Matiu 20
1 “Ihe ọzọ a ga-eji tụnyere alaeze eluigwe bụ nwoke nwere ala ubi, onye pụrụ nʼisi ụtụtụ ịkpọta ndị ọrụ ga-arụ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị ya.
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 Ya na ndị ọrụ ahụ kwekọtara na ọ ga-akwụ ha otu denarị, nʼihi ọrụ ụbọchị ahụ. Emesịa o zigara ha nʼubi vaịnị ya.
When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 “Mgbe ọ pụrụ nʼihe dị ka elekere itoolu nke ụtụtụ, o sitere nʼebe a na-akpọta ndị ọrụ na-agafe hụ ndị ọzọ ka ha guzoro nʼọma ahịa na-enweghị ọrụ ha na-arụ.
He went out about nine in the morning, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
4 Ọ sịrị ha, ‘Unu onwe unu gaakwanụ rụọ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị m, ihe ọbụla ziri ezi ka m ga-akwụ unu.’
To them he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went their way.
5 Ya mere ha gara. “Ọ pụkwara nʼelekere iri na abụọ na elekere atọ nke ehihie, ma meekwa otu ihe ahụ.
Again he went out about noon and at three in the afternoon, and did likewise.
6 Mgbe o ruru elekere ise nke anyasị, ọ pụrụ hụ ndị ọzọ ka ha guzoro. Ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere unu ji guzoro nʼebe a taa niile na-arụghị ọrụ?’
About five that afternoon he went out, and found others standing. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
7 “Ha zara sị ya, ‘Nʼihi na ọ dịghị onye kpọrọ anyị ọrụ.’ “Ọ gwara ha sị, ‘Unu onwe unu gaakwanụ rụọ ọrụ nʼubi vaịnị m. Aga m akwụkwa unu ihe dị mma.’
"They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' "He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'
8 “Mgbe o ruru oge anyasị, onye nwe ubi vaịnị ahụ gwara onye na-elekọtara ya ndị ahụ anya sị, ‘Kpọkọta ndị ọrụ ahụ kwụọ ha ụgwọ, site na ndị ikpeazụ bịara ọrụ ruo na ndị bu ụzọ.’
When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
9 “Mgbe ndị a kpọrọ ọrụ nʼelekere ise anyasị naara ego ha, a kwụrụ ha otu denarị, otu denarị.
"When those who were hired at about five in the afternoon came, they each received a denarius.
10 Ma mgbe ndị a kpọrọ ọrụ nʼisi ụtụtụ bịara ịnara ego ha, ha lere anya na a ga-akwụ ha karịa. Ma a kwụkwara ha niile otu denarị.
When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
11 Mgbe ha naara ego ahụ, ha tamuru ntamu megide nna nwe ụlọ,
When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,
12 na-asị, ‘Ndị a bịara nʼikpeazụ rụrụ ọrụ naanị otu awa, ma i meela ka anyị na ha hara. Anyị bụ ndị buru ihe mgbu nke ọrụ ma okpomọkụ nke anwụ niile chara nʼụbọchị taa.’
saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
13 “Ma ọ zara otu nʼime ha sị, ‘Enyi m, emeghị m gị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla. Ọ bụ na mụ na gị ekwughị na m ga-akwụ gị otu denarị nʼụbọchị?
"But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14 Nara nke ruru gị laa. A chọrọ m ịkwụ ndị a bịara nʼikpeazụ ụgwọ dị ka m si kwụọ gị.
Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.
15 Ọ bụ na m enweghị ike iji ihe m nwere mee otu ọ masịrị m? Ọ bụ anya ukwu ka ị na-enwe nʼihi afọ ofufu m?’
Is it not lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'
16 “Ya mere, onye ikpeazụ ga-abụ onye bu ụzọ, ma onye bu ụzọ ga-abụkwa onye ikpeazụ.”
So the last will be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few are chosen."
