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1 tadAnIM lOkAH sahasraM sahasram Agatya samupasthitAstata EkaikO 'nyESAmupari patitum upacakramE; tadA yIzuH ziSyAn babhASE, yUyaM phirUzinAM kiNvarUpakApaTyE vizESENa sAvadhAnAstiSThata|
Wakati huo, umati mkubwa wa watu maelfu, walipokuwa wamekusanyika hata wakawa wanakanyagana, Yesu akaanza kuzungumza kwanza na wanafunzi wake, akawaambia: “Jihadharini na chachu ya Mafarisayo, yaani, unafiki wao.
2 yatO yanna prakAzayiSyatE tadAcchannaM vastu kimapi nAsti; tathA yanna jnjAsyatE tad guptaM vastu kimapi nAsti|
Hakuna jambo lolote lililositirika ambalo halitafunuliwa, au lililofichwa ambalo halitajulikana.
3 andhakArE tiSThanatO yAH kathA akathayata tAH sarvvAH kathA dIptau zrOSyantE nirjanE karNE ca yadakathayata gRhapRSThAt tat pracArayiSyatE|
Kwa hiyo, lolote mlilosema gizani litasikiwa nuruni. Na kile mlichonongʼona masikioni mkiwa kwenye vyumba vya ndani, kitatangazwa juu ya paa.
4 hE bandhavO yuSmAnahaM vadAmi, yE zarIrasya nAzaM vinA kimapyaparaM karttuM na zakruvanti tEbhyO mA bhaiSTa|
“Nawaambieni rafiki zangu, msiwaogope wale wauao mwili, lakini baada ya hilo hawawezi kufanya lolote zaidi.
5 tarhi kasmAd bhEtavyam ityahaM vadAmi, yaH zarIraM nAzayitvA narakaM nikSEptuM zaknOti tasmAdEva bhayaM kuruta, punarapi vadAmi tasmAdEva bhayaM kuruta| (Geenna g1067)
Lakini nitawaambia nani wa kumwogopa: Mwogopeni yule ambaye baada ya kuua mwili, ana mamlaka ya kuwatupa motoni. Naam, nawaambia, mwogopeni huyo! (Geenna g1067)
6 panjca caTakapakSiNaH kiM dvAbhyAM tAmrakhaNPAbhyAM na vikrIyantE? tathApIzvarastESAm Ekamapi na vismarati|
Mnajua kwamba shomoro watano huuzwa kwa senti mbili? Lakini Mungu hamsahau hata mmoja wao.
7 yuSmAkaM ziraHkEzA api gaNitAH santi tasmAt mA vibhIta bahucaTakapakSibhyOpi yUyaM bahumUlyAH|
Naam, hata nywele za vichwa vyenu zote zimehesabiwa. Hivyo msiogope, kwa maana ninyi ni wa thamani kubwa kuliko shomoro wengi.
8 aparaM yuSmabhyaM kathayAmi yaH kazcin mAnuSANAM sAkSAn mAM svIkarOti manuSyaputra IzvaradUtAnAM sAkSAt taM svIkariSyati|
“Ninawaambia kwamba yeyote atakayenikiri mbele ya watu, Mwana wa Adamu naye atamkiri mbele za malaika wa Mungu.
9 kintu yaH kazcinmAnuSANAM sAkSAnmAm asvIkarOti tam Izvarasya dUtAnAM sAkSAd aham asvIkariSyAmi|
Lakini yeye atakayenikana mimi mbele ya watu, Mwana wa Adamu naye atamkana mbele ya malaika wa Mungu.
10 anyacca yaH kazcin manujasutasya nindAbhAvEna kAnjcit kathAM kathayati tasya tatpApasya mOcanaM bhaviSyati kintu yadi kazcit pavitram AtmAnaM nindati tarhi tasya tatpApasya mOcanaM na bhaviSyati|
Naye kila atakayenena neno baya dhidi ya Mwana wa Adamu atasamehewa, lakini yeyote atakayemkufuru Roho Mtakatifu hatasamehewa.
11 yadA lOkA yuSmAn bhajanagEhaM vicArakartRrAjyakartRNAM sammukhanjca nESyanti tadA kEna prakArENa kimuttaraM vadiSyatha kiM kathayiSyatha cEtyatra mA cintayata;
“Watakapowapeleka katika masinagogi, na mbele ya watawala na wenye mamlaka, msiwe na wasiwasi kuhusu namna mtakavyojitetea au mtakavyosema.
