The Lord's Prayer
1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Ikawa alipokuwa mahali fulani akiomba, alipokwisha, mmoja katika wanafunzi wake alimwambia, Bwana, tufundishe sisi kusali, kama vile Yohana alivyowafundisha wanafunzi wake.
2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Akawaambia, Msalipo, semeni, Baba [yetu uliye mbinguni], Jina lako litakaswe, Ufalme wako uje, [Mapenzi yako yatimizwe, hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.]
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
Utupe siku kwa siku riziki yetu.
4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Utusamehe dhambi zetu, kwa kuwa sisi nasi tunamsamehe kila tumwiaye. Na usitutie majaribuni [lakini tuokoe na yule mwovu].
5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
Akawaambia, Ni nani kwenu aliye na rafiki, akamwendea usiku wa manane, na kumwambia, Rafiki yangu, nikopeshe mikate mitatu,
6 for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
kwa sababu rafiki yangu amefika kwangu, atoka safarini, nami sina kitu cha kuweka mbele yake;
7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
na yule wa ndani amjibu akisema, Usinitaabishe; mlango umekwisha fungwa, nasi tumelala kitandani mimi na watoto wangu; siwezi kuondoka nikupe?
8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Nawaambia ya kwamba, ijapokuwa haondoki ampe kwa kuwa ni rafiki yake, lakini kwa vile asivyoacha kumwomba, ataondoka na kumpa kadiri ya haja yake.
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Nami nawaambia, Ombeni, nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni, nanyi mtaona; bisheni, nanyi mtafunguliwa.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Kwa kuwa kila aombaye hupokea; naye atafutaye huona; naye abishaye atafunguliwa.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Maana ni yupi kwenu aliye baba, ambaye mwanawe akimwomba mkate, atampa jiwe au samaki, badala ya samaki atampa nyoka?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
Au akimwomba yai, atampa nge?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Basi, ikiwa ninyi mlio waovu mnajua kuwapa watoto wenu vipawa vyema, je! Baba aliye mbinguni hatazidi sana kuwapa Roho Mtakatifu hao wamwombao?
An Evil Generation
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
Naye alikuwa akitoa pepo bubu; ikawa pepo alipotoka, yule bubu akanena, makutano wakastaajabu.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Wengine wao wakasema, Atoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo.
16 And others, tempting him , sought of him a sign from heaven.
Wengine walimjaribu, wakimtaka ishara itokayo mbinguni.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against an house falleth.
Naye akajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, Kila ufalme uliofitinika wenyewe kwa wenyewe hufanyika ukiwa; na nyumba juu ya nyumba huanguka.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
Basi, ikiwa Shetani naye amefitinika juu ya nafsi yake, ufalme wake utasimamaje? Kwa kuwa ninyi mnasema kwamba mimi natoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Basi, kama mimi nikitoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli, wana wenu je! Huwatoa kwa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo, hao ndio watakaowahukumu.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Lakini, ikiwa mimi natoa pepo kwa kidole cha Mungu, basi ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha kuwajilia.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Mtu mwenye nguvu aliyejifunga silaha zake, alindapo nyumba yake, vitu vyake vi salama;
22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
lakini mtu mwenye nguvu kuliko yeye atakapomwendea na kumshinda, amnyang'anya silaha zake zote alizokuwa akizitegemea, na kuyagawanya mateka yake.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Mtu ambaye si pamoja nami yu kinyume changu; na mtu asiyekusanya pamoja nami hutawanya.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
Pepo mchafu amtokapo mtu, hupitia mahali pasipo maji, akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika; asipoona, husema,
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Nitairudia nyumba yangu niliyotoka.
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Hata afikapo, akaiona imefagiwa na kupambwa, ndipo huenda akachukua pepo wengine saba, walio waovu kuliko yeye mwenyewe, wakaingia na kukaa humo; na mtu yule hali yake ya mwisho huwa mbaya kuliko ya kwanza.
27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Ikawa alipokuwa akisema maneno hayo, mwanamke mmoja katika mkutano alipaza sauti yake, akamwambia, Heri tumbo lililokuzaa, na matiti uliyonyonya.
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Lakini yeye alisema, Afadhali, heri walisikiao neno la Mungu na kulishika.
29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Na makutano walipokuwa wakimkusanyikia, alianza kusema, Kizazi hiki ni kizazi kibaya; kinatafuta ishara, wala hakitapewa ishara, ila ishara ya Yona.
