Luka 11
1 Siku moja, Yesu alikuwa mahali fulani akisali. Alipomaliza kusali, mmoja wa wanafunzi wake akamwambia, “Bwana, tunakuomba utufundishe kusali kama Yohane mbatizaji alivyowafundisha wanafunzi wake.”
And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
2 Yesu akawaambia, “Mnaposali, semeni: Baba! Jina lako litukuzwe; Ufalme wako ufike.
And he said to them: When you pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
3 Utupe daima chakula chetu cha kila siku.
Give us, day by day, the bread sufficient for our support;
4 Utusamehe dhambi zetu, maana sisi tunawasamehe wote waliotukosea; wala usitutie katika majaribu.”
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
5 Kisha akawaambia, “Tuseme mmoja wenu anaye rafiki, akaenda kwake usiku wa manane, akamwambia: Rafiki, tafadhali niazime mikate mitatu,
And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 kwa kuwa rafiki yangu amepitia kwangu akiwa safarini nami sina cha kumpa.
for a friend of mine, who is on a journey, has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 Naye, akiwa ndani angemjibu: Usinisumbue! Nimekwisha funga mlango. Mimi na watoto wangu tumelala; siwezi kuamka nikupe!
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is already closed, and my children and myself are in bed; I can not rise and give you.
8 Hakika, ingawa hataamka ampe kwa sababu yeye ni rafiki yake, lakini, kwa sababu ya huyo mtu kuendelea kumwomba, ataamka ampe chochote anachohitaji.
I say to you, Although he will not arise and give him, because he is his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs.
9 Kwa hiyo, ombeni, nanyi mtapewa, tafuteni, nanyi mtapata, bisheni nanyi mtafunguliwa.
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
10 Maana yeyote aombaye hupewa, atafutaye hupata na abishaye hufunguliwa.
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
11 Mtoto akimwomba baba yake samaki, je, atampa nyoka badala ya samaki?
If a son ask bread of any one of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent?
12 Na kama akimwomba yai, je, atampa ng'e?
Or if he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
13 Ninyi, ingawa ni waovu, mnajua kuwapa watoto wenu vitu vizuri. Basi, baba yenu wa mbinguni atafanya zaidi; atawapa Roho Mtakatifu wale wanaomwomba.”
If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
14 Siku moja Yesu alikuwa anamfukuza pepo aliyemfanya mtu mmoja kuwa bubu. Basi, huyo pepo alipomtoka, yule mtu akaweza kuongea hata umati wa watu ukashangaa.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon had gone out, that the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes wondered.
15 Lakini baadhi ya watu hao wakasema, “Anamfukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo.”
But some of them said: He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.
16 Wengine, wakimjaribu, wakamtaka afanye ishara kuonyesha kama alikuwa na idhini kutoka mbinguni.
And others, that they might tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
17 Lakini yeye, akiwa anayajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, “Ufalme wowote uliofarakana wenyewe, hauwezi kudumu; kadhalika, jamaa yeyote inayofarakana huangamia.
But, knowing their purpose, he said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and a house that is divided against a house, falls.
18 Kama Shetani anajipinga mwenyewe, utawala wake utasimamaje? Mnasemaje, basi, kwamba ninawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli?
If Satan be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For you say, that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 Kama ninafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, watoto wenu huwafukuza kwa uwezo wa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo, wao ndio watakaowahukumu ninyi.
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.
20 Lakini ikiwa ninawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Mungu, basi jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha fika kwenu.
But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then has the kingdom of God already come upon you.
21 “Mtu mwenye nguvu anapolinda jumba lake kwa silaha, mali yake yote iko salama.
When the strong man armed keeps guard over his palace, his goods are in peace;
22 Lakini akija mwenye nguvu zaidi akamshambulia na kumshinda, huyo huziteka silaha zake alizotegemea na kugawanya nyara.
but when one stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
23 Yeyote asiyejiunga nami, ananipinga; na yeyote asiyekusanya pamoja nami, hutawanya.
He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathers not with me, scatters.
24 “Pepo mchafu akifukuzwa kwa mtu fulani, huzururazurura jangwani akitafuta mahali pa kupumzikia. Asipopata, hujisemea: Nitarudi kwenye makao yangu nilikotoka.
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house out of which I came.
25 Anaporudi, huikuta ile nyumba imefagiwa na kupambwa.
And he comes and finds it swept, and set in order.
26 Basi, huenda na kuwachukua pepo wengine saba waovu zaidi kuliko yeye; wote huenda na kumwingia mtu yule. Hivyo, basi hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya zaidi kuliko pale mwanzo.”
Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits, more wicked than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
27 Alipokuwa akisema hayo, mwanamke mmoja katika lile kundi la watu, akasema kwa sauti kubwa: “Heri tumbo lililokuzaa, na maziwa yaliyokunyonyesha!”
And it came to pass, that, when he said these things, a certain woman from among the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou didst suck.
28 Lakini Yesu akasema, “Lakini heri zaidi wale wanaolisikia neno la Mungu na kulishika.”
And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 Umati wa watu ulipozidi kuongezeka, Yesu akawaambia, “Kizazi hiki ni kizazi kiovu. Kinataka ishara, lakini hakitapewa ishara yoyote isipokuwa ile ya Yona.
