Luka 11
1 Ilitokea wakati Yesu alipokuwa anaomba mahali fulani, mmoja wa mwanafunzi wake alimwambia, “Bwana, tufundishe sisi kuomba kama Yohana alivyo wafundisha wanafunzi wake'.
It happened when Jesus was praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Yesu akawaambia, Msalipo, semeni, 'Baba, Jina lako litakazwe. Ufalme wako uje.
Jesus said to them, “When you pray say, 'Father, may your name be sanctified. May your kingdom come.
3 Utupe mkate wetu wa kila siku.
Give us our daily bread each day.
4 Utusamehe makosa yetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe wote waliotukosea. Usituongoze katika majaribu.”
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive everyone who is in debt to us. Do not lead us into temptation.'”
5 Yesu akawaambia, “Ni nani kwenu atakuwa na rafiki, ambaye atamuendea usiku, na kumwambia, Rafiki niazime mikate mitatu.
Jesus said to them, “Which of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend to me three loaves of bread,
6 Kwa sababu rafiki yangu amenijia sasa hivi kutoka safarini, nami sina cha kumuandalia.'
since a friend of mine just came in from the road, and I do not have anything to set before him'?
7 Na yule aliyeko ndani akamjibu, usinitaabishe, Mlango umekwisha kufungwa, na watoto wangu, pamoja nami tumekwisha kulala kitandani. Siwezi kuamka na kukupa wewe mikate.
Then the one inside who answered him may say, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children, along with me, are in bed. I am not able to get up and give bread to you.'
8 Nawaambia, japo kuwa haamki na kukupatia mikate kama rafiki yake, kwa sababu ya kuendelea kumgongea bila aibu, ataamka na kukupatia vipande vingi vya mikate kulingana na mahitaji yako.
I say to you, even if he does not get up and give bread to you because you are his friend, yet because of your shameless persistence, he will get up and give you as many loaves of bread as you need.
9 Nami pia nawaambieni, Ombeni, nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni, nanyi mtapata, pigeni hodi nanyi mtafunguliwa.
I also say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10 Kwa kuwa kila mtu aombaye atapokea, na kila mtu atafutaye atapata, na kila mtu apigaye hodi, mlango utafunguliwa kwake.
For every asking person receives; and the seeking person finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
11 Ni baba yupi miongoni mwenu, mwanaye akimuomba samaki atampa nyoka badala yake?
Which father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
12 Au akimuomba yai atampa nge badala yake?
Or if he asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion to him?
13 Kwa hiyo, ikiwa ninyi mlio waovu mnajuwa kuwapa watoto wenu zawadi nzuri, je si zaidi sana Baba yenu wa mbinguni kwamba atawapa Roho Mtakatifu hao wamuombao?”
Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
14 Baadaye, Yesu akawa anakemea pepo, na mtu mwenye pepo alikuwa bubu. Ikawa pepo lilipomtoka, mtu huyo aliweza kuongea. Umati wakastaajabu sana.
Now Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.
15 Lakii watu wengine wakasema, huyu anaondo mapepo kwa Beelzebul, mkuu wa mapepo
But some of the people said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he is driving out demons.”
16 Wengine walimjaribu na kumtaka awaonyeshe ishara kutoka mbinguni.
Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 Lakini Yesu aliyatambua mawazo yao na kuwaambia, “Kila ufalme utakaogawanyika itakuwa ukiwa, na nyumba iliyo gawanyika itaanguka.
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and a house divided against itself falls.
18 Kama Shetani atakuwa amegawanyika, ufalme wake utasimamaje? Kwa sababu mwasema natoa mapepo kwa Belzebuli
If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 Kama mimi natoa mapepo kwa Belzebuli, je wenzenu wanatoa mapepo kwa njia gani? Kwa sababu hii, wao watawahukumu ninyi.
If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? Because of this, they will be your judges.
