Mateu 27:16-26

Ipapo vakanga vaino musungwa aive nomukurumbira ainzi Bharabhasi. Saizvozvo vanhu pavakanga vaungana, Pirato akati kwavari, “Ndiani wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei, Bharabhasi here kana kuti Jesu anonzi Kristu?” Akadaro nokuti aiziva kuti vakanga vaturira Jesu kwaari pamusana peshanje. Chimwezve ndechokuti paakanga agere pachigaro chokutonga, mudzimai wake akatumira shoko kwaari achiti, “Siyanai nomunhu uyo wakarurama nokuti nhasi ndatambudzika naye zvikuru kuhope.” Vapristi vakuru navakuru–vakuru vakagombedzera vanhu kuti vakumbire Bharabhasi asi Jesu aparadzwe. Mutongi akatizve kwavari, “Pavaviri ava ndiani wamunoda kuti ndikusunungurirei?” Ivo vakati, “Bharabhasi.” Pirato akati kwavari, “Ko ndoitei naJesu anonzi Kristu?” Vose vakati, “Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa.” Pirato akati, “Nemhaka yei? Akapara mhosva yei? Akatadzei?” Asi vakabva vatonyanya kudaidzira vachiti, “Ngaarovererwe pamuchinjikwa.” Pirato paakaona kuti hapana zvazviri kubatsira asi kuti pavakutomuka bongozozo, akatora mvura akageza maoko ake pamberi pemhomho iyoyo achiti, “Handina mhosva paropa romunhu uyu. Chizvionerai moga iyemi.” Vanhu vose vakapindura vachiti, “Ropa rake ngaritipfukire isu navana vedu.” Akavasunungurira Bharabhasi. Asi ndokurova Jesu zvikuru akamuturira mumaoko avo kuti vamuroverere pamuchinjikwa.