¹Vakati vasvika pedo neJerusarema, paBhetifage neBhetaniya, pagomo reMiorivhi, akatuma vaviri vevadzidzi vake,

¹And when they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount of the Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

²akati kwavari: Fambai muende kumusha wakatarisana nemwi; pakarepo kana muchangopinda mauri, muchawana dhongwana rakasungirwa, risina munhu wakamborigara; murisunugure, mugouya naro.

²and saith to them, `Go away to the village that is over-against you, and immediately, entering into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which no one of men hath sat, having loosed it, bring [it]:

³Kana munhu akati kwamuri: Munoitirei izvi? Muti: Ishe unorida. Pakarepo ucharitumira pano.

³and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.`

⁴Vakaenda, vakanowana dhongwana rakasungirwa pamukova kunze, panzira yemumusha; vakarisunungura.

⁴And they went away, and found the colt tied at the door without, by the two ways, and they loose it,

⁵Vamwe vevakange vamirepo vakati kwavari: Munoitei muchisunungura dhongwana?

⁵and certain of those standing there said to them, `What do ye — loosing the colt?`

⁶Vakavaudza Jesu sezvaakaraira; vakavarega vachiinda.

⁶and they said to them as Jesus commanded, and they suffered them.

⁷Zvino vakauya nedhongwana kuna Jesu, vakakandira nguvo dzavo pamusoro paro, akagara pamusoro paro.

⁷And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,

⁸Nevazhinji vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira, nevamwe vakatema masanzu vakawarira munzira.

⁸and many did spread their garments in the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way.

⁹Zvino avo vakange vachitungamira nevakange vachitevera vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana*! Wakaropafadzwa unouya muzita raIshe;

⁹And those going before and those following were crying out, saying, `Hosanna! blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord;

¹⁰hwakaropafadzwa ushe hwaBaba vedu Dhavhidhi, hunouya muzita raIshe! Hosana* kumusoro-soro!

¹⁰blessed is the coming reign, in the name of the Lord, of our father David; Hosanna in the highest.`

¹¹Jesu ndokupinda muJerusarema, nemutembere; akati aringa-ringa zvinhu zvose, yava nguva yemadekwani, akabuda, akaenda Bhetaniya nevanegumi nevaviri.

¹¹And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple, and having looked round on all things, it being now evening, he went forth to Bethany with the twelve.

¹²Uye mangwana vachibuda Bhetaniya, akanzwa nzara.

¹²And on the morrow, they having come forth from Bethany, he hungered,

¹³Wakati achiona muonde uri kure, une mashizha, akaendako achiti zvimwe angawana chinhu pauri; asi asvika pauri haana kuwana chinhu kunze kwemashizha; nekuti yakange isiri nguva yemaonde.

¹³and having seen a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he shall find anything in it, and having come to it, he found nothing except leaves, for it was not a time of figs,

¹⁴Zvino Jesu akapindura, akati kwauri: Kusava nemunhu unozodya zvibereko pauri kubva zvino kusvika kusingaperi. Vadzidzi vake vakazvinzwa.

¹⁴and Jesus answering said to it, `No more from thee — to the age — may any eat fruit;` and his disciples were hearing.

¹⁵Vakasvika kuJerusarema; Jesu akapinda mutembere, akatanga kudzingira panze avo vaitengesa nevaitenga mutembere; akapidigura matafura evaitsinhanisa mari, nezvigaro zvaivo vaitengesa njiva.

¹⁵And they come to Jerusalem, and Jesus having gone into the temple, began to cast forth those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those selling the doves, he overthrew,

¹⁶Zvino akasatendera kuti munhu atakure mudziyo achipfuura nemutembere.

¹⁶and he did not suffer that any might bear a vessel through the temple,

¹⁷Akadzidzisa, achiti kwavari: Hakuna kunyorwa here kuchinzi: Imba yangu ichanzi imba yekunyengetera yemarudzi ose? Asi imwi makaiita bako remakororo.

¹⁷and he was teaching, saying to them, `Hath it not been written — My house a house of prayer shall be called for all the nations, and ye did make it a den of robbers?`

¹⁸Zvino vanyori nevapristi vakuru vakazvinzwa, vakatsvaka kuti vangamuparadza sei; nekuti vakange vachimutya, nekuti chaunga chose chakashamisika nedzidziso yake.

¹⁸And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

¹⁹Zvino ava madekwana, wakabuda kunze kweguta.

¹⁹and when evening came, he was going forth without the city.

²⁰Zvino mangwanani-ngwanani vakati vachipfuura, vakaona muonde waoma kubva pamidzi.

²⁰And in the morning, passing by, they saw the fig-tree having been dried up from the roots,

²¹Petro akarangarira akati kwaari: Rabhi*, tarirai muonde wamakapa rushambwa wawoma.

²¹and Peter having remembered saith to him, `Rabbi, lo, the fig-tree that thou didst curse is dried up.`

²²Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Ivai nerutendo kuna Mwari.

²²And Jesus answering saith to them, `Have faith of God;

²³Nekuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Umwe neumwe unoti kugomo iri: Simudzwa, ukandwe mugungwa, asingakononi mumoyo make, asi achitenda kuti zvinhu zvaanoreva zvichaitika, zvichaitika kwaari chero zvaanoreva.

²³for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

²⁴Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Zvinhu zvose chero zvamunokumbira muchinyengetera, tendai kuti muchagamuchira, uye zvichava zvenyu.

²⁴Because of this I say to you, all whatever — praying — ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

²⁵Kana mumire muchinyengetera, kangamwirai kana mune chakanangana neumwe; kuti Baba venyuwo vari kumatenga vakukangamwirei kudarika kwenyu.

²⁵`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;

²⁶Asi kana imwi musingakangamwiri Baba venyu vari kumatenga havakangamwiriwo kudarika kwenyu.

²⁶and, if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your trespasses.`

²⁷Vakasvikazve kuJerusarema; zvino wakati achifamba mutembere, vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vakauya kwaari,

²⁷And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as he is walking, there come unto him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

²⁸zvino vakati kwaari: Unoita zvinhu izvozvi nemasimba api; ndiani wakakupa masimba awa aunoita nawo zvinhu izvi?

²⁸and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?`

²⁹Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Iniwo ndichakubvunzai mubvunzo umwe, mundipindure, neni ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvozvi nemasimba api.

²⁹And Jesus answering said to them, `I will question you — I also — one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

³⁰Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabva kudenga, kana kuvanhu? Ndipindurei.

³⁰the baptism of John — from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.`

³¹Vakaonesana, vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga, uchati: Makagoregerei kumutenda?

³¹And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

³²Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu; vakange vachitya vanhu; nekuti vose vakange vachiverenga Johwani kuti muporofita zvirokwazvo.

³²But if we may say, From men,` — they were fearing the people, for all were holding John that he was indeed a prophet;

³³Vakapindura vachiti kuna Jesu: Hatizivi. Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Ini handingakuudziyiwo kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi.

³³and answering they say to Jesus, `We have not known;` and Jesus answering saith to them, `Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.`