Jesus Teaches About Prayer
1One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples spoke to him. “Lord,” he said, “teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2Jesus said to them, “When you pray, this is what you should say.
“ ‘Father,
may your name be honored.
May your kingdom come.
3Give us each day our daily bread.
4Forgive us our sins,
as we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
Keep us from falling into sin when we are tempted.’ ”
5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend. You go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. 6A friend of mine on a journey has come to stay with me. I have no food to give him.’ 7And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked. My children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8I tell you, that person will not get up. And he won’t give you bread just because he is your friend. But because you keep bothering him, he will surely get up. He will give you as much as you need.
9“So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 10Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. And the door will be opened to the one who knocks.
11“Fathers, suppose your son asks for a fish. Which of you will give him a snake instead? 12Or suppose he asks for an egg. Which of you will give him a scorpion? 13Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Jesus and Beelzebul
14Jesus was driving out a demon. The man who had the demon could not speak. When the demon left, the man began to speak. The crowd was amazed. 15But some of them said, “Jesus is driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons.” 16Others tested Jesus by asking for a sign from heaven.
17Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “Any kingdom that fights against itself will be destroyed. A family that is divided against itself will fall. 18If Satan fights against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because of what you claim. You say I drive out demons by the power of Beelzebul. 19Suppose I do drive out demons with Beelzebul’s help. With whose help do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20But suppose I drive out demons with the help of God’s powerful finger. Then God’s kingdom has come upon you.
21“When a strong man is completely armed and guards his house, what he owns is safe. 22But when someone stronger attacks, he is overpowered. The attacker takes away the armor the man had trusted in. Then he divides up what he has stolen.
23“Whoever is not with me is against me. And whoever does not gather with me scatters.
24“What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a person? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25When it arrives there, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26Then the evil spirit goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and live there. That person is worse off than before.”
27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out. She shouted, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
28He replied, “Instead, blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it.”
The Sign of Jonah
29As the crowds grew larger, Jesus spoke to them. “The people of today are evil,” he said. “They ask for a sign from God. But none will be given except the sign of Jonah. 30He was a sign from God to the people of Nineveh. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign from God to the people of today. 31The Queen of the South will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And she will prove that they are guilty. She came from very far away to listen to Solomon’s wisdom. And now something more important than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that those people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now something more important than Jonah is here.
The Eye Is the Lamp of the Body
33“No one lights a lamp and hides it. No one puts it under a bowl. Instead, they put a lamp on its stand. Then those who come in can see the light. 34Your eye is like a lamp for your body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body also is full of light. But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your body also is full of darkness. 35So make sure that the light inside you is not darkness. 36Suppose your whole body is full of light. And suppose no part of it is dark. Then your body will be full of light. It will be just as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Six Warnings
37Jesus finished speaking. Then a Pharisee invited him to eat with him. So Jesus went in and took his place at the table. 38But the Pharisee was surprised. He noticed that Jesus did not wash before the meal.
39Then the Lord spoke to him. “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish,” he said. “But inside you are full of greed and evil. 40You foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41Give freely to poor people to show what is inside you. Then everything will be clean for you.
42“How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of your garden plants, such as mint and rue. But you have forgotten to be fair and to love God. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.
43“How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the most important seats in the synagogues. You love having people greet you with respect in the market.
44“How terrible for you! You are like graves that are not marked. People walk over them without knowing it.”
45An authority on the law spoke to Jesus. He said, “Teacher, when you say things like that, you say bad things about us too.”
46Jesus replied, “How terrible for you authorities on the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them. But you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
47“How terrible for you! You build tombs for the prophets. It was your people of long ago who killed them. 48So you show that you agree with what your people did long ago. They killed the prophets, and now you build the prophets’ tombs. 49So God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them. They will kill some. And they will try to hurt others.’ 50So the people of today will be punished. They will pay for all the prophets’ blood spilled since the world began. 51I mean from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah. He was killed between the altar and the temple. Yes, I tell you, the people of today will be punished for all these things.
52“How terrible for you authorities on the law! You have taken away the key to the door of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered. And you have stood in the way of those who were entering.”
53When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law strongly opposed him. They threw a lot of questions at him. 54They set traps for him. They wanted to catch him in something he might say.
Ũrutani wa Jesũ ũkoniĩ Mahooya
111:1 Luk 3:21Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya ũmwe Jesũ aarĩ handũ akĩhooya. Rĩrĩa aarĩkirie kũhooya, mũrutwo ũmwe wake akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, tũrute kũhooya o ta ũrĩa Johana aarutire arutwo ake.”
2Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rĩrĩa mũkũhooya, ugagai atĩrĩ:
“ ‘Ithe witũ (ũrĩ Igũrũ),
rĩĩtwa rĩaku nĩrĩamũrwo,
ũthamaki waku nĩũũke.
(Ũrĩa wendete nĩwĩkagwo gũkũ thĩ,
o ta ũrĩa gwĩkagwo kũu igũrũ.)
3Tũheage o mũthenya irio ciitũ cia gũtũigana.
411:4 Math 18:35; Math 11:25Na ũtũrekere mehia maitũ,
o ta ũrĩa o na ithuĩ tũrekagĩra arĩa othe matwĩhagĩria.
Na ndũgatũtware magerio-inĩ
(no kũhonokia ũtũhonokagie ũũru-inĩ).’ ”
5Agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũmwe wanyu angĩkorwo arĩ na mũrata nake athiĩ gwake ũtukũ gatagatĩ amwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, he mĩgate ĩtatũ, 6nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na mũrata wakwa wanjeerera, na ndirĩ na kĩndũ gĩa kũmũhe arĩe.’
7“Nake mũndũ ũcio ũrĩ nyũmba thĩinĩ amũcookerie atĩrĩ, ‘Tiga gũũthĩĩnia. Nĩndĩkĩtie kũhinga mũrango na tũrĩ toro hamwe na ciana ciakwa. Ndingĩhota gũũkĩra ngũhe mĩgate.’ 811:8 Luk 18:1-6Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, o na angĩkorwo ndangĩũkĩra amũhe mĩgate ĩyo nĩ ũndũ wa ũrata-rĩ, no nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa amũringĩrĩirie-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio nĩegũũkĩra amũhe kĩrĩa gĩothe abatairio nĩkĩo.”
911:9 Math 7:7“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ: Hooyai na nĩmũkũheo; mathaai na nĩmũkuona; ringaringai mũrango na nĩmũkũhingũrĩrwo. 10Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũhooyaga nĩaheagwo; na ũrĩa ũmaathaga nĩonaga; na ũrĩa ũringaringaga mũrango nĩahingũragĩrwo.
11“Nĩ mũciari ũrĩkũ thĩinĩ wanyu ũngĩĩtio thamaki nĩ mwana wake, nake amũhe nyoka? 12Kana eetio itumbĩ amũhe kangʼaurũ? 13Angĩkorwo inyuĩ, o na mũrĩ ooru, nĩmũũĩ kũhe ciana cianyu iheo njega-rĩ, Ithe wanyu ũrĩa ũrĩ Igũrũ githĩ ndarĩkĩragĩrĩria kũhe Roho Mũtheru kũrĩ arĩa mamũhooyaga!”
Jesũ na Beelizebuli
1411:14 Math 9:32, 33Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ nĩaingataga ndaimono yume thĩinĩ wa mũndũ ũtaaragia. Rĩrĩa ndaimono ĩyo yoimire, mũndũ ũcio ũtaaragia akĩaria, nakĩo kĩrĩndĩ kĩa andũ gĩkĩgega. 15No amwe ao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Aingataga ndaimono na hinya wa Beelizebuli ũrĩa mũnene wa ndaimono.” 1611:16 Math 12:38Nao andũ angĩ makĩmũgeria, makĩmũũria amaringĩre kĩama kiumĩte igũrũ.
17Jesũ nĩamenyire ũrĩa meciiragia, nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Ũthamaki o wothe ũngĩgayũkana ũũkanĩrĩre guo mwene no ũharagane, nayo nyũmba ĩngĩgayũkana yũkanĩrĩre yo nyene no ĩgwe. 1811:18 Math 4:10Angĩkorwo Shaitani nĩagayũkanĩte akeyũkĩrĩra we mwene-rĩ, ũthamaki wake ũngĩkĩĩhaanda atĩa? Ndoiga ũguo tondũ mũroiga atĩ niĩ nyingataga ndaimono na hinya wa Beelizebuli. 19Ningĩ angĩkorwo niĩ nyingataga ndaimono na hinya wa Beelizebuli-rĩ, arũmĩrĩri anyu maingataga ndaimono na hinya wa ũ? Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, acio nĩo makaamũtuĩra ciira. 2011:20 Thaam 8:19; Math 3:2Na rĩrĩ, ingĩkorwo nyingataga ndaimono na hinya wa kĩara kĩa Ngai-rĩ, ũthamaki wa Ngai nĩũũkĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ.
