Luke 17
1 And He spoke to His disciples, It is impossible for offenses not to come: but woe unto him, through whom they come;
Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “mambo yasababishayo watu watende dhambi hayana budi kutokea, Lakini ole wake mtu anayeyasababisha!
2 it is good for him if a millstone is hung around his neck, and he is cast into the sea, rather than that he may offend one of these little ones.
Ingekua ni heri kama mtu huyo angefungiwa jiwe zito la kusagia shingoni na kutubwa baharini, kuliko kumfanya mmoja wa hawa wadogo atende dhambi.
3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother may sin, rebuke him; if he may repent, forgive him.
Jilindeni. Kama ndugu yako akikukosea mwonye, naye akitubu msamehe.
4 But if he may sin against thee seven times a day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Kama akikukosea mara saba kwa siku moja na mara saba kwa siku moja akaja kwako akisema, 'ninatubu,' msamehe!”
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.
Mitume wake wakamwambia Bwana, “tuongezee imani yetu.”
6 And the Lord said, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed. you should say to this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up, and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
Bwana akasema, “kama mgekuwa na imani kama punje ya haradarii, mngeweza kuuambia mti huu wa mkuyu, 'n'goka na ukaote baharini,' nao ungewatii.
7 But which one of you, having a servant plowing or serving a shepherd, who will say to him, having come in from the field, Coming hither sit down immediately?
Lakini nani miongoni mwenu, ambaye ana mtumishi anayelima shamba au anayechunga kondoo, atamwambia arudipo shambani, 'Njoo haraka na keti ule chakula?
8 But will he not say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and girding thyself, minister unto me, until I may eat and drink; and after these things you eat and drink?
Je hatamwambia, 'Niandalie chakula nile, na jifunge mkanda na unitumikie mpaka nitakapo maliza kula na kunywa. Baada ya hapo uta kula na kunywa?
9 Whether does he thank the servant because he did the things which were commanded?
Hata mshukuru mtumishi huyo kwasababu katimiza yale aliyoamriwa?
10 Likewise also, when you may do those things which are commanded you, say that, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.
Vivyo hivyo nanyi mkiisha kufanya mliyoagizwa semeni 'Sisi tu watumishi tusiostahili. Tumefanya tu yale tuliyopaswa kufanya.'
11 And it came to pass, while He was journeying to Jerusalem, and He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Ilitokea kwamba alivyokua akisafiri kwenda Yerusalemu, alipita mpakani mwa Samaria na Galilaya.
12 He coming into a certain village, ten lepers met Him, who stood afar off;
Alipokua akiingia kwenye kijiji kimoja, huko alikutana na watu kumi waliokuwa na ukoma. Wakasimama mbali
13 and lifting up their voice, saying, Thou, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
wakapaza sauti wakasema “Yesu, Bwana tuhurumie.”
14 And seeing, He said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priest. And it came to pass while they were going, they were cleansed:
Alipowaona akawaambia, “Nendeni mkajionyeshe kwa makuhani.” nao walipokua wakienda wakatakasika.
15 and one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice glorifying God,
Mmoja wao alipoona kwamba amepona, akarudi kwa sauti kuu akimsifu Mungu.
16 and he fell upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him: and he was a Samaritan.
Akapiga magoti miguuni mwa Yesu akamshukuru. Yeye alikua msamaria.
17 And Jesus responding said, Were not the ten cleansed?
Yesu akajibu, akasema, “Je hawakutakasika wote kumi? Wako wapi wale wengine tisa?
18 Where are the nine? And they were not found returning to give thanks to God, except this one foreigner.
Hakuna hata mmoja aliyeonekana kurudi ili kumtukuza Mungu, isipokuwa huyu mgeni?”
19 And He said to him, having arisen, go: thy faith hath saved thee.
Akamwambia, “Inuka na uende zako imani yako imekuponya.”
20 Then being interrogated by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God is coming, He responded to them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation:
Alipoulizwa na mafarisayo ufalme wa Mungu utakuja lini, Yesu akawajibu akisema, “Ufalme wa Mungu sio kitu ambacho kinaweza kuonekana.
21 neither will they say; Lo, here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is among you.
Wala watu hawatasema, 'Angalia hapa!' au, 'Angalia kule!' kwa maana ufalme wa Mungu umo ndani yenu.”
22 And He said to the disciples, The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it.
Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Wakati utafika ambapo mtatamani kuiona moja ya siku ya Mwana wa Adamu, lakini hamtaiona.
23 And they will say to you, Lo, here! lo, there! go not away, nor follow them.
Watawaambia, 'Angalia, kule! Angalia, hapa!' Lakini msiende kuangalia, wala kuwafuafata,
24 For as the lightning, flashing out of the one part under the heaven, gleams into the other part under heaven, so shall be the Son of man in His day.
kama umeme wa radi umulikao katika anga kuanzia upande mmoja hadi mwingine. Hivyo hata Mwana wa Adamu atakuwa ivyo katika siku yake.
25 But it behooves Him first to suffer many things and to be set at nought by this generation.
Lakini kwanza itampasa kuteseka katika mambo mengi na kukataliwa na kizazi hiki.
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of man.
Kama ilivyokuwa siku za Nuhu, ndivyo itakavyokua katika siku ya Mwana wa Adam.
27 They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were getting married, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Walikula, walikunywa, wakioa na kuolewa mpaka siku ile ambayo Nuhu alipoingia katika safina na gharika ikaja na kuwaangamiza wote.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
Ndivyo ilivyokua katika siku za Lutu, walikula, kunywa, wakinunua na kuuza, kulima na walijenga.
29 and on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from heaven and destroyed them all.
Lakini siku ile Lutu alipoondoka Sodoma, ikanyesha mvua ya moto na kiberiti kutoka mbinguni ikawaangamiza wote.
30 According to these things it will be in the day the Son of man is revealed.
Hivyo ndivyo itakavyo kuwa siku ile ya Mwana wa Adamu atakapofunuliwa.
31 In that day, let not him who is on the house, and his goods in the house, come down to take them: and likewise let not him who is in the field turn back.
Siku hiyo, usimruhusu aliye kwenye dari ya nyumba ashuke kuchukue bidhaa zake ndani ya nyumba. Na usimruhusu aliyeko shambani kurudi nyumbani.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
Mkumbuke mke wa Lutu.
33 Whosoever may seek to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall find it.
Ye yote anaejaribu kuyaokoa maisha yake atayapoteza, lakini ye yote atakayeyapoteza maisha yake atayaokoa.
34 I say unto you, on that night two men shall be on one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left.
Nakwambia, usiku huo kutakua na watu wawili katika kitanda kimoja. Mmoja atachukuliwa, na mwingine ataachwa.
35 Two women shall be grinding at the same mill; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Kutakua na wanawake wawili wanasaga nafaka pamoja, mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.”
37 Responding they say to Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, Where the body is, there the eagles will also be gathered together.
Wakamwuliza, “Wapi, Mungu?” Akawaambia, “Pale ulipo mzoga, ndipo tai hukusanyika kwa pamoja.”
