Zvino varwi vakamuisa mukati moruvazhe, imo muimba yomubati, vakaunganidza hondo yose; vakamupfekedza nguo tsvuku, vakaruka korona yeminzwa, vakamudzika iyo.
Vakatanga kumukwazisa, vachiti, “Kwaziwai, Mambo wavaJudha!” Vakamurova musoro norutsanga, vakamupfira mate, vakapfugama namabvi, vakamunamata. Vakati vamuseka, vakamubvisa nguo tsvuku, ndokumupfekedza nguo dzake, vakaenda naye kundomurovera pamuchinjikwa.
Zvino vakamanikidza mumwe, akanga achipfuura achibva kuruwa, ainzi Simoni weKurini, baba vaArekizanda naRufosi, kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake.
Vakamuisa kunzvimbo inonzi, Gorogota, ndokuti, “Nzvimbo yeDehenya,” kana zvichishandurwa. Vakamupa waini, yakavhenganiswa nemura, asi iye akazviramba. Vakati vamurovera pamuchinjikwa, vakagovana nguo dzake, vachikanda mijenya pamusoro padzo, kuti mumwe nomumwe apiwe chake. Yakanga iri nguva yechitatu, vakamurovera pamuchinjikwa.
Norugwaro rwemhosva yake rwakanga rwakanyorwa pamusoro pake, ruchiti, “MAMBO WAVAJUDHA.” Vakarovera pamuchinjikwa pamwechete naye makororo maviri, mumwe kurudyi rwake, mumwe kuruboshwe. [ Rugwaro rukaitika, runoti, “Akarovererwa navadariki vomurayiro.”]
Navaipfuura vakamutuka, vachidzungudza misoro yavo, vachiti, “Iwe, wokuputsa temberi, nokuivakazve namazuva matatu, chizviponesa iwe, uburuke pamuchinjikwa!”
Saizvozvo vapristi vakuru navanyori vakamuseka pakati pavo, vachiti, “Akaponesa vamwe, zvino haagoni kuzviponesa. Kristu, Mambo wavaIsiraeri, ngaaburuke zvino pamuchinjikwa, kuti tione titende.” Navakanga varoverwa pamwechete naye vakamuzvidza.
Zvino yakati yava nguva yechitanhatu, rima rikavapo panyika yose kusvikira panguva yepfumbamwe. Nenguva yepfumbamwe Jesu akadana nezwi guru, achiti, “Eroi, Eroi, rama Sabhakitani!” Ndokuti kana zvichishandurwa, “Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, mandisiyireiko?”
Vamwe vakanga vamirepo vakati vachizvinzwa, vakati, “Chinzwai, anodana Eria.” Ipapo mumwe akamhanya, akazadza chipanje nevhiniga, achiisa parutsanga, ndokumunwisa, achiti, “Regai timboona kana Eria achizouya kumuburusa.” Ipapo Jesu akadana nezwi guru, ndokubva afa.
Chidzitiro chetemberi chikabvaruka napakati, kubva kumusoro kusvikira pasi. Zvino mukuru wezana akanga amirepo, akatarisana naye, akati achiona mutowo wokufa kwake, akati, “Zvirokwazvo, munhu uyu akanga ari Mwanakomana waMwari.”
Navakadzi vakanga varipo, vakatarira vari kure; pakati pavo kwakanga kuna Maria Magadharina, naMaria mai vaJakobho muduku naJose, naSarome; ndivo vaimutevera achiri muGariria vachimushandira, navamwe vakadzi vazhinji vakanga vakwira Jerusaremu naye.
Zvino ava madeko, zvarakanga riri zuva rokugadzirira, ndokuti rinotangira Sabata, Josefa weArimatia, mumwe wamakurukota, munhu akakudzwa iye amene akanga achigarirawo ushe hwaMwari akauya akapinda nokutsunga kuna Pirato, akakumbira chitunha chaJesu. Pirato akashamiswa achinzwa kuti akanga atofa; akadana mukuru wezana, akamubvunza kana anguva afa. Zvino akati achinzwa kumukuru wezana, akapa Josefa chitunha. Iye akatenga mucheka, akamuburusa, akamuputira nomucheka, ndokumuviga mubwiro hwakanga hwakacherwa pabwe, ndokukungurusira ibwe pamuromo wobwiro. Maria Magadharina, naMaria mai vaJose, vakaona paakavigwa.