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Wakati huo, makutano walipokutanika elfu elfu, hata wakakanyagana, alianza kuwaambia wanafunzi wake kwanza, Jilindeni na chachu ya Mafarisayo, ambayo ni unafiki.
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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Lakini hakuna neno lililositirika ambalo halitafunuliwa, wala lililofichwa ambalo halitajulikana.
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
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Basi, yo yote mliyosema gizani yatasikiwa mwangani; na mliyonena sikioni mwa mtu katika vyumba vya ndani, yatahubiriwa juu ya dari.
What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
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Nami nawaambia ninyi rafiki zangu, msiwaogope hao wauuao mwili, kisha baada ya hayo hawana wawezalo kutenda zaidi.
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
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Lakini nitawaonya mtakayemwogopa; mwogopeni yule ambaye akiisha kumwua mtu ana uweza wa kumtupa katika Jehanum; naam, nawaambia, Mwogopeni huyo.
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
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Je! Mashomoro watano hawauzwi kwa senti mbili? Wala hasahauliwi hata mmojawapo mbele za Mungu.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
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Lakini hata nywele za vichwa vyenu zimehesabiwa zote. Msiogope basi, bora ninyi kuliko mashomoro wengi.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Nami nawaambia, kila atakayenikiri mbele ya watu, Mwana wa Adamu naye atamkiri yeye mbele ya malaika wa Mungu;
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
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na mwenye kunikana mbele ya watu, huyo atakanwa mbele ya malaika wa Mungu.
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
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Na kila mtu atakayenena neno juu ya Mwana wa Adamu atasamehewa, bali aliyemkufuru Roho Mtakatifu hatasamehewa.
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Na watakapowapeleka ninyi mbele ya masinagogi na maliwali na wenye mamlaka, msifadhaike kwa kuwaza maneno yenu jinsi mtakavyojibu au kusema;
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
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kwa kuwa Roho Mtakatifu atawafundisha saa ile ile yawapasayo kuyasema.
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
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Mtu mmoja katika mkutano akamwambia, Mwalimu, mwambie ndugu yangu anigawie urithi wetu.
Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
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Akamwambia, Mtu wewe, ni nani aliyeniweka mimi kuwa mwamuzi au mgawanyi juu yenu?
But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
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Akawaambia, Angalieni, jilindeni na choyo, maana uzima wa mtu haumo katika wingi wa vitu vyake alivyo navyo.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Akawaambia mithali, akisema, Shamba la mtu mmoja tajiri lilikuwa limezaa sana;
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
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akaanza kuwaza moyoni mwake, akisema, Nifanyeje? Maana sina pa kuyaweka akiba mavuno yangu.
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
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Akasema, Nitafanya hivi; nitazivunja ghala zangu, nijenge nyingine kubwa zaidi, na humo nitaweka nafaka yangu yote na vitu vyangu.
Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
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Kisha, nitajiambia, Ee nafsi yangu, una vitu vyema vingi ulivyojiwekea akiba kwa miaka mingi; pumzika basi, ule, unywe, ufurahi.
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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Lakini Mungu akamwambia, Mpumbavu wewe, usiku huu wa leo wanataka roho yako! Na vitu ulivyojiwekea tayari vitakuwa vya nani?
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
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Ndivyo alivyo mtu ajiwekeaye nafsi yake akiba, asijitajirishe kwa Mungu.
This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
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Akawaambia wanafunzi wake, Kwa sababu hiyo nawaambia, Msisumbukie maisha yenu, mtakula nini; wala miili yenu, mtavaa nini.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
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Kwa kuwa maisha ni zaidi ya chakula, na mwili ni zaidi ya mavazi.
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
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Watafakarini kunguru, ya kwamba hawapandi wala hawavuni; hawana ghala wala uchaga, na Mungu huwalisha. Bora ninyi mara nyingi kuliko ndege!
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
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Na yupi kwenu ambaye akijisumbua aweza kujiongeza kimo chake hata mkono mmoja?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
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Basi, ikiwa hamwezi hata neno lililo dogo, kwa nini kujisumbua kwa ajili ya yale mengine?
So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
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Yatafakarini maua jinsi yameavyo; hayatendi kazi wala hayasokoti; nami nawaambia ya kwamba hata Sulemani katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo la hayo.
Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
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Basi, ikiwa Mungu huvika hivi majani ya kondeni, yaliyopo leo na kesho hutupwa kalibuni, je! Hatawatendea ninyi zaidi, enyi wa imani haba?
