Luka 14
1 Iltokea siku ya Sabato, alipokua akienda nyumbani kwa mmoja wa viongozi wa Mafarisayo kula mkate, nao walikuwa wakimchunguza kwa karibu.
Then it happened, when He entered the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely.
2 Tazama, pale mbele yake alikuwa mtu ambaye anasumbuliwa na uvimbe.
And then, there in front of Him was a man who had dropsy!
3 Yesu aliuliza wataalam katika sheria ya Wayahudi na Mafarisayo, “Je, ni halali kumponya siku ya Sabato, au sivyo?”
And Jesus reacted by saying to the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 Lakini wao walikuwa kimya, kwahiyo Yesu akamshika, akamponya na kumruhusu aende zake.
But they kept silent. So He took hold of him, healed him, and let him go.
5 Naye akawaambia, “Ni nani kati yenu ambaye ana mtoto au ng'ombe anatumbukia kisimani siku ya Sabato hata mvuta nje mara moja?”
Then He addressed them saying, “Which of you, if a son or an ox falls into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”
6 Wao hawakuwa na uwezo wa kutoa jibu kwa mambo haya.
And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
7 Wakati Yesu alipogundua jinsi wale walioalikwa kwamba wamechagua viti vya heshima, akawaambia mfano, akiwaambia,
Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, saying to them:
8 “Wakati mnapoalikwa na mtu harusini, usiketi katika nafasi za heshima, kwa sababu inawezekana amealikwa mtu ambaye ni wakuheshimiwa zaidi kuliko wewe.
“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than you has been invited by him;
9 Wakati mtu aliyewaalika ninyi wawili akifika, atakuambia wewe, “mpishe mtu huyu nafasi yako,” na kisha kwa aibu utaanza kuchukua nafasi ya mwisho.
then he who invited you both will come and say, ‘You, give this man place!’ and then, with shame, you start to take the lowest place.
10 Lakini wewe ukialikwa, nenda ukakae mahali pa mwisho, ili wakati yule aliyekualika akija, aweze kukuambia wewe, `Rafiki, nenda mbele zaidi.” ndipo utakuwa umeheshimika mbele ya wote walioketi pamoja nawe mezani.
Rather, whenever you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will have honor in the presence of your fellow guests.
11 Kwa maana kila ajikwezaye atashushwa, na yeye ajishushae atakwezwa. '
Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Yesu pia alimwambia mtu aliyemwalika, 'Unapotoa chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, usiwaalike rafiki zako au ndugu zako au jamaa zako au majirani zako matajiri, ili kwamba wao wasije wakakualika wewe ukapata malipo.
Then He said directly to His host: “Whenever you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
13 Badala yake, unapofanya sherehe, waalike maskini, vilema, viwete na vipofu,
But whenever you make a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
14 na wewe utabarikiwa, kwa sababu hawawezi kukulipa. Kwa maana utalipwa katika ufufuo wa wenye haki.”
and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 Wakati mmoja wa wale walioketi mezani pamoja na Yesu aliposikia hayo, naye akamwambia, “Amebarikiwe yule atakayekula mkate katika Ufalme wa Mungu!”
Well when one of the fellow-recliners heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the Kingdom of God!”
16 Lakini Yesu akamwambia, “Mtu mmoja aliandaa sherehe kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
So He said to him: “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many.
17 Wakati sherehe ilipokuwa tayari, alimtuma mtumishi wake kuwaambia wale walioalikwa, `'Njooni, kwa sababu vitu vyote vimekwisha kuwekwa tayari.'
And at meal time he sent his slave to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
18 Wote, wakaanza kuomba radhi. Wa kwanza akamwambia mtumishi, 'Nimenunua shamba, lazima niende kuliona. Tafadhali unisamehe.'
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
19 Na mwingine akasema, `'Nimenunua jozi tano za ng'ombe, na mimi naenda kuwajaribu. Tafadhali uniwie radhi.'
Another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’
20 Na mtu mwingine akasema, 'Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.'
Yet another said, ‘I have married a wife, and so I cannot come.’
21 Mtumishi akarudi na kumwambia bwana wake mambo hayo. Yule mwenye nyumba alikasirika akamwambia mtumishi wake, `'Nenda upesi mitaani na katika vichochoro vya mji ukawalete hapa maskini, vilema, vipofu na walemavu.”
So that slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
22 Mtumimishi akasema, `Bwana, hayo uliyoagiza yamekwisha tendeka, na hata sasa bado kuna nafasi.'
And the slave said, ‘Master, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23 Bwana akamwambia mtumishi, 'Nenda katika njia kuu na vichochoro na uwashurutishe watu waingie, ili nyumba yangu ijae.
Then the master said to the slave: ‘Go out to the roads and hedges and make people come in, so that my house may be filled.
24 Kwamaana nawaambia, katika wale walioalikwa wa kwanza hapana atakayeonja sherehe yangu. '
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!’”
25 Sasa umati mkubwa walikuwa wanakwenda pamoja naye, naye akageuka na akawaambia,
Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and turning He said to them:
26 'Kama mtu akija kwangu naye hamchukii baba yake, mama yake, mke wake, watoto wake, ndugu zake waume na wanawake- ndio, na hata maisha yake pia -hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Mtu asipochukua msalaba wake na kuja nyuma yangu hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
And whoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 Maana ni nani kati yenu, ambaye anatamani kujenga mnara hataketi kwanza akadirie gharama kwa mahesabu kama ana kile anachohitaji ili kukamilisha hilo?
“Further, which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29 Vinginevyo, baada ya kuweka msingi na kushindwa kumaliza, wote walioona wataanza kumdhihaki,
This so he does not lay a foundation without being able to finish, and all who see it begin to ridicule him,
30 wakisema, Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, akawa hana nguvu za kumaliza.'
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
31 Au mfalme gani, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine katika vita, ambae hatakaa chini kwanza na kuchukua ushauri kuhusu kama ataweza, pamoja na watu elfu kumi kupigana na mfalme mwingine anayekuja juu yake na watu elfu ishirini?
“Or what king, going to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Na kama sivyo, wakati jeshi la wengine bado liko mbali, hutuma balozi kutaka masharti ya amani.
And if not, while the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks for terms for peace.
33 Kwa hiyo basi, yeyote kati yenu ambaye hataacha vyote alivyo navyo, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
“So likewise, any of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.
34 Chumvi ni nzuri, lakini ikiwa Chumvi imepoteza ladha yake, jinsi gani inaweza kuwa chumvi tena?
Salt is good; but should the salt become insipid, with what can it be seasoned?
35 Haina matumizi kwa udongo au hata kwa mbolea. hutupwa mbali. Yeye aliye na masikio ya kusikia, na asikie.”
It is fit for neither soil nor fertilizer; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
