Matthew 21
1 When they were come near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on in front,
Vakati vachiswedera kuJerusarema, vasvika kuBhetifage pagomo reMiorivhi, ipapo Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri,
2 saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.
achiti kwavari: Endai kumusha wakatarisana nemwi, pakarepo muchawana mbongoro yakasungirwa, nedhongwana rinayo; sunungurai, muuyise kwandiri.
3 And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
Kana ani nani achitaura chinhu kwamuri, muchati: Ishe anozvida; pakarepo achazvitumira.
4 This took place in order that the Prophet's prediction might be fulfilled:
Izvozvi zvese zvakaitika, kuti zvizadziswe zvakataurwa nemuporofita, achiti:
5 "Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"
Udzai mukunda weZiyoni: Tarira Mambo wako anouya kwauri, ari munyoro, akatasva mbongoro, nedhongwana, mwana wechipfuwo chemutoro.
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them:
Vadzidzi vakaenda, vakaita Jesu sezvaakavaraira,
7 they brought the she-ass and the foal, and threw their outer garments on them. So He sat on them;
vakauisa mbongoro nedhongwana, vakaisa nguvo dzavo pamusoro pazvo; vakamugadza pamusoro pazvo.
8 and most of the crowd kept spreading their garments along the road, while others cut branches from the trees and carpeted the road with them,
Chaunga chikuru kwazvo chikawarira nguvo dzacho munzira; vamwe vakatema matavi pamiti vakawarira munzira.
9 and the multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"
Zvaunga zvakange zvakamutungamirira nevakange vachitevera vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDavhidhi! Wakaropafadzwa iye anouya muzita raIshe! Hosana kumusoro-soro!
10 When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"
Wakati apinda muJerusarema, guta rese rikazungunuswa, richiti: Ndiani uyu?
11 "This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds.
Zvaunga zvikati: Uyu ndiJesu muporofita weNazareta reGarirea.
12 Entering the Temple, Jesus drove out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the money-changers' tables and the seats of the pigeon-dealers.
Zvino Jesu wakapinda mutembere yaMwari, akadzingira vese vaitengesa nevaitenga mutembere, akapidigura matafura evaitsinhanha mari, nezvigaro zvevaitengesa njiva.
13 "It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."
Akati kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Imba yangu ichanzi imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi munoiita bako remakororo.
14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple, and He cured them.
Zvino kwakauya kwaari mapofu nevaikamhina mutembere; akavaporesa.
15 But when the High Priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done and the children who were crying aloud in the Temple, "God save the Son of David," they were filled with indignation.
Asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakati vachiona zvinhu zvinoshamisa zvaakange achiita, nevana vachidanidzira mutembere vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi! vakatsamwa,
16 "Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?"
vakati kwaari: Unonzwa zvavanotaura ivava here? Jesu akati kwavari: Hongu, hamuna kutongoverenga here, kuti: Mumuromo mavacheche nevanoyamwa makapedzeredza rumbidzo?
17 So He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and passed the night there.
Akavasiya, akabuda panze peguta, achienda Bhetaniya, ndokurarapo.
18 Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,
Kuzoti mangwanani-ngwanani wakati achidzokera kuguta, akanzwa nzara.
19 and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
Zvino wakati achiona umwe muonde panzira, akaenda kwauri, akasawana chinhu kwauri, asi mashizha chete; akati kwauri: Ngakurege kuva nezvibereko kwauri kusvikira narinhi. Pakarepo muonde ukasvava. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw it they exclaimed in astonishment, "How instantaneously the fig-tree has withered away!"
Vadzidzi vakati vachiona, vakashamisika, vachiti: Muonde wasvava pakarepo sei?
21 "I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;
Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Dai maiva nerutendo, musiri vasina chokwadi, hamungaiti izvi kumuonde chete, asi kunyange kana mukati kugomo iri: Simudzwa ukandirwe mugungwa; zvichaitwa.
22 and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."
Nezvese zvipi nezvipi zvamunokumbira mumunyengetero, kana muchitenda, muchazvigamuchira.
