Mak 12
1 Mgbe ahụ, ọ bidoro ịgwa ndị ahụ okwu nʼilu sị, “Otu nwoke kụrụ mkpụrụ vaịnị nʼubi ya, jiri mgbidi gbaa ubi ahụ gburugburu. O gwuru ebe ịnara mmanya si na mkpụrụ vaịnị, wuokwa ụlọ elu. Mgbe o mesịrị, o nyefere ubi vaịnị ahụ nʼaka ndị ọrụ ubi ilekọta ya ma gaa obodo ọzọ.
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
2 Mgbe oge ịghọ mkpụrụ ruru, o zipụrụ otu onye ohu ya ka o jekwuru ndị na-elekọta ubi ahụ, nata ha ụfọdụ nʼime mkpụrụ vaịnị ahụ.
When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 Ma ha jidere ya tie ya ihe, zilaga ya nʼaka efu.
They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Emesịkwa, o zigakwara onye ohu ọzọ. Ma ha tiwara ya isi, mee ya ihe ihere.
Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 O zigakwara onye ọzọ, ma ha gburu ya. O zigakwara ọtụtụ ndị ozi, ma ha gburu ụfọdụ, tie ndị ọzọ ihe.
Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
6 “O nwere naanị otu onye ọzọ fọdụrụ nke ọ ga-eziga, nke bụ ọkpara ya ọ hụrụ nʼanya. Nʼikpeazụ o zigara ya, buru nʼuche na ha ga-asọpụrụ ọkpara ya.
Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 “Ma ndị na-elekọta ubi ahụ sịrịtara onwe ha, ‘Onye a bụ onye nketa ihe niile a. Bịanụ ka anyị gbuo ya, ka ihe nketa a bụrụzia nke anyị.’
But those farmers said amongst themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 Ha jidere ya gbuo ya, tufee ozu ya nʼazụ mgbidi ubi vaịnị ahụ.
They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 “Gịnị ka unu chere onyenwe ubi vaịnị ahụ ga-eme? Ọ ga-abịa laa ndị ajọ mmadụ ahụ nʼiyi. Ọ ga-enyefekwa ubi vaịnị ahụ nʼaka ndị ọzọ.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Ọ bụ na unu agụbeghị akwụkwọ nsọ a na-asị, “‘Nkume ndị na-ewu ụlọ jụrụ abụrụla nkume isi ntọala ụlọ.
Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
11 Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị rụrụ nke a, ọ dịkwa ịtụnanya nʼanya anyị’?”
This was from the Lord. It is marvellous in our eyes’?”
12 Mgbe ahụ ndịisi nchụaja, ndị nkuzi iwu na ndị okenye chọrọ ụzọ ha ga-esi jide ya nʼihi na ha matara na ilu ahụ ọ tụrụ megidere ha. Ma ha tụrụ egwu igwe ndị mmadụ ahụ, ya mere ha hapụrụ ya pụọ.
They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away.
13 Emesịa, ha zigara ụfọdụ mmadụ site nʼotu ndị Farisii na ndị otu Herọd, ile ma ha ga-esite nʼokwu ọnụ ya jide ya.
They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
14 Ha bịakwutere ya, sị ya, “Onye ozizi, anyị maara na ị bụ onye eziokwu, ị dịghị asọkwa onye ọbụla anya, nʼihi na ị dịghị ele mmadụ anya nʼihu nʼagbanyeghị ndị ha bụ, kama ị na-ezi ụzọ Chineke nʼụzọ eziokwu. O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịtụ ụtụ nye Siza ka ọ bụ na o zighị ezi?
When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
15 Anyị kwesiri ịkwụ ya ka ọ bụ anyị ekwesighị?” Ma ebe ọ maara ihu abụọ ha, ya mere ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị mere unu ji anwa m ọnwụnwa? Wetaranụ m otu mkpụrụ ego ka m lee ya anya.”
Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”
16 Ha wepụtara otu mkpụrụ ego, Ọ sịrị, “Onye nwe onyinyo a? Aha onye ka e bikwasịrị nʼego a?” Ha zara sị, “Ọ bụ nke Siza.”
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
17 Mgbe ahụ Jisọs gwara ha sị, “Nyenụ Siza ihe bụ nke ya, nyekwanụ Chineke ihe bụ nke ya.” Ọsịsa ya jụkwara ha anya.
Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marvelled greatly at him.
18 Ụfọdụ ndị Sadusii bụ ndị sịrị na mbilite nʼọnwụ adịghị bịakwutere ya jụọ ya sị,
Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,
19 “Onye ozizi, Mosis nyere anyị iwu na ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla anwụọ na-amụtaghị nwa, na nwanne ya nwoke ga-alụrụ nwunye nwoke ahụ, mụta ụmụ nʼaha nwanne ya nwoke ahụ nwụrụ anwụ.
“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
20 Ugbu a, e nwere ụmụnne nwoke asaa, nke mbụ lụrụ nwunye ma ọ nwụrụ na-amụtaghị ụmụ ọbụla.
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
21 Nke abụọ lụrụ nwanyị ahụ di ya nwụrụ, ma ya onwe ya nwụkwara na-amụtaghị nwa.
The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
22 Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nʼetiti ha asaa mụtara nwa ọbụla, nʼikpeazụ nwanyị ahụ nwụkwara.
