Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man named Zacchaeus lived there. He was a chief tax collector and was very rich. 3Zacchaeus wanted to see who Jesus was. But he was a short man. He could not see Jesus because of the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree. He wanted to see Jesus, who was coming that way.
5Jesus reached the spot where Zacchaeus was. He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay at your house today.” 6So Zacchaeus came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this. They began to whisper among themselves. They said, “Jesus has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took.”
9Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today salvation has come to your house. You are a member of Abraham’s family line. 10The Son of Man came to look for the lost and save them.”
The Story of Three Slaves
11While the people were listening to these things, Jesus told them a story. He was near Jerusalem. The people thought that God’s kingdom was going to appear right away. 12Jesus said, “A man from an important family went to a country far away. He went there to be made king and then return home. 13So he sent for ten of his slaves. He gave them each about three months’ pay. ‘Put this money to work until I come back,’ he said.
14“But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15“But he was made king and returned home. Then he sent for the slaves he had given the money to. He wanted to find out what they had earned with it.
16“The first one came to him. He said, ‘Sir, your money has earned ten times as much.’
17“ ‘You have done well, my good slave!’ his master replied. ‘You have been faithful in a very small matter. So I will put you in charge of ten towns.’
18“The second slave came to his master. He said, ‘Sir, your money has earned five times as much.’
19“His master answered, ‘I will put you in charge of five towns.’
20“Then another slave came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your money. I have kept it hidden in a piece of cloth. 21I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in. You harvest what you did not plant.’
22“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you evil slave! So you knew that I am a hard man? You knew that I take out what I did not put in? You knew that I harvest what I did not plant? 23Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank? When I came back, I could have collected it with interest.’
24“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his money away from him. Give it to the one who has ten times as much.’
25“ ‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten times as much!’
26“He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more. But here is what will happen to anyone who has nothing. Even what they have will be taken away from them. 27And what about my enemies who did not want me to be king over them? Bring them here! Kill them in front of me!’ ”
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead. He was going up to Jerusalem. 29He approached Bethphage and Bethany. The hill there was called the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent out two of his disciples. He said to them, 30“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you get there, you will find a donkey’s colt tied up. No one has ever ridden it. Untie it and bring it here. 31Someone may ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ If so, say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
32Those who were sent ahead went and found the young donkey. It was there just as Jesus had told them. 33They were untying the colt when its owners came. The owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34They replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35Then the disciples brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their coats on the young donkey and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their coats on the road.
37Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives. There the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God with joy. In loud voices they praised him for all the miracles they had seen. They shouted,
38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Psalm 118:26)
“May there be peace and glory in the highest heaven!”
39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “tell your disciples to stop!”
40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
41He approached Jerusalem. When he saw the city, he began to weep. 42He said, “I wish you had known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. 43The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side. 44You didn’t recognize the time when God came to you. So your enemies will smash you to the ground. They will destroy you and all the people inside your walls. They will not leave one stone on top of another.”
Jesus Clears Out the Temple
45Then Jesus entered the temple courtyard. He began to drive out those who were selling there. 46He told them, “It is written that the Lord said, ‘My house will be a house where people can pray.’ (Isaiah 56:7) But you have made it a ‘den for robbers.’ ” (Jeremiah 7:11)
47Every day Jesus was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests and the teachers of the law were trying to kill him. So were the leaders among the people. 48But they couldn’t find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.
Zakka mai karɓar haraji
1Yesu ya shiga Yeriko, yana ratsa ta cikinta. 2Akwai wani mutum a garin, mai suna Zakka. Shi shugaban masu karɓar haraji ne, mai arziki kuma. 3Ya so yă ga ko wane ne Yesu, amma saboda taron, bai iya ba, domin shi gajere ne. 4Saboda haka, ya yi gaba da gudu, kuma ya hau itacen sikamo, don yă gan shi, tun da Yesu zai bi wannan hanyar ne.
5Da Yesu ya iso wurin, sai ya ɗaga ido sama, ya ce masa, “Zakka, ka yi maza ka sauka. Ni kam, dole in sauka a gidanka yau.” 6Sai ya sauka nan da nan, ya karɓe shi da murna.
7Dukan mutane suka ga haka, kuma suka fara gunaguni, suka ce, “Ya je don yă zama baƙon ‘mai zunubi.’ ”
8Amma Zakka ya tashi a tsaye, ya ce wa Ubangiji, “Duba, Ubangiji! Nan take, rabin dukiyar da nake da shi, na ba wa matalauta. In kuma na taɓa cutan wani, a kan wani abu, zan mayar da shi ninki huɗu.”
9Sai Yesu ya ce masa, “Yau, ceto ya zo gidan nan, domin wannan mutum shi ma ɗan Ibrahim ne. 10Saboda Ɗan Mutum ya zo ne, domin yă nemi abin da ya ɓata, yă cece shi kuma.”
Misalin mina goma
(Mattiyu 25.14-30)
11Yayinda suna cikin sauraron wannan, sai ya ci gaba da gaya musu wani misali, domin ya yi kusa da Urushalima, kuma mutanen suna tsammani mulkin Allah zai bayyana, nan da nan. 12Ya ce, “Wani mutum mai martaba ya tafi wata ƙasa mai nisa don a naɗa shi sarki sa’an nan ya dawo. 13Saboda haka ya kira bayinsa goma ya ba su mina goma. Ya ce, ‘Ku yi kasuwanci da kuɗin nan, sai na dawo.’
14“Amma talakawansa suka ƙi shi, sai suka aikar da wakilai bayansa, domin su ce, ‘Ba mu son wannan mutum ya zama sarkinmu.’
