B pãba a Zeezi, n nams-a la b yaal-a, t’a Pilat me mak n na n bas-a. Baa ne rẽ, maan-kʋʋdbã kãsem-dãmb ne b poorẽ dãmbã toog ra kae ye. B ra pa rat tɩ bũmb wa maan t’a Zeezi kʋʋbã pa tõog ye. B ra kelemdame n yet woto: “Ka-a da-pɩk [“ra-luk,” MN] zugu! Ka-a da-pɩk zugu.” A Pilat yeel-b lame yaa: “Deeg-y-yã-a n ka-a y toore, bala, mam ka yã bũmb ne-a sẽn sek m na yeel t’a toga kʋʋb ye.”—Zã 19:6.

Zʋɩf-rãmbã pa tõog t’a Pilat sak n deeg t’a Zeezi yaa naamã bɛ, la t’a segda ne kũum ye. La b kẽe tũudmã yɛlẽ, n le dõd a Zeezi t’a tʋʋsa Wẽnnaam, wa b sẽn da yeel Sanedrẽ wã taoorã. B yeelame: “Tõnd tara tõogo, la ne tõogã, a segda kʋʋbo, bala, a maana a meng Wẽnnaam Bi-ribla.” (Zã 19:7) A Pilat ra nan pa wʋm rõd-kãngã ye.

A Pilat le kẽeme n baood a sẽn tõe n maan n bas a Zeezi. A neeme tɩ b zoe n namsa a Zeezi wʋsgo. Sẽn paase, a pagã namsa wʋsg zãmsd pʋgẽ a Zeezi poorẽ. (Matye 27:19) La zʋɩf-rãmbã sẽn wa ne rõdg a to, n yetẽ t’a Zeezi yaa ‘Wẽnnaam Bi-riblã,’ rẽ me yaa bõe? A Pilat ra miime t’a Zeezi yita Galɩle. (Luk 23:5-7) Baa ne rẽ, a sok-a lame t’a “yaa yɛ neda?” (Zã 19:9) Tõe t’a Pilat ra sokda a meng a Zeezi sã n da zoe n vɩɩmda pĩnda, la sã n yaa Wẽnnaam n tʋm-a.

A Pilat ra wʋma a Zeezi meng sẽn yeel t’a yaa rĩma, la t’a soolmã pa dũniyã rẽnd ye. A Zeezi sẽn da zoe n togs rẽ wã yĩnga, a sĩndame n pa leok a Pilat ye. La a Pilat gesame t’a paooga yẽnda. A sũurã yikame hal t’a yeel a Zeezi yaa: “Maam la fo sĩnd n ka gomd ne? Fo ka mi tɩ mam tara noor tɩ kɩt tɩ b bas foom, la m tar noor tɩ kɩt tɩ b ka foom da-pɩk zug la?”—Zã 19:10.

A Zeezi yeela a Pilat bal yaa: “Yãmb sã n dag ka reegẽ noor yĩngri, yãmb ka tar noor tɩ maan maam baa fɩ. Rẽnda n kɩt tɩ ned ning sẽn tall maam n wa n kõ yãmbã yel-wẽnd yɩɩd yãmb dẽndã.” (Zã 19:11) A Zeezi ra pa gomd nin-yeng yell ye. La a ra rat n wilgame t’a Kayif ne a poorẽ dãmbã, n paas a Zʋdaas Iskaryo tara taal n yɩɩd a Pilate.

A Zeezi goamã ne a yel-manesmã linga a Pilate. A sẽn da pa mi a Zeezi sã n sɩd yita saasẽ wã me paasa a rabeemã. Rẽ n so t’a le bao n na n bas-a. La zʋɩf-rãmbã togsa gomd a to sẽn kɩt t’a Pilat yɛɛse. B yeel-a lame: “Yãmb sã n bas rao-kãngã, rẽnd yãmb ka Sezaar zoa ye. Ned ning fãa sẽn maand a meng rĩm wilgdame t’a kisa Sezaare.”—Zã 19:12.

Guvɛrneerã le talla a Zeezi n yi yɩnga, la a zĩnd bʋʋdã kaoob zĩigẽ n yeel nin-buiidã yaa: “Ad-y y rĩma!” La zʋɩf-rãmbã le kaasame n yeele: “Kʋ-y-yã-a! Kʋ-y-yã-a! Ka-y-yã-a da-pɩk zugu!” A Pilat yeel-b lame yaa: “M ka y rĩmã da-pɩk zugu?” Zʋɩf-rãmbã sũy ra kãbda ne Rom-dãmbã sẽn so bãmbã. La baa ne rẽ, maan-kʋʋdbã kãsem-dãmb zẽka b koɛɛg n yeel yaa: “Tõnd ka tar dĩm a to, tɩ ka Sezaar ye.”—Zã 19:14, 15.

Zʋɩf-rãmbã gomdã yɛɛsa a Pilate, t’a kong n bas tɩ b na n tɩ kʋ a Zeezi. Sodaasã pidga fu-miuugã b sẽn da yeelg-a wã, n ning-a a zugẽ futã. B sẽn wa n tall-a n loogdẽ wã, b kɩtame t’a tʋk a ra-lukã.

Woto fãa yɩɩ Nizã rasem 14 sẽn da yaa arzũm daarã. La rẽ tɩ wĩnto-sʋk ra kolgame. Dẽnd a Zeezi sẽn yik lamusa daar yibeoogã n tãag woto, a pa tol n gũs ye. Yɩɩ namsg woo namsgo. A sẽn wa n tʋk ra-lukã, zɩslmã kɩtame t’a pãngã sa. Rẽ n so tɩ sodaasã modg rao a ye t’a reeg ra-lukã n tʋke. Raoã yʋʋr la a Sɩmo, n yit Afirik tẽng a ye sẽn boond tɩ Sirɛn. Neb wʋsg n da pʋgde, tɩ sũ-sãangã kɩt tɩ sãnda wiisdẽ la b wẽed b yãoogo.

A Zeezi yeela pagbã sẽn da yãbdã yaa: “Zeruzalɛm pagba, da yãb-y mam yĩng ye. Yãb-y y mense, la y kamb yĩnga. Bala, bãng-y tɩ ray n wate, tɩ b na n yeel tɩ pʋg-kiyã la sẽn ka tol n dog-bã, la sẽn ka yẽsem-b kambã n tar sũ-noogo. La nebã na n sɩng n yeela tãmsã tɩ b sirg n zãb-ba, la b yeel kunkuba tɩ b lill bãmba. Bala, b sã n maand ra-maas a woto, b na n maana ra-koeemsã wãn-wãna?”—Luk 23:28-31.

A Zeezi ra gomda zʋɩf buudã neb yelle. B ra yaa wa tɩɩg sẽn kʋɩt n dat n ki. La a Zeezi ne zʋɩf-rãmb wʋsg sẽn tẽed-a sẽn da ket n vɩ wã, kɩtame tɩ yaa wa tɩɩgã ket n yaa maasr bilfu. Nin-kãensã sã n wa pa le beẽ, na n kella neb sẽn pa tar tẽeb baa bilfu. Wakat kãnga, buudã neb na n yɩɩ wa tɩɩg sẽn ki. Wẽnnaam sã n wa kɩt tɩ Rom-sodaasã sãam zʋɩf buudã, na n sɩd yɩɩ yãbr la wiisgu.