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Ikawa alipokuwa mahali fulani akiomba, alipokwisha, mmoja katika wanafunzi wake alimwambia, Bwana, tufundishe sisi kusali, kama vile Yohana alivyowafundisha wanafunzi wake.
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
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Akawaambia, Msalipo, semeni, Baba [yetu uliye mbinguni], Jina lako litakaswe, Ufalme wako uje, [Mapenzi yako yatimizwe, hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.]
So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
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Utupe siku kwa siku riziki yetu.
Give us each day our daily bread.
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Utusamehe dhambi zetu, kwa kuwa sisi nasi tunamsamehe kila tumwiaye. Na usitutie majaribuni [lakini tuokoe na yule mwovu].
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
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Akawaambia, Ni nani kwenu aliye na rafiki, akamwendea usiku wa manane, na kumwambia, Rafiki yangu, nikopeshe mikate mitatu,
Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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kwa sababu rafiki yangu amefika kwangu, atoka safarini, nami sina kitu cha kuweka mbele yake;
because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
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na yule wa ndani amjibu akisema, Usinitaabishe; mlango umekwisha fungwa, nasi tumelala kitandani mimi na watoto wangu; siwezi kuondoka nikupe?
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
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Nawaambia ya kwamba, ijapokuwa haondoki ampe kwa kuwa ni rafiki yake, lakini kwa vile asivyoacha kumwomba, ataondoka na kumpa kadiri ya haja yake.
I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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Nami nawaambia, Ombeni, nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni, nanyi mtaona; bisheni, nanyi mtafunguliwa.
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
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Kwa kuwa kila aombaye hupokea; naye atafutaye huona; naye abishaye atafunguliwa.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
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Maana ni yupi kwenu aliye baba, ambaye mwanawe akimwomba mkate, atampa jiwe au samaki, badala ya samaki atampa nyoka?
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
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Au akimwomba yai, atampa nge?
Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
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Basi, ikiwa ninyi mlio waovu mnajua kuwapa watoto wenu vipawa vyema, je! Baba aliye mbinguni hatazidi sana kuwapa Roho Mtakatifu hao wamwombao?
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
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Naye alikuwa akitoa pepo bubu; ikawa pepo alipotoka, yule bubu akanena, makutano wakastaajabu.
One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
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Wengine wao wakasema, Atoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo.
but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
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Wengine walimjaribu, wakimtaka ishara itokayo mbinguni.
And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
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Naye akajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, Kila ufalme uliofitinika wenyewe kwa wenyewe hufanyika ukiwa; na nyumba juu ya nyumba huanguka.
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
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Basi, ikiwa Shetani naye amefitinika juu ya nafsi yake, ufalme wake utasimamaje? Kwa kuwa ninyi mnasema kwamba mimi natoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli.
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
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Basi, kama mimi nikitoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli, wana wenu je! Huwatoa kwa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo, hao ndio watakaowahukumu.
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
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Lakini, ikiwa mimi natoa pepo kwa kidole cha Mungu, basi ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha kuwajilia.
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Mtu mwenye nguvu aliyejifunga silaha zake, alindapo nyumba yake, vitu vyake vi salama;
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
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lakini mtu mwenye nguvu kuliko yeye atakapomwendea na kumshinda, amnyang'anya silaha zake zote alizokuwa akizitegemea, na kuyagawanya mateka yake.
But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
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Mtu ambaye si pamoja nami yu kinyume changu; na mtu asiyekusanya pamoja nami hutawanya.
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
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Pepo mchafu amtokapo mtu, hupitia mahali pasipo maji, akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika; asipoona, husema,
When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
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Nitairudia nyumba yangu niliyotoka.
On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
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Hata afikapo, akaiona imefagiwa na kupambwa, ndipo huenda akachukua pepo wengine saba, walio waovu kuliko yeye mwenyewe, wakaingia na kukaa humo; na mtu yule hali yake ya mwisho huwa mbaya kuliko ya kwanza.
Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
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Ikawa alipokuwa akisema maneno hayo, mwanamke mmoja katika mkutano alipaza sauti yake, akamwambia, Heri tumbo lililokuzaa, na matiti uliyonyonya.
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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Lakini yeye alisema, Afadhali, heri walisikiao neno la Mungu na kulishika.
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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Na makutano walipokuwa wakimkusanyikia, alianza kusema, Kizazi hiki ni kizazi kibaya; kinatafuta ishara, wala hakitapewa ishara, ila ishara ya Yona.
