8 Pilato ariphosikira maneno higo wazidi kutishirwa.
Pilato ariphosikira maneno higa, walagiza Jesu atuluzwe kondze. Naye achendasagala chihi cha uamuli, phatu phoihwa “Muhala wa Mawe.” (Ambapho phaihwa “Gabatha” kpwa Chieburania).
Hara vilongozi a Chiyahudi adinisa kumuamba Pilato, “Swino huna shariya iambayo mutu achikufuru ni lazima aolagbwe. Phahi hiyu akakufuru kpwa kuamba ni Mwana wa Mlungu.”
Achiuya himo ndani ya dzumbare achendamuuza Jesu achiamba, “Kpwani we walaphi?” Ela Jesu kayajibu neno.