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 occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.
2 Mbele yake Yesu palikuwa na mtu mmoja aliyekuwa na ugonjwa wa kuvimba mwili.
And lo, a dropsical man was before him.
3 Yesu akawauliza walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, “Je, ni halali au la kumponya mtu siku ya sabato?”
And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
4 Lakini wao wakakaa kimya. Yesu akamshika huyo mgonjwa, akamponya, akamwacha aende zake.
And they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.
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 said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out?
6 Nao hawakuweza kumjibu swali hilo.
And they could give him no answer to that.
7 Yesu aliona jinsi wale walioalikwa walivyokuwa wanajichagulia nafasi za heshima, akawaambia mfano:
And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.
8 “Kama mtu akikualika arusini, usiketi mahali pa heshima isije ikawa amealikwa mwingine mheshimiwa kuliko wewe;
When thou art invited by any one to a house of feasting, go not and recline on the highest couch; lest there should be invited there, one more honorable than thou;
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 both him and thee come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and thou be ashamed, when thou risest, and takest a lower couch.
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 thou art invited, go and recline on the lowest couch; that when he who invited thee come, he may say to thee: My friend, come up higher and recline. And thou wilt have honor, before all that recline with thee.
11 Kwa maana yeyote anayejikweza atashushwa, na anayejishusha, atakwezwa.”
For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will 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.
And he said to him that invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy relatives, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee, and thou have this recompense.
13 Badala yake, unapofanya karamu, waalike maskini, vilema viwete na vipofu,
But when thou makest 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 thou wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be 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 when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Yesu akamjibu, “Mtu mmoja alifanya karamu kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
Jesus 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 at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come.
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 to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.
19 Mwingine akasema: Nimenunua ng'ombe jozi tano wa kulima; sasa nimo njiani kwenda kuwajaribu; nakuomba uniwie radhi.
Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.
20 Na mwingine akasema: Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.
Another said: I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot 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 the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry: and he said to his servant, Go out quickly into the market-places and streets of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the diseased, and the lame, and the blind.
22 Baadaye, mtumishi huyo akasema: Bwana mambo yamefanyika kama ulivyoamuru, lakini bado iko nafasi.
And the servant said: My lord, it is done as thou commandedst; and still 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 to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in; that my house may be filled.
24 Kwa maana, nawaambieni, hakuna hata mmoja wa wale walioalikwa atakayeonja karamu yangu.”
For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 Hapo, makundi mengi yakawa yanaandamana pamoja na Yesu. Basi, akawageukia akawaambia,
And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, 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.
He that cometh to me, and hateth not his father and his mother, and his brothers and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become a disciple to me.
27 Mtu asipochukua msalaba wake na kunifuata hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
And he that doth not take up his cross and come after me, cannot become a disciple to me.
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, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means to complete it?
29 La sivyo, baada ya kuweka msingi na kushindwa kumaliza, watu watamcheka
lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;
30 wakisema: Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, lakini hakumalizia.
and say: This man began to build, and was unable 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, that is going to contend in battle with his neighbor king, doth not first consider, 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 far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace.
33 Vivyo hivyo, basi, hakuna hata mmoja wenu atakayekuwa mwanafunzi wangu kama asipoachilia kila kitu alicho nacho.
So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.
34 “Chumvi ni nzuri; lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini?
Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted?
35 Haifai kitu wala kwa udongo wala kwa mbolea. Watu huitupilia mbali. Sikieni basi, kama mna masikio!”
It is fit for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
