Mateo 21
1 Vakati vachiswedera kuJerusarema, vasvika kuBhetifage pagomo reMiorivhi, ipapo Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri,
Bathi sebesondela eJerusalema, bafika eBhethifage eNtabeni yama-Oliva, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili,
2 achiti kwavari: Endai kumusha wakatarisana nemwi, pakarepo muchawana mbongoro yakasungirwa, nedhongwana rinayo; sunungurai, muuyise kwandiri.
wathi kubo, “Yanini emzini ophambi kwenu, khonapho lizabona inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi ebotshelwe khonapho. Libakhulule libuye labo kimi.
3 Kana ani nani achitaura chinhu kwamuri, muchati: Ishe anozvida; pakarepo achazvitumira.
Nxa kungaba lozalibuza, limtshele ukuthi iNkosi yiyo ebafunayo, uzahle abayekele bahambe masinyane.”
4 Izvozvi zvese zvakaitika, kuti zvizadziswe zvakataurwa nemuporofita, achiti:
Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomphrofethi ukuthi:
5 Udzai mukunda weZiyoni: Tarira Mambo wako anouya kwauri, ari munyoro, akatasva mbongoro, nedhongwana, mwana wechipfuwo chemutoro.
“Tshela iNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ukuthi, ‘Khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza kuwe, imnene igade ubabhemi, iphezu kwenkonyane, inkonyane kababhemi.’”
6 Vadzidzi vakaenda, vakaita Jesu sezvaakavaraira,
Abafundi bahamba benza njengokulaywa kwabo nguJesu.
7 vakauisa mbongoro nedhongwana, vakaisa nguvo dzavo pamusoro pazvo; vakamugadza pamusoro pazvo.
Baletha inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi, bendlala amajazi abo phezu kwabobabhemi ukuze uJesu ahlale phezu kwawo.
8 Chaunga chikuru kwazvo chikawarira nguvo dzacho munzira; vamwe vakatema matavi pamiti vakawarira munzira.
Ixuku elikhulu lendlala amajazi alo endleleni, kukanti abanye bephula ingatsha ezihlahleni bazendlala endleleni.
9 Zvaunga zvakange zvakamutungamirira nevakange vachitevera vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDavhidhi! Wakaropafadzwa iye anouya muzita raIshe! Hosana kumusoro-soro!
Amaxuku ayehamba phambi kwakhe lalawo ayelandela amemeza athi, “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida!” “Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo likaThixo!” “Hosana ezulwini eliphezulu!”
10 Wakati apinda muJerusarema, guta rese rikazungunuswa, richiti: Ndiani uyu?
Kwathi uJesu esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakazela, abantu babuzana bathi, “Kanti ngubani lo?”
11 Zvaunga zvikati: Uyu ndiJesu muporofita weNazareta reGarirea.
Amaxuku aphendula athi, “Lo nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha eGalile.”
12 Zvino Jesu wakapinda mutembere yaMwari, akadzingira vese vaitengesa nevaitenga mutembere, akapidigura matafura evaitsinhanha mari, nezvigaro zvevaitengesa njiva.
UJesu wangena egumeni lethempeli wabaxotsha bonke ababethenga lababethengisa khona. Wagenqula amatafula alabo ababentshintshela abanye izimali lezihlalo zabathengisa amajuba.
13 Akati kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Imba yangu ichanzi imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi munoiita bako remakororo.
Wathi kubo, “Kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka,’kodwa lina seliyenza ‘ubhalu lwabaphangi.’”
14 Zvino kwakauya kwaari mapofu nevaikamhina mutembere; akavaporesa.
Iziphofu labaqhugezelayo beza kuye ethempelini wabasilisa.
15 Asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakati vachiona zvinhu zvinoshamisa zvaakange achiita, nevana vachidanidzira mutembere vachiti: Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi! vakatsamwa,
Kodwa kwathi abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho bebona izimanga ayezenza labantwana bememeza egumeni lethempeli besithi, “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida,” banengeka.
16 vakati kwaari: Unonzwa zvavanotaura ivava here? Jesu akati kwavari: Hongu, hamuna kutongoverenga here, kuti: Mumuromo mavacheche nevanoyamwa makapedzeredza rumbidzo?
Bambuza bathi, “Uyabezwa nje abantwana laba ukuthi bathini?” Waphendula uJesu wathi, “Yebo, kalikaze lifunde ukuthi, ‘Ezindebeni zabantwana lensane wena Nkosi uyimisile indumiso’?”
