Mambo Wenyu Anouya Kwamuri
Anopinda akatasva mbongoro vanhu vazhinji vachipururudza, ozodzinga vatengesi mumba maBaba vake. Achibvunzwa nezvesimba rake, anoramba kupindura, asi panzvimbo pacho anotaura nezvevanakomana vaviri vanotaura chimwe voita chimwe, nevarimi vanouraya mudyi wenhaka.
21 1Pavakaswedera kuJerusarema vakasvika kuBhetifage, kuGomo reMiorivhi, Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri mberi,
2achiti kwavari, “Endai kumusha uri mberi kwenyu. Pakarepo muchawana mbongoro yakasungwa, ine mwana wembongoro padivi payo. Mudzisunungure muuye nadzo kwandiri. 3Kana munhu akakutaurirai chimwe chinhu, muti, ‘Ishe anodzida,’ uye Ishe achadzitumira pakarepo.”
4Izvi zvakaitika kuti zvizadzise zvakanga zvataurwa nomuprofita: 5“Udzai mwanasikana weZioni, ‘Tarira, mambo wako ari kuuya kwauri, akazvininipisa uye akatasva mbongoro, pamusoro pomwana wembongoro, mwana wechipfuwo chinotakura mitoro.’”
6Vadzidzi vakaenda vakaita sezvavakanga varayirwa naJesu. 7Vakauya nembongoro nomwana wayo, vakaisa nguo dzavo pamusoro pezvipfuwo, Jesu akagara pamusoro penguo. 8Vazhinji vomuchaunga vakawaridza nguo dzavo mumugwagwa; vamwe vakatema matavi emiti vakaawaridza mumugwagwa. 9Vanhu vazhinji vaiva mberi kwake navaiva shure kwake vakaramba vachidanidzira, vachiti, “Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi! Akaropafadzwa uyo anouya muzita raBaba vedu! Hosana kumusoro-soro!” a a v9 “Hosana” kudanidzira kwechiHebheru kunoreva kuti “Tiponesei!” — kunoshandiswa pano sokudanidzira kwomufaro kworumbidzo nokugamuchira.
10Zvino paakapinda muJerusarema, guta rose rakazungunuka, vachibvunza, vachiti, “Ndiani uyu?”
11Vanhu vazhinji vakati, “Uyu ndiye muprofita Jesu, anobva kuNazareta yeGarireya.”
Jesu Anodzorera Imba yaBaba Vake
12Ipapo Jesu akapinda mutemberi, akadzinga vose vaitengesa nokutenga imomo, akapidigura matafura avaitsinhanha mari nezvigaro zvavaitengesa njiva.
13Akati kwavari, “Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: ‘Imba yangu ichanzi imba yokunyengetera,’ asi imi muri kuiita bako ramakororo.”
14Zvino mapofu navakaremara vakauya kwaari mutemberi, akavaporesa. 15Vaprista vakuru navadzidzisi vomutemo pavakaona zvishamiso zvaakaita, nevana vachidanidzira mutemberi, vachiti, “Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi!” vakatsamwa,
16vakati kwaari, “Munonzwa zviri kutaurwa neava here?” Jesu akati kwavari, “Hongu. Hamuna kutomboverenga here kuti, ‘Mumiromo yevacheche navana vanoyamwa makagadzira rumbidzo’?”
17Akavasiya, akabuda muguta akaenda kuBhetani, akavata ikoko.
Kutenda Kunofambisa Makomo
18Mangwanani-ngwanani, paakanga achidzokera kuguta, akanzwa nzara.
19Achiona muonde pedyo nomugwagwa, akaenda kwauri asi akangowana mashizha chete. Akati, “Urege kuzomboberekazve michero!” Pakarepo muti wakaoma.
20Vachiona izvi, vadzidzi vakashamiswa vakabvunza, vachiti, “Muonde waoma nokukurumidza kudaro sei?”
21Jesu akapindura akati, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi: kana muine kutenda, musingakahadziki, hamungoiti zvakaitika kumuonde chete—muchatogona kuudza gomo iri kuti, ‘Simudzwa ukandirwe mugungwa,’ uye zvichaitika. 22Uye zvose zvamunokumbira mukunyengetera, kana muchitenda, muchazvigamuchira.”