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
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Ninyi msitafute mtakavyokula wala mtakavyokunywa; wala msifanye wasiwasi,
And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
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kwa maana, hayo yote ndiyo watafutayo mataifa ya duniani, lakini Baba yenu anajua ya kuwa mna haja na hayo.
For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
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Bali utafuteni ufalme wa Mungu, na hayo mtaongezewa.
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
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Msiogope, enyi kundi dogo; kwa kuwa Baba yenu ameona vema kuwapa ule ufalme.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
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Viuzeni mlivyo navyo, mtoe sadaka. Jifanyieni mifuko isiyochakaa, akiba isiyopungua katika mbingu, mahali pasipokaribia mwivi, wala nondo haharibu.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Kwa kuwa hazina yenu ilipo, ndipo itakapokuwapo na mioyo yenu.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Viuno vyenu na viwe vimefungwa, na taa zenu ziwe zinawaka;
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
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nanyi iweni kama watu wanaomngojea bwana wao, atakaporudi kutoka arusini, ili atakapokuja na kubisha, wamfungulie mara.
Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
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Heri watumwa wale, ambao bwana wao ajapo atawakuta wanakesha. Amin, nawaambieni, atajifunga na kuwakaribisha chakulani, atakuja na kuwahudumia.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
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Na akija zamu ya pili, au akija zamu ya tatu, na kuwakuta hivi, heri watumwa hao.
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
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Lakini fahamuni neno hili, Kwamba mwenye nyumba angalijua saa atakayokuja mwivi, angalikesha, wala asingaliacha nyumba yake kuvunjwa.
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
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Nanyi jiwekeni tayari, kwa kuwa saa msiyodhani ndipo ajapo Mwana wa Adamu.
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
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Petro akamwambia, Bwana, mithali hiyo umetuambia sisi tu, au watu wote pia?
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
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Bwana akasema, Ni nani, basi, aliye wakili mwaminifu, mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake atamweka juu ya utumishi wake wote, awape watu posho kwa wakati wake?
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
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Heri mtumwa yule, ambaye bwana wake ajapo atamkuta anafanya hivyo.
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
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Kweli nawaambia, atamweka juu ya vitu vyake vyote.
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
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Lakini, mtumwa yule akisema moyoni mwake, Bwana wangu anakawia kuja, akaanza kuwapiga wajoli wake, wanaume kwa wanawake, akila na kunywa na kulewa;
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
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bwana wake mtumwa huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani na saa asiyojua, atamkata vipande viwili, na kumwekea fungu lake pamoja na wasioamini.
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
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Na mtumwa yule aliyejua mapenzi ya bwana wake, asijiweke tayari, wala kuyatenda mapenzi yake, atapigwa sana.
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
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Na yule asiyejua, naye amefanya yastahiliyo mapigo, atapigwa kidogo. Na kila aliyepewa vingi, kwake huyo vitatakwa vingi; naye waliyemwekea amana vitu vingi, kwake huyo watataka na zaidi.
But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
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Nimekuja kutupa moto duniani; na ukiwa umekwisha washwa, ni nini nitakalo zaidi?
I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
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Lakini nina ubatizo unipasao kubatiziwa, nami nina dhiki kama nini hata utimizwe!
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
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Je! Mwadhani ya kwamba nimekuja kuleta amani duniani? Nawaambia, La, sivyo, bali mafarakano.
Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
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Kwa kuwa tokea sasa katika nyumba moja watakuwamo watu watano wamefarakana, watatu kwa wawili, wawili kwa watatu.
From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
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Watafarakana baba na mwanawe, na mwana na babaye; mama na binti yake, na binti na mamaye; mkwe mtu na mkwewe, mkwe na mkwe mtu.
They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
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Akawaambia makutano pia, Kila mwonapo wingu likizuka pande za magharibi mara husema, Mvua inakuja; ikawa hivyo.
Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
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Na kila ivumapo kaskazi, husema, Kutakuwa na joto; na ndivyo ilivyo.
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
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Enyi wanafiki, mwajua kuutambua uso wa nchi na mbingu; imekuwaje, basi, kuwa hamjui kutambua majira haya?
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
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Na mbona ninyi wenyewe kwa nafsi zenu hamwamui yaliyo haki?
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
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Maana, unapofuatana na mshitaki wako kwenda kwa mwamuzi, hapo njiani fanya bidii kupatanishwa naye, asije akakuburuta mpaka mbele ya kadhi; yule kadhi akakutia mikononi mwake mwenye kulipiza, na yule mwenye kulipiza akakutupa gerezani.
Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
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Nakuambia, Hutoki humo kamwe hata uishe kulipa senti ya mwisho.
I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”