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

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

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

²saying unto them, Go into the village that is 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 one say aught 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:

⁴Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

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

⁵Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

⁶Vadzidzi vakaenda, vakaita Jesu sezvaakavaraira,

⁶And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,

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

⁷and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.

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

⁸And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread 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 him, 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 stirred, saying, Who is this?

¹¹Zvaunga zvikati: Uyu ndiJesu muporofita weNazareta reGarirea.

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

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

¹²And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;

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

¹³and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

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,

¹⁵But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,

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 are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise?

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

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

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

¹⁸Now in the morning as he returned to 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 seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

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

²⁰And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither 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.

²¹And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and 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 question, which if ye tell me, I likewise 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 from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

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

²⁶But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; 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 know not. He also 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 man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

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

²⁹And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, 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.

³¹Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves 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 man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

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

³⁴And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.

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 in like manner.

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

³⁷But afterward 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 the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

³⁹Zvino vakamubata vakaposhera kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa vakamuuraya.

³⁹And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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

⁴⁰When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, 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 miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who 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 was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous 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 away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

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

⁴⁴And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

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

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

⁴⁶Zvino vakati vachitsvaka kumubata vakatya zvaunga nekuti vaimutora semuporofita.

⁴⁶And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.