8. Isixuku senyuka, saqala ukucela ukuba abenzele njengalokho ebehleze ebenzela.
9. Kepha uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?”
10. Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu.
11. Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba.
12. UPilatu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenzenjani lo enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na?”
13. Babuye bamemeza, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
14. Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: “Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na?”Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
15. Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba, kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni.
16. Amabutho ayesemngenisa phakathi endlini ethiwa iPretoriyu, abizela ndawonye ibutho lonke.
17. Ayesemembathisa ingubo ebubende, amcwashelisa ngomqhele ayeweluke ngameva.
18. Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!”
19. Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye.