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1Yɨɨsu akatanga kʉgambana na abhakangati bha Abhayaahudi bharya kobherenjo. Akabhuga, “Kwarɨ nʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ wʉnʉ aarimirɨ ʉmʉgʉndʉ gwɨ ɨmɨzabhiibhu. Akagʉbhagɨra, akatuka ikisima chu ukugundɨkɨra ɨmɨzabhiibhu girya. Akʉʉmbaka ɨkɨkʉngʉ ɨkɨrɨɨhu cha abhariibhi mʉmʉgʉndʉ. Akakʉʉdishirya abharimi. Ewe akaja icharʉ ɨkɨndɨ.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

2Ribhaga ryu ukutwa zɨzabhiibhu rɨkahika, akamʉtʉma wʉmwɨ wa bhambʉʉsa bhaazɨ kʉbharimi bharya, bhamohe esondo yaazɨ ya zɨzabhiibhu kurwa mʉmʉgʉndʉ gwazɨ.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3Nawe, abharimi bhakagwata mbʉʉsa, bhakamotema, bhakamuhurucha mabhoko bhʉʉha.But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4Wʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ akatʉma mbʉʉsa ʉwʉndɨ kʉbharimi. Wʉʉsi bhakamotema na kʉmʉnyahaara kumutwɨ, na komokorera kɨbhɨ bhʉkʉngʼu.Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

5Akatʉma mbʉʉsa waazɨ ʉwʉndɨ, wʉʉsi abharimi bhakamwita. Akabhatʉma bhambʉʉsa bhaazɨ abhandɨ bhaaru. Abharimi bharya bhakabhatema, abhandɨ bhakabhiita.He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

6Wʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ akasaaga na wʉmwɨ, umwana waazɨ ʉmʉsɨɨgwa. Ɨtɨnɨrʉ akamʉtʉma kʉbharimi bharya, akiiseega, ‘Bharamʉsʉʉka umwana waanɨ.’Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

7“Nawe, hanʉ aahikirɨ, abharimi bharya bhakiibhʉʉrɨra, ‘Wʉnʉ newe ʉmʉgabhi wʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ gʉnʉ. Nangʉ, tumwitɨ. Ɨgabhʉ yaazɨ yɨnʉ ɨrabha iyɨɨtʉ.’But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

8Bhakamugwata, bhakamwita, bhakamorekera igʉtʉ wʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ gurya.So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9“Nangʉ wʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ wuyo arakorabhwɨ? Araaza na kubhiita abharimi bharya, nʉ ʉmʉgʉndʉ guyo, arabhaha abhaatʉ abhandɨ.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

10Nangʉ, mʉkɨɨrɨ kosoma Amaandɨkʉ ganʉ? ‘Riibhwɨ rɨnʉ abhʉʉmbaki bhaangirɨ, neryo rɨbhɨɨrɨ riibhwɨ rikʉrʉ rya rusizʉ.Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11Ʉmʉkʉrʉ umwene akʉrirɨ ganʉ, nego gararuguurya kwa niitwɨ.’ ”This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12Abhakʉrʉ bha abhakuhaani, abhiija bhi imigirʉ ja Musa na abhakʉrʉ, bhakoobhoora kʉbha ekerenjo kiyo nebho kɨkʉgambɨra. Neho bhakeenda kumugwata, nawe kʉ kʉbha bhakʉʉbhaha riribhita rya abhaatʉ, bhakamutiga, bhakabhʉʉka.At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

13Neho abhakʉrʉ bha Abhayaahudi, bhakatʉma Abhafarisaayo obhorebhe na abhasakirya bha riribhita ryʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Heroode Antipaasi, bhahaatyɨ Yɨɨsu kʉrɨngʼaana na amangʼana gaazɨ umwene.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

14Bhakamujaku, bhakamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Umwija, tʉmɨnyirɨ kʉbha, gʉʉsi ganʉ ukubhuga, nɨ‑ga amaheene. Ʉtakwʉbhaha wʉwʉʉsi, nʉʉrʉ abhɨ nu umweya gwi igʉrʉ. Uriija ɨnzɨra ya Mungu kʉmaheene. Nangʉ, kʉrɨngʼaana ni imigirʉ ja Musa, toreenderwa kʉrɨha rigʉʉti kwa Kaisaari, kisha zɨyi?”“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

15Nawe Yɨɨsu akoobhoora engʼeera yaabhʉ, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Kwakɨ mʉrangema? Mondeetere rizenzere nerore.”But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

16Bhakamuhirɨra, akabhabhuurya, “Ipicha yɨnʉ ni riina rɨnʉ, ni‑bhya wɨɨwɨ?” Bhakamʉgarukirya, “Bhya Kaisaari.”So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

17Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Bhya Kaisaari mohe Kaisaari, na bhya Mungu mohe Mungu.” Bhʉʉsi bhakarʉgʉʉra bhʉkʉngʼu.Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

18Kwarɨ na riribhita rɨmwɨ rya Abhayaahudi rɨnʉ rikubhirikirwa Abhasadukaayo. Ebho bhaarɨ bharabhuga kuryʉka kwa abhaku kʉtareeho. Urusikʉ rʉmwɨ, obhorebhe bhwabhʉ bhakaja kwa Yɨɨsu, bhakamubhuurya,Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19“Umwija, Musa akatʉtʉma, ‘Arɨɨbhɨ ʉmʉʉtʉ akuurɨ, na atigirɨ ʉmʉkari waazɨ ataana umwana, umuhiiri waazɨ agabhɨ umukwirwa wuyo, amwibhʉrɨrɨ abhaana umwabhʉ wʉnʉ akuurɨ.’“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

20Nangʉ, tubhugɨ bhaareho abhahiiri muhungatɨ. We embere akakwɨra ʉmʉkari, nawe akakwa aarɨ akɨɨrɨ kwibhʉra mwana.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Umunyi waazɨ akagabha ʉmʉkari wuyo, nawe wʉʉsi akakwa, ataatigirɨ mwana. Na wa katatʉ ɨkabhabhu.Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22Bhʉʉsi bhasaasabha bhanʉ bhaamʉgabhirɨ na wurya aamukwɨrirɨ, bhakakwa, bhataatigirɨ mwana. Ɨtɨnɨrʉ, ʉmʉkari wuyo wʉʉsi akakwa.In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23Nangʉ tʉbhʉʉrɨrɨ, hanʉ abhaku bhakuryʉka, ʉmʉkari wuyo arabha mʉka wɨɨwɨ? Muhungatɨ bhayo bhʉʉsi bhaarɨ bhamukwɨrirɨ!”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Yɨɨsu akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Imwɨ mubhurirɨ, kʉ kʉbha mʉtɨɨzɨ Amaandɨkʉ Amarɨndu naabha ʉbhʉnaja bhwa Mungu.Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25Hanʉ abhaku bhakuryʉka, bharabha ncha bhamaraika bha mwisaarʉ bhatakukwɨra naabha kukwɨrwa.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Ni igʉrʉ wa abhaku kuryʉka, nɨ‑maheene. Nangʉ, mʉkɨɨrɨ kosoma mʉkɨtabhʉ cha Musa, chɨmbu Mungu aagambirɨ kʉkɨsaka kɨnʉ kikwaka omorero? Hanʉ Mungu aamubhuuriirɨ Musa, ‘Inyɨ ni‑Mungu wa Abhurahaamu, Iisaka na Yaakobho.’But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

27Mungu nɨ‑wa abhahʉru, atarɨ Mungu wa abhaku. Imwɨ mubhurirɨ bhʉkʉngʼu.”He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

28Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aarɨ arahakaana na Abhasadukaayo, umwija wʉmwɨ wi imigirʉ ja Musa akahika, akiigwa kɨnʉ bhakʉhakaana. Hanʉ igwirɨ kʉbha Yɨɨsu abhagarukiiryɨ bhwaheene, akamubhuurya, “Mʉmaswaja gʉʉsi, ryʉ ʉbhʉtangɨ ni‑ryahe?”Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

29Yɨɨsu akamʉgarukirya, “Ryʉ ʉbhʉtangɨ nɨ‑rɨnʉ, ‘Mwitegeerere imwɨ Abhiiziraɨri! Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Mungu wɨɨtʉ, newe Ʉmʉkʉrʉ umwene.Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

30Ʉmʉsɨɨgɨ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Mungu waazʉ kumwʉyʉ gwazʉ gwʉsi, kokoro yaazʉ yʉʉsi, kʉmangʼɨɨni gaazʉ gʉʉsi na kʉmanaga gaazʉ gʉʉsi.’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

31Na rya kabhɨrɨ nɨ‑rɨnʉ, ‘Ʉmʉsɨɨgɨ nyarʉbhɨri waazʉ chɨmbu wisɨɨgirɨ aumwene.’ Rɨtareeho iswaja rɨndɨ ikʉrʉ kʉkɨra abhɨrɨ gayo.”The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32Umwija wi imigirʉ wuyo akabhʉʉrɨra Yɨɨsu, “Umwija, ʉgambirɨ amaheene kʉbha Mungu nɨ‑wʉmwɨbhu, atareeho wʉndɨ, nawe ewe umwene.“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

