Saa ile wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu wakisema,
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
Ni nani basi aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni? Akaita mtoto mmoja, akamweka katikati yao,
Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,
akasema, Amin, nawaambia, Msipoongoka na kuwa kama vitoto, hamtaingia kamwe katika ufalme wa mbinguni.
and said, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Basi, ye yote ajinyenyekeshaye mwenyewe kama mtoto huyu, huyo ndiye aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni.
Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Na ye yote atakayempokea mtoto mmoja mfano wa huyu kwa jina langu, anipokea mimi;
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
bali atakayemkosesha mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa waniaminio, yamfaa afungiwe shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia, na kutoswa katika kilindi cha bahari.
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
Ole ni wa ulimwengu kwa sababu ya mambo ya kukosesha! Maana hayana budi kuja mambo ya kukosesha; lakini ole wake mtu yule aliletaye jambo la kukosesha!
"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
Basi mkono wako au mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate ukautupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima hali umepungukiwa na mkono au mguu, kuliko kuwa na mikono miwili au miguu miwili, na kutupwa katika moto wa milele.
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
Na jicho lako likikukosesha, ling'oe, ukalitupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima una chongo, kuliko kuwa na macho mawili, na kutupwa katika jehanum ya moto.
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna{or, Hell} of fire.
Angalieni msidharau mmojawapo wadogo hawa; kwa maana nawaambia ya kwamba malaika wao mbinguni siku zote huutazama uso wa Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
[Kwa maana Mwana wa Adamu alikuja kukiokoa kilichopotea.]
For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
Mwaonaje? Mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, mmoja akampotea, je! Hawaachi wale tisa na tisini, akaenda milimani, na kumtafuta yule aliyepotea?
"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
Hata akipata kumwona, amin, nawaambia, amfurahia huyo zaidi, kuliko wale tisa na tisini wasiopotea.
If he finds it, most assuredly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Vivyo hivyo haipendezi mbele za Baba yenu aliye mbinguni kwamba mmoja wa wadogo hawa apotee.
Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Na ndugu yako akikukosa, enenda ukamwonye, wewe na yeye peke yenu; akikusikia, umempata nduguyo.
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
La, kama hasikii, chukua pamoja nawe tena mtu mmoja au wawili, ili kwa vinywa vya mashahidi wawili au watatu kila neno lithibitike.
But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Na asipowasikiliza wao, liambie kanisa; na asipolisikiliza kanisa pia, na awe kwako kama mtu wa mataifa na mtoza ushuru.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
Amin, nawaambieni, yo yote mtakayoyafunga duniani yatakuwa yamefungwa mbinguni; na yo yote mtakayoyafungua duniani yatakuwa yamefunguliwa mbinguni.
Most assuredly I tell you, whatever things you will bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever things you will release on earth will be released in heaven.
Tena nawaambia, ya kwamba wawili wenu watakapopatana duniani katika jambo lo lote watakaloliomba, watafanyiwa na Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
Kwa kuwa walipo wawili watatu wamekusanyika kwa jina langu, nami nipo papo hapo katikati yao.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
Kisha Petro akamwendea akamwambia, Bwana, ndugu yangu anikose mara ngapi nami nimsamehe? Hata mara saba?
Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"
Yesu akamwambia, Sikuambii hata mara saba, bali hata saba mara sabini.
Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Kwa sababu hii ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfalme mmoja aliyetaka kufanya hesabu na watumwa wake.
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
Alipoanza kuifanya, aliletewa mtu mmoja awiwaye talanta elfu kumi.
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day's wages for agricultural labor.}
Naye alipokosa cha kulipa, bwana wake akaamuru auzwe, yeye na mkewe na watoto wake, na vitu vyote alivyo navyo, ikalipwe ile deni.
But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Basi yule mtumwa akaanguka, akamsujudia akisema, Bwana, nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia.
The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
Bwana wa mtumwa yule akamhurumia, akamfungua, akamsamehe ile deni.
The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
Mtumwa yule akatoka, akamwona mmoja wa wajoli wake, aliyemwia dinari mia akamkamata,akamshika koo,akisema Nilipe uwiwacho.
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.} and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
Basi mjoli wake akaanguka miguuni pake, akamsihi, akisema, Nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia.
"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!'
Lakini hakutaka, akaenda, akamtupa kifungoni, hata atakapoilipa ile deni.
He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
Basi wajoli wake walipoyaona yaliyotendeka, walisikitika sana, wakaenda wakamweleza bwana wao yote yaliyotendeka.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
Ndipo bwana wake akamwita, akamwambia, Ewe mtumwa mwovu, nalikusamehe wewe deni ile yote, uliponisihi;
Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
nawe, je! Haikukupasa kumrehemu mjoli wako, kama mimi nilivyokurehemu wewe?
Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
Bwana wake akaghadhibika, akampeleka kwa watesaji, hata atakapoilipa deni ile yote.
His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
Ndivyo na Baba yangu wa mbinguni atakavyowatenda ninyi, msiposamehe kwa mioyo yenu kila mtu ndugu yake.
So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."