Johani 18:24-40

Zvino Anasi akamutumira akasungwa kuna Kaifasi, mupristi mukuru. Zvino Simoni Petirosi akanga amirepo, achidziya moto. Vakati kwaari, “Newewo uri mumwe wavadzidzi vake here?” Akaramba, akati, “Handisati.” Mumwe muranda womupristi mukuru, hama yowakanga agurwa nzeve naPetirosi, akati, “Ini handina kukuona unaye mumunda here?” Petirosi akarambazve. Pakarepo jongwe rikarira. Zvino vakabva kuna Kaifasi, vakaenda naJesu kuimba yomubati; aiva mangwanani. Asi ivo havana kupinda mumba momubati, kuti varege kusvibiswa, kuti vagodya Pasika. Ipapo Pirato akabudira kwavari, akati, “Munoti, munhu uyu ane mhosva yeiko?” Vakapindura, vakati kwaari, “Dai munhu uyu asaiva mutadzi, tingadai tisina kumuisa kwamuri.” Zvino Pirato akati kwavari, “Chimutorai imi, mumutonge nomurayiro wenyu.” VaJudha vakati kwaari, “Hatina kutenderwa isu kuti tiuraye munhu;” kuti shoko raJesu raakareva riitike, achidudzira kufa kwaaifanira kufa nako. Zvino Pirato akapindazve mumba momubati, akadana Jesu, akati kwaari, “Ndiwe mambo wavaJudha here?” Jesu akapindura, akati, “Unozvireva izvi pachako here, kana wazviudzwa navamwe pamusoro pangu?” Pirato akapindura, akati, “Ini ndiri muJudha su? Rudzi rwako navapristi vakuru vakakuisa kwandiri; waiteiko?” Jesu akapindura akati, “Ushe hwangu hahusi hwenyika ino; dai ushe hwangu hwaiva hwenyika ino, varanda vangu vangadai vairwa, kuti ndirege kuiswa kuvaJudha; asi zvino ushe hwangu hahusi hwapano.” Ipapo Pirato akati kwaari, “Iwe uri mambo su?” Jesu akapindura akati, “Unoreva iwe kuti ndiri mambo. Ndakaberekerwa izvo, ndakauyira izvozvo panyika, kuti ndipupure chokwadi. Mumwe nomumwe wechokwadi anonzwa izwi rangu.” Pirato akati kwaari, “Chokwadi chinyiko?” Akati areva izvozvi, akabudirazve kuvaJudha, akati kwavari, “Ini handiwani mhosva kwaari. Asi imi mune tsika kuti ndikusunungurirei mumwe nePasika; zvino munoda kuti ndikusunungurirei mambo wavaJudha here?” Ipapo vakadanidzira vose, vachiti, “Munhu uyu kwete, asi Bharabhasi!” Zvino Bharabhasi akanga ari gororo.