Mariko 12
1 Nake akĩambĩrĩria kũmahe ũhoro na ngerekano, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũmwe nĩahaandire mũgũnda wake mĩthabibũ. Agĩaka rũgiri rũgĩthiũrũrũkĩria mũgũnda ũcio, na akĩenja irima rĩa kũhihĩra thabibũ, na agĩaka nyũmba ndaaya na igũrũ ya arangĩri. Agĩcooka agĩkomborithia mũgũnda ũcio kũrĩ arĩmi angĩ, na agĩthiĩ rũgendo.
And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and dig a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went into a far country.
2 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya magetha yakinya-rĩ, agĩtũma ndungata yake kũrĩ akombori acio ĩgĩĩre maciaro mamwe ma mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ.
And at the season he sent to the farmers a servant, that he might receive from the farmers of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 Nao makĩmĩnyiita makĩmĩhũũra, na makĩmĩingata ĩtarĩ na kĩndũ.
And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Agĩcooka akĩmatũmĩra ndungata ĩngĩ; nao magĩtiihia ndungata ĩyo mũtwe na makĩmĩĩka maũndũ ma thoni.
And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 Na o rĩngĩ agĩtũma ndungata ĩngĩ, nayo makĩmĩũraga. Nĩatũmire ndungata ingĩ nyingĩ, imwe ciacio magĩcihũũra, na iria ingĩ magĩciũraga.
And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 “Mũndũ ũcio ndaarĩ na mũndũ ũngĩ watigaire wa gũtũma, tiga o mũriũ wake ũrĩa eendete mũno. Akĩmũtũma thuutha wa acio angĩ othe, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩmegũtĩĩa mũrũ wakwa.’
Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 “No akombori acio makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩwe ũkaagaya mũgũnda ũyũ. Ũkai, rekei tũmũũrage, nĩguo igai rĩake rĩgaatuĩka riitũ.’
But those farmers said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩmũnyiita, makĩmũũraga, makĩmũikia nja ya mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ.
And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 “Rĩu-rĩ, mwene mũgũnda ũcio ageeka atĩa? Agooka oorage akombori acio, acooke ahe andũ angĩ mũgũnda ũcio.
What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwathoma maandĩko maya: “‘Ihiga rĩrĩa aaki maaregire, nĩrĩo rĩtuĩkĩte ihiga inene rĩa koine;
And have you not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 Mwathani nĩwe wĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio, naguo nĩ wa magegania tũkĩwona’?”
This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
12 Magĩcaria ũrĩa mangĩmũnyiita tondũ nĩmamenyire aaragia ũhoro wao na ngerekano ĩyo, no nĩmetigagĩra kĩrĩndĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtigana nake, magĩthiĩ.
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
13 Thuutha ũcio magĩtũma Afarisai amwe na Aherodia kũrĩ Jesũ nĩguo mamũtege na mĩario yake.
And they send to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 Magĩũka kũrĩ we makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, nĩtũũĩ atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ wa ma. Ndwĩtigagĩra andũ, tondũ ndũrũmbũyagia ũrĩa mahaana; no ũrutanaga ũhoro wa Ngai na ma. Rĩu-rĩ, nĩ kwagĩrĩire kũrutĩra Kaisari mbeeca cia igooti, kana aca?
And when they were come, they say to him, Master, we know that you are true, and care for no man: for you regard not the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Tũrutage kana tũtikarutage?” No tondũ Jesũ nĩamenyaga ũhinga wao, akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũrenda kũngeria nĩkĩ? Ta ndeherai dinari ndĩmĩone.”
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why tempt you me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16 Makĩmũrehera dinari ĩyo, nake akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mbica ĩno na rĩĩtwa rĩĩrĩ nĩ cia ũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ cia Kaisari.”
And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar’s.
17 Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rutagĩrai Kaisari kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake, na mũrutagĩre Ngai kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake.” Nao makĩgegio nĩwe.
And Jesus answering said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marveled at him.
18 Ningĩ Asadukai, arĩa moigaga atĩ gũtirĩ ũhoro wa kũriũka magĩũka kũrĩ Jesũ na makĩmũũria atĩrĩ,
Then come to him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 “Mũrutani, Musa aatwandĩkĩire atĩ mũrũ wa nyina na mũndũ angĩkua atige mũtumia atarĩ na ciana-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio no nginya ahikie mũtumia ũcio watigwo, aciarĩre mũrũ wa nyina ciana.
Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20 Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ aanake mũgwanja a nyina ũmwe. Wa mbere akĩhikania na agĩkua, na ndatige ciana.
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 Nake wa keerĩ akĩhikia mũtumia ũcio wa ndigwa, no o nake agĩkua na ndatige ciana. O na wa gatatũ nake agĩĩka o ũguo.
And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 Ũhoro wa ma nĩ atĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wa acio mũgwanja watigire ciana. Thuutha wao othe, mũtumia ũcio o nake agĩkua.
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 Rĩu-rĩ, hĩndĩ ya kũriũka mũtumia ũcio agaakorwo arĩ wa ũ, nĩgũkorwo othe mũgwanja nĩmamũhikĩtie?”
