Matthew 21
1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Awo Yesu n’abayigirizwa be bwe baali basemberera Yerusaalemi nga batuuse kumpi n’ekibuga Besufaage ku lusozi lwa Zeyituuni, Yesu n’atuma babiri ku bayigirizwa be.
2 saying to them, “Go on into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey bound, and a colt with her—having loosed, you bring to Me;
N’abagamba nti, “Mugende mu kibuga ekiri mu maaso, bwe munaaba mwakakiyingira mujja kulaba endogoyi ng’esibiddwa awo wamu n’omwana gwayo. Muzisumulule muzireete wano.
3 and if anyone may say anything to you, you will say that the LORD has need of them, and immediately He will send them.”
Naye omuntu yenna bw’anaabaako ky’abagamba, mumuddamu nti, ‘Mukama waffe y’azeetaaga,’ amangwago ajja kuziweereza.”
4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Kino kyabaawo okutuukiriza ebigambo nnabbi bye yayogera nti,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and mounted on a donkey, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.”
“Mubuulire omuwala wa Sayuuni nti, ‘Laba Kabaka wammwe ajja gye muli nga muwombeefu, nga yeebagadde omwana gw’endogoyi.’”
6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
Awo abayigirizwa ababiri ne bagenda ne bakola nga Yesu bwe yabalagira.
7 brought the donkey and the colt, and put on them their garments, and set [Him] on them;
Ne baleeta endogoyi n’omwana gwayo, ne baaliirako eminagiro gyabwe ku ndogoyi, n’agyebagala.
8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
Abantu bangi ne baaliira engoye zaabwe mu luguudo n’abalala ne batema amatabi g’emiti ne bagaalira mu luguudo.
9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He who is coming in the Name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest!”
Ebibiina ebyamukulembera, n’ebyo ebyamuva emabega ne bireekaana nti, “Ozaana Omwana wa Dawudi!” “Aweereddwa omukisa oyo ajja mu linnya lya Mukama.” “Ozaana waggulu ennyo!”
10 And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
Awo Yesu bwe yayingira mu Yerusaalemi, ne wabaawo oluyoogaano mu kibuga kyonna nga beebuuza nti, “Ono ye ani?”
11 And the multitudes said, “This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Abaali mu kibiina ne baddamu nti, “Ono ye Yesu Nnabbi ava mu Nazaaleesi eky’omu Ggaliraaya.”
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers He overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
Awo Yesu n’ayingira mu Yeekaalu n’agobamu abasuubuzi bonna n’avuunika emmeeza z’abaali bawaanyisa ensimbi n’entebe z’abaali batunda amayiba.
13 and He says to them, “It has been written: My house will be called a house of prayer; but you made it a den of robbers.”
N’abagamba nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Ennyumba yange eneeyitibwanga nnyumba ya kusabirangamu,’ naye mmwe mugifudde ‘empuku y’abanyazi.’”
14 And there came to Him blind and lame men in the temple, and He healed them,
Awo abazibe b’amaaso n’abalema ne bajja gy’ali mu Yeekaalu n’abawonya.
15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were much displeased;
Naye bakabona abakulu n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka bwe baalaba eby’ekitalo bye yakola, n’abaana abato abaali mu Yeekaalu nga baleekaanira waggulu nti, “Ozaana Omwana wa Dawudi!” ne banyiiga.
16 and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these say?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes, did you never read, that, Out of the mouth of babies and sucklings You prepared praise?”
Ne bamubuuza nti, “Owulira bano bye bagamba?” Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Mpulira. Temusomangako nti, “‘Abaana abato n’abawere abayonka balimutendereza!’”
17 And having left them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there,
N’abaviira, n’afuluma mu kibuga n’agenda e Besaniya, n’asula eyo.
18 and in the morning turning back to the city, He hungered,
Awo enkeera bwe yali ng’addayo mu kibuga n’alumwa enjala,
19 and having seen a certain fig tree on the way, He came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and He says to it, “No more fruit may be from you—throughout the age”; and instantly the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
n’alengera omutiini ku mabbali g’ekkubo, n’agutuukako n’atasangako ttiini okuggyako amakoola ameereere. N’agugamba nti, “Toddangayo okubala ebibala.” Amangwago omuti ne guwotoka. (aiōn g165)
20 And the disciples having seen, wondered, saying, “How did the fig tree instantly wither?”
Abayigirizwa bwe baakiraba ne beewuunya ne beebuuza nti, “Omutiini guwotose gutya amangu?”
21 And Jesus answering said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig tree will you do, but even if to this mountain you may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it will come to pass;
Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti bw’oba n’okukkiriza nga tobuusabuusa, oyinza okukola ekiri nga kino n’ebisingawo. Oyinza n’okulagira olusozi luno nti, ‘Siguka ogwe mu nnyanja,’ ne kibaawo.
22 and all—as much as you may ask in the prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Buli kye munaasabanga nga mukkiriza, munaakiweebwanga.”
23 And He having come into the temple, there came to Him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority?”
Awo Yesu bwe yakomawo mu Yeekaalu bakabona abakulu n’abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya ne bajja gy’ali ne bamubuuza nti, “Buyinza ki obukukoza ebyo, era ani yakuwa obuyinza obwo?”
