Mathayo 24
1 Yesu alitoka hekaluni na kwenda zake. Wanafunzi wake walimwendea na kumuonesha majengo ya hekalu.
So as Jesus was going out, departing from the temple, His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.
2 Laikni aliwajibu na kuwaambia, “Je, hamuyaoni mambo haya yote? Kweli nawaambia, hakuna jiwe litalobaki juu ya lingine bila kubomolewa.”
But Jesus said to them: “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly I say to you, absolutely not a single stone here will be left upon another, that will not be thrown down.”
3 Na alipokaa katika Mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi wake walimwendea kwa faragha na kusema, “Tuambie, mambo haya yatatokea lini? Kitu gani kitakuwa dalili ya kuja kwako na mwisho wa ulimwengu?” (aiōn g165)
Now as He was sitting on 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 Your coming and of the completion of the age?” (aiōn g165)
4 Yesu aliwajibu na kuwaambia, “Iweni makini kwamba asije mtu akawapotosha.
So in answer Jesus said to them: “Watch out, so that no one deceives you.
5 Kwa kuwa wengi watakuja kwa jina langu. Watasema, 'Mimi ndiye Kristo', na watawapotosha wengi.
Because many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many.
6 Mtasikia vita na taarifa za vita. Angalieni msije mkawa na wasiwasi, kwa kuwa mambo haya hayabudi kutokea; lakini ule mwisho utakuwa bado.
You will be concerned when you hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you not get worked up; for all of it has to happen, but the end is not yet.
7 Kwa kuwa taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa jingine, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na njaa na matetemeko ya ardhi katika sehemu mbalimbali.
For nation will be raised up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in various places;
8 Lakini mambo haya yote ni mwanzo tu wa uchungu wa kujifungua.
but all these things are only a beginning of birth pains.
9 Ndipo watawatoa kwa ajili ya mateso na kuwaua. Mtachukiwa na mataifa yote kwa sababu ya jina langu.
“Then they will hand you over to oppression and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
10 Ndipo wengi watajikwaa na kusalitiana na watachukiana wenyewe kwa wenyewe.
And then many will be offended, and they will betray one another and will hate one another.
11 Manabii wengi wa uongo watatokea na kuwadanganya wengi.
And many false prophets will be raised up and they will deceive many.
12 Kwa sababu uovu utaongezeka, upendo wa wengi utapoa.
And because of the increase of the lawlessness the love of the majority will grow cold.
13 Lakini atakaye vumilia mpaka mwisho, ataokolewa.
So the one who perseveres to the end, he will be saved.
14 Hii Injili ya ufalme itahubiriwa katika ulimwengu mzima kama ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote. Na ndipo ule mwisho utafika.
And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth as a witness to all the ethnic nations, and then the end will come.
15 Kwa hiyo, mtakapoona chukizo la uharibifu, lililosemwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu [asomaye na afahamu],
“So then, when you (ye) see the ‘abomination of desolation’, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),
16 ndipo walioko Yuda wakimbilie milimani.
“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Na yule aliyeko juu ya paa la nyumba asiweze kuteremka chini kuchukua kitu chochote kutoka ndani ya nyumba yake,
Anyone on the housetop should not go down to take things out of his house,
18 naye aliyeko shambani asirudi kuchukua vazi lake.
and anyone in the field should not go back to get his cloak.
19 Lakini ole wao ambao wana mtoto na wale ambao wananyonyesha katika siku hizo!
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing a baby in those days!
20 Ombeni kwamba kukimbia kwenu kusiwe wakati wa baridi, wala siku ya sabato.
And pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 Kwa kuwa kutakuwa na dhiki kuu, ambayo haijawahi kuwapo tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu hadi sasa, na wala haitakuwapo tena.
Because then there will be a great tribulation, such as has never been since the beginning of the world until now, and never again will be.
22 Kama siku hizo zisingefupishwa, hakuna ambaye angeokoka. Lakini kwa sababu ya wateule, siku hizo zitafupishwa.
And unless those days were cut short no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
23 Kisha ikiwa mtu yeyote atawaambia 'Tazama, Kristo yuko hapa! au, 'Kristo yuko kule' msiamini maneno hayo.
Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, the Messiah is here!’ or ‘there!’ do not believe him.
24 Kwa kuwa Makristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo watakuja na kuonesha ishara kubwa na maajabu, kwa kusudi la kupotosha, kama ingewezekana hata na wateule.
Because false christs and false prophets will be raised up, and they will give great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 Tazameni, nimewatahadharisha kabla ya mambo hayo kutokea.
See, I have told you beforehand.