And when the multitudes were crowded together, he began to say: This is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, and no sign shall be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
30 Jinsi Yona alivyokuwa ishara kwa watu wa Ninewi, ndivyo pia Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokuwa ishara kwa kizazi hiki.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of man shall also be to this generation.
31 Malkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atashuhudia kwamba kina hatia. Yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali, akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni; kumbe hapa pana mkuu zaidi kuliko Solomoni.
The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.
32 Watu wa Ninewi watatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, na watashuhudia kwamba kizazi hiki kina hatia. Hao watu wa Ninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona; na hapa pana mkuu zaidi kuliko Yona!
The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and lo, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “Hakuna mtu anayewasha taa na kuifunika kwa pishi, bali huiweka juu ya kinara ili watu wanaoingia ndani wapate kuona mwanga.
No one, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, nor under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand, that those who come in may see the light.
34 Jicho lako ni kama taa ya mwili wako; likiwa zima, mwili wako wote utakuwa katika mwanga. Jicho lako likiwa bovu, na mwili wako pia utakuwa katika giza.
The lamp of the body is the eye; when, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body also is light; but if it be diseased, your body also is dark.
35 Uwe mwangalifu basi mwanga ulio ndani yako usije ukawa giza.
Take heed, therefore, lest the light that is in you be darkness.
36 Basi, kama mwili wako wote una mwanga, bila kuwa na sehemu yoyote yenye giza, mwili huo utang'aa kikamilifu kama vile taa inavyokuangazia kwa mwanga wake.”
If, therefore, your whole body is light, having no part dark, the whole shall be light, as when a lamp, by its brightness, gives you light.
37 Yesu alipokuwa akiongea, Mfarisayo mmoja alimkaribisha chakula nyumbani kwake, naye akaenda, akaketi kula chakula.
And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. And he went in and reclined at table.
38 Huyo Mfarisayo alistaajabu kuona kwamba alikula chakula bila kunawa.
And when the Pharisee saw it, he wondered that he had not first immersed himself before dinner.
39 Bwana akamwambia, “Ninyi Mafarisayo huosha kikombe na sahani kwa nje, lakini ndani mmejaa udhalimu na uovu.
And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the plate; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
40 Wapumbavu ninyi! Je, aliyetengeneza nje si ndiye aliyetengeneza ndani pia?
Senseless men, did not he who made the outside, make the inside also?
41 Toeni kwa maskini vile vitu vilivyomo ndani, na vingine vyote vitakuwa halali kwenu.
But give as charity the contents of the cup, and behold, all things are clean for you.
42 “Lakini ole wenu Mafarisayo, kwa sababu mnatoza watu zaka hata juu ya majani ya kukolezea chakula, mchicha na majani mengine, na huku hamjali juu ya haki na upendo kwa Mungu. Mambo haya iliwapasa muwe mmeyazingatia bila kuyasahau yale mengine.
But alas for you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, and those you ought not to have left undone.
43 “Ole wenu ninyi Mafarisayo, kwa sababu mnapenda kuketi mbele mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi, na kusalimiwa kwa heshima hadharani.
Alas for you, Pharisees! for you love the chief seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Ole wenu, kwa sababu mko kama makaburi yaliyofichika; watu hutembea juu yake bila kufahamu.”
Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves that are not seen; and men that walk over them know it not.
45 Mmoja wa walimu wa Sheria akamwambia, “Mwalimu, maneno yako yanatukashifu na sisi pia.”
And one of the lawyers answered and said to him: Teacher, in saying these things, you reproach us also.
46 Yesu akamjibu, “Na ninyi walimu wa Sheria, ole wenu; maana mnawatwika watu mizigo isiyochukulika, huku ninyi wenyewe hamnyoshi hata kidole kuwasaidia.
He replied: Alas for you, lawyers, also! for you bind upon men burdens hard to be borne, and you yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers,
47 Ole wenu, kwa kuwa mnajenga makaburi ya manabii wale ambao wazee wenu waliwaua.
Alas for you! for you build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Kwa hiyo mnashuhudia na kukubaliana na matendo ya wazee wenu; maana wao waliwaua hao manabii, nanyi mnajenga makaburi yao.
Therefore you attest and approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchers.
49 Kwa hiyo, Hekima ya Mungu ilisema hivi: Nitawapelekea manabii na mitume, lakini watawaua baadhi yao, na kuwatesa wengine.
For this reason also the Wisdom of God said: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and persecute,
50 Matokeo yake ni kwamba kizazi hiki kitaadhibiwa kwa sababu ya damu ya manabii wote iliyomwagika tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu;
that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51 tangu kumwagwa damu ya Abeli mpaka kifo cha Zakariya ambaye walimuua kati ya madhabahu na mahali patakatifu. Naam, hakika kizazi hiki kitaadhibiwa kwa matendo haya.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the temple; yes, I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.
52 “Ole wenu ninyi walimu wa Sheria, kwa sababu mmeuficha ule ufunguo wa mlango wa elimu; ninyi wenyewe hamkuingia na mmewazuia waliokuwa wanaingia wasiingie.”
Alas for you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not go in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you prevented.
53 Alipokuwa akitoka pale, wale Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakaanza kumshambulia vikali na kumsonga kwa maswali mengi
And when he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very angry, and to put questions to him about many things,
54 ili wapate kumnasa kwa maneno yake.
trying to entrap him, and seeking to lay hold on something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
