Matthew 24
1 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Yesu alitoka hekaluni na kwenda zake. Wanafunzi wake walimwendea na kumuonesha majengo ya hekalu.
2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Laikni aliwajibu na kuwaambia, “Je, hamuyaoni mambo haya yote? Kweli nawaambia, hakuna jiwe litalobaki juu ya lingine bila kubomolewa.”
3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” (aiōn g165)
Na alipokaa katika Mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi wake walimwendea kwa faragha na kusema, “Tuambie, mambo haya yatatokea lini? Kitu gani kitakuwa dalili ya kuja kwako na mwisho wa ulimwengu?” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Yesu aliwajibu na kuwaambia, “Iweni makini kwamba asije mtu akawapotosha.
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Kwa kuwa wengi watakuja kwa jina langu. Watasema, 'Mimi ndiye Kristo', na watawapotosha wengi.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Mtasikia vita na taarifa za vita. Angalieni msije mkawa na wasiwasi, kwa kuwa mambo haya hayabudi kutokea; lakini ule mwisho utakuwa bado.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Kwa kuwa taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa jingine, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na njaa na matetemeko ya ardhi katika sehemu mbalimbali.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Lakini mambo haya yote ni mwanzo tu wa uchungu wa kujifungua.
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Ndipo watawatoa kwa ajili ya mateso na kuwaua. Mtachukiwa na mataifa yote kwa sababu ya jina langu.
10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Ndipo wengi watajikwaa na kusalitiana na watachukiana wenyewe kwa wenyewe.
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
Manabii wengi wa uongo watatokea na kuwadanganya wengi.
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Kwa sababu uovu utaongezeka, upendo wa wengi utapoa.
13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Lakini atakaye vumilia mpaka mwisho, ataokolewa.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Hii Injili ya ufalme itahubiriwa katika ulimwengu mzima kama ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote. Na ndipo ule mwisho utafika.
15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Kwa hiyo, mtakapoona chukizo la uharibifu, lililosemwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu [asomaye na afahamu],
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
ndipo walioko Yuda wakimbilie milimani.
17 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Na yule aliyeko juu ya paa la nyumba asiweze kuteremka chini kuchukua kitu chochote kutoka ndani ya nyumba yake,
18 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
naye aliyeko shambani asirudi kuchukua vazi lake.
19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Lakini ole wao ambao wana mtoto na wale ambao wananyonyesha katika siku hizo!
20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Ombeni kwamba kukimbia kwenu kusiwe wakati wa baridi, wala siku ya sabato.
21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Kwa kuwa kutakuwa na dhiki kuu, ambayo haijawahi kuwapo tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu hadi sasa, na wala haitakuwapo tena.
22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
Kama siku hizo zisingefupishwa, hakuna ambaye angeokoka. Lakini kwa sababu ya wateule, siku hizo zitafupishwa.
23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Kisha ikiwa mtu yeyote atawaambia 'Tazama, Kristo yuko hapa! au, 'Kristo yuko kule' msiamini maneno hayo.
24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Kwa kuwa Makristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo watakuja na kuonesha ishara kubwa na maajabu, kwa kusudi la kupotosha, kama ingewezekana hata na wateule.
25 See, I have told you in advance.
Tazameni, nimewatahadharisha kabla ya mambo hayo kutokea.
26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
Kwa hiyo, ikiwa watawaambia, ''Kristo yuko jangwani,' msiende huko jangwani. Au, 'Tazameni, yuko ndani ya nyumba,' msiamini maneno hayo.
27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Kama vile radi inavyomulika kutokea mashariki na kuangaza hadi magharibi, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Popote ulipo mzoga, huko ndiko tai wakusanyikapo.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Lakini mara baada ya dhiki kuu ya siku zile, Jua litatiwa giza, mwezi hautatoa mwanga wake, nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za mbinguni zitatikisika.
30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Ndipo ishara ya Mwana wa Adamu itaonekana angani, na makabila yote ya dunia wataomboleza. Watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija katika mawingu ya angani kwa nguvu na utukufu mkuu.
31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Atawatuma malaika wake kwa sauti kuu ya tarumbeta, nao watawakusanya pamoja wateule wake kutoka pande nne za dunia, kutoka mwisho mmoja wa mbingu hadi mwingine.
32 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Jifunzeni somo kutokana na mti mtini. Mara tu tawi linapochipuka na kutoa majani, mnajua kwamba kiangazi kinakaribia.
33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Hivyo pia, mtakapoona mambo haya yote, mnapaswa kujua kwamba amekaribia, karibu na malango.
34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Kweli nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita, hadi mambo yote haya yatakuwa yametokea.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Lakini kuhusu siku ile na saa hakuna mtu ajuaye, hata malaika wa mbinguni, wala Mwana, bali Baba peke yake.
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Kama vile ilivyokuwa katika siku za Nuhu, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Kwa kuwa katika siku hizo kabla ya gharika watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa hadi siku ile ambayo Nuhu aliingia katika safina,
39 And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
na hawakujua kitu chochote hadi gharika ilipokuja na kuwasomba wote - ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Ndipo watu wawili watakuwa shambani- mmoja atachukuliwa, na mmoja ataachwa nyuma.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Wanawake wawili watakuwa wanasaga pamoja - mmoja atachukuliwa, na mmoja atabaki.
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
Kwa hiyo, kuweni macho kwa sababu hamjui ni siku gani ambayo atakuja Bwana wenu.
43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Lakini mjue kwamba, ikiwa bwana mwenye nyumba angejua ni saa ipi ambayo mwizi angekuja, angekesha na asingeruhusu nyumba yake kuvamiwa.
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
Kwa hiyo, pia mnapaswa kuwa tayari, kwa kuwa Mwana wa Adamu atakuja katika saa msiyoitarajia.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
Hivyo ni nani aliye mwaminifu, mtumwa mwenye akili, ambaye bwana wake amempa madaraka juu ya walio katika nyumba yake, ili awape chakula kwa wakati unaofaa?
46 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Amebarikiwa mtumishi huyo, ambaye bwana wake atamkuta akifanya hivyo wakati ajapo.
47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Kweli nawaambia kwamba bwana atamweka juu ya kila kitu kilicho chake.
48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
Lakini kama mtumwa mwovu akisema moyoni mwake, 'Bwana wangu amekawia,'
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
na akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wake, na akala na kulewa vileo,
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
Bwana wa mtumwa huyo atakuja katika siku ambayo haitarajii, na katika saa ambayo haijui.
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Bwana wake atamkata vipande viwili na kumweka katika nafasi moja sawa na wanafiki, ambako kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.
The World is Destroyed by Water