21“Rĩrĩa mũndũ njamba oya indo ciake ciothe cia mbaara, arangĩre nyũmba yake mwene, indo ciake ciikaraga irĩ ngitĩre. 22No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũngĩ ũrĩ na hinya kũmũkĩra angĩmũtharĩkĩra amũtoorie, nĩamũtunyaga indo ciake cia mbaara iria ehokete, na akagaĩra andũ indo iria akoragwo atahĩte.
2311:23 Math 12:30; Luk 9:50“Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ hamwe na niĩ, ũcio nĩ thũ yakwa, na ũrĩa ũtacookanagĩrĩria hamwe na niĩ, ũcio nĩ kũhurunja ahurunjaga.
24“Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngoma thũku yoima thĩinĩ wa mũndũ, ĩtuĩkanagĩria werũ-inĩ ĩgĩcaria ũhurũko na ĩkawaga. Hĩndĩ ĩyo ĩkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩngũcooka nyũmba ĩrĩa ndoimire.’ 25Na yacooka ĩgakora nyũmba ĩyo ĩrĩ haate, ĩgathondekwo wega. 2611:26 2Pet 2:20Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngoma ĩyo thũku ĩkagĩĩra ngoma ingĩ mũgwanja thũku makĩria mayo, igatoonya, igaikara kuo. Naguo mũikarĩre wa mũndũ ũcio ũgathũka gũkĩra wa mbere.”
27Rĩrĩa Jesũ aaragia maũndũ maya-rĩ, mũndũ-wa-nja warĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ga kĩrĩndĩ akĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũrathimwo nĩ maitũguo ũrĩa wagũciarire na agĩkuongithia.”
2811:28 Ahib 4:12; Luk 8:21; Joh 14:21Nake Jesũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Kũrathimwo nĩ arĩa maiguaga kiugo kĩa Ngai na magagĩathĩkĩra.”
Kĩmenyithia kĩa Jona
29Na rĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩa andũ kĩongererekire-rĩ, Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rũrũ nĩ rũciaro rwaganu. Rũũragia rũringĩrwo kĩama, no gũtirĩ kĩama rũkaringĩrwo tiga o kĩrĩa kĩaringĩirwo Jona. 30Nĩgũkorwo o ta ũrĩa Jona aarĩ kĩmenyithia kũrĩ andũ a Nineve, ũguo noguo Mũrũ wa Mũndũ egũkorwo arĩ kĩmenyithia kũrĩ rũciaro rũrũ. 3111:31 1Ath 10:1Mũtumia-mũthamaki ũrĩa wa mwena wa Gũthini nĩakarũgama hĩndĩ ya ciira hamwe na andũ a rũciaro rũrũ arũtuĩre ciira, nĩgũkorwo oimire ituri cia thĩ oke athikĩrĩrie ũũgĩ wa Solomoni, na rĩu ũmwe mũnene gũkĩra Solomoni arĩ haha. 3211:32 Jon 3:5Andũ a Nineve nĩmakarũgama hĩndĩ ya ciira hamwe na rũciaro rũrũ marũtuĩre ciira; nĩgũkorwo nĩmeririre maahunjĩirio nĩ Jona, na rĩu ũmwe mũnene gũkĩra Jona arĩ haha.
Tawa wa Mwĩrĩ
33“Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgwatagia tawa agacooka akaũiga handũ ũtangĩoneka kana akaũiga rungu rwa irebe, no aũigaga handũ igũrũ nĩguo arĩa megũtoonya nyũmba mathererwo nĩ ũtheri. 34Riitho rĩaku nĩrĩo tawa wa mwĩrĩ waku. Rĩrĩa maitho maku marĩ mega, mwĩrĩ waku wothe o naguo ũkoragwo ũiyũrĩte ũtheri. No rĩrĩa matarĩ mega-rĩ, mwĩrĩ waku o naguo ũkoragwo ũiyũrĩte nduma. 35Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, menyerera ũtheri ũrĩa ũrĩ thĩinĩ waku ndũgatuĩke nduma. 36Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, mwĩrĩ waku wothe ũngĩiyũrwo nĩ ũtheri, na ndũrĩ handũ harĩ nduma, nĩũrĩtheragĩrwo nĩ ũtheri biũ, o ta ũrĩa ũtheri wa tawa ũkũmũrĩkagĩra.”
