The Great Denunciation
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Kisha Yesu akawaambia makutano na wanafunzi wake, akasema,
2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
Waandishi na Mafarisayo wameketi katika kiti cha Musa;
3 all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
basi, yo yote watakayowaambia, myashike na kuyatenda; lakini kwa mfano wa matendo yao, msitende; maana wao hunena lakini hawatendi.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Wao hufunga mizigo mizito na kuwatwika watu mabegani mwao; wasitake wenyewe kuigusa kwa kidole chao.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Tena matendo yao yote huyatenda ili kutazamwa na watu; kwa kuwa hupanua hirizi zao, huongeza matamvua yao;
6 and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
hupenda viti vya mbele katika karamu, na kuketi mbele katika masinagogi,
7 and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
na kusalimiwa masokoni, na kuitwa na watu, Rabi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Bali ninyi msiitwe Rabi, maana mwalimu wenu ni mmoja, nanyi nyote ni ndugu.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Wala msimwite mtu baba duniani; maana Baba yenu ni mmoja, aliye wa mbinguni.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Wala msiitwe viongozi; maana kiongozi wenu ni mmoja, naye ndiye Kristo.
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Naye aliye mkubwa wenu atakuwa mtumishi wenu.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Na ye yote atakayejikweza, atadhiliwa; na ye yote atakayejidhili, atakwezwa.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves , neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnawafungia watu ufalme wa mbinguni; ninyi wenyewe hamwingii, wala wanaoingia hamwaachi waingie.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
[Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnakula nyumba za wajane, na kwa unafiki mnasali sala ndefu; kwa hiyo mtapata hukumu iliyo kubwa zaidi.]
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnazunguka katika bahari na nchi kavu ili kumfanya mtu mmoja kuwa mwongofu; na akiisha kufanyika, mnamfanya kuwa mwana wa jehanum mara mbili zaidi kuliko ninyi wenyewe.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Ole wenu viongozi vipofu, ninyi msemao, Mtu atakayeapa kwa hekalu, si kitu; bali mtu atakayeapa kwa dhahabu ya hekalu, amejifunga.
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Wapumbavu ninyi na vipofu; maana ni ipi iliyo kubwa, ile dhahabu, au lile hekalu liitakasalo dhahabu?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Tena, Mtu atakayeapa kwa madhabahu, si kitu; bali mtu atakayeapa kwa sadaka iliyo juu yake, amejifunga.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Vipofu ninyi; maana ni ipi iliyo kubwa, ile sadaka, au ile madhabahu iitakasayo sadaka?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Basi yeye aapaye kwa madhabahu, huapa kwa hiyo, na kwa vitu vyote vilivyo juu yake.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Naye aapaye kwa hekalu, huapa kwa hilo, na kwa yeye akaaye ndani yake.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Naye aapaye kwa mbingu, huapa kwa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na kwa yeye aketiye juu yake.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnalipa zaka za mnanaa na bizari na jira, lakini mmeacha mambo makuu ya sheria, yaani, adili, na rehema, na imani; hayo imewapasa kuyafanya, wala yale mengine msiyaache.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Viongozi vipofu, wenye kuchuja mbu na kumeza ngamia.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnasafisha nje ya kikombe na chano, na ndani yake vimejaa unyang'anyi na kutokuwa na kiasi.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Ewe Farisayo kipofu, safisha kwanza ndani ya kikombe, ili nje yake nayo ipate kuwa safi.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mmefanana na makaburi yaliyopakwa chokaa, nayo kwa nje yaonekana kuwa mazuri, bali ndani yamejaa mifupa ya wafu, na uchafu wote.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Vivyo hivyo ninyi nanyi, kwa nje mwaonekana na watu kuwa wenye haki, bali ndani mmejaa unafiki na maasi.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnayajenga makaburi ya manabii, na kuyapamba maziara ya wenye haki,
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
na kusema, Kama sisi tungalikuwako zamani za baba zetu, hatungalishirikiana nao katika damu ya manabii.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Hivi mwajishuhudia wenyewe, ya kwamba ninyi ni wana wao waliowaua manabii.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Kijazeni basi kipimo cha baba zenu.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Enyi nyoka, wana wa majoka, mtaikimbiaje hukumu ya jehanum?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Kwa sababu hiyo, angalieni, mimi natuma kwenu manabii na wenye hekima na waandishi; na wengine wao ninyi mtawaua na kuwasulibisha, na wengine wao mtawapiga katika masinagogi yenu, na kuwafukuza mji kwa mji;
35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
hivyo ije juu yenu damu yote ya haki iliyomwagika juu ya nchi, tangu damu ya Habili, yule mwenye haki, hata damu ya Zakaria bin Barakia, mliyemwua kati ya patakatifu na madhabahu.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Amin, nawaambieni, Mambo hayo yote yatakuja juu ya kizazi hiki.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Ee Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, uwauaye manabii, na kuwapiga kwa mawe wale waliotumwa kwako! Ni mara ngapi nimetaka kuwakusanya pamoja watoto wako, kama vile kuku avikusanyavyo pamoja vifaranga vyake chini ya mabawa yake, lakini hamkutaka!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Angalieni, nyumba yenu mmeachiwa hali ya ukiwa.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Kwa maana nawaambia, Hamtaniona kamwe tangu sasa, hata mtakaposema, Amebarikiwa ajaye kwa jina la Bwana.
