Mateu 21:1-22

Zvavakanga vavakusvika pedyo neJerusaremu, vakasvika kuBhetifage, pagomo reMiorivhi. Jesu akatuma vadzidzi vaviri achiti kwavari, “Endai mumusha wakatarisana nemi muchasvikowana dhongi rakasungirirwa nomwana waro Asunungurei muuye nawo kwandiri. Kana mumwe munhu akataura chinhu kwamuri, mutaurirei kuti, ‘Tenzi anoada uye achaadzosa nokukurumidza.’ ” Izvi zvakaitika kuti zvizadzise zvakataurwa nomuporofita achiti, “Taurirai mukunda, guta reZioni, kuti, tarira uone Mambo wako ari kuuya kwauri akazvininipisa, akatasva padhongi, padhongwana mwana wedhongi.” Vadzidzi vakaenda vakandoita sezvavakanga vataurirwa naJesu. Vakaunza dhongi nemwana waro. Vakawaridza hanzu dzavo pamadhongi aya, Jesu akabva atasva. Vanhu vazhinji vegurumwandira riya vakawaridza hanzu dzavo mumugwagwa. Vamwe vakakwanhura masanzu emiti vachiawarira mumugwagwa. Gurusvusvu ravanhu vaiva mberi nevaimutevera vaidaidzira vachiti, “Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ngaarumbidzwe iye anouya muzita raTenzi. Hosana kumusorosoro.” Paakapinda muJerusaremu, guta rose rakanyanduka richiti, “Ndiani uyu?” Vanhu vazhinji vakati, “Uyu ndiye muporofita Jesu wokuNazareti yokuGarirea.” Jesu akapinda muTemberi yaMwari akadzinga vakanga vachitengesa nokutenga muTemberi. Akapidigurira pasi tafura dzavanhu vokutsinhanisa mari nezvigaro zvaavo vaitengesa hangaiwa. Akati kwavari zvakanyorwa zvichinzi, “Imba yangu ichanzi imba yokunamatira. Asi imi muri kuiita bako ramakororo.” Mapofu nemhetamakumbo vakauya kwaari muTemberi akavarapa. Vapristi vakuru nenyanzvi dzomutemo pavakaona zvinaniso zvaakaita navana vaduku vaidaidzira muTemberi vachiti, “Hosana kuMwanakomana waDhavhidhi” vakashatirwa. Vakati kwaari, “Uri kunzwa here zviri kutaurwa navava.” Jesu akati kwavari, “Hongu, asi hamuna kumboverenga here kuti: “ ‘Mumiromo yavapwere navanoyamwa, makaburitsa kurumbidza kwakanakisisa.’ ” Jesu akavasiya akabuda muguta akaenda kuBhetania akagarako. Mangwanani paakanga ava kudzokera kuguta kuya, akanzwa nzara. Paakaona muonde parutivi penzira akaenda pauri. Hapana chaakawana pauri kunze kwamashizha chete. Akati kwauri, “Usazombofa wakabereka muchero zvakare.” Muonde wakabva wauna pakarepo. Vadzidzi pavakazviona vakashamiswa vachiti, “Ko muonde uyu wauna sei pakare pakarepo kudai?” Jesu ndokuvapindura achiti, “Zvechokwadi ndinoti kwamuri, ‘Kana muine chitendero uye musingakahadziki hamuiti chete zvaitika kumuonde asi kunyange mukati kugomo iri simudzwa ukandwe munyanza zvichaitwa. Chipi nechipi chamunokumbira mumunamato, muchazvigashira kana muine chitendero.’ ”