26 Kwa hiyo, ikiwa watawaambia, ''Kristo yuko jangwani,' msiende huko jangwani. Au, 'Tazameni, yuko ndani ya nyumba,' msiamini maneno hayo.
So if they should say to you, ‘Look, He is in the wilderness!’ do not go out; ‘Look, in the secret rooms!’ do not believe it.
27 Kama vile radi inavyomulika kutokea mashariki na kuangaza hadi magharibi, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
Because just as the lightning comes from east and shines to west, so also will be the coming of the Son of the Man;
28 Popote ulipo mzoga, huko ndiko tai wakusanyikapo.
for wherever the carcass may be there will be a gathering of vultures.
29 Lakini mara baada ya dhiki kuu ya siku zile, Jua litatiwa giza, mwezi hautatoa mwanga wake, nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za mbinguni zitatikisika.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Ndipo ishara ya Mwana wa Adamu itaonekana angani, na makabila yote ya dunia wataomboleza. Watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija katika mawingu ya angani kwa nguvu na utukufu mkuu.
And then the sign of the Son of the Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn—they will see the Son of the Man coming on the clouds of the heaven with power and great glory.
31 Atawatuma malaika wake kwa sauti kuu ya tarumbeta, nao watawakusanya pamoja wateule wake kutoka pande nne za dunia, kutoka mwisho mmoja wa mbingu hadi mwingine.
And He will send out His angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they will collect His elect from the four winds, from one extreme of the heavens to the other.
32 Jifunzeni somo kutokana na mti mtini. Mara tu tawi linapochipuka na kutoa majani, mnajua kwamba kiangazi kinakaribia.
“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and it puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near.
33 Hivyo pia, mtakapoona mambo haya yote, mnapaswa kujua kwamba amekaribia, karibu na malango.
So you also, whenever you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors!
34 Kweli nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita, hadi mambo yote haya yatakuwa yametokea.
Assuredly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
35 Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
The heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 Lakini kuhusu siku ile na saa hakuna mtu ajuaye, hata malaika wa mbinguni, wala Mwana, bali Baba peke yake.
“But no one knows concerning that day and hour, not even the angels of the heavens, except my Father alone.
37 Kama vile ilivyokuwa katika siku za Nuhu, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
But just as were the days of Noah, so also will be the coming of the Son of the Man.
38 Kwa kuwa katika siku hizo kabla ya gharika watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa hadi siku ile ambayo Nuhu aliingia katika safina,
For just as they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, in the days before the flood until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 na hawakujua kitu chochote hadi gharika ilipokuja na kuwasomba wote - ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.
and were not aware until the flood came and took all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of the Man.
40 Ndipo watu wawili watakuwa shambani- mmoja atachukuliwa, na mmoja ataachwa nyuma.
Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.
41 Wanawake wawili watakuwa wanasaga pamoja - mmoja atachukuliwa, na mmoja atabaki.
Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other will be left.
42 Kwa hiyo, kuweni macho kwa sababu hamjui ni siku gani ambayo atakuja Bwana wenu.
So be watchful, because you (pl) do not know in what hour your Lord is coming.
43 Lakini mjue kwamba, ikiwa bwana mwenye nyumba angejua ni saa ipi ambayo mwizi angekuja, angekesha na asingeruhusu nyumba yake kuvamiwa.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44 Kwa hiyo, pia mnapaswa kuwa tayari, kwa kuwa Mwana wa Adamu atakuja katika saa msiyoitarajia.
Therefore you also be ready, because the Son of the Man is coming at an hour that you do not suppose.
45 Hivyo ni nani aliye mwaminifu, mtumwa mwenye akili, ambaye bwana wake amempa madaraka juu ya walio katika nyumba yake, ili awape chakula kwa wakati unaofaa?
“Who then is the faithful and prudent servant whom his lord placed over his corps of servants to give them food on schedule?
46 Amebarikiwa mtumishi huyo, ambaye bwana wake atamkuta akifanya hivyo wakati ajapo.
Blessed be that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find doing so.
47 Kweli nawaambia kwamba bwana atamweka juu ya kila kitu kilicho chake.
Assuredly I say to you that he will place him over all his possessions.
48 Lakini kama mtumwa mwovu akisema moyoni mwake, 'Bwana wangu amekawia,'
But if that bad servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his return,’
49 na akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wake, na akala na kulewa vileo,
and should begin to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
50 Bwana wa mtumwa huyo atakuja katika siku ambayo haitarajii, na katika saa ambayo haijui.
the lord of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour when he is not aware,
51 Bwana wake atamkata vipande viwili na kumweka katika nafasi moja sawa na wanafiki, ambako kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.
and will cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
