¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅.

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

²ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ.

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

³⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ.

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

⁴ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

⁴Jambo hili lilifanyika ili yale yaliyosemwa na nabii yatimie:

⁵ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ.

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

⁶⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

⁶Hivyo, wale wanafunzi walienda wakafanya kama Yesu alivyowaagiza.

⁷ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

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

⁸⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲫⲟⲣϣⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

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

⁹ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.

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

¹⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.

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

¹¹ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.

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

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

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.

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.

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

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

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

¹⁵⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ.

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.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.

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

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

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

¹⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.

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

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

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.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.

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

²¹ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ.

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.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.

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

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.

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

²⁴ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.

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

²⁵ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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?

²⁶⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

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

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.

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

²⁸ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ.

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

²⁹⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.

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

³⁰ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.

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

³¹ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.

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.

³²ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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."

³³ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ.

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.

³⁴ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.

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

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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

³⁶ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.

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

³⁷⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲓⲧ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ.

³⁷Mwishowe akamtuma mwanawe huku akifikiri: Watamheshimu mwanangu.

³⁸ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.

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

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.

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

⁴⁰⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

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

⁴¹ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.

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

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ.

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!

⁴³ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.

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

⁴⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲗⲁⲥϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

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

⁴⁵⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ.

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

⁴⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ

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