¹ Nibakaza ku Jelusalema, kabalikufwafwi ku Bethphage na ku Bethany nokumulundu wa Oliva, na Jeesu watuma basichiya babili ² nokwamba kuli mbabo, ''Kamuya mumunzi ngutu bambene amwi. Mwakanjilamomo, kujana kambongolo aka katanata ntidwe. Nokukangulula no kukaleta kulindame. ³ Umwi nawamubuzhya ukuti , 'Nchinzi nchi muchita obuya?' amumwambili kuti, 'Mwami ulakayanda chokufwambana nalimwi unaka jola.''' ⁴ Baunka nokukajana kambongolo kakanjidwe mulyango anze munzila, nalimwi no limwi bakangulula. ⁵ Bamwi bantu bakalimuwi nokwamba kuli mbabo, ''Muchitacii, nokukangulu kambongolo?'' ⁶ Bakamba kulimbabo Jesu mbwaka bambila, nalimwi bantu bakaleka ukuti baunke nzila yabo. ⁷ Bakaleta kambongolo kuli Jesu basowaila zhisani alinkako wakakala, nokukakala. ⁸ Bantu banji nji bayala zisani munzila, ibamwi bakosaula imitabinji njibali kutemama mumyunda. ⁹ Abo bakamutangunina unkanababi bakali muchiindi, bakongolola, ''Hosana walelekwa uboola muzina lyo Mwami. ¹⁰ Bwaulikwa bwami busika muzina lyatata Devida! Hosana usumpukidi!'' ¹¹ Lino Jesu wanjila mu Jelusalema nokunjila nuntempele nokula ngalanga, nkaambo ciindi chalimanidi, waunka ku Bethany na baali ikumi nababili. ¹² Ibuzuba bwa kachilila nibalikuzwa mu Bethany, walifwidi nzala. ¹³ Lino nakalanga alale wabona chisamu chomukuyu chakakwete amatuvu, waunka nokubona ukuti ngulajana michelo kuli nchicho, nakasika, nokulanga, wajana taku mutuvu alo, nabobo tichali chindi chankuyu. ¹⁴ Wakaamba kuli nchicho, '' Taku uya kulya muchelo nalimwi,'' Nabalo basichiya bakamvwa. ¹⁵ Baasika ku Jelusalema, nokunjila mu tempele wakatika nokubatandila anze basambazi nabasikula mu tempele. Wakapindamuna matebulu nabasikuchincha amaali nehyuna hyababo balikusambala inkwi limba. ¹⁶ Taku nabaomwe ngwakazhumizhya kunjizhya mu tempele kwamba ukuti asambali. ¹⁷ Wakashano kwamb, ''Hena takutembedwi, 'in'anda yangu iya kwabwa ukuti ni n'anda yo kupaila nyika yonse'? ¹⁸ Bapaizi nabalembi bamvwa mbwakali ukukanana, balikuyandaula inzhila yo kuti bamujai. Balalimutijidi mabunga mabunga a bantu balizingidwi kwiisha kokwache. ¹⁹ Imangolezhya nakasika, bakazwa mumunzi. ²⁰ Nibakenda imafumo fumo, babona ukuti chisamu chamukuyu chiliyumidi nemiyanda. ²¹ Petulo waiboluka nokwamba, ''Mwiyi, kolanga! chisamu chomukuyu nchiwakasinganya chayuma.'' ²² Jesu wabaingula, ''Amushome Mwami Leza. ²³ Nchobeni ndamwambila ukuti kufumbwa ukonzhya ukwamba kumulundu, 'konyamuka ukaliwale mulwizi,' kuti katazumbazhyi mumoyo wache nokushoma ichonchamba chiya kuchitika, icho nchaamba ichonchaya kuchita Leza. ^{24 26} Nabobo ndamwambila: ichili chonsele nchi mwalomba nokubuzhya, amushome ukutimulatambula nchicho, chiyakuba chanu. ²⁵ Naimuka nokukomba, nobo welede ku kekelila nomwi, naalo si ulikujulu ulamulekelela milandu yenu.'' ²⁷ Bakasika ku Jelusalema nalimwi. Lino Jesu nakali kwendenda mu tempele, na bapaizi banenewa, balembe, nabalupati pati bakaza kulinguyo. ²⁸ Bakamba kulinguyo, ''Insana ch nzhu chisheya ihintu, ngani wakakuvumihya kuti kohichita?'' ²⁹ Jesu wakamba kulimbabo, ''Nambebo ndamubuzhya mubuzhyo oomwi. Amungambili nambebo ndamwambila hinchisha hehi hintu. ³⁰ Lino lubizhyo lwa Johani, lwahila kujulu naku bantu? amundingule.'' ³¹ Bakalyambauzhya lo kwabo beni nokuzumanikizhyanya nokwamba ukuti, ''Natwambe, 'luzwa kujulu,' ulatwambila, 'Ino nkaambo chiitamushomi?' ³² Nakuti twambi, 'Kuzwa ku bantu,'....''Baliligidi bantu, bonsele balizilidwe ukuti Johani musinsimi. ³³ Bamuvwila Jesu mokwamba ukuti, ''Tatuzhi.'' Jesu wakamba kulimbabo, ''Nembebo nsimwambili insana mhinchi shahehi hintu.''