Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye may not be judged;
“Usihukumu ili usije ukahukumiwa.
2 for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.
Kwa maana jinsi unavyowahukumu wengine, ndivyo utakavyohukumiwa, na kwa kipimo kile upimiacho, ndicho utakachopimiwa.
3 But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?
“Mbona unatazama kibanzi kilicho ndani ya jicho la ndugu yako, na wala huoni boriti iliyo ndani ya jicho lako mwenyewe?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow [me], I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?
Au unawezaje kumwambia ndugu yako, ‘Acha nitoe kibanzi kwenye jicho lako,’ wakati kuna boriti kwenye jicho lako mwenyewe?
5 Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.
Ewe mnafiki, ondoa boriti ndani ya jicho lako kwanza, ndipo utaweza kuona dhahiri jinsi ya kuondoa kibanzi kilicho ndani ya jicho la ndugu yako.
6 Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
“Msiwape mbwa vitu vilivyo vitakatifu; wala msitupie nguruwe lulu zenu. Kama mkifanya hivyo, watazikanyagakanyaga na kisha watawageukia na kuwararua vipande vipande.
7 Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
“Ombeni nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni nanyi mtapata; bisheni nanyi mtafunguliwa mlango.
8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Kwa kuwa kila aombaye hupewa; naye kila atafutaye hupata; na kila abishaye hufunguliwa mlango.
9 Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone;
“Au ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye mwanawe akimwomba mkate atampa jiwe?
10 and if he ask a fish, will give him a serpent?
Au mwanawe akimwomba samaki atampa nyoka?
11 If therefore ye, being wicked, know [how] to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?
Ikiwa ninyi basi mlio waovu mnajua kuwapa watoto wenu vitu vizuri, si zaidi sana Baba yenu aliye mbinguni atawapa vitu vizuri wale wamwombao?
12 Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Kwa hiyo chochote mnachotaka mtendewe na watu, ninyi nanyi watendeeni vivyo hivyo. Kwa kuwa hii ndiyo Sheria na Manabii.
13 Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.
“Ingieni kupitia mlango mwembamba, kwa maana lango ni pana na njia ni pana ielekeayo upotevuni, nao ni wengi waingiao kwa kupitia lango hilo.
14 For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.
Lakini mlango ni mwembamba na njia ni finyu ielekeayo kwenye uzima, nao ni wachache tu waionao.
15 But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
“Jihadharini na manabii wa uongo, wanaowajia wakiwa wamevaa mavazi ya kondoo, lakini ndani ni mbwa mwitu wakali.
16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
Mtawatambua kwa matunda yao. Je, watu huchuma zabibu kwenye miiba, au tini kwenye michongoma?
17 So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.
Vivyo hivyo, mti mwema huzaa matunda mazuri, na mti mbaya huzaa matunda mabaya.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.
Mti mwema hauwezi kuzaa matunda mabaya, wala mti mbaya hauwezi kuzaa matunda mazuri.
19 Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Kila mti usiozaa matunda mazuri hukatwa na kutupwa motoni.
20 By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.
Hivyo, mtawatambua kwa matunda yao.
21 Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
“Si kila mtu aniambiaye, ‘Bwana, Bwana,’ atakayeingia katika Ufalme wa Mbinguni, bali ni yeye afanyaye mapenzi ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
22 Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?
Wengi wataniambia siku ile, ‘Bwana, Bwana, hatukutoa unabii kwa jina lako, na kwa jina lako kutoa pepo wachafu na kufanya miujiza mingi?’
23 and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.
Ndipo nitakapowaambia wazi, ‘Sikuwajua kamwe. Ondokeni kwangu, ninyi watenda maovu!’
24 Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
“Kwa hiyo kila mtu ayasikiaye haya maneno yangu na kuyatenda, ni kama mtu mwenye busara aliyejenga nyumba yake kwenye mwamba.
25 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.
Mvua ikanyesha, mafuriko yakaja, na upepo ukavuma ukaipiga hiyo nyumba. Lakini haikuanguka; kwa sababu msingi wake ulikuwa kwenye mwamba.
26 And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
Naye kila anayesikia haya maneno yangu wala asiyatende, ni kama mtu mjinga aliyejenga nyumba yake kwenye mchanga.
27 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.
Mvua ikanyesha, mafuriko yakaja, nao upepo ukavuma ukaipiga hiyo nyumba, nayo ikaanguka kwa kishindo kikubwa.”
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine,
Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno haya, makutano ya watu wakashangazwa sana na mafundisho yake,
29 for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
kwa sababu alifundisha kama yeye aliye na mamlaka, wala si kama walimu wao wa sheria.
