Mako 11
1 Vakati vasvika pedo neJerusarema, paBhetifage neBhetaniya, pagomo reMiorivhi, akatuma vaviri vevadzidzi vake,
When they came near to Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany [villages] near Olive [Tree] Hill. Then Jesus [summoned] two of his disciples.
2 akati kwavari: Fambai muende kumusha wakatarisana nemwi; pakarepo kana muchipinda mauri, muchawana dhongwana rakasungirwa, risina munhu wakamborigara; murisunugure, mugouya naro.
He said to them, “Go to that village just ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey that no one has ever ridden, that has been tied {people have tied} up. Untie it, and then bring it [to me].
3 Kana munhu akati kwamuri: Munoitirei izvi? Muti: Ishe anorida. Pakarepo acharitumira pano.
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing that?’, say, [‘Jesus], our Lord, needs [to use] it. He will send it back here [with someone] as soon as [he no longer needs it].’”
4 Vakaenda, vakanowana dhongwana rakasungirwa pamukova kunze, panzira yemumusha; vakarisunungura.
So [the two disciples] went and they found the young donkey. It was tied close to the door [of a house], which was beside the street. Then they untied it.
5 Vamwe vevakange vamirepo vakati kwavari: Munoitei muchisunungura dhongwana?
Some of the [people who were there] said to them, “Why are you untying the donkey?”
6 Vakavaudza Jesu sezvaakaraira; vakavarega vachienda.
They told them what Jesus had said. So the people permitted them [to take the donkey].
7 Zvino vakauya nedhongwana kuna Jesu, vakakandira nguvo dzavo pamusoro paro, akagara pamusoro paro.
They brought the donkey to Jesus. [The disciples] put some of their clothes on it [in order to make something for him to sit on].
8 Nevazhinji vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira, nevamwe vakatema masanzu kubva pamiti vakawarira munzira.
Many people spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him as a king]. Others, [in order to honor him], spread along the road branches that they cut from [palm trees] in the fields [beside the road].
9 Zvino avo vakange vachitungamira nevakange vachitevera vakadanidzira, vachiti: Hosana! Wakaropafadzwa anouya muzita raIshe;
The people who were going in front of him and behind him were all shouting [things like], “Praise God!” “May God bless this one who comes (with his authority/as his representative) [MTY].”
10 hwakaropafadzwa ushe hwababa vedu Dhavhidhi, hunouya muzita raIshe! Hosana kumusoro-soro!
“May you be blessed {May [God] bless you} when you rule [like] our ancestor [King] David ruled!” “Praise God who is in the highest heaven!”
11 Jesu ndokupinda muJerusarema, nemutembere; akati aringa-ringa zvinhu zvese, yava nguva yemadekwani, akabuda, akaenda kuBhetaniya nevanegumi nevaviri.
He entered Jerusalem [with them], and then he went into the Temple [courtyard]. After he looked around at everything [there], he left [the city] because it was already late [in the afternoon]. He returned to Bethany with the twelve [disciples and slept there].
12 Uye mangwana vachibuda kubva Bhetaniya, akanzwa nzara.
The next day, as Jesus and his disciples were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 Wakati achiona muonde uri kure, une mashizha, akaendako achiti zvimwe angawana chinhu pauri; asi asvika pauri haana kuwana chinhu kunze kwemashizha; nokuti yakange isiri nguva yemaonde.
He saw from a distance a fig tree with all its leaves, so he went [to it] to see if he could find any [figs] on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves on it. This was because it was not yet time when [normal fig trees have ripe] figs.
14 Zvino Jesu akapindura, akati kwauri: Kusava nemunhu anozodyazve zvibereko pauri kusvika kusingaperi. Vadzidzi vake vakazvinzwa. (aiōn g165)
[But to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel, ] he said to the tree, “No one shall ever eat from you again [because you will no longer bear figs].” The disciples heard what he said. (aiōn g165)
15 Vakasvika kuJerusarema; Jesu akapinda mutembere, akatanga kudzingira panze avo vaitengesa nevaitenga mutembere; akapidigura matafura evaitsinhanisa mari, nezvigaro zvaivo vaitengesa njiva.
Jesus and his disciples went [back] to Jerusalem. He entered the Temple [courtyard. He saw people] who were selling and buying [animals for sacrifices. They were spoiling the place of worship]. He chased those people [from the Temple courtyard.] He also overturned the tables of those who were giving Temple tax money in exchange for Roman coins. He overturned the seats of the men who were selling doves [for sacrifices],
16 Zvino akasatendera kuti munhu atakure nhumbi achipfuura nemutembere.
and he would not allow anyone who was carrying anything [to sell] to go through the Temple [area].
17 Akadzidzisa, achiti kwavari: Hakuna kunyorwa here kuchinzi: Imba yangu ichanzi imba yekunyengetera nemarudzi ese? Asi imwi makaiita bako remakororo.
Then as he taught those people, he said to them, “It is written {[One of the prophets] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called {[people] to call my house} a house where [people from] all nations may pray’, but you bandits have made it [like] a cave where you can hide! ([You know that!/Do you not know that]?) [RHQ]”
18 Zvino vanyori nevapristi vakuru vakazvinzwa, vakatsvaka kuti vangamuparadza sei; nokuti vakange vachimutya, nokuti chaunga chese chakashamisika nedzidziso yake.
The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws [later] heard [about what he had done]. So they planned how they might kill him, [but they knew that it would be difficult], because they realized that the crowd was amazed at what he was teaching and they feared [that the people would soon decide that Jesus had more authority over the Temple than they did] (OR, [feared what the people would do if they tried to arrest Jesus]).
19 Zvino ava madekwani, wakabuda kunze kweguta.
That evening, [Jesus and his disciples] left the city [and again slept in Bethany].
20 Zvino mangwanani-ngwanani vakati vachipfuura, vakaona muonde waoma kubva pamidzi.
[The next] morning, while they were going along [the road toward Jerusalem, they saw that the fig tree that Jesus had cursed] had withered completely.
21 Petro akarangarira akati kwaari: Rabhi, tarirai muonde wamakatuka waoma.
Peter remembered [what Jesus had said to the fig tree] and he exclaimed to Jesus, “Teacher, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
22 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Ivai nerutendo kuna Mwari.
Jesus replied, “[You should not be surprised that God did what I asked]! You must trust that God [will do whatever you ask him to do]!
23 Nokuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ani nani anoti kugomo iri: Simudzwa, ukandwe mugungwa, uye asiri asina chokwadi mumoyo make, asi achitenda kuti zvinhu zvaanoreva zvichaitika, zvichaitika kwaari chero zvaanoreva.
[Also] note this: If anyone says to this hill, ‘Be raised up {Rise up} and then be thrown {throw yourself} into the lake!’ and if he does not doubt [that what he asks for will happen], that is, if he believes that what he asks for will happen, [God] will do it for him.
24 Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Zvinhu zvese chero zvamunokumbira muchinyengetera, tendai kuti muchagamuchira, uye zvichava zvenyu.
So I tell you, whenever you ask [God] for something when you pray, believe that you will receive it, and, [if you do, God] will do it [for you].
25 Kana mumire muchinyengetera, kanganwirai kana mune chakanangana neumwe; kuti Baba venyuwo vari kumatenga vakukanganwirei kudarika kwenyu.
Now, I [tell you this also]: Whenever you are praying, if you have a grudge against people [because they have harmed you], forgive them, in order that your Father in heaven will [likewise] forgive your sins.”
26 Asi kana imwi musingakanganwiri, Baba venyu vari kumatenga havakanganwiriwo kudarika kwenyu.
27 Vakasvikazve kuJerusarema; zvino wakati achifamba mutembere, vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vakauya kwaari,
Jesus and his disciples arrived in the Temple [courtyard] in Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking [there, a group consisting of] chief priests, [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and elders came to him and they said to him,
28 zvino vakati kwaari: Unoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripi; ndiani wakakupa simba iri, kuti unoita zvinhu izvi?
“By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like those you did here yesterday]?”
29 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Iniwo ndichakubvunzai mubvunzo umwe, mundipindure, neni ndichakuudzai kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvozvi nesimba ripi.
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do those things.
30 Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabva kudenga, kana kuvanhu? Ndipindurei.
Did God [MTY] or people [authorize] John to baptize [those who came to him]?”
31 Vakaonesana, vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga, achati: Makagoregerei kumutenda?
They debated among themselves [as to what they should answer]. They [said to each other], “If we say that it was God [who authorized] him, he will say to us, ‘Therefore, (you should have believed what John said!/why did you not believe what John said?) [RHQ]’
32 Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu; vakange vachitya vanhu; nokuti vese vakange vachiverenga Johwani kuti muporofita zvirokwazvo.
On the other hand, if we say that it was people [who authorized John, then what will happen to us]?” They were afraid [to say that about where John got his authority, because they knew that] the people [would be very angry with them. They knew that] all the people truly believed that John was a prophet [whom God had sent].
33 Vakapindura vachiti kuna Jesu: Hatizivi. Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Ini handingakuudziyiwo kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question, I] will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
