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Tena, aliwaambia wanafunzi wake, Palikuwa na mtu mmoja, tajiri, aliyekuwa na wakili wake; huyu alishitakiwa kwake kuwa anatapanya mali zake.
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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Akamwita, akamwambia, Ni habari gani hii ninayosikia juu yako? Toa hesabu ya uwakili wako, kwa kuwa huwezi kuwa wakili tena.
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
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Yule wakili akasema moyoni mwake, Nifanyeje? Maana, bwana wangu ananiondolea uwakili. Kulima, siwezi; kuomba, naona haya.
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
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Najua nitakalotenda, ili nitakapotolewa katika uwakili, wanikaribishe nyumbani mwao.
I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
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Akawaita wadeni wa bwana wake, kila mmoja; akamwambia wa kwanza, Wawiwani na bwana wangu?
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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Akasema, Vipimo mia vya mafuta. Akamwambia, Twaa hati yako, keti upesi, andika hamsini.
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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Kisha akamwambia mwingine, Na wewe wawiwani? Akasema, Makanda mia ya ngano. Akamwambia, Twaa hati yako, andika themanini.
Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
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Yule bwana akamsifu wakili dhalimu kwa vile alivyotenda kwa busara; kwa kuwa wana wa ulimwengu huu katika kizazi chao wenyewe huwa na busara kuliko wana wa nuru.
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
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Nami nawaambia, Jifanyieni rafiki kwa mali ya udhalimu, ili itakapokosekana wawakaribishe katika makao ya milele.
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
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Aliye mwaminifu katika lililo dogo sana, huwa mwaminifu katika lililo kubwa pia; na aliye dhalimu katika lililo dogo, huwa dhalimu katika lililo kubwa pia.
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
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Basi, kama ninyi hamkuwa waaminifu katika mali ya udhalimu, ni nani atakayewapa amana mali ya kweli?
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
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Na kama hamkuwa waaminifu katika mali ya mtu mwingine, ni nani atakayewapa iliyo yenu wenyewe?
And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
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Hakuna mtumishi awezaye kutumikia mabwana wawili; kwa maana, ama atamchukia huyu na kumpenda huyu, ama atashikamana na huyu na kumdharau huyu. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali.
No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
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Basi Mafarisayo, ambao wenyewe ni wapenda fedha, waliyasikia hayo yote, wakamdhihaki.
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
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Akawaambia, Ninyi ndinyi mnaojidai haki mbele ya wanadamu, lakini Mungu awajua mioyo yenu; kwa kuwa lililotukuka kwa wanadamu huwa chukizo mbele za Mungu.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
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Torati na manabii vilikuwapo mpaka Yohana; tangu wakati huo habari njema ya ufalme wa Mungu hutangazwa, na kila mtu hujiingiza kwa nguvu.
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
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Lakini ni vyepesi zaidi mbingu na nchi vitoweke, kuliko itanguke nukta moja ya torati.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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Kila amwachaye mkewe na kumwoa mke mwingine azini; naye amwoaye yeye aliyeachwa na mumewe azini.
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Akasema, Palikuwa na mtu mmoja, tajiri, aliyevaa nguo za rangi ya zambarau na kitani safi, na kula sikuzote kwa anasa.
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
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Na maskini mmoja, jina lake Lazaro, huwekwa mlangoni pake, ana vidonda vingi,
And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
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naye alikuwa akitamani kushibishwa kwa makombo yaliyoanguka katika meza ya yule tajiri; hata mbwa wakaja wakamramba vidonda vyake.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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Ikawa yule maskini alikufa, akachukuliwa na malaika mpaka kifuani kwa Ibrahimu. Yule tajiri naye akafa, akazikwa.
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
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Basi, kule kuzimu aliyainua macho yake, alipokuwa katika mateso, akamwona Ibrahimu kwa mbali, na Lazaro kifuani mwake.
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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Akalia, akasema, Ee baba Ibrahimu, nihurumie, umtume Lazaro achovye ncha ya kidole chake majini, auburudishe ulimi wangu; kwa sababu ninateswa katika moto huu.
So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
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Ibrahimu akasema, Mwanangu, kumbuka ya kwamba wewe uliyapokea mambo mema yako katika maisha yako, na Lazaro vivyo alipata mabaya; na sasa yeye yupo hapa anafarijiwa, na wewe unaumizwa.
But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
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Na zaidi ya hayo, kati yetu sisi na ninyi kumewekwa shimo kubwa, ili wale watakao kutoka huku kwenda kwenu wasiweze; wala watu wa kwenu wasivuke kuja kwetu.
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
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Akasema, Basi, baba, nakuomba, umtume nyumbani kwa baba yangu,
‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
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kwa kuwa ninao ndugu watano, ili awashuhudie, wasije wao pia wakafika mahali hapa pa mateso.
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
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Ibrahimu akasema, Wanao Musa na manabii; na wawasikilize wao.
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
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Akasema, La, baba Ibrahimu, lakini kama akiwaendea mtu atokaye kwa wafu, watatubu.
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
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Akamwambia, Wasipowasikia Musa na manabii, hawatashawishwa hata mtu akifufuka katika wafu.
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”