Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Jisọs gwara ha okwu ọzọ nʼilu sị,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
“Alaeze eluigwe dị ka otu eze, nke kwadoro oke oriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye, nʼihi nwa ya nwoke.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
O zipụrụ ndị ohu ya ka ha gaa chetara ndị ahụ a kpọrọ ka ha bịa. Ma ha niile achọghị ịbịa.
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!”’
“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.’
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
“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.
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
Ndị fọdụrụ jidere ndị ohu ya, mee ha ihe ihere ma gbukwaa ha.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Onye eze ahụ were iwe nke ukwuu, zipụ ndị agha ya ka ha gaa laa ndị ogbu mmadụ ahụ nʼiyi, rechapụkwa obodo ha nʼọkụ.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
“Mgbe ahụ ọ gwara ndị ohu ya sị, ‘E doziela m oriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye, ma ndị a kpọrọ oku ekwesighị ekwesi.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Ugbu a, gaanụ nʼakụkụ ụzọ niile, kpọbatanụ ndị niile unu hụrụ, ka ha bịa nʼoriri ọlụlụ di na nwunye a.’
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.
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.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
“Ma mgbe eze ahụ batara ileta ndị niile nọ na nri, ọ hụrụ otu nwoke nke na-eyighị uwe ọlụlụ nwunye.
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
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.
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.’
“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.’
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
“Nʼihi na akpọrọ ọtụtụ mmadụ oku, maọbụ mmadụ ole na ole ka a họọrọ.”
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Mgbe ahụ ndị Farisii zukọtara na-achọ ụzọ ha ga-esi mee ka o kwuhie ọnụ ka ha site na ya jide ya.
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.
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.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Ugbu a gwa anyị, gịnị bụ uche gị? O ziri ezi nʼiwu ịtụ ụtụ nye Siza, ka ọ bụ na o zighị ezi?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
Ebe Jisọs maara ihe ọjọọ ha bu nʼobi, ọ zara sị ha, “Ndị ihu abụọ! Gịnị mere unu ji anwa m ọnwụnwa?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Gosinụ m ego e ji akwụ ụgwọ ụtụ.” Ha wetaara ya otu mkpụrụ ego.
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
Ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị, “Onye ka e sekwasịrị onyinyo ya nʼelu ego a? Aha onye kwa dị nʼokpuru onyinyo a?”
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.”
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.”
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, ọ gbagwojuru ha anya, nʼihi ya, ha hapụrụ ya pụọ.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, ụfọdụ ndị Sadusii, ndị na-asị na mbilite nʼọnwụ adịghị, bịakwutere ya ịghụ ya ọnụ.
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.’
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.
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
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.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Otu a ka nke abụọ mekwara, ma nke atọ, ruo na nke asaa.
27 After them all, the woman died.
Nʼikpeazụ, nwanyị ahụ nʼonwe ya nwụkwara.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
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?”
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Jisọs zara ha sị, “Unu na-ejehie ụzọ nʼihi na unu aghọtaghị ihe akwụkwọ nsọ na-ekwu. Unu aghọtakwaghị ụdị ike Chineke nwere.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
Nʼihi na mbilite nʼọnwụ, ịlụ di na nwunye agaghị adịkwa, kama ha ga-adị ka ndị mmụọ ozi nʼeluigwe.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
Ma nʼihe banyere mbilite nʼọnwụ nke ndị nwụrụ anwụ, ọ bụ na unu agụtabeghị ihe Chineke gwara unu sị,
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.”
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.”
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
Mgbe igwe mmadụ ahụ nụrụ nke a, ozizi ya juru ha anya.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
Ma mgbe ndị Farisii nụrụ na ọ emeela ka ndị Sadusii mechie ọnụ ha, ha gbakọtara otu ebe.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
Otu onye nʼime ha, bụ onye ozizi iwu bịara jụọ ya ajụjụ iji nwaa ya:
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
“Onye ozizi, olee iwu nke kachasị mkpa nʼime iwu niile?”
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.’
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.’
38 This is the first and great commandment.
Nke a bụ iwu nke mbụ, bụrụkwa iwu kachasị iwu niile.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Iwu ọzọ na-eso nke a nʼịdị mkpa bụ nke a, ‘Hụ onye agbataobi gị nʼanya dị ka i si hụ onwe gị nʼanya.’
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Iwu ndị ọzọ niile na ihe niile ndị amụma kwuru dabeere nʼebe iwu abụọ ndị a nọ.”
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Mgbe ndị Farisii gbakọrọ nʼotu ebe, Jisọs jụrụ ha,
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
“Gịnị ka unu na-eche banyere Kraịst? Nwa onye ka ọ bụ?” Ha zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ nwa Devid.”
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
Ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị mekwaranụ Devid site na ntụziaka nke Mmụọ Nsọ jiri kpọọ ya ‘Onyenwe m’? Nʼihi na ọ sịrị,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
“‘Onyenwe anyị gwara Onyenwe m sị ya, “Nọdụ ala nʼaka nri m ruo mgbe m ga-edebe ndị iro gị nʼokpuru ụkwụ gị abụọ.”’
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
Ọ bụrụ na Devid kpọrọ ya ‘Onyenwe anyị,’ oleekwanụ otu o si bụrụkwa nwa ya?”
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Ọ dịghị onye pụrụ ịsa ya okwu. Sitekwa nʼụbọchị ahụ, ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nwere anya ike ịjụ ya ajụjụ ọzọ.
