Jesu na Zakeyo
1 Ngono Jesu kangina mu nzi we Jerikho kaupalama. 2 Ipapo kwakabe kuna nlume unoyi Zakhayosi, ali nkhethisi nkulu, kakale akafuma. 3 Wakabe eyemula kubona kuti Jesu ndiani, koga nge bufupi gugwe, kasitubule, ngobe esitigwa nge mbunga we bathu wakabe uli ipapo. 4 Ndizo Zakhayosi kalabukila mbeli, kanotatha nkuyu, kuti abone Jesu ngobe wakabe enopinda ndi ipapo. 5 Kukati Jesu eswika pa nti iwoyo kalinga pezhugwi ngono kati kuna Zakhayosi, “Zakhayosi, deluka ulibilidza, nasi ndi mwezi uwo.”
6 Zakhayosi kadeluka elibilidza, kaamutjila Jesu nge kushatha kukulu. 7 Bathu bakati bebona, bakang'ong'ola beti, “Wayenda kunobe mwezi we ntjinyi.”
8 Zakhayosi kamilika kati kuna She Jesu, “Bonani She, ndotola ntome kwe thundu yangu ngwenu ndikobela bashayi. Kene kuna wandakatjebela, ndombuzila kanna kwe tjimwe ne tjimwe tjandakantolela.”
9 Jesu kati kunli, “Nasi jidzo laswika mu nzi iwoyu, ngobe naiyebo, u nkololo wa Abhurahama. 10 Ngobe Nkololo we Nthu wakazhila kuwoshaka ne kutjidza bakalashika.”
Tjifaniso tje maloso e golide akayi azwadziwe
(Matewu 25:14-30)11 Kukati batjakahwilila zwithu izwezwi, Jesu kadwilila ebabudza tjifaniso, ngobe se akabe ali pejo nge Jerusalema bathu bakabe bekumbula kuti bushe gwe kudzimu gowoswika tjinyolotjo. 12 Ndizo kati, “Mmwe nlume wakabe ali nkugwana abe pejo ngoyenda ku shango ikule kule kunopiwa bushe ekowobgwilila ku shango ya kanyi kwabo. 13 Kadana balanda babe bali gumi kabapa maloso e golide ali gumi, kati ku bali, ‘Zwadzani maloso iyawa kudzina ndizha.’ 14 Koga bathu be shango iye bakabe bebenga, ndizo bakatuma bathu shule kukwe beti, ‘Atitoshaka kuti nlume iwoyu atibuse.’
15 “Kati ebuya asinoamutjila bushe, kadana balanda ibaba baakapa maloso eshaka ziba sekwa bakaazwadza. 16 We kutanga kazha kati, ‘Tetshi, maloso enyu e golide akazwala mamwe maloso e golide ali gumi.’ 17 Mambo kati kunli, ‘Kubuyanana, nlanda wakalulwama. Ngobe unogagwabgwe mu zwithu zwitukununu. Unowobe ne simba pezhugwi kwe mizi ili gumi.’ 18 We bubili kazha kati, ‘Tetshi maloso enyu e golide akazwala mamwe maloso e golide ali mashanu.’ 19 Mambo kati kunli, ‘Nawebo, ibe ne simba pezhugwi kwe mizi ili mishanu.’
20 “Mmwe nlanda kazha kati, ‘Tetshi, bonani, loso lenyu le golide eli. Ndakalipetela nge jila, ali biganya. 21 Ngekuti ndakabe nditja imwi, ngobe muli nlume nkukutu. Motola pamusakabiga, mukavuna pamusakadzwala.’ 22 Mambo uwe kadabila eti, ‘Ndowokusumikilisa nge matama awo, nlanda mbi ndiwe. Wakabe uzibazo kuti ndi nlume nkukutu, ndotola pandisakabiga, avuna pandisakadzwala. 23 Ini ngono usakabiga maloso angu mu dula le mari, kuti nditi ndibuya ndiatole azwala?’
