35 And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!" 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine 37and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" 38 There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews."
35Vanhu a va yimile kwalaho, va ri karhi va languta; na vona vakulukumba a va n'wi hlekula, va ku: "Munhu loyi ú ponisile van'wana; a a tiponise, loko a ri Mesiya, Muhlawuriwa wa Xikwembu!" 36Na wona masocha a ma n'wi tseketsela, ma tshinela kusuhi, ma n'wi nyika ntsuvi, 37ma ku ka yena: "Loko u ri Hosi ya Vayuda, tiponise!"