< Matthew 21 >
1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Na rĩrĩa maakuhĩrĩirie Jerusalemu, maakinya itũũra rĩa Bethifage kũu Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Mĩtamaiyũ-rĩ, Jesũ agĩtũma arutwo ake eerĩ,
2 saying to them, “Go on into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey bound, and a colt with her—having loosed, you bring to Me;
akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi itũũra rĩrĩa rĩrĩ mbere yanyu, na mwaingĩra o ũguo nĩmũgũkora ndigiri yohetwo, ĩrĩ na njaũ yayo. Ciohorei mũndehere.
3 and if anyone may say anything to you, you will say that the LORD has need of them, and immediately He will send them.”
Na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩmũũria ũndũ-rĩ, mwĩrei atĩ Mwathani nĩabatarĩtio nĩcio, na nĩegũcicookia o narua.”
4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Ũndũ ũyũ wekĩkire nĩgeetha ũrathi ũrĩa waarĩtio na kanua ka mũnabii ũhinge, rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and mounted on a donkey, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.”
“Ĩrai Mwarĩ wa Zayuni atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki waku nĩarooka kũrĩwe, nĩ mũhooreri na akuuĩtwo nĩ ndigiri, o njaũ ya ndigiri.’”
6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
Nao arutwo magĩthiĩ magĩĩka o ũrĩa Jesũ aamerĩte.
7 brought the donkey and the colt, and put on them their garments, and set [Him] on them;
Makĩrehe ndigiri na njaũ yayo, na makĩara nguo ciao igũrũ rĩayo, nake Jesũ agĩkuuo nĩyo.
8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
Na andũ gĩkundi kĩnene mũno makĩara nguo ciao njĩra-inĩ, nao arĩa angĩ magĩtua mathĩgĩ ma mĩtĩ makĩmaara njĩra-inĩ.
9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He who is coming 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 And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
Rĩrĩa Jesũ aatoonyire Jerusalemu, andũ a itũũra rĩu inene rĩothe makĩambũrũrũka, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nake nũũ?”
11 And the multitudes said, “This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Nakĩo kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe Jesũ ũrĩa mũnabii wa kuuma Nazarethi itũũra rĩa Galili.”
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers He overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
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 and He says to them, “It has been written: My house will be called a house of prayer; but you made it a den of robbers.”
Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, ‘Nyũmba yakwa ĩgeetagwo nyũmba ya kũhooyagĩrwo,’ no inyuĩ mũmĩtuĩte ‘ngurunga ya atunyani.’”
14 And there came to Him blind and lame men in the temple, and He healed them,
Nao atumumu na cionje magĩthiĩ kũrĩ we kũu hekarũ-inĩ, nake akĩmahonia.
15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were much displeased;
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 and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these say?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes, did you never read, that, Out of the mouth of babies and sucklings You prepared 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 And having left them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there,
Agĩcooka akĩmatiga, akiuma itũũra rĩu inene, agĩthiĩ Bethania, akĩraara kuo.
18 and in the morning turning back to the city, He hungered,
Na rũciinĩ tene, arĩ njĩra agĩcooka kũu itũũra inene, akĩigua arĩ mũhũũtu.
19 and having seen a certain fig tree on the way, He came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and He says to it, “No more fruit may be from you—throughout the age”; and instantly the fig tree withered. (aiōn )
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 )
20 And the disciples having seen, wondered, saying, “How did the fig tree instantly wither?”
Rĩrĩa arutwo ake moonire ũguo makĩgega, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ mũkũyũ ũyũ wahooha narua atĩa?”
21 And Jesus answering said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig tree will you do, but even if to this mountain you may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it will come to pass;
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 and all—as much as you may ask in the prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Maũndũ mothe marĩa mũrĩhooyaga mwĩtĩkĩtie nĩmũkaheo.”
23 And He having come into the temple, there came to Him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, “By what authority do You do these things? And 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 And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also 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 the immersion of John, from where was it? From Heaven, or from men?” And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “If we should say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why, then, did you not 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 And if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
No tũngiuga atĩ, ‘Woimĩte kũrĩ andũ’, nĩtũgwĩtigĩra andũ, nĩgũkorwo othe nĩmeetĩkĩtie atĩ Johana aarĩ mũnabii.”
27 And answering Jesus they said, “We have not known.” He said to them—He also, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria Jesũ atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtiũĩ.” Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “O na niĩ ndikũmwĩra njĩkaga maũndũ maya na ũhoti ũrĩkũ.
28 And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.
“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 And he answering said, I will not, but at last, having regretted, he went.
“Nake agĩcookia, akiuga, ‘Ndigũthiĩ,’ no thuutha akĩĩricũkwo, agĩthiĩ.
30 And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], lord, and did not go;
“Ningĩ mũthuuri ũcio agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũriũ ũcio ũngĩ akĩmwĩra o ũguo. Nake agĩcookia akiuga, ‘Ĩĩ baba, nĩngũthiĩ,’ no ndaathiire.
31 which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you into the Kingdom of God,
“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 for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, and the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and you, having seen, did not regret at last—to 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 Hear another allegory: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad.
“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 And when the season of the fruits came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive the fruits of it,
Hĩndĩ ya kũgetha yakuhĩrĩria-rĩ, agĩtũma ndungata ciake kũrĩ akombori acio nĩguo ikanengerwo maciaro make.
35 and the farmers having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
“Akombori acio makĩnyiita ndungata ciake; makĩhũũra ĩmwe, na makĩũraga ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, na ya gatatũ makĩmĩhũũra na mahiga nyuguto.
36 Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
Agĩcooka akĩmatũmĩra ndungata ingĩ nyingĩ kũrĩ iria aatũmĩte mbere, nao akombori acio magĩciĩka o ro ũguo.
37 And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son;
Mũthia-inĩ akĩmatũmĩra mũrũwe, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩmagatĩĩa mũrũ wakwa.’
38 and the farmers having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
“No rĩrĩa akombori acio moonire mũriũ, makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩwe ũkaagaya mũgũnda ũyũ. Ũkai tũmũũrage, twĩyoere igai rĩake.’
39 and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩmũnyiita, makĩmũikia nja ya mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ, na makĩmũũraga.
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these farmers?”
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa mwene mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ agooka-rĩ, ageeka akombori acio atĩa?”
41 They say to Him, “Evil men—he will grievously destroy them, and will give out the vineyard to other farmers who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.”
Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩakaniina andũ acio aaganu, na acooke akomborithie andũ angĩ mũgũnda ũcio, arĩa marĩmũgayagĩra maciaro hĩndĩ ya magetha yakinya.”
42 Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Writings: A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the LORD has this come to pass, 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 Because of this I say to you that the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ũthamaki wa Ngai nĩũkeeherio kũrĩ inyuĩ, ũheo andũ angĩ arĩa magaaciaraga maciaro maguo.
44 and he who is falling on this stone will be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.”
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkaagwĩra ihiga rĩrĩ nĩagathuthĩka, no ũrĩa ũkaagwĩrwo nĩrĩo nĩrĩkamũthethera.”
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard His allegories, knew that He speaks of them,
Rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai maaiguire ngerekano icio cia Jesũ, makĩmenya atĩ aaragia ũhoro wao.
46 and seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding Him as a prophet.
Magĩcaria ũrĩa mangĩmũnyiita, no nĩmetigagĩra kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, tondũ andũ nĩmeetĩkĩtie atĩ aarĩ mũnabii.