¹ Uyesu na vanafunsi vakwe vafikhaga kholela na Kuyerusalemu na valuta mpakha Kubethfage, ku shidunda sha misaituni, bahene Uyesu wavafilikha avanafunsi vavili, ² wavajovela, ''Luti kushijiji shini shifwata, na mara yimo ambi mukiyaga ipunda yipinyilwe pala, ni nyana ya punda bahamo ni yene. sihuduli na kusileta kunyangu. ³ Nda umunu yeyona vajovele hoshona kihusu ilyo, ambi mwija, 'Umtwa akisisakula, ' nu munu uyo mara yimo ambi akivayitikha muyinse bahamo ni sene'' ⁴ Ulujowo ulu lwapolelaga ndiyo lila lini lyalogolwagwa kishilila kwa vakuvamalago lasima litimiswe. ⁵ Wavajovela, Vajovela avahinja Avasayuni, lelela, umufalme wakho iyinsa kunyenyu, umunyenyekefu na kuno atanile ipunda, nu mwana pundaumugosi, umwana punda mushali. ⁶ Bahene avanafunsi vawukhaga ni kigaha ngaja Uyesu hini wavalajisa. ⁷ Vailetaga ipunda nu mwanapundi, na kivikha amenda ganave kushanya yanave, numwene Uyesu wakhalaga pala. ⁸ Vinji ku mukusanyikho vatandikhaga amenda ganave munsila, na avanji vadumulaga amatawi kihuma mumupishi na kitandasa kubarabara. ⁹ Avanu vini vamulongolaga Uyesu na vala vini vamufwataga vatansaga ishauti, vija, ''Hosana kwa mwana wa Daudi! Yu mubarikiwa mwini iyinsa kwa litawa lya Mtwa. Hosana kuhanya mandu'' ¹⁰ Uyesu pini wafikhaga Kuyerusalemu,umuji gona gwatinukhaga na kija, ''Uyu yu nani? ¹¹ ''Avanu vajibu, ''Uyu yu Yesu Umukuvamalago, kihuma ku Nasareti ya Kugalilaya.'' ¹² Bahene Uyesu wahulutaga kulitembe lya Nguluvi. wavadagaga kunja wona vini vakhandi vigula na kigusa mulitembe. Khanji wasetusaga imesansa vini visetusa ihela ni fitengo fya vagusa unkhunda ¹³ Wavajovela, ''Yiyandishwe, ' Inyumba yangu ambi yishemelwa nyumba ya maombi, 'lakini omwe mwaigaha lipango lya vapokhaji.'' ¹⁴ Bahene avapofu na valema vamuyinsilaga mulitembe, numwene wavaponesa. ¹⁵ Lakini pini avakhome va makuhani na vaandishi pini vagaga amaajabu gini wagasenga, na pini wapulikhaga avana vilyova mulitembe na kija, ''Hosana kwa Mwana wa Daudi,'' vakhatwagwa ni hasira. ¹⁶ Vamujovela, ''Wapulikha shini shilogolwa na vanu ava?'' Uyesu wavajovela, ''Ndiyo! Lakini musinayimbaje, 'Kihuma kumalomo ga vanishe na vana vashali vini viyonkha mna sifa khamili?'' ¹⁷ Bahene Uyesu wavalekhaga na kiluta kunja ya mji ku Bethania na kigona huko. ¹⁸ Isubuhi pini akhandi itina kumujini, akhandi ni njala. ¹⁹ Wagwagaga umupishi mwambwa ya barabara. Wagulutilaga, lakini asikhapatile ishinu kushanya yakwe ila amasole hela. Wagujovelaga, ''Kusikhavesaga na matunda kunyakho shiluta.'' Baho umupishi gula gwayuma. ²⁰ Avanafunsi pini valwagaga, vashangalaga na kija, ''Yava wuli umupishi gwayuma mara moja?'' ²¹ Uyesu wajibu na kivajovela, ''Kweli nikivajovela, nda muve nilihuvi na bila wasi wasi, musikhasenga shila shini shasenjekha ku ugo umupishi tu, lakini ambi mukishijovela hata isho ishidunda, ' shitolwe na shitajwe kubahari, 'na ambi yisenjekha. ²² Shoshona shini ambi mwilomba kwa maombi, kuno muyamini, ambi muposhela.'' ²³ Uyesu pini wafikhaga kulitembe, avakhome va makuhani na vagosivaha na vanu vamuyinsilaga pini akhandi ifundisa na kimuposa, ''Kwa mamlakha nshii wigaha amajowo aga? Na yunani mwini wakupela amamulakha aga?'' ²⁴ Uyesu wajibu na kivajovela, ''Nayune khanji ambi nikivaposa iliswali limo. nda munijovele, nayune shishila ambi nikivajovela ni