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
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Maana, kama vile Yona alivyokuwa ishara kwa Waninawi, ndivyo atakavyokuwa Mwana wa Adamu kwa kizazi hiki.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
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Malkia wa Kusini ataondoka siku ya hukumu pamoja na watu wa kizazi hiki, naye atawahukumu kuwa na hatia; kwa sababu yeye alikuja kutoka ncha za dunia aisikie hekima ya Sulemani; na hapa pana mkubwa kuliko Sulemani.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
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Watu wa Ninawi watasimama siku ya hukumu pamoja na kizazi hiki, nao watakihukumu kuwa na hatia; kwa sababu wao walitubu kwa mahubiri ya Yona, na hapa pana mkubwa kuliko Yona.
The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
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Hakuna mtu awashaye taa na kuiweka mahali palipositirika, au chini ya pishi; bali huiweka juu ya kiango, ili waingiao wapate kuuona mwanga.
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
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Taa ya mwili ni jicho; basi jicho lako likiwa safi, mwili wako wote unao mwanga; lakini likiwa bovu, mwili wako nao una giza.
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
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Angalia basi, mwanga ulio ndani yako usije ukawa giza.
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
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Basi kama mwanga umeenea katika mwili wako wote, wala hauna sehemu iliyo na giza, mwili wako wote utakuwa na mwanga mtupu; kama vile taa ikumulikiapo kwa mwanga wake.
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
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Alipokuwa akinena, Farisayo mmoja alimwita aje kwake ale chakula; akaingia, akaketi chakulani.
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
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Farisayo huyo alipomwona, alistaajabu kwa sababu hakunawa kabla ya chakula.
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
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Bwana akamwambia, Ninyi Mafarisayo mwasafisha kikombe na sahani kwa nje, lakini ndani yenu mmejaa unyang'anyi na uovu.
Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
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Enyi wapumbavu; aliyevifanya vya nje, siye yeye aliyevifanya vya ndani pia?
You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
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Lakini, toeni sadaka vile vya ndani, na tazama, vyote huwa safi kwenu.
But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
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Lakini, ole wenu, Mafarisayo, kwa kuwa mwatoa zaka za mnanaa na mchicha na kila mboga, na huku mwaacha mambo ya adili, na upendo wa Mungu; iliwapasa kuyafanya hayo ya kwanza, bila kuyaacha hayo ya pili.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
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Ole wenu, Mafarisayo, kwa kuwa mwapenda kuketi mbele katika masinagogi, na kusalimiwa masokoni.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
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Ole wenu, kwa kuwa mmefanana na makaburi yasiyoonekana, ambayo watu wapitao juu yake hawana habari nayo.
Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
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Mtu mmoja katika wana-sheria akajibu, akamwambia, Mwalimu, kwa kusema hayo umetushutumu sisi nasi.
One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
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Akasema, Nanyi wana-sheria, ole wenu, kwa sababu mwawatwika watu mizigo isiyochukulika, wala ninyi wenyewe hamwigusi mizigo hiyo hata kwa kimoja cha vidole vyenu.
“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
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Ole wenu, kwa kuwa mwajenga maziara ya manabii, na baba zenu ndio waliowaua.
Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
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Basi, mwashuhudia na kuziridhia kazi za baba zenu; kwa kuwa wao waliwaua nanyi mwawajengea maziara.
So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
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Na kwa sababu hiyo hekima ya Mungu ilisema, Tazama, nitatuma kwao manabii na mitume, nao watawaua baadhi yao na kuwafukuza,
Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
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ili kwa kizazi hiki itakwe damu ya manabii wote, iliyomwagika tangu kupigwa msingi wa ulimwengu;
As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
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tangu damu ya Habili hata damu ya Zakaria, aliyeuawa kati ya madhabahu na hekalu. Naam, nawaambieni ya kwamba itatakwa kwa kizazi hiki.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
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Ole wenu, enyi wana-sheria, kwa kuwa mmeuondoa ufunguo wa maarifa; wenyewe hamkuingia, na wale waliokuwa wakiingia mmewazuia.
Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
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Alipotoka humo, waandishi na Mafarisayo walianza kumsonga vibaya, na kumchokoza kwa maswali mengi,
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
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wakimvizia, ili wapate neno litokalo kinywani mwake.
waiting to catch Him in something He might say.