Matthew 21
1 Jesus and his disciples went to Jerusalem. As they were getting close, they came to the village of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
Na rĩrĩa maakuhĩrĩirie Jerusalemu, maakinya itũũra rĩa Bethifage kũu Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Mĩtamaiyũ-rĩ, Jesũ agĩtũma arutwo ake eerĩ,
2 telling them, “Go into the village. Right there you'll find a donkey tied up with a colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi itũũra rĩrĩa rĩrĩ mbere yanyu, na mwaingĩra o ũguo nĩmũgũkora ndigiri yohetwo, ĩrĩ na njaũ yayo. Ciohorei mũndehere.
3 If anyone asks you what you're doing, just tell them, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and they will send them right away.”
Na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩmũũria ũndũ-rĩ, mwĩrei atĩ Mwathani nĩabatarĩtio nĩcio, na nĩegũcicookia o narua.”
4 This was to fulfill what the prophet said:
Ũndũ ũyũ wekĩkire nĩgeetha ũrathi ũrĩa waarĩtio na kanua ka mũnabii ũhinge, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, and rides a donkey, and a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
“Ĩrai Mwarĩ wa Zayuni atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki waku nĩarooka kũrĩwe, nĩ mũhooreri na akuuĩtwo nĩ ndigiri, o njaũ ya ndigiri.’”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed.
Nao arutwo magĩthiĩ magĩĩka o ũrĩa Jesũ aamerĩte.
7 They brought back the donkey and the colt. They placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
Makĩrehe ndigiri na njaũ yayo, na makĩara nguo ciao igũrũ rĩayo, nake Jesũ agĩkuuo nĩyo.
8 Many people in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
Na andũ gĩkundi kĩnene mũno makĩara nguo ciao njĩra-inĩ, nao arĩa angĩ magĩtua mathĩgĩ ma mĩtĩ makĩmaara njĩra-inĩ.
9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed were all shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
Nacio ikundi cia andũ arĩa maamũtongoretie na arĩa maamũrũmĩrĩire maanagĩrĩra makoiga atĩrĩ, “Hosana, Mũrũ wa Daudi!” “Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũgũũka na rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani!” “Hosana igũrũ, o igũrũ mũno!”
10 When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. “Who is this?” they were asking.
Rĩrĩa Jesũ aatoonyire Jerusalemu, andũ a itũũra rĩu inene rĩothe makĩambũrũrũka, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nake nũũ?”
11 “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
Nakĩo kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe Jesũ ũrĩa mũnabii wa kuuma Nazarethi itũũra rĩa Galili.”
12 Jesus went into the Temple, and threw out all the people buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the dove-sellers.
Nake Jesũ agĩtoonya kũu hekarũ-inĩ akĩrutũrũra andũ othe arĩa maagũraga na meendagia indo kuo, akĩngʼaũrania metha cia arĩa maakũũranagia mbeeca, na akĩngʼaũrania itĩ cia arĩa meendagia ndutura.
13 He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, ‘Nyũmba yakwa ĩgeetagwo nyũmba ya kũhooyagĩrwo,’ no inyuĩ mũmĩtuĩte ‘ngurunga ya atunyani.’”
14 The blind and the lame came to Jesus in the Temple, and he healed them.
Nao atumumu na cionje magĩthiĩ kũrĩ we kũu hekarũ-inĩ, nake akĩmahonia.
15 But when the chief priests and religious teachers saw the wonderful miracles he did, and the children shouting in the Temple, “Hosanna to the son of David,” they were offended. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
No rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na arutani a watho moonire maũndũ ma magegania marĩa eekaga, na maigua ũrĩa ciana cianagĩrĩra kũu hekarũ-inĩ ikiugaga atĩrĩ, “Hosana Mũrũ wa Daudi,” makĩrakara.
16 “Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”
Makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩũraigua ũrĩa ciana ici iroiga?” Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩndĩraigua. Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtathomete ciugo iria ciugĩte atĩrĩ, “‘Kuuma tũnua-inĩ twa twana na twa ngenge nĩũtũmĩte hoime ũgooci’?”