17 Akavasiya, akabuda panze peguta, achienda Bhetaniya, ndokurarapo.
Wasebatshiya waphuma edolobheni waya eBhethani lapho alala khona.
18 Kuzoti mangwanani-ngwanani wakati achidzokera kuguta, akanzwa nzara.
Ekuseni kakhulu esebuyela edolobheni wezwa eselambile.
19 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)
Wabona isihlahla somkhiwa eceleni kwendlela, waqambukela kuso kodwa wathola kungelalutho kuso ngaphandle kwamahlamvu nje. Wasesithi kuso, “Ungaphindi uthele izithelo lanini!” Khonapho nje isihlahla sahle sabuna. (aiōn g165)
20 Vadzidzi vakati vachiona, vakashamisika, vachiti: Muonde wasvava pakarepo sei?
Abafundi bathi bekubona lokhu bamangala kakhulu. Babuza bathi, “Kwenzeke kanjani ukuthi isihlahla somkhiwa sibune masinyane kangaka?”
21 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.
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi nxa lilokukholwa njalo lingathandabuzi, kalisoze lenze okwenziwe kulesi isihlahla somkhiwa kuphela kodwa njalo lingathi kule intaba, ‘Suka, uziphosele olwandle,’ lakanye kuzenzeka.
22 Nezvese zvipi nezvipi zvamunokumbira mumunyengetero, kana muchitenda, muchazvigamuchira.
Nxa likholwa, lizaphiwa loba yini eliyicelayo ngomkhuleko.”
23 Wakati apinda mutembere, vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu vakauya kwaari achidzidzisa, vakati: Munoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripi? Ndiani akakupai simba iri?
UJesu wangena ethempelini, kwathi elokhu efundisa abaphristi abakhulu labadala babantu beza kuye. Bambuza bathi, “Izinto lezi uzenza ngawaphi amandla na? Ngubani okunike amandla la?”
24 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Neni ndichakubvunzai shoko rimwe; kana mukandiudza iro, neni ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita izvi nesimba ripi.
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo owodwa. Lingangiphendula, ngizalitshela ukuthi ngizenza ngawaphi amandla lezizinto.
25 Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabvepi? Kudenga here kana kuvanhu? Zvino vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga; uchati kwatiri: Saka sei musina kumutenda?
Ubhaphathizo lukaJohane lwavela ngaphi na? Lwavela ezulwini loba ebantwini na?” Bangunguna bodwa ngalokho bathi, “Nxa singathi, ‘Lwavela ezulwini,’ uzakuthi, ‘Pho kungani lingazange limkholwe na?’
26 Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu; tinotya chaunga; nokuti vese vakatora Johwani semuporofita.
Kodwa singathi, ‘Lwavela ebantwini,’ sesaba abantu ngoba bonke uJohane bamthatha njengomphrofethi.”
27 Vakapindura Jesu vakati: Hatizivi. Iye ndokuti kwavari: Neni handingakuudziyi simba randinoita naro izvi.
Ngakho bamphendula uJesu bathi, “Kasikwazi.” Ngakho wasesithi, “Lami kangiyikulitshela ukuthi izinto lezi ngizenza ngamandla bani.”
28 Zvino munofungei? Munhu waiva nevanakomana vaviri; akauya kune wekutanga, akati: Mwana, enda nhasi unobata mumunda wangu wemizambiringa.
“Likhumbulani kambe? Kwakulendoda eyayilamadodana amabili. Yaya kweyokuqala yathi, ‘Ndodana, lamuhla hamba uyesebenza esivinini.’
29 Iye akapindura akati: Handidi; asi pashure akatendeuka akaenda.
Yaphendula yathi, ‘Kangisoze ngiye mina,’ kodwa yaphinde yazisola yahamba.
30 Akaenda kune wechipiri akataura saizvozvo. Iye akapindura akati: Ndinoenda, ishe; akasaenda.
Uyise wasesiya kwenye indodana watsho okufanayo. Yaphendula yathi, ‘Ngizahamba, baba,’ kodwa kayihambanga.
31 Ndeupi pavaviri akaita kuda kwababa? Vakati kwaari: Wekutanga. Jesu akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vateresi nezvifeve vanokutangirai kupinda muushe hwaMwari.
Yiphi phakathi kwawo womabili eyenza lokho okwakufunwa nguyise na?” Baphendula bathi, “Ngeyakuqala.” UJesu wathi kubo, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi abathelisi lezifebe bazangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu kuqala kulani.
