Pilate wawambelele thundu ya athu anyi akhalele mukamba gushiya Yesu egi: “Ngamonelego ndaga jidi mutshiginyisa milonga mudi gumufundjila. Yadiago, Helode nji gayimonelego.” (Luka 23:14, 15, NW) Henyaha, ha gukamba gubemba Yesu, Pilate wakadigile matangi ako. Wawambelele athu egi: ‘Muakhala nu khadilo egi ngumizolele muthu mumoshi [mu bologo] mu tangua dia Pake. Hene, muatshigina ngumibembele Fumu wa enya Yuda ba?’—Yone 18:39.

Pilate wakhalele mujiya egi gudi nu muenya bologo mumoshi, jina dienji Barabase, wakhalele mujiyiwa gifua nzangi, gifua muthu wana gulumbugisa athu ako, nu gifua muthu wakhalele mushiya athu. Hene, Pilate wahudile egi: “Enue muatshigina ame ngumibembele nanyi: Barabase nga Yesu udi mutamegewa egi Klisto?” Mafumu a nganga-nzambi ashinjigile athu ha gutoga egi a azolele Barabase, uvi Yesu ndo. Pilate wahudile luko gamba: “Adi athu muyadi, muatshigina ame ngumibembele nanyi?” Thundu ya athu yakalugile gamba: “Barabase”!—Matayo 27:17, 21.

Pilate walebele muila, wahudile egi: “Itshi ngutshita giwa nu Yesu wago wanatamegewa egi Klisto?” Athu azuelele mu dijui diakola: ‘Mushiye holu dia mutshi!’ (Matayo 27:22) Idi ndaga ya musonyi diago; akhalele mutoga gushiya muthu gatshitshilego genji gubola. Pilate waabubile gamba: “Mukunda natshi? Ndaga itshi yabola yatshita muene? Ngamonelego nga gima gimoshi gidi mutoga egi ashiyiwe. Mbanguhana ndola, gungima mbangumubemba.”—Luka 23:22, NW.

Pilate wakalegele ngolo ha gubemba Yesu, uvi thundu ya athu yakhalele nu khabu jiakola egi: “Mushiye holu dia mutshi!” (Matayo 27:23, NW) Mafumu a mangumba ashinjigile athu ha guvua khabu jiakola, hene akhalele nu funu egi mahatshi azoge. Akhalelego mukamba mahatshi a mutshitshi wa ndaga jiabola nga mushiyi. Akhalele mukamba mahatshi a muthu gatshitshilego genji gubola, muthu wago ayambele ene mu Yelusalema egi Fumu, masugu thano abalega gale. Gula alandudi a Yesu akhalele hene mu tangua dinyi, idi naye gukhala egi ahenele gawo tedie, atshiginyilego egi athu a amone.

Pilate wamonele egi ndaga jiagasue gakhalele mutshita, jiabingilego. Matululu akhalele muvula, hene Pilate wazanguile meya, wawovuele mago enji guphala ya thundu ya athu agasue. Wawambelele egi: ‘Mahatshi a muthu owu gatshitshilego genji gubola ashigo ha muila wami. Eyi idi ndaga yenu.’ Ngatshima wazuelele ngenyi, athu ene abalumuinego matangi awo. Uvi, azuelele gamba: “Mahatshi enji akhale ha mila yetu nu ya anetu.”—Matayo 27:24, 25.

Guvernere Pilate wakambele gutagenesa nzala yawo, hafundo egi atshite ndaga akhalele mujiya muene egi idi yabonga. Hene, wataganesele nzala ya thundu ya athu gifua luholo atogele, wabembele Barabase.  Watumine athu ha guvulula Yesu milele nu ha gumubeta.

Gungima dia gumuvulula milele nu gumubeta, masuta amuvutudile luko gumbo dia guvernere. Abungishile thundu ya masuta, asendesele gushinga Yesu. Azanguile gifulu gia miya-miya, amusudigile nagio mu muto. Luko, masuta amuhagele muhango gu koko dienji dia madia, nu amusudigishile gikuto gia benga, gifua ginyi giakhalele musudiga fumu. Amuwambelele nu gusegulula guagasue egi: ‘Moyo, Fumu wa enya Yuda!’ (Matayo 27:28, 29) Luko, amufitshile mate mu phala, amuwasele jimbanda. Azanguile muhango gakhalele nawo, amubetele nawo mu muto; azanguile ‘gifulu gia ufumu’ giakalegele nu miya ha gumusegulula, amunginyishile nagio mangololo mu muto, enji miya yamutuile mu muto.

Pilate wadihudile ha gumona luholo Yesu wabambele lutumbu nu gikhesa gienji gutuama dia malamba anyi agasue. Hene, Pilate wakambele luko luholo lua gudikatula ginemo gia gushiyisa Yesu. Wazuelele egi: ‘Tadienu! Ngudi gumizolela nenji hanze hagula enue mujiye gamba ame ngamonelego gishina gia gumufuishila milonga.’ Yajiya gukhala egi Pilate watangijile egi gula wazola Yesu hanze, nu athu amona luholo ganamanele nu luholo mahatshi akhalele muzoga, thundu ya athu yajiya gubalumuna matangi awo. Hamaganele Yesu gutuama dia thundu ya athu anyi enya shidi, Pilate wazuelele gamba: “Yala muene mueny’owu!”—Yone 19:4, 5.

Ikhale abetele Yesu, nu amunamenesele, muene wabambele lutumbu luenji nu wahenele genji tedie. Pilate nji wayimonele, handaga mbimbi jienji jidi mumonesa egi wanemesele Yesu nu wamuvuidile khenda.