Luka 11
1 Siku moja, Yesu alikuwa mahali fulani akiomba. Alipomaliza kuomba, mmoja wa wanafunzi wake akamwambia, “Bwana, tufundishe kuomba, kama vile Yohana alivyowafundisha wanafunzi wake.”
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain place praying, as he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him—Lord! teach us to pray, as, John also, taught his disciples.
2 Akawaambia, “Mnapoomba, semeni: “‘Baba yetu (uliye mbinguni), jina lako litukuzwe, ufalme wako uje. (Mapenzi yako yafanyike hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.)
And he said unto them—Whensoever ye are praying, say—Father! Hallowed be thy name, Come may thy kingdom,
3 Utupatie kila siku riziki yetu.
Our needful bread, be giving us, day by day;
4 Utusamehe dhambi zetu, kwa kuwa na sisi huwasamehe wote wanaotukosea. Wala usitutie majaribuni (bali utuokoe kutoka kwa yule mwovu).’”
And forgive us our sins, for, even we ourselves, forgive every one indebted to us; And bring us not into temptation.
5 Kisha akawaambia, “Ni nani miongoni mwenu mwenye rafiki yake, naye akamwendea usiku wa manane na kumwambia, ‘Rafiki, nikopeshe mikate mitatu.
And he said unto them—Who from among you, shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him—Friend! supply me with three loaves,
6 Kwa sababu rafiki yangu amekuja kutoka safarini, nami sina kitu cha kumpa.’
forasmuch as, a friend of mine, hath come off a journey unto me, and I have not what I can set before him;
7 “Kisha yule aliyeko ndani amjibu, ‘Usinisumbue. Mlango umefungwa, nami na watoto wangu tumelala. Siwezi kuamka nikupe chochote.’
and, he, from within, shall answer, and say—Be not disturbing me, —already, the door hath been fastened, and, my children, with me, are, in bed: I cannot rise and give thee?
8 Nawaambia, ingawa huyo mtu hataamka na kumpa hiyo mikate kwa sababu ni rafiki yake, lakini kwa sababu ya kuendelea kwake kuomba, ataamka na kumpa kiasi anachohitaji.
I say unto you—Even though he will not give him, rising because of his being a friend of his, because, at least, of his importunity, he will rouse himself, and give him as many as he needeth.
9 “Kwa hiyo nawaambia: Ombeni nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni nanyi mtapata; bisheni nanyi mtafunguliwa mlango.
I, therefore, unto you, say—Be asking, and it shall be given to you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, —Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 Kwa kuwa kila aombaye hupewa; naye kila atafutaye hupata; na kila abishaye hufunguliwa mlango.
For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth, —and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.
11 “Je, kuna yeyote miongoni mwenu ambaye mtoto wake akimwomba samaki, atampa nyoka badala yake?
But which is the father, from among yourselves, whom the son will ask for, a fish, who, instead of a fish, will give him, a serpent?
12 Au mtoto akimwomba yai atampa nge?
Or shall also ask, an egg, who will give him, a scorpion?
13 Basi ikiwa ninyi mlio waovu, mnajua kuwapa watoto wenu vitu vizuri, si zaidi sana Baba yenu aliye mbinguni atawapa Roho Mtakatifu wale wamwombao!”
If therefore, ye, being, evil, know how to be giving, good gifts, unto your children, how much rather, will, the heavenly Father, give Holy Spirit unto them that ask him!
14 Basi Yesu alikuwa anamtoa pepo mchafu kutoka kwa mtu aliyekuwa bubu. Yule pepo mchafu alipomtoka yule mtu aliyekuwa bubu, akaanza kuongea, nao umati wa watu ukashangaa.
And he was casting out a demon that was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon went out, the dumb began speaking. And the multitudes marvelled;
15 Lakini wengine wakasema, “Anatoa pepo wachafu kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, yule mkuu wa pepo wachafu wote.”
but, some from among them, said—In Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons;
16 Wengine ili kumjaribu wakataka awaonyeshe ishara kutoka mbinguni.
and, others, putting him to the test, a sign out of heaven, were seeking from him.
17 Yesu akajua mawazo yao, naye akawaambia, “Kila ufalme ukigawanyika dhidi yake wenyewe huangamia. Nayo nyumba iliyogawanyika dhidi yake yenyewe itaanguka.
But, he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them—Every kingdom, against itself divided, is laid waste, and, a house, against a house, [divided], falleth;
18 Kama Shetani amegawanyika mwenyewe, ufalme wake utasimamaje? Nawaambia haya kwa sababu ninyi mnadai ya kuwa mimi ninatoa pepo wachafu kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli.
And, if, even Satan, against himself hath become divided, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye are saying that, in Beelzebul, am I casting out the demons.
19 Kama mimi natoa pepo wachafu kwa nguvu za Beelzebuli, wafuasi wenu nao je, wao hutoa pepo wachafu kwa uwezo wa nani? Hivyo basi, wao ndio watakaowahukumu.
But, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, your judges.
