1 Bakati batjibapedlo neJerusalema, pedlo neBhethifeji neBhethani, padombo leMitoba, wakatuma badiyiwa babe babili, 2 eti kubali, "Yendani kunzi umbeli kwenyu, hapa mungina mowhowana gondolo lekakambe lisakatongotan'wa nenhu lakasungiligwa. Mulisunungule mubuye nalo. 3 Kukaba nenhu unomubhuzwa eti, ‘Mokuyetilani ikoku?’ muwumbudze kuti, ‘He banohaka lihingisa, banowholihandusa nekulibilidza.’ "

4 Bakayenda bakanowana gondolo lakaswungiligwa pankoba kuhhe, pedlo nezila. Bakalisunungula. 5 Banhu baka belimile ipapo bakababhuzwa beti, "Mothamani, mosunungulilani gondolo lekakambe ilelo?"

6 Bakabahandula selayiwa kwabo naYesu, banhu ibabo bakabaletja bakayenda. 7 Bakabuya nalo gondolo lekakambe kuna Yesu, bakatilika ngubo dzabo pehhugwi kwalo, akalitanha. 8 Nebanhu banjinji bakawala zwiyambalo zwabo muzila, bamwe bakawala nhabi dzinamahhani dzabakabatema muminda. 9 Bakatungamila mbeli nebaka betobela baka pululudza beti, "Whosana! Wakakombolegwa iye unohha muzina laHe! 10 Gwakakombolegwa bumambo gunohha, bumambo gwatate bedu Davida! Whosana pehhugwihhugwi!"

11 Yesu wakaswika muJerusalema, akangina muthempeli; atjilinga tjimwe netjimwe, saku kwaka kwatjihwa, wakamilika eyenda kuBhethani nebadiyiwa babe baligumi nebabili.

12 Tjimuka bebva kuBhethani, Yesu wakaatjiba nehhala. 13 Ebona nkuyu unamahhani uli tjakule nyana, wakasedzela eti pamwe angawana makuyu. Koga akawana usakazwala unamahhani koga, ngobe kwakakusi lubaka gwezwala kwawo. 14 Eba etuka nti iwhoyo eti, "Kusitjabe nenhu unowhotongodla mitjelo iyo kene lini."

Badiyiwa babe bakawuwha ejalo.

15 Beswika muJerusalema, Yesu wakangina muthempeli eba etangisa tata ibabo baka betenga netengesa mukati. Wakapitula mathebuli ebaka betengesa mari nezwigalo zwayibabo baka betengesa njiba; 16 asongobvumila kuti kube nenhu unopalama muthempeli ana tjaakasenga. 17 Wakadiya, akati kubali, "Akuzokwagwa kuti, ‘N'umba yangu inowhodan'wa kuyi in'umba yentembezelo yenjudzi dzose’? Koga imwi matjiyithama guwhu lembava."

18 Baphirisiti bakulu nebakwali bakakuwha ikoku, bakahaka sekwabanga wumbulaya; baka bewunhla, nentha yekuti mbunga wose waka utjenamisiwa nediya kukwe.

19 Hhuba latjihwa bakabhuda munzi-nkulu.

20 Tjimuka mangwanana bepinda, bakabona nkuyu iwhoya watjiwoma kubvila kumidzi. 21 Phethiro wakaalakana, eba eti kuna Yesu, "Rabhi, lingani! Nkuyu wamakalonga bhiso watjiwoma!"

22 Yesu wakahandula eti, "Galanimoyo kuNdzimu. 23 Lebeswa, ndoti kumuli, hapa kene yani eti kudombo ileli, ‘Sipuka, uwile mugungwa,’ kakale esingan'un'une mumoyo uwe koga egalamoyo kuti tjaanoleba tjowhoyetikala, unowhotjitigwa. 24 Ndizo ndomubudza, kene ini tjamunokumbila ngentembezelo, galanimoyo kuti matjitjiwamutjila, mowhoba natjo. 25 Hapa mutembezela, kunanhu wamakagwadziligwa, muwuyetile mazwibhatigwa, kuyetila kuti Tate babo bakudzimu bamuyetile bo mazwibhatigwa matjinyo enyu. 26 (Koga hapa musingayetile bamwe mazwibhatigwa matjinyo abo, naTate babo bakudzimu abatowhomuyetila bo mazwibhatigwa matjinyo enyu.)"

27 Bakabgwilila kakale kuJerusalema, lubaka Yesu eyendayenda muthempeli, baphirisiti bakulu nebakwali nebawhola bakahha kuwunli, 28 bakati, "Zwinhu izwezwi nozwihinga nesimba lipi, kene ndiyani wakakupa simba kuti uzwithame?"

29 Yesu wakabahandula eti, "Ndowhomubhuzwa mbhuzo un'ompela; mundihandule, ndiko kwandinowhomubudza kuti kungesimba lipi ndihinga izwezwi zwinhu. 30 Bvubika kwaJohane, kwakakubva kudzimu, kene kubanhu? Mundihandule!"

31 Baka kakabadzana tjekwabo, beti, "Hapa titi, ‘Kwakabva kudzimu,’ unowhoti, ‘Nentha yeni ngono musakagalamoyo muwunli?’ 32 Ngono titi, ‘Kwakabva mubanhu?’" (Bakabehla banhu, ngobe wose nhu waka eti Johane waka ali nlebesambeli welebeswa.) 33 Ndizo bakahandula Yesu beti, "Atitoziba."

Yesu eba eti bo kubali, "Nami bo anditowhomubudza kuti kunge simba lipi ndithama zwinhu izwezwi."