Ruka 19
1 Zvino Jesu wakapinda, akagura muJeriko.
He entered and was passing through Jericho.
2 Zvino tarira, murume wainzi Zakewu nezita; iye wakange ari mutungamiriri wevateresi, uye iye waiva mufumi;
There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 uye wakatsvaka kuona Jesu kuti ndiani; asi wakange asingagoni nekuda kwechaunga, nokuti wakange ane chimiro chifupi.
He was trying to see who Yeshua was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
4 Zvino wakamhanyira mberi, akakwira mumuonde wemusikamori kuti amuone; nokuti wakange achizopfuura nenzira iyo.
He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.
5 Zvino Jesu wakati achisvika panzvimbo iyo, wakatarira kumusoro, akamuona, akati kwaari: Zakewu, kurumidza uburuke; nokuti nhasi ndinofanira kugara mumba mako.
When Yeshua came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
6 Zvino wakakurumidza kuburuka, akamugamuchira achifara.
He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
7 Zvino vakati vazviona vakan'un'una vese vachiti: Wapinda kunogara nemurume mutadzi.
When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”
8 Asi Zakewu wakamira, akati kuna Ishe: Tarirai, hafu yefuma yangu, Ishe, ndinopa kuvarombo, uye kana ndakatora chinhu kune umwe munhu nekunyengera, ndinodzosera runa.
Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
9 Jesu akati kwaari: Nhasi ruponeso rwasvika mumba muno; nokuti iyewo mwanakomana waAbhurahama.
Yeshua said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 Nokuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzotsvaka nekuponesa chakarasika.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
11 Vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvi, wakawedzera akataura mufananidzo, nokuti wakange ava pedo neJerusarema, uye nekuti vaifunga kuti ushe hwaMwari hwobva hwodoonekereswa.
As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.
12 Naizvozvo wakati: Umwe munhu ane mbiri wakaenda kunyika iri kure, kunozvigamuchirira ushe agodzoka.
He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
13 Zvino wakadana varanda vake gumi, ndokuvapa pondo gumi, ndokuti kwavari: Bhindaukai nayo kusvikira ndichiuya.
He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
14 Asi vanhu venyika yake vakange vachimuvenga, vakatuma nhume shure kwake, vachiti: Hatidi uyu kuti atitonge.
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
15 Zvino zvakaitika kuti adzoka agamuchira ushe, wakaraira kuti vaya varanda vaakange apa mari, vadanirwe kwaari, kuti anzwe kuti umwe neumwe wakawana zvakadini nekutengeserana.
“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
16 Wekutanga ndokusvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo gumi.
The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
17 Zvino akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka; nokuti wakange wakatendeka pachidiki-diki, uve nesimba pamusoro pemaguta gumi.
“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 Newechipiri wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo shanu.
“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
19 Akati kwaariwo: Newe, uve pamusoro pemaguta mashanu.
“So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
20 Zvino umwe wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, tarirai pondo yenyu, yandakange ndakachengeta mumucheka wekumeso;
Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
21 nokuti ndakange ndichikutyai, nokuti muri munhu wakaoma; munotora zvamusina kuisa, muchikohwa izvo zvamusina kudzvara.
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
22 Zvino wakati kwaari: Ndichakutonga nezvinobuda mumuromo mako, muranda wakaipa; wakange uchiziva kuti ini ndiri munhu wakaoma, ndichitora zvandisakaisa, nekukohwa izvo zvandisina kudzvara;
“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
23 naizvozvo sei usina kuisa mari yangu mubhanga, kuti kana ndouya ndigozoitora pamwe nezvibereko.
Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’
24 Ndokuti kune vakange vamirepo: Mutorerei pondo mupe kune ane pondo gumi.
He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’
25 Asi vakati kwaari: Ishe, ane pondo gumi.
“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
26 Nokuti ndinoti kwamuri: Anazvo achapiwa; uye asina, kwaari kuchatorwa nezvaanazvo.
‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
27 Asi vavengi vangu avo, vakange vasingadi kuti nditonge pamusoro pavo, uisai pano, muvauraye pamberi pangu.
But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
28 Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akapfuurira mberi, achikwira kuJerusarema.
Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 Zvino zvakaitika oswedera kuBhetifage neBhetaniya pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi, wakatuma vaviri vevadzidzi vake,
When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
30 achiti: Fambai muende mumusha wakatarisana nemwi; kana muchipinda mauri, muchawana dhongwana rakasungirwa, risina munhu wakamborigara; murisunungure, mugoriuisa.
saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.
31 Zvino kana chero munhu akakubvunzai achiti: Munorisunungurirei? Muchataura kwaari kudai: Ishe anorida.
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Avo vakatumwa vakaenda vakanowana sezvaakange ataura kwavari.
Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them.
33 Zvino vakati vachisunungura dhongwana, varidzi varo vakati kwavari: Munosunungurirei dhongwana?
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 Ivo ndokuti: Ishe anorida.
They said, “The Lord needs it.”
35 Zvino vakariuisa kuna Jesu; ndokukanda nguvo dzavo pamusoro pedhongwana, vakatasvisa Jesu pariri.
Then they brought it to Yeshua. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Yeshua on them.
36 Zvino achifamba, vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira.
As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.
37 Zvino wakati oswedera ikozvino pamateru egomo reMiorivhi, chaunga chese chevadzidzi chikatanga kufara chichirumbidza Mwari nenzwi guru pamusoro pamabasa ese esimba avakange vaona,
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
38 vachiti: Wakaropafadzwa mambo anouya muzita raIshe; rugare kudenga, nekubwinya kumusoro-soro.
saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
39 Uye vamwe veVaFarisi vari pakati pechaunga vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tsiurai vadzidzi venyu.
Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Rabbi, rebuke your disciples!”
40 Zvino wakapindura akati kwavari: Ndinokuudzai kuti kana ava vakanyarara, mabwe achadanidzira.
He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
41 Zvino wakati aswedera, wakaona guta, akachema pamusoro paro,
When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
42 achiti: Dai newe waiziva, kunyange pazuva rino rako zvinhu zverugare rwako; asi zvino zvakavanzirwa meso ako.
saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.
43 Nokuti mazuva achasvika pamusoro pako, apo vavengi vako vachakukandira muchinjiziri wakakupoteredza, vachakukomba, nekukudzvinyidzira pamativi ese,
For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
44 uye vachakuputsira pasi iwe nevana vako mukati mako, havangasii mukati mako ibwe pamusoro pebwe; nokuti hauna kuziva nguva yekushanyirwa kwako.
and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”
45 Zvino wakapinda mutembere, akatanga kudzingira panze vakange vachitengesamo nevaitenga,
He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
46 achiti kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuti: Imba yangu imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi maiita bako remakororo.
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
47 Zvino waidzidzisa zuva rimwe nerimwe mutembere; asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakatsvaka kumuparadza.
He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
48 Asi havana kuwana zvavangaita, nokuti vanhu vese vakamunamatira vachimunzwa.
They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
