As he approaches the city ​ — riding on the colt of an ass in fulfillment of Zechariah 9: 9 — ​ most of the people that have gathered around him spread their outer garments on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them out.
نزدیک اورشلیم در حالی که عیسی بر طبق نبوت زَکَرِیّا ۹ :‏ ۹ بر کُرّهٔ الاغی سوار است ،‏ اغلبِ مردمی که دور او ازدحام کرده‌اند رداهای خود را بر روی جاده پهن می‌کنند .‏