1 Yeesu n'abigirizwa baage babeere bali hoofu n'egishagala ch'eYerusaleema, bahika omu gishagala ch'eBetefaage, hoofu n'omusozi gw'eMizeyituuni. Yeesu arhuma bigirizwa baage babiri, 2 ababwira ntya: «Muje omu gishagala chiri embere zenyu. Hano muchigera mo, mwashimaana epunda n'omwana gwayo, bazishwekere haguma. Ezo punda, muzishwekuule, munazinderhere. 3 Nakaba muntu mulebe ababazize chintu elugulu w'ezo punda, mumushubize oku Nnaweerhu azilagire ko. Ho n'aho, oyo muntu aja abaleka muziheke.»

4 Ebyo byaabaga ntyo, y'echo chinwa chiyenera, echi Nnawerhu aderhaga kugerera omuleebi ntya:

5 «Mubwire aBanyasayuuni ntya:

‹Mulole! Mwami wenyu ayinjire emwenyu,

ali mwirhonzi, ayikeere oku punda

n'eyo punda echiri chaana.›»*

6 Abo bigirizwa bagenda, bajira nk'oku Yeesu abarhegekaga. 7 Baleerha eyo punda n'echaana chaayo. Baasasa oku zo emyambalo yaabo, Yeesu aja ayikala oku yo. 8 Chigusho chinene ch'abantu baasasa emyambalo yaabo omu njira, abandi bacha emirhabi y'emirhi, banayisasa omu njira. 9 Bantu banene baliiri balambagira embere zaage n'abaliiri balambagira enyuma zaage, booshi baliiri baderha n'omulenge munene ntya:

«Akuuzwe Mwene Daawudi!

Agishwe ola oyinjire oku ziino lya Nnaweerhu!

Akuuzwe Nnamahanga oli omu mpingu!»

10 Yeesu abeere aja omu gishagala ch'eYerusaleema, echo gishagala chooshi chabumba olwamo lunene. Abantu barhondera kubazana ntya: «Oyu ali nde?»

11 Echo chigusho ch'abantu chashubiza ntya: «Oyuula ali Yeesu, muleebi w'omu gishagala ch'eNazareeti, omu gihugo ch'eGalilaaya.»

12 Enyuma z'aho, Yeesu aja omu Nju ya Nnamahanga. Alibisya abantu booshi baliiri baguziza n'abaliiri bagulira omu Nju ya Nnamahanga. Ahenya ameeza m'abaliiri bakaaba efuranga, anahenya ebichumbi by'abantu baliiri baguza amaguuku. 13 Yeesu aja ababwira ntya: «Biyandikirwe omu Mandiko Matagatiifu ntya:

‹eNju yaani nji yaaba Nju y'amasaala.›

Aliko mwabo mwayihindamwire kuba hantu h'ebishumuusi!»*

14 Empumi n'ebirema bahikira Yeesu mw'eyo Nju ya Nnamahanga. 15 Aliko abakulu b'abadaahwa n'abigiriza b'eRhegeko lya Muusa babeere babona ebisomereene Yeesu ajiraga, n'okuyunva okw'abaana bali baderha n'omulenge munene omu Nju ya Nnamahanga ntya: «Akuuzwe Mwene Daawudi!», bagaya bwenene. 16 Echo charhuma babaza Yeesu ntya: «K'oyunvirhe ebinwa aba baana bali baderha?»

Naye abashubiza ntya: «Neechi! Nayunvirhe! Leero mwabo murhashubiraga gusoma oku Mandiko Matagatiifu maderhere ntya:

‹Kulengera obuunu bw'abaana badoorho, n'obuunu bw'enjolyaana,

walema wabala obukuuze bwawe!›*»

17 Oku buzinda, Yeesu aleka abo bantu, arhenga mw'echo gishagala ch'eYerusaleema, anaja kulyaama omu gishagala ch'eBetaniya.

18 Bw'abeere bwacha eseezi, oku Yeesu ali agaluka omu gishagala ch'eYerusaleema, ayunva enzara. 19 Abona omurhi muguma gw'etiini eburhambi bw'enjira, ayegeera hoofu nago. Aliko arhabonaga ko chiro n'elehe liguma, si ebibabi byonyine. Echo charhuma Yeesu aja avuma ogo murhi ntya: «Gurhondera buno, guhika esiku n'amango, orhahiira okayaana chiro n'elehe!» Ho n'aho ogo murhi gwayuuma.

20 Abigirizwa ba Yeesu babeere babona ebyoola, basoomerwa bwenene. Baamubaza ntya: «Gurhe ogu murhi gw'etiini gwamayuuma ntya juba?»

21 Yeesu abashubiza ntya: «Okuli mbabwirire oku akaba mugwerhe obwemeezi buzira kuganganwa, mwakagala kujira ebiila najiriire ogu mutiini. Nji mwanagala kubwira ogu musozi ntya: ‹Chikundula ahoola, onaje guchikabula omu nyanja›, n'ebyoola nji byaaba. 22 N'akaba mugwerhe obwemeezi, chooshi mwahema Nnamahanga, abaha cho.»

23 Enyuma z'aho, Yeesu ashuba kuja omu Nju ya Nnamahanga n'ogurhondera kuyigiriza abantu. Abakulu b'abadaahwa n'abashamuka b'aBayaahudi bamuyegeera n'okumubaza ntya: «Ebi bintu oli wajira, oli wabijira oku buhashe buhe? Na nde waguhaaga bo?» 24 Yeesu abashubiza ntya: «Naani, nababaza echibazo chiguma chonyine. Mukanshubiza, naani nababwira oku buhashe bwa nde, ndi najira ebiila. 25 Obuhashe Yohaana aliiri abatiiza mo abantu, ngahe bwarhengeraga? Mumbwire, akonva bwarhengeraga emwa Nnamahanga changwa emw'abantu!»

