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.

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

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

Kodwa uJesu akabe esaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu.

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

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.

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

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

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 wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu,

UPilatu wabuye wakhuluma kubo efuna ukumkhulula uJesu;

Wayesenquma uPilatu ngokuthi akwenziwe abakufunayo.

UPilatu wayesemthatha uJesu, wamshaya.

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 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,

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.