22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!" 23 Then, as they cried out and [ai]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.
22 Ba nna ba mo reetsa go fitlha mo lefokong le; ya baa gona ba tsholetsang mantswe ba re: "A yo o ntseng jaana a tlosiwe mo lefatsheng; gonne ga go a tshwanela gore a phele!" 23 Ya re ba ntse ba kua, ba latlha dikobo, ba kubuela lorole kwa godimo, 24 molaodi-wa-sekete a laola gore a isiwe mo kagong ya batlhabani, a re, a botsolodiwe ka dithupa, a tle a lemoge gore ke ka ntlha ya eng, fa ba mo kuelela jalo.