15“Duk da haka, aka naɗa shi sarki, sa’an nan ya dawo gida. Sai ya aika aka kira bayin da ya ba su kuɗin, don yă san ribar da suka samu.
16“Na fari ya zo ya ce, ‘Ranka yă daɗe, minarka ya sami ribar goma.’
17“Maigidan ya amsa ya ce, ‘Madalla, bawana mai kirki! Tun da ka yi aminci a kan abu ƙanƙani, ka yi riƙon birane goma.’
18“Na biyun ya zo ya ce, ‘Ranka yă daɗe, minarka ya sami ribar biyar.’
19“Maigidansa ya ce, ‘Kai ka yi riƙon birane biyar.’
20“Sai wani bawan ya zo ya ce, ‘Ranka yă daɗe, ga minarka. Na ɓoye shi a wani ɗan tsumma. 21Na ji tsoronka, don kai mai wuyan sha’ani ne. Kakan ɗauki abin da ba ka ajiye ba, kakan kuma yi girbin abin da ba ka shuka ba.’
22“Sai maigidansa, ya amsa ya ce, ‘Zan hukunta ka a kan kalmominka, kai mugun bawa! Ashe, ka san cewa ni mai wuyan sha’ani ne, nakan ɗauka abin da ban ajiye ba, ina kuma girbin abin da ban shuka ba? 23Don me ba ka sa kuɗina a wajen ajiya, don in na dawo, in sami riba a kai ba?’
24“Sai ya ce wa waɗanda suke tsaye a wajen, ‘Ku karɓi minarsa ku ba wa wanda yake da mina goma.’
25“Suka ce, ‘Ranka yă daɗe, ai, yana da guda goma ko!’
26“Ya amsa ya ce, ‘Ina gaya muku, duk wanda yake da abu, za a ƙara masa. Amma wanda ba shi da shi kuwa, ko abin da yake da shi ma, za a karɓe. 27Amma waɗannan abokan gābana, waɗanda ba su so in zama sarkinsu ba, ku kawo su nan, ku karkashe su, a gabana.’ ”
Shiga mai nasara
(Mattiyu 21.1-11; Markus 11.1-11; Yohanna 12.12-19)
28Bayan Yesu ya yi wannan magana, sai ya yi gaba zuwa Urushalima. 29Da ya kai kusa da Betfaji da Betani, a tudun da ake kira Dutsen Zaitun, sai ya aiki almajiransa guda biyu, ya ce musu, 30“Ku je ƙauyen da yake gaba da ku. Da kuna shiga, za ku tarar da wani ɗan jaki, wadda ba wanda ya taɓa hawa, a daure a wurin. Ku kunce shi ku kawo nan. 31In wani ya tambaye ku, ‘Don me kuke kunce shi?’ Ku ce masa, ‘Ubangiji yana bukatarsa.’ ”
32Waɗanda aka aika su yi gaba suka tafi, suka kuwa tarar kamar yadda ya gaya musu. 33Suna cikin kunce ɗan jakin, sai masu ɗan jakin suka ce musu, “Don me kuke kunce shi?”
34Suka amsa suka ce, “Ubangiji ne na bukatarsa.”
35Suka kawo shi wurin Yesu. Suka sa rigunarsu a kan ɗan jakin, sa’an nan suka sa Yesu a kai. 36Yana cikin tafiya, sai mutane suka shimfiɗa rigunarsu a kan hanya.
37Da ya yi kusa da wurin da hanyar ta gangara zuwa Dutsen Zaitun, sai dukan taron almajirai suka fara yabon Allah, da muryoyi masu ƙarfi, da murna, saboda dukan ayyukan banmamaki da suka gani. Suna cewa,
38“Mai albarka ne sarki wanda yake zuwa cikin sunan Ubangiji!”
“Salama ta kasance a sama, da ɗaukaka kuma a can cikin sama!”
39Sai waɗansu Farisiyawa a cikin taron suka ce wa Yesu, “Malam, ka kwaɓi almajiranka!”
40Ya amsa ya ce, “Ina gaya muku, ko da sun yi shiru, duwatsu za su fara kirari.”
41Da ya yi kusa da Urushalima, ya kuma ga birnin, sai ya yi kuka a kanta, 42kuma ya ce, “In ke, ko ke ɗin ma, dā ma kin san abin da zai kawo miki salama a wannan rana, amma yanzu an ɓoye shi daga idanunki. 43Ranakun za su auko miki, a lokacin da abokan gābanki za su gina bango gāba da ke, su kuma kewaye inda kike, za su kuma tsare kowane gefenki, su sa ke a tsakiya. 44Za su fyaɗa ke a ƙasa, ke da ’ya’yan da suke cikin katanganki. Ba za su bar wani dutse a kan wani ba, saboda ba ki gane da lokacin da Allah zai ziyarce ki ba.”
Yesu a haikali
(Mattiyu 21.12-17; Markus 11.15-19; Yohanna 2.13-22)
45Sai ya shiga filin haikali, ya fara korar masu sayar da kaya. 46Ya ce musu, “A rubuce, yake cewa, ‘Gidana, zai zama gidan addu’a,’19.46 Ish 56.7 amma ga shi kun mai da shi ‘kogon ’yan fashi.’ ”19.46 Irm 7.11
47Kowace rana, ya yi ta koyarwa a haikalin. Amma manyan firistoci, da malaman dokoki, da shugabannin mutane, suna ƙoƙarin kashe shi. 48Amma ba su sami hanyar yin haka ba, domin kalmominsa sun kama hankalin dukan mutanen.