20 Lakini, kama natoa mapepo kwa kidole cha Mungu, basi uflame wa Mungu umewajia.
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
21 Mtu mwenye nguvu aliye na silaha akilinda nyumba yake, vitu vyake vitakaa salama.
When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,
22 Lakini akivamiwa na mtu mwenye nguvu zaidi, Yule mtu mwenye nguvu atamnyang'anya silaha zake, na kuzichukua mali zake zote.
but when a stronger man overcomes him, the stronger man takes away the armor from the man, and plunders the man's possessions.
23 Yeye asiye pamoja nami yuko kinyume nami, na yeye asiyekusanya pamoja nami hutapanya.
The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
24 Pepo mchafu amtokapo mtu, huenda na kutafuta mahali pasipo na maji ili ajipumzishe. Atakapokuwa amekosa, husema, 'nitarudi nilipotoka.
When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest. Finding none, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
25 Akirudi na kukuta nyumba imefagiliwa na imekaa vizuri.
Having returned, it finds that house swept out and put in order.
26 Hivyo huenda na kutafuta mapepo saba walio waovu kuliko yeye mwenyewe na kuwaleta waje wakae mahali pale. Na hali ya mtu huyo huwa mbaya kuliko ilivyokuwa mara ya kwanza.”
Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more evil than itself and they all come in to live there. Then the final condition of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 Ilitokea kwamba alipokuwa akisema maneno hayo, mwanamke fulani alipasa sauti yake zaidi ya wote kwanye mkutano wa watu na kusema “Limebarikiwa tumbo lililo kuzaa na matiti uliyoyanyonya”
It happened that, as he said these things, a certain woman raised her voice above the crowd and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”
28 Lakini yeye akasema, wamebarikiwa wale wasikio neno la Mungu na kulitunza.
But he said, “Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.”
29 Wakati umati wa watu wanakusanyika na kuongezeka, Yesu akaanza kusema “Kizazi hiki ni kizazi cha uovu. Hutafuta ishara, na hakuna ishara watayopewa zaidi ya ile ishara ya Yona.
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, though no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30 Maana kama Yona alivyokuwa ishara kwa watu wa Ninawi, ndivyo na Mwana wa Adamu atakavyokuwa ishara kwa kizazi hiki
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so too the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
31 Malkia wa Kusini atasimama siku ya hukumu na watu wa kizazi hiki na kuwahukumu wao, kwani yeye alitoka katika mwisho wa nchi ili aje asikilize hekima za Solomoni, na hapa yuko aliye mkuu kuliko Solomoni.
The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and see, someone greater than Solomon is here.
32 Watu wa Ninawi watasimama katika hukumu pamoja na watu wa kizazi hiki siku ya hukumu watakihukumu, kwani wao walitubu kwa mahubiri ya Yona, na tazama, hapa yuko aliye mkuu kuliko Yona.
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation of people and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and see, someone greater than Jonah is here.
33 Hakuna Mtu yeyote, awashaye taa na kuiweka sehemu ya chini yenye giza isiyoonekana au chini ya kikapu, ila huwasha na kuweka juu ya kitu ili kila mtu aingiaye aweze kuona mwanga.
No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
34 Jicho lako ni taa ya mwili. Jicho lako likiwa zuri basi mwili wako wote utakuwa kwenye mwanga. Lakini jicho lako likiwa baya basi mwili wako wote utakuwa kwenye giza.
Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, the whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your body is full of darkness.
35 Kwa hiyo, mjihadhari ili mwanga ulio ndani yenu usitiwe giza.
Therefore, be careful that the light in you is not darkness.
36 Hivyo basi, kama mwili wako wote uko kwenye mwanga, na hakuna sehemu iliyo katika giza, basi mwili wako utakuwa sawa na taa iwakayo na kutoa mwanga kwenu.”
If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, then your whole body will be like when a lamp shines its brightness on you.”
37 Alipomaliza kuongea, Farisayo alimwalika akale chakula nyumbani kwake, naye Yesu akaingia ndani na kuwa pamoja nao.
When he had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat with him at his house, so Jesus went in and reclined.