20 Lakini kama mimi ninatoa pepo wachafu kwa kidole cha Mungu, basi Ufalme wa Mungu umewajia.
But, if, with the finger of God, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless unawares hath come upon you, the kingdom of God.
21 “Mtu mwenye nguvu aliyejifunga silaha anapoilinda nyumba yake, mali yake iko salama.
Whensoever, the mighty one, armed, may be guarding his own dwelling, in peace, are his goods;
22 Lakini mtu mwenye nguvu zaidi kumliko akimshambulia na kumshinda, yeye humnyangʼanya silaha zake zote alizozitegemea, na kuchukua nyara.
But, whensoever, a mightier than he, shall come upon and vanquish him, his panoply, he taketh away, wherein he was trusting, and, his spoils, he distributeth.
23 “Mtu asiyekuwa pamoja nami yu kinyume nami, na mtu ambaye hakusanyi pamoja nami, hutawanya.
He that is not with me, is, against me; and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
24 “Pepo mchafu amtokapo mtu, hutangatanga katika sehemu zisizo na maji akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika, lakini hapati. Ndipo husema, ‘Nitarudi kwenye nyumba yangu nilikotoka.’
Whensoever, the impure spirit, goeth out from the man, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and, not finding it, [then, ] it saith, I will return unto my house, whence I came out; —
25 Naye arudipo na kuikuta ile nyumba imefagiliwa na kupangwa vizuri,
and, coming, findeth it, [empty, ] swept, and adorned.
26 ndipo huenda na kuchukua pepo wachafu wengine saba wabaya kuliko yeye mwenyewe, nao huingia na kukaa humo. Nayo hali ya mwisho ya yule mtu huwa ni mbaya kuliko ile ya kwanza.”
Then, goeth it, and taketh along with itself, other spirits, more wicked than itself—seven, and, entering in, fixeth its dwelling there; and, the last state of that man, becometh, worse than the first.
27 Ikawa Yesu alipokuwa akisema hayo, mwanamke mmoja katikati ya ule umati wa watu akapaza sauti akasema, “Limebarikiwa tumbo lililokuzaa na matiti uliyonyonya!”
Now it came to pass, while he was saying these things, that a certain woman out of the multitude, lifting up her voice, said unto him—Happy the womb that bare thee! And the breasts which thou didst suck!
28 Yesu akajibu, “Wamebarikiwa zaidi wale wanaolisikia neno la Mungu na kulitii.”
But, he, said—Yea rather!—Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!
29 Umati wa watu ulipokuwa unazidi kuongezeka, Yesu akaendelea kusema, “Hiki ni kizazi kiovu. Kinatafuta ishara, lakini hakitapewa ishara yoyote isipokuwa ile ya Yona.
And, as the multitudes were thronging together, he began to be saying—This generation, is, a wicked generation: A sign, it is seeking, and, a sign, shall not be given it, save the sign of Jonah.
30 Kwa maana kama vile Yona alivyokuwa ishara kwa watu wa Ninawi, ndivyo Mwana wa Adamu atakavyokuwa ishara kwa kizazi hiki.
For, according as, Jonah, became, unto the Ninevites, a sign, so, shall be, the Son of Man also, unto this generation.
31 Malkia wa Kusini atasimama wakati wa hukumu na kuwahukumu watu wa kizazi hiki. Kwa kuwa yeye alikuja kutoka miisho ya dunia ili kuisikiliza hekima ya Solomoni. Na hapa yupo aliye mkuu kuliko Solomoni.
The queen of the south, will rise up, in the judgment, with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came out of the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, —and lo! something more than Solomon, here.
32 Siku ya hukumu, watu wa Ninawi watasimama pamoja na kizazi hiki na kukihukumu; kwa maana wao walitubu waliposikia mahubiri ya Yona. Na tazama, hapa yupo yeye aliye mkuu kuliko Yona.
Men of Nineveh, will rise up, in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah, —and lo! something more than Jonah, here.
33 “Hakuna mtu yeyote awashaye taa na kuiweka mahali palipofichika au kuifunikia chini ya bakuli. Badala yake huiweka juu ya kinara chake, ili watu wote wanaoingia waone nuru.
No one, having lighted, a lamp, into a covered place, a putteth it, nor, under the measure; but upon the lampstand, that they who enter may see, the light.
34 Jicho lako ni taa ya mwili wako. Kama jicho lako ni zima, mwili wako wote pia umejaa nuru. Lakini kama jicho ni bovu, mwili wako wote pia umejaa giza.
The lamp of thy body, is thine eye: Whensoever, thine eye, may be, single, even the whole of thy body, is, lighted up; but, whensoever it may be, useless, even thy body, is darkened.
35 Kwa hiyo, hakikisha kwamba nuru iliyoko ndani yako isiwe giza.
Be looking to it, therefore, lest, the light that is in thee, be, darkness.
36 Basi ikiwa mwili wako wote umejaa nuru, bila sehemu yake yoyote kuwa gizani, basi utakuwa na nuru kama vile taa ikuangazavyo kwa nuru yake.”
If, therefore, thy whole body, is lighted up, not having any part darkened, the whole, shall be lighted up, as whensoever, the lamp, with its radiance, may be giving thee light.
37 Yesu alipomaliza kuzungumza, Farisayo mmoja alimwalika nyumbani mwake kwa chakula. Yesu akaingia na kuketi katika sehemu yake mezani.
And, when he had spoken, a Pharisee was requesting him that he would dine with him; and, entering, he reclined.
38 Yule Farisayo akashangaa kwamba Yesu hakunawa kwanza kabla ya kula.
And, the Pharisee, beholding, marvelled that he was not, first, immersed, before the dinner.
39 Ndipo Bwana akamwambia, “Sasa, enyi Mafarisayo, mnasafisha kikombe na sahani kwa nje, lakini ndani mmejaa unyangʼanyi na uovu.
And the Lord said unto him: Now, ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the tray, do make pure; but, your inward part, is full of plunder and wickedness.
40 Enyi wapumbavu! Hamjui kuwa yeye aliyetengeneza nje ndiye alitengeneza na ndani pia?
Simple ones! Did not, he who made the outside, the inside also, make?
41 Basi toeni sadaka ya vile mlivyo navyo, na tazama, vitu vyote vitakuwa safi kwenu.
Notwithstanding, as to the things within, give alms, and lo! everything, is, pure unto you.
42 “Lakini ole wenu, Mafarisayo, kwa maana mnampa Mungu zaka za mnanaa, mchicha na kila aina ya mboga, lakini mnapuuza haki na upendo wa Mungu. Iliwapasa kufanya haya ya pili bila kupuuza hayo ya kwanza.
But alas for you, the Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every garden herb, and pass by justice, and the love of God. But, these things, it was binding to do, and, those, not to pass by.
43 “Ole wenu Mafarisayo, kwa sababu ninyi mnapenda kukalia viti vya mbele katika masinagogi, na kusalimiwa kwa heshima masokoni.
Alas for you, the Pharisees! because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places!
44 “Ole wenu, kwa sababu ninyi ni kama makaburi yasiyokuwa na alama, ambayo watu huyakanyaga pasipo kujua.”
Alas for you! because ye are as the secret tombs: even the men that are walking above them, know it not.
45 Mtaalamu mmoja wa sheria akamjibu, akasema, “Mwalimu, unaposema mambo haya, unatutukana na sisi pia.”
And, making answer, one of the Lawyers saith unto him, Teacher! these things, saying, us also, dost thou insult!
46 Yesu akamjibu, “Nanyi wataalamu wa sheria, ole wenu, kwa sababu mnawatwika watu mizigo mizito ambayo hawawezi kubeba, wala ninyi wenyewe hamwinui hata kidole kimoja kuwasaidia.
And, he, said—And, for you, the lawyers, alas! because ye lade men with burdens hard to be borne, and, yourselves, with one of your fingers, touch not the burdens.
47 “Ole wenu, kwa sababu ninyi mnajenga makaburi ya manabii waliouawa na baba zenu.
Alas for you! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers slew them!
48 Hivyo ninyi mwashuhudia na mnathibitisha kile baba zenu walichofanya. Wao waliwaua manabii, nanyi mnawajengea makaburi.
Hence, witnesses, are ye, and find consenting pleasure in the works of your fathers: because, they, indeed, slew them, and, ye, are building, [their tombs].
49 Kwa sababu ya jambo hili, Mungu katika hekima yake alisema, ‘Tazama, nitatuma kwao manabii na mitume, nao watawaua baadhi yao na wengine watawatesa.’
For this cause, the Wisdom of God hath said—I will send forth, unto them, prophets and apostles, —and, some from among them, will they slay, and, [some] persecute:
50 Kwa hiyo kizazi hiki kitawajibika kwa ajili ya damu ya manabii iliyomwagwa tangu kuwekwa misingi ya ulimwengu,
That the blood of all the prophets which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be sought out, from this generation, —
51 tangu damu ya Abeli mpaka damu ya Zekaria, aliyeuawa kati ya madhabahu na mahali patakatifu. Naam, nawaambia, kizazi hiki kitawajibika kwa haya yote.
From the blood of Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah who was destroyed betwixt the altar and the house; Yea! I say unto you—It shall be sought out from this generation.
52 “Ole wenu ninyi wataalamu wa sheria, kwa sababu mmeuondoa ufunguo wa maarifa. Ninyi wenyewe hamkuingia, na wale waliokuwa wanaingia mkawazuia.”
Alas for you, the lawyers! because ye took away the key of knowledge: yourselves, entered not, and, them who were entering, ye hindered.
53 Yesu alipoondoka huko, walimu wa sheria na Mafarisayo wakaanza kumpinga vikali na kumsonga kwa maswali,
And, when, from thence, he came out, the Scribes and the Pharisees began, with vehemence, to be hemming him in, and trying to make him speak off-hand concerning many things, —
54 wakivizia kumkamata kwa kitu atakachosema ili wamshtaki.
lying in wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
