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[Walikwenda kila mtu nyumbani kwake; naye Yesu akaenda mpaka mlima wa Mizeituni.
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
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Hata asubuhi kulipokucha akaingia tena hekaluni, na watu wote wakamwendea; naye akaketi, akawa akiwafundisha.
Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
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Waandishi na Mafarisayo wakamletea mwanamke aliyefumaniwa katika uzinzi, wakamweka katikati.
The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
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Wakamwambia, Mwalimu, mwanamke huyu amefumaniwa alipokuwa akizini.
and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
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Basi katika torati, Musa alituamuru kuwapiga kwa mawe wanawake namna hii; nawe wasemaje?
In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
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Nao wakasema neno hilo wakimjaribu, ili wapate sababu ya kumshitaki. Lakini Yesu akainama, akaandika kwa kidole chake katika nchi.
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
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Nao walipozidi kumhoji, alijiinua, akawaambia, Yeye asiye na dhambi miongoni mwenu na awe wa kwanza wa kumtupia jiwe.
When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
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Akainama tena, akaandika kwa kidole chake katika nchi.
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
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Nao waliposikia, wakashitakiwa na dhamiri zao, wakatoka mmoja mmoja, wakianzia tangu wazee hata wa mwisho wao; akabaki Yesu peke yake, na yule mwanamke amesimama katikati.
When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
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Yesu akajiinua asimwone mtu ila yule mwanamke, akamwambia, Mwanamke, wako wapi wale washitaki wako? Je! Hakuna aliyekuhukumu kuwa na hatia?
Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
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Akamwambia, Hakuna, Bwana. Yesu akamwambia, Wala mimi sikuhukumu. Enenda zako; wala usitende dhambi tena.]
“No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
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Basi Yesu akawaambia tena akasema, Mimi ndimi nuru ya ulimwengu, yeye anifuataye hatakwenda gizani kamwe, bali atakuwa na nuru ya uzima.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Basi Mafarisayo wakamwambia, Wewe unajishuhudia mwenyewe; ushuhuda wako si kweli.
So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
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Yesu akajibu, akawaambia, Mimi ningawa ninajishuhudia mwenyewe, ushuhuda wangu ndio kweli; kwa sababu najua nilikotoka na niendako; lakini ninyi hamjui nilikotoka wala niendako.
Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
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Ninyi mwahukumu kwa kufuata mambo ya mwili; mimi simhukumu mtu.
You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
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Nami nijapohukumu, hukumu yangu ni kweli; kwa kuwa mimi si peke yangu, bali ni mimi na yeye aliyenipeleka.
But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
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Tena katika torati yenu imeandikwa kwamba, Ushuhuda wa watu wawili ni kweli.
Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
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Mimi ndimi ninayejishuhudia mwenyewe, naye Baba aliyenipeleka ananishuhudia.
I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
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Basi wakamwambia, Yuko wapi Baba yako? Yesu akajibu, Mimi hamnijui, wala Baba yangu hammjui; kama mngalinijua mimi, mngalimjua na Baba yangu.
“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
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Maneno hayo aliyasema alipokuwa akifundisha hekaluni, katika chumba cha hazina; wala hakuna mtu aliyemkamata, kwa sababu saa yake ilikuwa haijaja bado.
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
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Basi akawaambia tena, Mimi naondoka, nanyi mtanitafuta; nanyi mtakufa katika dhambi yenu; mimi niendako ninyi hamwezi kuja.
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
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Basi Wayahudi wakasema, Je! Atajiua! Kwa kuwa asema, Mimi niendako ninyi hamwezi kuja?
So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
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Akawaambia, Ninyi ni wa chini, mimi ni wa juu; ninyi ni wa ulimwengu huu, mimi si wa ulimwengu huu.
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
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Kwa hiyo naliwaambieni ya kwamba mtakufa katika dhambi zenu; kwa sababu msiposadiki ya kuwa mimi ndiye, mtakufa katika dhambi zenu.
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
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Basi wakamwambia, U nani wewe? Yesu akawaambia, Hasa neno lilo hilo ninalowaambia.
“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
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Ninayo mengi ya kusema na kuhukumu juu yenu; lakini yeye aliyenipeleka ni kweli, nami niliyoyasikia kwake, ndiyo ninenayo katika ulimwengu.
“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
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Wala hawakutambua ya kuwa anawatajia Baba.
They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
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Basi Yesu akawaambia, Mtakapokuwa mmekwisha kumwinua Mwana wa Adamu, ndipo mtakapofahamu ya kuwa mimi ndiye; na ya kuwa sifanyi neno kwa nafsi yangu, ila kama Baba alivyonifundisha ndivyo ninenavyo.
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
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Naye aliyenipeleka yu pamoja nami, hakuniacha peke yangu; kwa sababu nafanya sikuzote yale yampendezayo.
