Yesu Alowa mu Yerusalemu Mwaulemerero
1Atayandikira ku Yerusalemu, anafika ku Betifage ndi Betaniya ku phiri la Olivi. Yesu anatuma awiri a ophunzira ake 2nati kwa iwo, “Pitani ku mudzi uli patsogolo panu, ndipo mukamakalowa, mukapeza mwana wabulu atamangiriridwa pamenepo, amene wina aliyense sanakwerepo. Kamumasuleni ndi kubwera naye kuno. 3Ngati wina aliyense akakufunsani kuti, ‘Mukuchita zimenezi chifukwa chiyani?’ Kamuwuzeni kuti, ‘Ambuye akumufuna ndipo akamutumiza kuno msanga.’ ”
4Anapita ndipo anakapeza mwana wabulu ali kunja mu msewu waukulu atamumangirira pa chipata. Pamene anamumasula, 5anthu ena amene anayima pomwepo anafunsa kuti, “Mukuchita chiyani, kumasula mwana wabuluyo?” 6Iwo anayankha monga mmene Yesu anawawuzira, ndipo anthu aja anawalola kuti apite. 7Atafika naye mwana wabulu kwa Yesu, nayika mikanjo yawo pa buluyo, Iye anakwerapo. 8Anthu ambiri anayala mikanjo yawo pa msewu, pamene ena anayala nthambi zomwe anadula mʼminda. 9Amene anatsogola ndi iwo amene ankatsatira ankafuwula kuti,
“Hosana!
“Odala Iye amene akudza mʼdzina la Ambuye!”
10“Odala ndi ufumu umene ukubwera wa abambo athu Davide!”
“Hosana Mmwambamwamba!”
11Yesu analowa mu Yerusalemu napita ku Nyumba ya Mulungu. Anayangʼana zonse, koma popeza kuti nthawi inali itapita, anatuluka kupita ku Betaniya pamodzi ndi khumi ndi awiriwo.
Yesu Atemberera Mkuyu
12Mmawa mwake pamene amachoka ku Betaniya, Yesu anamva njala. 13Ataonera patali mtengo wamkuyu uli ndi masamba, anapita kuti akaone ngati unali ndi chipatso chilichonse. Atafika, sanapezemo kanthu koma masamba, chifukwa sinali nthawi ya nkhuyu. 14Ndipo Iye anati kwa mtengo, “Palibe amene adzadyenso chipatso kuchokera kwa iwe.” Ndipo ophunzira ake anamva Iye akunena izi.
Yesu Ayeretsa Nyumba ya Mulungu
15Atafika ku Yerusalemu, Yesu analowa mʼbwalo lakunja la Nyumba ya Mulungu ndipo anayamba kupirikitsa anthu amene amagula ndi kugulitsa mʼmenemo. Anagubuduza matebulo a osintha ndalama ndi mipando ya ogulitsa nkhunda, 16ndipo Iye sanalole aliyense kugulitsa malonda mʼmabwalo a Nyumba ya Mulungu. 17Ndipo pamene ankawaphunzitsa, Iye anati, “Kodi sikunalembedwe kuti, ‘Nyumba yanga idzatchedwa Nyumba ya mapemphero kwa anthu a mitundu yonse?’ Koma inu mwayisandutsa ‘phanga la achifwamba.’ ”
18Akulu a ansembe ndi aphunzitsi amalamulo anamva izi ndipo anayamba kufuna njira yoti amuphere Iye, pakuti amamuopa, chifukwa gulu lonse la anthu linazizwa ndi chiphunzitso chake.
19Pofika madzulo, iwo anatuluka mu mzindamo.
Mkuyu Wofota
20Mmamawa, pamene ankayenda, anaona mtengo wamkuyu uja utafota kuyambira ku mizu. 21Petro anakumbukira nati kwa Yesu, “Aphunzitsi, taonani! Mtengo wamkuyu munawutemberera uja wafota!”
22Yesu anayankha kuti, “Khalani ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Mulungu. 23Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti ngati wina aliyense angalamule phiri ili kuti, ‘Pita, kadziponye mʼnyanja,’ ndipo wosakayika mu mtima mwake koma kukhulupirira kuti chimene akunena chidzachitika, chidzachitikadi kwa iyeyo. 24Nʼchifukwa chake ndikukuwuzani kuti chilichonse chimene mupempha mʼpemphero, khulupirirani kuti mwalandira, ndipo chidzakhala chanu. 25Pamene muyimirira kupemphera, ngati muli ndi chifukwa ndi wina, mukhululukireni, kuti Atate anu akumwamba akukhululukireni machimo anu.” 26(Koma ngati simukhululukirana, ngakhale Atate anu akumwamba sadzakhululukira machimo anu).
Amufunsa Yesu za Ulamuliro Wake
27Iwo anafikanso ku Yerusalemu, ndipo pamene Yesu amayenda mʼmabwalo a Nyumba ya Mulungu, akulu a ansembe, aphunzitsi amalamulo ndi akuluakulu anabwera kwa Iye. 28Iwo anafunsa kuti, “Mukuchita izi ndi ulamuliro wanji? Ndipo anakupatsani ulamuliro umenewu ndi ndani?”
29Yesu anayankha kuti, “Ndikufunsani funso limodzi. Mundiyankhe, ndipo ndikuwuzani ndi ulamuliro wanji umene ndikuchitira izi. 30Ubatizo wa Yohane, unali wochokera kumwamba, kapena kwa anthu? Ndiwuzeni.”
31Iwo anakambirana pakati pawo ndipo anati, “Tikati, ‘Wochokera kumwamba,’ atifunsa kuti, ‘Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani simunamukhulupirire?’ 32Koma ife tikati, ‘Wochokera kwa anthu.’ ” (Amaopa anthu, pakuti aliyense amakhulupirira kuti Yohane analidi mneneri).
33Ndipo anamuyankha Yesu kuti, “Sitikudziwa.”
Yesu anati, “Nanenso sindikuwuzani kuti ndi ulamuliro wanji ndichitira zimenezi.”
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’ ”
4They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna!11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”11:9 Psalm 118:25,26
10“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts
12The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’11:17 Isaiah 56:7? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’11:17 Jer. 7:11”
18The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19When evening came, Jesus and his disciples11:19 Some early manuscripts came, Jesus went out of the city.
20In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23“Truly11:22,23 Some early manuscripts “If you have faith in God,” Jesus answered, 23 “truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” 2611:26 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 6:15.
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
27They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
33So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
