Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Nake Jesũ akĩmaarĩria rĩngĩ na ngerekano, akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
“Ũthamaki wa igũrũ ũhaanaine na mũthamaki warugire iruga nĩ ũndũ wa ũhiki wa mũriũ.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
Agĩcooka agĩtũma ndungata ciake kũrĩ andũ arĩa meetĩtwo iruga-inĩ, ikameere moke, nao makĩrega gũũka.
4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
“Ningĩ agĩtũma ndungata ingĩ agĩciĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩrai acio metĩtwo atĩ nĩndĩkĩtie kũhaarĩria iruga: Ndegwa ciakwa na ngʼombe iria noru nĩirĩkĩtie gũthĩnjwo na maũndũ mothe nĩmahaarĩrie. Ũkai iruga-inĩ rĩa ũhiki.’
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
“No andũ acio matiarũmbũirie ũhoro ũcio magĩĩthiĩra, ũmwe agĩthiĩ mũgũnda wake, na ũrĩa ũngĩ agĩthiĩ wonjoria-inĩ wake.
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
Acio angĩ magĩtharĩkĩra ndungata ciake, magĩcinyariira na magĩciũraga.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Mũthamaki ũcio nĩarakarire mũno, agĩtũma mbũtũ yake ĩkaniine oragani acio, na ĩgĩcina itũũra rĩao inene.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
“Hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, ‘Iruga rĩa ũhiki nĩrĩhaarĩrie no rĩrĩ, arĩa ndĩretire-rĩ, matiraagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũũka.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Thiĩi magomano-inĩ ma njĩra mwĩre mũndũ o wothe mũkuona oke iruga-inĩ rĩa kĩhikanio.’
10 Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndungata icio ikiumagara, igĩthiĩ njĩra-inĩ, igĩcookanĩrĩria andũ othe arĩa ciahotire kuona, igĩĩta arĩa ega o na arĩa ooru, nayo nyũmba ya kĩhikanĩrio ĩkĩiyũra ageni.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
“No rĩrĩa mũthamaki aatoonyire nĩguo one ageni-rĩ, akĩona kuo mũndũ ũmwe ũtehumbĩte nguo cia ũhiki.
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
Akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, ũtoonyire atĩa gũkũ ũtarĩ na nguo cia kĩhikanio?’ Mũndũ ũcio agĩkira ki.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
“Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki ũcio akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, ‘Muohei moko na magũrũ, mũmũikie nja kũu nduma-inĩ, kũu nĩkuo gũgaakorwo kĩrĩro na kũhagarania magego.’
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
“Nĩgũkorwo aingĩ nĩmetĩtwo, no arĩa athuure nĩ anini.”
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Afarisai makiuma nja, magĩthugunda ũrĩa mangĩmũtega na ciugo ciake.
16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone.
Magĩtũma arutwo ao hamwe na Aherodia kũrĩ we. Magĩthiĩ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, nĩtũũĩ atĩ wee wĩ mũndũ wa ma, na ũrutanaga ũhoro wa Ngai na ma. Wee ndwĩtigagĩra andũ, tondũ ndũrũmbũyagia ũrĩa mahaana.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Rĩu-rĩ, ta gĩtwĩre ũrĩa ũgwĩciiria. Nĩ kwagĩrĩire tũrutagĩre Kaisari igooti, kana aca?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
No Jesũ, nĩ ũndũ wa kũmenya meciiria mao mooru, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ hinga ici, mũrenda kũngeria nĩkĩ?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Nyoniai mbeeca ĩrĩa ĩhũthagĩrwo ya kũrĩha igooti.” Nao makĩmũtwarĩra dinari,
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
nake akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mbica ĩno na rĩĩtwa rĩĩrĩ nĩ cia ũ?”
21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ cia Kaisari.” Agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rutagĩrai Kaisari kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake, na mũrutagĩre Ngai kĩrĩa kĩrĩ gĩake.”
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
Rĩrĩa maiguire ũguo-rĩ, makĩgega. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtigana nake, magĩĩthiĩra.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
Mũthenya o ro ũcio Asadukai, arĩa moigaga atĩ gũtirĩ ũhoro wa kũriũka, magĩũka kũrĩ Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
“Mũrutani, Musa aatwĩrire atĩ mũndũ angĩkua atarĩ na ciana, mũrũ wa nyina no nginya ahikie mũtumia ũcio wa ndigwa, nĩguo aciarĩre mũrũ wa nyina ciana.
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ aanake mũgwanja a nyina ũmwe gatagatĩ-inĩ gaitũ. Nake ũrĩa mũkũrũ akĩhikania na agĩkua, na tondũ ndaarĩ na ciana, agĩtigĩra mũrũ wa nyina mũtumia.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Na gũkĩhaana o ũguo kũrĩ mũrũ wa nyina wa keerĩ, na wa gatatũ, makĩrũmanĩrĩra, magĩkua othe mũgwanja.
27 After them all, the woman died.
Marigĩrĩrio-rĩ, mũtumia ũcio nake agĩkua.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
Rĩu-rĩ, hĩndĩ ya kũriũka-rĩ, mũtumia ũcio agaakorwo arĩ wa ũ harĩ acio mũgwanja, tondũ othe nĩmamũhikĩtie?”
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũhĩtĩtie tondũ mũtiũĩ Maandĩko o na kana hinya wa Ngai.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
Hĩndĩ ya kũriũka andũ matikahikania kana mahike; magaatuĩka ta araika arĩa marĩ kũu igũrũ.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
No ha ũhoro wa kũriũka kwa arĩa akuũ-rĩ, kaĩ mũtathomete ũrĩa Ngai oigire atĩrĩ,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Isaaka, na Ngai wa Jakubu?’ We ti Ngai wa arĩa akuũ, no nĩ Ngai wa arĩa marĩ muoyo.”
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
Rĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩu kĩaiguire ũguo, gĩkĩgegio nĩ ũrutani wake.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Afarisai maaiguire atĩ Jesũ nĩahootete Asadukai, magĩcookanĩrĩra hamwe.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
Ũmwe wao, warĩ njorua ya watho, akĩmũgeria na kũmũũria kĩũria gĩkĩ:
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
“Mũrutani, nĩ rĩathani rĩrĩkũ inene thĩinĩ wa Watho?”
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “‘Endaga Mwathani Ngai waku na ngoro yaku yothe, na muoyo waku wothe, na meciiria maku mothe.’
38 This is the first and great commandment.
Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo rĩathani rĩa mbere na rĩrĩa inene.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Narĩo rĩa keerĩ no ta rĩu: ‘Endaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene.’
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Watho wothe na ũrutani wa Anabii ũhingĩtio nĩ maathani macio meerĩ.”
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Na hĩndĩ ĩyo Afarisai monganĩte hamwe-rĩ, Jesũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ,
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
“Mwĩciiragia atĩa ũhoro wa Kristũ? Muugaga nĩ mũrũ wa ũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũrũ wa Daudi.”
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
Nake akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩagĩtũmire Daudi akĩaria arĩ na Roho amwĩte ‘Mwathani’? Nĩgũkorwo oigire atĩrĩ,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
“‘Mwathani eerire Mwathani wakwa atĩrĩ: “Ikara guoko-inĩ gwakwa kwa ũrĩo, nginya ngaiga thũ ciaku rungu rwa makinya maku.”’
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
Angĩkorwo Daudi amwĩtaga ‘Mwathani-rĩ’, angĩgĩtuĩka mũriũ wake atĩa?”
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ wahotire kũmũcookeria, na kuuma mũthenya ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ wacookire kũgeria kũmũũria ciũria ingĩ.
