Mathayo 22
1 Nake Jesũ akĩmaarĩria rĩngĩ na ngerekano, akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
And Jesus resuming his discourse spake unto them again in parables,
2 “Ũthamaki wa igũrũ ũhaanaine na mũthamaki warugire iruga nĩ ũndũ wa ũhiki wa mũriũ.
saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;
3 Agĩcooka agĩtũma ndungata ciake kũrĩ andũ arĩa meetĩtwo iruga-inĩ, ikameere moke, nao makĩrega gũũka.
and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 “Ningĩ agĩtũma ndungata ingĩ agĩciĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩrai acio metĩtwo atĩ nĩndĩkĩtie kũhaarĩria iruga: Ndegwa ciakwa na ngʼombe iria noru nĩirĩkĩtie gũthĩnjwo na maũndũ mothe nĩmahaarĩrie. Ũkai iruga-inĩ rĩa ũhiki.’
Then he sent other servants, saying, Tell them that are invited, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding.
5 “No andũ acio matiarũmbũirie ũhoro ũcio magĩĩthiĩra, ũmwe agĩthiĩ mũgũnda wake, na ũrĩa ũngĩ agĩthiĩ wonjoria-inĩ wake.
But they slighted him, and went away, one to his field and another to his merchandize:
6 Acio angĩ magĩtharĩkĩra ndungata ciake, magĩcinyariira na magĩciũraga.
and others seized his servants, and shamefully abused them, and slew them.
7 Mũthamaki ũcio nĩarakarire mũno, agĩtũma mbũtũ yake ĩkaniine oragani acio, na ĩgĩcina itũũra rĩao inene.
And when the king heard of it, he was highly provoked, and sent his troops, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.
8 “Hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, ‘Iruga rĩa ũhiki nĩrĩhaarĩrie no rĩrĩ, arĩa ndĩretire-rĩ, matiraagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũũka.
Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy of it:
9 Thiĩi magomano-inĩ ma njĩra mwĩre mũndũ o wothe mũkuona oke iruga-inĩ rĩa kĩhikanio.’
go therefore into the public streets, and as many as ye meet with invite to the wedding.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndungata icio ikiumagara, igĩthiĩ njĩra-inĩ, igĩcookanĩrĩria andũ othe arĩa ciahotire kuona, igĩĩta arĩa ega o na arĩa ooru, nayo nyũmba ya kĩhikanĩrio ĩkĩiyũra ageni.
And those servants went out into the high-ways, and brought in all they met with, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.
11 “No rĩrĩa mũthamaki aatoonyire nĩguo one ageni-rĩ, akĩona kuo mũndũ ũmwe ũtehumbĩte nguo cia ũhiki.
But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man that had not put on a wedding-garment, and saith to him,
12 Akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, ũtoonyire atĩa gũkũ ũtarĩ na nguo cia kĩhikanio?’ Mũndũ ũcio agĩkira ki.
Friend, how camest thou in here without a wedding-garment? and he was struck speechless.
13 “Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki ũcio akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, ‘Muohei moko na magũrũ, mũmũikie nja kũu nduma-inĩ, kũu nĩkuo gũgaakorwo kĩrĩro na kũhagarania magego.’
Then said the king to his attendants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him up, and throw him out into the darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth:
14 “Nĩgũkorwo aingĩ nĩmetĩtwo, no arĩa athuure nĩ anini.”
for there are many called, but few approved.
15 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Afarisai makiuma nja, magĩthugunda ũrĩa mangĩmũtega na ciugo ciake.
Then the pharisees went and consulted how they might insnare Him in his discourse.
16 Magĩtũma arutwo ao hamwe na Aherodia kũrĩ we. Magĩthiĩ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, nĩtũũĩ atĩ wee wĩ mũndũ wa ma, na ũrutanaga ũhoro wa Ngai na ma. Wee ndwĩtigagĩra andũ, tondũ ndũrũmbũyagia ũrĩa mahaana.
And they send to Him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men: Tell us therefore what thou thinkest,
17 Rĩu-rĩ, ta gĩtwĩre ũrĩa ũgwĩciiria. Nĩ kwagĩrĩire tũrutagĩre Kaisari igooti, kana aca?”
Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
18 No Jesũ, nĩ ũndũ wa kũmenya meciiria mao mooru, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ hinga ici, mũrenda kũngeria nĩkĩ?
But Jesus knew their malice, and said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?
19 Nyoniai mbeeca ĩrĩa ĩhũthagĩrwo ya kũrĩha igooti.” Nao makĩmũtwarĩra dinari,
Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought Him a Roman Penny.
20 nake akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mbica ĩno na rĩĩtwa rĩĩrĩ nĩ cia ũ?”
And He saith unto them, Whose image and inscription is this?
21 Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ cia Kaisari.” Agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rutagĩrai Kaisari kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake, na mũrutagĩre Ngai kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake.”
