Khona uPilatu waphumela kubo, wathi: Nimthwesa cala lini lo muntu na?

Khona uPilatu wathi kubo : Mthatheni nina , nimahlulele ngomthetho wakini. Bathi kuye abaJuda: Asivunyelwe ukubulala umuntu,

UPilatu wabuye wangena enqabe ni, wabiza uJesu , wathi kuye : Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?

UPilatu waphendula wathi: Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikezele kimi; wenzeni na?

Wayesethi uPilatu kuye : Kanti nokho uyinkosi na ? UJesu waphendula wathi: Usho khona . Ngiyinkosi; ngizalelwe lokho , ngafikela lokho ezweni ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso. Bonke abeqiniso bayalizwa izwi lami.

Wathi uPilatu kuye : Iqiniso liyini na ? Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphumela kubaJuda, wathi kubo: Angifumani cala kuye.

UPilatu wayesemthatha uJesu, wamshaya.

Khona wathi uPilatu kuye : Awukhulumi kimi na ? Awazi ukuthi nginamandla okukukhulula , nginamandla futhi okukubethela esiphambanweni na?

Ngalokho uPilatu wayefuna ukumkhulula . Kepha abaJuda bamemeza bathi: Uma ukhulula lona , awusiye umhlobo kaKesari ; osuka ezenza inkosi , umelene noKesari.

Kuthe uPilatu esezwa lawo mazwi wamkhiphela ngaphandle uJesu; wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ethiwa eGandaywe ngamatshe kodwa ngesiHeberu iGabatha.

Ngakho bamemeza bathi : Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni ! Wathi kubo uPilatu : Ngibethele inkosi yenu na ? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Asinankosi, uKesari kuphela.

Kepha uPilatu waloba isaziso , wasibeka esiphambanweni . Kwakulotshiwe ukuthi: UJESU WASENAZARETHA, INKOSI YABAJUDA.

UPilatu waphendula wathi: Engikulobile ngikulobile.

Khona abaJuda , ngokuba kwakungolokulungisela , ukuze izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha , ngokuba lolo suku lwesabatha lwalulukhulu, banxusa uPilatu ukuba yaphulwe imilenze yabo, basuswe.

Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase -Arimatheya, engumfundi kaJesu kepha ekufihla ngokwesaba abaJuda , wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wavuma-ke. Wayesefika, wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu.

UPilatu wabuye waphuma, wathi kubo: Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuba angifumani cala kuye.

Wayesephuma uJesu ethwele umqhele wameva nengubo ebubende . Wathi kubo uPilatu: Bhekani lo muntu!

Bathi bembona abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi , bamemeza bathi: Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo : Mthatheni nina, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba angifumani cala kuye.

Kuthe uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi, kwayikhona esaba kakhulu,

Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona abathile abamtshela ngabaseGalile igazi labo uPilatu ayelixubanisile nemihlatshelo yabo.

UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu,

UPilatu wabuye wakhuluma kubo efuna ukumkhulula uJesu;

Wayesenquma uPilatu ngokuthi akwenziwe abakufunayo.

UPilatu wambuza wathi: Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Wamphendula wathi: Usho khona.

Wayesethi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu nakuzo izixuku : Angifumani cala kulo muntu.

UPilatu esezwa lokho wabuza ukuba lowo muntu ungowaseGalile yini.

UPilatu wabuye waphendula , wathi kubo: Pho-ke, ngimenzenjani lo enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na?

Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo : Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na ? Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: Mbethele esiphambanweni!

Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba , kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni.

UPilatu wambuza wathi : Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na ? Waphendula, wathi kuye: Usho khona.

UPilatu wabuye wambuza , wathi: Awuphenduli lutho na ? Bheka, bakuthwesa icala ngokuningi kangaka.

Kepha uPilatu wamangala ngokuthi ngabe usefile , wabiza induna yekhulu, wabuza kuyo ukuthi sekukade efile na?

Kodwa uJesu akabe esaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu.

Kepha uPilatu wabaphendula wathi : Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele ink osi yabaJuda na?

Ngakho sebebuthene, uPilatu wathi kubo : Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele bani, uBaraba nokuba uJesu othiwa uKristu, na?

UPilatu wathi kubo : Pho-ke, ngimenze njani uJesu othiwa uKristu na ? Bonke bathi: Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.

UPilatu esebona ukuthi akanakwenza lutho nokuthi isiphithiphithi sesanda kakhulu, wathatha amanzi , wahlamba izandla phambi kwesixuku , wathi: Anginacala egazini lalo muntu; ziboneleni nina.

lo waya kuPilatu , wacela isidumbu sikaJesu . Khona uPilatu wayala ukuba anikwe sona.

UPilatu wathi kubo : Nampa abalindi ; hambani niligcine njengokubona kwenu.