22 Philatu wababuta watsi: “Ngenteni-ke ngaloJesu lekutsiwa nguKhristu?” Bonkhe baphendvula batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
Bantfu labasekhaya kami abazange sebasho yini batsi: ‘Ngubani longazange asayidle ayesutse inyama yakaJobe?’
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Nganyanga yinye ngesusa labelusi labatsatfu. Umhlambi wangenyanya, nami ngadzinwa nguwo,
Jakobe watala Josefa, indvodza yaMariya, unaboJesu lobitwa ngekutsi nguKhristu.
Ngako-ke satsi kube lesicumbi sibutsane, Philatu wasibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginikhululele bani emkhatsini waBharaba naJesu lowatiwa ngekutsi nguKhristu?”
Kodvwa Lusibalukhulu wababuta watsi: “Nifuna nginikhululele muphi emkhatsini walaba lababili?” Baphendvula batsi: “Bharaba!”
Kodvwa Philatu wababuta futsi watsi: “Ngobe ente cala lini?” Kepha kwaba ngukhona bamemeta bonkhe batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
Baphristi labakhulu kanye neLiqoqo lonkhe bafuna bufakazi labangahle bambeke licala ngabo Jesu, khona batemlahla ngelicala lekufa, kodvwa abazange babutfole ngisho nabunye.
Umfati watsi kuye: “Ngiyati kutsi Mesiya, lokutsiwa nguKhristu, utawufika. Nasefikile yena utakusitjela konkhe.”
Naloku bangasitfolanga sizatfu sekumlahla ngelicala lekufa, kepha bacela kuPhilatu kutsi akabulawe.
“Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi.