New Testament in a Year

Yesu Alowa mu Yerusalemu Mwaulemerero

11 Atayandikira ku Yerusalemu, anafika ku Betifage ndi Betaniya ku phiri la Olivi. Yesu anatuma awiri a ophunzira ake ² nati kwa iwo, “Pitani ku mudzi uli patsogolo panu, ndipo mukamakalowa, mukapeza mwana wabulu atamangiriridwa pamenepo, amene wina aliyense sanakwerepo. Kamumasuleni ndi kubwera naye kuno. ³ Ngati wina aliyense akakufunsani kuti, ‘Mukuchita zimenezi chifukwa chiyani?’ Kamuwuzeni kuti, ‘Ambuye akumufuna ndipo akamutumiza kuno msanga.’ ”

⁴ Anapita ndipo anakapeza mwana wabulu ali kunja mu msewu waukulu atamumangirira pa chipata. Pamene anamumasula, ⁵ anthu ena amene anayima pomwepo anafunsa kuti, “Mukuchita chiyani, kumasula mwana wabuluyo?” ⁶ Iwo anayankha monga mmene Yesu anawawuzira, ndipo anthu aja anawalola kuti apite. ⁷ Atafika naye mwana wabulu kwa Yesu, nayika mikanjo yawo pa buluyo, Iye anakwerapo. ⁸ Anthu ambiri anayala mikanjo yawo pa msewu, pamene ena anayala nthambi zomwe anadula mʼminda. ⁹ Amene anatsogola ndi iwo amene ankatsatira ankafuwula kuti,

¹¹ Yesu analowa mu Yerusalemu napita ku Nyumba ya Mulungu. Anayangʼana zonse, koma popeza kuti nthawi inali itapita, anatuluka kupita ku Betaniya pamodzi ndi khumi ndi awiriwo.

Yesu Atemberera Mkuyu

¹² Mmawa mwake pamene amachoka ku Betaniya, Yesu anamva njala. ¹³ Ataonera patali mtengo wamkuyu uli ndi masamba, anapita kuti akaone ngati unali ndi chipatso chilichonse. Atafika, sanapezemo kanthu koma masamba, chifukwa sinali nthawi ya nkhuyu. ¹⁴ Ndipo Iye anati kwa mtengo, “Palibe amene adzadyenso chipatso kuchokera kwa iwe.” Ndipo ophunzira ake anamva Iye akunena izi.

Yesu Ayeretsa Nyumba ya Mulungu

¹⁵ Atafika ku Yerusalemu, Yesu analowa mʼbwalo lakunja la Nyumba ya Mulungu ndipo anayamba kupirikitsa anthu amene amagula ndi kugulitsa mʼmenemo. Anagubuduza matebulo a osintha ndalama ndi mipando ya ogulitsa nkhunda, ¹⁶ ndipo Iye sanalole aliyense kugulitsa malonda mʼmabwalo a Nyumba ya Mulungu. ¹⁷ Ndipo pamene ankawaphunzitsa, Iye anati, “Kodi sikunalembedwe kuti, ‘Nyumba yanga idzatchedwa Nyumba ya mapemphero kwa anthu a mitundu yonse?’ Koma inu mwayisandutsa ‘phanga la achifwamba.’ ”

¹⁸ Akulu a ansembe ndi aphunzitsi amalamulo anamva izi ndipo anayamba kufuna njira yoti amuphere Iye, pakuti amamuopa, chifukwa gulu lonse la anthu linazizwa ndi chiphunzitso chake.