Marko 12
1 Yesu alianza kusema nao kwa mifano: “Mtu mmoja alilima shamba la mizabibu. Akalizungushia ukuta, na katikati yake akachimba kisima cha kusindikia divai, akajenga mnara pia. Akalikodisha shamba hilo kwa wakulima, akasafiri hadi nchi ya mbali.
And he began to say to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and made a fence round [it] and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
2 Wakati wa mavuno, alimtuma mtumishi wake kwa wale wakulima akamletee sehemu ya mazao ya shamba lake.
And he sent a bondman to the husbandmen at the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 Wale wakulima wakamkamata, wakampiga, wakamrudisha mikono mitupu.
But they took him, and beat [him], and sent [him] away empty.
4 Akatuma tena mtumishi mwingine; huyu wakamuumiza kichwa na kumtendea vibaya.
And again he sent to them another bondman; and [at] him they [threw stones, and] struck [him] on the head, and sent [him] away with insult.
5 Mwenye shamba akatuma mtumishi mwingine tena, na huyo wakamuua. Wengine wengi waliotumwa, baadhi yao walipigwa, na wengi wakauawa.
And [again] he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
6 Alibakiwa bado na mtu mmoja, yaani mwanawe mpendwa. Mwishowe akamtuma huyo akisema, Watamheshimu mwanangu.
Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.
7 Lakini hao wakulima wakaambiana, Huyu ndiye mrithi, basi, tumuue ili urithi wake uwe wetu!
But those husbandmen said to one another, This is the heir: come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours.
8 Kwa hiyo wakamkamata, wakamuua na kumtupa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu.
And they took him and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.
9 “Basi, mwenye shamba atafanya nini? Atakuja kuwaangamiza hao wakulima na kulikodisha hilo shamba la mizabibu kwa watu wengine.
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Je, hamjasoma Maandiko haya? Jiwe walilokataa waashi sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi.
Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:
11 Bwana ndiye aliyefanya jambo hili, nalo ni la ajabu sana kwetu.”
this is of [the] Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
12 Makuhani wakuu, walimu wa Sheria na wazee walifahamu ya kwamba mfano huo ulikuwa unawahusu. Kwa hiyo walijaribu kumtia nguvuni, lakini waliogopa umati wa watu. Basi, wakamwacha wakaenda zao.
And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.
13 Basi, baadhi ya Mafarisayo na wafuasi wa kikundi cha Herode walitumwa ili wamtege Yesu kwa maneno yake.
And they send to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in speaking.
14 Wakamwendea, wakamwambia, “Mwalimu, tunajua kwamba wewe ni mtu mwaminifu unayesema ukweli mtupu, wala humjali mtu yeyote. Wala cheo cha mtu si kitu kwako, lakini wafundisha ukweli kuhusu njia ya Mungu. Je, ni halali kulipa kodi kwa Kaisari, au la? Tulipe au tusilipe?”
And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
15 Lakini Yesu alijua unafiki wao, akawaambia, “Mbona mnanijaribu? Nionyesheni sarafu.”
Should we give, or should we not give? But he knowing their hypocrisy said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a denarius that I may see [it].
16 Wakamwonyesha. Naye akawauliza, “Sura na chapa hii ni ya nani?” Wakamjibu, “Ni ya Kaisari.”
And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
17 Basi, Yesu akawaambia, “Mpeni Kaisari yaliyo yake Kaisari na Mungu yaliyo yake Mungu.” Wakashangazwa sana naye.
And Jesus answering said to them, Pay what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. And they wondered at him.
18 Masadukayo wasemao kwamba hakuna ufufuo walimwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza,
And Sadducees come to him, that say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him saying,
19 “Mwalimu, Mose alituagiza hivi: Mtu akifa na kuacha mke bila mtoto, ndugu yake lazima amchukue huyo mama mjane amzalie watoto ndugu yake marehemu.
Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if any one's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, that his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20 Basi, kulikuwa na ndugu saba. Wa kwanza alioa, akafa bila kuacha mtoto.
There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
21 Ndugu wa pili akamwoa huyo mjane, naye pia akafa bila kuacha mtoto; na ndugu watatu hali kadhalika.
and the second took her and died, and neither did he leave seed; and the third likewise.
22 Wote saba walikufa bila kuacha mtoto. Mwishowe yule mama mjane naye akafa.
And the seven [took her and] did not leave seed. Last of all the woman also died.
23 Basi, siku watu watakapofufuka, mama huyo atakuwa mke wa nani? Maana wote saba walikuwa wamemwoa.”
In the resurrection, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be wife, for the seven had her as wife?
