Yuda 1
1 Yuda, mtumwa wa Yesu Kristo, na ndugu yake Yakobo, kwa wale ambao wameitwa, wapendwao katika Mungu Baba, na waliotunzwa kwa ajili ya Yesu Kristo:
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
2 rehema na amani na upendo viongezwe kwenu.
Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.
3 Wapenzi, wakati nilipokuwa nikifanya kila juhudi kuwaandikia ninyi kuhusu wokovu wetu sote, ilinilazimu kuwaandikia kwa ajili ya kuwashauri ili mshindanie kwa uaminifu imani ambayo ilikuwa imekabidhiwa mara moja tu kwa waamini.
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
4 Kwa sababu watu fulani wamejiingiza kwa siri kati yenu - watu ambao walitiwa alama kwa ajili ya hukumu - watu wasio wataua ambao hubadili neema ya Mungu wetu kuwa ufisadi, na kumkana Bwana wetu pekee na Bwana Yesu Kristo.
For there are certain people who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly people, turning the grace of our God into sensuality, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Sasa napenda kuwakumbusha ninyi ingawa kuna wakati mlijua kwa ukamilifu kwamba Bwana aliwaokoa watu kutoka nchi ya Misri, lakini baadaye kuwaangamiza wale ambao hawakuamini.
Now I want to remind you, though you already know all these things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
6 Na malaika ambao hawakuilinda enzi yao wenyewe lakini wakaacha makao yao maalum Mungu amewaweka katika minyororo ya milele, ndani ya giza, kwa ajili ya hukumu ya siku ile kuu. (aïdios g126)
Angels who did not keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. (aïdios g126)
7 Kama vile Sodoma na Gomora na miji iliyoizunguka, ambayo pia ilijiingiza yenyewe katika uasherati na wakafuata tamaa isiyo ya asili. Walioneshwa kama mifano ya wale ambao huteseka katika hukumu ya moto wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of everlasting fire. (aiōnios g166)
8 Hali kadhalika, kwa njia ile ile waota ndoto hawa pia huchafua miili yao, na hukataa mamlaka, na wananena uongo dhidi ya mtukufu.
Yet in like manner these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and blaspheme the glories.
9 Lakini hata Mikaeli malaika mkuu, wakati alipokuwa akishindana na ibilisi na kuhojiana naye kwa ajili ya mwili wa Musa, hakuthubutu kuleta hukumu ya uongo dhidi yake, lakini badala yake alisema, “Bwana akukemee!”
But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you."
10 Lakini watu hawa huleta uongo dhidi ya chochote wasicho kifahamu. Na kile wasicho kifahamu- kile ambacho wanyama wasio na akili hujua kwa silika- haya ndiyo yaliyo waharibu.
But these speak evil of whatever things they do not know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.
11 Ole wao! Kwa kuwa wametembea katika njia ya Kaini, na kulifuata kosa la Balaamu. Wameangamia katika uasi wa Kora.
Woe to them. For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in Korah's rebellion.
12 Hawa ni miamba katika sherehe zenu za upendo, wakisherehekea bila aibu, wakijilisha tu wenyewe. Ni mawingu yasiyo na maji, yanayobebwa na upepo, ni miti iliyopukutika isiyo na matunda iliyo kufa mara mbili, iliyong'olewa mizizi
These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Ni mawimbi ya bahari yenye kelele yakitoa aibu yao wenyewe, Ni nyota zinazorandaranda ambazo weusi wa giza umetunzwa kwa ajili yao milele. (aiōn g165)
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. (aiōn g165)
14 Enoko, wa saba katika orodha ya Adamu, alitabiri kuhusu wao, akisema, “Tazama! Bwana anakuja na maelfu kwa maelfu ya watakatifu wake,
About these also Hanoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Look, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
15 ili afanye hukumu juu ya kila mtu, na kutia hatia wote wasiomcha Mungu juu ya matendo yao yote waliyokwishafanya katika njia zisizo za kitauwa, na kwa maneno yote ya ukali ambayo wasio watauwa wameyanena dhidi yake.”
to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
16 Hawa ni wale wanung'unikao, walalamikao ambao hufuata tamaa zao za uovu, wajivunao mno, ambao kwa faida yao hudanganya wengine.
These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
17 Lakini ninyi, wapenzi, kumbukeni maneno ambayo yalinenwa zamani na mitume wa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18 Walisema kwenu, “Katika wakati wa mwisho kutakuwa na watu wanaodhihaki ambao hufuata tamaa zao zisizo za kitauwa.”
They said to you that "In the end time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts."
19 Watu hawa ni watenganishaji, wanatawaliwa na tamaa za asili, na hawana Roho.
These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.
20 Lakini ninyi, wapenzi, kama mjijengavyo katika imani yenu takatifu sana, na kama muombavyo katika Roho Mtakatifu,
But you, beloved, keep building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
21 jitunzeni katika upendo wa Mungu, na msubiri rehema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo ambayo huwapatia uzima wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
22 Onesheni rehema kwa wale walio na shaka.
And be merciful on those who doubt,
23 Waokoeni wengine kwa kuwanyakua kutoka katika moto. Kwa wengine onesheni huruma kwa hofu, mkichukia hata vazi lililotiwa doa na mwili.
and some save, snatching them out of the fire, and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
24 Sasa kwake awezaye kuwalinda msijikwae, na kuwasababisha msimame mbele ya utukufu wake, bila mawaa na kuwa na furaha kuu,
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
25 kwake Mungu pekee mwokozi kupitia Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu, utukufu uwe kwake, ukuu, uwezo na nguvu kabla ya nyakati zote, na sasa na hata milele. Amina. (aiōn g165)
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
