Mak 11
1 Mgbe ha na-abịaru Jerusalem nso, ha rutere Betfeji na Betani nʼUgwu Oliv. Jisọs zipụrụ mmadụ abụọ nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya.
As they approached Jerusalem, near to Bethphage and Bethany, beside the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead.
2 Ọ gwara ha sị, “Gaanụ nʼime obodo nta dị nʼihu unu. Mgbe unu na-abanye nʼime ya, unu ga-ahụ nwa ịnyịnya e kedoro nʼebe ahụ nke onye ọbụla na-arịkwasịbeghị nʼelu ya. Tọpụnụ ya nʼagbụ, kpụtaranụ m ya.
He told them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter, you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden before. Untie it and bring it here.
3 Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla asị unu, ‘Gịnị mere unu ji na-atọpụ ya nʼagbụ?’ sịnụ onye ahụ, ‘Ọ dị Onyenwe anyị mkpa, ọ ga-akpụghachitekwa ya ngwangwa.’”
If anyone asks you what you are doing, tell them, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back soon.’”
4 Ha ruru ma hụ otu nwa ịnyịnya e kedoro nʼakụkụ ụzọ, nʼihu otu ụlọ nke dị nʼama. Dị ka ha na-atọpụ ya,
So they set off, and found a colt tied to a door, out on the street, and they untied it.
5 ụfọdụ mmadụ guzo nʼebe ahụ sịrị ha, “Gịnị ka unu na-eme, unu na-atọpụ nwa ịnyịnya a?”
Some of the people standing around asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt”?
6 Ha gwara ha ihe Jisọs kwuru, ha hapụkwara ha ka ha tọrọ ịnyịnya ibu ahụ.
The disciples replied just as Jesus told them to, and the people let them go.
7 Ha kpụtaara Jisọs nwa ịnyịnya ahụ, ma wụkwasịkwa uwe ha nʼelu ya, ọ nọkwasịrị nʼelu ya.
They brought the colt to Jesus, put their cloaks on it, and Jesus sat on it.
8 Ọtụtụ mmadụ tụsara uwe ha nʼokporoụzọ, ma ndị ọzọ tụsara alaka osisi ha gbutere nʼọhịa.
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others laid down leafy branches that they'd cut in the fields.
9 Ndị na-aga nʼihu na ndị na-esokwa nʼazụ, tiri mkpu na-asị, “Hozanna!” “Onye a gọziri agọzi ka onye ahụ bụ nke na-abịa nʼaha Onyenwe anyị!”
Those leading in the front and those that were following were all shouting, “Hosanna! Bless the one coming in the name of the Lord.
10 “Ngọzị dịrị alaeze ahụ na-abịa nke nna anyị Devid!” “Hozanna nʼebe kachasị ihe niile elu!”
Bless the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!”
11 Mgbe ọ batara na Jerusalem, ọ gara nʼime nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Mgbe o legharịchara anya nʼihe niile dị nʼebe ahụ, ma ebe ọ bụ na chi ejiela, ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya pụrụ gaa Betani.
Jesus entered Jerusalem and went in to the Temple. He looked around him, observing everything, and then, since it was getting late, he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples.
12 Nʼechi ya, mgbe ha si Betani na-apụta, agụụ gụrụ ya.
The next day, as they left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 Site nʼebe dị anya, ọ hụrụ otu osisi fiig nke nwere akwụkwọ ndụ. Mgbe ọ bịaruru osisi ahụ nso, ọ gagharịrị nʼukwu ya niile ma ọ ga-achọta mkpụrụ nʼelu ya, ma ọ hụghị mkpụrụ ọbụla, naanị akwụkwọ ndụ, nʼihi na oge a abụghị oge osisi a ji amị mkpụrụ.
From some distance away he saw a fig tree with leaves, so he went over to it to see if it had any fruit. But when he got there, he found it had only leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
14 Mgbe ahụ, ọ gwara osisi ahụ sị, “Ka mmadụ ọbụla ghara iri mkpụrụ sitere na gị ruo ebighị ebi.” Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ mgbe o kwuru okwu a. (aiōn g165)
He said to the tree, “May no one eat fruit from you ever again.” His disciples heard his words. (aiōn g165)
15 Mgbe ha ruru Jerusalem, ọ banyere nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu, bido ịchụpụ ndị na-azụ ahịa na ndị na-ere ahịa nʼebe ahụ. O kpugharịrị tebul ndị na-agbanwe ego, kwatuokwa oche niile nʼọdụ ahịa ndị na-ere nduru.
They arrived back in Jerusalem, and Jesus went into the Temple. He started driving out the people who were buying and selling in the Temple. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the people selling doves.