33Naatu nɨɨzɨ kʉbha ereenderwa kʉmʉsɨɨga Mungu kumwʉyʉ gwʉsi, kʉmangʼɨɨni gʉʉsi na kʉmanaga gʉʉsi, na kʉsɨɨga nyarʉbhɨri waazʉ chɨmbu wisɨɨgirɨ aumwene. Gayo nego amaswaja amakʉrʉ bhʉkʉngʼu. Amangʼana gayo nɨ‑makʉrʉ kokora kʉkɨra kuhurucha ibhimweso bhyʉsi bhyu ukurichwa ni ibhimweso ɨbhɨndɨ.”and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aarʉʉzɨ kʉbha ʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo agarukiiryɨ kwa amangʼɨɨni, akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Nangʉ awɨ ʉtangirɨ kwobhoora chɨmbu ikwenderwa kusikɨra mʉbhʉtɨmi bhwa Mungu.” Kwɨma hayo, ataabhʉnɨkirɨ kwikɨ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉndɨ wa komogema kumubhuurya.When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

35Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aarɨ ariija abhaatʉ mwihekaaru, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Kwakɨ abhiija bhi imigirʉ ja Musa bhahaabhuga Kiriisitʉ ni‑mwana wʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Daudi?While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36Hanʉ Daudi umwene aakangatirwɨ ne Ekoro Ɨndɨndu, akabhuga, ‘Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Mungu akabhʉʉrɨra Ʉmʉkʉrʉ waanɨ, “Ikara ʉrʉbhaara rwanɨ rwu ubhuryʉ, kuhika hanʉ nɨkʉtʉʉra abhabhisa bhaazʉ iyaasɨ wa amagʉrʉ gaazʉ.” ’Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

37“Mmbe, Daudi umwene arabhuga Kiriisitʉ nɨ‑Mʉkʉrʉ, kʉgayo Kiriisitʉ arabhabhwɨ mwana waazɨ?” Riribhita ikʉrʉ rya abhaatʉ ryarɨ ririitegeerera Yɨɨsu kobhozomerwa.David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

38Mumiija gaazɨ, Yɨɨsu akabhuga, “Mwiyangarɨrɨ na abhiija bhi imigirʉ ja Musa. Bhanʉ bhasɨɨgirɨ kogenda kʉnzɨra bhiibhʉhirɨ zɨkanzʉ zaabhʉ na kʉkɨɨribhwa kubhusuuku mometeera.In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

39Na mʉmarwazɨrʉ, bhahaasɨɨga kwikara kubhitumbɨ bhye embere. Na arɨɨbhɨ bharaarikirwɨ kʉzɨnyangi, bhahaasɨɨga kwikara hanʉ abhakangati bhiikɨɨrɨ.and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40Bhahaaruusha abhakwirwa ebhegero bhyabhʉ. Na bhariikorya nɨ‑bhaatʉ bhagʉrʉrʉku kʉ kʉsabha amasabhi marɨɨhu bhʉkʉngʼu korereke bhiiyeerekenʼye kwa abhaatʉ. Kurusikʉ rwɨ ɨtɨnɨrʉ, abhaatʉ bhayo bharahaabhwa ɨtɨnɨrʉ kʉrʉ bhʉkʉngʼu.”They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

41Yɨɨsu akiikara haguhɨ ne ekegero chu ukuhurukirya ikimweso mwihekaaru. Aarɨ ararora abhaatʉ bharatʉʉra ikimweso mʉkɨhʉʉzʉ kirya. Abhaniibhi bhaaru bhakahurucha zimpirya nzaru.As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42Akaaza ʉmʉkari wʉmwɨ umukwirwa ʉmʉhabhɨ, ewe akahurucha mazenzere abhɨrɨ masuuhu.Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43Hanʉ Yɨɨsu aarʉʉzɨ gayo, akabhabhɨrɨkɨra abhɨɨga bhaazɨ, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra amaheene, ʉmʉkari umukwirwa ʉmʉhabhɨ wuyo, ahurukiryɨ zimpirya nzaru mʉkɨhʉʉzʉ kʉkɨra bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhahurukiryɨ.Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

44Nɨragambabhu kʉ kʉbha abhaatʉ abhandɨ bhʉʉsi bhahurukiryɨ amasaajʉ gu ubhwaru bhwe ebhegero bhyabhʉ. Nawe ʉmʉkari wʉnʉ, nʉ ʉbhʉhabhɨ bhwazɨ, ahurukiryɨ bhyʉsi bhɨnʉ anabhyʉ mubhwikari bhwazɨ.”For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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