Luka 14
1 Siku moja ya Sabato, Yesu alikwenda kula chakula nyumbani kwa mmoja wa viongozi wa Mafarisayo; watu waliokuwapo hapo wakawa wanamchunguza.
And it came to pass, that he went, on the sabbath-day, into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees, to eat bread; and they watched him.
2 Mbele yake Yesu palikuwa na mtu mmoja aliyekuwa na ugonjwa wa kuvimba mwili.
And behold, there was a man before him, who had the dropsy.
3 Yesu akawauliza walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, “Je, ni halali au la kumponya mtu siku ya sabato?”
And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath-day?
4 Lakini wao wakakaa kimya. Yesu akamshika huyo mgonjwa, akamponya, akamwacha aende zake.
But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 Halafu akawaambia, “Ni nani kati yenu ambaye mtoto wake au ng'ombe wake akitumbukia shimoni, hangemtoa hata kama ni siku ya Sabato?”
And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?
6 Nao hawakuweza kumjibu swali hilo.
And they were not able to give him an answer to these things.
7 Yesu aliona jinsi wale walioalikwa walivyokuwa wanajichagulia nafasi za heshima, akawaambia mfano:
And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:
8 “Kama mtu akikualika arusini, usiketi mahali pa heshima isije ikawa amealikwa mwingine mheshimiwa kuliko wewe;
When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;
9 na mwenyeji wenu ninyi wawili atakuja na kukwambia: Mwachie huyu nafasi. Hapo utaaibika mbele ya wote na kulazimika kwenda kuchukua nafasi ya mwisho.
and he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last place.
10 Bali ukialikwa kwenye karamu, keti mahali pa mwisho, ili mwenyeji wako atakapokuja akwambie: Rafiki, njoo hapa mbele, mahali pazuri zaidi. Hapo utakuwa umeheshimika mbele ya wote wanaoketi pamoja nawe.
But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.
11 Kwa maana yeyote anayejikweza atashushwa, na anayejishusha, atakwezwa.”
For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
12 Halafu akamwambia na yule aliyemwalika, “Kama ukiwaandalia watu karamu mchana au jioni, usiwaalike rafiki zako au jamaa zako au jirani zako walio matajiri, wasije nao wakakualika nawe ukawa umelipwa kile ulichowatendea.
Then he said also to him that had invited him: When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.
13 Badala yake, unapofanya karamu, waalike maskini, vilema viwete na vipofu,
But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;
14 nawe utakuwa umepata baraka, kwa kuwa hao hawana cha kukulipa. Maana Mungu atakupa tuzo lako wakati watu wema watakapofufuka.”
and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
15 Mmoja wa wale waliokuwa wameketi pamoja na Yesu akasema, “Ana heri mtu yule atakayekula chakula katika Ufalme wa Mungu.”
And a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, after hearing these things, said to him: Blessed is he who shall cat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Yesu akamjibu, “Mtu mmoja alifanya karamu kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
17 Wakati wa karamu ulipofika alimtuma mtumishi wake awaambie walioalikwa, Njoni, kila kitu ni tayari.
And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
18 Lakini wote, kwa namna moja, wakaanza kuomba radhi. Wa kwanza akamwambia mtumishi: Nimenunua shamba, kwa hiyo sina budi kwenda kuliangalia; nakuomba uniwie radhi.
And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.
19 Mwingine akasema: Nimenunua ng'ombe jozi tano wa kulima; sasa nimo njiani kwenda kuwajaribu; nakuomba uniwie radhi.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.
20 Na mwingine akasema: Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.
And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.
21 Mtumishi huyo akarudi na kumwarifu bwana wake jambo hilo. Yule mwenye nyumba alikasirika, akamwambia mtumishi wake: Nenda upesi kwenye barabara na vichochoro vya mji, uwalete hapa ndani maskini, viwete, vipofu na waliolemaa.
And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind.
22 Baadaye, mtumishi huyo akasema: Bwana mambo yamefanyika kama ulivyoamuru, lakini bado iko nafasi.
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.
23 Yule bwana akamwambia mtumishi: Nenda katika barabara na vichochoro vya mji uwashurutishe watu kuingia ili nyumba yangu ijae.
And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full.
24 Kwa maana, nawaambieni, hakuna hata mmoja wa wale walioalikwa atakayeonja karamu yangu.”
For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 Hapo, makundi mengi yakawa yanaandamana pamoja na Yesu. Basi, akawageukia akawaambia,
And many multitudes were journeying with him; and he turned and said to them:
26 “Mtu yeyote akija kwangu, asipowachukia baba na mama yake, mke wake, watoto, ndugu na dada zake, naam, hata na nafsi yake mwenyewe, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.
27 Mtu asipochukua msalaba wake na kunifuata hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.
28 Kwa maana, ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye akitaka kujenga mnara hataketi kwanza akadirie gharama zake ili ajue kama ana kiasi cha kutosha cha kumalizia?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?
29 La sivyo, baada ya kuweka msingi na kushindwa kumaliza, watu watamcheka
Lest, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,
30 wakisema: Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, lakini hakumalizia.
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 “Au, ni mfalme gani ambaye, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine, hataketi kwanza chini na kufikiri kama ataweza, kwa askari wake elfu ishirini?
Or, what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming; against him with twenty thousand?
32 Kama anaona hataweza, atawatuma wajumbe kutaka masharti ya amani wakati mfalme huyo mwingine angali mbali.
And if not, while he is yet at a distance, he sends an embassy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 Vivyo hivyo, basi, hakuna hata mmoja wenu atakayekuwa mwanafunzi wangu kama asipoachilia kila kitu alicho nacho.
So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.
34 “Chumvi ni nzuri; lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini?
Salt is good; but if the salt become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again?
35 Haifai kitu wala kwa udongo wala kwa mbolea. Watu huitupilia mbali. Sikieni basi, kama mna masikio!”
It is fit neither for earth, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
