Matthew 21 (MGH2016)

1Yesu ni owiittucha awe vaatamenrie aya Uyerusalemu ahophiya Ubetifage waari mwaako wo Mizeituni. Wowo Yesu ahaaruma owiittucha awe elhi,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2eerelhaka, “Nrweeke mpaka iwani iri miholho mwinyu ni wowo nnokoophwanya iphuta ihottukelhelhiya vamoka ni mwaamwanawe. Mwaathapulheke nkiwiihereke vaa.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

3Ntu riyoothe okohakani ittu, mwamwiirelheke, ‘Athithi anonthanana,’ ni uyo nouhiyerani vavawo.”If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4Nlhove nna naapangelhe atimire malhove aatangiye ni anamilhohi yeera,This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Mwiirelheke iwani yo Usayuni, Mmweheke, mwene inyu noowa! O wiitimarikha nawenlhe iphuta Mwaaphuta, mwaana o phuta.”“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6Chiicho etu, owiittucha nkayaarwaa nkayaapanga thoko Yesu chaalheherilhe awe,So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7nkayammwiiha mwaaphuta uyo, nkayaathalhacha ikuwo chaya vachulhu wawe, ni Yesu nkaakhalha vachulhu vawo.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8Nlhoko mulhupalhe wa attu nkawaathalhacha ikuwo chaya mphironi, ni attu akina nkayontha maphumbulhu o miri nkayaathalhacha mphironi.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9Milhoko cha attu yaanholhenlhe ni alhe yanttwara yaari akhuwelhachaka yeeraka, “Hosana, Atotopelhiye Mwaana a Adaudi! Vahiye ibarakha, nowa wo nchina na Athithi! Athimichiye Nlhuku, wiirimu!”The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

10Yesu vaaphiya awe Uyerusalemu, iwani yonkhaye nkayaakhalha yakariyakari wo uhiiwananiya. Attu nkayaakoha, “Ulha phi mpani?”When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11Nlhoko wa attu nkawaakhulha, “Ulha phi namilhohi Yesu o Unazareti yo Ugalilaya.”The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

12Yesu nkaakelha Inupa ya Nlhuku, nkoomolha vathe attu onkhaye yaathumiha ni uthuma chittu mommo. Nkaapitikulhacha imeza cha attu yaakakaniha nchurukhu ni ihiche cha attu yaathumiha ikhunda,Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

13nkeerelha, “Iholhepiya nhina Malhove Matakatifu wiira, Nlhuku heera, ‘Inupa aka inowa wiihaniya inupa yo ulhapelha.’ Nansho mwaattiva nhorukunusha ukhalha nikhuku no attu o uvara makhuche!”And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

14Attu o hoona ni attu o heeta nkayanrweelha Yesu u Inupa ya Nlhuku, nkaalhamihacha.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

15Opochera ishaani olhupalhe ni attu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa nkayaarushiya wo woona cho ushangiha chaapannge awe ni ashinamwane yeepachaka u Inupa ya Nlhuku yiiraka, “Hosana, uthimichiye Mwaana a Adaudi!”But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

16Paahi nkayankoha Yesu, “Chani, nnowiiwa chineera aya?” Yesu nkaakhulha, “Eiyo kinowiiwa. Chani khannashoma malhove alhepiye? ‘Wo malhaku a ashinamwane ni ashaana ashinkani unototopelhiya we ikekhiaye.’ ”“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

17Yesu nkaahiya, nkaakhuma vathe ni urwaa Ubethaniya nkaakhalha wowo.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

18Yesu vaari awe ahokolhiaka vawani mapikoosha, aari nawolhiye ithalha.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

19Nkoona mwiri wo ntiini vacheshere iphiro, nkaachushera, nansho khaapwannye ittu ihikhalhe mathaakhururu. Paahi, nkeerelha mwiri uyo, “Uhimme maphepu tho mahuku onkhaye!” Vavawo vavawo mwiri uyo nkawooma.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.

20Owiittucha yooneke nkayoomiya uwanoni yiiraka, “Mwiri ulha wuumilhe chani, vavawo vavawo?”When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

21Yesu nkaakhulha, “Ikekhiaye kinouhimeriani, Mwakhalhaka ni nrima wo urumelhelha uhiri ni nipampa, nnowooria kuhena wo upangaru chiicho, nansho ata mweerelhaka ulha mwaako ulha, ‘Uthame weerihelhe ubaharini,’ chinopangia chiicho.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

22Ni inyu mwakhalhaka ni nrima, chittu chiri choothe chinohalha inyu ulhepelha munlhapelhaka Nlhuku nnoovahiya.”If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23Yesu nkaakelha tho Inupa ya Nlhuku, ni uyo vaari awe eetuchihaka, attu opochera ishaani olhupalhe vamoka ni ashulhupalhe nkayankoha, “Nnopanga chechi chittu chi wo ikuru ya apani? Apani yuvanheni chechi ikuru chi?”When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

24Yesu nkaakhulha, “Ni mii kinoukohani nlhove nimoka, mwakaakhulhaka, ni mii kinouhimeriani kinopanga chechi chittu chi wo ikuru yaani.“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

