Mathayo 24
1 Yesu akatoka Hekaluni na alipokuwa akienda zake, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea ili kumwonyesha majengo ya Hekalu.
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] to show him the buildings of the temple.
2 Ndipo Yesu akawauliza, “Je, mnayaona haya yote? Amin, nawaambia, hakuna hata jiwe moja hapa litakalobaki juu ya jingine, bali kila moja litabomolewa.”
And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 Yesu alipokuwa ameketi kwenye Mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi wake wakamjia faraghani, wakamuuliza, “Tuambie, mambo haya yatatukia lini, nayo dalili ya kuja kwako na ya mwisho wa dunia ni gani?” (aiōn g165)
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what [will be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (aiōn g165)
4 Yesu akawajibu, “Jihadharini, mtu yeyote asiwadanganye.
And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 Kwa maana wengi watakuja kwa Jina langu, wakidai, ‘Mimi ndiye Kristo,’nao watawadanganya wengi.
For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many.
6 Mtasikia habari za vita na matetesi ya vita. Angalieni msitishike, kwa maana haya hayana budi kutukia. Lakini ule mwisho bado.
And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 Taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na njaa na mitetemeko ya ardhi sehemu mbalimbali.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
8 Haya yote yatakuwa ndio mwanzo wa utungu.
All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
9 “Ndipo mtasalitiwa, ili mteswe na kuuawa, nanyi mtachukiwa na mataifa yote kwa ajili yangu.
Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
10 Wakati huo, wengi wataacha imani yao, nao watasalitiana kila mmoja na mwenzake na kuchukiana.
And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 Watatokea manabii wengi wa uongo, nao watawadanganya watu wengi.
And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many.
12 Kwa sababu ya kuongezeka kwa uovu upendo wa watu wengi utapoa,
And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will become cold.
13 lakini yule atakayevumilia hadi mwisho ataokolewa.
But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
14 Injili ya Ufalme itahubiriwa ulimwenguni kote kuwa ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote. Ndipo mwisho utakapokuja.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 “Hivyo mtakapoona lile ‘chukizo la uharibifu’ lililonenwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu (asomaye na afahamu),
When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand, )
16 basi wale walioko Uyahudi wakimbilie milimani.
Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:
17 Yeyote aliye juu ya dari ya nyumba asishuke ili kuchukua chochote kutoka ndani ya nyumba.
Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Aliye shambani asirudi nyumbani kuchukua vazi lake.
Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 Ole wao wenye mimba na wale wanaonyonyesha watoto siku hizo!
And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!
20 Ombeni ili kukimbia kwenu kusiwe wakati wa baridi au siku ya Sabato.
But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath:
21 Kwa maana wakati huo kutakuwa na dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo wa dunia mpaka sasa: wala haitakuwako tena kamwe.
For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 Kama siku hizo zisingefupishwa, hakuna hata mtu mmoja ambaye angeokoka. Lakini kwa ajili ya wateule, siku hizo zitafupizwa.
And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Wakati huo kama mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Tazama, Kristo huyu hapa!’ Au, ‘Kristo yuko kule,’ msisadiki.
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
24 Kwa maana watatokea makristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo, nao watafanya ishara kubwa na maajabu mengi ili kuwapotosha, ikiwezekana, hata wale wateule hasa.
For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if [it were] possible, they would deceive the very elect.
25 Angalieni, nimekwisha kuwaambia mapema.
Behold, I have told you before.
26 “Kwa hiyo mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Yule kule nyikani,’ msiende huko. Au akisema, ‘Yuko kwenye chumba,’ msisadiki.
Wherefore, if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.
27 Kwa maana kama vile umeme utokeavyo mashariki na kuonekana hata magharibi, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 Kwa maana popote ulipo mzoga, huko ndiko wakusanyikapo tai.
For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be collected.
29 “Mara baada ya dhiki ya siku zile, “‘jua litatiwa giza, nao mwezi hautatoa nuru yake; nazo nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za anga zitatikisika.’
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 “Ndipo itakapotokea ishara ya Mwana wa Adamu angani, na makabila yote ya dunia yataomboleza. Nao watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija juu ya mawingu ya angani, katika uwezo na utukufu mkuu.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 Naye atawatuma malaika zake kwa sauti kuu ya tarumbeta, nao watawakusanya wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, kutoka mwisho mmoja wa mbingu hadi mwisho mwingine.
And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 “Basi jifunzeni somo hili kutokana na mtini: Matawi yake yanapoanza kuchipua na kutoa majani, mnatambua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.
Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
33 Vivyo hivyo, myaonapo mambo haya yote, mnatambua kwamba wakati u karibu, hata malangoni.
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even at] the doors.
34 Amin, nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita hadi mambo haya yote yawe yametimia.
Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.
35 Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 “Kwa habari ya siku ile na saa, hakuna ajuaye, hata malaika walio mbinguni wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake.
But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 Kama ilivyokuwa wakati wa Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.
But as the days of Noah [were], so will also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 Kwa maana siku zile kabla ya gharika, watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa, mpaka siku ile Noa alipoingia katika safina.
For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39 Nao hawakujua lolote mpaka gharika ilipokuja ikawakumba wote. Hivyo ndivyo itakavyokuwa atakapokuja Mwana wa Adamu.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
40 Watu wawili watakuwa shambani, naye mmoja atatwaliwa na mwingine ataachwa.
Then will two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Wanawake wawili watakuwa wanasaga pamoja, naye mmoja atatwaliwa na mwingine ataachwa.
Two [women will be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 “Basi kesheni, kwa sababu hamjui ni siku gani atakapokuja Bwana wenu.
Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.
43 Lakini fahamuni jambo hili: Kama mwenye nyumba angejua ni wakati gani wa usiku ambao mwizi atakuja, angekesha na hangekubali nyumba yake kuvunjwa.
But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up.
44 Kwa hiyo ninyi pia hamna budi kuwa tayari, kwa sababu Mwana wa Adamu atakuja saa msiyotazamia.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
45 “Ni nani basi aliye mtumishi mwaminifu na mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake amemweka kusimamia watumishi wengine katika nyumba yake, ili awape chakula chao kwa wakati unaofaa?
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
46 Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakaporudi atamkuta akifanya hivyo.
Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
47 Amin, nawaambia, atamweka mtumishi huyo kuwa msimamizi wa mali yake yote.
Verily I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods.
48 Lakini kama huyo mtumishi ni mwovu, naye akasema moyoni mwake, ‘Bwana wangu atakawia muda mrefu,’
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;
49 kisha akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wenzake, na kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi.
And shall begin to beat [his] fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 Basi bwana wa mtumishi huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani na saa asiyoijua.
The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 Atamkata vipande vipande na kumweka katika sehemu moja pamoja na wanafiki, mahali ambako kutakuwa ni kulia na kusaga meno.
And will cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