12 yatO yuSmAbhiryad yad vaktavyaM tat tasmin samayaEva pavitra AtmA yuSmAn zikSayiSyati|
Kwa maana Roho Mtakatifu atawafundisha wakati huo huo mnachopaswa kusema.”
13 tataH paraM janatAmadhyasthaH kazcijjanastaM jagAda hE gurO mayA saha paitRkaM dhanaM vibhaktuM mama bhrAtaramAjnjApayatu bhavAn|
Mtu mmoja katika umati wa watu akamwambia Yesu, “Mwalimu, mwambie ndugu yangu tugawane naye urithi wetu.”
14 kintu sa tamavadat hE manuSya yuvayO rvicAraM vibhAganjca karttuM mAM kO niyuktavAn?
Lakini Yesu akamwambia, “Rafiki, ni nani aliyeniweka mimi kuwa hakimu wenu au msuluhishi juu yenu?”
15 anantaraM sa lOkAnavadat lObhE sAvadhAnAH satarkAzca tiSThata, yatO bahusampattiprAptyA manuSyasyAyu rna bhavati|
Ndipo Yesu akawaambia, “Jihadharini! Jilindeni na aina zote za choyo. Kwa maana maisha ya mtu hayatokani na wingi wa mali alizo nazo.”
16 pazcAd dRSTAntakathAmutthApya kathayAmAsa, Ekasya dhaninO bhUmau bahUni zasyAni jAtAni|
Kisha akawaambia mfano huu: “Shamba la mtu mmoja tajiri lilizaa sana.
17 tataH sa manasA cintayitvA kathayAmbabhUva mamaitAni samutpannAni dravyANi sthApayituM sthAnaM nAsti kiM kariSyAmi?
Akawaza moyoni mwake, ‘Nifanye nini? Sina mahali pa kuhifadhi mavuno yangu.’
18 tatOvadad itthaM kariSyAmi, mama sarvvabhANPAgArANi bhagktvA bRhadbhANPAgArANi nirmmAya tanmadhyE sarvvaphalAni dravyANi ca sthApayiSyAmi|
“Ndipo huyo tajiri akasema, ‘Nitafanya hivi: Nitabomoa ghala zangu za nafaka na kujenga nyingine kubwa zaidi na huko nitayahifadhi mavuno yangu yote na vitu vyangu.
19 aparaM nijamanO vadiSyAmi, hE manO bahuvatsarArthaM nAnAdravyANi sanjcitAni santi vizrAmaM kuru bhuktvA pItvA kautukanjca kuru| kintvIzvarastam avadat,
Nami nitaiambia nafsi yangu, “Nafsi, unavyo vitu vingi vizuri ulivyojiwekea akiba kwa miaka mingi. Pumzika; kula, unywe, ufurahi.”’
20 rE nirbOdha adya rAtrau tava prANAstvattO nESyantE tata EtAni yAni dravyANi tvayAsAditAni tAni kasya bhaviSyanti?
“Lakini Mungu akamwambia, ‘Mpumbavu wewe! Usiku huu uhai wako unatakiwa. Sasa hivyo vitu ulivyojiwekea akiba vitakuwa vya nani?’
21 ataEva yaH kazcid Izvarasya samIpE dhanasanjcayamakRtvA kEvalaM svanikaTE sanjcayaM karOti sOpi tAdRzaH|
“Hivyo ndivyo ilivyo kwa wale wanaojiwekea mali lakini hawajitajirishi kwa Mungu.”
22 atha sa ziSyEbhyaH kathayAmAsa, yuSmAnahaM vadAmi, kiM khAdiSyAmaH? kiM paridhAsyAmaH? ityuktvA jIvanasya zarIrasya cArthaM cintAM mA kArSTa|
Kisha Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake: “Kwa hiyo nawaambia, msisumbukie maisha yenu kwamba mtakula nini; au msumbukie miili yenu kwamba mtavaa nini.
23 bhakSyAjjIvanaM bhUSaNAccharIranjca zrESThaM bhavati|
Maisha ni zaidi ya chakula, na mwili ni zaidi ya mavazi.
