Mwanakomana Anotasva Achipinda muJerusarema

Jesu anopinda muJerusarema akatasva mbongoro duku yakakweretwa vanhu vachidanidzira kuti Hosana, anotuka muonde usina michero, uye anodzinga vatengesi mumba maBaba vake, izvo zvinoita kuti vapristi vakuru vasimbise kumuuraya. Pavanomubvunza kuti nesimba raani, iye anovabvunza pamusoro paJohani.

Chitsauko 11.

Vakati voswedera kuJerusarema, paBhetifage nokuBhetani pedyo neGomo reMiorivhi, Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vake vaviri mberi,

achiti kwavari, “Endai mumusha uri mberi kwenyu, uye pamunongopinda mauri, muchawana mwana wembongoro akasungirwa, asina kumbotaswa nomunhu. Musunungurei mugouya naye pano.”

Kana munhu akakubvunzai achiti, “Munozviitirei izvi?” muti, “Ishe anomuda, uye achamudzosa pano pakarepo.”

Vakaenda vakawana mwana wembongoro akasungirwa pamukova kunze mumugwagwa, vakamusunungura. Vamwe vavo vakanga vamirepo vakavabvunza vachiti, “Muri kuitei, muchisunungura mwana wembongoro uyo?” Vakapindura sezvavakanga vaudzwa naJesu, uye vanhu vakavarega vachienda. Vakauya nomwana wembongoro kuna Jesu, vakakanda nguo dzavo pamusoro pake, iye akagara pamusoro pake. Vazhinji vakawaridza nguo dzavo mumugwagwa; vamwe vakawaridza matavi ane mashizha avakatema muminda. Avo vakanga vari mberi neavo vakanga vachitevera vakanga vachidanidzira vachiti, “Hosana! Akaropafadzwa uyo anouya muzita raBaba vedu! Hwakaropafadzwa umambo huri kuuya hwababa vedu Dhavhidhi! Hosana kumusoro-soro!”

Jesu akapinda muJerusarema nomutemberi, akatarisa-tarisa zvinhu zvose, uye—sezvo kwakanga kwadoka—akabuda akaenda kuBhetani neGumi naVaviri.

Jesu Anotuka Muonde

Zuva rakatevera, pavakanga vachibva kuBhetani, Jesu akanzwa nzara. Akaona muonde une mashizha uri kure, akaenda kundoona kana wakanga une chinhu pauri. Paakausvika, haana kuwana chinhu kunze kwamashizha, nokuti yakanga isiri nguva yamaonde.

Ipapo akauudza achiti, “Ngaparege kuva nomunhu anozombodya zvibereko kubva kwauri zvakare.” Vadzidzi vake vakamunzwa achizvitaura.

Jesu Anochenesa Imba yaBaba vake

Vakasvika kuJerusarema, Jesu akapinda mutemberi akatanga kudzinga vaitengesa navaitenga imomo. Akapidigura matafura avaitsinhanha mari nezvigaro zvaavo vaitengesa njiva, uye akanga asingatenderi munhu kutakura nhumbi achipfuura mutemberi.

Uye akavadzidzisa achiti, “Hazvina kunyorwa here kuti: ‘Imba yangu ichanzi imba yokunyengetera yendudzi dzose’? Asi imi makaiita bako ramakororo.”

Vaprista vakuru navanyori vakazvinzwa vakatsvaka nzira yokumuparadza nayo, nokuti vaimutya, sezvo vazhinji vose vakanga vachishamiswa nedzidziso yake.

Uye ava manheru, vakabuda muguta.

Mangwanani, pavakanga vachipfuura, vakaona muonde waoma kubva pamidzi yawo. Petro akarangarira akati kwaari, “Rabhi, tarisai! Muonde wamakatuka waoma.”

Jesu akavapindura akati, “Ivai nokutenda muna Baba vedu. Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, ani naani anoti kugomo iri, ‘Simuka ukandwe mugungwa,’ asingakahadziki mumwoyo make asi achitenda kuti zvaanotaura zvichaitika—zvichaitwa kwaari. Saka ndinokuudzai: chinhu chipi zvacho chamunonyengetera muchichikumbira, tendai kuti makachigamuchira - chichava chenyu. Pamunomira muchinyengetera, regererai zvose zvamunenge makachengeta pamusoro pomunhu upi zvake, kuti Baba venyu vari kudenga vagokuregereraiwo zvivi zvenyu.” ^a

Nesimba Raani?

Vakadzokera kuJerusarema. Jesu paakanga achifamba mutemberi, vaprista vakuru, navanyori, navakuru vakauya kwaari, vakabvunza vachiti, “Muri kuita izvi nesimba ripi? Kana kuti ndiani akakupai simba iri rokuti muzviite?”

Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndichakubvunzai mubvunzo mumwe chete. Ndipindurei, uye ndichakuudzai simba randinoita naro zvinhu izvi. Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani—rwakabva kudenga, kana kuti rwakabva kuvanhu? Ndipindurei.”

Vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti: “Kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kudenga,’ achabvunza kuti, ‘Zvino seiko musina kumutenda?’ Asi kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kuvanhu’”—vaitya vanhu vazhinji, sezvo vose vaiona Johani somuprofita wechokwadi.

Vakapindura Jesu vachiti, “Hatizivi.” Jesu akati, “Neniwo handikuudzei simba randinoita naro zvinhu izvi.”