Mathayo 12
1 Wakati huo, Yesu alikuwa anapita katika mashamba ya ngano siku ya Sabato. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakaona njaa, wakaanza kukwanyua masuke ya ngano, wakala punje zake.
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and eat them.
2 Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakamwambia Yesu, “Tazama, wanafunzi wako wanafanya jambo ambalo si halali siku ya Sabato.”
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Behold, yoʋr disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
3 Yesu akawajibu, “Je, hamjasoma alivyofanya Daudi pamoja na wenzake wakati walipokuwa na njaa?
He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,
4 Yeye aliingia katika Nyumba ya Mungu pamoja na wenzake, wakala ile mikate iliyowekwa mbele ya Mungu. Yeye wala hao wenzake hawakuruhusiwa kula mikate hiyo isipokuwa tu makuhani peke yao.
how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but only for the priests?
5 Au je, hamjasoma katika Sheria kwamba kila siku ya Sabato makuhani huivunja Sheria Hekaluni, lakini hawafikiriwi kuwa na hatia?
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and yet are guiltless?
6 Basi, nawaambieni kwamba hapa pana kikuu kuliko Hekalu.
But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
7 Kama tu mngejua maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma wala si dhabihu, hamngewahukumu watu wasio na hatia.
But if you had known what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 Maana Mwana wa Mtu ni Bwana wa Sabato.”
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 Yesu alitoka hapo, akaenda katika sunagogi lao.
Then he departed from there and went into their synagogue.
10 Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye mkono uliopooza. Basi, watu wakamwuliza Yesu, “Je, ni halali kumponya mtu siku ya Sabato?” Walimwuliza hivyo wapate kisa cha kumshtaki.
And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. In order to accuse Jesus, the Pharisees asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 Lakini Yesu akawaambia, “Tuseme mmoja wenu ana kondoo wake ambaye ametumbukia shimoni; je, hatamshika na kumtoa humo siku ya Sabato?
He said to them, “What man among you who has a sheep that falls into a pit on the Sabbath will not take hold of it and lift it out?
12 Mtu ana thamani kuliko kondoo! Basi, ni halali kutenda mema siku ya Sabato.”
Of how much more value is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 Kisha akamwambia yule mtu, “Nyosha mkono wako.” Akaunyosha, nao ukawa mzima kabisa kama ule mwingine.
Then he said to the man, “Stretch out yoʋr hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored, becoming as sound as the other.
14 Basi, Mafarisayo wakatoka nje, wakashauriana jinsi watakavyomwangamiza Yesu.
But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus as to how they might destroy him.
15 Lakini Yesu alipojua jambo hilo, akatoka mahali pale. Watu wengi walimfuata, akawaponya wagonjwa wote,
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from there. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them all
16 akawaamuru wasiwaambie watu habari zake,
and warned them not to make him known.
17 ili yale aliyosema nabii Isaya yatimie:
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Hapa ni mtumishi wangu niliyemteua, mpendwa wangu anipendezaye moyoni. Nitaiweka Roho yangu juu yake, naye atatangaza hukumu yangu kwa mataifa yote.
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.
19 Hatakuwa na ubishi wala kupiga kelele, wala sauti yake haitasikika barabarani.
He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, wala utambi ufukao moshi hatauzima, mpaka atakapoifanya hukumu ya haki itawale.
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
21 Katika jina lake mataifa yatakuwa na tumaini.”
And in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
22 Hapo watu wakamletea Yesu kipofu mmoja ambaye alikuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo. Yesu akamponya hata, akaweza kusema na kuona.
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and Jesus healed him, so that the man who was blind and mute could speak and see.
23 Umati wote wa watu ulishangaa ukasema, “Je, huenda ikawa huyu ndiye Mwana wa Daudi?”
All the crowds were amazed and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”
24 Lakini Mafarisayo waliposikia hayo, wakasema, “Mtu huyu anawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo.”
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
25 Yesu, akiwa anayajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, “Ufalme wowote uliogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, hauwezi kudumu, na mji wowote au jamaa yoyote iliyogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, itaanguka.
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
26 Ikiwa Shetani anamfukuza Shetani, anajipinga mwenyewe. Basi, ufalme wake utasimamaje?
So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 Ninyi mnasema ati nawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli; je, watoto wenu huwafukuza kwa uwezo wa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo wao ndio watakaowahukumu ninyi.
