo nabalumbilili nabakonkhelezi babo aba banthu bakasenda u Yesu ukuti aye akomiwe. ² Bakamukola nukumunyamula nuya nawe kwa Pilato uwakulingilila ichisu ³ Po bo u Yudasi, yoakamukana akiza alinga ukuti u Yesu asusyiwa, akapinduka sona nukunyosya amapisi 30 agha siliva ku baputi abasongo nabakonkhelezi. ⁴ Nukuti, ''natula inongwa pakupeleka idaba lyolite ninongwa nayomo. Loli bakati chochoni icho kukwitu, mulinge mwebene.'' ⁵ Po akataya pansi utumapisi twa siliva mu Tempeli, sona nukunyamuka sona nukuya kunzi nukwipinyilila. ⁶ Abasongo abachalichi bakasenda utu mapisi twa siliva sona akati, ''Techakukaniziwa ukubika mo bakusunga chifukwa yomitengo ya daba'' ⁷ Bakanenezania inthamyo poka, sona bakiza nindalama muka chala mobaka silanga abalendo. ⁸ Pachifukwa ichi amalo ghala ba kaghitizyanga ukuti, ''Malo ghadaba'' mupaka kwi siku ili. ⁹ Po pachila chochikaneniwa nu Jelemiya umughonela chikakwanilisiwa, nukunena pakuti, ''Bakasenda amapisi 30 agha siliva, numutengo ghobakamutumila ukufumila kubana bamu Izilayeli. ¹⁰ Sona akabapa nukuti ghabe malo gha ngati mo u Chala akanthumila une.'' ¹¹ Po u Yesu akimilila pa wakulindilila ichisu sona, umulindilila chisu akamubuzikizya ukuti, wewe we songo waba Yuda? u Yesu akamula ukuti, we unena ubonye.'' ¹² Loli bo asusiwa nabasongo abalumbilila naba konkhelezi ataka mula nachimo. ¹³ Po u Pilato akati kukwache, ''utakwivwa vyonsi vyobakupimila?'' ¹⁴ Loli atakamula izwi nalimolimo, po uwakulindilila akaswigha hee. ¹⁵ Po bali pakwimba lukaba lulaghilo lwa Gavanala ukufumya weka uwa mu Jele yo akasaliwa nimbumba. ¹⁶ Pakabalilo kala bakaba nuwanthamyo mu Jele izina lyache u Balabasi. ¹⁷ Po bobabungana poka, u Pilato akati kukwabo, ''kamukulonda une imbasatule? u Balabasi nu Yesu yo bakumwitizya ukuti mesaya? ¹⁸ Akamanya akuti baya bamukoleka u Yesu kukwache chifukwa cha bina. ¹⁹ Bo ikalite pamupando uwalongela, umukazi akatuma izwi kukwache sona akati, ''Mutakamubombele nachimo umunthu umwiza bwaka. Nayimba hee ilelo nichilota cho ndotite ukuyana nawe. ²⁰ Po abaputi abasongo naba songo abanandi bakapepeka ichilundilo ukumubuzikizya u Balabasi, sona u Yesu akomiwe. ²¹ Umulindilila chisu akababuzikizya abene akati, ''ka pababili bano wewenu yomulonda musatule? Bakati, ''Ubalabasi.'' ²² U Pilato akati kukwabo, ''mbombechi nu Yesu yobakuti we Mesaya?'' Bonsi bakamula ukuti, ''akomiwe.'' ²³ Po akati, ''choni, chibibi buli cho anangite? ²⁴ Po bo u Pilato alinga uti atakuchaghapo nachimo, loli mumalo mwache ubwite bukanda, akasenda aminzi, nukusukusula munyobe panthazi pibumba, ''Nthakwagha ukunanga nakumo ukwatagha udaba wa munthu yuno. Mwilingilile mwebene. ²⁵ Abanthu bonsi bakati, ''udaba wache abe nuswe nabana bitu.'' ²⁶ Po akamusatula u Balabasi nukubapa, loli akamusenda u Yesu sona nukubapa ukuti bamukome. ²⁷ Po abasilikali abamulindilila bakamusenda u Yesu nukuya nawe ku likulu lya boma sona nukuzingilizya ikamphani yaba silikali. ²⁸ Bakamuvula sona nukumuvwika umwenda uwuchesamu. ²⁹ Bakapanga ichisote ichaminga nukumuvwika mumutu wache, sona bakamukoleka inkhomo kunyobe yache iya ndyelo. Bakafugamila nukumobezya, nukunena ukuti mwaghona mwene waba Yuda. ³⁰ Bakamufwinila amati, sona bakamupoka inkhomo nukumuma nayo mumutu kokinjikinji bwaka. ³¹ Bobamunyozya, bakasenda ichivwala bamuvula, nukumuvwika ivyabo, sona nukubuka nawe pakumupamanthila. ³² Bo bafuma, bakamwagha umunthu yo akaba waku Sayilini izina lyache akaba we Simoni, yobakamuchunga bwaka ukuti babuke nawe ukuti anyamule imphinjika. ³³ Bakafika pamalo izina lyache