Matiu 19
1 Mgbe Jisọs kwusiri okwu ndị a, o hapụrụ Galili gaa na mpaghara Judịa, nke dị nʼofe osimiri Jọdan.
When Jesus had ended this discourse, he left Galilee, and came to the confines of Judea, upon the Jordan,
2 Igwe mmadụ dị ukwuu sooro ya. Ọ gwọkwara ndị ahụ na-esighị ike nʼetiti ha nʼebe ahụ.
whither great multitudes followed him, and he healed their sick.
3 Ụfọdụ ndị Farisii bịakwutere ya i nwalee ya, sị, “O ziri ezi nʼiwu na nwoke ga-agbara nwunye ya alụkwaghị m nʼihi ihe ọbụla?”
Then some Pharisees came to him, and trying him asked, Can a man lawfully, upon every pretense, divorce his wife?
4 Ọ zara ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu agụtabeghị na akwụkwọ nsọ, na Onye kere ha na mbụ kere ha nwoke na nwanyị.
He answered, Have you not read, that at the beginning, when the Creator made man, he formed a male and a female,
5 Nʼihi nke a ka nwoke ga-eji hapụ nne ya na nna ya e jikọta ya na nwunye ya. Ha abụọ ga-abụkwa otu anụ ahụ.
and said, "For this cause a man shall leave father and mother, and adhere to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."
6 Ya mere, ha abụkwaghị mmadụ abụọ ọzọ, kama otu anụ ahụ. Ya mere, ihe Chineke jikọtara, ka mmadụ ọbụla atọsala ya.”
Wherefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What, then, God has conjoined, let not man separate.
7 Ha jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị mekwaranụ Mosis ji nye iwu si na nwoke ọbụla nwere ohere ide akwụkwọ alụkwaghị m nye nwunye ya?”
They replied, Why, then, did Moses command to give a writing of divorce, and dismiss her?
8 Ọ zara ha sị ha, “Ọ bụ nʼihi na unu bụ ndị mkpọchi obi, ya mere Mosis jiri hapụ unu ka unu gbaa nwunye unu alụkwaghị m; ma ọ dịghị otu a site na mbụ.
He answered, Moses, indeed, because of your untractable disposition, permitted you to divorce your wives, but it was not so from the beginning.
9 Ma ana m asị unu, onye ọbụla ga-ahapụ nwunye ya lụrụ onye ọzọ, ma ọ bụghị nʼihi na o jidere nwunye ya na mmehie ịkwa iko, onye ahụ emeela mmehie ịkwa iko ma ọ lụọ nwanyị ọzọ.”
Therefore, I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for whoredom, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries the woman divorced, commits adultery.
10 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na o si otu a dịrị, ọ ka mma na mmadụ alụghị nwunye ma ọlị.”
His disciples said to him, If such be the condition of the husband, it is better to live unmarried.
11 Ma ọ zara sị ha, “Ọ bụghị mmadụ niile ga-anagide okwu a. Naanị ndị e nyere ike ime ya ga-anagide ya.
He answered, They alone are capable of living thus, on whom the power is conferred.
12 Ma ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ ka a mụrụ ka ha bụrụ onozi, ndị ọzọ bụkwa ndị mmadụ ibe ha mere otu a. Ndị ọzọ dịkwa ndị jiri aka ha họrọ ibu onozinʼihi alaeze eluigwe. Onye pụrụ ịnara nke a, ya nara ya.”
For some are eunuchs from their birth; others have been made eunuchs by men; and others, for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, have made themselves eunuchs. Let him act this part who can act it.
13 Mgbe ahụ e kuteere ya ụmụntakịrị ka o bikwasị ha aka, kpeekwara ha ekpere. Ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ya baara ndị kutere ha mba.
Then children were presented to him, that he might lay his hands on them, and pray, but the disciples reproved them.
14 Ma Jisọs sịrị ha, “Kweenụ ka ụmụntakịrị bịakwute m, unu egbochikwala ha. Nʼihi na alaeze eluigwe bụ nke ndị dị otu a.”
Jesus said, Let the children alone, and hinder them not from coming to me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 O bikwasịrị ha aka nʼisi gọzie ha niile tupu ọ hapụ ha pụọ.
And having laid his hands on them, he departed thence.