23 He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?"
Wakati apinda mutembere, vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu vakauya kwaari achidzidzisa, vakati: Munoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripi? Ndiani akakupai simba iri?
24 "And I also have a question to ask you," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Neni ndichakubvunzai shoko rimwe; kana mukandiudza iro, neni ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita izvi nesimba ripi.
25 John's Baptism, whence was it? --had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say 'a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabvepi? Kudenga here kana kuvanhu? Zvino vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga; uchati kwatiri: Saka sei musina kumutenda?
26 and if we say 'a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."
Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu; tinotya chaunga; nokuti vese vakatora Johwani semuporofita.
27 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," He replied, "by what authority I do these things."
Vakapindura Jesu vakati: Hatizivi. Iye ndokuti kwavari: Neni handingakuudziyi simba randinoita naro izvi.
28 "But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "'My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
Zvino munofungei? Munhu waiva nevanakomana vaviri; akauya kune wekutanga, akati: Mwana, enda nhasi unobata mumunda wangu wemizambiringa.
29 "'I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went.
Iye akapindura akati: Handidi; asi pashure akatendeuka akaenda.
30 He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "'I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.
Akaenda kune wechipiri akataura saizvozvo. Iye akapindura akati: Ndinoenda, ishe; akasaenda.
31 Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you.
Ndeupi pavaviri akaita kuda kwababa? Vakati kwaari: Wekutanga. Jesu akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vateresi nezvifeve vanokutangirai kupinda muushe hwaMwari.
32 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.
Nokuti Johwani akauya kwamuri nenzira yekururama, mukasamutenda; asi vateresi nezvifeve vakamutenda, asi imwi makati muchiona, hamuna kutendeuka shure kwaizvozvi kuti mumutende.
33 "Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.
Inzwai umwe mufananidzo. Kwaiva neumwe munhu, mwene weimba, wakasima munda wemizambiringa, akaisa ruzhowa rwakaukomberedza, akachera pekusvinira waini mauri, akavaka shongwe, akauhaisa kuvarimi, akaenda kunze kwenyika.
34 When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes;
Kuzoti nguva yezvibereko yaswedera, akatuma varanda vake kuvarimi kuti vagamuchire zvibereko zvake.
35 but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones.
Asi varimi vakabata varanda vake, umwe vakarova, umwe vakauraya, umwe vakataka nemabwe.
36 Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first; and these they treated in the same manner.
Akatumazve vamwe varanda vazhinji kune vekutanga; vakavaitira saizvozvo.
37 Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "'They will respect my son.'
Asi pakupedzisira akatuma mwanakomana wake kwavari, achiti: Vacharemekedza mwanakomana wangu.
38 "But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'
Asi varimi vakati vachiona mwanakomana, vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai, ngatimuurayeyi tibate nhaka yake.
39 "So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Zvino vakamubata vakaposhera panze kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa vakamuuraya.
40 When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"
Naizvozvo kana mwene wemunda wemizambiringa achisvika, uchaitei kuvarimi avo?
41 "He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season."
Vakati kwaari: Achaparadza zvakaipa ava vakaipa, akahaisa vamwe varimi munda wemizambiringa, vachamupa zvibereko nenguva dzazvo.
42 "Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?
Jesu akati kwavari: Hamuna kutongoverenga here pamagwaro panoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakaramba, ndiro rakava musoro wekona; kubva kuna Ishe izvi zvaitika zvinoshamisa pameso edu?
43 "That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it.
Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ushe hwaMwari huchatorwa kubva kwamuri, hukapiwa kurudzi rwunobereka zvibereko zvahwo.
44 He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed."
Uye anowira pamusoro pebwe iri, achavhunikanya; asi pane upi neupi warinowira richamukuya.
45 After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;
Vapristi vakuru neVaFarisi vakati vachinzwa mifananidzo yake, vakaziva kuti anotaura nezvavo.
46 but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.
Zvino vakati vachitsvaka kumubata vakatya zvaunga nokuti vaimutora semuporofita.