He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
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Naye alipokuwa akisema hayo, wengi walimwamini.
As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
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Basi Yesu akawaambia wale Wayahudi waliomwamini, Ninyi mkikaa katika neno langu, mmekuwa wanafunzi wangu kweli kweli;
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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tena mtaifahamu kweli, nayo hiyo kweli itawaweka huru.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Wakamjibu, Sisi tu uzao wake Ibrahimu, wala hatujawa watumwa wa mtu wakati wo wote; nawe wasemaje, Mtawekwa huru?
“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
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Yesu akawajibu, Amin, amin, nawaambia, Kila atendaye dhambi ni mtumwa wa dhambi.
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
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Wala mtumwa hakai nyumbani sikuzote; mwana hukaa sikuzote.
A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
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Basi Mwana akiwaweka huru, mtakuwa huru kweli kweli.
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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Najua ya kuwa ninyi ni uzao wa Ibrahimu lakini mnatafuta kuniua kwa sababu neno langu halimo ndani yenu.
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
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Niliyoyaona kwa Baba ndiyo niyanenayo; nanyi vivyo hivyo mliyoyasikia kwa baba yenu ndiyo myatendayo.
I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
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Wakajibu, wakamwambia, Baba yetu ndiye Ibrahimu! Yesu akawaambia, Kama mngekuwa watoto wa Ibrahimu, mngezitenda kazi zake Ibrahimu.
“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
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Lakini sasa mnatafuta kuniua mimi, mtu ambaye nimewaambia iliyo kweli, niliyoisikia kwa Mungu. Ibrahimu hakufanya hivyo.
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
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Ninyi mnazitenda kazi za baba yenu. Ndipo walipomwambia, Sisi hatukuzaliwa kwa zinaa; sisi tunaye Baba mmoja, yaani, Mungu.
You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
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Yesu akawaambia, Kama Mungu angekuwa baba yenu, mngenipenda mimi; kwa maana nalitoka kwa Mungu, nami nimekuja; wala sikuja kwa nafsi yangu, bali yeye ndiye aliyenituma.
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
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Mbona hamyafahamu hayo niyasemayo? Ni kwa sababu ninyi hamwezi kulisikia neno langu.
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
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Ninyi ni wa baba yenu, Ibilisi, na tamaa za baba yenu ndizo mpendazo kuzitenda. Yeye alikuwa mwuaji tangu mwanzo; wala hakusimama katika kweli, kwa kuwa hamna hiyo kweli ndani yake. Asemapo uongo, husema yaliyo yake mwenyewe; kwa sababu yeye ni mwongo, na baba wa huo.
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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Nami, kwa sababu nasema iliyo kweli, hamnisadiki.
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
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Ni nani miongoni mwenu anishuhudiaye ya kuwa nina dhambi? Nami nikisema kweli, mbona ninyi hamnisadiki?
Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
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Yeye aliye wa Mungu huyasikia maneno ya Mungu; hivyo ninyi hamsikii kwa sababu ninyi si wa Mungu.
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
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Wayahudi wakajibu, wakamwambia, Je! Sisi hatusemi vema ya kwamba wewe u Msamaria, nawe una pepo?
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
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Yesu akajibu, Mimi sina pepo; lakini mimi namheshimu Baba yangu, na ninyi mwanivunjia heshima yangu.
“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
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Wala mimi siutafuti utukufu wangu; yuko mwenye kutafuta na kuhukumu.
I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
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Amin, amin, nawaambia, Mtu akilishika neno langu, hataona mauti milele.
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
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Basi Wayahudi wakamwambia, Sasa tumeng'amua ya kuwa una pepo. Ibrahimu amekufa, na manabii wamekufa; nawe wasema, Mtu akilishika neno langu, hataonja mauti milele.
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
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Wewe u mkuu kuliko baba yetu Ibrahimu, ambaye amekufa? Nao manabii wamekufa. Wajifanya u nani?
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
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Yesu akajibu, Nikijitukuza mwenyewe, utukufu wangu si kitu; anitukuzaye ni Baba yangu, ambaye ninyi mwanena kuwa ni Mungu wenu.
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
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Wala ninyi hamkumjua; lakini mimi namjua. Nikisema ya kwamba simjui, nitakuwa mwongo kama ninyi; lakini namjua, na neno lake nalishika.
You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
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Ibrahimu, baba yenu, alishangilia kwa vile atakavyoiona siku yangu; naye akaiona, akafurahi.
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
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Basi Wayahudi wakamwambia, Wewe hujapata bado miaka hamsini, nawe umemwona Ibrahimu?
Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
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Yesu akawaambia, Amin, amin, nawaambia, Yeye Ibrahimu asijakuwako, mimi niko.
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
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Basi wakaokota mawe ili wamtupie; lakini Yesu akajificha, akatoka hekaluni.
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.