1 Palyakeja, bose batebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu, bakagala igota lyokulebeleka nezwokubulaya Jesu, 2 pabakati bonsunga, bakenda naye kuna Pilato waluba untongi wedunhu.

3 Judasi uncheti uwe, paakabona kuti Jesu watongelwa lufu, wakazwifija, akabwiliza imali yesiliva makumi matatu kubatebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu, 4 akati, "Ndachinya nokupila unhu usina luchinyo."

Koga ibo bakati, "Tineni nazwo isu? Zwibonele iwi woga."

5 Wakaposela imali yesiliva mutempeli, akabhuda akenda kunozwisungilila.

6 Batebuji bakulwana bakanunga imali yesiliva bakati, "Azwimo mumulawo kuti ilondotwe muchikwama chemali yetempeli, nokuti imali yelopa." 7 Bakagowana bakanotenga unda wombumbi wehali, kuti bube bugalo bwokujikila banhu basinozibikana. 8 Unda yoyo nanasi unowhi, "Unda weLopa."

9 Yezwi zwakava zwazhajikija yezwiya zwakalebwa noMpolofeti Jelemiya, eti, "Bakatola makumi matatu emali yesiliva, yaluba indipilo yiye yakatalwa nabamwe banhu baIzilayeli, 10 bakabapa kuti ibe indipilo yominda wombumbi wehali, sokulayijwa kwangu naTezi."

11 Jesu wakama mbeli kontongi wedunhu, akabhuzwa nontongi wedunhu kuti, "Iwi ndiwi She wabaJuda na"

Jesu wakashandula eti, "Seni ndiwi waleba." 12 Batebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu pabakompomela ndandu, apana chaakashandula.

13 Pilato wakati kwaali, "Auzwiwhile na kuti zwingana zwinhu zwibi zwibakumusumukija pezhulu papo"

14 Koga aajakashandula, kana undandu umwempela wakapomelwa zwakachenamisa kasa untongi wedunhu.

15 Ngweno nemiliya yePasika, untongi wedunhu walugala esungunula unsungwa umwempela waludiwa nabanhu. 16 Akale kwaluba nonsungwa waluzibikana kasa nezwito zwibi, waluwhi Jesu Bhalabhasi. 17 Pabakabungana Pilato wakati kwabali, "Ndiupi wamunoda kuti ndimusungunulile? Jesu Bhalabhasi kana Jesu unowhi Kristo?" 18 Nokuti waluziba kuti bakompila kwaali noluchibo.

19 Pilato wakati echigele pechigalo chobutongi, unkaji uwe wakontumila unhu eti, "Usibe neni noyu unhu wakalulama, nokuti ndanyajikana kasa naye mumaloto angu nasi."

20 Feno batebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu bakakutaija ibunga lyabanhu kuti likumbile Bhalabhasi, asi Jesu ebulayiwe. 21 Untongi wedunhu wakababhuza akati, "Ngoupi wababili yaba wamunoda kuti ndimusungunulile?"

Bakashandula beti, "Bhalabhasi."

22 Pilato wakababhuza eti, "Nditeni naJesu unowhi Kristo?"

Bakati ibo bose, "Ngekahamilwe panchinjikwa!"

23 Iye wakati, "Nokuda kweni, ndichipi chibi chaata?"

Koga ibo bakanyanya kushomeja beti, "Ngekahamilwe panchinjikwa."

24 Pilato paakabona kuti azwichinobhancha, asi kwaba nezhoba, wakatola ivula akashamba maboko awe mbeli kwebunga lyabanhu, eti, "Imi andinani nelopa lyoyu unhu, zwiboneleni imwi."

25 Ibunga lyabanhu bose lyakashandula liti, "Ilopa lilye ngalibe pezhulu pedu nopezhulu pabana bedu!"

26 Nokudalo wakabasungunulila Bhalabhasi, koga paakapeja kukwabhula Jesu, wakompila kuna ibo kuti ekahamilwe panchinjikwa.

27 Balwi behondo bontongi wedunhu bakontola Jesu, bakongwinisa muchilola chontongi wedunhu, bakabunganisa ibunga lyabalwi behondo bose mbeli kukwe. 28 Bakombula chimbalo, bakombajika ishashiko inshaba. 29 Bakaluka chilemba chemhiwa, bakombajika munsholo uwe, bakombhatisa lushanga muluboko lulwe lwokululyi, bakafhugama mbeli kukwe boheula beti, "Ndauwe, she wabaJuda!" 30 Bakomfhila mate, bakatola lushanga bakobondoba nalwo munsholo. 31 Pabakapeja kuheula, bakombhisa ishashiko inshaba, bakombajika zwimbalo zwizwe, bakonsenga kuti benonkahamila panchinjikwa.