24 Yesu akawaambia, “Ninyi mmekosea sana, kwa sababu hamjui Maandiko Matakatifu wala nguvu ya Mungu.
And Jesus answering said to them, Do not ye therefore err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 Maana wafu watakapofufuka, hawataoa wala kuolewa; watakuwa kama malaika wa mbinguni.
For when they rise from among [the] dead they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels [who are] in the heavens.
26 Lakini kuhusu kufufuliwa kwa wafu, je, hamjasoma kitabu cha Mose katika sehemu inayohusu kile kichaka kilichokuwa kinawaka moto? Mungu alimwambia Mose, Mimi ni Mungu wa Abrahamu, Mungu wa Isaka, na Mungu wa Yakobo.
But concerning the dead that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, in [the section of] the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 Basi, yeye si Mungu wa wafu, bali ni Mungu wa walio hai. Ninyi mmekosea sana!”
He is not the God of [the] dead, but of [the] living. Ye therefore greatly err.
28 Mmojawapo wa walimu wa Sheria alifika, akasikia mabishano yao. Alipoona kwamba Yesu aliwajibu vyema, akajitokeza akamwuliza, “Katika amri zote ni ipi iliyo ya kwanza?”
And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is [the] first commandment of all?
29 Yesu akamjibu, “Ya kwanza ndiyo hii: Sikiliza, Israeli! Bwana Mungu wetu ndiye peke yake Bwana.
And Jesus answered him, [The] first commandment of all [is], Hear, Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord;
30 Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, kwa roho yako yote, kwa akili yako yote na kwa nguvu zako zote.
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is [the] first commandment.
31 Na ya pili ndiyo hii: Mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe. Hakuna amri nyingine iliyo kuu kuliko hizi.”
And a second like it [is] this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.
32 Basi, yule mwalimu wa Sheria akamwambia, “Vyema Mwalimu! Umesema kweli kwamba Mungu ni mmoja tu wala hakuna mwingine ila yeye.
And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to [the] truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;
33 Na ni lazima mtu kumpenda Mungu kwa moyo wote, kwa akili yote, na kwa nguvu zote, na kumpenda jirani yake kama anavyojipenda mwenyewe. Jambo hili ni muhimu zaidi kuliko dhabihu na sadaka zote za kuteketezwa.”
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
34 Yesu alipoona kwamba huyu mtu alimjibu kwa ujasiri, akamwambia, “Wewe huko mbali na Ufalme wa Mungu.” Baada ya hayo, hakuna mtu aliyethubutu tena kumwuliza kitu.
And Jesus, seeing that he had answered intelligently, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared question him any more.
35 Wakati Yesu alipokuwa akifundisha Hekaluni, aliuliza, “Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema ya kwamba Kristo ni mwana wa Daudi?
And Jesus answering said [as he was] teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is son of David?
36 Daudi mwenyewe akiongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu alisema: Bwana alimwambia Bwana wangu: Keti upande wangu wa kulia, Mpaka nitakapowaweka adui zako chini ya miguu yako.”
[for] David himself said [speaking] in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet.
37 “Daudi mwenyewe anamwita Kristo Bwana. Basi, Kristo atakuwaje mwanae?” Umati wa watu ulikuwa ukimsikiliza kwa furaha.
David himself [therefore] calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the mass of the people heard him gladly.
38 Katika mafundisho yake, Yesu alisema, “Jihadharini na walimu wa Sheria ambao hupenda kupitapita wamejivalia kanzu ndefu na kusalimiwa na watu kwa heshima sokoni; hupenda kuketi mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi,
And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,
39 na kuchukua nafasi za heshima katika karamu.
and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
40 Huwanyonya wajane huku wakijisingizia kusali sala ndefu. Siku ya hukumu watapata adhabu kali!”
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
41 Yesu alikuwa ameketi karibu na sanduku la hazina. Akawa anatazama jinsi watu wengi walivyokuwa wakitoa fedha na kuzitia katika hazina ya Hekalu. Matajiri wengi walitoa fedha nyingi.
And Jesus, having sat down opposite the treasury, saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury; and many rich cast in much.
42 Hapo akaja mama mmoja mjane maskini, akatoa sarafu mbili ndogo za fedha.
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
43 Yesu akawaita wanafunzi wake, akawaambia, “Kweli nawaambieni, huyu mama mjane maskini ametoa zaidi kuliko wengine wote waliotia fedha katika sanduku la hazina.
And having called his disciples to [him] he said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:
44 Maana wote walitoa kutokana na ziada ya mali zao, lakini huyu mama, ingawa ni maskini, ametoa yote aliyokuwa nayo, ametoa kila kitu alichohitaji kwa kuishi.”
for all have cast in of that which they had in abundance, but she of her destitution has cast in all that she had, the whole of her living.
