24 Lokhenela watsi Pawula akafakwe emalawini emasotja, nekutsi bamhlolisise ngekumbhambabula, kuze batewutfola kahle kutsi kwentiwa yini lokutsi bantfu baphambane naye kangaka.
Philatu-ke wanikela Jesu ekubhanjabulweni.
Kepha Pawula watsi kubo: “Sitfolakale singenacala nakancane, sibhanjabulwe embikwebantfu loku singemaRoma ngekutalwa, safakwa ejele. Manje setifuna kusikhulula ngasese? Cha, ngeke! Akute tona matfupha titesikhipha!”
Labanye kulesicumbi bamemeta basho loku, nalabanye basho lokwa. Kwaba khona kungavumelani lokunyenti lokwaze kwabanga kutsi khenela angatfoli kahle kutsi kubangwani. Wase utsi kulamadvodza labehamba nawo akatsatse loPawula amyise emalawini emabutfo.
Kwatsi nase bafuna kumfaka esitokisini, Pawula wakhuluma nakhenela watsi: “Ngivumelekile yini kukhuluma nawe?” Khenela wambuta watsi: “Uyakwati yini kukhuluma siGriki?
Kuphikisana kwandza, kwadzimate kwashuba ngemandla kangangekutsi khenela waze wesaba kutsi Pawula bangahle bamdzabule ticucwana. Ngako-ke watfuma emasotja kutsi ewuke aye kulomhlangano efike amtsatse ngendluzula ayemfaka emalawini emasotja.
“Lendvodza yabanjwa ngemaJuda, kwatsi asatakuyibulala ngefika mine kanye nemasotja ngayilamulela, sengivile kutsi ingumRoma.
Angiphenya asafuna kungikhulula ngobe angalitfolanga licala lelalifanele kutsi ngilifele.
Labasikati bemukeliswa labafile babo bavusiwe. Labanya babetfoswa ngetinhlupho letitinhlobonhlobo bangete bavuma kukhululwa, kuze bemukeliswe lokuncono lokukuvuswa kulabafile.