Matthew 21
1 And when they had drawn near to Jerusalem, and had arrived at Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Mme ya re Jesu le barutwa ba atamela Jerusalema, ba le gaufi le motse wa Bethefage mo Thoteng ya Lotlhware, Jesu a roma bangwe ba barutwa ba gagwe ba le bebedi mo motsaneng o o fa pele.
2 saying to them: “Go into the town that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Release them, and lead them to me.
A ba raya a re, “E tlaa re fela fa lo tsena teng lo tlaa bona tonki e golegilwe le tonkana ya yone e le fa thoko ga yone. Lo bo lo di golola lo di lere kwano.
3 And if anyone will have said anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And he will promptly dismiss them.”
Fa mongwe a lo botsa gore lo dirang, lo re, ‘Morena o a di batla’, mme ga go na go nna matshwenyego ape.”
4 Now all this was done in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Se se ne se dirwa go diragatsa seporofeso sa bogologolo se se reng,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke.”
“Bolelela Jesusalema gore Kgosi ya gagwe e tla kwa go ene, ka bonolo e palame tonkana.”
6 Then the disciples, going out, did just as Jesus instructed them.
Barutwa ba babedi ba dira ka fa Jesu a neng a ba boleletse, ka teng,
7 And they brought the donkey and the colt, and they laid their garments on them, and they helped him sit upon them.
ba lere tonki le tonkana kwa go ene, ba pega diaparo tsa bone mo godimo ga tonkana gore a nne mo godimo ga tsone.
8 Then a very numerous crowd spread their garments on the way. But others cut branches from the trees and scattered them on the way.
Mme ba bangwe mo bontsintsing jwa batho ba ala diaparo tsa bone mo tseleng kwa pele ga gagwe, ba bangwe ba kgetla dikala tsa ditlhare ba di ala fa pele ga gagwe.
9 And the crowds that preceded him, and those that followed, cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!”
Hong bontsi jwa batho ba ba mo eteletseng pele le ba ba kwa morago ba goa ba re, “Modimo segofatsa Morwa Kgosi Dafide! Mo galaletse mo segofatse, Morena A go bakwe Modimo mogodimodimo!”
10 And when he had entered into Jerusalem, the entire city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
Motse otlhe wa Jerusalema o ne wa huduega fa a tsena. Ba botsa ba re, ke mang yo?
11 But the people were saying, “This is Jesus, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Mme bontsintsi jwa batho jwa fetola jwa re, “Jesu Moporofiti yo o tswang Nasaretha wa Galalea.”
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and he cast out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of the vendors of doves.
Jesu a tsena mo Tempeleng, a lelekela barekisi kwa ntle, a pitikolola mabati a go ananyediwang madi mo go one le ditilo tsa ba ba rekisang maphoi.
13 And he said to them: “It is written: ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer. But you have made it into a den of robbers.’”
A ba raya a re, “Dikwalo tsa re tempele ya me ke lefelo la thapelo, mme lona lo e fetotse borakanelo jwa magodu.”
14 And the blind and the lame drew near to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Hong difofu le digole tsa tla kwa go ene mme a di fodisa teng mo tempeleng.
15 Then the leaders of the priests and the scribes became indignant, seeing the miracles that he wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
Mme ya re baperesiti ba bagolo le baeteledipele ba bangwe ba Sejuda ba bona dikgakgamatso tse di ntle tse ba bile ba utlwa le bananyana ba goa mo tempeleng ba re, “Modimo segofatsa Morwa Dafide,” ba ne ba se ka ba itumela ba gakala ba mmotsa ba re, “A o utlwa se bana ba ba se buang?”
16 And they said to him, “Do you hear what these ones are saying?” But Jesus said to them, “Certainly. Have you never read: For out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have perfected praise?”
Jesu a fetola a re, “Ee, a ga lo ise lo ke lo bale dikwalo? Gonne tsa re, ‘Le bananyana tota ba tlaa mo galaletsa!’”
17 And leaving them behind, he went out, beyond the city, into Bethania, and he lodged here.
Hong a boela kwa Bethania, kwa a letseng teng.
