3. Baye bemmangalela ke ngeendawo ezininzi ababingeleli abakhulu.
4. Wabuya ke uPilato wambuza, esithi, Akuphenduli nento na? Khangela ukuba zininzi kwazo iindawo abazingqina ngawe.
5. Noko ke uYesu akabanga saphendula nto yena, ngokokude amangaliswe uPilato.
6. Ke kaloku imithendeleko ngemithendeleko ubeqhele ukubakhululela umbanjwa abe mnye, abasukuba bemcela.
7. Kwaye kukho ke obekuthiwa nguBharabhas, ebotshwe ndawonye nabanye abenzi besaqunge, ababulaláyo nokubulala esaqungeni apho.
8. Sankqangaza isihlwele, saqala ukucela, ukuba enze ngoko abehlala esenza ngako kubo.
9. Wabaphendula ke uPilato, esithi, Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele ukumkani wamaYuda na?
10. Kuba ebesazi ukuba ababingeleli abakhulu abo bamnikele ngomona.
11. Ke bona ababingeleli abakhulu bayixhokonxa indimbane, ukuba icele ukuba kanye abakhululele uBharabhas.
12. Wabuya waphendula ke uPilato, wathi kubo, Ninga ndingamenzani na ngoko lowo nithi nguKumkani wamaYuda?
13. Babuya ke bankqangaza bathi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!
14. Wathi ke uPilato kubo, Kuba enze bubi buni na? Kwaba kukhona ke bancamisayo ukunkqangaza, besithi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!
15. Ke kaloku uPilato, ngokunga angasithomalalisa isihlwele, wabakhululela uBharabhas. Emtyakatyile ke uYesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
16. Athi amasoldati amrholele ngaphakathi kwentendelezo, oko kukuthi endlwini yerhuluneli; alibizèle ndawonye ibutho lawo liphela;
17. amambathise ngebomvu; alùke isithsaba sameva, amthi jize ngaso, aqale ukumbulisa, athi,
18. Aa! Kumkani wamaYuda!
19. Ayembetha entloko ngengcongolo; ayemtshicela; ayeguqa ngamadolo, aqubude kuye.
20. Athi akuba edlale ngaye, amhluba ebomvu, amambathisa kwaezakhe iingubo; amrholela phandle, ukuze ambethelele emnqamlezweni.