Luka 18
1 Nake Jesũ akĩhe arutwo ake ngerekano ya kũmaruta atĩ nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩkũhooyaga hĩndĩ ciothe mategũkua ngoro.
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe nĩ kwarĩ na mũtuanĩri ciira ũteetigagĩra Ngai kana agatĩĩa andũ.
“There was,” he said, “in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
3 Na itũũra-inĩ rĩu nĩ kwarĩ mũtumia ũmwe wa ndigwa wathiiaga kũrĩ we kaingĩ akamwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩhĩria harĩ thũ ciakwa.’
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’
4 “No mũtuanĩri ciira ũcio akĩrega kũmũteithia kwa ihinda. No marigĩrĩrio akĩĩra na ngoro atĩrĩ, ‘O na gũtuĩka ndiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai kana ngatĩĩa andũ-rĩ,
For a time the judge refused, but afterward he said to himself ‘Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
5 no tondũ wa ũrĩa mũtumia ũyũ wa ndigwa atiindaga agĩĩthĩĩnia, nĩngũtigĩrĩra ciira wake nĩwatuuo na kĩhooto nĩguo atige kũũnogagia na gũtindaga agĩũka!’”
yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.’”
6 Nake Mwathani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwaigua ũrĩa mũtuanĩri ciira ũcio ũtarĩ kĩhooto oigire?
Then the Master added, “Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
7 Githĩ o nake Ngai ndagatua ciira na kĩhooto wa arĩa ake ethuurĩire, o arĩa mamũkayagĩra mũthenya na ũtukũ? No aage kũmateithia na ihenya?
And God – won’t he see that his own people, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them – though he holds his hand?
8 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, agaatigĩrĩra atĩ nĩmaciirĩrwo na kĩhooto, o na ningĩ na ihenya. O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, rĩrĩa Mũrũ wa Mũndũ agooka-rĩ, nĩagakora andũ metĩkĩtie gũkũ thĩ?”
He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
9 Ningĩ Jesũ akĩarĩria andũ amwe arĩa meĩhokaga o ene, magetuaga athingu na makahũthagia andũ arĩa angĩ othe, akĩmahe ngerekano, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
10 “Andũ eerĩ nĩmambatire hekarũ-inĩ kũhooya. Ũmwe aarĩ Mũfarisai na ũcio ũngĩ aarĩ mwĩtia wa mbeeca cia igooti.
“Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 Mũfarisai ũcio akĩrũgama akĩĩhooera we mwene, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai, nĩndagũcookeria ngaatho nĩgũkorwo ndihaana ta andũ arĩa angĩ, arĩa atunyani, na arĩa mekaga ũũru, na itharia, o na kana ta mwĩtia ũyũ wa mbeeca cia igooti.
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way – ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men – thieves, rogues, adulterers – or even like this tax-gatherer.
12 Nĩndĩĩhingaga kũrĩa irio maita meerĩ o kiumia, na ngaruta gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi kĩa indo ciothe iria nyonaga.’
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.’
13 “No rĩrĩ, mwĩtia wa mbeeca cia igooti ũcio akĩrũgama o haraaya; na ndaigana gũtiira maitho make na igũrũ, no nĩ kwĩgũtha eegũthaga gĩthũri enyiihĩtie, akoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai, njiguĩra tha, niĩ mũndũ mwĩhia.’
Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even to raise his eyes to heaven, but he kept striking his breast and saying ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mwĩtia mbeeca cia igooti nĩainũkire atuĩtwo mũthingu mbere ya Ngai gũkĩra ũcio ũngĩ. Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe wĩtũgagĩria nĩakanyiihio nake ũrĩa wĩnyiihagia nĩagatũũgĩrio.”
This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, while everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Na rĩrĩ, andũ nao nĩmarehagĩra Jesũ twana nĩguo atũhutie. Arutwo ake mona ũguo, makĩmakaania.
Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
16 Nowe Jesũ agĩĩta twana tũu harĩ we, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rekei twana tũu tũũke kũrĩ niĩ, tigai gũtũgiria, nĩgũkorwo ũthamaki wa Ngai nĩ wa arĩa matariĩ ta tuo.
Jesus, however, called the little children to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said, “and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
17 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, ũrĩa wothe ũtakamũkĩra ũthamaki wa Ngai ta kaana ndakaũtoonya.”
