Jesus Eats at a Pharisee’s House
1One Sabbath day, Jesus went to eat in the house of a well-known Pharisee. While he was there, he was being carefully watched. 2In front of him was a man whose body was badly swollen. 3Jesus turned to the Pharisees and the authorities on the law. He asked them, “Is it breaking the Law to heal on the Sabbath day?” 4But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man and healed him. Then he sent him away.
5He asked them another question. He said, “Suppose one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day. Wouldn’t you pull it out right away?” 6And they had nothing to say.
7Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story. 8He said, “Suppose someone invites you to a wedding feast. Do not take the place of honor. A person more important than you may have been invited. 9If so, the host who invited both of you will come to you. He will say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be filled with shame. You will have to take the least important place. 10But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
12Then Jesus spoke to his host. “Suppose you give a lunch or a dinner,” he said. “Do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors. If you do, they may invite you to eat with them. So you will be paid back. 13But when you give a banquet, invite those who are poor. Also invite those who can’t see or walk. 14Then you will be blessed. Your guests can’t pay you back. But you will be paid back when those who are right with God rise from the dead.”
The Story of the Great Banquet
15One of the people at the table with Jesus heard him say those things. So he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in God’s kingdom.”
16Jesus replied, “A certain man was preparing a great banquet. He invited many guests. 17Then the day of the banquet arrived. He sent his servant to those who had been invited. The servant told them, ‘Come. Everything is ready now.’
18“But they all had the same idea. They began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field. I have to go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19“Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen. I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry. He ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town. Bring in those who are poor. Also bring those who can’t see or walk.’
22“ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done. But there is still room.’
23“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads. Go out to the country lanes. Make the people come in. I want my house to be full. 24I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”
The Cost of Being a Disciple
25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and spoke to them. He said, 26“Anyone who comes to me must hate their father and mother. They must hate their wife and children. They must hate their brothers and sisters. And they must hate even their own life. Unless they do this, they can’t be my disciple. 27Whoever doesn’t carry their cross and follow me can’t be my disciple.
28“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you sit down first and figure out how much it will cost? Then you will see whether you have enough money to finish it. 29Suppose you start building and are not able to finish. Then everyone who sees what you have done will laugh at you. 30They will say, ‘This person started to build but wasn’t able to finish.’
31“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. And suppose he has 10,000 men, while the other has 20,000 coming against him. Won’t he first sit down and think about whether he can win? 32And suppose he decides he can’t win. Then he will send some men to ask how peace can be made. He will do this while the other king is still far away. 33In the same way, you must give up everything you have. Those of you who don’t cannot be my disciple.
34“Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? 35It is not good for the soil. And it is not good for the trash pile. It will be thrown out.
“Whoever has ears should listen.”
Jesũ e Nyũmba kwa Mũfarisai
1Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya ũmwe wa Thabatũ, Jesũ nĩathiire kũrĩa irio nyũmba ya mũnene ũmwe wa Afarisai, nao andũ maikarĩte mamũrorete mũno. 2Na hau mbere yake nĩ haarĩ na mũndũ warũarĩte mũrimũ wa kũimba mwĩrĩ. 314:3 Math 22:35; Math 12:2Jesũ akĩũria Afarisai na arutani a watho atĩrĩ, “Watho nĩwĩtĩkĩrĩtie kũhonania mũthenya wa Thabatũ, kana ndwĩtĩkĩrĩtie?” 4No-o magĩkira ki. Nake akĩnyiita mũndũ ũcio, akĩmũhonia na akĩmwĩra athiĩ.
514:5 Luk 13:15Agĩcooka akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ wanyu ũngĩaga kũruta mũriũ irima, kana ndegwa yake ĩgwĩte irima rĩa maaĩ mũthenya wa Thabatũ?” 6Nao makĩaga ũndũ wa kũmũcookeria.
7Rĩrĩa Jesũ oonire ũrĩa ageni maathuuraga itĩ iria ciaikaragĩrwo nĩ ageni a gũtĩĩo maikarĩre cio-rĩ, akĩmahe ngerekano ĩno, akiuga atĩrĩ: 8“Mũndũ angĩgwĩta iruga-inĩ rĩa kĩhikanio-rĩ, ndũgaikarĩre itĩ iria ciigĩirwo ageni a gũtĩĩo, tondũ no hakorwo mũndũ ũngĩ mũtĩĩe gũgũkĩra wĩtĩtwo nĩ mwene iruga. 9Kũngĩkĩhaana ũguo-rĩ, mwene iruga ũrĩa ũmwĩtĩte inyuĩ eerĩ no ooke, akwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Eherera mũndũ ũyũ gĩtĩ kĩu.’ Hĩndĩ ĩyo, nĩũgaaikara thuutha biũ ũconokete. 10No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũngĩtwo-rĩ, ikaragĩra itĩ cia thuutha, nĩgeetha ũrĩa ũgwĩtĩte ooka, akwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrata wakwa, thiĩ ũgaikare harĩa mbere.’ Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkaheo gĩtĩĩo maitho-inĩ ma ageni arĩa angĩ othe. 1114:11 Math 23:12Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wĩtũgagĩria nĩakanyiihio, na ũrĩa wothe wĩnyiihagia nĩagatũũgĩrio.”
