23 UPilatu wabuza wathi: “Kubayini na? Mlandu bani awenzileko na?” Kodwana barhuwelela khulu bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
Oncinza ilihlo ngobukhohlakali ugila umkhuba, noluma umlomakhe ufukamele ubumbi.
Yeke uPilatu wabuza wathi: “Alo-ke nithi ngenzeni ngoJesu okuthiwa nguKrestu lo na?” Boke baphendula bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
Kwathi uPilatu nabona bonyana akayindawo nabo, kodwana esikhundleni salokho bathoma ukuguruzela, wathatha amanzi wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwesiqubuthu, wathi: “Ngimsulwa ekuthululweni kweengazi zomuntu lo. Sekuziimbonwa ngini!”
Yeke uPilatu wathi kumphristi omkhulu nesiqubuthwini: “Angisifumani isizathu sokuthwesa indoda le umlandu.”
Nanyana bangazange bafunyane isizathu sokumgwebela ukufa, babawa uPilatu bona abulawe.
Lokha ukuphikisana kwabo nakuba namandla, induna yebutho beyesaba bona bazamtlebhula imitletlana uPowula. Yeke yayala amajoni bona ehle, afese amdzwebule ngekani amuse ekampeni yamajoni.
Ngalokho bavala iindlebe zabo bamemeza, batheleka boke.