¹And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

¹Yesu na wanafunzi wake walipokaribia Yerusalemu na kufika Bethfage katika mlima wa Mizeituni, aliwatuma wanafunzi wake wawili,

²saying to them, `Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her — having loosed, bring ye to me;

²akawaambia, "Nendeni hadi kijiji kilicho mbele yenu na mtamkuta punda amefungwa na mtoto wake. Wafungueni mkawalete kwangu.

³and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.`

³Kama mtu akiwauliza sababu, mwambieni, Bwana anawahitaji, naye atawaachieni mara."

⁴And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,

⁴Jambo hili lilifanyika ili yale yaliyosemwa na nabii yatimie:

⁵`Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.`

⁵"Uambieni mji wa Sioni: Tazama, Mfalme wako anakujia! Ni mpole na amepanda punda, mwana punda, mtoto wa punda."

⁶And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,

⁶Hivyo, wale wanafunzi walienda wakafanya kama Yesu alivyowaagiza.

⁷brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set [him] upon them;

⁷Wakamleta yule punda na mtoto wake, wakatandika nguo zao juu yao na Yesu akaketi juu yake.

⁸and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,

⁸Umati mkubwa wa watu ukatandaza nguo zao barabarani, na watu wengine wakakata matawi ya miti wakayatandaza barabarani.

⁹and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.`

⁹Makundi ya watu waliomtangulia na wale waliomfuata wakapaaza sauti: "Hosana Mwana wa Daudi! Abarikiwe huyo ajaye kwa jina la Bwana! Hosana Mungu juu mbinguni!"

¹⁰And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, `Who is this?`

¹⁰Yesu alipokuwa anaingia Yerusalemu, mji wote ukajaa ghasia. Watu wakawa wanauliza, "Huyu ni nani?"

¹¹And the multitudes said, `This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.`

¹¹Watu katika ule umati wakasema, "Huyu ni nabii Yesu, kutoka Nazareti katika mkoa wa Galilaya."

¹²And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,

¹²Basi, Yesu akaingia Hekaluni, akawafukuza nje watu waliokuwa wanauza na kununua vitu ndani ya Hekalu; akazipindua meza za wale waliokuwa wanavunja fedha, na viti vya wale waliokuwa wanauza njiwa.

¹³and he saith to them, `It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.`

¹³Akawaambia, "Imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Nyumba yangu itaitwa nyumba ya sala. Lakini ninyi mmeifanya kuwa pango la wanyang'anyi."

¹⁴And there came to him blind and lame men in the temple, and he healed them,

¹⁴Vipofu na vilema walimwendea huko Hekaluni, naye Yesu akawaponya.

¹⁵and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,` were much displeased;

¹⁵Basi, makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria walipoyaona maajabu aliyoyafanya Yesu, na pia watoto walipokuwa wanapaaza sauti zao Hekaluni wakisema: "Sifa kwa Mwana wa Daudi," wakakasirika.

¹⁶and they said to him, `Hearest thou what these say?` And Jesus saith to them, `Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?`

¹⁶Hivyo wakamwambia, "Je, husikii wanachosema?" Yesu akawajibu, "Naam, nasikia! Je hamjasoma Maandiko haya Matakatifu? Kwa vinywa vya watoto wadogo na wanyonyao unajipatia sifa kamilifu."

¹⁷And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,

¹⁷Basi, akawaacha, akatoka nje ya mji na kwenda Bethania, akalala huko.

¹⁸and in the morning turning back to the city, he hungered,

¹⁸Yesu alipokuwa anarudi mjini asubuhi na mapema, aliona njaa.

¹⁹and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, `No more from thee may fruit be — to the age;` and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

¹⁹Akauona mtini mmoja kando ya njia, akauendea; lakini aliukuta hauma chochote ila majani matupu. Basi akauambia, "Usizae tena matunda milele!" Papo hapo huo mtini ukanyauka.

²⁰And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, `How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?`

²⁰Wanafunzi walipouona walishangaa wakisema, "Kwa nini mtini huu umenyauka ghafla?"

²¹And Jesus answering said to them, `Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;

²¹Yesu akawajibu, "Kweli nawaambieni, kama mkiwa na imani bila kuwa na mashaka, mnaweza si tu kufanya hivyo, bali hata mkiuambia mlima huu: Ng'oka ukajitose baharini, itafanyika hivyo.

²²and all — as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.`

²²Na mkiwa na imani, chochote mtakachoomba katika sala, mtapata."

²³And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, `By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?`

²³Yesu aliingia Hekaluni, akawa anafundisha. Alipokuwa akifundisha, makuhani wakuu na wazee wa watu wakamwuliza, "Unafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani? Nani amekupa mamlaka haya?"

²⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `I will ask you — I also — one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

²⁴Yesu akawajibu, "Na mimi nitawaulizeni swali moja; mkinijibu, basi nami nitawaambieni ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani.

²⁵the baptism of John, whence was it? — from heaven, or from men?` And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

²⁵Je, mamlaka ya Yohane ya kubatiza yalitoka kwa nani? Je, yalitoka mbinguni ama kwa watu?" Lakini wakajadiliana wao kwa wao hivi: "Tukisema, Yalitoka mbinguni, atatuuliza, Basi, mbona hamkumsadiki?

²⁶and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.`

²⁶Na tukisema, Yalitoka kwa watu, tunaogopa umati wa watu maana wote wanakubali kwamba Yohane ni nabii."

²⁷And answering Jesus they said, `We have not known.` He said to them — he also — `Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

²⁷Basi, wakamjibu, "Hatujui!" Naye Yesu akawaambia, "Nami pia sitawaambieni ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani.

²⁸`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.`

²⁸"Ninyi mnaonaje; mtu mmoja alikuwa na wana wawili. Akamwambia yule wa kwanza, Mwanangu, leo nenda ukafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu.

²⁹And he answering said, `I will not,` but at last, having repented, he went.

²⁹Yule kijana akamwambia, Sitaki! Lakini baadaye akabadili nia, akaenda kufanya kazi.

³⁰`And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], sir, and went not;

³⁰Yule baba akamwambia mtoto wake wa pili vivyo hivyo, naye akamjibu, Naam baba! Lakini hakwenda kazini.

³¹which of the two did the will of the father?` They say to him, `The first.` Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

³¹Je, ni nani kati ya hawa wawili aliyetimiza matakwa ya baba yake?" Wakamjibu, "Yule mtoto wa kwanza." Basi, Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli nawaambieni, watoza ushuru na waasherati wataingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu kabla yenu.

³²for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last — to believe him.

³²Maana Yohane alikuja kwenu akawaonyesha njia njema ya kuishi, nanyi hamkumwamini; lakini watoza ushuru na waasherati walimwamini. Hata baada ya kuona hayo yote ninyi hamkubadili mioyo yenu, na hamkusadiki."

³³`Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

³³Yesu akasema, "Sikilizeni mfano mwingine. Mtu mmoja mwenye nyumba alilima shamba la mizabibu; akalizungushia ukuta, akachimba kisima cha kusindikia divai, akajenga humo mnara pia. Kisha akalikodisha kwa wakulima, akasafiri kwenda nchi ya mbali.

³⁴`And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,

³⁴Wakati wa mavuno ulipofika, aliwatuma watumishi wake kwa wale wakulima, ili wakachukue sehemu ya mavuno yake.

³⁵and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

³⁵Wale wakulima wakawakamata hao watumishi; mmoja wakampiga, mwingine wakamwua na mwingine wakampiga mawe.

³⁶`Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.

³⁶Huyo mtu akawatuma tena watumishi wengine, wengi kuliko wa safari ya kwanza. Wale wakulima wakawatendea namna ileile.

³⁷`And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;

³⁷Mwishowe akamtuma mwanawe huku akifikiri: Watamheshimu mwanangu.

³⁸and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

³⁸Lakini wale wakulima walipomwona mwanawe wakasemezana wao kwa wao: Huyu ndiye mrithi; na tumuue ili tuuchukue urithi wake!

³⁹and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;

³⁹Basi, wakamkamata, wakamtoa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu, wakamwua.

⁴⁰whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?`

⁴⁰"Sasa, huyo mwenye shamba la mizabibu atakapokuja, atawafanyaje hao wakulima?"

⁴¹They say to him, `Evil men — he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.`

⁴¹Wao wakamjibu, "Atawaangamiza vibaya hao waovu, na lile shamba atawapa wakulima wengine ambao watampa sehemu ya mavuno wakati wa mavuno."

⁴²Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

⁴²Hapo Yesu akawaambia, "Je, hamkusoma jambo hili katika Maandiko Matakatifu? Jiwe walilokataa waashi sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi. Bwana ndiye aliyefanya jambo hili, nalo ni la ajabu sana kwetu!

⁴³`Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;

⁴³"Kwa hiyo nawaambieni, Ufalme wa Mungu utaondolewa kwenu na kupewa watu wa mataifa mengine wenye kutoa matunda yake."

⁴⁴and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.`

⁴⁴"Atakayeanguka juu ya jiwe hilo atavunjika vipandevipande; na likimwangukia mtu yeyote, litamponda."

⁴⁵And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,

⁴⁵Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo waliposikia hiyo mifano yake walitambua kwamba alikuwa anawasema wao.

⁴⁶and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

⁴⁶Kwa hiyo wakawa wanatafuta njia ya kumtia nguvuni, lakini waliwaogopa watu kwa sababu wao walimtambua yeye kuwa nabii.