25Eti ikuru i Nayohana obatiiza yaakhumme uyi? Chani yaakumme wiirimu ama wa attu?” Nansho nkayaahalha olhumachaka ashineneru, “Nimwaakhulheke chani? Neeraka, ‘yaakhumme wiirimu, noonikoha, woonaka etu khamwaarumelhelha Nayohana ayo?’What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26Vavawo neeraka, ‘yaakhumme wa attuni,’ ninowoova nlhoko wa attu ukhalhawaya attu onkhaye anorumelhelha wiira Nayohana anamilhohi.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

27Paahi, nkayaamwaakhulha, “Khanichuwenlhe hii!” Ni uyo Yesu nkaakhulha “Ni mii akinouhimeriani kimpanga chechi chittu chi wo ikuru yaani.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28“Mwaattiva nnoona chani? Ahaawo ntu mmoka aari ni ashaana elhi. Nkaamwirelha mulhupalhe uyo, ‘Mwaamwanaka, lhelho urweeke wavare ntheko imata yo zabibu.’But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

29Mmirawo uyo nkaakhulha, ‘Akinottuna!’ Nansho vahipincheru nkaarukunusha nulhumo nawe, nkaarwa uvarani ntheko.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

30Yayo athithi ayo nkaarwa wa o nayelhi uyo nkaamwirelha chiichammo, ni uyo nkaakhulha, ‘Eiyo thithi!’ Nansho khaarwelhe unthekoni.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

31Chani vavawo etu, wa yayo elhi ayo, phuuyi aathiminche athumwane?” Nkayaamwaakhulha, “Ulhe mwaana mulhupalhe ulhe.” Paahi, Yesu nkaahimeria wiira, “Ikekhiaye kinouhimeriani, attu anolhiviha ikhodi ni attu o ishembwere anowa yaakelha mu Imwene ya Nlhuku oholhelhakani.Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

32Ukhalhawaya Nayohana obatiiza ahowa uwaninyu uwonihani iphiro yo ikekhia, nansho mwaattiva khamwaarumelhenlhe, nansho attu anolhiviha ikhodi ni attu o ishembwere yahaarumelhelha. Ata nnoonaka chi chonkhaye chi, mwaattiva khankhoromme ni urumelhelha.”For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

33Yesu nkeera, “Mwiiwelhelheke nlhikaaniho nikina. Ntu mmoka mwanene imata aalhilhe izabibu, nkarukureriha ukucho, nkaathipa ilhushi yo waamelha idivai, nkaatheka ishanja mommo. Amalheke nkaashimiha anamalhima, nkeeta nkwaha ilhapo yo utayi.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

34Ikatema yo nlhaalha yaphiyeke, nkaaruma anamitheko awe wa anamalhima alhe arwee apochere mahalha o nlhaalha.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

35Nansho anamalhima alhe nkaayavara akarumiya ayo, nkayaamwata mmoka ni umwiiva nkina ni umwata malhuku nkina uyo.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

36Mwanene imata uyo nkaaruma tho anamitheko akina, enchi upwaha o upacha alhe, ni ayo nkayaapangelhiya thoko o upacha alhe.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

37Wo umalhihera nkanruma mwaamwanaya aanyiheraka wiira, ‘Anonlhoha mwaamwanaka kinonttuna aka.’Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38Nansho anamalhima alhe yamwooneke mwaamwanaya uyo nkayeerelhana ashineneru, ‘Ulha vano phi mwaamwanaya anene imata nohalha ukhalha phi mwanene nhakhu. Haya nngwe nimwiiveke etu, nipatte hii nhakhu awe uyo!’But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

39Paahi etu, nkayammara, nkayankakhelha vachereshere imata yo zabibu nkayaamwiiva.So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40“Vanova vavawo etu, mwanene imata yo zabibu uyo vanohalha awe uwa nohalha waapangelhani yayo anamalhima ayo?”Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

41Nkayaamwaakulha, “Noweeva yayo attu o uhilhoka ayo, ni imata yo zabibu iyo nowaashimiha attu akina anohalha ummaha mahalha nlhaalha vanohalha aya uphiya.”“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

42Yesu nkeera, “Chani, khannashoma Malhove Matakatifu chinohimia aya? ‘Nlhuku nikhotiye ni atheki wiira khaninlhoka Nihokhalha vano nlhuku no nsingi no vakhoonani. Athithi phi pangilhe nenna nlhove nna, Ninno niri no ushangiha chinene uwanihu!’Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43“Wo chiichammo etu, kinouhimeriani wiira Umwene wa Nlhuku unookushiya ni uvahiya attu ahiri Ayahudi, anohalha wiima maphepu oombone.”Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44“Nohalha uwulhuwelha nenno nlhuku nno nowunthakiacha, ni nno nammulhuwelhaka ntu riyoothe, ninonhararia.”He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45Opochera ishaani olhupalhe ni Amafarisayo yeeweke yayo malhikaaniho ayo, nkayaachuwelha wiira aachiya ayo.When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

46Wo chiichammo etu nkayaahalha yaaviaka iphiro yo unhelha mmachirini, nansho yaari yoovaka attu wo nlhatu no uchuwelhiya wiira Yesu aari namilhohi.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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