20. Empa baprista ba baholo le baholo ba hlohlelletsa letshwele hore le kope Barabase, Jesu yena a bolawe.
21. Mmusisi a re ho bona: “Le rata ha ke le lokollela ofe ho bao ba babedi?”Ba re: “Barabase!”
22. Pilato a re ho bona: “Jwale ke etse jwang ka Jesu ya bitswang Kreste?”Bohle ba re: “A thakgiswe!”
23. A re: “Empa o entse bobe bofe?”Ba eketsa ba howa, ba re: “A thakgiswe!”
24. Yare ha Pilato a bona hore ha ho thuse letho, lerata le mpa le eketseha, a nka metsi, a hlapa matsoho pontsheng ya letshwele, a re: “Ha ke na molato mading a motho enwa; ke tabeng ya lona!”
25. Setjhaba sohle sa arabela, sa re: “Madi a hae a botswe rona le bana ba rona!”
26. Jwale a ba lokollela Barabase; hoba a laele hore Jesu a shapuwe, a neelana ka yena hore a thakgiswe.
27. Jwale bahlabani ba mmusisi ba isa Jesu tlung ya bobusisi, ba nto mmokellela lebotho lohle.