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Yesu bamutwala kuli Pilato
1Ulukelo basimapepo bakindami bonse na bakalamba ba bantu balikumene baumfwana fintu bengepaya Yesu.2Balimukakile bamupiita bamutwala ku mulashi Pilato.Imfwa yakwa Yuda
3Lintu Yuda uwamufutwike amwene ukuti Yesu bamupingwila imfwa, alilangulwike pali fintu akitile. Abwesesyemo ulupiya lwa siufele amakumi yatatu kuli basimapepo bakindami nentungulusi,4ukuti, “Nalibembwike, pantu nafutwike umuntu uwakaele!”Bamwaswike ukuti, “Uyo Mulandu obe!”5Yuda aposele ulupiya mwi Tempele nokuyaikulika.6Basimapepo bakindami batolele ulupiya nokulanda ukuti, “Ulu lupiya lwamulopa, takyasuminisiwa mwifunde lyesu ukulubika mukipao kya mwi Tempele.”7Eikyo baumfwene ukusitamo ibala lyakwa kabumba wa nongo, umwakulasika bamwisa.8Ekintu iyi nkende nandakayi itilwa ukuti “Ibala lya mulopa.”9Ifyalandilwe kuli kasesema Yeremia fyalifikilisye ukuti, “Bapiitile ulupiya lwa siufele amakumi yatatu emutengo untu abena Israeli bamusitisisyepo,10bailesitamo ibala lyakwa kabumba wa nongo ngafintu Imfumu yalandile.”
Yesu na Pilato
11Yesu bamutwele kumulashi Pilato uwamwipwisye ukuti, “Busye uuli Mfumu yaba Yuda?” Yesu ayaswike ukuti, “Naulanda.”12Lelo lintu basimapepo bakindami na bakalamba balemwebelela, tayaswikepo nangu kimo.13Pilato amwipwisye ukuti, “Busye tauleumfwa ifintu fyonse ifi fintu balekwebelela?”14Lelo Yesu alikene ukwasukapo isiwi nangu limo, iki kyalengele Pilato ukupapa.Yesu bamupingwila ukufwa
15Lyonse pe Pasaka, umulashi alebakakwilapo umufungwa umo untu abantu balefwaya.16Pali iyi nsita kwali umufungwa umo uwali naisibikwa uwaleitwa ukuti Balaba.17Lintu ibumba lyakolongene, Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Busye ninani mulefwaya imikakwile pali Balaba na Yesu uwitwa Klistu?”18Pilato alisibe ukuti baaletele Yesu kuli ena pamulandu nomufimbila.19Lintu Pilato ali naikala pakipuna kya bupingusi umukasi wakwe amutumine amasiwi ukuti, “Wikita nangu kimo pali uyo muntu wakaele, ninkyusiwa apakalamba mukiloto pamulandu noyo muntu.”20Lelo basimapepo bakindami naba kalamba basongelekenye abantu ukuti balombe ukubakakwila Balaba elo Yesu ena bamwipaye.21Pilato aipwisye ibumba nakabili ukuti, “Busye pali aba babili, ninani mulimukufwaya imikakwile?”Bayaswike ukuti, “Balaba!”22Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Busye nomba inkite syani kuli Yesu uwitwa Klistu?”
Bonse bayaswike ukuti, “Mutanikeni!”23Lelo Pilato abepwisye ukuti, “Mulandu nsi akitile?”
Batampile ukubilisya nomba ukukilapo ukuti, “Mutanikeni”24Lintu Pilato amwene ukuti tapali kintu engakita kuti ifimfulunganya fyaimafye, aabulile amensi, asamba kuminwe pamenso yabantu bonse nokulanda ukuti, “Nsiliimo muli iyi mfwa ya uyu muntu, mulandu wenufye!”25Ibumba lyonse lyayaswike ukuti, “Lekeni umulopa wakwe ube pali fwebo napabana besu!”26Pilato abakakwilile Balaba, kabili panuma alopola Yesu abapele ukuti bayemutanika.