He was, however, rebuked for his own transgression; a dumb ass spoke with a man's voice, and stopped the madness of the prophet.

"Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.

Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold thy King cometh to thee, Gentle and sitting upon an ass, And upon a colt, the fool of a beast of burden."

they led back the ass and her colt, and placed their cloaks on them.

But the Lord answered him. "Hypocrites!" he said, "does not each one of you loose his ox or his ass from the stall on the Sabbath Day, and lead it to water,

And to them he said, "Which of you when an ox or ass has fallen into a well, will at once pull him out on the Sabbath Day?"

he sent two of his disciples saying. "Go into the village in the front, and on entering it you will find an ass's colt tied, on which no one has ever ridden.

And Jesus found a young ass and seated himself on it, as it is written,

Fear not, daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh seated upon an ass's colt.