23 Mwomwo Pi̱laato yaabab̯u̱u̱lya, “Hab̯waki?” Agu̱mi̱ri̱ musangu ki? Bei̱tu̱ bo, mwomwo kandi baalu̱ki̱ri̱ na maani hoi̱ kukiraho, nibakoba, “Mubambe ha musalaba.”
B̯u̱beegwi̱ri̱ ki̱kyo, baabbumba mapokopo gaab̯u aleke bateegwa bigambu bya Sitefaano byakubaza. Kasi mwomwo bensei̱, nibakwalukira kwakyendi̱ hoi̱, baamweku̱su̱mulaho ha murundi gu̱mwei̱,
Bantu b̯u̱baatab̯u̱ki̱ri̱ hoi̱, mu̱handu̱ wa mahe yaaragira baamahe bagyende batoolehoona bab̯wo bantu Pau̱lo, bamutwale mu kigo kyab̯u kya baamahe.
Yei̱ra yaabab̯u̱u̱lya, “Kale nu, yogwo Yesu̱ gibakweta Ku̱ri̱si̱to, yo mmukoleki?” Bensei̱ bei̱ri̱ri̱mwo nibakoba, “Mubambe ha musalaba!”
Pi̱laato b̯u̱yaaweeni̱ atali na kyakugasirwa, kandi bantu nibakutandika kajagaaru, yaakweti̱ meezi̱ yaanaaba ngalu mu mei̱so gaab̯u. Yaabaweera, “Tindi na nsonga gyensei̱ na yogo mudulu, ibbanga lwamwe libbe ha mi̱twe myenyu̱!”
Kasi Pi̱laato yaaweera bahandu̱ ba balaami̱ na ruganga lwa bantu yati, “Gya, tinkuwona b̯ub̯iibi b̯wensei̱ b̯umukujunaana yogwo mudulu.”
Kandi de, nab̯ubaali batali na nsonga gya ku̱mwi̱ti̱sya, baasabi̱ri̱ Pi̱laato aragire bamwi̱te, yaaragira baamwi̱ta.