17 Jesus left them and went out of the city to stay at Bethany.
Agĩcooka akĩmatiga, akiuma itũũra rĩu inene, agĩthiĩ Bethania, akĩraara kuo.
18 The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry.
Na rũciinĩ tene, arĩ njĩra agĩcooka kũu itũũra inene, akĩigua arĩ mũhũũtu.
19 He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn't find any fruit, only leaves. He told the fig tree, “May you never ever produce fruit again!” Immediately the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
Nake akĩona mũkũyũ mũkĩra wa njĩra, agĩthiĩ harĩ guo, no ndaigana kuona kĩndũ thĩinĩ waguo tiga o mathangũ. Nake akĩwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũroaga gũgaaciara maciaro rĩngĩ!” O hĩndĩ ĩyo mũtĩ ũcio ũkĩhoha. (aiōn g165)
20 The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
Rĩrĩa arutwo ake moonire ũguo makĩgega, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ mũkũyũ ũyũ wahooha narua atĩa?”
21 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don't doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen!
Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, mũngĩkorwo na wĩtĩkio na mũtigathanganie-rĩ, to ũguo mũkũyũ ũyũ wĩkĩtwo mũngĩhota gwĩka, no rĩrĩ, o na no mũhote kwĩra kĩrĩma gĩkĩ atĩrĩ, ‘Ũrokũũrũka ũikio iria-inĩ,’ na gwĩkĩke ũguo.
22 You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”
Maũndũ mothe marĩa mũrĩhooyaga mwĩtĩkĩtie nĩmũkaheo.”
23 Jesus went into the Temple. The chief priests and the ruling elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
Na rĩrĩa Jesũ aatoonyire hekarũ-inĩ-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na athuuri a andũ makĩmũkora akĩrutana, makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũreka maũndũ maya na ũhoti ũrĩkũ? Na nũũ ũkũheete ũhoti ũcio?”
24 “I too will ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “O na niĩ nĩngũmũũria kĩũria. Mwanjookeria-rĩ, nĩngũmwĩra njĩkaga maũndũ maya na ũhoti ũrĩkũ.
25 Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from human beings?” They argued with each other. “If we say ‘it was from heaven,’ then he'll ask us why we didn't believe him.
Ũbatithio wa Johana-rĩ, woimĩte kũ? Woimĩte igũrũ-ĩ, kana woimĩte kũrĩ andũ?” Makĩaranĩria o ene ũhoro ũcio, makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Tũngiuga atĩ, ‘Woimĩte igũrũ’, egũtũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Mwakĩregire kũmwĩtĩkia nĩkĩ?’
26 But if we say, ‘it was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
No tũngiuga atĩ, ‘Woimĩte kũrĩ andũ’, nĩtũgwĩtigĩra andũ, nĩgũkorwo othe nĩmeetĩkĩtie atĩ Johana aarĩ mũnabii.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria Jesũ atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtiũĩ.” Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “O na niĩ ndikũmwĩra njĩkaga maũndũ maya na ũhoti ũrĩkũ.
28 “But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
“Na rĩrĩ, mũgwĩciiria atĩa? Nĩ kwarĩ na mũndũ warĩ na ariũ eerĩ. Agĩthiĩ harĩ ũrĩa wa mbere, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Mũriũ, thiĩ ũkarute wĩra ũmũthĩ mũgũnda-inĩ wa mĩthabibũ.’
29 The son answered, ‘I won't,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go.
“Nake agĩcookia, akiuga, ‘Ndigũthiĩ,’ no thuutha akĩĩricũkwo, agĩthiĩ.
30 The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I'll go,’ but he didn't.
“Ningĩ mũthuuri ũcio agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũriũ ũcio ũngĩ akĩmwĩra o ũguo. Nake agĩcookia akiuga, ‘Ĩĩ baba, nĩngũthiĩ,’ no ndaathiire.
31 Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.
