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Ikawa makutano walipomsonga wakilisikiliza neno la Mungu, yeye alikuwa amesimama kando ya ziwa la Genesareti,
On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
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akaona vyombo viwili vimekaa kando ya ziwa, lakini wavuvi wametoka, wanaosha nyavu zao.
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
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Akaingia katika chombo kimoja, ndicho chake Simoni, akamtaka akipeleke mbali kidogo na pwani. Akaketi, akawafundisha makutano ali chomboni.
Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
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Hata alipokwisha kunena, alimwambia Simoni, Tweka mpaka kilindini, mkashushe nyavu zenu mvue samaki.
When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
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Simoni akajibu akamwambia, Bwana mkubwa, tumefanya kazi ya kuchosha usiku kucha, tusipate kitu; lakini kwa neno lako nitazishusha nyavu.
“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
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Basi, walipofanya hivyo walipata samaki wengi mno, nyavu zao zikaanza kukatika;
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
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wakawapungia mikono washirika wao waliokuwa katika chombo cha pili, waje kuwasaidia; wakaja, wakavijaza vyombo vyote viwili, hata vikataka kuzama.
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
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Simoni Petro alipoona hayo, alianguka magotini pa Yesu, akisema, Ondoka kwangu, kwa kuwa mimi ni mtu mwenye dhambi, Bwana.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
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Maana alishikwa na ushangao, yeye na wote waliokuwa pamoja naye, kwa sababu ya wingi wa samaki walioupata;
For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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na kadhalika Yakobo na Yohana, wana wa Zebedayo, waliokuwa washirika wa Simoni. Yesu akamwambia Simoni, Usiogope, tangu sasa utakuwa ukivua watu.
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
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Hata walipokwisha kuviegesha pwani vyombo vyao, wakaacha vyote wakamfuata.
And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
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Ikawa, alipokuwa katika mmojawapo wa miji ile, tazama, palikuwa na mtu amejaa ukoma; naye alipomwona Yesu alianguka kifudifudi, akamwomba akisema, Bwana, ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa.
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Naye akaunyosha mkono wake, akamgusa akisema, Nataka; takasika. Na mara ukoma wake ukamwondoka.
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
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Akamkataza asimwambie mtu, ila, Nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani; ukatoe kwa ajili ya kutakasika kwako kama Musa alivyoamuru, iwe ushuhuda kwao.
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
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Lakini habari zake zikazidi kuenea, wakakutanika makutano mengi wamsikilize na kuponywa magonjwa yao.
But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
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Lakini yeye alikuwa akijiepua, akaenda mahali pasipokuwa na watu, akaomba.
Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
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Ikawa siku zile mojawapo alikuwa akifundisha, na Mafarisayo na waalimu wa torati walikuwa wameketi hapo, waliotoka katika kila kijiji cha Galilaya, na Uyahudi, na Yerusalemu; na uweza wa Bwana ulikuwapo apate kuponya.
One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
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Na tazama, wakaja watu wanamchukua kitandani mtu mwenye kupooza; wakataka kumpeleka ndani na kumweka mbele yake.
Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
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Hata walipokosa nafasi ya kumpeleka ndani kwa ajili ya lile kundi la watu, walipanda juu ya dari wakampisha katika matofali ya juu, wakamshusha yeye na kitanda chake katikati mbele ya Yesu.
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
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Naye alipoiona imani yao, alimwambia, Ee rafiki, umesamehewa dhambi zako.
When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
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Basi, wale waandishi na Mafarisayo wakaanza kuhojiana wakisema, Ni nani huyu asemaye maneno ya kukufuru? N'nani awezaye kusamehe dhambi isipokuwa Mungu peke yake?
But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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Na Yesu alijua hoja zao, akajibu akawaambia, Mnahojiana nini mioyoni mwenu?
Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
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Lililo jepesi ni lipi? Kusema, Umesamehewa dhambi zako, au kusema, Ondoka, uende?
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
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Lakini, mpate kujua ya kwamba Mwana wa Adamu anayo amri duniani ya kusamehe dhambi, (alimwambia yule mwenye kupooza). Nakuambia, Ondoka, ujitwike kitanda chako, ukaende zako nyumbani kwako.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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Mara hiyo akasimama mbele yao, akajitwika kile alichokilalia, akaenda zake nyumbani kwake, huku akimtukuza Mungu.
And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
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Ushangao ukawashika wote, wakamtukuza Mungu; wakajaa hofu, wakisema, Leo tumeona mambo ya ajabu.
Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
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Baada ya hayo akatoka, akaona mtoza ushuru, jina lake Lawi, ameketi forodhani, akamwambia, Nifuate.
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
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Akaacha vyote, akaondoka, akamfuata.
and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
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Na Lawi akamfanyia karamu kubwa nyumbani mwake; palikuwa na mkutano mkuu wa watoza ushuru na watu wengineo waliokuwa wameketi chakulani pamoja nao.
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
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Ikawa Mafarisayo na waandishi wao kuwanung'unikia wanafunzi wake, wakisema, Mbona mnakula na kunywa pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Yesu akajibu akawaambia, Wenye afya hawana haja na tabibu, isipokuwa walio hawawezi.
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
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Sikuja kuwaita wenye haki, bali wenye dhambi, wapate kutubu.
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
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Nao wakamwambia, Wanafunzi wa Yohana hufunga mara nyingi, na kuomba dua; na kadhalika wanafunzi wa Mafarisayo; lakini wanafunzi wako hula na kunywa!
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
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Lakini Yesu akawaambia, Je! Mwaweza kuwafanya wafunge walioalikwa arusini, akiwapo bwana arusi pamoja nao?
Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
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Lakini siku zitakuja watakapoondolewa bwana arusi, ndipo watakapofunga siku zile.
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
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Akawaambia na mithali, Hakuna akataye kiraka cha vazi jipya na kukitia katika vazi kuukuu; na kama akitia, amelikata lile jipya, na kile kiraka cha vazi jipya hakilingani na lile vazi kuukuu.
He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
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Wala hakuna mtu atiaye divai mpya katika viriba vikuukuu; na kama akitia, ile divai mpya itavipasua vile viriba, divai yenyewe itamwagika, na viriba vitaharibika.
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
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Lakini divai mpya sharti kutiwa katika viriba vipya.
Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
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Wala hakuna anywaye divai ya kale akatamani divai mpya; kwa kuwa asema, Ile ya kale ndiyo iliyo njema.
And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”