Luke 17
1 And He said to the disciples, “It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;
Kisha, Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Haiwezekani kabisa kusitokee vikwazo vinavyosababisha dhambi; lakini ole wake mtu yule atakayevisababisha.
2 it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put around his neck, and he has been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Ingekuwa afadhali kwake kufungiwa shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kutoswa baharini, kuliko kumkwaza mmoja wa wadogo hawa.
3 Take heed to yourselves, and if your brother may sin in regard to you, rebuke him, and if he may change his mind, forgive him,
Jihadharini! Kama ndugu yako akikukosea, mwonye; akitubu, msamehe.
4 and if seven times in the day he may sin against you, and seven times in the day may return to you, saying, I change my mind, you will forgive him.”
Na kama akikukosea mara saba kwa siku, na kila mara akarudi kwako akisema Nimetubu, lazima umsamehe.”
5 And the apostles said to the LORD, “Add to us faith”;
Mitume wakamwambia Bwana, “Utuongezee imani.”
6 and the LORD said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard, you would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.
Naye Bwana akajibu, “Kama imani yenu ingekuwa ndogo hata kama chembe ndogo ya haradali, mngeweza kuuambia mti huu wa mkuyu: Ng'oka ukajipandikize baharini, nao ungewatii.
7 But who is he of you—having a servant plowing or feeding—who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come, recline at once?
“Tuseme mmoja wenu ana mtumishi ambaye analima shambani au anachunga kondoo. Je, anaporudi kutoka shambani, atamwambia: Haraka, njoo ule chakula?
8 But will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having girded yourself around, minister to me, until I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink?
La! Atamwambia: Nitayarishie chakula, ujifunge tayari kunitumikia mpaka nitakapomaliza kula na kunywa, ndipo nawe ule na unywe.
9 Does he have favor to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.
Je utamshukuru huyo mtumishi kwa sababu ametimiza aliyoamriwa?
10 So also you, when you may have done all the things directed you, say, We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do we have done.”
Hali kadhalika na ninyi mkisha fanya yote mliyoamriwa, semeni: Sisi ni watumishi tusio na faida, tumetimiza tu yale tuliyotakiwa kufanya.”
11 And it came to pass, in His going on to Jerusalem, that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee,
Yesu akiwa safarini kwenda Yerusalemu alipitia mipakani mwa Samaria na Galilaya.
12 and He entering into a certain village, there ten leprous men met Him, who stood far off,
Alipokuwa anaingia katika kijiji kimoja, watu kumi wenye ukoma walikutana naye, wakasimama kwa mbali.
13 and they lifted up the voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, deal kindly with us”;
Wakapaza sauti wakisema, “Yesu Mwalimu, tuonee huruma!”
14 and having seen [them], He said to them, “Having gone on, show yourselves to the priests”; and it came to pass, in their going, they were cleansed,
Alipowaona akawaambia, “Nendeni mkajionyeshe kwa makuhani.” Basi, ikawa walipokuwa wanakwenda, wakatakasika.
15 and one of them having seen that he was healed turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
Mmoja wao alipoona kwamba ameponywa alirudi akimtukuza Mungu kwa sauti kubwa.
16 and he fell on [his] face at His feet, giving thanks to Him, and he was a Samaritan.
Akajitupa chini mbele ya miguu ya Yesu huku akimshukuru. Huyo alikuwa Msamaria.
17 And Jesus answering said, “Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine—where?
Hapo Yesu akasema, “Je, si watu kumi walitakaswa? Wale tisa wako wapi?
18 There were none found who turned back to give glory to God, except this foreigner”;
Hakupatikana mwingine aliyerudi kumtukuza Mungu ila tu huyu mgeni?”
19 and He said to him, “Having risen, be going on, your faith has saved you.”
Halafu akamwambia huyo mtu, “Simama, uende zako; imani yako imekuponya.”
20 And having been questioned by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God comes, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;
Wakati mmoja, Mafarisayo walimwuliza Yesu, “Ufalme wa Mungu utakuja lini?” Naye akawajibu, “Ufalme wa Mungu hauji kwa namna itakayoweza kuonekana.
21 nor will they say, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.”
Wala hakuna atakayeweza kusema, Uko hapa, au Uko pale. Kwa kweli Ufalme wa Mungu uko kati yenu.”
22 And He said to His disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man and you will not behold [it];
Halafu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Siku zinakuja ambapo mtatamani kuona mojawapo ya siku za Mwana wa Mtu, lakini hamtaiona.
23 and they will say to you, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; you may not go away, nor follow;
Na watu watawaambieni: Tazameni yuko hapa; ninyi msitoke wala msiwafuate.
24 for as the lightning is flashing out of one [part] under the sky [and] shines to the other [part] under the sky, so will the Son of Man also be in His day;
Kwa maana kama vile umeme unavyotokea ghafla na kuangaza anga upande mmoja hadi mwingine, ndivyo Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokuwa siku yake.
25 and first it is necessary for Him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.
Lakini kabla ya hayo, itambidi ateseke sana na kukataliwa na kizazi hiki.
26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man;
Kama ilivyokuwa nyakati za Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa katika siku za Mwana wa Mtu.
27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, and the flood came, and destroyed all;
Watu waliendelea kula na kunywa, kuoa na kuolewa mpaka wakati ule Noa alipoingia katika safina. Gharika ikatokea na kuwaangamiza wote.
28 in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
Itakuwa kama ilivyotokea wakati wa Loti. Watu waliendelea kula na kunywa, kununua na kuuza, kupanda mbegu na kujenga.
29 and on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed all.
Lakini siku ile Loti alipoondoka Sodoma, moto na kiberiti vikanyesha kama mvua kutoka mbinguni na kuwaangamiza wote.
30 According to these things it will be, in the day the Son of Man is revealed;
Ndivyo itakavyokuwa siku ile Mwana wa Mtu atakapofunuliwa.
31 in that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, do not let him turn backward;
“Siku hiyo, yeyote atakayekuwa juu ya paa asishuke nyumbani kuchukua mali yake. Kadhalika, naye atakayekuwa shambani asirudi nyuma.
32 remember the wife of Lot.
Kumbukeni yaliyompata mke wa Loti.
33 Whoever may seek to save his life, will lose it; and whoever may lose it, will preserve it.
Yeyote anayetaka kuiokoa nafsi yake, ataipoteza; na yeyote anayeipoteza, ataiokoa.
34 I say to you, in that night there will be two [men] on one bed: one will be taken, and the other will be left;
Nawaambieni, siku ile usiku watu wawili watakuwa wanalala pamoja, mmoja atachukuliwa na yule mwingine ataachwa.
35 two [women] will be grinding at the same place together: one will be taken, and the other will be left;
Wanawake wawili watakuwa wakisaga nafaka pamoja; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.”
36 [[two [men] will be in the field: one will be taken, and the other left.”]]
Watu wawili watakuwa shambani; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.
37 And they answering say to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, “Where the body [is], there the eagles will be gathered together.”
Hapo wakamwuliza, “Ni wapi Bwana?” Naye akawaambia, “Ulipo mzoga, ndipo tai watakapokusanyikia.”