They answered, Cesar's. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's; and to God the things that are God's.
22 Rĩrĩa maiguire ũguo-rĩ, makĩgega. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtigana nake, magĩĩthiĩra.
And when they heard this, they marvelled, and left Him and went away.
23 Mũthenya o ro ũcio Asadukai, arĩa moigaga atĩ gũtirĩ ũhoro wa kũriũka, magĩũka kũrĩ Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
On the same day came the sadducees to Him, who say there is no resurrection,
24 “Mũrutani, Musa aatwĩrire atĩ mũndũ angĩkua atarĩ na ciana, mũrũ wa nyina no nginya ahikie mũtumia ũcio wa ndigwa, nĩguo aciarĩre mũrũ wa nyina ciana.
and asked Him, saying, Master, Moses said, If any man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.
25 Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ aanake mũgwanja a nyina ũmwe gatagatĩ-inĩ gaitũ. Nake ũrĩa mũkũrũ akĩhikania na agĩkua, na tondũ ndaarĩ na ciana, agĩtigĩra mũrũ wa nyina mũtumia.
Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first married and died, and having no issue left his wife to his brother;
26 Na gũkĩhaana o ũguo kũrĩ mũrũ wa nyina wa keerĩ, na wa gatatũ, makĩrũmanĩrĩra, magĩkua othe mũgwanja.
likewise the second also, and the third, even to seven;
27 Marigĩrĩrio-rĩ, mũtumia ũcio nake agĩkua.
and last of all the woman died also;
28 Rĩu-rĩ, hĩndĩ ya kũriũka-rĩ, mũtumia ũcio agaakorwo arĩ wa ũ harĩ acio mũgwanja, tondũ othe nĩmamũhikĩtie?”
therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũhĩtĩtie tondũ mũtiũĩ Maandĩko o na kana hinya wa Ngai.
But Jesus answered them, Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:
30 Hĩndĩ ya kũriũka andũ matikahikania kana mahike; magaatuĩka ta araika arĩa marĩ kũu igũrũ.
for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 No ha ũhoro wa kũriũka kwa arĩa akuũ-rĩ, kaĩ mũtathomete ũrĩa Ngai oigire atĩrĩ,
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what is spoken to you by God,
32 ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Isaaka, na Ngai wa Jakubu?’ We ti Ngai wa arĩa akuũ, no nĩ Ngai wa arĩa marĩ muoyo.”
saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 Rĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩu kĩaiguire ũguo, gĩkĩgegio nĩ ũrutani wake.
And when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Afarisai maaiguire atĩ Jesũ nĩahootete Asadukai, magĩcookanĩrĩra hamwe.
But when the pharisees heard that He had silenced the sadducees,
35 Ũmwe wao, warĩ njorua ya watho, akĩmũgeria na kũmũũria kĩũria gĩkĩ:
they gathered together again, and one of them, an interpreter of the law, propounded a question, to try Him,
36 “Mũrutani, nĩ rĩathani rĩrĩkũ inene thĩinĩ wa Watho?”
and said, Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
37 Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “‘Endaga Mwathani Ngai waku na ngoro yaku yothe, na muoyo waku wothe, na meciiria maku mothe.’
And Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind: this is the first and great command.
38 Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo rĩathani rĩa mbere na rĩrĩa inene.
And the second is like it,
39 Narĩo rĩa keerĩ no ta rĩu: ‘Endaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene.’
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 Watho wothe na ũrutani wa Anabii ũhingĩtio nĩ maathani macio meerĩ.”
On these two precepts depend all the law and the prophets.
41 Na hĩndĩ ĩyo Afarisai monganĩte hamwe-rĩ, Jesũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ,
Now while the pharisees were thus gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 “Mwĩciiragia atĩa ũhoro wa Kristũ? Muugaga nĩ mũrũ wa ũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũrũ wa Daudi.”
saying, What think ye of the Messiah? whose son is He? They say unto Him, David's.
43 Nake akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩagĩtũmire Daudi akĩaria arĩ na Roho amwĩte ‘Mwathani’? Nĩgũkorwo oigire atĩrĩ,
He saith unto them, How then does David by inspiration call Him Lord,
44 “‘Mwathani eerire Mwathani wakwa atĩrĩ: “Ikara guoko-inĩ gwakwa kwa ũrĩo, nginya ngaiga thũ ciaku rungu rwa makinya maku.”’
saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, "Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?"
45 Angĩkorwo Daudi amwĩtaga ‘Mwathani-rĩ’, angĩgĩtuĩka mũriũ wake atĩa?”
therefore if David call Him Lord, how is He his son?
46 Gũtirĩ mũndũ wahotire kũmũcookeria, na kuuma mũthenya ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ wacookire kũgeria kũmũũria ciũria ingĩ.
And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did any dare, from that day, to ask Him any more such questions.