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 Lakini ikiwa ninawafukuza pepo kwa nguvu ya Roho wa Mungu, basi jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha fika kwenu.
But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 “Au, anawezaje mtu kuivamia nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kumnyang'anya mali yake, bila kwanza kumfunga huyo mtu mwenye nguvu? Hapo ndipo atakapoweza kumnyang'anya mali yake.
Or how can anyone enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
30 “Yeyote asiyejiunga nami, anapingana nami; na yeyote asiyekusanya pamoja nami, hutawanya.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
31 Kwa sababu hiyo, nawaambieni, watu watasamehewa dhambi na kufuru zao zote, lakini hawatasamehewa dhambi ya kumkufuru Roho Mtakatifu.
Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but they will not be forgiven for blasphemy against the Spirit.
32 Tena, asemaye neno la kumpinga Mwana wa Mtu atasamehewa, lakini yule asemaye neno la kumpinga Roho Mtakatifu, hatasamehewa, wala katika ulimwengu huu, wala katika ulimwengu ujao. (aiōn g165)
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither in the present age nor in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
33 “Ufanyeni mti kuwa mzuri na matunda yake yatakuwa mema; ufanyeni kuwa mbaya na matunda yake yatakuwa mabaya. Mti hujulikana kwa matunda yake.
“A tree is known by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will also be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will also be bad.
34 Enyi kizazi cha nyoka! Mnawezaje kusema mambo mema hali ninyi ni waovu? Maana mtu husema kutokana na yale yaliyojaa moyoni.
You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 Mtu mwema hutoa mambo mema katika hazina yake njema; na mtu mbaya hutoa mambo mabaya katika hazina yake mbaya.
The good person brings good things out of his good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasure.
36 “Basi, nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu watu watapaswa kujibu juu ya kila neno lisilofaa wanalosema.
But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give an account for every idle word they speak.
37 Maana kwa maneno yako, utakubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu, na kwa maneno yako, utahukumiwa kuwa na hatia.”
For by yoʋr words yoʋ will be justified, and by yoʋr words yoʋ will be condemned.”
38 Kisha baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakamwambia Yesu, “Mwalimu, tunataka kuona ishara kutoka kwako.”
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees responded, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from yoʋ.”
39 Naye akawajibu, “Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara; hamtapewa ishara nyingine, ila tu ile ishara ya nabii Yona.
But Jesus answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 Jinsi Yona alivyokaa siku tatu kutwa kucha tumboni mwa nyangumi, ndivyo naye Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokaa ndani ya ardhi siku tatu kutwa kucha.
For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great sea creature for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
41 Watu wa Ninewi watatokea siku ya hukumu, nao watakihukumu kizazi hiki kwamba kina hatia. Maana Waninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Yona!
The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
42 Malkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atakihukumu kwamba kina hatia. Maana yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Solomoni.
The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
43 “Pepo mchafu akifukuzwa kwa mtu, huzururazurura jangwani akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika asipate.
“When an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it goes through waterless places seeking rest, but does not find any.
44 Hapo hujisemea: Nitarudi nyumbani kwangu nilikotoka. Lakini anaporudi na kuikuta tupu, imefagiwa na kupambwa,
Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
45 huenda kuwachukua pepo wengine saba, wabaya kuliko yeye; na wote huja wakamwingia huyo mtu. Na hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya kuliko hapo mwanzo. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa watu hawa waovu.”
Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and dwell there, and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So will it be with this evil generation also.”
46 Yesu alikuwa bado anasema na umati wa watu wakati mama yake na ndugu zake walipofika na kusimama nje, wakitaka kusema naye.
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
47 Basi, mtu mmoja akamwambia, “Mama yako na ndugu zako wako nje, wanataka kusema nawe.”
Then someone said to him, “Behold, yoʋr mother and yoʋr brothers are standing outside, asking to speak to yoʋ.”
48 Lakini Yesu akamjibu mtu huyo, “Mama yangu ni nani? Na ndugu zangu ni kina nani?”
But he replied to the one who spoke to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49 Kisha akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea wanafunzi wake, akasema, “Hawa ndio mama yangu na ndugu zangu!
And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
50 Maana yeyote anayefanya anavyotaka Baba yangu aliye mbinguni, huyo ndiye ndugu yangu, dada yangu na mama yangu.”
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
