Yezu ashakashaka Zakayo akamukiza
Zakayo yurira ku giti, agatumirwa kwakira Yezu, agaha abandi igice cy'ibye byose. Umugani w'abagaragu bacuruza amafaranga ya shebuja ubanziriza kwinjira i Yeruzalemu, aho imbaga isakuza, Yezu agaririra umujyi, hanyuma akirukana abacuruzi mu nzu ya Data we.
19 1Yezu yinjiye i Yeriko, anyura muri wo. 2Hari umuntu witwaga Zakayo, yari umukuru w'abasoresha kandi yari umukire. 3Yashakaga kureba uwo Yezu ari we, ariko ntiyabasha kubera imbaga, kuko yari mugufi. 4Nuko yiruka ajya imbere, yurira ku giti cy'umuvumu kugira ngo amubone, kuko Yezu yari agiye kunyura aho.
5Yezu ageze aho, aramba amaso aramubwira ati: “Zakayo, manuka vuba, kuko uyu munsi ngomba kuguma iwawe.”
6Nuko amanuka vuba aramwakira yishimye. 7Ababibonye bose barijujuta bati: “Agiye kugumana n'umuntu w'umunyabyaha.”
8Zakayo arahaguruka abwira Nyagasani ati: “Dore, Nyagasani, igice cy'ibyo ntunze ndakigabira abakene, kandi niba hari uwo nariganyije, ndabimusubiza incuro enye.”
9Yezu aramubwira ati: “Uyu munsi agakiza kaje muri uru rugo, kuko na we ari umwana wa Aburahamu. 10Kuko Umwana w'umuntu yaje gushakashaka no gukiza icyarimbutse.”
Abagaragu b'indahemuka bategereza umwami
11Bakimwumva, yongeraho umugani, kuko yari hafi ya Yeruzalemu kandi bakekaga ko ubwami bwa Data wa twese bugiye kugaragara ako kanya.
12Nuko aravuga ati: “Hari umukomerwa wagiye mu gihugu cya kure kugira ngo yihabwe ubwami maze agaruke. 13Ahamagara abagaragu be icumi, aha buri wese amafaranga angana n'umushahara w'amezi atatu, arababwira ati: ‘Nimucuruze aya kugeza ubwo ngarutse.’ 14Ariko abenegihugu be baramwanga, bamwoherezaho intumwa bati: ‘Ntitwifuza ko uyu muntu adutegeke.’
15“Agarutse amaze kwakira ubwami, ahamagaza ba bagaragu yari yahaye amafaranga, kugira ngo amenye ibyo babyaje. 16Uwa mbere araza ati: ‘Nyagasani, amafaranga yawe yabyaye incuro icumi.’”
17“Aramubwira ati: ‘Wakoze neza, mugaragu mwiza! Kuko wabaye indahemuka mu kintu gito, jya utegeka imijyi icumi.’”
18“Hanyuma uwa kabiri araza ati: ‘Nyagasani, amafaranga wampaye yabyaye incuro eshanu.’”
19“Na we aramubwira ati: ‘Nawe uzategeka imijyi itanu.’”
20“Hanyuma undi araza ati: ‘Nyagasani, dore amafaranga yawe, nayabikaga apfunyitse mu mwenda;’ 21kuko natinyaga, kubera ko uri umuntu uremereye: ukenyaga icyo utabitse kandi ukasarura icyo utabibye.”
22Aramusubiza ati: “Ndaguciraho iteka nkurikije ijambo ryawe, wa mugaragu mubi we! Wari uzi ko ndi umuntu uremereye, ukenya icyo ntabitse nkasarura icyo ntabibye? 23None kuki utashyize amafaranga yanjye mu banki? Ngarutse nari kuyakusanya hamwe n'inyungu. 24Abwira abari bahagaze aho ati: ‘Nimumwake ayo mafaranga muyahe wa wundi ufite incuro icumi.’”
25“Baramubwira bati: ‘Nyagasani, afite incuro icumi!’ 26Ndababwira ngo: umuntu wese ufite azongererwa, ariko udafite, n'icyo afite azagikwa. 27Ariko aba banzi banjye banze ko mbategeka, nimuzane hano mubabagire imbere yanjye.”
Umwana yinjira i Yeruzalemu nk'umwami
28Amaze kuvuga ibyo, akomeza agenda imbere, azamuka ajya i Yeruzalemu.
29Ageze hafi y'i Betifage n'i Betaniya, ku Musozi w'Iminzenze, yohereza babiri mu bigishwa, 30arababwira ati: “Nimujye muri uyu mudugudu uri imbere. Nimwinjiramo muzasanga ikinyana ky'indogobe kiboheye aho, nta muntu wigeze akiyirira. Nimugipfundure mukinzanire. 31Niba hari umuntu ubabaza ati: ‘Kuki mugipfundura?’ muzamubwire muti: ‘Nyagasani akeneye.’”
32Nuko abatumwe baragenda basanga nk'uko yari yababwiye. 33Bakipfundura icyo kinyana, ba nyiracyo barababwira bati: “Kuki mupfundura icyo kinyana?” 34Bati: “Nyagasani akeneye.” 35Bazanira Yezu icyo kinyana, bata imyenda yabo ku kinyana, bicaza Yezu. 36Agenda ayurira, baranzura imyenda yabo mu nzira. 37Ageze hafi aho Umusozi w'Iminzenze umanuka, imbaga yose y'abigishwa itangira kunezerwa, isingiza Data wa twese n'amajwi menshi kubera ibikorwa by' imbaraga byose bari babonye, 38bati: “Hahirwa Umwami uza mu izina rya Data wa twese! Amahoro abe mu ijuru n'icyubahiro mu ijuru riri hejuru cyane!”
39Bamwe mu Bafarizayi bari muri iyo mbaga baramubwira bati: “Mwigisha, cyaha abigishwa bawe.”
40Arasubiza ati: “Ndababwira ngo, aba baricecekera, amabuye ubwayo yarangurura.”
41Nuko ageze hafi abona uwo mujyi, arawuririra,
42ati: “Iyaba uyu munsi uza kumenya ibyakuzaniye amahoro! Ariko ubu byahishwe amaso yawe. 43Hari iminsi igiye kuza ubwo abanzi bawe bazagusakiranya uruzitiro, bakagukikiza bakaguhagarika impande zose, 44bakakuhirika, wowe n'abana bawe bari muri we, ntibazagusigira ibuye rigeretse ku rindi, kuko utamenye igihe wasuriwemo.” a a v44 'Igihe wasuriwemo' ni igihe Imana yaje i Yeruzalemu mu muntu wa Yezu.
Yezu Yeza Inzu ya Se
45Nuko yinjira mu rusengero, atangira kwirukana abahacuruzaga,
46arababwira ati: “Ibyanditswe bivuga ngo 'Inzu yanjye izaba inzu y'amasengesho,' naho mwe mwayihinduye ubwihisho bw'abambuzi.”
47Buri munsi yigishirizaga mu rusengero, mu gihe abatambyi bakuru n'abanditsi n'abakuru b'abantu bashakaga uko bamwica, 48ariko ntibabona icyo bamugira, kuko abantu bose bamwumvaga bitonze.