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũhĩtĩtie tondũ mũtiũĩ Maandĩko kana hinya wa Ngai?
And Jesus answering said to them, Do you not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 Rĩrĩa akuũ makaariũka, matikahikania kana mahike; magaatuĩka ta araika arĩa marĩ kũu igũrũ.
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
26 Naguo ha ũhoro wa akuũ kũriũka-rĩ, kaĩ mũtathomete ibuku-inĩ rĩa Musa, ũhoro ũkoniĩ kĩhinga kĩrĩa kĩahĩaga, na ũrĩa Ngai aamwĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai wa Iburahĩmu na Ngai wa Isaaka, o na Ngai wa Jakubu?’
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 We ti Ngai wa arĩa akuũ, no nĩ wa arĩa marĩ muoyo. Inyuĩ mũhĩtĩtie mũno.”
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: you therefore do greatly err.
28 Na rĩrĩ, mũrutani ũmwe wa watho nĩokire akĩigua makĩaria. Aamenya atĩ Jesũ nĩamacookeirie icookio rĩega-rĩ, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Harĩ maathani marĩa mangĩ mothe-rĩ, nĩ rĩrĩkũ rĩa bata mũno?”
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Jesũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Rĩathani rĩrĩa rĩa bata mũno nĩ rĩĩrĩ: ‘Thikĩrĩria, inyuĩ Isiraeli, Mwathani Ngai witũ, Mwathani nĩ ũmwe.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 Endaga Mwathani Ngai waku na ngoro yaku yothe, na muoyo waku wothe, na meciiria maku mothe, na hinya waku wothe.’
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
31 Narĩo rĩa keerĩ nĩ rĩrĩ: ‘Endaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩendete wee mwene.’ Gũtirĩ rĩathani rĩngĩ inene kũrĩ macio.”
And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 Nake mũndũ ũcio agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, ti-itherũ nĩwoiga wega atĩ Ngai nĩ ũmwe na gũtirĩ ũngĩ tiga we!
And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, you have said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 Ningĩ ũmwende na ngoro yaku yothe, o na ũmenyo waku wothe, o na hinya waku wothe; o nakuo kwenda mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩendete wee mwene, ũcio nĩ ũndũ ũrĩ bata gũkĩra maruta mothe ma njino na magongona.”
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 Rĩrĩa Jesũ oonire nĩacookia wega, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, ndũrĩ haraaya na ũthamaki wa Ngai.” Na kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo gũtirĩ mũndũ wacookire kũũmĩrĩria kũmũũria ciũria ingĩ.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that dared ask him any question.
35 Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ akĩrutana nja-inĩ cia hekarũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga arutani a watho moige atĩ Kristũ nĩ mũrũ wa Daudi?
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
36 Daudi we mwene, akĩaria arĩ na Roho Mũtheru, oigire atĩrĩ: “‘Mwathani eerire Mwathani wakwa atĩrĩ: “ikara guoko-inĩ gwakwa kwa ũrĩo nginya ngaiga thũ ciaku rungu rwa makinya maku.”’
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you on my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.
37 Daudi we mwene aramwĩta ‘Mwathani.’ Angĩgĩtuĩka mũrũwe atĩa?” Na nĩ haarĩ na gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa andũ kĩamũthikagĩrĩria gĩkenete.
David therefore himself calls him Lord; and from where is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38 Ningĩ Jesũ akĩrutana, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwĩmenyagĩrĩrei arutani a watho. Mendete gũthiĩ mehumbĩte nguo iria ndaaya na kũgeithagio nĩ andũ othe rĩrĩa mekũgera ndũnyũ-inĩ,
And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 na makenda gũikaragĩra itĩ iria cia bata thunagogi-inĩ, na gũikara handũ ha andũ arĩa atĩĩku maruga-inĩ.
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Na no-o matoonyagĩrĩra nyũmba cia atumia a ndigwa makamatunya indo ciao, na nĩguo meyonanie, makahooya mahooya maraihu. Andũ ta acio nĩ makaaherithio mũno makĩria.”
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 Jesũ agĩikara thĩ angʼetheire harĩa heekagĩrwo maruta, akĩĩrorera ũrĩa gĩkundi kĩu kĩahothaga. Andũ aingĩ itonga makĩhotha mbeeca nyingĩ.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 No mũtumia ũmwe wa ndigwa warĩ mũthĩĩni agĩũka akĩhotha tũthendi twĩrĩ tũnini mũno twa gĩcango tũrĩa twarĩ mũigana wa mbeeca ĩmwe.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 Jesũ agĩĩta arutwo ake harĩ we, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, mũtumia ũyũ wa ndigwa mũthĩĩni nĩekĩra mbeeca nyingĩ kĩgĩĩna-inĩ gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ othe.
And he called to him his disciples, and says to them, Truly I say to you, That this poor widow has cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 Acio angĩ othe maheana kũringana na ũingĩ wa ũtonga wao, no mũtumia ũyũ aheana kĩrĩa gĩothe oima nakĩo, o na arĩ mũthĩĩni-rĩ, aheana mũthithũ wake wothe.”
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