24 kAkapakSiNAM kAryyaM vicArayata, tE na vapanti zasyAni ca na chindanti, tESAM bhANPAgArANi na santi kOSAzca na santi, tathApIzvarastEbhyO bhakSyANi dadAti, yUyaM pakSibhyaH zrESThatarA na kiM?
Fikirini ndege! Wao hawapandi wala hawavuni, hawana ghala wala popote pa kuhifadhi nafaka; lakini Mungu huwalisha. Ninyi ni wa thamani zaidi kuliko ndege!
25 aparanjca bhAvayitvA nijAyuSaH kSaNamAtraM varddhayituM zaknOti, EtAdRzO lAkO yuSmAkaM madhyE kOsti?
Ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye kwa kujitaabisha kwake anaweza kujiongezea hata saa moja zaidi katika maisha yake?
26 ataEva kSudraM kAryyaM sAdhayitum asamarthA yUyam anyasmin kAryyE kutO bhAvayatha?
Kama hamwezi kufanya jambo dogo kama hilo, kwa nini basi kuyasumbukia hayo mengine?
27 anyacca kAmpilapuSpaM kathaM varddhatE tadApi vicArayata, tat kanjcana zramaM na karOti tantUMzca na janayati kintu yuSmabhyaM yathArthaM kathayAmi sulEmAn bahvaizvaryyAnvitOpi puSpasyAsya sadRzO vibhUSitO nAsIt|
“Angalieni maua jinsi yameavyo: Hayafanyi kazi wala hayafumi. Lakini nawaambia, hata Solomoni katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo ya hayo maua.
28 adya kSEtrE varttamAnaM zvazcUllyAM kSEpsyamAnaM yat tRNaM, tasmai yadIzvara itthaM bhUSayati tarhi hE alpapratyayinO yuSmAna kiM na paridhApayiSyati?
Basi ikiwa Mungu huyavika hivi majani ya shambani, ambayo leo yapo, na kesho yanatupwa motoni, si atawavika ninyi vizuri zaidi, enyi wa imani haba!
29 ataEva kiM khAdiSyAmaH? kiM paridhAsyAmaH? EtadarthaM mA cESTadhvaM mA saMdigdhvanjca|
Wala msisumbuke mioyoni mwenu mtakula nini au mtakunywa nini. Msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya haya.
30 jagatO dEvArccakA EtAni sarvvANi cESTanatE; ESu vastuSu yuSmAkaM prayOjanamAstE iti yuSmAkaM pitA jAnAti|
Watu wa mataifa ya duniani husumbuka sana kuhusu vitu hivi vyote, lakini Baba yenu anafahamu kuwa mnahitaji haya yote.
31 ataEvEzvarasya rAjyArthaM sacESTA bhavata tathA kRtE sarvvANyEtAni dravyANi yuSmabhyaM pradAyiSyantE|
Bali utafuteni Ufalme wa Mungu, na haya yote atawapa pia.
32 hE kSudramESavraja yUyaM mA bhaiSTa yuSmabhyaM rAjyaM dAtuM yuSmAkaM pituH sammatirasti|
“Msiogope enyi kundi dogo, kwa maana Baba yenu ameona vyema kuwapa ninyi Ufalme.
33 ataEva yuSmAkaM yA yA sampattirasti tAM tAM vikrIya vitarata, yat sthAnaM caurA nAgacchanti, kITAzca na kSAyayanti tAdRzE svargE nijArtham ajarE sampuTakE 'kSayaM dhanaM sanjcinuta ca;
Uzeni mali zenu mkawape maskini. Jifanyieni mifuko isiyochakaa, mkajiwekee hazina mbinguni isiyokwisha, mahali ambapo mwizi hakaribii wala nondo haharibu.
34 yatO yatra yuSmAkaM dhanaM varttatE tatrEva yuSmAkaM manaH|
Kwa sababu mahali hazina yako ilipo, hapo ndipo moyo wako utakapokuwa pia.
35 aparanjca yUyaM pradIpaM jvAlayitvA baddhakaTayastiSThata;
“Kuweni tayari mkiwa mmevikwa kwa ajili ya huduma na taa zenu zikiwa zinawaka,
36 prabhu rvivAhAdAgatya yadaiva dvAramAhanti tadaiva dvAraM mOcayituM yathA bhRtyA apEkSya tiSThanti tathA yUyamapi tiSThata|
kama watumishi wanaomngojea bwana wao arudi kutoka kwenye karamu ya arusi, ili ajapo na kubisha mlango waweze kumfungulia mara.