16 O gbochikwara onye ọbụla iwebata ngwongwo ahịa orire nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ.
He stopped anyone carrying things through the Temple.
17 Ma dị ka ọ na-ezi ha ihe, ọ sịrị, “Ọ bụ na-edeghị ya sị, Ụlọ m ka a ga-akpọ ụlọ ekpere nye mba niile? Ma unu emeela ya ọgba ndị na-apụnara mmadụ ihe nʼike.”
He explained to them, “Doesn't Scripture say, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of thieves!”
18 Mgbe ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu nụrụ nke a, ha malitere na-achọ ụzọ igbu ya ma ha tụrụ egwu ya nʼihi na ozizi ya juru igwe mmadụ niile ahụ anya.
The chief priests and religious teachers heard what had happened, and tried to find a way to kill Jesus. But they were afraid of him, for everyone was so impressed by his teaching.
19 Mgbe uhuruchi bịara, Jisọs na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya siri nʼobodo ahụ pụọ.
When evening came Jesus and his disciples left the city.
20 Nʼisi ụtụtụ echi ya, mgbe ha na-agafe, ha hụrụ na osisi fiig a esitela na mgbọrọgwụ ya kpọnwụọ.
The following morning as they returned, they saw the fig tree, withered from the roots up.
21 Pita chetara ihe merenụ ma sị ya, “Onye ozizi, lee! Osisi fiig ahụ ị bụrụ ọnụ akpọnwụọla!”
Peter remembered what Jesus had done, and said to him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
22 Jisọs zara ha sị, “Nweenụ okwukwe nʼime Chineke.
“Trust in God,” Jesus replied.
23 Nʼezie agwa m unu, ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla asị ugwu a, ‘Si nʼebe a wezuga onwe gị, gaa dabanye nʼoke osimiri,’ nke na-enweghị obi abụọ nʼime ya, kama o kweere na ihe o kwuru ga-emezu, ihe ahụ ọ kwuru ga-emezukwa.
“Believe me when I say to you that if you told this mountain, ‘Get out of here and be thrown into the sea,’ and you don't doubt in your heart, but are convinced about what you're asking, then it will happen!
24 Ya mere, ka m gwa unu, ihe ọbụla unu rịọrọ nʼekpere, kwerenụ na unu anatala ya, ọ ga-abụkwa nke unu.
I'm telling you that whatever you pray for, whatever you ask, trust that you've received it, and it's yours.
25 Ma mgbe ọbụla unu guzoro na-ekpe ekpere, gbagharanụ, ma ọ bụrụ na unu nwere ihe ọbụla megide onye ọbụla, ka Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe gbagharakwa unu mmehie unu.
But when you're praying, if you have something against someone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins.”
26 Ma ọ bụrụ na unu agbagharaghị, Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe agaghị agbagharakwa unu mmehie unu.”
27 Mgbe ha rutere Jerusalem ọzọ, ọ nọ na-ejegharị nʼime ogige ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, ndịisi nchụaja, na ndị ozizi iwu na ndị okenye ndị Juu bịakwutere ya.
They returned to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the Temple, the chief priests, religious teachers, and the leaders approached him.
28 Ha sịrị ya, “Olee ikike i ji eme ihe ndị a ị na-eme? Onye nyere gị ikike ime ha?”
“By what authority are you doing all this?” they demanded. “Who gave you the right?”
29 Jisọs sịrị ha, “Aga m ajụ unu otu ajụjụ, unu zaa m ya, aga m agwakwa unu onye nyere m ikike m ji eme ihe ndị a.
“Let me ask you a question,” Jesus told them. “You answer me, and I'll tell you by whose authority I do these things.
30 Baptizim nke Jọn, o sitere nʼeluigwe ka ọ bụ nʼaka mmadụ? Gwanụ m.”
John's baptism—did that come from heaven, or from people?”
31 Ha kparịtara ụka nʼetiti onwe ha ma sị, “Ọ bụrụ na anyị asị, ‘O sitere nʼeluigwe,’ ọ ga-asị anyị, ‘Gịnị mere unu na-ejighị kwenye na ya?’
They discussed it among themselves. They said, “If we say it's from heaven, he'll reply, ‘So why didn't you believe him?’
32 Ma ọ bụrụ na anyị asị, ‘O sitere nʼaka mmadụ.’” (Ha na-atụ egwu ndị mmadụ, nʼihi na ha niile kwenyere na Jọn bụ onye amụma nʼezie.)
But if we say, it's of human origin, well…” They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone believed that John was a true prophet.
33 Ya mere ha zara Jisọs sị, “Anyị amaghị.” Jisọs zaghachikwara ha sị, “Agakwaghị m agwa unu ụdị ikike m ji na-eme ihe ndị a.”
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I'm not telling you by whose authority I do these things,” replied Jesus.
