13 pazcAt pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAn zAsakAn lOkAMzca yugapadAhUya babhASE,
14 rAjyaviparyyayakArakOyam ityuktvA manuSyamEnaM mama nikaTamAnaiSTa kintu pazyata yuSmAkaM samakSam asya vicAraM kRtvApi prOktApavAdAnurUpENAsya kOpyaparAdhaH sapramANO na jAtaH,
15 yUyanjca hErOdaH sannidhau prESitA mayA tatrAsya kOpyaparAdhastEnApi na prAptaH|pazyatAnEna vadhahEेtukaM kimapi nAparAddhaM|
16 tasmAdEnaM tAPayitvA vihAsyAmi|
17 tatrOtsavE tESAmEkO mOcayitavyaH|
18 iti hEtOstE prOccairEkadA prOcuH, EnaM dUrIkRtya barabbAnAmAnaM mOcaya|
19 sa barabbA nagara upaplavavadhAparAdhAbhyAM kArAyAM baddha AsIt|
20 kintu pIlAtO yIzuM mOcayituM vAnjchan punastAnuvAca|
21 tathApyEnaM kruzE vyadha kruzE vyadhEti vadantastE ruruvuH|
22 tataH sa tRtIyavAraM jagAda kutaH? sa kiM karmma kRtavAn? nAhamasya kamapi vadhAparAdhaM prAptaH kEvalaM tAPayitvAmuM tyajAmi|
23 tathApi tE punarEnaM kruzE vyadha ityuktvA prOccairdRPhaM prArthayAnjcakrirE;
24 tataH pradhAnayAjakAdInAM kalaravE prabalE sati tESAM prArthanArUpaM karttuM pIlAta AdidEza|
25 rAjadrOhavadhayOraparAdhEna kArAsthaM yaM janaM tE yayAcirE taM mOcayitvA yIzuM tESAmicchAyAM samArpayat|