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Yuda, mtumwa wa Yesu Kristo, ndugu yake Yakobo, kwa hao walioitwa, waliopendwa katika Mungu Baba, na kuhifadhiwa kwa ajili ya Yesu Kristo.
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
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Mwongezewe rehema na amani na upendano.
Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
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Wapenzi, nilipokuwa nikifanya bidii sana kuwaandikia habari ya wokovu ambao ni wetu sisi sote, naliona imenilazimu kuwaandikia, ili niwaonye kwamba mwishindanie imani waliyokabidhiwa watakatifu mara moja tu.
Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
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Kwa maana kuna watu waliojiingiza kwa siri, watu walioandikiwa tangu zamani hukumu hii, makafiri, wabadilio neema ya Mungu wetu kuwa ufisadi, nao humkana yeye aliye peke yake Mola, na Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Tena napenda kuwakumbusha, ijapokuwa mmekwisha kujua haya yote, ya kwamba Bwana, akiisha kuwaokoa watu katika nchi ya Misri, aliwaangamiza baadaye wale wasioamini.
Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
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Na malaika wasioilinda enzi yao wenyewe, lakini wakayaacha makao yao yaliyowahusu, amewaweka katika vifungo vya milele chini ya giza kwa hukumu ya siku ile kuu.
And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
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Kama vile Sodoma na Gomora na miji iliyokuwa kando-kando, waliofuata uasherati kwa jinsi moja na hawa, wakaenda kufuata mambo ya mwili yasiyo ya asili, imewekwa kuwa dalili, wakiadhibiwa katika moto wa milele.
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
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Kadhalika na hawa, katika kuota kwao, huutia mwili uchafu, hukataa kutawaliwa, na kuyatukana matukufu.
Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
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Lakini Mikaeli, malaika mkuu, aliposhindana na Ibilisi, na kuhojiana naye kwa ajili ya mwili wa Musa, hakuthubutu kumshitaki kwa kumlaumu, bali alisema, Bwana na akukemee.
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
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Lakini watu hawa huyatukana mambo wasiyoyajua, na mambo wayatambuayo kwa asili wajiharibu kwayo kama wanyama wasio na akili.
These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
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Ole wao! Kwa sababu walikwenda katika njia ya Kaini, na kulifuata kosa la Balaamu pasipo kujizuia, kwa ajili ya ujira, nao wameangamia katika maasi ya Kora.
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
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Watu hawa ni miamba yenye hatari katika karamu zenu za upendo walapo karamu pamoja nanyi, wakijilisha pasipo hofu; ni mawingu yasiyo na maji, yachukuliwayo na upepo; ni miti iliyopukutika, isiyo na matunda, iliyokufa mara mbili, na kung'olewa kabisa;
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
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ni mawimbi ya bahari yasiyozuilika, yakitoa aibu yao wenyewe kama povu; ni nyota zipoteazo, ambao weusi wa giza ndio akiba yao waliowekewa milele.
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
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Na Henoko, mtu wa saba baada ya Adamu, alitoa maneno ya unabii juu ya hao, akisema, Angalia, Bwana alikuja na watakatifu wake, maelfu maelfu,
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
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ili afanye hukumu juu ya watu wote, na kuwaadhibisha wote wasiomcha Mungu, kwa ajili ya kazi zao zote za upotevu walizozitenda bila kumcha Mungu, na kwa ajili ya maneno magumu yote ambayo hao wenye dhambi wasiomcha Mungu wameyanena juu yake.
to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
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Watu hawa ni wenye kunung'unika, wenye kulalamika, waendao kwa tamaa zao, na vinywa vyao vyanena maneno makuu mno ya kiburi, wakipendelea watu wenye cheo kwa ajili ya faida.
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
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Bali ninyi, wapenzi, yakumbukeni maneno yaliyonenwa zamani na mitume wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo,
But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
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ya kwamba waliwaambia ya kuwa, Wakati wa mwisho watakuwako watu wenye kudhihaki, wakizifuata tamaa zao wenyewe za upotevu.
when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
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Watu hao ndio waletao matengano, watu wa dunia hii tu, wasio na Roho.
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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Bali ninyi, wapenzi, mkijijenga juu ya imani yenu iliyo takatifu sana, na kuomba katika Roho Mtakatifu,
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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jilindeni katika upendo wa Mungu, huku mkingojea rehema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, hata mpate uzima wa milele.
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
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Wahurumieni wengine walio na shaka,
And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
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na wengine waokoeni kwa kuwanyakua katika moto; na wengine wahurumieni kwa hofu, mkilichukia hata vazi lililotiwa uchafu na mwili.
save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
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Yeye awezaye kuwalinda ninyi msijikwae, na kuwasimamisha mbele ya utukufu wake bila mawaa katika furaha kuu;
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
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Yeye aliye Mungu pekee, Mwokozi wetu kwa Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu; utukufu una yeye, na ukuu, na uwezo, na nguvu, tangu milele, na sasa, na hata milele. Amina.
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.