“Acio eerĩ-rĩ, nũũ wekire ũrĩa ithe eendaga?” Magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũrĩa wa mbere.” Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, etia mbeeca cia igooti na maraya nĩmaratoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai mbere yanyu.
32 “John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn't believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn't repent and believe him.
Nĩgũkorwo Johana ookire kũrĩ inyuĩ amwonie njĩra ya ũthingu, no mũtiamwĩtĩkirie, no etia mbeeca cia igooti na maraya nĩmamwĩtĩkirie. Na inyuĩ o na muona ũguo, mũtiigana kwĩrira mũmwĩtĩkie.
33 Here's another illustration. There once was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. He rented it to some tenant farmers, and then left to go to a different country.
“Ta thikĩrĩriai ngerekano ĩngĩ: Mũndũ warĩ mwene mũgũnda nĩahaandire mũgũnda ũcio wake mĩthabibũ. Agĩaka rũgiri rũgĩthiũrũrũkĩria mũgũnda ũcio, akĩenja kĩhihĩro gĩa thabibũ o kũu thĩinĩ, na agĩaka nyũmba ndaaya na igũrũ ya arangĩri. Agĩcooka agĩkomborithia mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ kũrĩ arĩmi na agĩthiĩ rũgendo.
34 At harvest time, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect the fruit that belonged to him.
Hĩndĩ ya kũgetha yakuhĩrĩria-rĩ, agĩtũma ndungata ciake kũrĩ akombori acio nĩguo ikanengerwo maciaro make.
35 But the farmers attacked his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
“Akombori acio makĩnyiita ndungata ciake; makĩhũũra ĩmwe, na makĩũraga ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, na ya gatatũ makĩmĩhũũra na mahiga nyuguto.
36 So he sent more servants, but the farmers did the same things to them.
Agĩcooka akĩmatũmĩra ndungata ingĩ nyingĩ kũrĩ iria aatũmĩte mbere, nao akombori acio magĩciĩka o ro ũguo.
37 So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.
Mũthia-inĩ akĩmatũmĩra mũrũwe, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩmagatĩĩa mũrũ wakwa.’
38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said to each other, ‘Here's the heir! Come on! Let's kill him so we can take his inheritance!’
“No rĩrĩa akombori acio moonire mũriũ, makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩwe ũkaagaya mũgũnda ũyũ. Ũkai tũmũũrage, twĩyoere igai rĩake.’
39 They grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩmũnyiita, makĩmũikia nja ya mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ, na makĩmũũraga.
40 When the vineyard owner returns, what will he do to those farmers?”
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa mwene mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ agooka-rĩ, ageeka akombori acio atĩa?”
41 The chief priests and elders said to Jesus, “He will put to death those wicked men in the most awful way, and rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will be sure to give him his fruit at harvest time.”
Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩakaniina andũ acio aaganu, na acooke akomborithie andũ angĩ mũgũnda ũcio, arĩa marĩmũgayagĩra maciaro hĩndĩ ya magetha yakinya.”
42 “So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’
Nake Jesũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ mũtathomete thĩinĩ wa Maandĩko atĩ: “‘Ihiga rĩrĩa aaki maaregire nĩrĩo rĩtuĩkĩte ihiga inene rĩa koine; Mwathani nĩ we wĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio, na nĩ wa magegania tũkĩwona’?
43 That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ũthamaki wa Ngai nĩũkeeherio kũrĩ inyuĩ, ũheo andũ angĩ arĩa magaaciaraga maciaro maguo.
44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, but it will completely crush anyone it falls upon.”
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkaagwĩra ihiga rĩrĩ nĩagathuthĩka, no ũrĩa ũkaagwĩrwo nĩrĩo nĩrĩkamũthethera.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
Rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai maaiguire ngerekano icio cia Jesũ, makĩmenya atĩ aaragia ũhoro wao.
46 They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
Magĩcaria ũrĩa mangĩmũnyiita, no nĩmetigagĩra kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, tondũ andũ nĩmeetĩkĩtie atĩ aarĩ mũnabii.