18 Then, as he was returning to the city in the morning, he was hungry.
Mo mosong fa a boela Jerusalema, a tshwarwa ke tlala,
19 And seeing a certain fig tree beside the way, he approached it. And he found nothing on it, except only leaves. And he said to it, “May fruit never spring forth from you, for all time.” And immediately the fig tree was dried up. (aiōn g165)
Yare a bona setlhare sa mofeige fa thoko ga tsela, a tsamaela kwa go sone go bona gore a se na le maungo, mme ga bo go le matlhare fela. Hong a se hutsa a re, “O se ka wa tlhola o ungwa gape!” Mme ka bofefo setlhare sa mofeige sa omelela. (aiōn g165)
20 And seeing this, the disciples wondered, saying, “How did it dry up so quickly?”
Barutwa ba gakgamala thata ba bo ba mmotsa ba re, “Setlhare sa mofeige se omeletse ka bofefo jang?”
21 And Jesus responded to them by saying: “Amen I say to you, if you have faith and do not hesitate, not only shall you do this, concerning the fig tree, but even if you would say to this mountain, ‘Take and cast yourself into the sea,’ it shall be done.
Mme Jesu a ba raya a re, “Ammaaruri, fa lo na le tumelo lo sa belaele, lo ka dira dilo tse di ntseng jaana le go feta. Lo ka ba lwa raya thaba e ya Lotlhare lwa re, ‘Thabuela mo lewatleng,’ mme go ka diragala.
22 And all things whatsoever that you shall ask for in prayer: believing, you shall receive.”
Lo ka amogela sengwe le sengwe, se lo se kopang ka thapelo fa lo dumela.”
23 And when he had arrived at the temple, as he was teaching, the leaders of the priests and the elders of the people approached him, saying: “By what authority do you do these things? And who has given this authority to you?”
Mme e rile a sena go boela kwa Tempeleng a sa ntse a ruta, baperesiti ba bagolo le bangwe ba bagolwane ba Sejuda ba tla kwa go ene ba batla go itse gore e ne e le ka tetlelelo ya ga mang gore a lelekele baananyi kwa ntle maabane.
24 In response, Jesus said to them: “I also will question you with one word: if you tell me this, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Jesu a ba fetola a re “Ke tlaa lo bolelela fa lo ka araba potso e le nngwe pele.
25 The baptism of John, where was it from? Was it from heaven, or from men?” But they thought within themselves, saying:
A Johane wa Mokolobetsi o ne a romilwe ke Modimo, kgotsa nnyaa?” Ba ne ba gakololana ka fa ba ka arabang ka teng potso e, ba re, “Fa re re, ‘o ne a romilwe ke Modimo’, hong o tlaa re botsa gore ke eng re ne re sa dumele se Johane o neng a se bua.
26 “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we have the crowd to fear, for they all hold John to be a prophet.”
Mme fa re ganela gore Modimo o mo romile, re tlaa tlhaselwa ke bontsi jwa batho, gonne bontsi jotlhe bo dumela gore e ne e le moporofiti.”
27 And so, they answered Jesus by saying, “We do not know.” So he also said to them: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Hong lwa bofelo ba fetola ba re, “Ga re itse!” Mme Jesu a re, “Jalo le nna ga ke na go araba potso ya lona ka tsela epe.”
28 But how does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And approaching the first, he said: ‘Son, go out today to work in my vineyard.’
“Mme lo akanya jang ka ga se? Monna yo o neng a na le bomorwawe ba le babedi o na a raya yo motona a re, ‘Morwaaka, tsamaya o ye go dira mo tshimong ya me gompieno.’
29 And responding, he said, ‘I am not willing.’ But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went.
Morwawe a fetola a re, ‘Ga ke na go dira jalo,’ mme kwa morago a fetola maikutlo a gagwe a tsamaya.
30 And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, ‘I am going, lord.’ And he did not go.
Hong rraagwe a raya yo monnyennyane a re, ‘Wena tsamaya!’ Mme a re, ‘Ee, rra, ke tlaa tsamaya.’ Mme a seka a dira jalo.
31 Which of the two did the will of the father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them: “Amen I say to you, that tax collectors and prostitutes shall precede you, into the kingdom of God.
Ke ofe mo go ba babedi yo o neng a dira go rata ga ga rraagwe?” Ba fetola ba re, “Ke wa ntlha.” Hong Jesu a tlhalosa se a se rayang a re: “Ammaaruri batho ba ba bosula le basadi ba diaka ba tlaa lo raka mo Bogosing.
