Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Ihinda o rĩu arutwo magĩũka kũrĩ Jesũ, makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ mũnene gũkĩra arĩa angĩ ũthamaki-inĩ wa igũrũ?”
2 And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,
Nake agĩĩta kaana, agĩkarũgamia gatagatĩ kao.
3 and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, tiga mũgarũrũkire mũtuĩke o ta twana, mũtigatoonya ũthamaki wa igũrũ.
4 He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũrĩa wothe wĩnyiihagia ta kaana gaka nĩwe mũnene gũkĩra arĩa angĩ ũthamaki-inĩ wa igũrũ.
5 And he that shall receive in my name one who is like to this child, he receiveth me.
“Nake ũrĩa wothe wamũkagĩra kaana ta gaka thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, nĩ niĩ aamũkagĩra.
6 And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
No ũrĩa wothe ũngĩhĩtithia kamwe ga twana tũtũ tũnjĩtĩkĩtie keehie, nĩ kaba mũndũ ũcio aharũkio ihiga rĩa gĩthĩi ngingo aikio iria-inĩ kũrĩa kũriku.
7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it must be, that stumbling blocks come. But, woe to the person by whose means the stumbling blocks come.
“Kaĩ gũkũ thĩ kũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa matũmaga andũ mehie! Maũndũ ta macio no nginya moke, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũtũmaga moke kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
8 If then thy hand or thy foot make thee stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life lame or mutilated, and not that, with two hands or two feet, thou fall into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
Guoko gwaku kana kũgũrũ gwaku kũngĩtũma wĩhie-rĩ, gũtinie ũgũte. Nĩ kaba ũtoonye muoyo-inĩ wĩ gĩthua kana wĩ kĩonje, gũkĩra ũkorwo na moko meerĩ kana magũrũ meerĩ na ũikio mwaki-inĩ wa tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if thine eye make thee stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, and not that, with two eyes, thou fall into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
Narĩo riitho rĩaku rĩngĩtũma wĩhie-rĩ, rĩkũũre, ũrĩte. Nĩ kaba ũtoonye muoyo-inĩ na riitho rĩmwe, gũkĩra ũkorwo na maitho meerĩ na ũikio mwaki-inĩ wa kwa ngoma. (Geenna g1067)
10 See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.
“Menyererai mũtikae kũnyarara o na kamwe ga twana tũtũ tũnini. Nĩgũkorwo ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, araika a tuo nĩmonaga ũthiũ wa Baba ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ, hĩndĩ ciothe.” (
11 For the Son of man, hath come to give life to that which was lost.
Nĩgũkorwo Mũrũ wa Mũndũ ookire kũhonokia kĩrĩa kĩorĩte.)
12 How doth it appear to you? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek the one that strayed?
“Rĩu-rĩ, mũgwĩciiria atĩa? Mũndũ angĩkorwo arĩ na ngʼondu igana rĩmwe, na ĩmwe yacio yũre-rĩ, githĩ ndangĩtiga icio mĩrongo kenda na kenda kũu irĩma-inĩ, athiĩ agacarie ĩyo yũrĩte?
13 And if he find it, verily I say to you, that he rejoiceth in it, more than in the ninety and nine that did not stray.
Na angĩmĩona-rĩ, ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, akenagĩra ngʼondu ĩyo ĩmwe ĩrorĩte kũrĩ ũrĩa akenagĩra icio mĩrongo kenda na kenda itaroorĩte.
14 Just so, it is not the pleasure of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Ũguo noguo Ithe wanyu ũrĩa ũrĩ Igũrũ atangĩenda o na kamwe ga twana tũtũ tũnini koore.
15 Moreover, if thy brother commit an offence against thee, go and admonish him between thee and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
“Mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa thoguo angĩkũhĩtĩria-rĩ, thiĩ ũmuonie ihĩtia rĩake mũrĩ o inyuĩ eerĩ. Angĩgũthikĩrĩria-rĩ, nĩmwacookanwo nake.
16 But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
No angĩrega gũgũthikĩrĩria, oya mũndũ ũngĩ ũmwe kana eerĩ mũthiĩ nao, nĩguo ũndũ o wothe ũrũgamagĩrĩrwo nĩ ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ.
17 And if he will also not hear them, tell it to the church. And if he will also not hear the church, let him be to thee as a publican and a heathen.