30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Maana, kama vile Yona alivyokuwa ishara kwa Waninawi, ndivyo atakavyokuwa Mwana wa Adamu kwa kizazi hiki.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Malkia wa Kusini ataondoka siku ya hukumu pamoja na watu wa kizazi hiki, naye atawahukumu kuwa na hatia; kwa sababu yeye alikuja kutoka ncha za dunia aisikie hekima ya Sulemani; na hapa pana mkubwa kuliko Sulemani.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Watu wa Ninawi watasimama siku ya hukumu pamoja na kizazi hiki, nao watakihukumu kuwa na hatia; kwa sababu wao walitubu kwa mahubiri ya Yona, na hapa pana mkubwa kuliko Yona.
33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
Hakuna mtu awashaye taa na kuiweka mahali palipositirika, au chini ya pishi; bali huiweka juu ya kiango, ili waingiao wapate kuuona mwanga.
34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Taa ya mwili ni jicho; basi jicho lako likiwa safi, mwili wako wote unao mwanga; lakini likiwa bovu, mwili wako nao una giza.
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Angalia basi, mwanga ulio ndani yako usije ukawa giza.
36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Basi kama mwanga umeenea katika mwili wako wote, wala hauna sehemu iliyo na giza, mwili wako wote utakuwa na mwanga mtupu; kama vile taa ikumulikiapo kwa mwanga wake.
In a Pharisee's House
37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
Alipokuwa akinena, Farisayo mmoja alimwita aje kwake ale chakula; akaingia, akaketi chakulani.
38 And when the Pharisee saw it , he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
Farisayo huyo alipomwona, alistaajabu kwa sababu hakunawa kabla ya chakula.
39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Bwana akamwambia, Ninyi Mafarisayo mwasafisha kikombe na sahani kwa nje, lakini ndani yenu mmejaa unyang'anyi na uovu.
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Enyi wapumbavu; aliyevifanya vya nje, siye yeye aliyevifanya vya ndani pia?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
Lakini, toeni sadaka vile vya ndani, na tazama, vyote huwa safi kwenu.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Lakini, ole wenu, Mafarisayo, kwa kuwa mwatoa zaka za mnanaa na mchicha na kila mboga, na huku mwaacha mambo ya adili, na upendo wa Mungu; iliwapasa kuyafanya hayo ya kwanza, bila kuyaacha hayo ya pili.
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Ole wenu, Mafarisayo, kwa kuwa mwapenda kuketi mbele katika masinagogi, na kusalimiwa masokoni.
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them .
Ole wenu, kwa kuwa mmefanana na makaburi yasiyoonekana, ambayo watu wapitao juu yake hawana habari nayo.
45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Mtu mmoja katika wana-sheria akajibu, akamwambia, Mwalimu, kwa kusema hayo umetushutumu sisi nasi.
46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Akasema, Nanyi wana-sheria, ole wenu, kwa sababu mwawatwika watu mizigo isiyochukulika, wala ninyi wenyewe hamwigusi mizigo hiyo hata kwa kimoja cha vidole vyenu.
47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Ole wenu, kwa kuwa mwajenga maziara ya manabii, na baba zenu ndio waliowaua.
48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Basi, mwashuhudia na kuziridhia kazi za baba zenu; kwa kuwa wao waliwaua nanyi mwawajengea maziara.
49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Na kwa sababu hiyo hekima ya Mungu ilisema, Tazama, nitatuma kwao manabii na mitume, nao watawaua baadhi yao na kuwafukuza,
50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
ili kwa kizazi hiki itakwe damu ya manabii wote, iliyomwagika tangu kupigwa msingi wa ulimwengu;
51 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
tangu damu ya Habili hata damu ya Zakaria, aliyeuawa kati ya madhabahu na hekalu. Naam, nawaambieni ya kwamba itatakwa kwa kizazi hiki.
52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Ole wenu, enyi wana-sheria, kwa kuwa mmeuondoa ufunguo wa maarifa; wenyewe hamkuingia, na wale waliokuwa wakiingia mmewazuia.
53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
Alipotoka humo, waandishi na Mafarisayo walianza kumsonga vibaya, na kumchokoza kwa maswali mengi,
54 laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
wakimvizia, ili wapate neno litokalo kinywani mwake.
