Mathayo 23
1 Ningĩ Jesũ akĩĩra ikundi cia andũ o hamwe na arutwo ake atĩrĩ:
Then Jesus addressed the crowds and His disciples.
2 “Arutani a watho na Afarisai maikaragĩra gĩtĩ kĩa Musa.
"The Scribes," He said, "and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses.
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, maathĩkagĩrei na mwĩkage ũrĩa wothe marĩmwĩraga. No mũtigekage ũrĩa mekaga, nĩgũkorwo matiĩkaga ũrĩa mahunjagia.
Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.
4 Mohaga mĩrigo mĩritũ mũno makamĩigĩrĩra ciande cia andũ, no-o ene matiendaga o na kũmĩhutia na kaara.
Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.
5 “Ũrĩa wothe mekaga, mekaga nĩguo monwo nĩ andũ: Maaraaramagia tũthandũkũ tũrĩa meyohaga thiithi tũrĩ na maandĩko thĩinĩ, na makaraihia ciohe cia ndigi cia nguo ciao,
And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large,
6 na nĩmendete gũikara handũ ha gũtĩĩo maruga-inĩ, na gũikarĩra itĩ cia mbere thĩinĩ wa thunagogi;
and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,
7 na nĩmendete kũgeithio ndũnyũ-inĩ, na gwĩtwo nĩ andũ ‘Rabii’.
and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'
8 “No inyuĩ mũtikanetwo ‘Rabii’, nĩgũkorwo Mũnene wanyu no ũmwe, na inyuothe mũrĩ a ithe ũmwe.
"As for you, do not accept the title of 'Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 Na mũtikaneete mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ gũkũ thĩ ‘baba’, nĩgũkorwo mũrĩ na Ithe o ũmwe, nake arĩ igũrũ.
And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.
10 O na mũtikanetwo ‘mũrutani’, nĩgũkorwo mũrĩ na ‘Mũrutani’ o ũmwe, nake nĩwe Kristũ.
And do not accept the name of 'leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ.
11 Ũrĩa mũnene thĩinĩ wanyu nĩatuĩkage ndungata yanyu.
He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;
12 Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe wĩtũgagĩria nĩakanyiihio, na ũrĩa wothe wĩnyiihagia nĩagatũũgĩrio.
and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.
13 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mũhingagĩrĩria andũ gũtoonya ũthamaki wa igũrũ, na inyuĩ-ene mũtitoonyaga, o na mũtirekaga arĩa marenda gũtoonya matoonye. (
"But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men; you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter who are seeking to do so.
14 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mũtoonyagĩrĩra nyũmba cia atumia a ndigwa, mũkamatunya indo ciao, na mũkahooyaga mahooya maraihu ma kwĩonania. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩmũkaherithio makĩria ma andũ arĩa angĩ.)
15 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai hinga ici! Mũtuĩkanagia bũrũri na mũkaringa iria mũgĩcaria mũndũ ũmwe mũmũgarũre amũrũmĩrĩre, na aamũrũmĩrĩra mũkamũtua mũrũ wa Jehanamu maita meerĩ manyu. (Geenna g1067)
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ atongoria atumumu! Muugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩĩhĩta na hekarũ, ũcio ti ũndũ; no mũndũ angĩĩhĩta na thahabu ya hekarũ-rĩ, ũcio nĩekuohwo nĩ mwĩhĩtwa wake.’
"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'
17 Inyuĩ atumumu aya akĩĩgu! Nĩ kĩĩ kĩnene? Nĩ thahabu ĩyo, kana nĩ hekarũ ĩrĩa ĩtũmaga thahabu ĩtuĩke nyamũre?
"Blind fools! Why, which is greater? --the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?
18 Ningĩ muugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩĩhĩta na kĩgongona-rĩ, ũcio ti ũndũ; no mũndũ angĩĩhĩta na kĩheo kĩrĩa kĩrĩ kĩgongona-igũrũ, ũcio nĩekuohwo nĩ mwĩhĩtwa wake.’
And you say, "'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound by the oath.'
19 Inyuĩ andũ aya atumumu! Nĩ kĩĩ kĩnene? Nĩ kĩheo kĩu, kana nĩ kĩgongona kĩrĩa gĩtũmaga kĩheo kĩu gĩtuĩke kĩamũre?
"You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũrĩa wĩhĩtaga na kĩgongona, ehĩtaga nakĩo na akehĩta na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ kĩgongona-igũrũ.
