A Warning to the Nation
1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Na wakati uo huo walikuwapo watu waliompasha habari ya Wagalilaya wale ambao Pilato alichanganya damu yao na dhabihu zao.
2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they suffered such things?
Akawajibu akawaambia, Je! Mwadhani ya kwamba Wagalilaya hao walikuwa wenye dhambi kuliko Wagalilaya wote, hata wakapatwa na mambo hayo?
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Nawaambia, Sivyo; lakini msipotubu, ninyi nyote mtaangamia vivyo hivyo.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Au wale kumi na wanane, walioangukiwa na mnara huko Siloamu, ukawaua, mwadhani ya kwamba wao walikuwa wakosaji kuliko watu wote waliokaa Yerusalemu?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Nawaambia, Sivyo; lakini msipotubu, ninyi nyote mtaangamia vivyo hivyo.
6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Akanena mfano huu; Mtu mmoja alikuwa na mtini umepandwa katika shamba lake la mizabibu; akaenda akitafuta matunda juu yake, asipate.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Akamwambia mtunzaji wa shamba la mizabibu, Tazama, miaka mitatu hii naja nikitafuta matunda juu ya mtini huu, nisipate kitu; uukate, mbona hata nchi unaiharibu?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it :
Akajibu akamwambia, Bwana, uuache mwaka huu nao, hata niupalilie, niutilie samadi;
9 and if it bear fruit, well : and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
nao ukizaa matunda baadaye, vema! La, usipozaa, ndipo uukate.
10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Siku ya sabato alikuwa akifundisha katika sinagogi mojawapo.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself .
Na tazama, palikuwa na mwanamke aliyekuwa na pepo wa udhaifu muda wa miaka kumi na minane, naye amepindana, hawezi kujinyosha kabisa.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him , and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
Yesu alipomwona alimwita, akamwambia, Mama, umefunguliwa katika udhaifu wako.
13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
Akaweka mikono yake juu yake, naye akanyoka mara hiyo, akamtukuza Mungu.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Basi mkuu wa sinagogi alikasirika kwa sababu Yesu amemponya mtu siku ya sabato, akajibu, akawaambia mkutano, Kuna siku sita zifaazo kufanya kazi, basi njoni mponywe katika siku hizo, wala si katika siku ya sabato.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Lakini Bwana akajibu akasema, Enyi wanafiki, kila mmoja wenu, je! Hamfungui ng'ombe wake au punda wake siku ya sabato katika zizi, aende naye kumnywesha?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Na huyu mwanamke, aliye wa uzao wa Ibrahimu, ambaye Shetani amemfunga miaka kumi na minane hii, haikupasa afunguliwe kifungo hiki siku ya sabato?
17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Aliposema haya wakatahayari wote walioshindana naye; mkutano wote wakafurahi kwa sababu ya mambo matukufu yaliyotendwa na yeye.
18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Kisha alisema, Ufalme wa Mungu umefanana na nini? Nami niufananishe na nini?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Umefanana na punje ya haradali aliyotwaa mtu akaitupa katika shamba lake; ikamea, ikawa mti; ndege wa angani wakakaa katika matawi yake.
20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Akasema mara ya pili, Niufananishe na nini ufalme wa Mungu?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Umefanana na chachu aliyotwaa mwanamke akaisitiri ndani ya pishi tatu za unga, hata ukachacha wote pia.
22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Naye alikuwa akipita katika miji na vijiji, akifundisha, katika safari yake kwenda Yerusalemu.
The Strait Gate
23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
Mtu mmoja akamwuliza, Je! Bwana, watu wanaookolewa ni wachache? Akawaambia,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Jitahidini kuingia katika mlango ulio mwembamba, kwa maana nawaambia ya kwamba wengi watataka kuingia, wasiweze.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Wakati mwenye nyumba atakaposimama na kuufunga mlango, nanyi mkaanza kusimama nje na kuubisha mlango, mkisema, Ee Bwana, tufungulie; yeye atajibu na kuwaambia, Siwajui mtokako;
26 then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
ndipo mtakapoanza kusema, Tulikula na kunywa mbele yako, nawe ulifundisha katika njia zetu.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Naye atasema, Nawaambia, Siwajui mtokako; ondokeni kwangu ninyi nyote mlio wafanyaji wa udhalimu.
28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Ndipo kutakapokuwa na kilio na kusaga meno, mtakapomwona Ibrahimu na Isaka na Yakobo na manabii wote katika ufalme wa Mungu, nanyi wenyewe mmetupwa nje.
29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Nao watakuja watu toka mashariki na magharibi, na toka kaskazini na kusini, nao wataketi chakulani katika ufalme wa Mungu.
30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Na tazama, wako walio wa mwisho watakaokuwa wa kwanza, na wa kwanza watakaokuwa wa mwisho.
31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Saa ile ile Mafarisayo kadha wa kadha walimwendea, wakamwambia, Toka hapa, uende mahali pengine, kwa sababu Herode anataka kukuua.
32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Akawaambia, Nendeni, mkamwambie yule mbweha, Tazama, leo na kesho natoa pepo na kuponya wagonjwa, siku ya tatu nakamilika.
33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Pamoja na hayo imenipasa kushika njia yangu leo na kesho na kesho kutwa; kwa kuwa haimkini nabii aangamie nje ya Yerusalemu.
Lament over Jerusalem
34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Ee Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, uwauaye manabii na kuwapiga kwa mawe waliotumwa kwako, mara ngapi nimetaka kuwakusanya watoto wako kama vile kuku avikusanyavyo vifaranga vyake chini ya mbawa zake, wala hamkutaka.
35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Angalieni, mmeachiwa nyumba yenu! Nami nawaambia, Hamtaniona tena kamwe, hata mtakaposema, Amebarikiwa ajaye kwa jina la Bwana.