kwa mamlakha shii nisenga amajowo aga. ²⁵ Uubatiso wa Yohana- wahumaga kwii, kushanya au kwa vanadamu?'' Vaposaniyaga vavene, nija, nda tije wahumaga kushanya, 'ambi akitijovela, kwanshi musikhamuyaminile? ²⁶ Lakini nda tije wahumaga kwa vanadamu, ''tikivatila avanu, kwa kiva wona vakimwaga Uyohana ngaja mukuvamalago.'' ²⁷ Bahene vamujibu Uyesu na kija, ''Tisimenye'' Wavajovela wope'' Wala na yune ambi nisikivajovela kwa mamlakha nshii nisenga amajowo aga. ²⁸ Lakini muhiva nshii? Umunu umunya vana vavili. Alute kwa yumo na kimujovela, ''Mwanangu, luta usenje insengo kumugunda gwa misabibu ²⁹ inenguni. 'Umwana wajibu na kija, ''nisiluta, 'Lakini panyuma wasetusa amahiva gakwe na waluta. ³⁰ Nu Munu yula waluta kwa mwana wa uvili na kilogola ishinu hihila. Umwana uyu wajibu na kij, 'ambi niluta, mtwa,' lakini asikhalutile. ³¹ Ali kwii ku ava vana vavili mwini wasenga gini isakula uwihe? Vaja, ''Umwana wa kwansa.'' Uyesu wavajovela, ''Kweli nikivajovela, avakunganiya uushuru na vashemi vakhahuluta kuufalme wa Nguluvi khabla yenyu kihuluta. ³² Kwa kiva Uyohana wayinsaga kunyenyu kwa nsila yini yigolweshe, lakini musikhamuyaminile, amba avakunganiya uushulu na vashemi vamuyaminigi. Nemwe, pini mwalyagaga ilyo lisenjekha, musikhawesise kilomba umusamaba ili panyuma mumuyamini. ³³ Pulisi umufano ugunji. Kukhandi nu munu, umunu umunya lieneo likhome lya mugunda. Wavyalaga amisabibu, wavishilaga uluvikha, watendaga ni shombo sha kikhamila idivai, wasenga nu munara gwa ulinsi, na walikhodesaga kwa vatunsa sabibu. Bahene walutaga kunyii iyinji. ³⁴ Uluhavi lwa kukungula isabibu pini lyavesaga lwahejela, wafilikhaga baaasi ya vatumishi kwa valimaji valimaji va misabibu kitola amisabibu gakwe. ³⁵ Lakini avalimaji va sabibu vavatolaga avatumishi vakwe, vamutova yumo, vamubuda yumo, na vamutova uyunji kwa mang'anga. ³⁶ Kwa mara yinji, Umumiliki wavafilikhaga avatumishi avanji, vinji kishila vala va kwansa, lakini avalimaji va misabibu vavasenjelaga shishila. ³⁷ Baada ya hapo Umtwa yula wamufilikhaga kunyanave umwanakwe, ija, ''ambi Vakimuheshimu umwanangu.' ³⁸ Lakini avalimaji va sabibu pini vamwagaga umudimi yula, vajovelanaga, ''Uyu yu muhalaji, Yinsi, timubude na tipate kihala.' ³⁹ 'Bahene vamutolaga, vamutaga kunja ya mugunda gwa sabibu na kimubuda. ⁴⁰ Wuli umunya mugunda gwa masabibu pini akhayinsa, ambi akivaenga omwe valimaji va misabibu?'' ⁴¹ Vamujovela, ''Akhavananga avo avanu avavi kihuma ku nsila ya ukhali mandu, na bahene ambi akigukhodesa umugunda gwa masabibu kwa valimaji avanji va masabibu, avanu vini ambi vilomba kwa ajili ya masabibu pini ambi giyela.'' ⁴² Uyesu wavajovela, ''Musikhayimbile mu maandikho, ' Iling'anga lini valikhanaga avasenga mavi iling'anga likhome lya msingi. Ili lini lihumile kwa Mtwa, na yishangasa pameho gesu?'' ⁴³ Ino nikivajovela, Uufalme wa Nguluvi ambi wutolwa kihuma kunyenyu na kipelwa itaifa lini lihiva amatunda gakwe. ⁴⁴ Yeyona mwini ambi igwila pashanya ya ling'anga ilyo ambi idenywa fipande fipande. Lakini kwa yeyona mwini ambi likimugwilila ambi likimuhaula ⁴⁵ Avakhome va makuhani na mafarisayo pini vapulikhaga amafano gakwe, vawonaga kija akivalogolela avene. ⁴⁶ Lakini pini vakhandi viakula kigolosa amokho kunyakwe, vatilaga avanu, kwa kiva avanu vamulelelaga ngaja mukuvamalago.