Haaro Ithathatũ
37Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jesũ aarĩkirie kwaria, Mũfarisai ũmwe akĩmũnyiita ũgeni gwake makarĩanĩre; nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthiĩ, agĩikara metha-inĩ. 3811:38 Mar 7:3, 4No Mũfarisai ũcio ona ũguo akĩgega nĩ ũndũ Jesũ ndaambire gwĩthamba moko atanarĩa irio.
3911:39 Math 23:25, 26Nake Mwathani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ Afarisai mũthambagia gĩkombe na thaani mwena wa na igũrũ, no thĩinĩ wanyu mũiyũrĩtwo nĩ ũkoroku na waganu. 40Inyuĩ irimũ ici! Githĩ ũrĩa wombire mwena wa na nja to we wombire mwena wa na thĩinĩ? 41No rĩrĩ, heagai athĩĩni kĩrĩa kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wa thaani, na hĩndĩ ĩyo indo ciothe nĩigũtuĩka theru harĩ inyuĩ.”
4211:42 Luk 18:12; Math 23:23“Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro inyuĩ Afarisai-ĩ! Tondũ mũrutagĩra Ngai gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi gĩa terere, na togotia na nyeni cia mĩthemba yothe no mũkaaga kũrũmbũiya kĩhooto na wendani wa Ngai. Mwaagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩkaga maũndũ macio mũtegũtiganĩria macio mangĩ ma mbere.
43“Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro inyuĩ Afarisai-ĩ! Tondũ mwendaga gũikarĩra itĩ iria cia mbere thunagogi-inĩ na mũgeithagio mũrĩ ndũnyũ-inĩ.
4411:44 Math 23:27“Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, tondũ mũtariĩ ta mbĩrĩra itarĩ rũũri iria andũ mageragĩra igũrũ rĩacio matekũmenya.”11:44 Ayahudi nĩmahakaga mbĩrĩra ciao coka nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe na mũndũ ũngĩcihutia tondũ ũguo nĩkũngĩatũmire mũndũ anyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
45Mũrutani ũmwe wa Watho akĩmũcookeria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, rĩrĩa ũkwaria maũndũ macio-rĩ, nĩũratũruma o na ithuĩ.”
4611:46 Math 23:4Nake Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “O na inyuĩ arutani a Watho kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ! Tondũ mũkuuithagia andũ mĩrigo mĩritũ ĩrĩa matangĩhota gũkuua, na inyuĩ ene mũtingĩmĩhutia o na kaara kamwe mũmateithie.
47“Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ! Tondũ mwakagĩra anabii mbĩrĩra, o arĩa mooragirwo nĩ maithe manyu ma tene. 48Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũgakĩruta ũira atĩ nĩmwĩtĩkanĩtie na ũrĩa maithe manyu meekire; atĩ nĩo mooragire anabii, na inyuĩ mũkamaakĩra mbĩrĩra. 4911:49 1Akor 1:24, 30; Math 23:34Tondũ wa ũguo ũũgĩ wa Ngai uugĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩngamatũmĩra anabii na atũmwo, moorage amwe ao na manyariire arĩa angĩ.’ 50Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rũciaro rũrũ nĩrũgaciirithĩrio thakame ya anabii othe ĩrĩa yanaitwo kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria gĩa thĩ, 5111:51 Kĩam 4:8; 2Maũ 24:20, 21kuuma thakame ya Habili nginya thakame ya Zekaria ũrĩa woragĩirwo gatagatĩ-inĩ ga kĩgongona na handũ harĩa hatheru. Ĩĩ nĩguo, ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, rũciaro rũrũ nĩrũkaherithĩrio thakame ĩyo.
5211:52 Math 23:13“Kaĩ mũrĩ na haaro inyuĩ arutani a watho-ĩ! Tondũ nĩmweheretie kĩhingũro kĩa ũmenyo. Inyuĩ ene mũtiigana gũtoonya, na arĩa marenda gũtoonya mũkamagiria.”
53Jesũ aarĩkia kuuma kũu, Afarisai na arutani a watho makĩambĩrĩria kũmũkararia marĩ na ũũru mũno na kũmũũgita na kũmũũria ciũria nĩguo aarie maũndũ maingĩ, 54makĩgeria kũmũtega maigue kana nĩ harĩ ũndũ mũũrũ angĩaria.
