Mateu 21

¹(Mar. 11. 1-10; Ruka 19. 29-38; Joh. 12. 12-15.) Vakati vachiswedera Jerusarema, vakasvika Betefage, pagomo reMiorivhi, Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri,And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

²akati kwavari: Endai kumusha wakatarisana nemi, pakarepo muchawana mbongoro yakasungirwa, inemhuru yayo; mudzisunungure, muvuye nadzo kwandiri.Saying 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 aninani achitaura chinhu kwamuri, muti: Ishe unodzida; pakarepo uchadzituma,And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

⁴Izvozvo zvakaitwa, kuti zvakataurwa nomuporofita zviitike. Paakati:All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

⁵Vudzai mwanasikana weZiyoni: Tarira Mambo wako unovuya kwauri,Tell 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 sezvavakarairwa naJesu,And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

⁷vakavuya nembongoro nemhuru, vakaisa nguvo dzavo pamusoro padzo; akagara pamusoro padzo.And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

⁸Vazhinji pakati pavanhu vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira; vamwe vakatema matavi emiti vakaawarira munzira.And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

⁹Vanhu vazhinji vakanga vakamutungamirira navakanga vachitevera, vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDavhidhi! Ngaakudzwe iye unovuya muzita raShe! Hosana kumusoro-soro!And 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 Jerusarema, guta rose rikapesaniswa, vanhu vakati: Uyu ndianiko?And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

¹¹Vanhu vazhinji vakati: NdiJesu muporofita weNazareta reGarirea. (Mar. 11. 15-18; Ruka 19. 45-48; Joh. 2. 13-17.)And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

¹²Zvino Jesu wakapinda mutembere, akabudisa vose vaitengesa navaitenga mutembere; akawisa matafura avaitsinhanhisa mari, nezvigaro zvavaitengesa njiva,And 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 yokunyengetera, asi imi munoiita bako ramakororo.And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

¹⁴Zvino mapofu navaikamhina vakavuya kwaari mutembere, akavaporesa.And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

¹⁵Asi vaPirisita vakuru navanyori vakati vachivona zvinoshamisa zvaakanga achiita, navana vachidanidzira mutembere vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi! Vakafa neshungu,And 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 ivavo here? Jesu akati kwavari: Hongu, hamuna kutongorava here, panoti: Mumiromo yavacheche navanomwa makakwanisa kukudza?And 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, akabva muguta, akaenda Betania, ndokuvatapo. (Mar. 11. 1214; 1924.)And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

¹⁸Mangwanani wakati achidzokera kuguta, akanzwa nzara.Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

¹⁹Zvino, wakati achivona muvonde mumwe panzira, akaenda kwauri, akasawana chinhu kwauri, asi mashizha bedzi; akati kwawuri: Ngakurege kuva nezvibereko kwauri nokusingaperi. Muvonde ukawoma pakarepo.And 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 vachizvivona, vakashamiswa, vakati: Muvonde waoma pakarepo seiko?And 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 nokutenda, musinganyunyuti, hamungaiti izvi zvomuvonde bedzi, asi kana mukati kugomo iri: Simudzwa, ukandirwe mugungwa, zvichaitwa.Jesus 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 zvamunokumbira muchinyengetera, kana muchitenda, muchazvipiwa. (Mar. 11. 27-33; Ruka 20. 1-8.)And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

²³Wakati achipinda mutembere, vaPirisita vakuru navakuru vavanhu vakavuya kwaari achidzidzisa, vakati: Munoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripiko? Ndiani wakakupai simba iri?And 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 vo shoko rimwe: kana mukandivudza iro, neni ndichakuvudzai vo simba randinoita naro zvinhu izvi.And 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 rwaJohane rwakabvepiko? Kudenga kana kuvanhu here? Vakataurirana vachiti: Kana tikati, Kudenga,uchati kwatiri: Makagoregerei kumutenda?The 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 vanhu vazhinji; nokuti vose vanoti, Johane muporofita.But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

²⁷Vakapindura, vakati kunaJesu; Hatizivi, Akati kwavari: Neni handingakuvudziyi vo simba randinoita naro zvinhu izvi.And 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 munofungeiko? Mumwe munhu wakanga anavana vaviri; akaenda kunowokutanga, akati: Mwana, enda nhasi kundobata mumunda wangu wemizambiringa.But 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 akazvidya moyo, akenda.He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

³⁰Akaenda kunowechipiri, akataura saizvozvo. Iye akapindura, akati: Ndinoenda, Ishe; akasaenda.And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

³¹Ndoupiko kunaivavo vaviri wakaita kuda kwababa vake? Vakati: Wokutanga. Jesu akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vateresi nezvifeve vanokutangirai kupinda muvushebwaMwari.Whether 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.

³²Nokuti Johane wakavuya kwamuri nenzira yokururama, mukasamutenda, asi vateresi nezvifeve vakamutenda. Imi makati muchivona izvozvo, hamuna kuzozvidya moyo mukamutenda. (Mar. 12. 1-12; Ruka 20. 9-18.)For 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 mumwe mufananidzo; Mumwe munhu waivapo, mwene weimba, wakasima munda wake wemizambiringa; akaukomba noruzhowa, akachera pokusvinira mauri, akavaka chirindo, akaupa varimi, ndokufamba rwendo..Hear 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:

³⁴Nguva yezvibereko yakati yasvika, akatuma varanda vake kuvarimi, kundotora zvibereko zvake.And 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, vakarova mumwe vakavuraya mumwe, vakatakamumwe namabwe.And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

³⁶Akatuma zve vamwe varanda, vazhinji kunovokutanga; vakavaitira saizvozvo.Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

³⁷Zvino pashure akatuma mwanakomana wake kwavari, achiti; Mwanakomana wangu vachava nehanya naye.But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

³⁸Asi varimi vakati vachivona mwanakomana, vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; vuyai timuvuraye, titore nhaka yake.But 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 vakamubudisa kunze kwomunda wemizambiringa vakamuvuraya.And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

⁴⁰Zvino kana mwene womunda wemizambiringa achizouya uchaitei iko navarimi ivavo?.When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

⁴¹Vakati kwaari: Uchaparadza kwazvo vanhu avo vakaipa akaisa vamwe varimi mumunda wemizambiringa, vachazomupa zvibereko nenguva dzazvo.They 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 kutongorava here paMagwaro panoti: Ibwe rakarashwa navavaki, Ndiro rakazova musoro wekona; Izvozvo zvakaitwa naShe, Zvinoshamisa pameso edu?Jesus 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: Muchatorerwa imi vushe bwaMwari, bwukapiwa vanhu vanobereka zvibereko zvabwo,Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

⁴⁴Unowira pamusoro pebwe iri, uchavhunikanya; asi upi noupi warinowira richamukuya akaita vupfu.And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

⁴⁵VaPirisita vakuru navaFarise vakati vachinzwa mifananidzo yake, vakaziva kuti unovareva ivo.And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

⁴⁶Zvino vakatsvaka kumubata asi vakatya vanhu vazhinji nokuti vakanga vachiti muporofita.But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.