Angĩrega kũmathikĩrĩria-rĩ, ĩra kanitha ũndũ ũcio; na angĩkĩrega gũthikĩrĩria o na kanitha-rĩ, mũtue o ta mũndũ ũtetĩkĩtie kana ta mwĩtia wa mbeeca cia igooti.
18 Verily I say to you, That whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven.
“Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, ũndũ o wothe mũkooha gũkũ thĩ, o na igũrũ nĩũkoohwo, na ũrĩa wothe mũkoohora gũkũ thĩ, o na igũrũ nĩũkohorwo.
19 Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be to them from my Father who is in heaven.
“O rĩngĩ ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, andũ eerĩ anyu mangĩiguanĩra gũkũ thĩ ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa marahooya, nĩmakahingĩrio nĩ Baba ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ.
20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Nĩgũkorwo harĩa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ monganĩte thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa-rĩ, ngoragwo ndĩ ho gatagatĩ kao.”
21 Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?
Ningĩ Petero agĩũka harĩ Jesũ, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa baba angĩhĩtĩria maita maigana ngĩmũrekagĩra? Hihi nĩ maita mũgwanja?”
22 Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ, ti maita mũgwanja, no nĩ mĩrongo mũgwanja, maita mũgwanja.
23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like to some king, who wished to have a reckoning with his servants.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũthamaki wa igũrũ ũhaananĩtio na mũthamaki ũrĩa wendaga kuonio mathabu ma mbeeca ciake nĩ ndungata ciake.
24 And when he began to reckon, they brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents.
Aambĩrĩria kũrora mathabu-rĩ, mũndũ warĩ na thiirĩ wake wa taranda ngiri ikũmi akĩrehwo kũrĩ we.
25 And as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, him and his wife and his children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made.
Na tondũ nĩaremetwo nĩ kũrĩha-rĩ, mwathi wake agĩathana atĩ mũndũ ũcio, endio hamwe na mũtumia wake, na ciana ciake, na kĩrĩa gĩothe aarĩ nakĩo nĩguo thiirĩ ũrĩhĩke.
26 And that servant fell down and worshipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
“Ndungata ĩyo ĩkĩĩgũithia mbere yake, ĩkĩmũthaitha, ĩkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ngirĩrĩria, na nĩndĩĩkũrĩha thiirĩ wothe.’
27 And his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt.
Nake mwathi ũcio wa ndungata ĩyo akĩmĩiguĩra tha, akĩmĩrekera thiirĩ ũcio akĩreka ĩthiĩ.
28 Then that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me.
“No ndungata ĩyo yoima nja, ĩgĩcemania na ndungata ĩngĩ yarutaga wĩra nayo yarĩ na thiirĩ wayo wa dinari igana rĩmwe. Ĩkĩmĩnyiita mũmero ĩmĩite, ĩkĩmĩĩra na hinya atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩha thiirĩ wakwa ũrĩa ũrĩ naguo!’
29 And that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
“Ndungata ĩyo ĩkĩĩgũithia thĩ, ĩkĩmĩthaitha, ĩkĩmĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ngirĩrĩria, na nĩndĩĩkũrĩha.’
30 But he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him.
“Nowe akĩrega. Handũ ha ũguo, agĩthiĩ ĩkĩmĩikithia njeera nginya rĩrĩa ĩkaarĩha thiirĩ ũcio.
31 And when their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred.
Rĩrĩa ndungata iria ingĩ cioonire ũrĩa gwekĩka-rĩ, ikĩigua ũũru mũno, igĩthiĩ ikĩĩra mwathi wacio ũrĩa wothe gwekĩkĩte.
32 Then his lord called him, and said to him: Thou vile servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me:
“Nake mwathi wao agĩĩta ndungata ĩyo, akĩmĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Wee ndungata ĩno njaganu, ngũrekeire thiirĩ waku wothe tondũ nĩũũthaithire.
33 oughtest not thou also to have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee?
Githĩ nawe ndũkwagĩrĩirwo ũiguĩre ndungata ĩrĩa ĩngĩ tha o ta ũrĩa niĩ ngũiguĩrĩire tha?’
34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him.
Nĩ ũndũ wa kũrakara, mwathi wayo akĩmĩneana kũrĩ anene a njeera nĩguo ĩkaherithio o nginya rĩrĩa ĩkaarĩha thiirĩ wothe.
35 So will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence.
“Ũguo nĩguo Baba ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ ageeka o ũmwe wanyu, mũngĩaga kũrekera mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe wanyu na ma kuuma ngoro-inĩ cianyu.”