37 yataH prabhurAgatya yAn dAsAn sacEtanAn tiSThatO drakSyati taEva dhanyAH; ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vadAmi prabhustAn bhOjanArtham upavEzya svayaM baddhakaTiH samIpamEtya parivESayiSyati|
Heri wale watumishi ambao bwana wao atakapokuja atawakuta wakiwa wanakesha. Amin, nawaambia, atajifunga mkanda wake na kuwaketisha ili wale, naye atakuja na kuwahudumia.
38 yadi dvitIyE tRtIyE vA praharE samAgatya tathaiva pazyati, tarhi taEva dAsA dhanyAH|
Itakuwa heri kwa watumwa hao ikiwa bwana wao atakapokuja atawakuta wamekesha hata kama atakuja mnamo usiku wa manane, au karibu na mapambazuko.
39 aparanjca kasmin kSaNE caurA AgamiSyanti iti yadi gRhapati rjnjAtuM zaknOti tadAvazyaM jAgran nijagRhE sandhiM karttayituM vArayati yUyamEtad vitta|
Lakini fahamuni jambo hili: Kama mwenye nyumba angalijua saa mwizi atakuja, asingaliiacha nyumba yake kuvunjwa.
40 ataEva yUyamapi sajjamAnAstiSThata yatO yasmin kSaNE taM nAprEkSadhvE tasminnEva kSaNE manuSyaputra AgamiSyati|
Ninyi nanyi hamna budi kuwa tayari, kwa sababu Mwana wa Adamu atakuja saa msiyotazamia.”
41 tadA pitaraH papraccha, hE prabhO bhavAn kimasmAn uddizya kiM sarvvAn uddizya dRSTAntakathAmimAM vadati?
Ndipo Petro akamuuliza, “Bwana, mfano huu unatuambia sisi peke yetu au watu wote?”
42 tataH prabhuH prOvAca, prabhuH samucitakAlE nijaparivArArthaM bhOjyaparivESaNAya yaM tatpadE niyOkSyati tAdRzO vizvAsyO bOddhA karmmAdhIzaH kOsti?
Yesu akamjibu, “Ni yupi basi wakili mwaminifu na mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake atamfanya msimamizi juu ya watumishi wake wote, ili awape watumishi wengine chakula chao wakati unaofaa?
43 prabhurAgatya yam EtAdRzE karmmaNi pravRttaM drakSyati saEva dAsO dhanyaH|
Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakaporudi atamkuta akifanya hivyo.
44 ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vadAmi sa taM nijasarvvasvasyAdhipatiM kariSyati|
Amin nawaambia, atamweka mtumishi huyo kuwa msimamizi wa mali yake yote.
45 kintu prabhurvilambEnAgamiSyati, iti vicintya sa dAsO yadi tadanyadAsIdAsAn praharttum bhOktuM pAtuM maditunjca prArabhatE,
Lakini kama yule mtumishi atasema moyoni mwake, ‘Bwana wangu anakawia kurudi,’ kisha akaanza kuwapiga wale watumishi wa kiume na wa kike, na kula na kunywa na kulewa.
46 tarhi yadA prabhuM nApEkSiSyatE yasmin kSaNE sO'cEtanazca sthAsyati tasminnEva kSaNE tasya prabhurAgatya taM padabhraSTaM kRtvA vizvAsahInaiH saha tasya aMzaM nirUpayiSyati|
Basi bwana wa mtumishi huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani na saa asiyoijua. Atamkata vipande vipande na kumweka katika sehemu moja pamoja na wale wasioamini.
47 yO dAsaH prabhErAjnjAM jnjAtvApi sajjitO na tiSThati tadAjnjAnusArENa ca kAryyaM na karOti sOnEkAn prahArAn prApsyati;
“Yule mtumishi anayefahamu vyema mapenzi ya bwana wake na asijiandae wala kufanya kama apendavyo bwana wake, atapigwa kwa mapigo mengi.