Simba raMwanakomana Rinobvunzwa
23Paakapinda mutemberi, akanga achidzidzisa pakauya vaprista vakuru navakuru vavanhu vakabvunza, vachiti, “Muri kuita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi, uye ndiani akakupai simba iri?”
24Jesu akapindura akati, “Neniwo ndichakubvunzai chinhu chimwe. Ndiudzei mhinduro, neniwo ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi. 25Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani—rwakabva kupi? Rwakabva kudenga, kana kubva kuvanhu?” Vakataurirana pakati pavo, vachiti, “Kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kudenga,’ achati kwatiri, ‘Zvino makaregererei kumutenda?’
26Asi kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kuvanhu,’ tinotya vanhu vazhinji—vose vanoona Johani somuprofita.”
27Vakapindura Jesu vakati, “Hatizivi.” Akati, “Neniwo handingakuudzei kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi.”
Vanakomana Vaviri: Mashoko Kana Mabasa
28“Asi munofungei? Murume aiva navanakomana vaviri. Akasvika kune wokutanga, akati, ‘Mwanangu, enda unoshanda nhasi mumunda wemizambiringa.’ 29Iye akapindura akati, ‘Handidi,’ asi pashure akachinja pfungwa dzake akaenda. 30Akaenda kune wechipiri akataura saizvozvo. Uyu akapindura akati, ‘Ndichaenda, changamire’—asi haana kuenda. 31Ndoupi pavaviri ava akaita kuda kwababa vake?” Vakati, “Wokutanga.” Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, vateresi nezvifeve vanopinda muumambo hwaBaba vedu mberi kwenyu.”
32“Nokuti Johani akauya kwamuri nenzira yokururama, asi hamuna kumutenda, asi vateresi nezvifeve vakamutenda. Kunyange mushure mokuona izvozvo, hamuna kuchinja pfungwa dzenyu kuti mumutende.”
Munda weMizambiringa noMwanakomana Akarambwa
33“Inzwai mumwe mufananidzo: Muridzi womunda akarima munda wemizambiringa, akaukomberedza noruzhowa, akachera chisviniro chewaini mauri, akavaka shongwe yokurindira, akauripisa kuvarimi, akaenda parwendo. 34Nguva yokukohwa yakati yaswedera, akatuma varanda vake kuvarimi kuti vandotora michero yake. 35Asi varimi vakabata varanda vake—vakarova mumwe, vakauraya mumwe, vakataka mumwe namabwe. 36Akatumazve vamwe varanda, vakawanda kupfuura vokutanga, varimi vakavaitira saizvozvo. 37Pakupedzisira akatuma mwanakomana wake kwavari, achiti, ‘Vacharemekedza mwanakomana wangu.’ 38Asi varimi, pavakaona mwanakomana, vakataurirana, vachiti, ‘Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai, ngatimuurayei titore nhaka yake.’ 39Saka vakamubata, vakamukanda kunze kwomunda wemizambiringa, vakamuuraya. 40Zvino kana muridzi womunda wemizambiringa achinge auya, achaitei kuvarimi avo?”
41Vakapindura, vachiti, “Achaparadza vanhu vakaipa avo zvinotyisa, agoripisa munda wemizambiringa kuvamwe varimi vachamupa michero panguva yayo.”
42Jesu akati kwavari, “Hamuna kutomboverenga here muMagwaro kuti: ‘Ibwe rakarambwa navavaki rakava ibwe rapakona; izvi zvakabva kuna Baba vedu, uye zvinoshamisa pamberi pedu’?”
43“Saka ndinokuudzai kuti: umambo hwaBaba vedu huchatorwa kwamuri hugopiwa rudzi runobereka michero yahwo. 44Ani naani anowira pamusoro pebwe iri achavhunika-vhunika; uyo warichawira pamusoro pake achapwanyika.”
45Vaprista vakuru nevaFarisi pavakanzwa mifananidzo yake, vakaziva kuti akanga achitaura nezvavo. 46Vakada kumusunga asi vakatya vanhu vazhinji, vaimuona somuprofita.