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Ikawa siku ya sabato moja alikuwa akipita katika mashamba, wanafunzi wake wakawa wakivunja masuke na kuyala, wakiyapukusa-pukusa mikononi mwao.
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
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Basi baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakawaambia, Mbona mnafanya lisilo halali siku ya sabato?
But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
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Yesu akawajibu akawaambia, Hamkulisoma hata hilo alilolifanya Daudi, alipokuwa na njaa, yeye na wale aliokuwa nao?
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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Jinsi alivyoingia katika nyumba ya Mungu, akaitwaa mikate ile ya Wonyesho, akaila akawapa na hao wenziwe, ambayo si halali kuila ila kwa makuhani peke yao.
He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
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Akawaambia, Mwana wa Adamu ndiye Bwana wa sabato.
Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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Ikawa siku ya sabato nyingine aliingia katika sinagogi akafundisha; na mlikuwamo mtu ambaye mkono wake wa kuume umepooza.
On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
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Na waandishi na Mafarisayo walikuwa wakimvizia, ili waone kwamba ataponya siku ya sabato; kusudi wapate neno la kumshitakia.
Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
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Lakini yeye akayatambua mawazo yao, akamwambia yule mwenye mkono uliopooza, Ondoka, simama katikati; akaondoka akasimama.
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
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Ndipo Yesu akawaambia, Nawauliza ninyi, Je! Ni halali siku ya sabato kutenda mema, au kutenda mabaya; kuponya roho au kuangamiza?
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
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Akawakazia macho wote pande zote, akamwambia yule mtu, Nyosha mkono wako. Akaunyosha; mkono wake ukawa mzima tena.
And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
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Wakajawa na uchungu, wakashauriana wao kwa wao wamtendeje Yesu.
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Ikawa siku zile aliondoka akaenda mlimani ili kuomba, akakesha usiku kucha katika kumwomba Mungu.
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
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Hata kulipokuwa mchana aliwaita wanafunzi wake; akachagua kumi na wawili miongoni mwao, ambao aliwaita Mitume;
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
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Simoni, aliyemwita jina la pili Petro, na Andrea nduguye, na Yakobo na Yohana, na Filipo na Bartolomayo,
Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
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na Mathayo na Tomaso, na Yakobo wa Alfayo, na Simoni aitwaye Zelote,
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
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na Yuda wa Yakobo, na Yuda Iskariote, ndiye aliyekuwa msaliti.
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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Akashuka pamoja nao, akasimama mahali tambarare, pamoja na wanafunzi wake wengi, na makutano makubwa ya watu waliotoka Uyahudi wote na Yerusalemu, na pwani ya Tiro na Sidoni; waliokuja kumsikiliza na kuponywa magonjwa yao;
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
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na wale waliosumbuliwa na pepo wachafu; waliponywa.
They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
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Na makutano yote walikuwa wakitaka kumgusa, kwa sababu uweza ulikuwa ukimtoka ukiwaponya wote.
The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
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Akainua macho yake akawatazama wanafunzi wake, akasema, Heri ninyi mlio maskini, kwa sababu ufalme wa Mungu ni wenu.
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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Heri ninyi mlio na njaa sasa, kwa sababu mtashiba. Heri ninyi mliao sasa, kwa sababu mtacheka.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
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Heri ninyi watu watakapowachukia, na kuwatenga, na kuwashutumu, na kulitupa nje jina lenu kama neno ovu, kwa ajili ya Mwana wa Adamu.
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
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Furahiwani siku ile na kuruka-ruka, kwa kuwa, tazama, thawabu yenu ni kubwa mbinguni, maana, baba zao waliwatenda manabii vivyo hivyo.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
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Lakini, ole wenu ninyi mlio na mali, kwa kuwa faraja yenu mmekwisha kuipata.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
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Ole wenu ninyi ambao mmeshiba sasa, kwa kuwa mtaona njaa. Ole wenu ninyi mnaocheka sasa, kwa kuwa mtaomboleza na kulia.
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
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Ole wenu ninyi watu wote watakapowasifu, kwa kuwa baba zao waliwatenda manabii wa uongo mambo kama hayo.
Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
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Lakini nawaambia ninyi mnaosikia, Wapendeni adui zenu, watendeeni mema wale ambao wawachukia ninyi,
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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wabarikieni wale ambao wawalaani ninyi, waombeeni wale ambao wawaonea ninyi.
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
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Akupigaye shavu moja, mgeuzie la pili, naye akunyang'anyaye joho yako, usimzuilie na kanzu.
If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
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Mpe kila akuombaye, na akunyang'anyaye vitu vyako, usitake akurudishie.
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
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Na kama mnavyotaka watu wawatendee ninyi, watendeeni vivyo hivyo.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
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Maana mkiwapenda wale wawapendao ninyi, mwaonyesha fadhili gani? Kwa kuwa hata wenye dhambi huwapenda wale wawapendao.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
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Nanyi mkiwatendea mema wale wawatendeao mema, mwaonyesha fadhili gani? Hata wenye dhambi hufanya vivyo hivyo.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
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Na mkiwakopesha watu huku mkitumaini kupata kitu kwao, mwaonyesha fadhili gani? Hata wenye dhambi huwakopesha wenye dhambi, ili warudishiwe vile vile.
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
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Bali wapendeni adui zenu, tendeni mema, na kukopesha msitumaini kupata malipo, na thawabu yenu itakuwa nyingi; nanyi mtakuwa wana wa Aliye juu, kwa kuwa yeye ni mwema kwa wasiomshukuru, na waovu.
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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Basi, iweni na huruma, kama Baba yenu alivyo na huruma.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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Msihukumu, nanyi hamtahukumiwa; msilaumu, nanyi hamtalaumiwa; achilieni, nanyi mtaachiliwa.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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Wapeni watu vitu, nanyi mtapewa; kipimo cha kujaa na kushindiliwa, na kusukwa-sukwa hata kumwagika, ndicho watu watakachowapa vifuani mwenu. Kwa kuwa kipimo kile kile mpimacho ndicho mtakachopimiwa.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
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Akawaambia mithali, Je! Aliye kipofu aweza kuongoza kipofu? Hawatatumbukia shimoni wote wawili?
Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
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Mwanafunzi hawi mkuu kuliko mwalimu wake, lakini kila mtu ambaye amehitimu hulingana na mwalimu wake.
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
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Basi, mbona wakitazama kibanzi kilicho ndani ya jicho la ndugu yako, na boriti iliyo ndani ya jicho lako mwenyewe huiangalii?
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
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Au, utawezaje kumwambia ndugu yako, Ndugu yangu, niache nikitoe kibanzi kilicho ndani ya jicho lako, nawe huiangalii boriti iliyo ndani ya jicho lako mwenyewe? Mnafiki wewe, itoe kwanza ile boriti katika jicho lako mwenyewe, ndipo utakapoona vema kukitoa kile kibanzi kilichomo katika jicho la ndugu yako.
How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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Kwa maana hakuna mti mzuri uzaao matunda mabaya, wala mti mbaya uzaao matunda mazuri;
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
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kwa kuwa kila mti hutambulikana kwa matunda yake; maana, katika miiba hawachumi tini, wala katika michongoma hawachumi zabibu.
For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
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Mtu mwema katika hazina njema ya moyo wake hutoa yaliyo mema, na mtu mwovu katika hazina mbovu ya moyo wake hutoa yaliyo maovu; kwa kuwa mtu, kinywa chake hunena yale yaujazayo moyo wake.
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Na kwa nini mnaniita, Bwana, Bwana, walakini hamyatendi nisemayo?
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
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Kila mtu ajaye kwangu, na kuyasikia maneno yangu na kuyatenda, nitawaonyesha mfano wake.
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
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Mfano wake ni mtu ajengaye nyumba, na kuchimba chini sana, na kuweka msingi juu ya mwamba; na kulipokuja gharika, mto uliishukia nyumba ile kwa nguvu, usiweze kuitikisa; kwa kuwa imejengwa vizuri.
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
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Lakini yule aliyesikia ila hakutenda, mfano wake ni mtu aliyejenga nyumba juu ya ardhi pasipokuwa na msingi, mto ukaishukia kwa nguvu, ikaanguka mara; na maangamizi yake nyumba ile yakawa makubwa.
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”