Mwana Alowa mu Yerusalemu Atakwera Kabulu
Yesu akulowa mu Yerusalemu atakwera mwana wa bulu wobwereka pakati pa mfuu za Hosana, akutemberera mkuyu wopanda zipatso, ndipo akuthamangitsa amalonda m'nyumba ya Atate wake, zomwe zikutsimikizira akulu a ansembe kuti amuphe. Atafunsidwa kuti ndi ulamuliro wa ndani, iye m'malo mwake akuwafunsa za Yohane.
11 1Pamene anayandikira ku Yerusalemu, ku Betifage ndi Betaniya, m'mbali mwa Phiri la Maolivi, Yesu anatuma awiri a ophunzira ake patsogolo,
2nati kwa iwo, “Pitani ku mudzi uli patsogolo panu, ndipo mukangolowamo, mudzapeza kabulu womangidwa amene munthu aliyense sanakwerepo. Mukamasule, mubwere nako kuno.”
3Ngati wina akufunsani kuti, ‘Chifukwa chiyani mukuchita izi?’ muyankhe kuti, ‘Ambuye akufuna kabuluyo, ndipo adzakabweza kuno nthawi yomweyo.’
4Anapita napeza kabulu womangidwa pa khomo, kunja mu msewu, nakamasula. 5Ena a amene anayima pomwepo anawafunsa kuti, “Mukuchita chiyani, kumasula kabuluyo?” 6Anayankha monga Yesu anawauzira, ndipo anthu anawalola apite. 7Anabweretsa kabulu kwa Yesu, nayala mikanjo yawo pamwamba pake, ndipo Iye anakhalapo. 8Ambiri anayala mikanjo yawo mu msewu; ena anayala nthambi za masamba zimene anadula kuminda. 9Amene anatsogola ndi amene anatsatira ankafuula kuti, “Hosana! Wodala ndi amene akudza m'dzina la Atate wathu! 10Wodala ndi ufumu umene ukudza wa atate wathu Davide! Hosana Kumwambamwamba!”
11Yesu analowa mu Yerusalemu ndi mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, nayang'ana zonse mozungulira, ndipo popeza kuti kunali kutada kale, anatuluka kupita ku Betaniya pamodzi ndi Khumi ndi Awiriwo.
Yesu Atemberera Mtengo wa Mkuyu
12Tsiku lotsatira, pamene anali kuchoka ku Betaniya, Yesu anamva njala. 13Ataona mtengo wa mkuyu wa masamba uli patali, anapita kukaona ngati uli ndi kanthu. Atafika pa mtengowo, anapeza wopanda kanthu koma masamba okha, chifukwa sinthawi ya nkhuyu.
14Ndipo anati kwa mtengowo, “Munthu aliyense asadzadyenso chipatso kuchokera mwa iwe.” Ophunzira ake anamva Iye akunena izi.
Yesu Ayeretsa Nyumba ya Atate Wake
15Anafika mu Yerusalemu, ndipo Yesu analowa mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, nayamba kutulutsa amene ankagulitsa ndi amene ankagula mmenemo. Anagubuduza matebulo a osintha ndalama ndi mipando ya amene ankagulitsa nkhunda, 16ndipo sanalole munthu aliyense kunyamula katundu kudutsa m'mabwalo a Nyumba ya Mulungu.
17Ndipo anawaphunzitsa, nati, “Kodi sikunalembedwa kuti, ‘Nyumba yanga idzatchedwa nyumba ya mapemphero kwa mitundu yonse ya anthu’? Koma inu mwayisandutsa phanga la achifwamba.”
18Ansembe aakulu ndi alembi anamva zimenezi, nafunafuna njira yoti amuwonongere, pakuti anamuopa Iye, chifukwa gulu lonse la anthu linadabwa ndi chiphunzitso chake.
19Ndipo pamene kunada, anatuluka mu mzinda.
20M'mawa, pamene ankadutsa, anaona mtengo wa mkuyu utafota kuyambira ku mizu yake. 21Petro anakumbukira, nati kwa Iye, “Rabi, taonani! Mtengo wa mkuyu umene munautemberera wafota.”
22Yesu anawayankha, nati, “Khalani ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Atate wathu. 23Indetu ndinena kwa inu, aliyense amene anganene ndi phiri ili kuti, ‘Nyamulidwa, uponyedwe m'nyanja,’ wosakayika mu mtima wake koma akukhulupirira kuti zimene wanena zidzachitika—zidzamuchitikira. 24Choncho ndinena kwa inu: chilichonse chimene mupemphera ndi kupempha, khulupirirani kuti mwachilandira kale—ndipo chidzakhala chanu. 25Pamene mwaimirira kupemphera, khululukirani chilichonse chimene muli nacho pa wina aliyense, kuti Atate wanu wa Kumwamba akhululukirenso machimo anu.” a a v25 Mipukutu yakale kwambiri ilibe vesi 26 pano; makope amtsogolo awonjezera kuti: “Koma ngati inu simukhululuka, Atate wanu wa Kumwamba sadzakhululukiranso zolakwa zanu.”
Ndi Ulamuliro wa Yani?
27Anabwerera ku Yerusalemu. Pamene Yesu ankayenda mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, ansembe aakulu, alembi, ndi akulu anabwera kwa Iye, 28nafunsa kuti, “Mukuchita izi ndi ulamuliro wotani? Kapena ndani anakupatsani ulamuliro woti muchite izi?”
29Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Ndikufunsani funso limodzi. Ndiyankheni, ndipo ndikuuzani ndi ulamuliro wotani ndikuchita zinthu izi. 30Ubatizo wa Yohane—kodi unachokera kumwamba, kapena kwa anthu? Ndiyankheni.”
31Anakambirana pakati pawo kuti, “Ngati tinena kuti, ‘Kunachokera kumwamba,’ adzafunsa kuti, ‘Nanga chifukwa chiyani simunamukhulupirire?’ 32Koma ngati tinena kuti, ‘Kuchokera kwa anthu’ ”—anaopa gulu la anthu, pakuti onse ankaona Yohane kuti anali mneneri weniweni.
33Anayankha Yesu kuti, “Sitikudziwa.” Yesu anati, “Inenso sindikuuzani ndi ulamuliro wotani ndikuchita zinthu izi.”