Matiu 22
1 Jisọs gwara ha okwu ọzọ nʼilu sị,
And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying:
2 “Alaeze eluigwe dị ka otu eze, nke kwadoro oke oriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye, nʼihi nwa ya nwoke.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was king, who celebrated a wedding for his son.
3 O zipụrụ ndị ohu ya ka ha gaa chetara ndị ahụ a kpọrọ ka ha bịa. Ma ha niile achọghị ịbịa.
And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they were not willing to come.
4 “O zipụkwara ndị ohu ya ọzọ na-ejere ya ozi ka ha gaa gwa ndị ahụ a kpọrọ oriri sị, ‘E dozichaala ihe oriri ugbu a, egburu m oke ehi, na anụ ọzọ gbara abụba. Edoziela ihe niile. Bịanụ nʼoriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye.’
Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’
5 “Ma ndị ahụ niile a kpọrọ oriri gawaara mkpa ha nʼihi na ha akpọghị ya ihe ọbụla. Otu onye gara nʼala ubi ya, nke ọzọ nʼụlọ ahịa ya.
But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business.
6 Ndị fọdụrụ jidere ndị ohu ya, mee ha ihe ihere ma gbukwaa ha.
Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.
7 Onye eze ahụ were iwe nke ukwuu, zipụ ndị agha ya ka ha gaa laa ndị ogbu mmadụ ahụ nʼiyi, rechapụkwa obodo ha nʼọkụ.
But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.
8 “Mgbe ahụ ọ gwara ndị ohu ya sị, ‘E doziela m oriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye, ma ndị a kpọrọ oku ekwesighị ekwesi.
Then he said to his servants: ‘The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Ugbu a, gaanụ nʼakụkụ ụzọ niile, kpọbatanụ ndị niile unu hụrụ, ka ha bịa nʼoriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye a.’
Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’
10 Ndị ohu ahụ pụrụ gaa nʼokporoụzọ niile kpọbata mmadụ niile ha hụrụ. Ha kpọbatara ndị bụ ezi mmadụ na ndị bụ ajọ mmadụ. Ụlọ oriri ahụ jupụtakwara na ndị a kpọrọ.
And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.
11 “Ma mgbe eze ahụ batara ileta ndị niile nọ na nri, ọ hụrụ otu nwoke nke na-eyighị uwe ọlụlụ nwunye.
Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.
12 Ọ jụrụ ya ajụjụ sị, ‘Enyi m, i si aṅaa bata nʼebe a mgbe ị na-eyighị uwe ọlụlụ di na nwunye?’ O mechiri ọnụ ya nʼihi na o nweghị ihe ọ ga-asa.
And he said to him, ‘Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was dumbstruck.
13 “Eze ahụ nyere ndị ozi ya iwu sị ha, ‘Keenụ ya eriri, aka na ụkwụ, tụpụkwanụ ya nʼezi, nʼime ọchịchịrị, ebe ịkwa akwa na ịta ikikere eze ga-adị.’
Then the king said to the ministers: ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 “Nʼihi na akpọrọ ọtụtụ mmadụ oku, maọbụ mmadụ ole na ole ka a họọrọ.”
For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
15 Mgbe ahụ ndị Farisii zukọtara na-achọ ụzọ ha ga-esi mee ka o kwuhie ọnụ ka ha site na ya jide ya.
Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech.
16 Ha zigara ndị na-eso ụzọ ha na ndị nʼotu Herọd ka ha jụọ ya sị, “Onye ozizi, anyị maara nke ọma na ị bụ onye eziokwu, na ị na-ezikwa ụzọ Chineke nʼeziokwu. Ị dịghị asọkwa onye ọbụla anya, nʼihi na ị dịghị ele mmadụ anya nʼihu nʼagbanyeghị ndị ha bụ.
And they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and that the influence of others is nothing to you. For you do not consider the reputation of men.
17 Ugbu a gwa anyị, gịnị bụ uche gị? O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịtụ ụtụ nye Siza, ka ọ bụ na o zighị ezi?”
Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”
18 Ebe Jisọs maara ihe ọjọọ ha bu nʼobi, ọ zara sị ha, “Ndị ihu abụọ! Gịnị mere unu ji anwa m ọnwụnwa?
But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Gosinụ m ego e ji akwụ ụgwọ ụtụ.” Ha wetaara ya otu mkpụrụ ego.
Show me the coin of the census tax.” And they offered him a denarius.
20 Ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị, “Onye ka e sekwasịrị onyinyo ya nʼelu ego a? Aha onye kwa dị nʼokpuru onyinyo a?”
And Jesus said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
21 Ha zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ nke Siza.” Mgbe ahụ ọ gwara ha sị, “Ọ dị mma. Nyenụ Siza ihe ruuru Siza, ma nyekwanụ Chineke ihe niile bụ nke ruuru Chineke.”
They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Then render to Caesar what is of Caesar; and to God what is of God.”
22 Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, ọ gbagwojuru ha anya, nʼihi ya, ha hapụrụ ya pụọ.
And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.