I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”
18 Mũnene ũmwe akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani mwega, ingĩĩka atĩa nĩguo ngaagaya muoyo wa tene na tene?” (aiōnios g166)
And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – “Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Nake Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkũnjĩta mwega nĩkĩ? Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe mwega tiga Ngai we wiki.
“Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
20 We nĩũĩ ũrĩa maathani moigĩte, ‘Ndũkanatharanie, na ndũkanoragane, na ndũkanaiye, na ndũkanaigĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ kĩgeenyo, na tĩĩa thoguo na nyũkwa.’”
You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honor your father and your mother.”
21 Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Maathani macio mothe ndũire ndĩmarũmĩtie kuuma ndĩ o mũnini.”
“I have observed all these,” he replied, “from childhood.”
22 Jesũ aigua ũguo, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Harĩ ũndũ ũmwe ũtigarĩtie gwĩka. Thiĩ wendie kĩrĩa gĩothe ũrĩ nakĩo ũhe athĩĩni mbeeca icio, na nĩũkũgĩa na mũthiithũ igũrũ. Ũcooke ũũke ũnũmĩrĩre.”
Hearing this, Jesus said to him, “There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”
23 Rĩrĩa mũnene ũcio aiguire ũguo, akĩigua kĩeha mũno, tondũ aarĩ mũtongu mũno.
But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
24 Jesũ akĩmũrora, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ nĩ hinya andũ arĩa atongu gũtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai-ĩ!
Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25 Nĩ ũhũthũ ngamĩĩra ĩhungurĩre irima rĩa cindano, gũkĩra gĩtonga gũtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai.”
It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”
26 Nao arĩa maiguire ũhoro ũcio makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota kũhonoka?”
“Then who can be saved?” asked those who heard this.
27 Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Maũndũ marĩa matahotekaga nĩ andũ nĩmahotekaga nĩ Ngai.”
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with people is possible with God.”
28 Nake Petero akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtigĩte maũndũ maitũ mothe tũgakũrũmĩrĩra!”
“But we,” said Peter, “we left what belonged to us and followed you.”
29 Jesũ akĩmeera, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtigĩte mũciĩ wake, kana mũtumia wake, kana ariũ a nyina, kana aciari ake, o na kana ciana ciake, nĩ ũndũ wa ũthamaki wa Ngai,
“I tell you,” he answered, “that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
31 Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ agĩtwara arutwo ake arĩa ikũmi na eerĩ handũ keheri-inĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkwambata tũthiĩ Jerusalemu, na maũndũ mothe marĩa maandĩkirwo nĩ anabii makoniĩ Mũrũ wa Mũndũ no nginya mahingio.
Gathering the Twelve around him, Jesus said to them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
32 Nake nĩakaneanwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ. Nao nĩ makaamũnyũrũria, na mamũrume, na mamũtuĩre mata, na mamũhũũre iboko, o na mamũũrage.
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
33 Naguo mũthenya wa gatatũ nĩakariũka.”
they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.”
34 Nao arutwo ake makĩaga kũmenya ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio. Nĩmahithĩtwo ũhoro ũcio na matiamenyire ũrĩa aameeraga.
The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
35 Nake Jesũ akuhĩrĩria Jeriko, mũndũ warĩ mũtumumu nĩaikarĩte mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra akĩhooya mbeeca.
As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
36 Rĩrĩa aiguire andũ aingĩ makĩhĩtũka, akĩũria ũrĩa gwekĩkaga.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
37 Andũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ Jesũ wa Nazarethi ũrahĩtũka.”
and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
38 Nake akĩanĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jesũ, mũrũ wa Daudi, njiguĩra tha.”
he shouted out, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
39 Arĩa maatongoretie makĩmũkaania makĩmwĩra akire, nowe agĩkĩrĩrĩria kwanĩrĩra akiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa Daudi, njiguĩra tha!”
Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder, “Son of David, take pity on me!”
40 Nake Jesũ akĩrũgama, agĩathana, mũndũ ũcio atwarwo harĩ we.
Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him,
41 Rĩrĩa aakuhĩrĩirie, Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngwĩkĩre atĩa?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ngwenda njooke kuona.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” “Master,” he said, “I want to recover my sight.”
42 Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Cooka kuona, gwĩtĩkia gwaku nĩkuo gwatũma ũhone.”
And Jesus said, “Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.”
43 O rĩmwe akĩambĩrĩria kuona, nake akĩrũmĩrĩra Jesũ, akĩgoocaga Ngai. Rĩrĩa andũ othe moonire ũguo, o nao makĩgooca Ngai.
Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