38 Na Mafarisayo wakashangaa kwa jinsi ambavyo hakunawa kwanza kabla ya chakula cha jioni.
The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus first did not wash before dinner.
39 Lakini Bwana akawaambia, “Ninyi Mafarisayo mnaosha nje ya vikombe na bakuli, lakini ndani yenu mmejaa tamaa na uovu.
But the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of cups and bowls, but the inside of you is filled with greed and evil.
40 Ninyi watu msio na ufahamu, Je yeye aliyeumba nje hakuumba na ndani pia?
You senseless men! Did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?
41 Wapeni masikini yaliyo ndani, na mambo yote yatakuwa safi kwenu.
Give to the poor what is inside, and then all things will be clean for you.
42 Lakini ole wenu Mafarisayo, kwani mnatoa zaka ya mnanaa na mchicha na kila aina ya mboga ya bustani. Lakini mmeacha mambo ya haki na kumpenda Mungu. Ni muhimu zaidi kufanya yaliyo ya haki na kumpenda Mungu, bila kuacha kufanya na hayo mengine pia.
But woe to you Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every other garden herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. It is necessary to act justly and love God, without failing to do the other things also.
43 Ole wenu Mafarisayo, kwa kuwa mnapenda kukaa katika viti vya mbele kwenye masinagogi na kuamkiwa kwa salamu za heshima sokoni.
Woe to you Pharisees, for you love the front seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Ole wenu, kwani mnafanana na makaburi yasiyo na alama ambayo watu hutembea juu yake pasipokujua.”
Woe to you, for you are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing it.”
45 Mwalimu mmoja wa sheria za Kiyahudi akamjibu na kumwambia, “Mwalimu, unachokisema kinatuudhi pia sisi.”
One of the teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, what you say insults us too.”
46 Yesu akasema, “Ole wenu, waalimu wa sheria! kwani mnawapa watu mizigo mikubwa wasiyoweza kuibeba, walakini ninyi hamgusi mizigo hiyo hata kwa moja ya vidole vyenu.
Jesus said, “Woe to you, teachers of the law! For you put people under burdens that are hard to carry, but you do not touch the burdens with one of your own fingers.
47 Ole wenu, kwa sababu mnajenga na kuweka kumbukumbu kwenye makaburi ya manabii' ambao waliuwawa na mababu zenu.
Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.
48 Hivyo ninyi mwashuhudia na kukubaliana na kazi walizozifanya mababu zenu, kwa sababu hakika waliwauwa manabii ambao mnajenga kumbukumbu katika makaburi yao.
So you are witnesses and you consent to the works of your ancestors, for they indeed killed them and you build their tombs.
49 Kwa sababu hiyo pia, hekima ya Mungu inasema, 'Nitawatumia manabii na mitume nao watawatesa na kuwaua baadhi yao.
For this reason also, God's wisdom said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and they will persecute and kill some of them.'
50 Kizazi hiki kitawajibika kwa damu ya manabii waliouawa tangu kuanza kwa dunia,
This generation, then, will be held responsible for all the blood of the prophets shed since the world began,
51 Kutoka damu ya Abeli hadi damu ya Zakaria, aliyeuawa katikati ya madhabahu na patakatifu. Ndiyo, nawaambia ninyi, kizazi hiki kitawajibika.
from Abel's blood to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, this generation will be held responsible.
52 Ole wenu waalimu wa sheria za Kiyahudi, kwa sababu mmechukua funguo za ufahamu; nyie wenyewe hamuingii, na wale wanaotaka kuingia mnawazuia.”
Woe to you teachers of Jewish laws, because you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you hinder those who are entering.”
53 Baada ya Yesu kuondoka pale, Waandishi na Mafarisayo walimpinga na kubishana naye juu ya mambo mengi.
After Jesus left there, the scribes and the Pharisees opposed him and argued with him about many things,
54 wakijaribu kumnsana kwa maneno yake.
trying to trap him in his own words.