23 Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, ụfọdụ ndị Sadusii, ndị na-asị na mbilite nʼọnwụ adịghị, bịakwutere ya ịghụ ya ọnụ.
In that day, the Sadducees, who say there is to be no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,
24 Onye ozizi, “Mosis kwuru sị, ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla anwụọ na-amụtaghị nwa, nwanne ya nwoke ga-alụrụ nwanyị ahụ di ya nwụrụ, ka ọ mụtara nwanne ya nwoke ahụ nwụrụ anwụ nwa.
saying: “Teacher, Moses said: If anyone will have died, having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and he shall raise up offspring to his brother.
25 Ugbu a, e nwere ụmụnne nwoke asaa nʼetiti anyị. Onye nke mbụ lụrụ nwunye, nwụọ, ma ebe ọ dịghị ụmụ ọ mụtara, ọ hapụrụ nwanne ya nwunye ya.
Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having taken a wife, died. And having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother:
26 Otu a ka nke abụọ mekwara, ma nke atọ, ruo na nke asaa.
similarly with the second, and the third, even to the seventh.
27 Nʼikpeazụ, nwanyị ahụ nʼonwe ya nwụkwara.
And last of all, the woman also passed away.
28 Ugbu a, nʼoge mbilite nʼọnwụ, nwunye onye ka nwanyị a ga-abụ, ebe ọ bụ na ụmụnne nwoke asaa ndị a lụtụchara ya mgbe ọ nọ nʼụwa?”
In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
29 Jisọs zara ha sị, “Unu na-ejehie ụzọ nʼihi na unu aghọtaghị ihe akwụkwọ nsọ na-ekwu. Unu aghọtakwaghị ụdị ike Chineke nwere.
But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 Nʼihi na mbilite nʼọnwụ, ịlụ di na nwunye agaghị adịkwa, kama ha ga-adị ka ndị mmụọ ozi nʼeluigwe.
For in the resurrection, they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage. Instead, they shall be like the Angels of God in heaven.
31 Ma nʼihe banyere mbilite nʼọnwụ nke ndị nwụrụ anwụ, ọ bụ na unu agụtabeghị ihe Chineke gwara unu sị,
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken by God, saying to you:
32 Mụ onwe m bụ Chineke nke Ebraham, Chineke nke Aịzik na Chineke nke Jekọb. Ọ bụghị Chineke nke ndị nwụrụ anwụ, kama ọ bụ nke ndị dị ndụ.”
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 Mgbe igwe mmadụ ahụ nụrụ nke a, ozizi ya juru ha anya.
And when the crowds heard this, they wondered at his doctrine.
34 Ma mgbe ndị Farisii nụrụ na ọ emeela ka ndị Sadusii mechie ọnụ ha, ha gbakọtara otu ebe.
But the Pharisees, hearing that he had caused the Sadducees to be silent, came together as one.
35 Otu onye nʼime ha, bụ onye ozizi iwu bịara jụọ ya ajụjụ iji nwaa ya:
And one of them, a doctor of the law, questioned him, to test him:
36 “Onye ozizi, olee iwu nke kachasị mkpa nʼime iwu niile?”
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Ọ zara sị ya, “‘Hụ Onyenwe gị bụ Chineke gị nʼanya site nʼobi gị niile na site na mkpụrụobi gị niile, na site nʼuche gị niile.’
Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
38 Nke a bụ iwu nke mbụ, bụrụkwa iwu kachasị iwu niile.
This is the greatest and first commandment.
39 Iwu ọzọ na-eso nke a nʼịdị mkpa bụ nke a, ‘Hụ onye agbataobi gị nʼanya dị ka i si hụ onwe gị nʼanya.’
But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 Iwu ndị ọzọ niile na ihe niile ndị amụma kwuru dabeere nʼebe iwu abụọ ndị a nọ.”
On these two commandments the entire law depends, and also the prophets.”
41 Mgbe ndị Farisii gbakọrọ nʼotu ebe, Jisọs jụrụ ha,
Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,
42 “Gịnị ka unu na-eche banyere Kraịst? Nwa onye ka ọ bụ?” Ha zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ nwa Devid.”
saying: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
43 Ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị mekwaranụ Devid site na ntụziaka nke Mmụọ Nsọ jiri kpọọ ya ‘Onyenwe m’? Nʼihi na ọ sịrị,
He said to them: “Then how can David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying:
44 “‘Onyenwe anyị gwara Onyenwe m sị ya, “Nọdụ ala nʼaka nri m ruo mgbe m ga-edebe ndị iro gị nʼokpuru ụkwụ gị abụọ.”’
‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’
45 Ọ bụrụ na Devid kpọrọ ya ‘Onyenwe anyị,’ oleekwanụ otu o si bụrụkwa nwa ya?”
So then, if David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
46 Ọ dịghị onye pụrụ ịsa ya okwu. Sitekwa nʼụbọchị ahụ, ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nwere anya ike ịjụ ya ajụjụ ọzọ.
And no one was able to respond to him a word. And neither did anyone dare, from that day forward, to question him.
