Matthew 20
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
“Nĩgũkorwo ũthamaki wa igũrũ ũhaana ta mũndũ warĩ na gĩthaka, ũrĩa woimagarire rũciinĩ tene akaandĩke andũ a kũruta wĩra mũgũnda wake wa mĩthabibũ.
2 After agreeing with the workers that they would each receive a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Na aarĩkanĩra nao atĩ nĩekũmarĩha dinari mũthenya ũcio, akĩmatũma makarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wake wa mĩthabibũ.
3 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
“Ta thaa ithatũ nĩoimagarire na akĩona andũ angĩ marũngiĩ thoko-inĩ matarĩ ũndũ meekaga.
4 He said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard as well, and I will give you whatever is right.’
Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, ‘O na inyuĩ-rĩ, thiĩi mũkarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wakwa wa mĩthabibũ, na nĩngũmũrĩha o kĩrĩa kĩagĩrĩire.’
5 So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did likewise.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ. “Ningĩ akiumagara rĩngĩ ta thaa thita, na thaa kenda agĩĩka o ũguo.
6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’
Na ta thaa ikũmi na ĩmwe, akiumagara na akĩona andũ angĩ marũngiĩ o hau. Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũtinde mũrũngiĩ haha mũthenya mũgima mũtarĩ ũndũ mũreka?’
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard as well, and you will receive whatever is right.’
“Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Tondũ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtwandĩkire.’ “Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, ‘O na inyuĩ thiĩi mũkarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wakwa wa mĩthabibũ.’
8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.’
“Gwatuka-rĩ, mwene mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ akĩĩra mũrũgamĩrĩri wa wĩra wake atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩta aruti a wĩra ũmarĩhe mũcaara, wambĩrĩirie na arĩa maandĩkirwo thuutha, ũrĩkie na arĩa maandĩkirwo mbere.’
9 When those who had been hired about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
“Aruti a wĩra arĩa maandĩkĩtwo thaa ikũmi na ĩmwe moka, makĩrĩhwo dinari ĩmwe o mũndũ.
10 So when those who had been hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but they also received a denarius each.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa arĩa maandĩkĩtwo mbere mookire-rĩ, meeciirĩtie mekũrĩhwo makĩria. No rĩrĩ, o nao maarĩhirwo dinari ĩmwe o mũndũ.
11 When they received it, they grumbled against the master of the house,
Maarĩkia kũrĩhwo, makĩambĩrĩria kũnugunĩkĩra mwene mũgũnda.
12 saying, ‘These last men worked for one hour, and yoʋ have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
Makiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Andũ arĩa marigirie kwandĩkwo-rĩ, marutire wĩra o ithaa rĩmwe, na wamaiganania na ithuĩ arĩa twatinda wĩra na mĩnoga na kũhĩa nĩ riũa.’
13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing yoʋ no wrong. Did yoʋ not agree with me to work for a denarius?
“Nake agĩcookeria ũmwe wao atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, ndinagwĩka ũũru. Githĩ tũtirĩkanĩire atĩ ngũrĩhe dinari ĩmwe?
14 Take what is yoʋrs and go. I wish to give to this last man just as I gave to yoʋ.
Kĩoe mũcaara waku ũthiĩ. Nĩ niĩ ndenda kũrĩha mũndũ ũcio wandĩkirwo thuutha o ta ũguo ndakũrĩha.
15 Or is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is mine? Are yoʋ envious because I am good?’
Githĩ ndirĩ na kĩhooto gĩa gwĩka ũrĩa ngwenda na mbeeca ciakwa? Kana ũraigua ũiru tondũ ndĩ mũtaana?’
16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio arĩa marĩ thuutha, magaatuĩka a mbere, na arĩa marĩ mbere magaatuĩka a thuutha.”