24 “Kati kuna ibabo bamile ipapo, ‘Muntolele maloso awe e golide, muape iwoyu una ali gumi.’ 25 Ngono bakati kunli, ‘She, una mamwe ali gumi kale!’ 26 Mambo kadabila eti, ‘Ndomubudza nditi, iye una tjaanatjo unowopaphidzigwa, koga iye usina ne tjitukununu tjaanatjo unowotjitolegwa. 27 Koga izwezo zwita zwangu zwakabe zwisingashake kuti ndizwibuse, muzwizhise ngeno muzwibulaye mbeli kwangu.’ ”
Kuamutjigwa kwa Jesu mu Jerusalema
(Matewu 21:1-11Mako 11:1-11Johani 12:12-19)28 Ngono kukati Jesu aleba ikoku, kadwilila mbeli etathila ku Jerusalema. 29 Kati esedzela ku Bhetifage ne Bhetani pa dombo linodang'wa Dombo le Mitoba, katuma babili be badiyiwa babe eti ku bali, 30 “Yendani ku nzi umbeli kwenyu, mowoti mungina muuli, mowowana donkana yakasungiligwa ipapo, isina wakatongo itatha. Muisunungule muizhise ngeno. 31 Ha mmwe emubhuzwa eti, ‘Moisunungulilani?’ Mun'dwe muti, ‘She banoishaka.’ ”
32 Ndizo ibabo bakabe batumwa bakayenda, bakawana kwakajalo sekwa ababudza. 33 Ngono bakati batjasunungula donkana, beni bayo bakati, “Ini musunungula donkana iyeyi?”
34 Bakadabila beti, “She banoishaka.” 35 Bakaizhisa kuna Jesu, bakawala hazu dzabo pezhugwi kwe donkana, bakatathisa Jesu mu donkana. 36 Kukati eyenda akatatha donkana, bathu bakawala hazu dzabo mu zila.
37 Kati eswika pejo ne pathu zila painokunguluka mu hwunde ne Dombo le Mitoba, mbunga wose we badiyiwa ukatangisa kupululudza bakashatha ne kukudza Ndzimu nge mahwi apezhugwi ngekwe mishingo yose inotjenamisa yabakabe babona beti, 38 “Kwakakombolegwa iye mambo unozha mu zina la She! Ngakube ne kunyalala kudzimu, gudzo alibe pezhugwi zhugwi!”
39 Bamwe Bafarasi pakati kwe mbunga bakati kuna Jesu, “N'diyi, tjemela badiyiwa babo!”
40 Jesu kadabila eti, “Ndomubudza nditi, nenguba banganyalala, mabgwe iwo nge kwawo anowomimila.”
Jesu unolilila nzi we Jerusalema
41 Jesu kati esedzelela nzi we Jerusalema eubona kaulilila, 42 kabe eti, “Dzene nasi wabe uziba zwithu zwingakuzhisila kunyalala! Koga ngwenu wazwisumbikigwa. 43 Ngobe misi inowokuzhila inowoti zwita zwizo zwikathama matathilo pa bhakasa lilo zwikupoteleka, kakale zwikukombeledza. 44 Zowokupkhwanyila pasi, iwe ne bana bamukuli. Akuna bgwe lazwinowosiya lakatiliyana ne limwe mukuli, ngobe auzoziba nsi we kumbiwa kuko.”
Jesu ediya ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu
(Matewu 21:12-17Mako 11:15-19Johani 2:13-22)45 Kudwapo kangina mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, katangisa kutatila kuzhe bakabe betengesa. 46 Kabadwa kati, “Kwakakwagwa kuyi, ‘Ng'umba yangu inowobe ng'umba ye ntembezelo,’ koga imwi maithama guwu le batoleli.”
47 Wakabe ediya mazhuba wose mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Bapirisiti* bakulu ne badiyi be nlayo ne batungamili be bathu bakabe begwisa kumbulaya. 48 Koga abazowana zila yabangakushinga ndiyo, ngobe bathu bakabe beteedza kwazo matama awe.
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