17 Mgbe Jisọs na-aga Jerusalem, ọ kpọpụrụ mmadụ iri na abụọ ahụ na-eso ụzọ ya nʼakụkụ sị ha,
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside, and on the way he said to them,
18 “Lee, anyị na-aga Jerusalem ebe a ga-arara Nwa nke Mmadụ nyefee nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ozizi iwu. Ha ga-ama ya ikpe ọnwụ,
"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
19 nyefekwa ya nʼaka ndị mba ọzọ, ndị ga-eji ya mee ihe ọchị, pịa ya ihe, ma kpọgide ya nʼobe. Ma nʼụbọchị nke atọ, a ga-eme ka ọ site nʼọnwụ bilie.”
and will hand him over to the non-Jews to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up."
20 Mgbe ahụ, nne ụmụ Zebedi, duuru ụmụ ya ndị ikom abụọ bịakwute ya, o gburu ikpere nʼala nʼihu ya, rịọ ya ihe ọ chọrọ ka o meere ha.
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
21 Ọ sịrị ya, “Gịnị ka ị chọrọ ka m meere gị?” Ọ zara ya sị, “Kwee m nkwa na ụmụ abụọ ndị a ga-anọdụ otu nʼaka nri gị, nke ọzọ nʼaka ekpe gị nʼalaeze gị.”
He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your kingdom."
22 Ma Jisọs zara sị, “Unu amaghị ihe unu na-arịọ. Unu pụrụ ịṅụ iko ahụ nke mụ onwe m ga-aṅụ?” Ha zara ya sị, “Ee, anyị nwere ike ịṅụ ya.”
But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."
23 Jisọs sịrị ha, “Nʼezie unu ga-aṅụ iko m ga-aṅụ, ma ịnọdụ nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe m, abụghị ihe dịrị m inye, kama ọ dịịrị ndị ahụ Nna m kwadooro ya.”
He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
24 Mgbe mmadụ iri ndị ọzọ nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ nke a, iwe were ha nke ukwuu megide ụmụnne abụọ a.
When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
25 Ma Jisọs kpọkọtara ha niile, sị ha, “Nʼetiti ndị na-ekweghị ekwe, ndịisi ha na-emeso ndị ha na-achị mmeso dị ka o si dị ha mma nʼuche. Ndị ukwu nʼetiti ha na-ejikwa aka ike na-achị ndị nọ nʼokpuru ha.
But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
26 Ma nʼetiti unu ọ gaghị adị otu a. Kama, onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu chọrọ ịbụ onyeisi, ga-ebu ụzọ bụrụ onye na-ejere unu niile ozi.
It will not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
27 Ma onye ọbụla nke chọrọ ịbụ onye mbụ nʼetiti unu ga-abụ ohu unu niile.
And whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave,
28 Ọ bụladị dị ka Nwa nke Mmadụ na-abịaghị ka e jeere ya ozi, kama ka o jee ozi, ma nyekwa ndụ ya ka ọ bụrụ ihe mgbapụta nke ọtụtụ mmadụ.”
even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
29 Mgbe ha na-ahapụ Jeriko, ọtụtụ igwe mmadụ sooro ya nʼazụ.
As they went out from Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
30 Ndị ìsì abụọ nọ nʼakụkụ ụzọ ahụ. Mgbe ha nụrụ na ọ bụ Jisọs na-abịa, ha malitere iti mkpu nʼoke olu na-asị, “Onyenwe anyị, Nwa Devid, meere anyị ebere!”
And look, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David."
31 Igwe mmadụ ahụ baara ha mba ka ha mechie ọnụ ha. Ma ndịisi ahụ nọgidesịrị ike na-eti mkpu nʼoke olu na-asị, “Onyenwe anyị, Nwa Devid, meere anyị ebere!”
The crowd rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they shouted even more, "Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David."
32 Mgbe Jisọs bịaruru nʼebe ha nọ, o guzoro kpọọ ha, jụọ ha sị, “Gịnị ka unu chọrọ ka m meere unu?”
Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
33 Ha zara sị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, biko, anyị chọrọ ka i mee ka anyị hụ ụzọ.”
They told him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened."
34 Jisọs nwere ọmịiko nʼahụ ha. O metụrụ ha aka nʼanya. Ngwangwa ha bidoro ịhụ ụzọ, ma sorokwa ya.
Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.
