1Nibakasika ku Jelusalemu kabali aafwiifwi aku Bbetipeji a Bbetani aku Chilundu chama Oliva, Jesu wakatuma basikwiiya bakwe bobile,
2wakati kuli mbabo, “Amwiinke kugunzi lilikunembo lyenu, mbumutakanjile biyo, muyoojana mwana wembongolo waangidwe nkuko, uutanatantwa naba womwe muntu. Mukamwaangunune mumweete okuno.
3Na kuli uyomubuzya kuti, “Muchitilaanzi oobu”? mukamwaambile kuti, ‘Mwami nguulikumuyanda alubo ulamuboozya aano muchiindi chifwiifwi.”
4Bakayinka baakumujana mwana wedonki kumbali aamunzi, kaangidwe kumanjililo aamunzi. Nibakamwaangununa.
5Bamwi bantu bakayimvwi mpawo bakabuzya kuti, “Muchitaanzi, nimwaangununa mwana wembongolo donki ooyu? ”
6Bakasandula mbuli Jesu mbaakabaambilide, mpawo bantu bakabazumizya kuti beende.
7Nibakamweeta mwana wembongolo kuli Jesu bakayala majansi amusana wakwe, Jesu wakakkala aalinguwe.
8Bantu biingi bakayala milembo yabo mumugwagwa, bamwi bakayala matu ngibakatemene mumuunda.
9Bakazulwide abakalimusule bakoompolola kabati, “Hossana! Ulilongezezedwe ooyo uza muzina lyaMwami.
10Bulilongezegedwe ibwaami buyobuza ibwa taata wesu Davida! Hossana mujulu lyamajulu!”
11Jesu wakanjila mu Jelusalema akwiinka ku Chikombelo bakalangalanga boonse busena, pele nkaambo kakuti lyakali lyaba goko, wakayinka ku Bbetani abalikumi aababili.
12Buzuba butobela nibakaboola kuzwa ku Bbetani, wakali waba aanzala.
13Mukubona mukuyu amatu aawo chakule, wakayinka kuti akabone kuti ulaamichelo na. Naakasika afwiifwi wabona matu luzutu kakutakwe michelo, kambo techakali chiindi chankuyu pe.
14Elyo wakaambila mukuyu kuti, “Kutazoobi naba womwe uzoolya michelo kulinduwe. ” Basikwiiya baakwe bakamumvwa kawamba majwi aayo.
15Naakasika mu Jelusalema, wakanjila muchikombelo mpawo wakatalika kwaandingania bakalikuula akuuzya oomo. Wakatonta matebuli aabasimuchincha mali ezyuuno zyabaabo bakalikuuzya nkwilimba.
16Mpawo takwe naakazumizya naba omwe kuti abweze zyakalikuuzigwa mulubaya lwatempele.
17Mpawo naakabayiisya wakati, “Tachilembedwe na kuti: `Ng'anda yangu iyotegwa ning'anda yakukombela kwamanyika wonse’? Pesi nywebo mwayichita ng'anda yabasikubba. ”
18Bapati babapayizi abasimilawo bakaamvwa makani aya eelyo bakayandula nzila zyakumujaya aazyo, bakalikumuyowa nkaambo bantu biingi boonse bakaba aakugamba enjiisyo yakwe.
19Nilyakaba igoko, bakazwa mudolopo.
20Chifumofumo nkabayobweenda, bakabona mukuyu nkuuyumide kuzwa kumiyanda.
21Pita wakayeeya mpawo wakati kuli Jesu, “Muyisi wangu langa! Mukuyu ngwakatukila wayuma!”
22Jesu wakasandula kuti, “Amube aalusyomo muli Leza.
23Ndimwaambila kasimpe kuti, na umwi wati kuchilundu, ‘Nkoya ukaliwalile mulwizi, ’ mpawo nkatadooneki mumoyo wakwe pesi nkasyoma kuti ezyo nzyawamba ziyochitika, ziyochitika mbubo.
24Nkaako ndamwaambila kuti: Kufumbwa nchimuyookumbila mukukomba, amusyome kuti muyoochijana, mpawo chiyooba chanu.
25Mpawo naa wayimikila kokomba, na nkowangilide umwi moyo, mulekelele, nkokuti Wuso wako ulikujulu akulekelele zibi zyako.
26“Nkambo kuti inywe nkamutalekeleli bantu balaamilandu kuli ndinywe, alakwe Wuso uulikujulu takoyoomulekelela milandu yenu”.
27Bakasika lubo kuJelusama. Eelyo Jesu naakayobweenda mulubuwa lwaChikombelo, bapayizi bapati, abayisyi bamulawu abapati bembungano bakeza kulinguwe.
28Bakati, “Mumanguzu aani mochita zintu ziloobu? Alimwi ngwani ukupa inguzu zyakuchita zintu eezi? ”.
29Jesu wakasandula kuti, “Ndiyobuzya mubuzyo womwe. Mundisandule, eelyo ndiyomwaambila kuti munguzu zyani mwendiikuchita zintu eezi.
30Lubbabbatizyo lwaJohani, lwakalikuzwa kujulu na, nakuti lwakazwa kumuntu? Mundambile!”
31Bakayizya aatala amakani aaya mpawo bakakazyania bati, “Nitwaamba kuti, ‘Luzwa kuzulu, ’ ulatubuzya kuti 'Nkamboonzi nimutamusyomi? ’
32Pesi nitwaamba kuti, 'Luzwa kumuntu’.... ” bakayoowa bantu nkaambo muntu woonse wakalizi kuti Joni musinsimi mwinimwini.
33Alimwi bakasandula Jesu kuti “Tatuzi pe.” Mpawo Jesu wakabaambila kuti, “Nsikomwaambila pe ambebo kuti manguzu aani ngechita aawo zintu eezi”.
