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Siku ile Yesu akatoka nyumbani, akaketi kando ya bahari.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
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Wakamkusanyikia makutano mengi, hata akapanda chomboni, akaketi; na ule mkutano wote wakasimama pwani.
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
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Akawaambia mambo mengi kwa mifano, akisema, Tazama, mpanzi alitoka kwenda kupanda.
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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Hata alipokuwa akipanda, mbegu nyingine zilianguka karibu na njia, ndege wakaja wakazila;
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
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nyingine zikaanguka penye miamba, pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi; mara zikaota, kwa udongo kukosa kina;
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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na jua lilipozuka ziliungua; na kwa kuwa hazina mizizi zikanyauka.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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Nyingine zikaanguka penye miiba; ile miiba ikamea, ikazisonga;
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
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nyingine zikaanguka penye udongo mzuri, zikazaa, moja mia, moja sitini, moja thelathini.
Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
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Mwenye masikio na asikie.
He who has ears, let him hear.”
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Wakaja wanafunzi, wakamwambia, Kwa nini wasema nao kwa mifano?
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
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Akajibu, akawaambia, Ninyi mmejaliwa kuzijua siri za ufalme wa mbinguni, bali wao hawakujaliwa.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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Kwa maana ye yote mwenye kitu atapewa, naye atazidishiwa tele; lakini ye yote asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho atanyang'anywa.
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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Kwa sababu hii nasema nao kwa mifano; kwa kuwa wakitazama hawaoni, na wakisikia hawasikii, wala kuelewa.
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
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Na neno la nabii Isaya linatimia kwao, likisema, Kusikia mtasikia, wala hamtaelewa; Kutazama mtatazama, wala hamtaona.
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
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Maana mioyo ya watu hawa imekuwa mizito, Na kwa masikio yao hawasikii vema, Na macho yao wameyafumba; Wasije wakaona kwa macho yao, Wakasikia kwa masikio yao, Wakaelewa kwa mioyo yao, Wakaongoka, nikawaponya.
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
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Lakini, heri macho yenu, kwa kuwa yanaona; na masikio yenu, kwa kuwa yanasikia.
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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Kwa maana, amin, nawaambia, Manabii wengi na wenye haki walitamani kuyaona mnayoyaona ninyi, wasiyaone; na kuyasikia mnayoyasikia ninyi, wasiyasikie.
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
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Basi ninyi sikilizeni mfano wa mpanzi.
Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
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Kila mtu alisikiapo neno la ufalme asielewe nalo, huja yule mwovu, akalinyakua lililopandwa moyoni mwake. Huyo ndiye aliyepandwa karibu na njia.
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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Naye aliyepandwa penye miamba, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno, akalipokea mara kwa furaha;
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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lakini hana mizizi ndani yake, bali hudumu kwa muda; ikitukia dhiki au udhia kwa ajili ya lile neno, mara huchukizwa.
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
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Naye aliyepandwa penye miiba, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno; na shughuli za dunia, na udanganyifu wa mali hulisonga lile neno; likawa halizai.
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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Naye aliyepandwa penye udongo mzuri, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno, na kuelewa nalo; yeye ndiye azaaye matunda, huyu mia, na huyu sitini, na huyu thelathini.
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
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Akawatolea mfano mwingine, akisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mtu aliyepanda mbegu njema katika konde lake;
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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lakini watu walipolala, akaja adui yake akapanda magugu katikati ya ngano, akaenda zake.
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
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Baadaye majani ya ngano yalipomea na kuzaa, yakaonekana na magugu.
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
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Watumwa wa mwenye nyumba wakaenda wakamwambia, Bwana, hukupanda mbegu njema katika konde lako? Limepata wapi basi magugu?
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
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Akawaambia, Adui ndiye aliyetenda hivi. Watumwa wakamwambia, Basi, wataka twende tukayakusanye?
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
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Akasema, La; msije mkakusanya magugu, na kuzing'oa ngano pamoja nayo.
‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
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Viacheni vyote vikue hata wakati wa mavuno; na wakati wa mavuno nitawaambia wavunao, Yakusanyeni kwanza magugu, myafunge matita matita mkayachome; bali ngano ikusanyeni ghalani mwangu.
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
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Akawatolea mfano mwingine, akisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na punje ya haradali, aliyoitwaa mtu akaipanda katika shamba lake;
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
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nayo ni ndogo kuliko mbegu zote; lakini ikiisha kumea, huwa kubwa kuliko mboga zote, ikawa mti, hata nyuni wa angani huja na kukaa katika matawi yake.
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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Akawaambia mfano mwingine; Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na chachu aliyoitwaa mwanamke, akaisitiri ndani ya pishi tatu za unga, hata ukachachwa wote pia.
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
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Hayo yote Yesu aliwaambia makutano kwa mifano; wala pasipo mfano hakuwaambia neno;
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
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ili litimie neno lililonenwa na nabii, akisema, Nitafumbua kinywa changu kwa mifano, Nitayatamka yaliyositirika tangu awali.
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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Kisha Yesu akawaaga makutano, akaingia nyumbani; wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakasema, Tufafanulie mfano wa magugu ya kondeni.
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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Akajibu, akasema, Azipandaye zile mbegu njema ni Mwana wa Adamu;
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
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lile konde ni ulimwengu; zile mbegu njema ni wana wa ufalme; na yale magugu ni wana wa yule mwovu;
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
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yule adui aliyeyapanda ni Ibilisi; mavuno ni mwisho wa dunia; na wale wavunao ni malaika.
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Basi, kama vile magugu yakusanywavyo na kuchomwa motoni; ndivyo itakavyokuwa katika mwisho wa dunia.
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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Mwana wa Adamu atawatuma malaika zake, nao watakusanya kutoka katika ufalme wake machukizo yote, na hao watendao maasi,
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
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na kuwatupa katika tanuru ya moto, ndiko kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.
And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Ndipo wenye haki watakapong'aa kama jua katika ufalme wa Baba yao. Mwenye masikio, na asikie.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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Tena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na hazina iliyositirika katika shamba; ambayo mtu alipoiona, aliificha; na kwa furaha yake akaenda akauza alivyo navyo vyote, akalinunua shamba lile.
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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Tena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfanya biashara, mwenye kutafuta lulu nzuri;
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
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naye alipoona lulu moja ya thamani kubwa, alikwenda akauza alivyo navyo vyote, akainunua.
When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
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Tena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na juya, lililotupwa baharini, likakusanya samaki wa kila namna;
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
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hata lilipojaa, walilivuta pwani; wakaketi, wakakusanya walio wema vyomboni, bali walio wabaya wakawatupa.
When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
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Ndivyo itakavyokuwa katika mwisho wa dunia; malaika watatokea, watawatenga waovu mbali na wenye haki,
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
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na kuwatupa katika tanuru ya moto; ndiko kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Yesu aliwauliza, Mmeyafahamu hayo yote? Wakamwambia, Naam.
Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
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Akawaambia, Kwa sababu hiyo, kila mwandishi mwenye elimu ya ufalme wa mbinguni amefanana na mtu mwenye nyumba atoaye katika hazina yake vitu vipya na vya kale.
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
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Ikawa Yesu alipoimaliza mifano hiyo, alitoka akaenda zake.
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
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Na alipofika nchi yake, akawafundisha katika sinagogi lao, hata wakashangaa, wakasema, Huyu amepata wapi hekima hii na miujiza hii?
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
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Huyu si mwana wa seremala? Mamaye si yeye aitwaye Mariamu? Na nduguze si Yakobo, na Yusufu, na Simoni, na Yuda?
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
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Na maumbu yake wote hawapo hapa petu? Basi huyu amepata wapi haya yote?
Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
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Wakachukizwa naye. Yesu akawaambia, Nabii hakosi kupata heshima, isipokuwa katika nchi yake, na nyumbani mwake mwenyewe.
And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
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Wala hakufanya miujiza mingi huko, kwa sababu ya kutokuamini kwao.
And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.