48 kintu yO janO'jnjAtvA prahArArhaM karmma karOti sOlpaprahArAn prApsyati| yatO yasmai bAhulyEna dattaM tasmAdEva bAhulyEna grahISyatE, mAnuSA yasya nikaTE bahu samarpayanti tasmAd bahu yAcantE|
Lakini yeyote ambaye hakujua naye akafanya yale yastahiliyo kupigwa, atapigwa kidogo. Yeyote aliyepewa vitu vingi, atadaiwa vingi; na yeyote aliyekabidhiwa vingi, kwake vitatakiwa vingi.
49 ahaM pRthivyAm anaikyarUpaM vahni nikSEptum AgatOsmi, sa cEd idAnImEva prajvalati tatra mama kA cintA?
“Nimekuja kuleta moto duniani; laiti kama ungekuwa tayari umewashwa!
50 kintu yEna majjanEnAhaM magnO bhaviSyAmi yAvatkAlaM tasya siddhi rna bhaviSyati tAvadahaM katikaSTaM prApsyAmi|
Lakini ninao ubatizo ambao lazima nibatizwe, nayo dhiki yangu ni kuu mpaka ubatizo huo ukamilike!
51 mElanaM karttuM jagad AgatOsmi yUyaM kimitthaM bOdhadhvE? yuSmAn vadAmi na tathA, kintvahaM mElanAbhAvaM karttuMm AgatOsmi|
Mnadhani nimekuja kuleta amani duniani? La, nawaambia sivyo, nimekuja kuleta mafarakano.
52 yasmAdEtatkAlamArabhya EkatrasthaparijanAnAM madhyE panjcajanAH pRthag bhUtvA trayO janA dvayOrjanayOH pratikUlA dvau janau ca trayANAM janAnAM pratikUlau bhaviSyanti|
Kuanzia sasa, kutakuwa na watu watano katika nyumba moja, watatu dhidi ya wawili, na wawili dhidi ya watatu.
53 pitA putrasya vipakSaH putrazca pitu rvipakSO bhaviSyati mAtA kanyAyA vipakSA kanyA ca mAtu rvipakSA bhaviSyati, tathA zvazrUrbadhvA vipakSA badhUzca zvazrvA vipakSA bhaviSyati|
Watafarakana baba dhidi ya mwanawe na mwana dhidi ya babaye, mama dhidi ya bintiye na binti dhidi ya mamaye, naye mama mkwe dhidi ya mkwewe na mkwe dhidi ya mama mkwe wake.”
54 sa lOkEbhyOparamapi kathayAmAsa, pazcimadizi mEghOdgamaM dRSTvA yUyaM haThAd vadatha vRSTi rbhaviSyati tatastathaiva jAyatE|
Pia Yesu akauambia ule umati wa watu, “Mwonapo wingu likitokea magharibi, mara mwasema, ‘Mvua itanyesha,’ nayo hunyesha.
55 aparaM dakSiNatO vAyau vAti sati vadatha nidAghO bhaviSyati tataH sOpi jAyatE|
Nanyi mwonapo upepo wa kusini ukivuma, ninyi husema, ‘Kutakuwa na joto,’ na huwa hivyo.
56 rE rE kapaTina AkAzasya bhUmyAzca lakSaNaM bOddhuM zaknutha,
Enyi wanafiki! Mnajua jinsi ya kutambua kuonekana kwa dunia na anga. Inakuwaje basi kwamba mnashindwa kutambua wakati huu wa sasa?
57 kintu kAlasyAsya lakSaNaM kutO bOddhuM na zaknutha? yUyanjca svayaM kutO na nyASyaM vicArayatha?
“Kwa nini hamwamui wenyewe lililo haki?
58 aparanjca vivAdinA sArddhaM vicArayituH samIpaM gacchan pathi tasmAduddhAraM prAptuM yatasva nOcEt sa tvAM dhRtvA vicArayituH samIpaM nayati| vicArayitA yadi tvAM praharttuH samIpaM samarpayati praharttA tvAM kArAyAM badhnAti
Uwapo njiani na mshtaki wako kwenda kwa hakimu, jitahidi kupatana naye mkiwa njiani. La sivyo, atakupeleka kwa hakimu, naye hakimu atakukabidhi kwa afisa, naye afisa atakutupa gerezani.
59 tarhi tvAmahaM vadAmi tvayA niHzESaM kapardakESu na parizOdhitESu tvaM tatO muktiM prAptuM na zakSyasi|
Nakuambia, hautatoka humo hadi uwe umelipa senti ya mwisho.”
