18 Apho bambethelela emnqamlezweni, ephahlwe ngabanye ababini, bebethelelwe nabo, uYesu ephakathi.
19 UPilato wabhala nesaziso, esaxhonywa emnqamlezweni. Kwakubhalwe kwathiwa: “UYesu waseNazarete, uKumkani wamaJuda.”
20 AmaJuda amaninzi asifunda eso saziso, kuba loo ndawo uYesu wayebethelelwe kuyo emnqamlezweni yayikufuphi nesixeko. Isaziso eso sasibhalwe ngesiHebhere, nangesiLatini, nangesiGrike.
21 Ke ngoko ababingeleli abaziintloko bamaJuda bathi kuPilato: “Sukubhala uthi: ‘UKumkani wamaJuda;’ yithi kanye: ‘Lo mntu uthe: NdinguKumkani wamaJuda.’ ”
22 Waphendula uPilato wathi: “Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile.”
23 Akuba amajoni embethelele emnqamlezweni uYesu, azithatha iimpahla zakhe, abelana ngazo emané. Asithatha sona isambatho sakhe esasingenamthungo, salukiwe nje sisonke ukususela phezulu.
24 Ke ngoko athetha-thethana esithi: “Masingasikrazuli; *masiqashise ngaso ukuba siya kuba sesikabani.” Ukwenjenje oku ayezalisekisa loo ndawo *eziBhalweni ithi:“Babelana ngeempahla zam;baqashisa ngesambatho sam.”Enza loo nto kanye amajoni.