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
23 Nʼoge mbilite nʼọnwụ, nwunye onye ka ọ ga-abụ, ebe ụmụnne asaa ndị a lụtụchara ya?”
In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”
24 Jisọs zara ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu adịghị ejehie ụzọ nʼihi na unu aghọtaghị ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ, maọbụ ike Chineke?
Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?
25 Mgbe ha ga-esite nʼọnwụ bilie, ọlụlụ di na nwunye agaghị a dị; kama ha ga-adị ka ndị mmụọ ozi nʼeluigwe.
For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26 Ma nʼokwu banyere ndị nwụrụ anwụ isite nʼọnwụ bilie, ọ bụ na unu agụtabeghị nʼakwụkwọ Mosis ebe e dere maka ọhịa ahụ na-ere ọkụ, na otu Chineke si gwa ya, Abụ m Chineke Ebraham, Chineke nke Aịzik na Chineke nke Jekọb.
But about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 Ọ bụghị Chineke nke ndị nwụrụ anwụ kama nke ndị dị ndụ. Nʼebe ahụ ka unu dahiere nke ukwuu.”
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
28 Otu nʼime ndị ozizi iwu bịara nʼoge ahụ ha na-arụrịta ụka. Mgbe ọ hụrụ na o nyere ha ezi ọsịsa, ọ jụrụ ya sị, “Nʼime iwu niile olee nke kachasị mkpa?”
One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”
29 Jisọs zara ya sị, “Nke kachasị mkpa bụ nke a, ‘Nụrụ gị Izrel, Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke anyị, Onyenwe anyị bụ otu.
Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 Were obi gị niile na mkpụrụobi gị niile na uche gị niile na ike gị niile hụ Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke gị nʼanya.’
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
31 Nke abụọ ya bụ nke a, ‘Hụ onye agbataobi gị nʼanya dị ka onwe gị.’Ọ dịghị iwu ọzọ dị nke karịrị ndị a.”
The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32 Onye ode akwụkwọ ahụ sịrị ya, “Onye ozizi, nʼezie, ị zara nke ọma na Chineke bụ otu, na enweghịkwa chi ọzọ dị karịa ya.
The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he;
33 Ịhụ ya nʼanya site nʼiji obi gị niile, na nghọta gị niile, nakwa iji ike gị niile, nʼịhụkwa onye agbataobi gị nʼanya dị ka onwe gị, kachasị onyinye aja nsure ọkụ na ịchụ aja niile.”
and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Mgbe Jisọs hụrụ na ọ zara nke ọma, ọ gwara ya sị, “Ị nọ alaeze Chineke nso.” Site na mgbe ahụ ọ dịkwaghị onye ọbụla nwere obi ike ịjụ ya ajụjụ ọzọ.
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
35 Mgbe Jisọs nọ na-ezi ihe nʼụlọnsọ, ọ kwuru sị, “Gịnị mere ndị ozizi iwu ji sị na Kraịst bụ nwa Devid?
Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
36 Devid nʼonwe ya sitere nʼike Mmụọ Nsọ kwuo sị, “‘Onyenwe anyị gwara Onyenwe m okwu sị, “Nọdụ ala nʼaka nri m ruo mgbe m ga-edebe ndị iro gị nʼokpuru ụkwụ gị abụọ.”’
For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
37 Devid nʼonwe ya kpọrọ ya Onyenwe anyị. Oleekwanụ ụzọ o si bụrụ nwa ya?” Igwe mmadụ ahụ jiri obi ụtọ na-ege ya ntị.
Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.
38 Dịka ọ na-ezi ihe, ọ siri, “Lezienụ anya nʼebe ndị ozizi iwu nọ. Ndị iyi uwe mwụda na-ejegharị ebe niile na-amasị, na ịnara ekele pụrụ iche bụ nke a na-ekele ha nʼọma ahịa.
In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
39 Ndị ọ na-amasịkwa ịnọkwasị nʼoche kachasị elu nʼụlọ ekpere nakwa nʼoche pụrụ iche na mmemme oriri ọbụla.
and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,
40 Ha na-eripịa ihe niile dị nʼụlọ ndị inyom ndị di ha nwụrụ anwụ, nʼekpe ogologo ekpere ka a hụta ha. Ndị dị otu a ka a ga-ata ahụhụ dị ukwuu.”
those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
41 Ọ nọdụrụ ala na ncherita ihu ebe igbe onyinye dị, sị ebe ahụ na-ahụ otu igwe mmadụ ahụ si etinye ego ha nʼime igbe onyinye. Ọtụtụ ndị ọgaranya tụnyere ego buru ibu.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
42 Otu nwanyị bụ ogbenye, nke di ya nwụrụ anwụ, bịara tinye mkpụrụ ego ọla abụọ nke pụtara otu peni.
A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
43 Ọ kpọrọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị ha, “Nʼezie agwa m unu, nwanyị a di ya nwụrụ anwụ, bụkwa ogbenye, etinyela ego nʼime igbe onyinye a karịa ndị ọzọ.
He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
44 Nʼihi na ndị ọzọ sitere nʼịba ụba nke ego ha nwere tinye, ma nwanyị a sitere nʼogbenye ya tinye ihe niile o nwere, ọ bụladị ihe niile o ji biri.”
for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”