Gologota, choching'anamula ukuti (amalo gha mafupa). ³⁴ Bakamupa uwayini yobakongania nakababila. Loli bo anda, atakang'wa. ³⁵ Po bobamupamanthila, bakagabana ivya kuvwala vyache nupanga amayele, ³⁶ sona bakikala pansi nukumulindilila palanyene. ³⁷ Pamwanya pa mutu wache, bakabika amasimbo gha nongwa yache aghakuti, uyu we Yesu umwene waba Yuda.'' ³⁸ Abivi babili bakapayikiwa poka nu Yesu, yumo kunyobe iya kundyelo sona yumo kunyobe iya kumongo. ³⁹ Po loli bobakapululilanga pala bakamutukanga nukupukunia imitu. ⁴⁰ Sona bakati, ''wewe ukatingi uzumongolania itempheli sona nukuzenga pamasiku ghatatu, wipoke we mwene! nanthi we mwana wa Chala wisike pamphinjika!'' ⁴¹ Munzila yilanyene abaputi abasongo bakanda pakumuyinvya, nabasimbi sona nabalumbilili abanandi sona bakati, ⁴² Akabapulimusya abanyabo, loli atangipulumusya mwene. We songo wabina Izilayeli. Muleka isike pamphinjika potuzusubalila mumwache. ⁴³ Akasubalila mwa Chala, leka u Chala amupoke lonsi ulu, nanthi u Chala angamukumbukila. Loli pope akanena, ''ne mwana wa Chala.'' ⁴⁴ Munzila yinonye abivi bobakabapamanthila poka nawe bope bakanda pakumususya. ⁴⁵ Bo pamala ama awazi 6 ichisi chikiza pamalo ghonsi mupaka ama awazi ghakakwana 9. ⁴⁶ Ngati ama awazi 9, u Yesu akalila namazwi aghakukola ukuti, ''Eli, Eli, Eli, Lamasabakatani?'' chochi kang'anamulanga ukuti, ''we Chala, we Chala, wandekelachi?'' ⁴⁷ Po pabamo bala bobakimilila bakivwa, bakati, ''Akumwitizya u Eliya.'' ⁴⁸ Lubilo lubilo umwaweka akasenda isipanji, akayizubika muwayini umukali. Bakenzyamo itete bakamung'wesya. ⁴⁹ Bonsi bala bakati, ''Muleke mwene tulinge nanthi u Eliya inthi ize amupulumusye.'' ⁵⁰ Po u Yesu akalila sona namazwi aghakola po akaghupeleka umuzimu wache. ⁵¹ Linga, ichimwenda ichakufisila mu Tempeli chikazepuka pakasi, ukwanda pamwanya mphaka pansi, ichisu chikaneng'ena, ⁵² Po loli amalyalabwe ghakalepuka, amapumpha ghakighuka, sona abanthu ababwanaloli bobakafwa bakazyuka. ⁵³ Bakafuma mumapumpha bo azyuka, bakinjila mukaya akaswepu, nukubabonekela abinji. ⁵⁴ Bo usongo wankhondo sona nabo baka lingililanga u Yesu bakalinga ichindindindi, sona ivinthu vyo vikabombiwa, bakanda pakoghopa sona bakati, ''Naloli loli akaba mwana wa Chala.'' ⁵⁵ Abanakazi abinji bobakamukonkha u Yesu pafuma ku Galileya bakamusungililanga. ⁵⁶ Mubanakazi aba mukaba u Maliya Magadalena, Maliya umwana wa Jakobo nu Jozefu, sona nu mama wa bana ba Zebediya. ⁵⁷ Bo izuba linjila, pakiza umunthu umukabi yo akafumulanga ku Alimatiya, izina lyache weJozefu, yo akaba sona mumanyili wa Yesu. ⁵⁸ Akamufika u Pilato sona akabuzikizya umuvimba wa Yesu. Po u Pilato akabalamula ukuti bamupe. ⁵⁹ Jozefu akanyamula umuvimba, aka muvunga mumwenda uwiza, ⁶⁰ sona nughulambalika mwipumpha lyache ilipya lyolikafuma kwibwe. Po akabungulusya ibwe ikulu ukuya pa mulyango po banda ukubuka. ⁶¹ Maliya Magadalena nu Maliya uyunji bakaba palanye, bakikala ukulingisyana nipumpha. ⁶² Indabi lyache likaba lisiku lyakukonzekela, u songo waba puti sona naba Falisayi bakabungana poka nu Pilato. ⁶³ Bakati, ''Bwana, tukukumbukila ukuti umumyansi yula bomumi akati, ''Nanthi penda amasiku ghatatu akwiza pakuzyuka sona. ⁶⁴ Po loli akalamula ukuti balinozye ipumpha mupaka nisiku ilya butatu umwakuti abamanyili bitu baleke pakwiba nukubabuzya abanthu ukuti azyukite kuba kufwa, sona ubumyasi ubwapisinda bu zuba bubibi pakulusya ubwa pakwanda. ⁶⁵ U Pilato akababuzya akati, ''senda abamalonda. Buka sona muye mupange momumanyile.'' ⁶⁶ Po bakabuka nulizingilia ipumpha, nukudidimikizya nibwe nukubikapo umulindilili.