Pilato waambilide nkamu yabantu ibayanda kuti Jesu ajaigwe kuti: ‘Ndajana kuti kunyina kaambo muntu ooyu nkayelede kupedwa milandu njomumutamikizya. Alimwi naba Heroda kunyina kaambo nkaajana.’ (Luka 23:14, 15) Lino mukusola kuvwuna Jesu, Pilato wabelesya nzila imbi kwiinda mukwaambila bantu kuti: “Mujisi ciyanza cakuti kandimwaangunwida muntu ciindi ca Pobwe Lyakwiindilila. Aboobo sena muyanda kuti ndimwaangunwide Mwami waba Juda?”—Johane 18:39.

Pilato ulizyi kuti kuli mwaange uutegwa Baraba, ooyo uuzyibidwe kuti mubbi, ngusikuzangila mfwulumende, alimwi mujayi. Aboobo, Pilato wabuzya kuti: “Ino nguni ngomuyanda kuti ndimwaangunwide, Baraba naa Jesu ooyo wiitwa kuti Kristo?” Akaambo kakutyungililwa abasilutwe babapaizi, bantu baamba kuti baangunudwe Baraba ikutali Jesu. Pilato wabuzya alimwi kuti: “Ino nguni akati kabaaba bobilo ngomuyanda kuti ndimwaangunwide?” Nkamu yabantu yoompolola kuti: “Baraba”!—Matayo 27:17, 21.

Kagambidwe, Pilato wabuzya kuti: “Ino lino ndityani a Jesu ooyo wiitwa kuti Kristo?” Bantu boompolola kuti: “Aagagailwe acisamu!” (Matayo 27:22) Bantu aaba tabalisendi, bayanda kujaya muntu uutakwe mulandu. Pilato wabakombelezya kuti: “Nkaambo nzi? Ino ncibi nzi ncaakacita muntu ooyu? Kunyina mulandu ngundajana ngwayelede kujailwa; aboobo ndilaide kumusubula akumwaangununa.”—Luka 23:22.

Nokuba kuti Pilato wasolekesya ziindi zinji, nkamu yabantu aaba banyemende yoompolola caantoomwe kuti: “Aagagailwe acisamu!” (Matayo 27:23) Basololi babukombi baiyunga nkamu yabantu eeyi cakuti yapyopyongana alimwi ikanzide kutila bulowa bwamuntu ooyu! Alimwi bulowa mbobayanda kutila tabuli bwacigwebenga naa bwamujayi pe. Mbulowa bwamuntu uutakwe mulandu ooyo iwakatambulwa mu Jerusalemu mbuli Mwami mazuba osanwe aayinda. Ikuti naa basikwiiya ba Jesu nkobali aawa, baluumwine alimwi tabalizyibyi.

Pilato wabona kuti kukombelezya kwakwe taaku nkokumutola. Ciyoyooyo ciile kukomena, aboobo wabweza meenda akusamba kumaanza kumbele aankamu yabantu. Wabaambila kuti: “Mebo ndinyina mulandu wabulowa bwamuntu ooyu. Ooyo mulandu wanu.” Naaba majwi aaya tanaabapa kucinca maano bantu. Muciindi caboobo, baamba kuti: “Bulowa bwakwe abube alindiswe aabana besu.”—Matayo 27:24, 25.

Cilisalede kuti mweendelezi ooyu uyanda kukkomanisya bantu muciindi cakucita ceeco ncazyi kuti nceciluzi. Aboobo kweelana ancobayanda kucitilwa,  Pilato wayaangunuda Baraba nkamu yabantu eeyo. Walailila kuti Jesu asamununwe zisani akukwibbaulwa.

Nobamana kumuuma calunya, basikalumamba bamutola Jesu muŋanda yamweendelezi. Nkamu yabasikalumamba yabungana akumufwubaazya. Bapanga musini wamamvwa akumusamika kumutwe. Kuyungizya waawo basikalumamba bamubikka tete Jesu mujanza lyalulyo akumusamika cisani cilamfwu cisalala pyu, mbuli ceeco cisamwa abami. Bamufwubaazya balaamba: “Wabonwa, yebo O Mwami waba Juda!” (Matayo 27:28, 29) Kunze lyaboobo, bamuswida mate Jesu akumuuma mabayi kumeso. Bamunyanga tete ndyajisi akumuumya ndilyo amutwe cakunga mamvwa ‘aamusini’ wakumufwubaazya aindila kumuyasa akunjila mulukanda lwamumutwe.

Bulemu alimwi akuliyumya nkwaatondezya Jesu mumapenzi oonse aaya kwamugambya kapati Pilato cakuti wasoleka alimwi kuusamba mulandu, ulaamba: “Amubone! Ndamuleta anze kulindinywe kutegwa muzyibe kuti kunyina mulandu ngundajana mulinguwe.” Sena ambweni Pilato uyeeya kuti kumuleta anze Jesu aciindi eeci, kakwambaukide alimwi kabumweenda bulowa inga kwapa kuti makamu aabantu acince maano? Jesu kaimvwi kumbele lyankamu yabantu eeyi ibanyina lubomba, Pilato woompolola kuti: “Amulange! Ngomuntu ooyu!”—Johane 19:4, 5.

Nokuba kuti bamuuma akumucisa, Jesu ulibateme alimwi tayoowede cakunga naba Pilato wabona oobo, nkaambo majwi aakwe amvwika kuti ulamulemeka kapati Jesu alimwi wamweetezyegwa.