12. Waphinda wabuza uPilato, esithi: “Ndimthini na ke lowo nina nithi ngukumkani wamaJuda?”
13. Baphendula bekhwaza besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”
14. Wathi ke kubo uPilato: “Kuba enze bubi buni na?”Kodwa kwaba kukhona bankqangazayo, besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”
15. UPilato ke, efuna ukusikholisa isihlwele, wamkhulula uBharabha, uYesu yena wamnikela ukuba akatswe, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
16. Amajoni amsa uYesu ngaphakathi kweyadi yomzi werhuluneli, alibizela ndawonye ibutho lawo liphela.
17. Amambathisa ingubo ebomvu uYesu, athi, eluke isithsaba sameva, amthi jize ngaso,
18. aza akhahlela esithi: “Aa, kumkani wamaJuda!”
19. Ambetha entloko ngengcongolo, amtshicela, akhahlela.
20. Athi ke akuba ehlekise ngaye, amhluba loo ngubo ibomvu, amambathisa kwaezakhe, aphuma naye esiya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.
21. Amajoni ke anyanzela umntu othile, owayedlula evela emaphandleni, ukuba athwale umnqamlezo kaYesu. Lowo wayenguSimon waseKirene, uyise ka-Alesandire noRufo.
22. Amsa ke uYesu endaweni ekuthiwa yiGolgota (oko kukuthi, xa kuguqulwayo, iNdawo yoKhakhayi).
23. Apho ke amnika iwayini enesiyobisi, kodwa akavumanga ukuyisela.
24. Ambethelela ke emnqamlezweni uYesu, aza abelana ngeengubo zakhe, esenza *amaqashiso ngazo, ukuze othile athathe ethile.
25. Ke kaloku kwakungentsimbi yethoba kusasa ukumbethelela kwabo emnqamlezweni.
26. Phezulu emnqamlezweni kwakubhalwe ityala lakhe, kwathiwa: “UKumkani wamaJuda.”
27. Kwakubethelelwe kunye naye eminqamlezweni izihange ezibini, esinye ngasekunene, esinye ngasekhohlo. [
28. Kwazaliseka ke okubhalwe *eziBhalweni kusithiwa: “Wabalelwa kwabachasene nomthetho.” ]
29. Abadlulayo babemnyelisa uYesu, behlunguzela iintloko, besithi: “Tshotsho! Wena uchitha *indlu kaThixo, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu,