MATHEO 21

Jesu o tsena kwa Jerusalema

(Mar. 11:1-11; Luka 19:28-40; Joh. 12:12-19)

1 E rile ba atamela Jerusalema, ba fitlha kwa Bethefage fa Thabeng ya Diolefa, foo Jesu a roma barutwa ba le babedi, 2 a ba raya a re: “Yaang kwa motsaneng o lo lebaganyeng nao; lo tla akofa lo fitlhela esele e golegilwe, e na le eselana; di gololeng, lo di tsise kwano go nna.

3 Mme fa mongwe a bua sengwe le lona, lo re: ‘Morena o a di batla;’ mme o tla akofa a di romela.”t

4 Mme tsotlhe tse, di ne di dirafala gore go dirafale se se builweng ke moporofeti a re:

5 “Bolelelang Morwadia Sionet lo re:
‘Bona, Kgosi ya gago
e tla go wena,
e le bonolo,
e palame esele, e bong eselana,
ngwana wa esele.’ ”t
6 Barutwa ba ya, ba dira fela ka fa Jesu a ba laetseng ka teng. 7 Ba tsisa esele le eselana, ba baya dikobo tsa bone mo go tsona, mme Jesu a e palama. 8 Foo bontsi jwa batho jwa ala dikobo tsa bone mo tseleng; mme ba bangwe ba kgaola dikala mo ditlhareng, ba di ala mo tseleng.t

9 Mme batho ba ba mo eteletseng pele le ba ba mo setseng morago ba tlhaba mokgosi ba re: “Hosana go Morwa Dafita! Go bakwe yo o tlang ka leina la Morena; Hosana mo magodimodimong!”t

10 E rile a tsena mo Jerusalema, motse otlhe wa huduega wa re: “Yo ke mang?”

11 Mme bontsi jwa batho jwa araba jwa re: “Ke ene moporofeti Jesu yo o tswang kwa Nasaretha wa Galelea.”

Jesu o leleka ba ba itshepololang Tempele

(Mar. 11:15-19; Luka 19:45-48; Joh. 2:13-22)

13 a ba raya a re: “Go kwadilwe ga twe: ‘Ntlo ya me e tla bidiwa Ntlo ya thapelo;’ mme lona lo e dirile mongobo wa dinokwane.”t
14 Foo difofu le batlhotsi ba tla go ene mo Tempeleng, mme a ba fodisa. 15 Ya re baperesiti ba bagolo le Baitsedikwalo ba bona dikgakgamatso tse o di dirang, le bana ba ba opang mokgosi mo Tempeleng ba re: “Hosana go Morwa Dafita!” ba gakala,

16 ba mo raya ba re: “A o utlwa se bao ba se buang?”
Jesu a ba fetola a re: “Ee; a ga lo ise lo ke lo buise se se reng: ‘O ipaakanyeditse pako ka melomo ya masea le ya ba ba anyang’?”t

17 Mme a ba tlogela, a tswa mo motseng, a ya kwa Bethania, a lala teng.

Komelelo ya mofeie

(Mar. 11:12-14,20-24)

19 Ya re a bona mofeie fa tseleng, a ya kwa go ona; mme a se ka a fitlhela sepe mo go ona, fa e se matlhare fela. Foo a o raya a re: “A go se tlhole go ungwa leungo lepe mo go wena go ya bosakhutleng!” Mme mofeie wa akofa wa omelela.t

20 Ya re barutwa ba bona, ba gakgamala ba re: “Kana mofeie o omeletse ka bonako jang?”
21 Jesu a ba araba a re: “Ammaaruri ke lo raya ke re: Fa lo na le tumelo, lo sa belaele, lo ka dira, e seng fela se se diretsweng mofeie; mme fa lo ka raya thaba e lo a re: ‘Itsholetse o itigele mo lewatleng,’ go ka dirafala.t

22 Le tsotlhe tse lo ka di kopang mo thapelong ka go dumela, lo tla di amogela.”

Potso ka ga thata ya ga Jesu

(Mar. 11:27-33; Luka 20:1-8)

23 E rile a sena go tsena mo Tempeleng, mme a ruta, baperesiti ba bagolo le bagolo ba morafe ba tla go ene ba re: “Dilo tse o di dira ka thata efe? Ke mang yo o go neileng thata e?”t
24 Mme Jesu a ba fetola a re: “Le nna ke tla lo botsa lefoko le le lengwe fela; fa lo ka le mpolelela, le nna ke tla lo bolelela thata e ke dirang dilo tse ka yona:

25 Kolobetso ya ga Johane e ne e tswa kae, a ke kwa legodimong, gongwe mo bathong?”
Foo ba akanya ba re: “Fa re ka re: ‘Kwa legodimong,’ o tla re raya a re: ‘Mme ke eng, fa lo ne lo sa mo dumele?’ 26 Mme fa re ka re: ‘Mo bathong,’ re boifa batho; gonne botlhe ba kaile Johane moporofeti.”t

27 Jaanong ba araba Jesu ba re: “Ga re itse.”
Le ene a ba raya a re: “Le nna ga ke lo bolelele thata e ke dirang dilo tse ka yona.

Setshwantsho sa bomorwa ba babedi

31 Jaanong he, ke ofe wa ba babedi ba, yo o dirileng thato ya ga rraagwe?”
Ba re: “Wa bofelo.”
Jesu a ba raya a re: “Ammaaruri ke lo raya ke re: Bakgethisi le diaka ba lo raka go tsena mo pusong ya Modimo.t

32 Gonne Johane o tsile go lona ka thuto e e siameng, mme ga lo a ka lwa mo dumela; bakgethisi le diaka bone ba mo dumela. Mme lona, le fa lo bonye, ga lo a ka lwa ikwatlhaya morago gore lo mo dumele.t

Setshwantsho sa balemi

(Mar. 12:1-12; Luka 20:9-19)

39 Ba mo tshwara, ba mo kgarameletsa kwa ntle ga tshimo ya moweine, ba mmolaya.

40 “Jaanong, e tla re morena wa tshimo ya moweine a tla, a direng ka balemi bao?”

41 Ba mo araba ba re: “Ba ba bosula bao o tla ba bolaya setlhogo, mme tshimo ya moweine o tla e neela balemi ba sele, ba ba tla neng ba mo neela maungo ka dinako tsa ona.”

42 Jesu a ba raya a re: “A ga lo ise lo ke lo buise mo Dikwalong fa go tweng:
“ ‘Lentswe le baagi ba le latlhileng
ke lone le le dirilweng
letlapa la sekhutlo.
Seo se dirilwe ke Morena,
se bile se gakgamatsa
mo matlhong a rona.’t
43 “Ke ka ntlha ya moo ke lo rayang ke re: Puso ya Modimo e tla tlosiwa mo go lona, e newa setšhaba se se tla ntshang maungo a yona.

44 Yo o welang mo lentsweng leo o tla thubagana; mme yo lone le mo welang le tla mo papetla.”t
45 Ya re baperesiti ba bagolo le Bafarisai ba utlwa ditshwantsho tsa gagwe, ba lemoga gore o bua ka ga bone, 46 ba be ba batla go mo tshwara, mme ba boifa masomo a batho, ka ba mo kaya moporofeti.

Matthew 21

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,2 saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.3 And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.4 Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.8 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;13 and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,16 and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise?17 And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.19 And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?21 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.44 And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.46 And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.