Matthew 20
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
“Ihe ọzọ a ga-eji tụnyere alaeze eluigwe bụ nwoke nwere ala ubi, onye pụrụ nʼisi ụtụtụ ịkpọta ndị ọrụ ga-arụ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị ya.
2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Ya na ndị ọrụ ahụ kwekọtara na ọ ga-akwụ ha otu denarị, nʼihi ọrụ ụbọchị ahụ. Emesịa o zigara ha nʼubi vaịnị ya.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
“Mgbe ọ pụrụ nʼihe dị ka elekere itoolu nke ụtụtụ, o sitere nʼebe a na-akpọta ndị ọrụ na-agafe hụ ndị ọzọ ka ha guzoro nʼọma ahịa na-enweghị ọrụ ha na-arụ.
4 And said to them; Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Ọ sịrị ha, ‘Unu onwe unu gaakwanụ rụọ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị m, ihe ọbụla ziri ezi ka m ga-akwụ unu.’
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Ya mere ha gara. “Ọ pụkwara nʼelekere iri na abụọ na elekere atọ nke ehihie, ma meekwa otu ihe ahụ.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and says to them, Why stand you here all the day idle?
Mgbe o ruru elekere ise nke anyasị, ọ pụrụ hụ ndị ọzọ ka ha guzoro. Ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere unu ji guzoro nʼebe a taa niile na-arụghị ọrụ?’
7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go you also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, that shall you receive.
“Ha zara sị ya, ‘Nʼihi na ọ dịghị onye kpọrọ anyị ọrụ.’ “Ọ gwara ha sị, ‘Unu onwe unu gaakwanụ rụọ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị m. Aga m akwụkwa unu ihe dị mma.’
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.
“Mgbe o ruru oge anyasị, onye nwe ubi vaịnị ahụ gwara onye na-elekọtara ya ndị ahụ anya sị, ‘Kpọkọta ndị ọrụ ahụ kwụọ ha ụgwọ, site na ndị ikpeazụ bịara ọrụ ruo na ndị bu ụzọ.’
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
“Mgbe ndị a kpọrọ ọrụ nʼelekere ise anyasị naara ego ha, a kwụrụ ha otu denarị, otu denarị.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Ma mgbe ndị a kpọrọ ọrụ nʼisi ụtụtụ bịara ịnara ego ha, ha lere anya na a ga-akwụ ha karịa. Ma a kwụkwara ha niile otu denarị.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the manager of the house,
Mgbe ha naara ego ahụ, ha tamuru ntamu megide nna nwe ụlọ,
12 Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal to us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
na-asị, ‘Ndị a bịara nʼikpeazụ rụrụ ọrụ naanị otu awa, ma i meela ka anyị na ha hara. Anyị bụ ndị buru ihe mgbu nke ọrụ ma okpomọkụ nke anwụ niile chara nʼụbọchị taa.’
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do you no wrong: did not you agree with me for a penny?
“Ma ọ zara otu nʼime ha sị, ‘Enyi m, emeghị m gị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla. Ọ bụ na mụ na gị ekwughị na m ga-akwụ gị otu denarị nʼụbọchị?
14 Take that your is, and go your way: I will give to this last, even as to you.
Nara nke ruru gị laa. A chọrọ m ịkwụ ndị a bịara nʼikpeazụ ụgwọ dị ka m si kwụọ gị.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good?
Ọ bụ na m enweghị ike iji ihe m nwere mee otu ọ masịrị m? Ọ bụ anya ukwu ka ị na-enwe nʼihi afọ ofufu m?’
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
“Ya mere, onye ikpeazụ ga-abụ onye bu ụzọ, ma onye bu ụzọ ga-abụkwa onye ikpeazụ.”
