20 Pilato kalonda kumulekesa Yesu, avo kalulongela ulunhu kabili.
Pilato viyakalile mna ikigoda cha nhaguso, mwehe wake kamtumila usenga, “Sikuumtendele chochose munhu ayo hatendile gehile, kwavija nigaya ng'hani mzinzozi mbuli yake.”
Pilato kalonda kulunogeza lunhu lwa wanhu, avo kamfungulila Balaba mkifungo. Abaho kalagiza Yesu yatoigwe mbalati na yawambigwe mumsalaba.
Balaba kakala yagodekigwe mkifungo mbuli ya kuwading'hula wanhu kudibuga, na mbuli ya ukomaji.
Lakini wagendelela kukemelela, “Muwambe mumsalaba! Muwambe mumsalaba!”
Pilato viyahulike vivo, kazahila nzila ya kumfungulila Yesu. Lakini Wayahudi wakemelela, “Wahamfungulila huli mbwiga wa Mndewa mkulu wa Lumi! Munhu yoyose yoitenda Mndewa komuhinduka Mndewa mkulu wa Lumi!”