12Jesũ agĩcooka akĩĩra mũndũ ũcio wamwĩtĩte atĩrĩ, “Waruga iruga rĩa mũthenya kana rĩa hwaĩ-inĩ-rĩ, ndũgetage o arata aku kana ariũ a thoguo, kana andũ anyu, o na kana andũ arĩa atongu a itũũra rĩanyu; ũngĩka ũguo-rĩ, nao nĩmagagwĩta na nĩ ũndũ ũcio makũrĩhe ũguo ũmekĩte. 1314:13 Luk 14:21No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa waruga iruga ĩtaga athĩĩni, na cionje, na ithua, na atumumu, 1414:14 Atũm 24:15nawe nĩũkarathimwo. O na gũtuĩka matingĩhota gũkũrĩha, nĩũkarĩhwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ arĩa athingu makaariũkio.”
Ngerekano ya Iruga Inene
1514:15 Kũg 19:9; Math 3:2Na rĩrĩa mũndũ ũmwe wa arĩa maikarĩte metha-inĩ hamwe nake aiguire ũguo, akĩĩra Jesũ atĩrĩ, “Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkaarĩa irio iruga-inĩ rĩa ũthamaki wa Ngai.”
16Nake Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũmwe nĩahaarĩirie iruga inene na agĩĩta ageni aingĩ. 17Nacio thaa cia kũrĩa ciakinya, agĩtũma ndungata yake ĩkeere andũ arĩa meetĩtwo atĩrĩ, ‘Ũkai, nĩgũkorwo maũndũ mothe nĩmahaarĩrie.’
18“Nao othe, o mũndũ akĩambĩrĩria kũheana ciĩgwatio. Wa mbere akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘No hĩndĩ ndĩragũrire mũgũnda na no nginya thiĩ ngawone. Thiĩ ũmwĩre andekere.’
19“Ũrĩa ũngĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘No hĩndĩ ndĩragũrire ndegwa ikũmi cia kũrĩma, na nĩndĩrathiĩ gũcigeria. Thiĩ ũmwĩre andekere.’
20“Nake ũngĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘No hĩndĩ ndĩrahikanirie, nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndiihota gũũka.’
2114:21 Luk 14:13“Ndungata ĩyo ĩgĩthiĩ, ĩkĩmenyithia mwathi wayo ũhoro ũcio. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mwene mũciĩ akĩrakara na agĩatha ndungata ĩyo akĩmĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Umagara narua ũthiĩ njĩra-inĩ iria nene, o na tũcĩra-inĩ twa itũũra, ũrehe athĩĩni, na cionje, na arĩa atumumu, o na ithua.’
22“Nayo ndungata ĩyo ĩkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathi wakwa, ũrĩa wathanire nĩwĩkĩtwo, na no hatigaire handũ.’
23“Hĩndĩ ĩyo Mwathi wayo akĩĩra ndungata ĩyo atĩrĩ, ‘Umagara ũthiĩ rĩu njĩra-inĩ na ndeere-inĩ cia mĩgũnda, ũkaringĩrĩrie andũ moke nĩgeetha nyũmba yakwa ĩiyũre. 2414:24 Math 21:43; Atũm 13:46Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wa acio metĩtwo ũgaacama iruga rĩakwa.’ ”
Thogora wa Gũtuĩka Mũrutwo
25Na rĩrĩ, andũ aingĩ nĩmatwaranire na Jesũ, nake akĩmahũgũkĩra, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, 2614:26 Math 10:37“Mũndũ o wothe angĩũka kũrĩ niĩ na aage gũthũũra ithe na nyina, na mũtumia wake, na ciana ciake, na ariũ a nyina, na aarĩ a nyina, o na muoyo wake we mwene-rĩ, ndangĩhota gũtuĩka mũrutwo wakwa. 2714:27 Math 10:38; Luk 9:23Nake mũndũ o wothe ũtegwĩkuuĩra mũtĩ wake wa kwambĩrwo anũmĩrĩre, ndangĩhota gũtuĩka mũrutwo wakwa.
28“Atĩrĩrĩ, mũndũ ũmwe wanyu angĩenda gwaka nyũmba ndaaya na igũrũ-rĩ, githĩ ndangĩamba gũikara thĩ atare thogora nĩguo one kana wĩra na mbeeca cia kũmĩrĩkia? 29Nĩgũkorwo angĩremwo nĩ kũmĩrĩkia thuutha wa gwaka mũthingi, andũ arĩa othe marĩmĩonaga nĩmarĩmũthekagĩrĩra, 30makoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũndũ ũyũ aambĩrĩirie gwaka nyũmba akĩremwo nĩ kũmĩrĩkia.’
31“Kana mũthamaki angĩkorwo akiriĩ gũthiĩ kũrũa mbaara na mũthamaki ũngĩ-rĩ, githĩ ndangĩamba gũikara thĩ ecũũranie kana ahota kũrũa arĩ na andũ ngiri ikũmi na mũthamaki ũrĩa ũroka kũmũũkĩrĩra arĩ na andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ? 32Angĩona atĩ ndangĩhota kũmũtooria, angĩtũmĩra mũthamaki ũcio ũngĩ andũ arĩ o kũraya mathiĩ makamũũrie kũgĩe na thayũ. 3314:33 Afil 3:7, 8Ũguo noguo, mũndũ o wothe wanyu angĩaga kũrekia indo ciothe iria arĩ nacio, ndangĩtuĩka mũrutwo wakwa.
3414:34 Mar 9:50“Na rĩrĩ, cumbĩ nĩ mwega, no cumbĩ ũngĩkorwo nĩũthirĩte mũcamo waguo-rĩ, ũngĩcooka gũcamithio ta cumbĩ na kĩ? 3514:35 Math 5:13; Mar 11:15Cumbĩ ũcio ndũrĩ bata gũitwo tĩĩri-inĩ o na kana gũitwo kĩara-inĩ, nĩgũteeo ũteagwo.
“Ũrĩa ũrĩ na matũ ma kũigua, nĩakĩigue.”
