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Kisha Mafarisayo, na baadhi ya waandishi waliotoka Yerusalemu, wakakusanyika mbele yake,
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
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wakaona wengine katika wanafunzi wake wakila vyakula kwa mikono najisi, yaani, isiyonawiwa.
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
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Kwa maana Mafarisayo na Wayahudi wote wasiponawa mikono mpaka kiwiko, hawali, wakishika mapokeo ya wazee wao;
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
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tena wakitoka sokoni, wasipotawadha, hawali; na yako mambo mengine waliyopokea kuyashika, kama kuosha vikombe, na midumu, na vyombo vya shaba.
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
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Basi wale Mafarisayo na waandishi wakamwuliza, Mbona wanafunzi wako hawaendi kwa kuyafuata mapokeo ya wazee, bali hula chakula kwa mikono najisi?
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
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Akawaambia, Isaya alitabiri vema juu yenu ninyi wanafiki, kama ilivyoandikwa, Watu hawa huniheshimu kwa midomo Ila mioyo yao iko mbali nami;
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
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Nao waniabudu bure, Wakifundisha mafundisho Yaliyo maagizo ya wanadamu,
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
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Ninyi mwaiacha amri ya Mungu, na kuyashika mapokeo ya wanadamu.
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
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Akawaambia, Vema! Mwaikataa amri ya Mungu mpate kuyashika mapokeo yenu.
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
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Maana Musa alisema, Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na, Amtukanaye babaye au mamaye kufa na afe.
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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Bali ninyi husema, Mtu akimwambia babaye au mamaye, Ni Korbani, yaani, wakfu, kitu changu cho chote kikupasacho kufaidiwa nacho, huwa basi;
But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
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wala hammruhusu baada ya hayo kumtendea neno babaye au mamaye;
he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
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huku mkilitangua neno la Mungu kwa mapokeo yenu mliyopokeana; tena mwafanya mambo mengi yaliyo sawasawa na hayo.
Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
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Akawaita makutano tena, akawaambia, Nisikieni nyote na kufahamu.
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
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Hakuna kitu kilicho nje ya mtu ambacho kikimwingia chaweza kumtia unajisi, bali vile vimtokavyo, ndivyo vimtiavyo unajisi yule mtu.
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
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Mtu akiwa na masikio ya kusikilia, na asikie.]
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Hata alipoingia nyumbani, ameuacha mkutano, wanafunzi wake wakamwuliza habari za ule mfano.
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
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Akawaambia, Hivi hata ninyi hamna akili? Hamfahamu ya kwamba kila kitu kilicho nje ya mtu, kikimwingia, hakiwezi kumtia unajisi;
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
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kwa sababu hakimwingii moyoni, ila tumboni tu; kisha chatoka kwenda chooni? Kwa kusema hivi alivitakasa vyakula vyote.
because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
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Akasema, Kimtokacho mtu ndicho kimtiacho unajisi.
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
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Kwa maana ndani ya mioyo ya watu hutoka mawazo mabaya, uasherati,
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
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wivi, uuaji, uzinzi, tamaa mbaya, ukorofi, hila, ufisadi, kijicho, matukano, kiburi, upumbavu.
greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
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Haya yote yaliyo maovu yatoka ndani, nayo yamtia mtu unajisi.
All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
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Akaondoka huko, akaenda zake hata mipaka ya Tiro na Sidoni. Akaingia katika nyumba, akataka isijulikane na mtu; lakini hakuweza kusitirika.
Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
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Ila mara mwanamke, ambaye binti yake yuna pepo mchafu, alisikia habari zake, akaja akamwangukia miguuni pake.
Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
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Na yule mwanamke ni Myunani, kabila yake ni Msirofoinike. Akamwomba amtoe pepo katika binti yake.
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
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Akamwambia, Waache watoto washibe kwanza; maana si vizuri kukitwaa chakula cha watoto, na kuwatupia mbwa.
“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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Naye akajibu, akamwambia, Naam, Bwana, lakini hata mbwa walio chini ya meza hula makombo ya watoto.
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
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Akamwambia, Kwa sababu ya neno hilo, enenda zako, pepo amemtoka binti yako.
Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
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Akaenda zake nyumbani kwake, akamkuta yule kijana amelazwa kitandani, na yule pepo amekwisha kumtoka.
And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
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Akatoka tena katika mipaka ya Tiro, akapita katikati ya Sidoni, akaenda mpaka bahari ya Galilaya, kati ya mipaka ya Dekapoli.
Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
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Wakamletea kiziwi, naye ni mwenye utasi, wakamsihi amwekee mikono.
Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
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Akamtenga na mkutano faraghani, akatia vidole vyake masikioni mwake, akatema mate, akamgusa ulimi,
So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
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akatazama juu mbinguni, akaugua, akamwambia, Efatha, maana yake, Funguka.
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
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Mara masikio yake yakafunguka, kifungo cha ulimi wake kikalegea, akasema vizuri.
Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
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Akawaonya wasimwambie mtu; lakini kadiri ya alivyozidi kuwaagiza, ndivyo walivyozidi kutangaza habari;
Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
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wakashangaa mno kupita kiasi, wakinena, Ametenda mambo yote vema; viziwi awafanya wasikie, na bubu waseme.
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”