32 Pabakati babhuda pazhe, bakashangana nonhulume unezina linowhi Simoni wokuSayilini, bakomanikija kuti enyamule unchinjikwa. 33 Pabakaswika kubugalo bunowhi Gologota, izina lileba kuti, "bugalo bwebhepe lyonsholo," 34 bakompa iwaini liloshanganiswa nendulwe kuti enwe, koga wakati alabila, wakalamba kuinwa.

35 Bakonkahamila, kova bekobana zwimbalo zwizwe, bakata ifumbefumbe. 36 Yopa bakagala pasi bakondinda. 37 Bakabiga pezhulu ponsholo uwe lukwalo lwondandu uwe lwokuti, "Yoyu ndiJesu, She wabaJuda." 38 Kwakakahamilwa bapambi babili, umwe kululyi umwe kuchesho.

39 Bose bakabepinda pelyo bakontuka bejunguja misholo yabo, 40 beti, "Iwi unopalaja itempeli kova ulibaka mumazhuba matatu, zwichije! Kana uli Mwananhulumyana waMwali, ibhuluka panchinjikwa."

41 Batebuji bakulwana, balayiji bomulawo nabatungamili babanhu bakoheula naibo beti, 42 "Wakachija bamwe, asi aatotubula kuzwichija nokukwe. NdiShe wokwaIzilayeli, ngeebhuluke ngweno panchinjikwa kuti tidimbwe mwaali. 43 Unobimba naMwali, ngomunule ngweno kana ounda, nokuti iye wakabeti, ‘ndiMwananhulumyana waMwali.’ "

44 Nabapambi yabaya baakakahamilwa pamwempela nabo, bakontuka bo munzila imwempela.

45 Ngweno kwakaba nenhilima pasi pose kuvila masikati makulwana kunoswikila iawa lyatatu madeko. 46 Nonshaji ungaba iawa lyatatu madeko, Jesu wakashomeja newhi igulwana eti, "Eli, Eli, lamasabakitani?" Ndiko kuti "Mwali wangu, Mwali wangu mwandisiyilani na?"

47 Bamwe baabo bakabelimile pelyo pabakawha yezwi, bakati, "Yoyu unhu ukumushoba Elija." 48 Umwe wabo wakalabuka akanotola inganganga, akalimyuja muwaini linopanyuka, kova ebhayilila palushanga, ompa kuti enwe.

49 Asi bamwe bakati, "Undekejeni tibone kuti Elija unozha konchija."

50 Jesu wakashomeja akale newhi igulwana, kova efa.

51 Uncheka womuTempeli, wakajeluka ukaba zwibabi zwibili kuva pezhulu kunoswika pasi. Inyika yose ikateketa namabwe akakwamuka, 52 makumbu akazhulika, nemitumbu minji yabachena bakafa ikamuswa, 53 bakabhuda mumakumbu abo mushule mokumuka kukwe bakangwina muguta ijena, bakabonwa nabanhu banji.

54 Feno untungamili balwi behondo nabaya baakabakalinda nabo, Jesu, pabakabona kuteketa kwenyika nezwimwe zwakatikana, bakava moyo kasa bakati, "Chokomende yoyu wabeli Mwananhulumyana waMwali!"

55 Kwakabeli nabanhukaji banji bakabekalinga beli kule, ibo bakontobela Jesu kuva kuGalili, beumbhancha nokunshingila. 56 Pakati pabo pakabeli naMariya unova kuguta lyeMagadala, naMariya amai baJemusi naJosefa, naamai babana banhulumyana baZebhedi.

57 Pakwakaba madeko, kwakezha unhulume umfumi wokuAlimatiya, waluwhi Josefa eli undayijwa waJesu. 58 Wakenda kunaPilato kunokumbila kuti epiwe untumbu waJesu. Pilato wakalayila kuti epiwe. 59 Josefa wakatola untumbu, akomputilija noncheka welineni wakashambijika. 60 Wakanoumbiga mugumbu lilye lyebhako ibhya, lyaakaba azwilonganyila iye emene pebwe, akakungulija ihando yebwe pankoba wegumbu, kova enda. 61 Mariya wokuMagadala nomwe Mariya, bakabelipo beligele bekalingisana negumbu.

62 Feno nezhuba linotobela, lyesabata, batebuji bakulwana nabaFalisi bakenda kunaPilato, 63 bakati kwaali, "Tezi tayeya kuti unchengeji yondiya paakaba eli umpenyu wakati, ‘Mushule mwamazhuba matatu ndinoomuka.’ 64 Nokudalo ilayilani kuti igumbu lilye lilindwe kuswikila izhuba lyatatu, pamwe balayijwa babe bangezha koonkwiba beti kubanhu, ‘Wamuka mubafi,’ nezwo kuchengeja kwokupejisila kunova kwanyanya kupinda kwokutanga."

65 Pilato wakati kwabali, "Munabalindi behondo, indani munolinda sokubona kwenu."

66 Nokudalo bakenda bakamatila ibwe bebiga imhande, nokusiya balindi babo.