Matthew 23
1 Then Yeshua spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
Baadaye aliongea na umati wa watu na wanafunzi wake. Akasema,
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
“Waandishi na Mafarisayo wanakalia kiti cha Musa.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
Kwa hiyo chochote wanacho waamuru kufanya, fanyeni huku mkiwachunguza. Lakini msije mkaiga matendo yao, kwa sababu wao hutamka mambo wasiyoyafanya.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Kweli, wao hufunga mizigo mizito ambayo ni vigumu kuibeba, na kisha huwabebesha watu mabegani mwao. Lakini wao wenyewe hawasogezi hata kidole kuibeba.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Matendo yao yote, huyafanya ili watazamwe na watu. Kwa sababu wao hupanua masanduku yao na huongeza ukubwa wa mapindo ya mavazi yao.
6 and love the place of honour at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Wao hupendelea kukaa maeneo ya kifahari katika sherehe na katika viti vya heshima ndani ya masinagogi,
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
na kusalimiwa kwa heshima maeneo ya sokoni, na kuitwa “Walimu” na watu.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your Rabbi, the Messiah, and all of you are brothers.
Lakini ninyi hampaswi kuitwa “Walimu,” Kwa kuwa mnaye Mwalimu mmoja, na ninyi wote ni ndugu.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Msimuite mtu yeyote hapa duniani kuwa baba yenu, kwa kuwa mnaye Baba mmoja tu, naye yuko mbinguni.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Messiah.
Wala msije kuitwa 'walimu,' kwa kuwa mnaye Mwalimu mmoja tu, yaani Kristo.
11 But he who is greatest amongst you will be your servant.
Bali aliye mkubwa miongoni mwenu atakuwa mtumishi wenu.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Yeyote ajiinuae atashushwa. Na yeyote anaye jishusha atainuliwa.
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretence you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Lakini ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnawafungia watu ufalme wa mbinguni. Nanyi hamwezi kuuingia, na hamwaruhusu wanaoingia kufanya hivyo.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
(Zingatia: Msitari wa 14 hauonekani katika nakala bora za kale. Baadhi ya nakala huongeza msitari huu baada ya msitari wa 12. Msitari wa 14 “Ole wenu wandishi na Mafarisayo wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnawameza wajane”).
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehinnom as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Ole wenu Waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnavuka ngambo ya bahari na kufika kumfanya mtu mmoja aamini yale mnayoyafundisha, na anapokuwa kama ninyi, mnamfanya mara mbili mwana wa jehanamu kama ninyi wenyewe mlivyo. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
Ole wenu viongozi vipofu, ninyi msemao, Yeyote aapaye kwa hekalu, si kitu. Lakini anayeapa kwa dhahabu ya hekalu, amefungwa na kiapo chake.
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Enyi vipofu wapumbavu, kipi ni kikubwa kuliko kingine, dhahabu au hekalu ambalo limeweka wakfu dhahabu kwa Mungu?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
Na, yeyote aapaye kwa madhabahu, si kitu. Bali anayeapa kwa sadaka iliyo juu yake, amefungwa na kiapo chake.
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Enyi watu vipofu, kipi ni kikubwa kuliko kingine, sadaka au madhabahu ambayo huweka wakfu sadaka zinazotolewa kwa Mungu?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Kwa hiyo, yeye aapaye kwa madhabahu huapa kwa hiyo na kwa vitu vyote vilivyo juu yake.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
Naye aapaye kwa hekalu, huapa kwa hilo na kwa yeye akaaye ndani yake.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
Na yeye aapaye kwa mbingu, huapa kwa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu na kwa yeye aketie juu yake.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Torah: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnalipa zaka kwa bizali, mnaanaa na mchicha, lakini mnaacha mambo mazito ya sheria- haki, rehema, na imani. Lakini haya mnapaswa kuwa mmeyafanya, na siyo kuacha mengine bila kuyatekeleza.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Enyi viongozi vipofu, ninyi ambao mnachuja mdudu mdogo lakini mnameza ngamia!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnasafisha nje ya vikombe na nje ya sahani, lakini ndani pamejaa dhuluma na kutokuwa na kiasi.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Enyi Mafarisayo vipofu, safisheni kwanza ndani ya kikombe na ndani ya sahani, ili upande wa nje nao pia uwe safi.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnafanana na makaburi yaliyopakwa chokaa, ambayo kwa nje huonekana mazuri, lakini kwa ndani yamejaa mifupa ya wafu na kila kitu kilicho kichafu.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Vivyo hivyo, nanyi kwa nje mwaonekana wenye haki mbele ya watu, lakini kwa ndani mmejaa unafiki na udhalimu.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mwajenga makaburi ya manabii na kuyapamba makaburi ya wenye haki.
30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
Ninyi mwasema, kama tungeishi siku za baba zetu, tusingekuwa tumeshiriki pamoja nao kumwaga damu za manabii.
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Kwa hiyo mwajishuhudia wenyewe kwamba ninyi ni watoto wa hao waliowaua manabii.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
Pia ninyi mnakamilisha kujaza sehemu inayostahili dhambi ya baba zenu.
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgement of Gehinnom? (Geenna g1067)
Enyi nyoka, wana wa vipiribao, kwa namna gani mtaikwepa hukumu ya jehanamu? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
Kwahiyo, tazama, nawatuma kwenu manabii, watu wenye hekima, na waandishi. Baadhi yao mtawaua na kuwasulibisha. Na baadhi yao mtawachapa ndani ya masinagogi yenu na kuwafukuza kutoka mji mmoja hadi mwingine.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Matokeo ni kwamba juu yenu patatokea damu zote za wenye haki zilizomwagwa duniani, kuanzia damu ya Habili mwenye haki hadi kwa damu ya Zakaria mwana wa Barakia, mliye muua kati ya patakatifu na madhabahu.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Kweli, nawaambieni, mambo haya yote yatakipata kizazi hiki.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, wewe unayewaua manabii na kuwapiga mawe wale ambao wanatumwa kwako! mara ngapi nimewakusanya watoto wako pamoja kama vile kuku awakusanyavyo vifaranga wake chini ya mbawa zake, lakini haukukubali!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Tazama, nyumba yako imebaki ukiwa.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Nami nakuambia, Kuanzia sasa na kuendelea hautaniona, hadi utakaposema, 'Amebarikiwa yeye ajaye kwa jina la Bwana.”'
