Luka 18
1 Nake Jesũ akĩhe arutwo ake ngerekano ya kũmaruta atĩ nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩkũhooyaga hĩndĩ ciothe mategũkua ngoro.
And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,
2 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe nĩ kwarĩ na mũtuanĩri ciira ũteetigagĩra Ngai kana agatĩĩa andũ.
saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:
3 Na itũũra-inĩ rĩu nĩ kwarĩ mũtumia ũmwe wa ndigwa wathiiaga kũrĩ we kaingĩ akamwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩhĩria harĩ thũ ciakwa.’
and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.
4 “No mũtuanĩri ciira ũcio akĩrega kũmũteithia kwa ihinda. No marigĩrĩrio akĩĩra na ngoro atĩrĩ, ‘O na gũtuĩka ndiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai kana ngatĩĩa andũ-rĩ,
And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,
5 no tondũ wa ũrĩa mũtumia ũyũ wa ndigwa atiindaga agĩĩthĩĩnia, nĩngũtigĩrĩra ciira wake nĩwatuuo na kĩhooto nĩguo atige kũũnogagia na gũtindaga agĩũka!’”
at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
6 Nake Mwathani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwaigua ũrĩa mũtuanĩri ciira ũcio ũtarĩ kĩhooto oigire?
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
7 Githĩ o nake Ngai ndagatua ciira na kĩhooto wa arĩa ake ethuurĩire, o arĩa mamũkayagĩra mũthenya na ũtukũ? No aage kũmateithia na ihenya?
And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?
8 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, agaatigĩrĩra atĩ nĩmaciirĩrwo na kĩhooto, o na ningĩ na ihenya. O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, rĩrĩa Mũrũ wa Mũndũ agooka-rĩ, nĩagakora andũ metĩkĩtie gũkũ thĩ?”
I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?
9 Ningĩ Jesũ akĩarĩria andũ amwe arĩa meĩhokaga o ene, magetuaga athingu na makahũthagia andũ arĩa angĩ othe, akĩmahe ngerekano, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:
10 “Andũ eerĩ nĩmambatire hekarũ-inĩ kũhooya. Ũmwe aarĩ Mũfarisai na ũcio ũngĩ aarĩ mwĩtia wa mbeeca cia igooti.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 Mũfarisai ũcio akĩrũgama akĩĩhooera we mwene, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai, nĩndagũcookeria ngaatho nĩgũkorwo ndihaana ta andũ arĩa angĩ, arĩa atunyani, na arĩa mekaga ũũru, na itharia, o na kana ta mwĩtia ũyũ wa mbeeca cia igooti.
The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
12 Nĩndĩĩhingaga kũrĩa irio maita meerĩ o kiumia, na ngaruta gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi kĩa indo ciothe iria nyonaga.’
I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.
13 “No rĩrĩ, mwĩtia wa mbeeca cia igooti ũcio akĩrũgama o haraaya; na ndaigana gũtiira maitho make na igũrũ, no nĩ kwĩgũtha eegũthaga gĩthũri enyiihĩtie, akoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai, njiguĩra tha, niĩ mũndũ mwĩhia.’
And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.
14 “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mwĩtia mbeeca cia igooti nĩainũkire atuĩtwo mũthingu mbere ya Ngai gũkĩra ũcio ũngĩ. Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe wĩtũgagĩria nĩakanyiihio nake ũrĩa wĩnyiihagia nĩagatũũgĩrio.”
I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
15 Na rĩrĩ, andũ nao nĩmarehagĩra Jesũ twana nĩguo atũhutie. Arutwo ake mona ũguo, makĩmakaania.
And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.
16 Nowe Jesũ agĩĩta twana tũu harĩ we, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rekei twana tũu tũũke kũrĩ niĩ, tigai gũtũgiria, nĩgũkorwo ũthamaki wa Ngai nĩ wa arĩa matariĩ ta tuo.
But Jesus calling them to [him] said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, ũrĩa wothe ũtakamũkĩra ũthamaki wa Ngai ta kaana ndakaũtoonya.”
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18 Mũnene ũmwe akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani mwega, ingĩĩka atĩa nĩguo ngaagaya muoyo wa tene na tene?” (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 Nake Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkũnjĩta mwega nĩkĩ? Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe mwega tiga Ngai we wiki.
