Repent or perish
1Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus answered, ‘Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them – do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.’
6Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig-tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, “For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig-tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?”
8‘ “Sir,” the man replied, “leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig round it and fertilise it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.” ’
Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath
10On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’ 13Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
14Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, ‘There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.’
15The Lord answered him, ‘You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?’
17When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
The parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
18Then Jesus asked, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.’
20Again he asked, ‘What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about thirty kilograms of flour until it worked all through the dough.’
The narrow door
22Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23Someone asked him, ‘Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?’
He said to them, 24‘Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, “Sir, open the door for us.”
‘But he will answer, “I don’t know you or where you come from.”
26‘Then you will say, “We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.”
27‘But he will reply, “I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!”
28‘There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.’
Jesus’ sorrow for Jerusalem
31At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.’
32He replied, ‘Go and tell that fox, “I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.” 33In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day – for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
34‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”13:35 Psalm 118:26’
Mwĩrirei kana Mũthire
113:1 Math 27:2Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kwarĩ na andũ amwe maarĩ ho hĩndĩ ĩyo, arĩa meerire Jesũ ũhoro wa andũ a Galili arĩa mooragĩtwo nĩ Pilato makĩruta magongona, nayo thakame yao igĩtukana na ya nyamũ cia magongona mao. 2Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Anga mũgwĩciiria atĩ andũ acio maanyariirirwo ũguo tondũ acio maarĩ ehia gũkĩra andũ acio angĩ othe a Galili? 3Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, aca! No rĩrĩ, mwaga kwĩrira, o na inyuĩ inyuothe mũkaniinwo o tao. 413:4 Joh 9:7, 11Kana andũ arĩa ikũmi na anana, arĩa magwĩrĩirwo nĩ nyũmba ĩrĩa ndaaya kũu itũũra rĩa Siloamu ĩkĩmooraga-rĩ, anga mũgwĩciiria atĩ maarĩ na mahĩtia maingĩ gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ othe maatũũraga kũu Jerusalemu? 5Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, aca! No rĩrĩ, mwaga kwĩrira, o na inyuĩ inyuothe mũkaaniinwo o tao.”
613:6 Math 21:19Agĩcooka akĩmaarĩria na ngerekano, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũmwe aarĩ na mũkũyũ wahandĩtwo thĩinĩ wa mũgũnda wake wa mĩthabibũ, nake agĩthiĩ gũcaria maciaro mũtĩ-inĩ ũcio, no ndaigana kuona ngũyũ o na ĩmwe. 713:7 Math 3:10Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, akĩĩra mũruti wa wĩra wa mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ atĩrĩ, ‘Rĩu nĩ mĩaka ĩtatũ njũkaga gũcaria maciaro mũkũyũ-inĩ, ũyũ na ndirĩ ndoona ngũyũ o na ĩmwe. Ũteme! Ũũthũkagĩria mũgũnda nĩkĩ?’
8“No mũndũ ũcio akĩmũcookeria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathi ũyũ, nĩtũreke ũikare mwaka ũngĩ ũmwe, ndĩũrĩmĩre na ndĩwĩkĩre thumu. 9Naguo ũngĩciara hĩndĩ ĩyo, nĩ wega! No ũngĩaga gũciara, no ũtemwo.’ ”
Mũtumia Kĩonje Kũhonio Mũthenya wa Thabatũ
10Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya ũmwe wa Thabatũ, Jesũ nĩkũrutana aarutanaga thĩinĩ wa thunagogi ĩmwe, 1113:11 Luk 13:16nakuo gũgĩkorwo nĩ kwarĩ na mũtumia wonjetio nĩ ngoma thũku mĩaka ikũmi na ĩnana. Atũire ainamĩrĩire atekũhota gwĩtiira o na hanini. 12Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jesũ aamuonire, akĩmwĩta, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũtumia ũyũ nĩwohorwo kuuma kũrĩ wonje waku.” 1313:13 Mar 5:23Agĩcooka akĩmũigĩrĩra moko, na kahinda o kau agĩĩtiira, na akĩgooca Ngai.
1413:14 Mar 5:22; Thaam 20:9Nake mũnene wa thunagogi akĩrakara mũno nĩ ũndũ wa Jesũ kũhonania mũthenya wa Thabatũ. Nake akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, “He na mĩthenya ĩtandatũ ya kũruta wĩra. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũkagai kũhonio mĩthenya ĩyo, no ti mũthenya wa Thabatũ.”
1513:15 Luk 14:5Nowe Mwathani akĩmũcookeria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ hinga ici! Githĩ o mũndũ wanyu ndohoraga ndegwa yake kana ndigiri yake yume kiugũ mũthenya wa Thabatũ, amĩtware ĩthiĩ ĩkanyue maaĩ? 1613:16 Luk 3:8; Math 4:10Nake mũtumia ũyũ mwarĩ wa Iburahĩmu, ũrĩa ũtũire ohetwo nĩ Shaitani mĩaka ikũmi na ĩnana; ndakĩagĩrĩrwo nĩ kuohorwo o na kũrĩ mũthenya wa Thabatũ?”