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them,
Mgbe Jisọs na-aga Jerusalem, ọ kpọpụrụ mmadụ iri na abụọ ahụ na-eso ụzọ ya nʼakụkụ sị ha,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
“Lee, anyị na-aga Jerusalem ebe a ga-arara Nwa nke Mmadụ nyefee nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu. Ha ga-ama ya ikpe ọnwụ,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to whip, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
nyefekwa ya nʼaka ndị mba ọzọ, ndị ga-eji ya mee ihe ọchị, pịa ya ihe, ma kpọgide ya nʼobe. Ma nʼụbọchị nke atọ, a ga-eme ka ọ site nʼọnwụ bilie.”
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Mgbe ahụ, nne ụmụ Zebedi, duuru ụmụ ya ndị ikom abụọ bịakwute ya, o gburu ikpere nʼala nʼihu ya, rịọ ya ihe ọ chọrọ ka o meere ha.
21 And he said to her, What will you? She says to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in your kingdom.
Ọ sịrị ya, “Gịnị ka ị chọrọ ka m meere gị?” Ọ zara ya sị, “Kwee m nkwa na ụmụ abụọ ndị a ga-anọdụ otu nʼaka nri gị, nke ọzọ nʼaka ekpe gị nʼalaeze gị.”
22 But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.
Ma Jisọs zara sị, “Unu amaghị ihe unu na-arịọ. Unu pụrụ ịṅụ iko ahụ nke mụ onwe m ga-aṅụ?” Ha zara ya sị, “Ee, anyị nwere ike ịṅụ ya.”
23 And he says to them, You shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not my to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Jisọs sịrị ha, “Nʼezie unu ga-aṅụ iko m ga-aṅụ, ma ịnọdụ nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe m, abụghị ihe dịrị m inye, kama ọ dịịrị ndị ahụ Nna m kwadooro ya.”
24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brothers.
Mgbe mmadụ iri ndị ọzọ nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ nke a, iwe were ha nke ukwuu megide ụmụnne abụọ a.
25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority on them.
Ma Jisọs kpọkọtara ha niile, sị ha, “Nʼetiti ndị na-ekweghị ekwe, ndịisi ha na-emeso ndị ha na-achị mmeso dị ka o si dị ha mma nʼuche. Ndị ukwu nʼetiti ha na-ejikwa aka ike na-achị ndị nọ nʼokpuru ha.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Ma nʼetiti unu ọ gaghị adị otu a. Kama, onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu chọrọ ịbụ onyeisi, ga-ebu ụzọ bụrụ onye na-ejere unu niile ozi.
27 And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Ma onye ọbụla nke chọrọ ịbụ onye mbụ nʼetiti unu ga-abụ ohu unu niile.
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Ọ bụladị dị ka Nwa nke Mmadụ na-abịaghị ka e jeere ya ozi, kama ka o jee ozi, ma nyekwa ndụ ya ka ọ bụrụ ihe mgbapụta nke ọtụtụ mmadụ.”
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Mgbe ha na-ahapụ Jeriko, ọtụtụ igwe mmadụ sooro ya nʼazụ.
30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you son of David.
Ndị ìsì abụọ nọ nʼakụkụ ụzọ ahụ. Mgbe ha nụrụ na ọ bụ Jisọs na-abịa, ha malitere iti mkpu nʼoke olu na-asị, “Onyenwe anyị, Nwa Devid, meere anyị ebere!”
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you son of David.
Igwe mmadụ ahụ baara ha mba ka ha mechie ọnụ ha. Ma ndịisi ahụ nọgidesịrị ike na-eti mkpu nʼoke olu na-asị, “Onyenwe anyị, Nwa Devid, meere anyị ebere!”
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will you that I shall do to you?
Mgbe Jisọs bịaruru nʼebe ha nọ, o guzoro kpọọ ha, jụọ ha sị, “Gịnị ka unu chọrọ ka m meere unu?”
33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Ha zara sị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, biko, anyị chọrọ ka i mee ka anyị hụ ụzọ.”
34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Jisọs nwere ọmịiko nʼahụ ha. O metụrụ ha aka nʼanya. Ngwangwa ha bidoro ịhụ ụzọ, ma sorokwa ya.
