He's making a statement to all of Rome that hey the Church is more powerful than any manmade laws & Jesus is mightier than any empire.
Yesu a kota ku yentxa leswinene ngopfu ku tlula hosi yini na yini leyi nga mhunu wa nyama, mfuzri a ni ntamu lowukulu swinene ku tlula tihosi hinkwatu leti nga vhanu va nyama.