Nokuba kuti Jesu wapenzyegwa calunya akusampaulwa, basilutwe babapaizi ambocibeleka limwi tiibazumina kuti Pilato amwaangunune. Tabayandi cintu cili coonse kupa kuti Jesu atajaigwi. Bazumanana koompolola kuti: “Komugagaila aacisamu! Komugagaila aacisamu!” Pilato wabavwiila kuti: “Amumutole nobeni mukamujaye, nkaambo kunyina mulandu ngundajana mulinguwe.”—Johane 19:6.

Mbokunga ba Juda baalilwa kupa Pilato kaambo kamvwika nkayelede kujailwa Jesu mumakani aatwaambo twacisi, ino mbuti kujatikizya makani aabukombi? Bakajokelela kaambo ikajatikizya kusampaula Leza nkobaambide kumatalikilo ciindi Jesu naali kubetekwa kumbele lya Nkuta Mpati Yaba Juda. Baamba kuti: “Tulijisi mulawo, eelyo kweelana amulawo muntu ooyu weelede kufwa, nkaambo wakalyaamba kuti Mwana wa Leza.” (Johane 19:7) Aaka kaambo nkapya kuli Pilato.

Pilato wajokela muŋanda yakwe yabweendelezi akusola kujana nzila yakumwaangununa muntu ooyu iwaliyumya mukupenzyegwa kutaambiki alimwi ooyo mukaintu wa Pilato ngwaalota. (Matayo 27:19) Ino mbuti kujatikizya kaambo aaka kapya nkobaamba ba Juda kakuti mwaange ooyu “Mwana wa Leza”? Pilato ulizyi kuti Jesu uzwa ku Galilaya. (Luka 23:5-7) Nokuba boobo, wabuzya Jesu kuti: “Ino uzwa kuli yebo?” (Johane 19:9) Sena aawa Pilato uyeeya kuti Jesu wakaliponede kale aciindi cimwi, aboobo ambweni uzwa kuli Leza?

Pilato walimvwida amatwi aakwe ciindi Jesu naamba kuti mwami pele kuti Bwami bwakwe tabuli bwanyika eeyi. Jesu tayandiki kupandulula ncaambide kumatalikilo, aboobo waumuna buyo. Akaambo kakulimvwa kuti Jesu wamunyasya, Pilato wasululwa naabona kuti Jesu wakaka kumuvwiila, aboobo wamwaambila cabukali kuti: “Sena toyandi kwaambaula andime? Sena tozyi kuti ndilijisi nguzu zyakukwaangununa alimwi anguzu zyakukujaya?”—Johane 19:10.

Pele Jesu wamuvwiila kuti: “Nootalijisi nguzu zili zyoonse kulindime ikuti nootakapegwa nzizyo kuzwa kujulu. Nkakaambo kaako muntu ooyo wakandaaba kulinduwe ujisi cibi cipati kapati.” (Johane 19:11) Kuboneka kuti aawa Jesu taambi muntu omwe buyo. Muciindi caboobo, upandulula kuti Kayafa abeenzinyina alimwi a Judasi Isikariote bajisi mulandu mupati kwiinda Pilato.

Kagambidwe kubona mbwabateme Jesu ambwaambaula, alimwi akaambo kakuyoowa kuti ambweni Jesu uzwa kuli Leza, Pilato wasoleka alimwi kuti amwaangunune. Pele, ba Juda baleta kaambo akambi ikalangilwa kuti nkayoowa Pilato. Bamukonga kuti: “Ikuti naa umwaangunune muntu ooyu, nkokuti toli mulongwe wa Kaisara. Kufwumbwa muntu uulyaamba kuti mwami, ukazyanya a Kaisara.”—Johane 19:12.

Mweendelezi wamugusya anze alimwi Jesu, mpoonya kakkede acuuno calubeta, waambila bantu kuti: “Amubone! Ngooyu mwami wanu!” Pele, ba Juda tabajoki munsi pe. Boompolola kuti: “Komutolooko! Komutolooko! Komugagaila aacisamu!” Pilato wabakombelezya kuti: “Sena ndimujaye mwami wanu?” Kuzwa kaindi ba Juda tababuyandi bulelo bwaba Roma; nokuba boobo, basilutwe babapaizi cakutalisenda boompolola kuti: “Tatujisi mwami umbi kunze lya Kaisara.”—Johane 19:14, 15.

Akaambo kabuyoofwu, Pilato wabacitila ncobayanda ba Juda aaba batanyoneki, wamwaaba Jesu kuti ajaigwe. Basikalumamba bamusamununa cisani cisalala pyu Jesu akumusamika zisani zyakwe zyaatala. Nobamutola kukujaigwa Jesu, bamupa kuti alinyamude cisamu cakwe cakupenzyezya.

Lino zuba lyatanta muli Bwasanu mafwumofwumo, Nisani 14. Jesu wali kulanga kuzwa mafwumofwumo aamuli Bwane alimwi bamupenzya munzila ziindene-indene. Jesu nayaabudadalika kunyamuna cisamu cilema, nguzu zyakwe zyamana. Aboobo,  basikalumamba basinikizya simweendanzila, Simoni muna Kurene mu Africa, kuti anyamune cisamu eeci kucitola kubusena bwakujailwa. Kuli bantu banji ibatobela, bamwi balyuuma-uma acamba akaambo kakuusa akulila cicitika.

Jesu waambila bamakaintu balila kuti: “Nobana basimbi bamu Jerusalemu, amuleke kulila ndime. Amulilile nobeni alimwi abana banu; nkaambo amubone! Imazuba ayoosika ibantu nobayakwaamba kuti, ‘Balikkomene bamakaintu aabo batazyali, abaabo batakazyala bana alimwi abaabo batakanyonsya!’ Mpoonya bayootalika kwaambila zilundu kuti, ‘Amutulimbe!’ akutulundu bayakwaamba kuti, ‘Amutuvwumbe!’ Ikuti kabacita zintu eezyi cisamu nocicili citete, ino ncinzi ciyoocitika caakuyuma?”—Luka 23:28-31.

Aawa Jesu waamba cisi caba Juda. Cisi eeci cili mbuli cisamu cilaafwi kuyuma pele icicili citete, akaambo kakuti Jesu nkwacili akati kabo alimwi kuli ba Juda bamwi ibamusyoma. Aaba baakugusyigwa mucisi eeci, kuyoosyaala buyo cisi cifwide kumuuya, icili mbuli cisamu ciyumu. Bayakulila citaambiki ciindi Leza aakubelesya mpi zyabasikalumamba bana Roma kusubula cisi eeci!