21 Umbusi wabuza wathi: “Nifuna ngithukulule muphi phakathi kwababilaba na?” Baphendula bathi: “UBharabhasi!”
Ilaka lakho lingehlele, ungibhibha ngamadlambakho.
Kwathi bona isiqubuthu sibuthane, uPilatu wasibuza wathi: “Ngisiphi enifuna bona nginithukululele sona na? UBharabhasi namkha uJesu, okuthiwa nguKrestu na?”
Abaphristi abakhulu nabaphathi batjitjizela isiqubuthu kobana sikhethe uBharabhasi bese kubulawe uJesu.
Yeke uPilatu wabuza wathi: “Alo-ke nithi ngenzeni ngoJesu okuthiwa nguKrestu lo na?” Boke baphendula bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
Kodwana kwathi lokha abaqatjhi nabayibonako, bakhulumisana ngendaba le, bathi, ‘Nasi indlalifa. Asiyibulaleni ukuze ilifa layo libe ngelethu!’
UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abaphristi abakhulu, ababusi kanye nabantu,