Zvino varwi vaPirato vakaenda naJesu mumuzinda wagavhuna hondo yose ikaunganira kwaari. Vakamubvisa nguo dzake, vakamufukidza nguo tsvuku; vakaruka korona yeminzwa, ndokuiisa pamusoro wake; norutsanga muruoko rwake rworudyi; vakapfugama pamberi pake, vakamuseka, vachiti, “Kwaziwai, Mambo wavaJudha!” Vakamupfira mate, vakatora rutsanga, vakaramba vachimurova musoro. Vakati vamuseka, vakamubvisa nguo tsvuku, vakamupfekedza nguo dzake, vakaenda naye kundomurovera pamuchinjikwa.
Vakati vachibuda, vakawana munhu weKurini, ainzi Simoni; vakamumanikidza iye kuti atakure muchinjikwa wake. Vakati vasvika panzvimbo inonzi, Gorogota, ndokuti, “Nzvimbo yedehenya,” vakamupa waini yakavhenganiswa nenduru, kuti anwe; asi akati aravira, akaramba kunwa.
Vakati vamurovera pamuchinjikwa, vakagovana nguo dzake pakati pavo, vachikanda mijenya, (kuti zvakarehwa nomuporofita zviitike, zvinoti: Vakagovana nguo dzangu pakati pavo, vakakanda mijenya pamusoro pezvokufuka zvangu) Vakagara, vakamurindapo. Vakaisa pamusoro wake rugwaro rwemhosva yake, rwokuti, “UYU NDIJESU MAMBO WAVAJUDHA.” Vakarovera pamwechete naye makororo maviri, mumwe kurudyi, mumwe kuruboshwe.
Vakanga vachipfuura, vakamunyomba, vachidzungudza misoro yavo, vachiti, “Iwe wokuputsa temberi, nokuivakazve namazuva matatu, chizviponesa. Kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari, buruka pamuchinjikwa.”
Saizvozvo vapristi vakuru, navanyori navakuru, vakamuseka, vachiti, “Akaponesa vamwe; haagoni kuzviponesa! Ndiye Mambo wavaIsiraeri! Ngaaburuke zvino pamuchinjikwa, titende kwaari. Aivimba naMwari; ngaachimusunungura zvino pamuchinjikwa, kana achimuda; nokuti akati, ‘Ndiri Mwanakomana waMwari.’ ”
Namakororo akanga aroverwa pamuchinjikwa pamwechete naye, akamuzvidza saizvozvo.