32 Nokuti Johwani akauya kwamuri nenzira yekururama, mukasamutenda; asi vateresi nezvifeve vakamutenda, asi imwi makati muchiona, hamuna kutendeuka shure kwaizvozvi kuti mumutende.
Ngoba uJohane weza kini ukuzalitshengisa indlela yokulunga kodwa kalimkholwanga ikanti abathelisi lezifebe bamkholwa. Kwathi lokuba selikubonile konke lokhu kalimkholwanga.”
33 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.
“Zwanini omunye umzekeliso: Kwakukhona umnini wesiqinti owahlanyela isivini. Wasihonqolozela ngomduli, wagebha isikhamelo sewayini phakathi, wasesakha isilindo. Waseqhatshisa isivini leso kubalimi wasuka wathatha uhambo.
34 Kuzoti nguva yezvibereko yaswedera, akatuma varanda vake kuvarimi kuti vagamuchire zvibereko zvake.
Kuthe sekufika isikhathi sokuvuna wathuma izinceku zakhe kulabobalimi ukuyathatha izithelo.
35 Asi varimi vakabata varanda vake, umwe vakarova, umwe vakauraya, umwe vakataka nemabwe.
Abalimi bazibamba izinceku zakhe; eyinye bayitshaya, eyinye bayibulala kwathi eyesithathu bayikhanda ngamatshe.
36 Akatumazve vamwe varanda vazhinji kune vekutanga; vakavaitira saizvozvo.
Wasethuma ezinye izinceku kubo, ezinengi kulezakuqala, njalo abalimi baziphatha ngendlela efanayo.
37 Asi pakupedzisira akatuma mwanakomana wake kwavari, achiti: Vacharemekedza mwanakomana wangu.
Ekucineni wasethumela indodana yakhe kubo. Wathi, ‘Bazayihlonipha indodana yami.’
38 Asi varimi vakati vachiona mwanakomana, vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai, ngatimuurayeyi tibate nhaka yake.
Kodwa kwathi abalimi beyibona indodana batshelana bathi, ‘Lo yindlalifa. Wozani simbulale sithathe ilifa lakhe.’
39 Zvino vakamubata vakaposhera panze kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa vakamuuraya.
Ngakho bamdumela bamphosela ngaphandle kwesivini bambulala.
40 Naizvozvo kana mwene wemunda wemizambiringa achisvika, uchaitei kuvarimi avo?
Ngakho-ke nxa umninisivini esesiza uzabathini abalimi labo na?”
41 Vakati kwaari: Achaparadza zvakaipa ava vakaipa, akahaisa vamwe varimi munda wemizambiringa, vachamupa zvibereko nenguva dzazvo.
Baphendula bathi, “Uzababonisa into yamehlo, abeseqhatshisa isivini sakhe kwabanye abalimi abazamnika ingxenye yakhe yezithelo ngesikhathi sokuvuna.”
42 Jesu akati kwavari: Hamuna kutongoverenga here pamagwaro panoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakaramba, ndiro rakava musoro wekona; kubva kuna Ishe izvi zvaitika zvinoshamisa pameso edu?
UJesu wathi kubo, “Kalibalanga yini emibhalweni ukuthi: ‘Ilitshe elalahlwa ngabakhi seliyilona ilitshe lensika; iNkosi ikwenzile lokhu, njalo kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu?’
43 Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ushe hwaMwari huchatorwa kubva kwamuri, hukapiwa kurudzi rwunobereka zvibereko zvahwo.
Ngakho ngiyalitshela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu lizawuthathelwa uphiwe abantu abazathela izithelo zawo.
44 Uye anowira pamusoro pebwe iri, achavhunikanya; asi pane upi neupi warinowira richamukuya.
Lowo ozawela phezu kwalelilitshe uzavadlaka kodwa lowo elizawela phezu kwakhe uzafihlizwa.”
45 Vapristi vakuru neVaFarisi vakati vachinzwa mifananidzo yake, vakaziva kuti anotaura nezvavo.
Kwathi abaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi besizwa imizekeliso kaJesu, bakwazi ukuthi wayekhuluma ngabo.
46 Zvino vakati vachitsvaka kumubata vakatya zvaunga nokuti vaimutora semuporofita.
Badinga indlela yokumbopha kodwa besaba ixuku labantu ngoba abantu bambona njengomphrofethi.
