¹Vakati vachiswedera kuJerusarema, vasvika Bhetefage pagomo reMiorivhi, ipapo Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri,

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

²achiti kwavari: Endai kumusha wakatarisana nemwi, pakarepo muchawana mbongoro yakasungirwa, nedhongwana rinayo; sunungurai, muuyise kwandiri.

²Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

³Kana ani nani achitaura chinhu kwamuri, muchati: Ishe unozvida; pakarepo uchazvitumira.

³And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

⁴Izvozvo zvose zvakaitika, kuti zvizadziswe zvakataurwa nemuporofita, achiti:

⁴All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

⁵Udzai mukunda weZiyoni: Tarira Mambo wako unouya kwauri, ari munyoro, akatasva mbongoro, nedhongwana, mwana wemhuka yemutoro.

⁵Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

⁶Vadzidzi vakaenda, vakaita Jesu sezvaakavaraira,

⁶And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

⁷vakauisa mbongoro nedhongwana, vakaisa nguvo dzavo pamusoro pazvo; vakamugadza pamusoro pazvo.

⁷And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

⁸Chaunga chikuru kwazvo chikawarira nguvo dzacho munzira; vamwe vakatema matavi pamiti vakawarira munzira.

⁸And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

⁹Zvaunga zvakange zvakamutungamirira nevakange vachitevera vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana* kuMwanakomana waDavhidhi! Ngaarumbidzwe iye unouya muzita raIshe! Hosana* kumusoro-soro!

⁹And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

¹⁰Wakati apinda muJerusarema, guta rose rikazungunuswa, richiti: Ndiani uyu?

¹⁰And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

¹¹Zvaunga zvikati: Uyu ndiJesu muporofita weNazareta reGarirea.

¹¹And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

¹²Zvino Jesu wakapinda mutembere yaMwari, akadzingira vose vaitengesa nevaitenga mutembere, akapidigura matafura evaitsinhanha mari, nezvigaro zvevaitengesa njiva.

¹²And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

¹³Akati kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Imba yangu ichanzi imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi munoiita bako remakororo.

¹³And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

¹⁴Kukauya kwaari mapofu nevaikamhina mutembere; akavaporesa.

¹⁴And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

¹⁵Asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakati vachiona zvinhu zvinoshamisa zvaakange achiita, nevana vachidanidzira mutembere vachiti: Hosana* kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi! vakatsamwa,

¹⁵And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

¹⁶vakati kwaari: Unonzwa zvavanotaura ivava here? Jesu akati kwavari: Hongu, hamuna kutongoverenga here, kuti: Mumuromo mavacheche nevanoyamwa makaperedzera rumbidzo?

¹⁶And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

¹⁷Akavasiya, akabuda panze peguta, achienda Bhetaniya, ndokuvatapo.

¹⁷And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

¹⁸Kuzoti mangwanani-ngwanani wakati achidzokera kuguta, akanzwa nzara.

¹⁸Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

¹⁹Zvino wakati achiona muonde panzira, akaenda kwauri, akasawana chinhu kwauri, asi mashizha chete; akati kwauri: Ngakurege kuva nezvibereko kwauri kusvikira narinhi. Pakarepo muonde ukasvava.

¹⁹And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

²⁰Vadzidzi vakati vachiona, vakashamisika, vachiti: Muonde wasvava pakarepo sei?

²⁰And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

²¹Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Dai maiva nerutendo, musingakononi, hamungaiti izvi kumuonde chete, asi kana mukati kugomo iri: Simudzwa ukandirwe mugungwa; zvichaitwa.

²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

²²Nezvose zvipi nezvipi zvamunokumbira mumunyengetero, kana muchitenda, muchazvigamuchira.

²²And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

²³Wakati apinda mutembere, vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu vakauya kwaari achidzidzisa, vakati: Munoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripi? Ndiani wakakupai simba iri?

