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Ikawa alipoingia ndani ya nyumba ya mtu mmoja miongoni mwa wakuu wa Mafarisayo siku ya sabato, ale chakula, walikuwa wakimvizia.
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
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Na tazama, mbele yake palikuwa na mtu mwenye ugonjwa wa safura.
Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
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Yesu akajibu, akawaambia wana-sheria na Mafarisayo, Je! Ni halali kuponya siku ya sabato, ama sivyo?
So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
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Wao wakanyamaza. Akamshika, akamponya, akamruhusu aende zake.
But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
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Akawaambia, Ni nani miongoni mwenu, ikiwa ng'ombe wake au punda wake ametumbukia kisimani, asiyemwopoa mara hiyo siku ya sabato?
And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
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Nao hawakuweza kujibu maneno haya.
And they were unable to answer these questions.
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Akawaambia mfano wale walioalikwa, alipoona jinsi walivyochagua viti vya mbele; akisema,
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
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Ukialikwa na mtu arusini, usiketi katika kiti cha mbele; isiwe kwamba amealikwa mtu mwenye kustahiwa kuliko wewe,
“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
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akaja yule aliyewaalika wewe na yeye, na kukuambia, Mpishe huyu! Ndipo utakapoanza kwa haya kushika mahali pa nyuma.
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
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Bali ukialikwa, nenda ukaketi mahali pa nyuma, ili ajapo yule aliyekualika akuambie, Rafiki yangu, njoo huku mbele zaidi; ndipo utakapokuwa na utukufu mbele ya wote walioketi pamoja nawe.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
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Kwa maana kila ajikwezaye atadhiliwa, naye ajidhiliye atakwezwa.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Akamwambia na yule aliyemwalika, Ufanyapo chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, usiwaite rafiki zako, wala ndugu zako, wala jamaa zako, wala jirani zako wenye mali; wao wasije wakakualika wewe ukapata malipo.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
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Bali ufanyapo karamu waite maskini, vilema, viwete, vipofu,
But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
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nawe utakuwa heri, kwa kuwa hao hawana cha kukulipa; kwa maana utalipwa katika ufufuo wa wenye haki.
and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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Basi aliposikia hayo mmojawapo wa wale walioketi chakulani pamoja naye alimwambia, Heri yule atakayekula mkate katika ufalme wa Mungu.
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
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Akamwambia, Mtu mmoja alifanya karamu kubwa akaalika watu wengi,
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
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akamtuma mtumwa wake saa ya chakula awaambie wale walioalikwa, Njoni, kwa kuwa vitu vyote vimekwisha kuwekwa tayari.
When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
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Wakaanza wote kutoa udhuru kwa nia moja. Wa kwanza alimwambia, Nimenunua shamba, sharti niende nikalitazame; tafadhali unisamehe.
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
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Mwingine akasema, Nimenunua ng'ombe jozi tano, ninakwenda kuwajaribu; tafadhali unisamehe.
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
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Mwingine akasema, Nimeoa mke, na kwa sababu hiyo siwezi kuja.
Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
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Yule mtumwa akaenda, akampa bwana wake habari ya mambo hayo. Basi, yule mwenye nyumba akakasirika, akamwambia mtumwa wake, Toka upesi, uende katika njia kuu na vichochoro vya mji, ukawalete hapa maskini, na vilema, na vipofu, na viwete.
The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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Mtumwa akasema, Bwana, hayo uliyoagiza yamekwisha tendeka, na hata sasa ingaliko nafasi.
‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
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Bwana akamwambia mtumwa, Toka nje uende barabarani na mipakani, ukawashurutishe kuingia ndani, nyumba yangu ipate kujaa.
So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
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Maana nawaambia ya kwamba katika wale walioalikwa, hapana hata mmoja atakayeionja karamu yangu.
For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
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Makutano mengi walipokuwa wakifuatana naye, aligeuka, akawaambia,
Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
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Kama mtu akija kwangu naye hamchukii baba yake, na mama yake, na mke wake, na wanawe, na ndugu zake waume na wake; naam, na hata nafsi yake mwenyewe, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
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Mtu ye yote asiyeuchukua msalaba wake na kuja nyuma yangu, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
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Maana ni nani katika ninyi, kama akitaka kujenga mnara, asiyeketi kwanza na kuhesabu gharama, kwamba anavyo vya kuumalizia?
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
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Asije akashindwa kuumaliza baada ya kuupiga msingi, watu wote waonao wakaanza kumdhihaki,
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
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wakisema, Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, akawa hana nguvu za kumaliza.
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
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Au kuna mfalme gani, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine, asiyeketi kwanza na kufanya shauri, kwamba yeye pamoja na watu elfu kumi ataweza kukutana na yule anayekuja juu yake na watu elfu ishirini?
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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Na kama akiona hawezi, hutuma ujumbe kutaka sharti za amani, mtu yule akali mbali.
And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
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Basi, kadhalika kila mmoja wenu asiyeacha vyote alivyo navyo, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
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Chumvi ni kitu chema; lakini chumvi ikiwa imeharibika, itiwe nini ikolee?
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
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Haiifai nchi wala jaa; watu huitupa nje. Mwenye masikio ya kusikilia, na asikie.
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”