4 Philatu waphindze waphuma, wafike watsi kulawo maJuda: “Bukani la, ngimkhiphele kini kuze nitekwati kutsi: Mine angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.”
Watsi Philatu asahleti esihlalweni sekwehlulela, umfati wakhe watfumela kuye livi atsi: “Ungatifaki endzabeni yalowo muntfu longenacala, ngobe angikalali ngihlushwa ngaye ngeliphupho ebusuku balamuhla.”
Watsi kube abone Philatu kutsi kute langaphindze akwente, nekutsi sekusuka siphitsiphitsi, watsatsa emanti, wageza tandla embikwebantfu bonkhe watsi: “Anginacala ngengati yalomuntfu! Tiboneleni nine!”
atsi: “Ngonile ngekutsengisa ngengati lengenacala!” Bona batsi kuye: “Pho, singenaphi lapho tsine? Tibonele wena!”
Indvuna yemphi nemasotja labenawo labelindze Jesu, nabakubona lokutamatama kwemhlaba, nako konkhe lokwenteka, befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu baze batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abeyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Philatu watsi kubaphristi labakhulu naseticunjini tonkhe: “Angitfoli cala kulomuntfu.”
Noko, setfu silungile, ngobe sitfola loko lokusifanele ngalesikwentile; kodvwa yena kute lakonile.”
Indvuna yelibutfo nayibona loko kwenteka, yabonga Nkulunkulu, yatsi: “Impela abelungile lomuntfu!”
Philatu wancandzeka wabuyela endlini, wabuta Jesu watsi: “Ye Jesu, wena ungiyo yini inkhosi yemaJuda?”
Philatu wabuta watsi: “Yini-ke liciniso?” Emvakwekusho njalo Philatu waphindze waphuma, waya kumaJuda, watsi kuwo: “Angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.
Batsi kube bambone baphristi labakhulu nabogadzi, bamemeta batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni! Mbetsele esiphambanweni!” Philatu watsi kubo: “Mtsatseni nine nimbetsele esiphambanweni, mine angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu!”
Khristu abengenasono. Noko Nkulunkulu wamenta kutsi abe sono ngenca yetfu, kuze kutsi ngaye semukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile.
Jesu-ke ungumPhristi Lomkhulu lohlangabetana netidzingo tetfu. Ungcwele, ute sici nome sono, akasoleki; wehlukaniswa netoni, waphakanyiswa waba ngetulu kwemazulu.
kodvwa nahlengwa ngengati leligugu yeliWundlu lelinguKhristu, lelingenacala nalelingenasici.
UmBhalo utsi ngaye: “Akazange asasente sono, nasemlonyeni wakhe akuzange sekuphume emanga.”
Khristu wafela tono tetfu, kwaba kanye, kwenela. Yena lolungile wafela labangakalungi, kuze animikise kuNkulunkulu. Wabulawa ngekwemtimba, kepha wavuswa ngaMoya waNkulunkulu.
Futsi niyati kutsi Jesu wabonakaliselwa kususa tono, nekutsi kute sono kuye.