Mathayo 20
1 “Nĩgũkorwo ũthamaki wa igũrũ ũhaana ta mũndũ warĩ na gĩthaka, ũrĩa woimagarire rũciinĩ tene akaandĩke andũ a kũruta wĩra mũgũnda wake wa mĩthabibũ.
FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the master of a family, who went out at break of day, to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 Na aarĩkanĩra nao atĩ nĩekũmarĩha dinari mũthenya ũcio, akĩmatũma makarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wake wa mĩthabibũ.
And when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day, he sent them into the vineyard.
3 “Ta thaa ithatũ nĩoimagarire na akĩona andũ angĩ marũngiĩ thoko-inĩ matarĩ ũndũ meekaga.
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place unemployed.
4 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, ‘O na inyuĩ-rĩ, thiĩi mũkarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wakwa wa mĩthabibũ, na nĩngũmũrĩha o kĩrĩa kĩagĩrĩire.’
And he said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is equitable, I will give it you. So they went.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ. “Ningĩ akiumagara rĩngĩ ta thaa thita, na thaa kenda agĩĩka o ũguo.
Again going out, about the sixth and ninth hour, he did after the same manner.
6 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?’
But about the eleventh hour, going out, he found others standing unemployed, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 “Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Tondũ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtwandĩkire.’ “Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, ‘O na inyuĩ thiĩi mũkarute wĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wakwa wa mĩthabibũ.’
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is equitable, ye shall receive.
8 “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.’
Now when the evening came, the master of the vineyard said to his overseer, Call the labourers, and give them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.
9 “Aruti a wĩra arĩa maandĩkĩtwo thaa ikũmi na ĩmwe moka, makĩrĩhwo dinari ĩmwe o mũndũ.
And when they came, who began about the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa arĩa maandĩkĩtwo mbere mookire-rĩ, meeciirĩtie mekũrĩhwo makĩria. No rĩrĩ, o nao maarĩhirwo dinari ĩmwe o mũndũ.
But when the first came, they expected that they should receive more; and they also received every man a denarius.
11 Maarĩkia kũrĩhwo, makĩambĩrĩria kũnugunĩkĩra mwene mũgũnda.
But when they received it, they murmured against the master of the family:
12 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.’
saying, These last have wrought only a single hour, and thou hast put them on an equality with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 “Nake agĩcookeria ũmwe wao atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, ndinagwĩka ũũru. Githĩ tũtirĩkanĩire atĩ ngũrĩhe dinari ĩmwe?
But he answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no injustice; did I not agree with thee for a denarius?
14 Kĩoe mũcaara waku ũthiĩ. Nĩ niĩ ndenda kũrĩha mũndũ ũcio wandĩkirwo thuutha o ta ũguo ndakũrĩha.
Take then thine own, and begone: I chuse to give to this last even as to thee.
15 Githĩ ndirĩ na kĩhooto gĩa gwĩka ũrĩa ngwenda na mbeeca ciakwa? Kana ũraigua ũiru tondũ ndĩ mũtaana?’
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio arĩa marĩ thuutha, magaatuĩka a mbere, na arĩa marĩ mbere magaatuĩka a thuutha.”
Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but the elect are few.
17 Na rĩrĩa Jesũ aambataga Jerusalemu-rĩ, nĩetire arutwo ake arĩa ikũmi na eerĩ keheri-inĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside on the road, and said to them;
18 “Twerekeire kwambata Jerusalemu, na kũu Mũrũ wa Mũndũ nĩagakunyanĩrwo aneanwo kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na arutani a watho. Nao nĩmakamũtuĩra kũũragwo
Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
19 na nĩmakamũneana kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ anyũrũrio na ahũũrwo na kĩboko na mamwambe mũtĩ igũrũ. Na mũthenya wa gatatũ nĩakariũkio!”
and shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall rise again.
20 Thuutha ũcio, nyina wa ciana cia Zebedi nĩokire kũrĩ Jesũ arĩ na ariũ ake, agĩturia ndu, akĩmũthaitha amũhingĩrie ũndũ mũna.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, with her sons, paying him obeisance, and petitioning a favour of him.
21 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.”
Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom.
22 Nake Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũtiũĩ ũrĩa mũrahooya. No mũhote kũnyuĩra gĩkombe kĩrĩa ngũnyuĩra?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, no tũhote.”
Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able.
23 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.”
And he saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and with the baptism with which I am baptised, shall ye be baptised; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, it is not in my power to bestow, but on those, for whom it was prepared by my Father.
24 Rĩrĩa arutwo acio angĩ ikũmi maiguire ũhoro ũcio, makĩrakarĩra arutwo acio eerĩ a nyina ũmwe.
And the twelve, on hearing this, were filled with indignation against the two brethren.
25 Nake Jesũ akĩmeeta hamwe, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũũĩ atĩ aathani a Ndũrĩrĩ nĩ metũũgagĩria igũrũ rĩa andũ ao, na anene ao nĩmamaathaga na hinya.
But Jesus, calling them to him, said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority among them.
26 No rĩrĩ, gũtikanahaane ũguo gatagatĩ kanyu. Handũ ha ũguo, ũrĩa ũngĩenda gũtuĩka mũnene thĩinĩ wanyu-rĩ, nĩ atuĩke ndungata yanyu,
But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
27 na ũrĩa ũngĩenda gũtuĩka wa mbere thĩinĩ wanyu nĩatuĩke ngombo yanyu,
and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.
28 o ta ũrĩa Mũrũ wa Mũndũ atookire gũtungatĩrwo, no ookire gũtungata, na arute muoyo wake ũtuĩke thogora wa gũkũũra andũ aingĩ.”
Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 Na rĩrĩa Jesũ na arutwo ake moimaga Jeriko-rĩ, andũ aingĩ makĩmũrũmĩrĩra.
And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 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!”
And, behold, two blind men sat by the road side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David!
31 Gĩkundi kĩu kĩa andũ gĩkĩmakaania, gĩkĩmeera makire, no-o magĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, Mũrũ wa Daudi, tũiguĩre tha!”
And the multitude checked them, that they should be silent; but they cried out the more, Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David.
32 Nake Jesũ akĩrũgama, akĩmeeta. Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũrenda ndĩmwĩkĩre atĩa?”
And Jesus standing called them, and said, What desire ye, that I should do for you?
33 Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, tũrakũhooya o tũcooke kuona.”
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 Nake Jesũ akĩmaiguĩra tha, akĩmahutia maitho. Na kahinda o kau makĩambĩrĩria kuona, makĩmũrũmĩrĩra.
Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes recovered sight, and they followed him.
