Round a Pharisee's Table
1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Ikawa alipoingia ndani ya nyumba ya mtu mmoja miongoni mwa wakuu wa Mafarisayo siku ya sabato, ale chakula, walikuwa wakimvizia.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
Na tazama, mbele yake palikuwa na mtu mwenye ugonjwa wa safura.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Yesu akajibu, akawaambia wana-sheria na Mafarisayo, Je! Ni halali kuponya siku ya sabato, ama sivyo?
4 And they held their peace. And he took him , and healed him, and let him go;
Wao wakanyamaza. Akamshika, akamponya, akamruhusu aende zake.
5 and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
Akawaambia, Ni nani miongoni mwenu, ikiwa ng'ombe wake au punda wake ametumbukia kisimani, asiyemwopoa mara hiyo siku ya sabato?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
Nao hawakuweza kujibu maneno haya.
7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Akawaambia mfano wale walioalikwa, alipoona jinsi walivyochagua viti vya mbele; akisema,
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Ukialikwa na mtu arusini, usiketi katika kiti cha mbele; isiwe kwamba amealikwa mtu mwenye kustahiwa kuliko wewe,
9 and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
akaja yule aliyewaalika wewe na yeye, na kukuambia, Mpishe huyu! Ndipo utakapoanza kwa haya kushika mahali pa nyuma.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Bali ukialikwa, nenda ukaketi mahali pa nyuma, ili ajapo yule aliyekualika akuambie, Rafiki yangu, njoo huku mbele zaidi; ndipo utakapokuwa na utukufu mbele ya wote walioketi pamoja nawe.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Kwa maana kila ajikwezaye atadhiliwa, naye ajidhiliye atakwezwa.
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Akamwambia na yule aliyemwalika, Ufanyapo chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, usiwaite rafiki zako, wala ndugu zako, wala jamaa zako, wala jirani zako wenye mali; wao wasije wakakualika wewe ukapata malipo.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Bali ufanyapo karamu waite maskini, vilema, viwete, vipofu,
14 and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
nawe utakuwa heri, kwa kuwa hao hawana cha kukulipa; kwa maana utalipwa katika ufufuo wa wenye haki.
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Basi aliposikia hayo mmojawapo wa wale walioketi chakulani pamoja naye alimwambia, Heri yule atakayekula mkate katika ufalme wa Mungu.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Akamwambia, Mtu mmoja alifanya karamu kubwa akaalika watu wengi,
17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
akamtuma mtumwa wake saa ya chakula awaambie wale walioalikwa, Njoni, kwa kuwa vitu vyote vimekwisha kuwekwa tayari.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Wakaanza wote kutoa udhuru kwa nia moja. Wa kwanza alimwambia, Nimenunua shamba, sharti niende nikalitazame; tafadhali unisamehe.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Mwingine akasema, Nimenunua ng'ombe jozi tano, ninakwenda kuwajaribu; tafadhali unisamehe.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Mwingine akasema, Nimeoa mke, na kwa sababu hiyo siwezi kuja.
21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Yule mtumwa akaenda, akampa bwana wake habari ya mambo hayo. Basi, yule mwenye nyumba akakasirika, akamwambia mtumwa wake, Toka upesi, uende katika njia kuu na vichochoro vya mji, ukawalete hapa maskini, na vilema, na vipofu, na viwete.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Mtumwa akasema, Bwana, hayo uliyoagiza yamekwisha tendeka, na hata sasa ingaliko nafasi.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Bwana akamwambia mtumwa, Toka nje uende barabarani na mipakani, ukawashurutishe kuingia ndani, nyumba yangu ipate kujaa.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Maana nawaambia ya kwamba katika wale walioalikwa, hapana hata mmoja atakayeionja karamu yangu.
To a Wayside Crowd
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
Makutano mengi walipokuwa wakifuatana naye, aligeuka, akawaambia,
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Kama mtu akija kwangu naye hamchukii baba yake, na mama yake, na mke wake, na wanawe, na ndugu zake waume na wake; naam, na hata nafsi yake mwenyewe, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Mtu ye yote asiyeuchukua msalaba wake na kuja nyuma yangu, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it ?
Maana ni nani katika ninyi, kama akitaka kujenga mnara, asiyeketi kwanza na kuhesabu gharama, kwamba anavyo vya kuumalizia?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it , all that behold it begin to mock him,
Asije akashindwa kuumaliza baada ya kuupiga msingi, watu wote waonao wakaanza kumdhihaki,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
wakisema, Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, akawa hana nguvu za kumaliza.
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Au kuna mfalme gani, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine, asiyeketi kwanza na kufanya shauri, kwamba yeye pamoja na watu elfu kumi ataweza kukutana na yule anayekuja juu yake na watu elfu ishirini?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace .
Na kama akiona hawezi, hutuma ujumbe kutaka sharti za amani, mtu yule akali mbali.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Basi, kadhalika kila mmoja wenu asiyeacha vyote alivyo navyo, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Chumvi ni kitu chema; lakini chumvi ikiwa imeharibika, itiwe nini ikolee?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Haiifai nchi wala jaa; watu huitupa nje. Mwenye masikio ya kusikilia, na asikie.
