A Pilat yeela kʋʋngã sẽn dat tɩ b kʋ a Zeezi wã yaa: “Mam ka yã tʋʋm-wẽns nins yãmb sẽn dõt-a wã ba a yembr a zug ye. A Erood me ka yã bõn-wẽng ne-a ye.” (Luk 23:14, 15) A Pilat le baoo sor n na n bas a Zeezi. A yeela nin-buiidã yaa: “Yãmb tara mining sẽn yaa tɩ mam yiis bi-bɛɛg a yembr y Pakã tigr wakat n base. Yãmb datame tɩ mam bas Zʋɩf-rãmbã rĩmã y yĩnga?”—Zã 18:39.

A Pilat miime tɩ bi-bɛɛg a ye yʋʋr sẽn boond t’a Barabaas n da be bãens-roogo. A yaa wagdre, n yaa naamã bɛ, n le yaa nin-kʋʋda. Dẽ, a Pilat soka nebã yaa: “Nin-bʋg la yãmb dat tɩ mam yiis n base? A Barabaas bɩ, bɩ a Zeezi b sẽn boond tɩ Kirisã?” Maan-kʋʋdbã kãsem-dãmb pirsa nebã tɩ b yeel tɩ b bas a Barabaas, la b ra bas a Zeezi ye. A Pilat le sok-b lame: “Bãmb b yiibã sʋka, bʋg la yãmb dat tɩ mam yiis n base?” La kʋʋngã kelmame n yeele: “A Barabaase.”—Matye 27:17, 21.

A Pilat sũurã sãamame t’a sok tɩ woto wã, yẽ na n maana a Zeezi b sẽn boond tɩ Kirisã bõe? La nebã kelmame n yeele: “Ka-y-b da-pɩk [“ra-luk,” MN] zugu.” (Matye 27:22) B kosame tɩ b kʋ rao sẽn pa tar taale. Ad b ka zoet yãnd ye. A Pilat le soka woto: “Bãmb maana bõe sẽn yaa wẽnga? Mam ka yã bũmb b sẽn maane, n tog kʋʋb ye. Dẽ wã mam na n kɩtame tɩ b sɩbg-ba la m bas-ba.”—Luk 23:22.

Baa a Pilat sẽn modg woto fãa wã, nebã sũyã sẽn yikã naaga taab n yeele: “Ka-y-b da-pɩk zugu.” (Matye 27:23) Tũudmã taoor dãmb pirsa nebã, hal tɩ b sẽn da rat bal yaa b raag zɩɩm. La pa bi-bɛɛg bɩ nin-kʋʋd zɩɩm ye. Yaa ned sẽn pa tar taale. Rẽ tɩ sẽn nan zems rasem a nu woto, a ra wa n kẽeda Zeruzalɛm, tɩ nebã kils-a wa Rĩma. A Zeezi karen-biisã sã n da bee nebã sʋk me, b sĩndame n pa maan tɩ b bãng-b ye.

A Pilat yãame t’a modgrã fãa yaa zaalem. Bʋʋrã ra tara yãngr bala. Dẽ, a rɩka koom n pek a nus nebã taoore, n bas n yeel-b yaa: “Nin-tɩr-kãngã zɩɩm ka be mam zug ye. Rẽndã bee ne yãmba.” Baa ne rẽ, nebã pa toeem yam ye. B pʋd n yeelame: “Bɩ b zɩɩmã zĩnd tõnd ne d kambã zutu.”—Matye 27:24, 25.

Guvɛrneerã sakame n na n maan sẽn noom kʋʋngã. A pa maan yẽ mengã sẽn mi tɩ yaa tɩrgã ye. A saka b kosgã, n bas a Barabaase. A kɩtame tɩ b yeeg a Zeezi futã, n pãb-a hal sõma.

Rẽ poore, sodaasã talla a Zeezi n kẽ guvɛrneerã zakẽ. Sodaasã fãa tigmame, tɩ b na n le nams-a la b yaal-a n paase. B wʋga gõos maanf n fõgen a zugã n dĩ. B baoo tãnwĩig n ning a nug-rɩtgẽ wã, la b yeelg-a naam fuugu, fu-miuugu. B ra paoogd-a lame n yetẽ yaa: “Hobragi! Zʋɩf-rãmb dĩmã, tõnd pʋʋsda yãmba!” (Matye 27:28, 29) Sẽn paase, b tʋbsa a nengã kolkoodo, la b pãb-a pɛgse. B reega tãnwĩigã sẽn da be a Zeezi nugẽ wã n wẽ a zugã, tɩ maanfã b sẽn fõgen-a wã gõos sẽn yaa sɩlemsã maneg n kõs a zu-gãongã.

A Zeezi sẽn kell n tõog toog yel-kãensã fãa pʋgẽ wã linga a Pilate, t’a le bao n na n dok taal a meng zugu. A yeelame: “Ade, mam yiisda rao wã yɩnga, tɩ yãmb na bãng tɩ mam ka yã bũmb baa a yembr ne-a sẽn sekd m na yeel t’a toga kʋʋb ye.” Tõe t’a sẽn yeel woto wã yaa a sẽn tags tɩ nebã sã n yã b sẽn pãb-a n pogl tɩ zɩɩmã sodgdẽ wã, b na n toeema yam. A Zeezi sẽn ta nin-kãensã sũyã sẽn diglmã taoore, a Pilat yeelame: “Ad dao wã!”—Zã 19:4, 5.

Baa ne b sẽn pãb a Zeezi hal t’a pogl wʋsgã, a pa gome, a pa maan zabre. A Pilat meng sak n deega rẽ, bala a goamã wilgdame t’a zoeta a Zeezi nimbãaneg la a nand-a wʋsgo.