¹ Mu gihe co bari bagerire hafi ya Yerusalemu, bayijire i Betifage hafi ku gasozi ka Mizeituni. Yesu yatumire abanafunzi babiri, ² Yababwiye ngo: Mugende m'urusisiro ruri imbere yenyu, murabona yo ipunda izirikirwe hamwe n'icana ceyo, muyifungure muyinzanire. ³ Umundu ababazize mumushubize ngo: Umwami ayikeneye. Akabareke muzizane.

⁴ Ibyo byabeye kugira ngo hashohwere ibyagambirwe n'imbuzi ngo: ⁵ Mubwire umuhara w'i Siyoni ngo: Reba Umwami wawe yijire i wawe, yujwiye ubwitonzi kandi ahekirwe n'ipunda, n'icana ceyo.

⁶ Abanafunzi bagenda gukora nguko Yesu yabibategekire. ⁷ Bazenye ipunda n'icana ceyo, bayirambura ho ibikwembe byebo, Yesu yikara heru yayo. ⁸ Bamwe mu bandu kangari babaga bari aho, bashashe imyenda yebo mu njira; abandi baciye amatabi g'ibiti no kugasasa mu njira. ⁹ Abantu babaga bari imbere n'abari bakurikiye Yesu; bari barikwabira, barikugamba ngo: Hozana Mwana wa Daudi! Uhewe imigisha weho wijire mu jina ry'Umwami! Hozana uri heru ya hoshe!

¹⁰ Mu gihe yayingiraga mu Yerusalemu, umugi goshe gwahungenye, bagamba ngo: Wuno ni nde si?

¹¹ Abandu kangari bashubize ngo: Wuno n'imbuzi, Yesu w'i Nazareti ya Galilaya.

¹² Yesu yingira mu nju y'Imana. Yirukana abandu boshe babaga barikugurisa no kugurira mu nju y'Imana. Yabirindwiye ameza g'abavunjayi b'amakuta, n'indebe z'abagurisaga inuma. ¹³ Nuko yababwiye ngo: Byandikirwe ngo: Inju yanje ikayitwe iyo gushabiramo. Ariko mwewe mwayihindwiye ubuvumo bw'abasambo.

¹⁴ Imbumyi n'ibirema byamwegeye ari mu kanisa. Nuko arabakiza.

¹⁵ Ariko abatambyi bakuru n'abakarani bababeye babwenye ibitangaza byo yakorire, n'abana babaga barikwabirira mu nju y'Imana ngo: Hozana Mwana wa Daudi!

¹⁶ Baramubazize ngo: Mbesi ndo urikumva ibyo barikugamba? Yesu yabashubize ngo: Ingo. Ndo mwasomire gano magambo ngo: Mu kanwa k'abana batoto n'abari konga nimo hakave amashimwe.

¹⁷ Yesu yabarekire, yigendera hanje y'umuji Agerire i Betaniya, ararayo.

¹⁸ Nuko ha gitondo, agarukire m'umuiji apfi injara. ¹⁹ Arebire igiti c'umutini ku nzira, yegera ihafi yaco, ariko nda kindu yabwenyeho usibye amababi gusha. Arakibwira ngo: Hatakabeho itunda kuri weho! Muri ako kanya umutini guruma.

²⁰ Abanafunzi babwenye ibyo, batangeye baragamba ngo: Ni gute guno mutini gwahitire guma?

²¹ Yesu yabasubize ngo: Kweli ndikubabwira ngo: Mubeye mufite kukizera kandi mutarigushidikanya ndo mukakore gusha ibikorirwe kuri guno mutini, ahubwo mukabwire guno musozi ngo: Vahano ugiterere mu ngezi, ibyo bikahabe. ²² Ibyo mukashake byoshe murigushaba, mukabihabwe.

²³ Yesu yingira mu kanisa. Noneho mu gihe yari arikwigisa, abatambyi bakuru n'abakuru b'abandu bija kumubwira ngo: Ni ku zihe ngufu ukoraga bino bindu kandi ni nde waziguheye?

²⁴ Yesu arabasubiza ngo: Na njewe nenda kubabaza ikibazo kimwe, kandi mubeye mugisubize ndababwira ni ku ngufu zande ngoraga bino bindu. ²⁵ Umubatizo gwa Yohana gwaturukire he? Gwaviye mu juru cangwa ku bandu? Barakiburanya mu mitima yebo barikugamba ngo: Tubeye dusubize ngo: Mu juru, aratubwira ngo: Kubera ki mwayangire kumukizera? ²⁶ Kandi tubeye dusubize ngo: Ku bandu turigutinya abandu kubera ko boshe biji ko Yohana yari ari imbuzi. ²⁷ Maze basubiza Yesu ngo: Ndo tubyiji. Nawe arababwira ngo: Nanje ni guco, ndo ndababwira aho mboneraga ubushobozi bwo gukora bino bindu.

²⁸ Ariko muri gutekereza ki? Umundu umwe yari afite abana babiri, abwira uwambere ngo: Mwana wanje genda ukaragire imboko zanje.

²⁹ Arasubiza ngo: Ndo ndenda. Nyuma yaho, arakihana aragenda.

³⁰ Abwira uwakabiri guco. Nuko uwo mwana arasubiza ngo ngendire mwami, ariko atakajeyo. ³¹ Ni nde muri abo babiri wakorire kwenda kwa She? Barasubiza ngo: Uwo wambere. Nuko Yesu arababwira ngo: Ndikubabwira kweli ngo: Abasoresha n'abambaraga bakabatange m'ubwami bw'Imana. ³² Kubera ko Yohana yayijire iwenyu mu nzira yo gukiranuka namwe mwanga kumukizera. Ariko abasoreshaga n'abambaraga bamwizerire: Ariko mwewe mwabwenye ibyo, ndo mwakihannye ngo mukizere.

³³ Mwumve ugundi mugani: Hariho umundu nyirurugo wazungurukije urupango umurima gwe, acukuramo urwina go gutaramo, yubaka mo umunara; asiga mo abahinzi aja mu kindi gihugo. ³⁴ Igihe co gusharura kirenda kugera, yatumire abakozi be kuri ba bahinzi kugira ngo abone umusharuro w'imboko ze. ³⁵ Ba bahinzi bafashe za ndumwa, bamukubita umwe, bita uwa kabiri, bita uwa gashatu bamuterire amabuye. ³⁶ Yatumire abandi bakozi, umubare gurengire ugwambere, ba bahinzi babagirira ng'abambere. ³⁷ Ariko hanyuma yaho yatumye yo umwana we arikugamba ngo: Bakamwubahe.

³⁸ Ariko ba bakozi babwenye uwo mwana, bakorire inama barakukibwira ngo: Wunoya niwe ukaragwe bino bindu, mwije tumwite, tugabane guno murage gwe. ³⁹ Bamufatire bamuterera hanje ya za mboko baramwita. ⁴⁰ None si igihe nyir'imboko akayije, abo bakozi bakagire gute?

⁴¹ Bamushubize ngo: Akakureho abo bagome, izo mboko azihe abandi bakozi bakamuhe umusaruro igihe kigerire.

⁴² Yesu arababwira ngo: Ndo mwasomire mu byandikirwe ngo: Ibuye abubatsi bayangire niryo ryabeye iryo gukomeza ipembe. Rino gambo riturukire ku Mwami ni igitangaza ku mesho getu?

⁴³ Niyo mbamvu mbabwiye ko ubwami bw'Imana bukabakurwemo, bukahabwe ubundi bwoko bukatange umusaruro. ⁴⁴ Ukahirime kuryo buye akavunagurike, kandi uwo rikagwaho akashenjagurike.

⁴⁵ Bamarire kumva izo migani, abatambyi bakuru n'Abafarisayo bamenyire ko ari bo yabaga arikugamba. ⁴⁶ Benda kumufata ariko batinya abandu kangari kubera ko bayemeraga ko ari imbuzi.