Luka 12
1 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.
Meanwhile, when a crowd of thousands had converged, so that they were stepping on each other, He began to speak first to His disciples: “Guard yourselves from the ‘yeast’ of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 Hakuna jambo lolote lililositirika ambalo halitafunuliwa, au lililofichwa ambalo halitajulikana.
There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3 Kwa hiyo, lolote mlilosema gizani litasikiwa nuruni. Na kile mlichonongʼona masikioni mkiwa kwenye vyumba vya ndani, kitatangazwa juu ya paa.
Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 “Nawaambieni rafiki zangu, msiwaogope wale wauao mwili, lakini baada ya hilo hawawezi kufanya lolote zaidi.
“Further, I say to you, my friends: do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.
5 Lakini nitawaambia nani wa kumwogopa: Mwogopeni yule ambaye baada ya kuua mwili, ana mamlaka ya kuwatupa motoni. Naam, nawaambia, mwogopeni huyo! (Geenna g1067)
Rather, I will advise you whom you should fear—fear Him who after He kills has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes indeed, fear Him! (Geenna g1067)
6 Mnajua kwamba shomoro watano huuzwa kwa senti mbili? Lakini Mungu hamsahau hata mmoja wao.
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 Naam, hata nywele za vichwa vyenu zote zimehesabiwa. Hivyo msiogope, kwa maana ninyi ni wa thamani kubwa kuliko shomoro wengi.
Even the hairs of your head are all numbered! So do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than sparrows!
8 “Ninawaambia kwamba yeyote atakayenikiri mbele ya watu, Mwana wa Adamu naye atamkiri mbele za malaika wa Mungu.
“Also I say to you, whoever claims me before men, the Son of the Man will also claim him before the angels of God.
9 Lakini yeye atakayenikana mimi mbele ya watu, Mwana wa Adamu naye atamkana mbele ya malaika wa Mungu.
But whoever disclaims me before men will be disclaimed before the angels of God.
10 Naye kila atakayenena neno baya dhidi ya Mwana wa Adamu atasamehewa, lakini yeyote atakayemkufuru Roho Mtakatifu hatasamehewa.
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of the Man, it can be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.
11 “Watakapowapeleka katika masinagogi, na mbele ya watawala na wenye mamlaka, msiwe na wasiwasi kuhusu namna mtakavyojitetea au mtakavyosema.
Now whenever they bring you before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you will answer, or what you should say.
12 Kwa maana Roho Mtakatifu atawafundisha wakati huo huo mnachopaswa kusema.”
Because the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you need to say.”
13 Mtu mmoja katika umati wa watu akamwambia Yesu, “Mwalimu, mwambie ndugu yangu tugawane naye urithi wetu.”
Then someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Lakini Yesu akamwambia, “Rafiki, ni nani aliyeniweka mimi kuwa hakimu wenu au msuluhishi juu yenu?”
But He said to him, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter over you?”
15 Ndipo Yesu akawaambia, “Jihadharini! Jilindeni na aina zote za choyo. Kwa maana maisha ya mtu hayatokani na wingi wa mali alizo nazo.”
Then He said to them, “Keep alert and guard against covetousness, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16 Kisha akawaambia mfano huu: “Shamba la mtu mmoja tajiri lilizaa sana.
Then He told them a parable, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man produced well.
17 Akawaza moyoni mwake, ‘Nifanye nini? Sina mahali pa kuhifadhi mavuno yangu.’
And he reasoned within himself saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no place to store my crops?’
18 “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.
Then he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my produce and my goods.
19 Nami nitaiambia nafsi yangu, “Nafsi, unavyo vitu vingi vizuri ulivyojiwekea akiba kwa miaka mingi. Pumzika; kula, unywe, ufurahi.”’
And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and enjoy yourself!’
20 “Lakini Mungu akamwambia, ‘Mpumbavu wewe! Usiku huu uhai wako unatakiwa. Sasa hivyo vitu ulivyojiwekea akiba vitakuwa vya nani?’
But God said to him: ‘Stupid! This very night your life is being taken back from you; then who will get the things you have prepared?’
21 “Hivyo ndivyo ilivyo kwa wale wanaojiwekea mali lakini hawajitajirishi kwa Mungu.”
Just like that is he who accumulates treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
22 Kisha Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake: “Kwa hiyo nawaambia, msisumbukie maisha yenu kwamba mtakula nini; au msumbukie miili yenu kwamba mtavaa nini.
Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear.
23 Maisha ni zaidi ya chakula, na mwili ni zaidi ya mavazi.
Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 Fikirini ndege! Wao hawapandi wala hawavuni, hawana ghala wala popote pa kuhifadhi nafaka; lakini Mungu huwalisha. Ninyi ni wa thamani zaidi kuliko ndege!
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. You are far more valuable than the birds!
25 Ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye kwa kujitaabisha kwake anaweza kujiongezea hata saa moja zaidi katika maisha yake?
And who among you can add one cubit to his height by worrying?
26 Kama hamwezi kufanya jambo dogo kama hilo, kwa nini basi kuyasumbukia hayo mengine?
So if you cannot do even such a little thing, why worry about the rest?
27 “Angalieni maua jinsi yameavyo: Hayafanyi kazi wala hayafumi. Lakini nawaambia, hata Solomoni katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo ya hayo maua.
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; I say to you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of these.
28 Basi ikiwa Mungu huyavika hivi majani ya shambani, ambayo leo yapo, na kesho yanatupwa motoni, si atawavika ninyi vizuri zaidi, enyi wa imani haba!