He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;
21 Nake ũrĩa wĩhĩtaga na hekarũ, ehĩtaga nayo na akehĩta na ũrĩa ũikaraga thĩinĩ wayo.
he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him who dwells in it;
22 Nake ũrĩa wĩhĩtaga na igũrũ, ehĩtaga na gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Ngai, na akehĩta na ũrĩa ũgĩikaragĩra.
and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
23 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mũrutaga gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi kĩa nyeni; na nĩcio terere, na bitharĩ, na thuu. No nĩmũtiganĩirie maũndũ marĩa ma bata makĩria marĩa makoniĩ watho na nĩmo kĩhooto, na kũiguanĩra tha, na wĩhokeku. Maya-rĩ, nĩmo mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka mũtegũtiganĩria macio mangĩ.
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.
24 Inyuĩ atongoria aya atumumu! Inyuĩ mũcungaga rũmuru, no mũkameria ngamĩĩra.
You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!
25 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mũthambagia gĩkombe na mbakũri mwena wa nja, no thĩinĩ-rĩ, kũiyũrĩte ũkoroku na kwenda kwĩhũũnia.
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Wee Mũfarisai ũyũ mũtumumu! Amba ũthambie gĩkombe na mbakũri mwena wa thĩinĩ, naguo mwena wa nja o naguo nĩũgũthera.
Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also.
27 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mũhaana mbĩrĩra hake mũnyũ mwerũ, iria cionekaga irĩ thaka mwena wa nja, no thĩinĩ ciyũrĩte mahĩndĩ ma andũ akuũ, na gĩko kĩa mĩthemba yothe.
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean.
28 No taguo andũ mamuonaga mũrĩ athingu mwena wa nja, no mwena wa thĩinĩ mũiyũirwo nĩ ũhinga na waganu.
The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law.
29 “Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, inyuĩ arutani a watho na Afarisai, hinga ici! Mwakagĩra anabii mbĩrĩra na mũkagemia mbĩrĩra cia arĩa athingu.
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you repair the sepulchres of the Prophets and keep in order the tombs of the righteous,
30 Mũgacooka mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Tũngĩarĩ muoyo hĩndĩ ya maithe maitũ-rĩ, tũtingĩagwatanĩire nao gũita thakame ya anabii.’
and your boast is, "'If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.'
31 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũkaruta ũira wa atĩ inyuĩ mũrĩ njiaro cia arĩa mooragire anabii.
"So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.
32 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, kĩiyũrĩrĩriei kĩgeri kĩa mehia ma maithe manyu ma tene.
Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.
33 “Inyuĩ nyoka ici! Inyuĩ ciana cia nduĩra! Mũgaagĩtheema atĩa gũtuĩrwo ciira wa gũikio Jehanamu? (Geenna g1067)
O serpents, O vipers' brood, how are you to escape condemnation to Gehenna? (Geenna g1067)
34 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, ngũmũtũmĩra anabii, na andũ arĩa oogĩ, o na arutani. Amwe ao nĩmũkamooraga na mwambe amwe ao mũtĩ-igũrũ, na arĩa angĩ mũmahũũre na iboko thĩinĩ wa thunagogi cianyu na mũmaingate kuuma itũũra rĩmwe nginya rĩrĩa rĩngĩ.
"For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;
35 Na nĩmũgagĩcookererwo nĩ thakame yothe ya andũ arĩa athingu, ĩrĩa ĩrĩkĩtie gũitwo gũkũ thĩ, kuuma thakame ya Habili ũrĩa warĩ mũthingu, nginya thakame ya Zekaria mũrũ wa Barakia, ũrĩa mworagĩire gatagatĩ ka Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru na kĩgongona.
that all the innocent blood shed upon earth may come on you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.
36 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, maũndũ maya mothe nĩmagakinyĩra rũciaro rũrũ.
I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.
37 “Wee Jerusalemu, Jerusalemu, wee ũragaga anabii, na ũkahũũra arĩa matũmĩtwo kũrĩ wee na mahiga nyuguto, nĩ maita maingĩ atĩa ndanenda gũcookanĩrĩria ciana ciaku hamwe, ta ũrĩa ngũkũ ĩcookanagĩrĩria tũcui twayo rungu rwa mathagu mayo, no ndũnjĩtĩkagĩria!
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!
38 Atĩrĩrĩ, nyũmba yaku ĩtigĩtwo ĩkirĩte ihooru.
See, your house will now be left to you desolate!
39 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, kuuma rĩu mũtikanyona rĩngĩ nginya rĩrĩa mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũgũũka na rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani.’”
For I tell you that you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
