Matiu 22
1 Jisọs gwara ha okwu ọzọ nʼilu sị,
And Jesus answered again by similitudes, and said:
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 to a royal person, who made a feast 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 that had been invited, to the feast: and they would not 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.’
And again he sent other servants, and said: Tell those invited, Behold, my entertainment is prepared, my oxen and my fatlings are slain, and every thing is prepared; come ye to the feast.
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 showed contempt, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise;
6 Ndị fọdụrụ jidere ndị ohu ya, mee ha ihe ihere ma gbukwaa ha.
and the rest seized his servants, and abused them, and slew 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.
And when the king heard of it, he was angry; and he sent his military forces, and destroyed those murderers, and 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 said he to his servants, The feast is prepared, but they who were invited were unworthy.
9 Ugbu a, gaanụ nʼakụkụ ụzọ niile, kpọbatanụ ndị niile unu hụrụ, ka ha bịa nʼoriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye a.’
Go ye therefore to the terminations of the streets; and as many as ye find, bid to the feast.
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 those servants went out into the streets, and collected all they found, both bad and good; and the place of feasting 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.
And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who was not clad in the festal garments.
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: My friend, how camest thou here without the festal robes? But he was silent.
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 said the king to the servitors: Bind his hands and his feet, and cast him into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 “Nʼihi na akpọrọ ọtụtụ mmadụ oku, maọbụ mmadụ ole na ole ka a họọrọ.”
For the called are many, and the chosen are few.
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 went the Pharisees and took counsel, how they might ensnare him in discourse.
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 to him their disciples, with domestics of Herod, and said to him: Teacher, we know that thou art veracious, and teachest the way of God with truth, regardless of man, for thou hast no respect of persons.
17 Ugbu a gwa anyị, gịnị bụ uche gị? O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịtụ ụtụ nye Siza, ka ọ bụ na o zighị ezi?”
Tell us, therefore, how doth it appear to thee: is it lawful to pay capitation money 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 knew their wickedness, and said: Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Gosinụ m ego e ji akwụ ụgwọ ụtụ.” Ha wetaara ya otu mkpụrụ ego.
Show me a denarius of the capitation money. And they brought to 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 is this image and 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 say, Caesar's. He saith to them: Give then Caesar's things to Caesar, and God's things to God.
22 Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, ọ gbagwojuru ha anya, nʼihi ya, ha hapụrụ ya pụọ.
And when they heard it they were surprised: and they left him, and went away.
23 Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, ụfọdụ ndị Sadusii, ndị na-asị na mbilite nʼọnwụ adịghị, bịakwutere ya ịghụ ya ọnụ.
The same day came Sadducees, and said to him: There is no life of the dead. 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.
and said to him: Teacher; Moses commanded us, that if a man should die childless, his brother must take his wife and raise up seed 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 with us seven brothers. The first took a wife, and deceased; and, as he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
26 Otu a ka nke abụọ mekwara, ma nke atọ, ruo na nke asaa.
In like manner also the second, and the third, and up to the whole seven.
27 Nʼikpeazụ, nwanyị ahụ nʼonwe ya nwụkwara.
And after them all, the woman also herself died.
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, therefore, to which of those seven will she be the wife? For they all had taken 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.
Jesus answered, and said to them: Ye do err, from not knowing 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 of the dead, they do not take wives, nor are wives given to husbands; but they are as 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 as to the resurrection of the dead: have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, who said:
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, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob? Now 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 multitude heard it they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 Ma mgbe ndị Farisii nụrụ na ọ emeela ka ndị Sadusii mechie ọnụ ha, ha gbakọtara otu ebe.
And when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together;
35 Otu onye nʼime ha, bụ onye ozizi iwu bịara jụọ ya ajụjụ iji nwaa ya:
and one of them, who was expert in the law, to tempt him, inquired:
36 “Onye ozizi, olee iwu nke kachasị mkpa nʼime iwu niile?”
Teacher, which is the great command 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: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy mind.
38 Nke a bụ iwu nke mbụ, bụrụkwa iwu kachasị iwu niile.
This is the great and first command.
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.’
And the second, which is like it, is, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 Iwu ndị ọzọ niile na ihe niile ndị amụma kwuru dabeere nʼebe iwu abụọ ndị a nọ.”
On these two commands hang the law and the prophets.
41 Mgbe ndị Farisii gbakọrọ nʼotu ebe, Jisọs jụrụ ha,
And while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them,
42 “Gịnị ka unu na-eche banyere Kraịst? Nwa onye ka ọ bụ?” Ha zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ nwa Devid.”
and said: What say ye respecting, the Messiah? Whose son is he? They say to him; The son of David.
43 Ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị mekwaranụ Devid site na ntụziaka nke Mmụọ Nsọ jiri kpọọ ya ‘Onyenwe m’? Nʼihi na ọ sịrị,
He saith to them: How then doth David, by the Spirit, call him Lord? for he said:
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, Seat thyself at my right hand, until I place thy enemies under thy feet.
45 Ọ bụrụ na Devid kpọrọ ya ‘Onyenwe anyị,’ oleekwanụ otu o si bụrụkwa nwa ya?”
If David then call him Lord, how is he 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 give him an answer? And from that day, no one dared to question him.