So if God so clothes the grass that today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into an oven, how much more you, O little-faiths!
29 Wala msisumbuke mioyoni mwenu mtakula nini au mtakunywa nini. Msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya haya.
Do not concentrate on what you may eat or what you may drink; do not be anxious.
30 Watu wa mataifa ya duniani husumbuka sana kuhusu vitu hivi vyote, lakini Baba yenu anafahamu kuwa mnahitaji haya yote.
All these things really occupy the nations of the world, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 Bali utafuteni Ufalme wa Mungu, na haya yote atawapa pia.
Rather, concentrate on the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be provided for you.
32 “Msiogope enyi kundi dogo, kwa maana Baba yenu ameona vyema kuwapa ninyi Ufalme.
“Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.
33 Uzeni mali zenu mkawape maskini. Jifanyieni mifuko isiyochakaa, mkajiwekee hazina mbinguni isiyokwisha, mahali ambapo mwizi hakaribii wala nondo haharibu.
Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make for yourselves ‘purses’ that will not wear out, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief cannot approach, nor a moth destroy.
34 Kwa sababu mahali hazina yako ilipo, hapo ndipo moyo wako utakapokuwa pia.
Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 “Kuweni tayari mkiwa mmevikwa kwa ajili ya huduma na taa zenu zikiwa zinawaka,
“Let your waists be belted and your lamps burning,
36 kama watumishi wanaomngojea bwana wao arudi kutoka kwenye karamu ya arusi, ili ajapo na kubisha mlango waweze kumfungulia mara.
and you yourselves like men waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
37 Heri wale watumishi ambao bwana wao atakapokuja atawakuta wakiwa wanakesha. Amin, nawaambia, atajifunga mkanda wake na kuwaketisha ili wale, naye atakuja na kuwahudumia.
Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find watching when he comes. Assuredly I say to you that he will gird himself and have them recline, and will come and serve them.
38 Itakuwa heri kwa watumwa hao ikiwa bwana wao atakapokuja atawakuta wamekesha hata kama atakuja mnamo usiku wa manane, au karibu na mapambazuko.
And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those slaves.
39 Lakini fahamuni jambo hili: Kama mwenye nyumba angalijua saa mwizi atakuja, asingaliiacha nyumba yake kuvunjwa.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Ninyi nanyi hamna budi kuwa tayari, kwa sababu Mwana wa Adamu atakuja saa msiyotazamia.”
Therefore you also be ready, because the Son of the Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41 Ndipo Petro akamuuliza, “Bwana, mfano huu unatuambia sisi peke yetu au watu wote?”
Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, are you directing this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42 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?
So the Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and prudent steward whom his master will place over his household to give them the food allowance at the right time?
43 Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakaporudi atamkuta akifanya hivyo.
Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
44 Amin nawaambia, atamweka mtumishi huyo kuwa msimamizi wa mali yake yote.
I tell you truly that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 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.
But if that servant should say in his heart, ‘My master won't come for a while,’ and should begin to hit the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 Basi bwana wa mtumishi huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani na saa asiyoijua. Atamkata vipande vipande na kumweka katika sehemu moja pamoja na wale wasioamini.
the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.
47 “Yule mtumishi anayefahamu vyema mapenzi ya bwana wake na asijiandae wala kufanya kama apendavyo bwana wake, atapigwa kwa mapigo mengi.
“That servant who knew his master's will, but neither got ready nor did according to that will, will be beaten with many blows.
48 Lakini yeyote ambaye hakujua naye akafanya yale yastahiliyo kupigwa, atapigwa kidogo. Yeyote aliyepewa vitu vingi, atadaiwa vingi; na yeyote aliyekabidhiwa vingi, kwake vitatakiwa vingi.
But he who did not know, yet did things worthy of blows, will be beaten with few. Everyone to whom much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him much more will be asked.
49 “Nimekuja kuleta moto duniani; laiti kama ungekuwa tayari umewashwa!
“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50 Lakini ninao ubatizo ambao lazima nibatizwe, nayo dhiki yangu ni kuu mpaka ubatizo huo ukamilike!
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed!
51 Mnadhani nimekuja kuleta amani duniani? La, nawaambia sivyo, nimekuja kuleta mafarakano.
Do you imagine that I came to provide peace on the earth? Not at all, I tell you, but rather division.
52 Kuanzia sasa, kutakuwa na watu watano katika nyumba moja, watatu dhidi ya wawili, na wawili dhidi ya watatu.
Because from now on there will be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three.
53 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.”
Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
54 Pia Yesu akauambia ule umati wa watu, “Mwonapo wingu likitokea magharibi, mara mwasema, ‘Mvua itanyesha,’ nayo hunyesha.
Then He also said to the crowds: “Whenever you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it does.
55 Nanyi mwonapo upepo wa kusini ukivuma, ninyi husema, ‘Kutakuwa na joto,’ na huwa hivyo.
And whenever a south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it happens.
56 Enyi wanafiki! Mnajua jinsi ya kutambua kuonekana kwa dunia na anga. Inakuwaje basi kwamba mnashindwa kutambua wakati huu wa sasa?
Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky and of the earth, so how can you not discern this time?
57 “Kwa nini hamwamui wenyewe lililo haki?
Also why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
58 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.
“When you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
59 Nakuambia, hautatoka humo hadi uwe umelipa senti ya mwisho.”
I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.”
