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Basi, baada ya hayo Bwana aliweka na wengine, sabini, akawatuma wawili wawili wamtangulie kwenda kila mji na kila mahali alipokusudia kwenda mwenyewe.
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
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Akawaambia, Mavuno ni mengi, lakini watenda kazi ni wachache; basi mwombeni Bwana wa mavuno apeleke watenda kazi katika mavuno yake.
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
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Enendeni, angalieni, nawatuma kama wana kondoo kati ya mbwa-mwitu.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
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Msichukue mfuko, wala mkoba, wala viatu; wala msimwamkie mtu njiani.
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
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Na nyumba yo yote mtakayoingia, semeni kwanza, Amani iwemo nyumbani humu;
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
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na akiwamo mwana wa amani, amani yenu itamkalia; la, hayumo, amani yenu itarudi kwenu.
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
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Basi, kaeni katika nyumba iyo hiyo, mkila na kunywa vya kwao; maana, mtenda kazi amestahili kupewa ujira wake. Msihame-hame kutoka nyumba hii kwenda nyumba hii.
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
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Na mji wo wote mtakaouingia, wakiwakaribisha, vileni vyakula viwekwavyo mbele yenu;
If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
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waponyeni wagonjwa waliomo, waambieni, Ufalme wa Mungu umewakaribia.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
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Na mji wo wote mtakaouingia, nao hawawakaribishi, tokeni humo, nanyi mkipita katika njia zake semeni,
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
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Hata mavumbi ya mji wenu yaliyogandamana na miguu yetu tunayakung'uta juu yenu. Lakini jueni hili, ya kuwa Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia.
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
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Nawaambia ya kwamba siku ile itakuwa rahisi zaidi Sodoma kuistahimili adhabu yake kuliko mji huo.
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
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Ole wako Korazini! Ole wako, Bethsaida! Kwa kuwa kama miujiza hiyo iliyofanyika kwenu ingalifanyika katika Tiro na Sidoni, wangalitubu tangu hapo, huku wakiketi katika nguo za kigunia na majivu.
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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Lakini, siku ya hukumu itakuwa rahisi Tiro na Sidoni kustahimili adhabu zake kuliko ninyi.
But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
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Nawe Kapernaumu, je! Utakuzwa hata mbinguni? Utashushwa hata kuzimu.
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
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Awasikilizaye ninyi anisikiliza mimi, naye awakataaye ninyi anikataa mimi; naye anikataaye mimi amkataa yeye aliyenituma.
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
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Ndipo wale sabini waliporudi kwa furaha, wakisema, Bwana, hata pepo wanatutii kwa jina lako.
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
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Akawaambia, Nilimwona Shetani, akianguka kutoka mbinguni kama umeme.
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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Tazama, nimewapa amri ya kukanyaga nyoka na nge, na nguvu zote za yule adui, wala hakuna kitu kitakachowadhuru.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
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Lakini, msifurahi kwa vile pepo wanavyowatii; bali furahini kwa sababu majina yenu yameandikwa mbinguni.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
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Saa ile ile alishangilia kwa Roho Mtakatifu, akasema, Nakushukuru, Baba, Bwana wa mbingu na nchi, kwa kuwa mambo haya umewaficha wenye hekima na akili; umewafunulia watoto wachanga; Naam, Baba, kwa kuwa ndivyo ilivyokupendeza.
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
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Akasema, Nimekabidhiwa vyote na Baba yangu, wala hakuna amjuaye Mwana ila Baba; wala hakuna amjuaye Baba ila Mwana, na ye yote ambaye Mwana apenda kumfunulia.
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
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Akawageukia wanafunzi wake, akasema nao kwa faragha, Heri macho yaonayo mnayoyaona ninyi.
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
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Kwa kuwa nawaambia ya kwamba manabii wengi na wafalme walitamani kuyaona mnayoyaona ninyi wasiyaone; na kuyasikia mnayoyasikia ninyi wasiyasikie.
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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Na tazama, mwana-sheria mmoja alisimama amjaribu; akisema, Mwalimu, nifanye nini ili niurithi uzima wa milele?
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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Akamwambia, Imeandikwa nini katika torati? Wasomaje?
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
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Akajibu akasema, Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, na kwa roho yako yote, na kwa nguvu zako zote, na kwa akili zako zote; na jirani yako kama nafsi yako.
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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Akamwambia, Umejibu vema; fanya hivi nawe utaishi.
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
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Naye akitaka kujidai haki, alimwuliza Yesu, Na jirani yangu ni nani?
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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Yesu akajibu akasema, Mtu mmoja alishuka toka Yerusalemu kwenda Yeriko, akaangukia kati ya wanyang'anyi; wakamvua nguo, wakamtia jeraha, wakaenda zao, wakimwacha karibu ya kufa.
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
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Kwa nasibu kuhani mmoja alishuka kwa njia ile; na alipomwona alipita kando.
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Na Mlawi vivyo hivyo, alipofika pale akamwona, akapita kando.
So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Lakini, Msamaria mmoja katika kusafiri kwake alifika hapo alipo; na alipomwona alimhurumia,
But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
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akakaribia, akamfunga jeraha zake, akizitia mafuta na divai; akampandisha juu ya mnyama wake, akampeleka mpaka nyumba ya wageni, akamtunza.
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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Hata siku ya pili akatoa dinari mbili, akampa mwenye nyumba ya wageni, akisema, Mtunze huyu, na cho chote utakachogharimiwa zaidi, mimi nitakaporudi nitakulipa.
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
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Waonaje wewe, katika hao watatu, ni yupi aliyekuwa jirani yake yule aliyeangukia kati ya wanyang'anyi?
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
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Akasema, Ni huyo aliyemwonea huruma. Yesu akamwambia, Enenda zako, nawe ukafanye vivyo hivyo.
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
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Ikawa katika kuenenda kwao aliingia katika kijiji kimoja; mwanamke mmoja jina lake Martha akamkaribisha nyumbani kwake.
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
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Naye alikuwa na umbu lake aitwaye Mariamu, aliyeketi miguuni pake Yesu, akasikiliza maneno yake.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
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Lakini Martha alikuwa akihangaika kwa utumishi mwingi; akamwendea, akasema, Bwana, huoni vibaya hivyo ndugu yangu alivyoniacha nitumike peke yangu? Basi mwambie anisaidie.
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
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Bwana akajibu akamwambia, Martha, Martha, unasumbuka na kufadhaika kwa ajili ya vitu vingi;
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
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lakini kinatakiwa kitu kimoja tu; na Mariamu amelichagua fungu lililo jema, ambalo hataondolewa.
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”