32 For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Yet even after seeing this, you did not repent, so as to believe him.
Gonne Johane wa Mokolobetsi o lo reile a re lo sokologe lo latlhe ditiro tsa lona tse di maswe lo boele mo Modimong, mme ga lo a dira jalo, fa batho ba ba bosula le diaka ba sokologa ba boela mo Modimong. Mme le fa tota lo ne lwa bona ba sokologa lona lo ne lwa gana go sokologa, ga lo aka lwa dumela.
33 Listen to another parable. There was a man, the father of a family, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a press in it, and built a tower. And he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out to sojourn abroad.
“Jaanong reetsang polelo e: Mong wa setsha mongwe o kile a tlhoma tshimo ya mofine e e ageletsweng, mme a direla motlhokomedi wa yone lefelo la boletelo, hong a hirisetsa balemi bangwe tshimo ya gagwe ka tumalano ya go kgaogana thobo, mme a huduga go nna mo lefatsheng le lengwe.
34 Then, when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, so that they might receive its fruits.
“E rile ka nako ya thobo ya maungo a mofine a roma baemedi ba gagwe kwa baleming go ya go tsaya seabe sa gagwe.
35 And the farmers apprehended his servants; they struck one, and killed another, and stoned yet another.
Mme balemi ba tlhasela batlhanka ba gagwe, ba itaya yo mongwe, ba bolaya yo mongwe, ba kgobotletsa yo mongwe ka matlapa.
36 Again, he sent other servants, more than before; and they treated them similarly.
“Hong a roma setlhopa se segolwane sa batlhanka ba gagwe go ya go mo tseela seabe, mme ba diragalelwa ke se se diragaletseng batlhanka ba ntlha.
37 Then, at the very end, he sent his son to them, saying: ‘They will revere my son.’
Lwa bofelo mong wa tshimo a roma morwawe a gopola gore ba tlaa mo tshoga seemo ba mo tlotle.
38 But the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and then we will have his inheritance.’
“Mme e rile fa balemi ba bona morwawe a tla, ba buisanya ba re ‘Moja boswa ke yoo o e tla; tlaang, re mmolayeng re bo itseele!’
39 And apprehending him, they cast him outside the vineyard, and they killed him.
Jalo ba mo swaswailela ka kwa ntle ga tshimo ya mafine ba mmolaya.
40 Therefore, when the lord of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those farmers?”
“Fa mong wa tshimo a boa, lo akanya gore o tlaa feta a dirang ka balemi bao?”
41 They said to him, “He will bring those evil men to an evil end, and he will loan out his vineyard to other farmers, who shall repay to him the fruit in its time.”
Baeteledipele ba Sejuda ba fetola ba re, “O tlaa bolaya batho bao ba ba bosula ka polao e e setlhogo, mme a hirisetse ba bangwe tshimo ya gagwe ba ba tlaa mo duelang ka fa tshwanelong.”
42 Jesus said to them: “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders have rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?’
Hong Jesu a ba botsa a re, “A ga lo ise lo ke lo bale mo dikwalong gore: ‘Lentswe le le gannweng ke baagi le dirilwe lentswe la kgokgotso le le tlotlegang. Ana go gontle jang! Morena o dirile selo se se gakgamatsang jang mo matlhong a rona?’
43 Therefore, I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and it shall be given to a people who shall produce its fruits.
“Se ke se rayang ke gore Bogosi jwa Modimo bo tlaa tsewa mo go lona bo neelwe chaba e e tlaa neelang Modimo seabe sa one sa thobo ya maungo.
44 And whoever will have fallen on this stone shall be broken, yet truly, on whomever it shall fall, it will crush him.”
Botlhe ba ba kgotswang mo lefikeng le la boammaruri, ba tlaa robega, mme ba ba welang godimo ba tlaa phatlalala jaaka lorole.”
45 And when the leaders of the priests, and the Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.
E rile baperesiti ba bagolo le baeteledipele ba bangwe ba Sejuda ba lemoga gore Jesu o ne a bua ka ga bone, gore e ne e le balemi mo polelong ya gagwe,
46 And though they sought to take hold of him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
ba ne ba batla go mmolaya, mme ba boifa go lekeletsa ka ntlha ya bontsintsi jwa batho, gonne bo ne bo kaya Jesu e le moporofiti.
