6 Zakayo kahumuluka himahima, kamgoneka Yesu kwa kudeng'helela.
7 Wanhu wose wagone ago, wasonga kunung'unika, walonga, “Munhu ino kachola kukala mng'anda ya munhu mwene nzambi!”
8 Zakayo kema, kamulongela Yesu, “Go Mkulu, tegeleza! Nowagwaa wakiwa nusu ya vinhu vangu, na kamba nimboka munhu yoyose kinhu, nombwezela miyanza mine.”
9 Yesu kamulongela, “Lelo ukombozi uvika kwa wanhu wa lubuga luno, kwavija munhu ino nayo kolawa mulukolo lwa Abulahamu.
10 Kwavija Mwana wa Munhu keza kuwazahila na kuwakombola waja wapotele.”
11 Wanhu viwakalile wotegeleza gago, Yesu kagendelela kuwalongela lusimo. Baho kakala mmabehi na Yelusalemu, nao wagesa kamba Undewa wa Mulungu wa mmabehi kulawilila.
12 Avo kawalongela, “Kukala na munhu imoja wa lukolo lwa kindewa yafungile mwanza kuchola isi ya kutali yakatendigwe mndewa, abaho yabwele ukayake.
13 Avo yang'hali hanasegela, kawakema wasang'hanaji zake longo, kila imoja kamgwaa sente sawa, abaho kawalongela, ‘Tendeni biashala mbaka vondambwele.’
14 Lakini wanhu wa isi yake wakala wamwihile. Avo wawatuma wasenga wagende kwa wanhu waja wakalonge, ‘Hatumulonda munhu ino yawe mndewa wetu.’
15 “Munhu ija kaupata undewa, kabwela ukayake. Baho kawalagiza wasang'hanaji zake yawagwelele sente wachole kumwake yapate kujuwa kija kiwapatile.
16 Msang'hanaji wa ichanduso keza, kalonga, ‘Go mkulu, sente zako ziunigwelele zilela miyanza longo.’
17 Kamulongela, ‘Kutenda goya msang'hanaji unogile! Kwavija kutenda vinogile kulolesa mna ivinhu vidodo, nokutenda uwe munhu mkulu wa mabuga longo.’
18 Msang'hanaji wa kabili keza, kalonga, ‘Go mkulu, sente zako ziunigwelele zilela miyanza mitano.’
19 Nayo kamulongela, ‘Kokuwa munhu mkulu wa mabuga matano.’
20 “Msang'hanaji iyagwe keza, kalonga, ‘Go mkulu, sola sente zako. Nikala nizifungile goya mkikumbi.
21 Nikudumba, kwavija kuna gahigahi. Kosola vinhu va wayago kwa uvizi na kosenga vija huvihandile.’
22 Mkulu ija kamulongela, ‘Gweye kwa msang'hanaji yehile! Nokutagusa kwa mbuli zako mwenyego! Kunijuwa nina gahigahi, nisolaga vinhu va wayangu na kusenga vija sivihandile.
23 Habali huzikile sente zangu kwa wanhu wokwika sente muladi vimbwelile nyambulile zongezeke?’
24 “Abaho kawalongela waja wemile aho, ‘Mbokeni ayo zisente, mumgwelele msang'hanaji ija yapatile sente miyanza longo ya zija ziyagweleligwe.’
25 Lakini wao wamulongela, ‘Go mkulu, lakini heyo kanazo sente miyanza longo!’
26 Nayo kawedika, ‘Munhu yeli na kinhu kokongezelwa, lakini ija yeliduhu kinhu, kobokigwa hata kija kidodo kiyelinacho.
27 Na sambi, waja wanihile, wondema niye niwe mndewa wao, wagaleni hano, muwakome bahano mgameso gangu!’ ”
28 Yesu viyamambukize kulonga avo, kawalongolela kuchola Yelusalemu.
29 Viyakalile behi na kuvika Betifage na Betania, habehi na Lugongo lwa Mizeituni, kawatuma wanahina zake wabili,
30 kawalongela, “Gendeni kuna ikijiji kili kuulongozi wenu. Mwahengila, momvika mwana mhunda kafungigwa, nayo yang'hali hanakweligwa na munhu. Mfunguleni mumgale hano.
31 Munhu yoyose yahawauza habali momfungula, mulongeleni, ‘Mndewa komulonda.’ ”
32 Wanahina waja wachola, wamvika kamba vija Yesu viyawalongele.
33 Viwakalile womfungula imwana mhunda, wenyego wawauza, “Habali momfungula?”
34 Nao wawedika, “Mndewa komulonda.”
35 Wamgala imwana mhunda kwa Yesu. Abaho watandika viwalo vao mumgongo wa imwana mhunda, na wamtaza Yesu kukwela.
36 Yesu viyakalile kochola, wanhu wanzanza viwalo vao mnzila.
37 Viyakalile behi na kuvika Yelusalemu, hanhu hali na mtelemuko wa Lugongo lwa Mizeituni, lunhu mkulu lwa wanahina zake lusonga kudeng'helela na kumgwaa nhogolwa Mulungu kwa sauti ng'hulu mbuli ya unzonza wauwonile.