²³And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

²⁴Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Neni ndichakuvhunzai shoko rimwe; kana mukandiudza iro, neni ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita izvi nesimba ripi.

²⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

²⁵Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabvepi? Kudenga here kana kuvanhu? Vakarangana vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga, uchati kwatiri: Saka makagoregerei kumutenda?

²⁵The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

²⁶Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu, tinotya chaunga; nekuti vose vakatora Johwani semuporofita.

²⁶But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

²⁷Vakapindura Jesu vakati: Hatizivi. Ndokuti kwavari: Neni handingakuudziyi simba randinoita naro zvinhu izvi.

²⁷And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

²⁸Zvino munofungei? Munhu waiva nevana vaviri; akauya kune wekutanga, akati: Mwana, enda nhasi unobata mumunda wangu wemizambiringa.

²⁸But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

²⁹Iye akapindura akati: Handidi; asi pashure akatendeuka akaenda.

²⁹He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

³⁰Akaenda kune wechipiri akataura saizvozvo. Iye akapindura akati: Ndinoenda, Ishe; akasaenda.

³⁰And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

³¹Ndeupi kune ivavo vaviri wakaita kuda kwababa? Vakati kwaari: Wekutanga. Jesu akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vateresi nezvifeve vanokutangirai kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

³¹Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

³²Nekuti Johwani wakauya kwamuri nenzira yekururama, mukasamutenda; asi vateresi nezvifeve vakamutenda, asi imwi makati muchiona, hamuna kuzotendeuka shure kwaizvozvi kuti mumutende.

³²For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

³³Inzwai umwe mufananidzo. Kwaiva nemunhu, mwene weimba, wakasima munda wemizambiringa, akaisa ruzhowa rwakaukomberedza, akachera pekusvinira waini mauri, akavaka shongwe, akauhaisa* kuvarimi, akafamba rwendo.

³³Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

³⁴Kuzoti nguva yezvibereko yaswedera, akatuma varanda vake kuvarimi kuti vagamuchire zvibereko zvawo.

³⁴And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

³⁵Asi varimi vakabata varanda vake, umwe vakarova, umwe vakauraya, umwe vakataka nematombo.

³⁵And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

³⁶Akatumazve vamwe varanda vazhinji kune vekutanga; vakavaitira saizvozvo.

³⁶Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

³⁷Asi pakupedzisira akatuma mwanakomana wake kwavari, achiti: Vacharemekedza mwanakomana wangu.

³⁷But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

³⁸Asi varimi vakati vachiona mwanakomana, vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai, ngatimuurayeyi tibate nhaka yake.

³⁸But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

³⁹Zvino vakamubata vakaposhera kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa vakamuuraya.

³⁹And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

⁴⁰Naizvozvo kana mwene wemunda wemizambiringa achisvika, uchaitei kuvarimi ivavo?

⁴⁰When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

⁴¹Vakati kwaari: Uchaparadza zvakaipa avo vakaipa, akahaisa vamwe varimi munda wemizambiringa, vachazomupa zvibereko nenguva dzazvo.

⁴¹They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

⁴²Jesu akati kwavari: Hamuna kutongoverenga here pamagwaro panoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakaramba, ndiro rakazova musoro wekona; uku kuita kwaIshe, kunoshamisa pameso edu?

⁴²Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

⁴³Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ushe hwaMwari huchatorwa kubva kwamuri, hukapiwa kurudzi rwunobereka zvibereko zvahwo.

⁴³Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

⁴⁴Uye unowira pamusoro pebwe iri, uchavhuniwa; asi pane upi neupi warinowira richamukuya.

⁴⁴And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

⁴⁵Vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vakati vachinzwa mifananidzo yake, vakaziva kuti unotaura ivo.

⁴⁵And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

⁴⁶Zvino vakati vachitsvaka kumubata vakatya zvaunga nekuti vaimutora semuporofita.

⁴⁶But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.