17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately on the way and said to them,
Na rĩrĩa Jesũ aambataga Jerusalemu-rĩ, nĩetire arutwo ake arĩa ikũmi na eerĩ keheri-inĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death
“Twerekeire kwambata Jerusalemu, na kũu Mũrũ wa Mũndũ nĩagakunyanĩrwo aneanwo kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na arutani a watho. Nao nĩmakamũtuĩra kũũragwo
19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked, flogged, and crucified. But on the third day he will rise again.”
na nĩmakamũneana kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ anyũrũrio na ahũũrwo na kĩboko na mamwambe mũtĩ igũrũ. Na mũthenya wa gatatũ nĩakariũkio!”
20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came with her sons to Jesus, and bowing down she asked him for a favor.
Thuutha ũcio, nyina wa ciana cia Zebedi nĩokire kũrĩ Jesũ arĩ na ariũ ake, agĩturia ndu, akĩmũthaitha amũhingĩrie ũndũ mũna.
21 So he said to her, “What do yoʋ want?” She said to him, “Declare that one of these two sons of mine may sit on yoʋr right and the other on yoʋr left in yoʋr kingdom.”
Nake Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũkwenda?” Akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra atĩ ũmwe wa aanake aya akwa eerĩ magaikara ũmwe mwena waku wa ũrĩo, na ũcio ũngĩ mwena waku wa ũmotho ũthamaki-inĩ waku.”
22 Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” The two brothers said to him, “We are able.”
Nake Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũtiũĩ ũrĩa mũrahooya. No mũhote kũnyuĩra gĩkombe kĩrĩa ngũnyuĩra?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, no tũhote.”
23 So he said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give, but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩ mũkaanyuĩra gĩkombe gĩakwa, no gũikara mwena wakwa wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho ti niĩ heanaga. Itĩ icio ikaaheo arĩa mathondekeirwo cio nĩ Baba.”
24 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Rĩrĩa arutwo acio angĩ ikũmi maiguire ũhoro ũcio, makĩrakarĩra arutwo acio eerĩ a nyina ũmwe.
25 So Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
Nake Jesũ akĩmeeta hamwe, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũũĩ atĩ aathani a Ndũrĩrĩ nĩ metũũgagĩria igũrũ rĩa andũ ao, na anene ao nĩmamaathaga na hinya.
26 But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
No rĩrĩ, gũtikanahaane ũguo gatagatĩ kanyu. Handũ ha ũguo, ũrĩa ũngĩenda gũtuĩka mũnene thĩinĩ wanyu-rĩ, nĩ atuĩke ndungata yanyu,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave,
na ũrĩa ũngĩenda gũtuĩka wa mbere thĩinĩ wanyu nĩatuĩke ngombo yanyu,
28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
o ta ũrĩa Mũrũ wa Mũndũ atookire gũtungatĩrwo, no ookire gũtungata, na arute muoyo wake ũtuĩke thogora wa gũkũũra andũ aingĩ.”
29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
Na rĩrĩa Jesũ na arutwo ake moimaga Jeriko-rĩ, andũ aingĩ makĩmũrũmĩrĩra.
30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
Nao andũ eerĩ atumumu maikarĩte mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra, na rĩrĩa maiguire atĩ nĩ Jesũ wahĩtũkaga-rĩ, makĩanĩrĩra, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, Mũrũ wa Daudi, tũiguĩre tha!”
31 But the crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent. Yet they cried out even more loudly, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
Gĩkundi kĩu kĩa andũ gĩkĩmakaania, gĩkĩmeera makire, no-o magĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, Mũrũ wa Daudi, tũiguĩre tha!”
32 So Jesus stopped, called them over, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
Nake Jesũ akĩrũgama, akĩmeeta. Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũrenda ndĩmwĩkĩre atĩa?”
33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, tũrakũhooya o tũcooke kuona.”
34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Nake Jesũ akĩmaiguĩra tha, akĩmahutia maitho. Na kahinda o kau makĩambĩrĩria kuona, makĩmũrũmĩrĩra.
