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Hata siku ya kwanza ya juma, ilipoanza kupambazuka, walikwenda kaburini, wakiyaleta manukato waliyoweka tayari.
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
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Wakalikuta lile jiwe limevingirishwa mbali na kaburi,
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
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Wakaingia, wasiuone mwili wa Bwana Yesu.
but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
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Ikawa walipokuwa wakifadhaika kwa ajili ya neno hilo, tazama, watu wawili walisimama karibu nao, wamevaa nguo za kumeta-meta;
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
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nao walipoingiwa na hofu na kuinama kifudifudi hata nchi, hao waliwaambia, Kwa nini mnamtafuta aliye hai katika wafu?
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
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Hayupo hapa, amefufuka. Kumbukeni alivyosema nanyi alipokuwa akaliko Galilaya,
He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
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akisema, Imempasa Mwana wa Adamu kutiwa mikononi mwa wenye dhambi, na kusulibiwa, na kufufuka siku ya tatu.
‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
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Wakayakumbuka maneno yake.
Then they remembered His words.
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Wakaondoka kaburini, wakarudi; wakawaarifu wale kumi na mmoja na wengine wote habari za mambo hayo yote.
And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
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Nao ni Mariamu Magdalene, na Yoana, na Mariamu mamaye Yakobo, na wale wanawake wengine waliokuwa pamoja nao;
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.
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hao waliwaambia mitume habari ya mambo hayo.
But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
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Maneno yao yakaonekana kuwa kama upuzi kwao, wala hawakuwasadiki. Lakini Petro aliondoka akaenda mbio hata kaburini, akainama akachungulia ndani, akaviona vile vitambaa vya sanda tu; akaenda zake akiyastaajabia yaliyotukia.
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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Na tazama, siku ile ile watu wawili miongoni mwao walikuwa wakienda kijiji kimoja, jina lake Emau, kilichokuwa mbali na Yerusalemu kama mwendo wa saa mbili.
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
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Nao walikuwa wakizungumza wao kwa wao habari za mambo hayo yote yaliyotukia.
They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
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Ikawa katika kuzungumza na kuulizana kwao, Yesu mwenyewe alikaribia, akaandamana nao.
And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
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Macho yao yakafumbwa wasimtambue.
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
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Akawaambia, Ni maneno gani haya mnayosemezana hivi mnapotembea? Wakasimama wamekunja nyuso zao.
He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
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Akajibu mmoja wao, jina lake Kleopa, akamwambia, Je! Wewe peke yako u mgeni katika Yerusalemu, hata huyajui yaliyotukia humo siku hizi?
One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
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Akawauliza, Mambo gani? Wakamwambia, Mambo ya Yesu wa Nazareti, aliyekuwa mtu nabii, mwenye uwezo katika kutenda na kunena mbele za Mungu na watu wote;
“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
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tena jinsi wakuu wa makuhani na wakubwa wetu walivyomtia katika hukumu ya kufa, wakamsulibisha.
Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
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Nasi tulikuwa tukitumaini ya kuwa yeye ndiye atakayewakomboa Israeli. Zaidi ya hayo yote, leo ni siku ya tatu tangu yalipotendeka mambo hayo;
But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
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tena, wanawake kadha wa kadha wa kwetu walitushitusha, waliokwenda kaburini asubuhi na mapema,
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
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wasiuone mwili wake; wakaja wakasema ya kwamba wametokewa na malaika waliosema kwamba yu hai.
but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
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Na wengine waliokuwa pamoja nasi walikwenda kaburini wakaona vivyo hivyo kama wale wanawake walivyosema, ila yeye hawakumwona.
Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
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Akawaambia, Enyi msiofahamu, wenye mioyo mizito ya kuamini yote waliyoyasema manabii!
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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Je! Haikumpasa Kristo kupata mateso haya na kuingia katika utukufu wake?
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
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Akaanza kutoka Musa na manabii wote, akawaeleza katika maandiko yote mambo yaliyomhusu yeye mwenyewe.
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
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Wakakikaribia kile kijiji walichokuwa wakienda, naye alifanya kama anataka kuendelea mbele.
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
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Wakamshawishi wakisema, Kaa pamoja nasi, kwa kuwa kumekuchwa, na mchana unakwisha. Akaingia ndani kukaa nao.
But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
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Ikawa alipokuwa ameketi nao chakulani, alitwaa mkate, akaubariki, akaumega, akawapa.
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
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Yakafumbuliwa macho yao, wakamtambua; kisha akatoweka mbele yao.
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
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Wakaambiana, Je! Mioyo yetu haikuwaka ndani yetu hapo alipokuwa akisema nasi njiani, na kutufunulia maandiko?
They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Wakaondoka saa ile ile, wakarejea Yerusalemu, wakawakuta wale kumi na mmoja wamekutanika, wao na wale waliokuwa pamoja nao,
And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together
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wakisema, Bwana amefufuka kweli kweli, naye amemtokea Simoni.
and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
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Nao waliwapa habari ya mambo yale ya njiani, na jinsi alivyotambulikana nao katika kuumega mkate.
Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.
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Na walipokuwa katika kusema habari hiyo, yeye mwenyewe alisimama katikati yao, akawaambia, Amani iwe kwenu.
While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
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Wakashituka, wakaogopa sana, wakidhani ya kwamba wanaona roho.
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
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Akawaambia, Mbona mnafadhaika? Na kwa nini mnaona shaka mioyoni mwenu?
“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
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Tazameni mikono yangu na miguu yangu, ya kuwa ni mimi mwenyewe. Nishikenishikeni, mwone; kwa kuwa roho haina mwili na mifupa kama mnavyoniona mimi kuwa nayo.
Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
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Na baada ya kusema hayo aliwaonyesha mikono yake na miguu yake.
And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
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Basi walipokuwa hawajaamini kwa furaha, huku wakistaajabu, aliwaambia, Mna chakula cho chote hapa?
While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
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Wakampa kipande cha samaki wa kuokwa.
So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
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Akakitwaa, akala mbele yao.
and He took it and ate it in front of them.
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Kisha akawaambia, Hayo ndiyo maneno yangu niliyowaambia nilipokuwa nikali pamoja nanyi, ya kwamba ni lazima yatimizwe yote niliyoandikiwa katika Torati ya Musa, na katika Manabii na Zaburi.
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
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Ndipo akawafunulia akili zao wapate kuelewa na maandiko.
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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Akawaambia, Ndivyo ilivyoandikwa, kwamba Kristo atateswa na kufufuka siku ya tatu;
And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
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na kwamba mataifa yote watahubiriwa kwa jina lake habari ya toba na ondoleo la dhambi, kuanza tangu Yerusalemu.
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
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Nanyi ndinyi mashahidi wa mambo haya.
You are witnesses of these things.
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Na tazama, nawaletea juu yenu ahadi ya Baba yangu; lakini kaeni humu mjini, hata mvikwe uwezo utokao juu.
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
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Akawaongoza mpaka Bethania, akainua mikono yake akawabariki.
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
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Ikawa katika kuwabariki, alijitenga nao; akachukuliwa juu mbinguni.
While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
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Wakamwabudu; kisha wakarudi Yerusalemu wenye furaha kuu.
And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
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Nao walikuwa daima ndani ya hekalu, wakimsifu Mungu.
praising God continually in the temple.