1713:17 Isa 66:5Rĩrĩa oigire ũguo, thũ ciake ciothe igĩconoka, no kĩrĩndĩ kĩu kĩa andũ gĩgĩkena nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ ma magegania marĩa eekaga.
Ngerekano ya Mbegũ ya Karatarĩ na ya Ndawa ya Kũimbia Mĩgate
1813:18 Math 3:2; 13:24Ningĩ Jesũ akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ũthamaki wa Ngai ũhaanaine na kĩ? Na ngũũgerekania na kĩĩ? 1913:19 Luk 17:6; Math 13:32Ũhaana ta mbeũ ya karatarĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ oire akĩhaanda mũgũnda wake. Igĩkũra ĩgĩtuĩka mũtĩ, nacio nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ igĩũka igĩaka itara honge-inĩ ciaguo.”
20Ningĩ akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ingĩgerekania ũthamaki wa Ngai na kĩĩ? 21Ũhaana ta ndawa ya kũimbia mĩgate ĩrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja ooire na akĩmĩtukania na mũtu mũingĩ, o nginya wothe ũkĩimba.”
Mũrango ũrĩa Mũceke
2213:22 Luk 9:51Nake Jesũ agĩthiĩ ahĩtũkĩire matũũra-inĩ na tũtũũra-inĩ akĩrutanaga erekeire Jerusalemu. 23Nake mũndũ ũmwe akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani anga no andũ anini tu makahonokio?”
Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, 24“Geragiai na hinya gũtoonyera mũrango ũrĩa mũceke; tondũ ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, andũ aingĩ nĩ makaageria gũtoonya, no matikahota. 2513:25 Math 25:10-12Rĩrĩa mwene nyũmba agaakorwo okĩrĩte na ahinge mũrango-rĩ, mũkaarũgama hau nja mũkĩringaringaga mũrango mũkĩmũthaithaga, mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathi witũ, tũhingũrĩre mũrango.’
“Nake nĩakamũcookeria amwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndimũũĩ o na ndiũĩ kũrĩa muumĩte.’
26“Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwarĩĩanagĩra na tũkanyuuanĩra nawe, o na nĩwarutanaga njĩra-inĩ cia matũũra maitũ.’
2713:27 Math 7:23“Nowe nĩakamacookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndimũũĩ, o na ndiũĩ kũrĩa muumĩte. Njehererai, inyuĩ inyuothe mwĩkaga ũũru!’
2813:28 Math 8:12“Kũu nĩgũkagĩa na kĩrĩro, na kũhagarania magego, rĩrĩa mũkoona Iburahĩmu, na Isaaka, na Jakubu, na anabii othe marĩ ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai, no inyuĩ mũkorwo mũikĩtio nja. 29Nao andũ nĩmagooka kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, na wa ithũĩro, na wa gathigathini, na wa gũthini, maikare thĩ iruga-inĩ kũu ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai. 3013:30 Math 19:30No ti-itherũ, nĩ kũrĩ andũ marĩ thuutha magaatuĩka a mbere, na nĩ kũrĩ a mbere magaatuĩka a thuutha.”
Kĩeha kĩa Jesũ nĩ ũndũ wa Jerusalemu
31O hĩndĩ ĩyo Afarisai amwe magĩũka kũrĩ Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Uma gũkũ ũthiĩ kũndũ kũngĩ. Herode nĩarenda gũkũũragithia.”
3213:32 Ahib 2:10Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mũkeere mbwe ĩyo atĩrĩ, ‘Ũmũthĩ na rũciũ ngũkorwo ngĩingata ndaimono na ngĩhonia andũ, na mũthenya wa ĩtatũ ndĩĩkie wĩra wakwa.’ 3313:33 Math 21:11O na kũrĩ ũguo, ũmũthĩ na rũciũ o na oke no nginya ngorwo ngĩthiĩ o na mbere, nĩgũkorwo ti-itherũ gũtirĩ mũnabii ũngĩkuĩra nja ya Jerusalemu!
3413:34 Math 23:37“Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Jerusalemu, Jerusalemu, wee ũragaga anabii, na ũkahũũra na mahiga nyuguto arĩa matũmĩtwo kũrĩ we, nĩ maita maingĩ atĩa ndanenda gũcookanĩrĩria ciana ciaku hamwe o ta ũrĩa ngũkũ ĩcookanagĩrĩria tũcui twayo mathagu-inĩ mayo, no ndũnjĩtĩkagĩria! 3513:35 Thab 118:26; Luk 19:38Atĩrĩrĩ, nyũmba yaku ĩiyũrĩte ihooru. Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mũtikanyona rĩngĩ o nginya rĩrĩa mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũgũũka na rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani.’ ”