24 And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;
Yesu n’addamu nti, “Mumale okunziramu ekibuuzo kyange kino, nange ndyoke mbabuulire obuyinza bwe nkozesa bino.
25 the immersion of John, from where was it? From Heaven, or from men?” And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “If we should say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why, then, did you not believe him?
Okubatiza kwa Yokaana kwava wa? Kwava mu ggulu oba mu bantu?” Ne basooka ne boogeraganyaamu bokka na bokka nti, “Bwe tugamba nti, ‘Kwava mu ggulu,’ ajja kutubuuza nti, ‘Kale lwaki temwamukkiriza?’
26 And if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
Ate bwe tunaagamba nti, ‘Kwava mu bantu,’ tutya ekibiina, kubanga bonna bamanyi nga Yokaana yali nnabbi.”
27 And answering Jesus they said, “We have not known.” He said to them—He also, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Bwe batyo ne baddamu nti, “Tetumanyi!” Yesu kwe kubaddamu nti, “Nange sijja kubabuulira obuyinza bwe nkozesa bino.”
28 And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.
“Kale mulowooza mutya ku kino? Waaliwo omusajja eyalina abaana be babiri, n’agamba omubereberye nti, ‘Genda okole mu nnimiro y’emizabbibu leero.’
29 And he answering said, I will not, but at last, having regretted, he went.
“Omulenzi n’addamu nti, ‘ŋŋaanyi,’ naye oluvannyuma ne yeerowooza n’agenda.
30 And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], lord, and did not go;
“Ate kitaabwe n’agenda eri omulala n’amugamba ekintu kye kimu. Naye ye n’addamu nti, ‘Nnaagenda mukama wange.’ Naye n’atagenda.
31 which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you into the Kingdom of God,
“Kale, ku bombi aliwa eyagondera kitaawe?” Ne bamuddamu nti, “Omulenzi ow’olubereberye.” Awo Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, abasolooza b’omusolo ne bamalaaya balibasooka okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
32 for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, and the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and you, having seen, did not regret at last—to believe him.
Kubanga Yokaana yajja ng’abuulira ekkubo ery’obutuukirivu naye ne mutamukkiriza. Wabula abasolooza b’omusolo ne bamalaaya baamukkiriza, newaakubadde nga mwakiraba, oluvannyuma temwenenya kumukkiririzaamu.”
33 Hear another allegory: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad.
“Muwulirize olugero olulala. Waaliwo omusajja ssemaka eyalina emizabbibu, n’agyetoolooza olukomera, n’asimamu essogolero, n’azimbamu n’omunaala, n’agipangisa abalimi, n’agenda olugendo.
34 And when the season of the fruits came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive the fruits of it,
Ekiseera ky’amakungula bwe kyatuuka, n’atuma abaddu be eri abalimi banone ebibala byamu.
35 and the farmers having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
“Naye abalimi ne badda ku baddu be, omu ne bamukuba, n’omulala ne bamutta, n’omulala ne bamukasuukirira amayinja.
36 Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
Ate n’abatumira abaddu abalala nga bangiko okusinga abaasooka, era nabo ne babayisa mu ngeri y’emu nga bali abaasooka.
37 And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son;
Oluvannyuma n’abatumira mutabani we, ng’alowooza nti, ‘Bajja kumussaamu ekitiibwa.’
38 and the farmers having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
“Naye abalimi bwe baalaba omwana ng’ajja ne bateesa nti, ‘Ono y’agenda okusika, ka tumutte, ebyobusika bwe biriba byaffe!’
39 and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
Bwe batyo ne bamufulumya ebweru w’ennimiro y’emizabbibu ne bamutta.
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these farmers?”
Kale nannyini nnimiro y’emizabbibu bw’alikomawo alibakola atya?”
41 They say to Him, “Evil men—he will grievously destroy them, and will give out the vineyard to other farmers who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.”
Ne bamuddamu nti, “Abantu abo ababi bwe batyo alibazikiririza ddala, ennimiro y’emizabbibu n’agipangisa abalimi abalala abanaamuwanga ebibala mu ntuuko zaabyo.”
42 Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Writings: A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the LORD has this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
Awo Yesu n’ababuuza nti, “Temusomanga ku Kyawandiikibwa kino nti, “‘Ejjinja abazimbi lye baagaana lye lifuuse ejjinja ekkulu ery’oku nsonda. Kino kyava eri Mukama era kya kyewuunyo.’
43 Because of this I say to you that the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
“Kyenva mbagamba nti, Obwakabaka bwa Katonda bulibaggyibwako ne buweebwa eggwanga eribala ebibala byabwo.
44 and he who is falling on this stone will be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.”
Oyo alyesitala n’agwa ku jjinja eryo, alibetentebwa, na buli gwe lirigwako lirimubetenta.”
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard His allegories, knew that He speaks of them,
Awo bakabona abakulu n’Abafalisaayo bwe baabiwulira ne bategeera nga Yesu bo b’ayogerako.
46 and seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding Him as a prophet.
Ne baagala bamukwate, naye ne batya ekibiina, kubanga abantu Yesu baamukkiriza, nga nnabbi.