Baja mahwe, banabwirana ntya: «Rhugashubiza oku bwarhengeraga empingu, arhubaza ntya: ‹Leero gichi charhumaga murhamuyemeera?› 26 Na rhukamushubiza oku bwarhengeraga emw'abantu, rhuyuubahire echi chigusho ch'abantu, kwenge booshi bayinji oku Yohaana aliiri muleebi.»

27 Elugulu w'echoola, bamushubiza ntya: «Rhurhenji!» Yeesu naye ababwira ntya: «Naani ntababwira oku buhashe buhe ndi najira ebi bintu.»

28 Yeesu ashuba kuderha ntya: «Gurhe mubwene elugulu w'ogu mwazi? Haliiri mulume muguma waligwerhe baana baage babiri. Oyo mulume abwira omwana waage murhanzi ntya: ‹Ego mwana waani, zeene oje gushiiba wakola omu shwa lyeerhu ly'emizabiibu.›» 29 Oyo mwana ashubiza ntya: «Nangwa, ntaaja yo!» Aliko enyuma bugeeke agishuba emurhima, anaja gukola.

30 «Oyo mulume ava abwira omwana waage mudoorho nk'oku abwiraga ola murhanzi. Oyo mwana ashubiza ntya: ‹Neechi daarha, naaja yo!› Aliko arhajaaga yo.

31 «Leero mwaba bombi, nde wajirire obulonza bw'eshe?» Bamushubiza ntya: «Omurhanzi.»

Elugulu w'echo, Yeesu aderha ntya: «Okuli mbabwirire, oku abafurhiisa b'amakooli n'abahushi, bo babarhanga kuja omu Bwami bwa Nnamahanga. 32 Kwenge Yohaana ahikire mwenyu y'abayereke enjira ekwaneene embere za Nnamahanga, murhamuyemeraga. Aliko abafurhiisa b'amakooli n'abahushi, boowe balimuyemereere. Kandi, chiro akaba mwalibwene ebyo byooshi, murhahindamukaga gurhenga omu byaaha byenyu, yi mumuyemeere.»

33 Yeesu ashuba kuderha ntya: «Muyunvirize ku guno gwindi mugani. Haliiri mulume muguma wahingaga eshwa lyaage ly'emizabiibu. Elyo shwa, alihira ko oluzirhu, ajokola aha balema bakandira amalehe m'emizabiibu. Ayumbakira abalanzi balyo echiraaro chilehere. Amalire kuyunvikana echigabane n'abahinzi baguma, abalama. ahantu h'ogukandira amalehe m'emizabiibu

34 «Amango m'ogushaluula mahikire, nyina eshwa arhuma abaaja baage emunda bala bahinzi bali, yi bamuhe echigabi chaage ch'eshaluulo. 35 Aliko bala bahinzi bafarha abo baja. Muguma bamushurha bwenene, n'owindi bamuyirha, n'owagasharhu bamuyirha omu kumubanda amabaale. 36 Oyo nyina eshwa ashuba gurhuma abandi bakozi banene kulusha bala barhanzi. Aliko abo bahinzi babajirira nk'oku bajiriraga bala barhanzi.

37 «Oku buzinda, nyina eshwa aja abarhumira omwana waage, aderha ntya: ‹Oyu mwana waani yeewe bamukenga.› 38 Aliko abo bahinzi babeere babona oyo mwana waage, baderha ntya: ‹Oyuula, yi walya omwandu gw'eshe. Mujire, rhumuyirhe yi rhuguyorhane.› 39 Baja bamugwarha n'okumukululira eburhambi bw'elyo shwa, bamuyirha.»

40 Yeesu aja abaza ntya: «Amango nyina elyo shwa ly'emizabiibu nj'agaluka, gurhe nj'ajira abo bahinzi?» 41 Bamushubiza ntya: «Abo bantu babi, nj'ayirha bo buzira kubayunvira obonjo. N'elyo shwa lyaage, nj'alihaana echigabane oku bandi bahinzi abalema bamuha echaage chigabi ch'eshaluulo.»

42 Yeesu aj'ashuba kubabaza ntya: «Ka murhashubiraga gusoma oku Mandiko Matagatiifu maderhere? Biyandikirwe mo ntya:

‹Ebaale ab'okuyumbaka balahiraga,

lyo lyahindukire baale linene ly'oku pembe.

Na Nnaweerhu ye wajiraga ebyoola.

Na byo biri bisomereene ku rhwabo!›*

43 «Cho girhumire, mbabwirire oku mwabo, Nnamahanga nj'abanyega oBwami bwage, n'okubuha abandi bantu abanjibalema bajira obulonza bwage. [44 Omuntu nji wahenera kw'elyo baale, nj'avunanguka. N'ola nji lyahenera ko, nji lyamuhomboola.]*»

45 Abakulu b'abadaahwa n'aBafarisaayo babeere bayunva kw'eyo migani ya Yeesu, baja bamenya okw'aliiri aderha elugulu waabo. 46 Echo charhuma, baja bashonda obulyo bw'okumugwarha, aliko bayuubaha ebigusho by'abantu, bulaala abo bantu baliiri bayemereere oku Yeesu ali muleebi.