16 Otu onye bịakwutere ya, jụọ ya ajụjụ sị, “Ezi onye ozizi, olee ezi ihe m ga-eme ka m keta ndụ ebighị ebi?” (aiōnios g166)
Afterward, one approaching, said to him, Good Teacher, what good must I do to obtain eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
17 Jisọs sịrị ya, “Gịnị mere i ji ajụ m ajụjụ banyere ihe bụ ezi ihe? Ọ dị naanị otu onye nke bụ ezi mmadụ. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ịba nʼime ndụ ahụ, debe iwu niile e nyere.”
He answered, Why do you call me good? God alone is good. If you would enter into that life, keep the commandments.
18 Ọ jụrụ ya ajụjụ sị, “Olee iwu ndị m ga-edebe?” Jisọs zara ya, “‘Egbula mmadụ, akwala iko, ezula ohi, ekwula okwu ụgha.
He said to him, Which? Jesus answered, "You shall not commit murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony.
19 Sọpụrụ nne gị na nna gị. Ọzọ, hụkwa onye agbataobi gị nʼanya dị ka onwe gị.’”
"Honor father and mother; and love your neighbor as yourself."
20 Nwokorobịa ahụ sịrị ya, “Edebezuchaala m iwu ndị a siterịị na mgbe m dị na nwata. Gịnị ọzọ fọdụụrụ m ime?”
The young man replied, All these I have observed from my childhood. In what am I still deficient?
21 Jisọs zara sị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ịbụ onye zuruoke nʼezie, laa nʼụlọ gị ree ihe niile i nwere, nyekwa ndị ogbenye ego i retara. Ị ga-enwe akụ nʼeluigwe, mgbe ahụ, bịakwa soro m.”
Jesus answered, If you would be perfect, go sell your estate, and give the price to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven.
22 Mgbe nwokorobịa ahụ nụrụ okwu a, ọ lara na mwute, nʼihi na ọ bụ ọgaranya.
The young man hearing this, went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 Mgbe ahụ Jisọs gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị, “Nʼezie agwa m unu, ọ bụ nnọọ ihe siri ike na onye ọgaranya ga-abanye nʼalaeze eluigwe.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, Indeed, I say to you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven:
24 Ọzọkwa, asị m unu, ọ dịịrị ịnyịnya kamel mfe ịgafe nʼanya agịga, karịa ọgaranya ịbanye nʼalaeze Chineke.”
I say further, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
25 Okwu a o kwuru tụrụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nʼanya. Ha sịrị, “Ọ bụrụ na o si otu a dịrị, onye kwanụ ka a ga-azọpụta?”
The disciples, who heard this with amazement, said, Who then can be saved?
26 Jisọs legidere ha anya sị ha, “Nʼebe mmadụ nọ nke a bụ ihe a na-apụghị ime, ma ọ dịghị ihe rara ahụ ime nʼebe Chineke nọ.”
Jesus, looking at them, answered, With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.
27 Mgbe ahụ Pita jụrụ ya sị, “Lee, anyị ahapụla ihe niile soro gị, gịnị ga-abụ ụgwọ ọrụ anyị?”
Then Peter replying, said, As for us, we have forsaken all, and followed you; what then shall be our reward?
28 Jisọs zara sị ya, “Nʼezie agwa m unu, mgbe a ga-agbanwe ihe niile, mgbe Nwa nke Mmadụ ga-anọkwasị nʼelu ocheeze ebube ya, nʼalaeze ahụ, nʼezie, unu bụ ndị na-eso ụzọ m ga-anọkwasị nʼocheeze iri na abụọ ahụ, na-ekpe ebo iri na abụọ nke Izrel ikpe.
Jesus answered, Indeed, I say to you, that at the Renovation, when the Son of Man shall be seated on his glorious throne, you, my followers, sitting upon the twelve thrones, shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 Onye ọbụla hapụrụ ụlọ ya, na ụmụnne ya nwoke, na ụmụnne ya nwanyị, na nne ya na nna ya, na ụmụntakịrị ya, maọbụ ala o nwere, soro m, ga-anata dị ka ụgwọ ọrụ okpukpu narị ihe ọ hapụrụ, natakwa alaeze. Ọ ga-eketakwa ndụ ebighị ebi. (aiōnios g166)
And whoever shall have forsaken, on my account, houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, shall receive a hundred fold, and inherit eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
30 Ma ọtụtụ ndị bu ụzọ ga-abụ ndị ikpeazụ, ma ndị ikpeazụ ga-abụkwa ndị bu ụzọ.”
But many shall be first that are last, and last that are first.