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
20 We nĩũĩ ũrĩa maathani moigĩte, ‘Ndũkanatharanie, na ndũkanoragane, na ndũkanaiye, na ndũkanaigĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ kĩgeenyo, na tĩĩa thoguo na nyũkwa.’”
Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Maathani macio mothe ndũire ndĩmarũmĩtie kuuma ndĩ o mũnini.”
And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.
22 Jesũ aigua ũguo, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Harĩ ũndũ ũmwe ũtigarĩtie gwĩka. Thiĩ wendie kĩrĩa gĩothe ũrĩ nakĩo ũhe athĩĩni mbeeca icio, na nĩũkũgĩa na mũthiithũ igũrũ. Ũcooke ũũke ũnũmĩrĩre.”
And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.
23 Rĩrĩa mũnene ũcio aiguire ũguo, akĩigua kĩeha mũno, tondũ aarĩ mũtongu mũno.
But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
24 Jesũ akĩmũrora, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ nĩ hinya andũ arĩa atongu gũtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai-ĩ!
But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;
25 Nĩ ũhũthũ ngamĩĩra ĩhungurĩre irima rĩa cindano, gũkĩra gĩtonga gũtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai.”
for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 Nao arĩa maiguire ũhoro ũcio makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota kũhonoka?”
And those who heard it said, And who can be saved?
27 Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Maũndũ marĩa matahotekaga nĩ andũ nĩmahotekaga nĩ Ngai.”
But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
28 Nake Petero akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtigĩte maũndũ maitũ mothe tũgakũrũmĩrĩra!”
And Peter said, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee.
29 Jesũ akĩmeera, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtigĩte mũciĩ wake, kana mũtumia wake, kana ariũ a nyina, kana aciari ake, o na kana ciana ciake, nĩ ũndũ wa ũthamaki wa Ngai,
And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
31 Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ agĩtwara arutwo ake arĩa ikũmi na eerĩ handũ keheri-inĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkwambata tũthiĩ Jerusalemu, na maũndũ mothe marĩa maandĩkirwo nĩ anabii makoniĩ Mũrũ wa Mũndũ no nginya mahingio.
And he took the twelve to [him] and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written of the Son of man by the prophets shall be accomplished;
32 Nake nĩakaneanwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ. Nao nĩ makaamũnyũrũria, na mamũrume, na mamũtuĩre mata, na mamũhũũre iboko, o na mamũũrage.
for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon.
33 Naguo mũthenya wa gatatũ nĩakariũka.”
And when they have scourged [him] they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.
34 Nao arutwo ake makĩaga kũmenya ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio. Nĩmahithĩtwo ũhoro ũcio na matiamenyire ũrĩa aameeraga.
And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.
35 Nake Jesũ akuhĩrĩria Jeriko, mũndũ warĩ mũtumumu nĩaikarĩte mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra akĩhooya mbeeca.
And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.
36 Rĩrĩa aiguire andũ aingĩ makĩhĩtũka, akĩũria ũrĩa gwekĩkaga.
And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.
37 Andũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ Jesũ wa Nazarethi ũrahĩtũka.”
And they told him that Jesus the Nazaraean was passing by.
38 Nake akĩanĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jesũ, mũrũ wa Daudi, njiguĩra tha.”
And he called out saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Arĩa maatongoretie makĩmũkaania makĩmwĩra akire, nowe agĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra akiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa Daudi, njiguĩra tha!”
And those [who were] going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 Nake Jesũ akĩrũgama, agĩathana, mũndũ ũcio atwarwo harĩ we.
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him [saying],
41 Rĩrĩa aakuhĩrĩirie, Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngwĩkĩre atĩa?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ngwenda njooke kuona.”
What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see.
42 Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Cooka kuona, gwĩtĩkia gwaku nĩkuo gwatũma ũhone.”
And Jesus said to him, See: thy faith has healed thee.
43 O rĩmwe akĩambĩrĩria kuona, nake akĩrũmĩrĩra Jesũ, akĩgoocaga Ngai. Rĩrĩa andũ othe moonire ũguo, o nao makĩgooca Ngai.
And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw [it] gave praise to God.
