¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏ ⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏⲛⲉⲙ Ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ

¹Walipokuwa wanakaribia Yerusalemu walifika Bethfage na Bethania, karibu na mlima wa Mizeituni. Hapo aliwatuma wawili wa wanafunzi wake,

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ.

²akawaambia, "Nendeni katika kijiji kilicho mbele yenu. Mtakapokuwa mnaingia humo, mtakuta mwana punda amefungwa ambaye bado hajatumiwa na mtu. Mfungueni mkamlete.

³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.

³Kama mtu akiwauliza, Mbona mnafanya hivyo? Mwambieni, Bwana anamhitaji na atamrudisha hapa mara."

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁴Basi, wakaenda, wakamkuta mwana punda barabarani amefungwa mlangoni. Walipokuwa wakimfungua,

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ.

⁵baadhi ya watu waliokuwa wamesimama hapo wakawauliza "Kwa nini mnamfungua huyo mwana punda?"

⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ.

⁶Wanafunzi wakajibu kama Yesu alivyokuwa amewaambia; nao wakawaacha waende zao.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ.

⁷Wakampelekea Yesu huyo mwana punda. Wakatandika mavazi yao juu ya huyo mwana punda, na Yesu akaketi juu yake.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

⁸Watu wengi wakatandaza mavazi yao barabarani; wengine wakatandaza matawi ya miti waliyoyakata mashambani.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪

⁹Watu wote waliotangulia na wale waliofuata wakapaaza sauti zao wakisema, "Hosana! Abarikiwe huyo ajaye kwa jina la Bwana!

¹⁰⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.

¹⁰Ubarikiwe Ufalme ujao wa baba yetu Daudi. Hosana juu mbinguni!"

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅

¹¹Yesu aliingia mjini Yerusalemu akaenda moja kwa moja mpaka Hekaluni, akatazama kila kitu kwa makini. Lakini kwa vile ilikwisha kuwa jioni, akaenda Bethania pamoja na wale kumi na wawili.

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.

¹²Kesho yake, walipokuwa wanatoka Bethania, Yesu aliona njaa.

¹³⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

¹³Basi, akaona kwa mbali mtini wenye majani mengi. Akauendea ili aone kama ulikuwa na tunda lolote. Alipoufikia, aliukuta bila tunda lolote ila majani matupu, kwa vile hayakuwa majira ya mtini kuzaa matunda.

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϩⲓⲱϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏ.

¹⁴Hapo akauambia mtini, "Tangu leo hata milele mtu yeyote asile matunda kwako." Nao wanafunzi wake walisikia maneno hayo.

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲥⲟⲩ.

¹⁵Basi, wakafika Yerusalemu. Yesu akaingia Hekaluni, akaanza kuwafukuza nje watu waliokuwa wanauza na kununua vitu humo ndani. Akazipindua meza za wale waliokuwa wakibadilishana fedha na viti vya wale waliokuwa wakiuza njiwa.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ.

¹⁶Hakumruhusu mtu yeyote kupitia Hekaluni akichukua kitu.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.

¹⁷Kisha akawafundisha, "Imeandikwa: Nyumba yangu itaitwa nyumba ya sala kwa ajili ya mataifa yote! Lakini ninyi mmeifanya kuwa pango la wanyang'anyi!"

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.

¹⁸Makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria waliposikia hayo, walianza kutafuta njia ya kumwangamiza. Lakini walimwogopa kwa sababu umati wa watu ulishangazwa na mafundisho yake.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ.

¹⁹Ilipokuwa jioni, Yesu na wanafunzi wake waliondoka mjini.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ.

²⁰Asubuhi na mapema, walipokuwa wanapita, waliuona ule mtini umenyauka wote, hata mizizi.

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲓⲥ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ.

²¹Petro aliukumbuka, akamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, tazama! Ule mtini ulioulaani, umenyauka!"

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.

²²Yesu akawaambia, "Mwaminini Mungu.

²³⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲁⲛⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ.

²³Nawaambieni kweli, mtu akiuambia mlima huu: Ng'oka ukajitose baharini bila kuona shaka moyoni mwake, ila akaamini kwamba mambo yote anayosema yanafanyika, atafanyiwa jambo hilo.

²⁴ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

²⁴Kwa hiyo nawaambieni, mnaposali na kuomba kitu, aminini kwamba mmekipokea, nanyi mtapewa.

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ.

²⁵Mnaposimama kusali, sameheni kila mtu aliyewakosea chochote, ili Baba yenu aliye mbinguni awasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲧⲉⲙⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ.

²⁶Lakini msipowasamehe wengine, hata Baba yenu aliye mbinguni hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu."

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.

²⁷Basi, wakafika tena Yerusalemu. Yesu alipokuwa akitembea Hekaluni, makuhani wakuu, walimu wa Sheria na wazee walimwendea,

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ.

²⁸wakamwuliza, "Unafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani? Nani aliyekupa mamlaka ya kufanya mambo haya?"

²⁹Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.

²⁹Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Nitawaulizeni swali moja; mkinijibu, na pia nitawaambieni ni kwa mamlaka gani ninafanya mambo haya.

³⁰ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ.

³⁰Je, mamlaka ya Yohane ya kubatiza yalitoka mbinguni ama kwa watu? Nijibuni."

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

³¹Wakaanza kujadiliana, "Tukisema, Yalitoka mbinguni, atatuuliza, Basi, mbona hamkumsadiki?

³²ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.

³²Na tukisema, Yalitoka kwa watu..." (Waliogopa umati wa watu maana wote waliamini kwamba Yohane alikuwa kweli nabii.)

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.

³³Basi, wakamjibu Yesu, "Sisi hatujui." Naye Yesu akawaambia, "Nami pia sitawaambieni ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani."