Matthew 21 (ZAJP)

1Yesu na wanahina zake viwakalile behi na kuvika Yelusalemu, wavika mkiwambo cha Betifage hana Ikigongo cha Mizaituni, Yesu kawatuma wanahina zake wabili,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2kawalongela, “Gendeni hana ikiwambo kili haulongozi wenu, baho mom'vika mhunda yafungigwe hamoja na mwanage. Wafunguleni, abaho, munigalile.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.

3Na kamba munhu yoyose yahawauza, mulongeleni kamba, ‘Mndewa kowalonda.’ Na himahima kowagwelela.”If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4Gano galawilila giladi gavikile gaja galongigwe na muhokozi, yolonga,This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Mulongele mndele wa Sayuni, ‘Lola, Mndewa wako kokwizila! Kahola moyo na kapapigwa na mhunda, mwana wa mhunda.’ ”“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.’”

6Avo, wanahina wachola na watenda kamba Yesu viyawalongele.So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7Wamgala imhunda na mwana wa mhunda, watandika vivalo vao uchana yao, abaho, Yesu kakala uchana ya imwana mhunda.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8Dale kulu ng'hani da wanhu janzanza vivalo vao mnzila, na wayagwe wakanha mikuti ya mitende na kuyanzanza mnzila.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9Dale da wanhu dikalile dimulongole na wose wakalile wamsondolele wenula dizwi walonga, “Yatogolwe Mwana wa Daudi! Kamota ayo yokwiza mditwaga da Mndewa! Nhogolwa uchana kuulanga!”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 viyengile Yelusalemu, wambo jose dikala mumzahimzahi, na wanhu wauza, “Ino iyo munhu yalihi?”When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11Didale da wanhu diwalongela, “Ino iyo Yesu, muhokozi kulawa Nazaleti mkiwambo cha Galilaya.”The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

12Yesu kengila mdikonhi da Ing'anda ya Mulungu na kuwawinga wanhu wose wakalile muja woguza na kugula. Kazihindula meza za wavunja hela na vigoda va wose wakalile woguza njiwa,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.

13kawalongela, “Yandikigwa Mzinyandiko Zing'alile, ‘Ng'anda yangu yokemigwa ng'anda ya nhambiko.’ Ila mweye moitenda fisilo da wabavi!”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.’”

14Vimbugumbugu na walemale wamcholela kuna Ing'anda ya Mulungu, na heyo kawahonya.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

15Ila wakulu wa wakulu wa nhambiko na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa viwonile vinhu va mkanganyo viyatendile, na wana wotoa nyangi kuna Ing'anda ya Mulungu wolonga, “Yatogolwe Mwana wa Daudi!” wona lusango.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!”

16Wamulongela, “Kowahulika wano vowolonga?” Yesu kawalongela, “Ona! Hamsomile gaja gandikigwe Mzinyandko Zing'alile, golonga, ‘Wana wadodo na ving'hele, wokwimba nyila za nhogolwa’?”“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’?”

17Kawaleka, kachola hanze ya idiwambo mbaka Betania, kawasa hiko.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

18Imitondo ng'hani Yesu viyakalile mnzila yobwela mdiwambo, kona nzala.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

19Kawona mtini hamgwazo wa inzila, kaukwenhukila, ila honile chochose uchana yake ila mijani iiyeka. Abaho, kaulongela, “Sambiulele mujo milao yose!” Bahaja umtini unyala.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.

20Wanahina viwawene vino wakanganya, wauza, “Habali umtini unyala himahima?”When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

21Yesu kawedika, yolonga, “Nowalongela ikweli, kamba muhawa na nhamanila bila kusinha mmioyo yenu, sio kamba modaha kutenda kija kitendigwe mumtini uno, ila vivija modaha kukilongela kigongo kino, ‘Goboka, uiyase m'bahali,’ na yotendeka.“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.

22Kamba muhawa na nhamanila, chochose chondampule mkutambika, mogweleligwa.”If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23Yesu viyengile muna Ing'anda ya Mulungu, wakulu wa wakulu wa nhambiko na wavyele wa wanhu wamcholela kipigiti viyakalile yofundiza, wamuuza, “Kotenda mbuli zino na udaho ulihi? Na yalihi yakugwelele udaho uno?”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 kawalongela, “Vivija na nie nowauza mbuli, na kamba muhanilongela nhegulo yake, na nie nowalongela kamba notenda mbuli zino na udaho ulihi.“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.

25Mbatiza ya Yohana ilawa kwahi? Ilawa ha Mulungu ama ilawa ha wanhu?” Wakiiuza wenyego kwa wenyego, walonga, “Tuhalonga, ‘Ulawa ha Mulungu,’ kotuuza, ‘Habali hamumtogole?’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?’

26Ila tuhalonga, ‘Ulawa ha wanhu,’ towadumba wanhu kwavija wanhu wose wotogola kamba Yohana kakala muhokozi.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

27Avo wamwidika Yesu, “Hatuvitanga.” Abaho, na heyo kawalongela, “Na nie siwalongela kamba notenda mbuli zino na udaho ulihi.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28“Mweye mokonaze? Kukala na munhu imwe yakalile na wana wabili. Kamcholela ija imkulu kamulongela, ‘Mwanangu, lelo genda ukasang'hanike mumgunda wa mizabibu.’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.’

29Ija imwana kamwidika kamulongela, ‘Sichola,’ ila mkipigiti kidodo kagelegeza mmoyo wake, abaho, kachola.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

30Abaho, kamcholela imdodo kamulongela vivija. Na heyo kamwidika kalonga, ‘Ona, nochola, tata,’ ila hacholile.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

31Yalihi mmwanza wa wano wabili yatendile gamnogele tataake?” Wamwidika wamulongela, “Ija imkulu.” Yesu kawalongela, “Nowalongela ikweli, wawila kodi na watenda ugoni ndwanga wowalongola kwingila muna Undewa wa Mulungu.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.

32Kwavija Yohana M'batiza keza kumwenu mnzila ilibule uzenzeleganye, na mweye hamumtogole, ila wawila kodi na watenda ugoni ndwanga wamtogola. Na hata vimgawene gano, hamulekile vilozo venu na kumtogola.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.

33“Tegelezeni hala diyagwe, kukala na munhu yakalile na mgunda wa mizabibu, kauzengela konhi na kuhimba lwingila lwa kukamulila zabibu na kuzenga ulingo. Abaho, kawapangiza walimi, kachola isi ya kutali.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.

34Kipigiti cha kuhuna zizabibu vikivikile, kawatuma nyakadala zake ha iwalimi wakamsolele fungu jake da izizabibu.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

35Iwalimi wawanwang'hula waja iwanyakadala, imwe wamtoa, iyagwe wamkoma, na iyagwe wamtoa na mabwe mbaka kadanganhika.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

36Abaho, ija imunhu kawatuma mwanza uyagwe nyakadala wayagwe bwando kubanza waja wa ichanduso, na iwalimi wawatendela vivija kamba viwawatendele waja wa ichanduso.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

37Hakimambukizo, kamulagiza mwanage ha iwalimi, yolonga, ‘Kwa vovose womuhishimila mwanangu.’Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38Ila iwalimi viwamuwene imwana, wailongela wenyego kwa wenyego, ‘Ino iyo muhazi. Izoni tumkome, abaho, tusole uhazi wake!’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.’

39Avo wamsola na kumwasa hanze ya umgunda wa mizabibu na kumkoma.So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40“Avo mwene mgunda yeheza, kowatenda choni iwalimi?”Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

41Wamulongela, “Kowakoma wanhu waja wehile, na kuwagwelela umgunda walimi wayagwe wondawamgwelele zabibu mkipigiti cha kuhuna.”“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 kawalongela, “Hamsomile Zinyandiko Zing'alile? ‘Dibwe dilemigwe na wazenzi digaluka dibwe da kutamanilwa ng'hani kubanza mabwe gose. Mndewa iyo yatendile mbuli ino, nayo iwa mkanganyo mmeso getu!’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“Avo nowalongela, Undewa wa Mulungu wosegezigwa kumwenu na kugweleligwa wanhu wayagwe wondawatende gamnogele Mulungu.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.

44Munhu yodilagalila dibwe dino kobeneka vidangavidanga, na munhu yoyose yondadimulagalile domsiginha lipilipi.”He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45Wakulu wa wakulu wa nhambiko na Mafalisayo viwahulike hala da Yesu, wavitanga kamba kowalonga hewo,When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

46avo wazahila nzila ya kumgoga. Ila wadumba didale da wanhu kwavija wakala womtogola Yesu kamba muhokozi.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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