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Saa ile wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu wakisema,
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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Ni nani basi aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni? Akaita mtoto mmoja, akamweka katikati yao,
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
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akasema, Amin, nawaambia, Msipoongoka na kuwa kama vitoto, hamtaingia kamwe katika ufalme wa mbinguni.
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Basi, ye yote ajinyenyekeshaye mwenyewe kama mtoto huyu, huyo ndiye aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni.
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Na ye yote atakayempokea mtoto mmoja mfano wa huyu kwa jina langu, anipokea mimi;
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
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bali atakayemkosesha mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa waniaminio, yamfaa afungiwe shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia, na kutoswa katika kilindi cha bahari.
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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Ole ni wa ulimwengu kwa sababu ya mambo ya kukosesha! Maana hayana budi kuja mambo ya kukosesha; lakini ole wake mtu yule aliletaye jambo la kukosesha!
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
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Basi mkono wako au mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate ukautupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima hali umepungukiwa na mkono au mguu, kuliko kuwa na mikono miwili au miguu miwili, na kutupwa katika moto wa milele.
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
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Na jicho lako likikukosesha, ling'oe, ukalitupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima una chongo, kuliko kuwa na macho mawili, na kutupwa katika jehanum ya moto.
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
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Angalieni msidharau mmojawapo wadogo hawa; kwa maana nawaambia ya kwamba malaika wao mbinguni siku zote huutazama uso wa Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
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[Kwa maana Mwana wa Adamu alikuja kukiokoa kilichopotea.]
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Mwaonaje? Mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, mmoja akampotea, je! Hawaachi wale tisa na tisini, akaenda milimani, na kumtafuta yule aliyepotea?
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
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Hata akipata kumwona, amin, nawaambia, amfurahia huyo zaidi, kuliko wale tisa na tisini wasiopotea.
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
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Vivyo hivyo haipendezi mbele za Baba yenu aliye mbinguni kwamba mmoja wa wadogo hawa apotee.
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
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Na ndugu yako akikukosa, enenda ukamwonye, wewe na yeye peke yenu; akikusikia, umempata nduguyo.
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
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La, kama hasikii, chukua pamoja nawe tena mtu mmoja au wawili, ili kwa vinywa vya mashahidi wawili au watatu kila neno lithibitike.
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
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Na asipowasikiliza wao, liambie kanisa; na asipolisikiliza kanisa pia, na awe kwako kama mtu wa mataifa na mtoza ushuru.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
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Amin, nawaambieni, yo yote mtakayoyafunga duniani yatakuwa yamefungwa mbinguni; na yo yote mtakayoyafungua duniani yatakuwa yamefunguliwa mbinguni.
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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Tena nawaambia, ya kwamba wawili wenu watakapopatana duniani katika jambo lo lote watakaloliomba, watafanyiwa na Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
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Kwa kuwa walipo wawili watatu wamekusanyika kwa jina langu, nami nipo papo hapo katikati yao.
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
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Kisha Petro akamwendea akamwambia, Bwana, ndugu yangu anikose mara ngapi nami nimsamehe? Hata mara saba?
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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Yesu akamwambia, Sikuambii hata mara saba, bali hata saba mara sabini.
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
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Kwa sababu hii ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfalme mmoja aliyetaka kufanya hesabu na watumwa wake.
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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Alipoanza kuifanya, aliletewa mtu mmoja awiwaye talanta elfu kumi.
As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
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Naye alipokosa cha kulipa, bwana wake akaamuru auzwe, yeye na mkewe na watoto wake, na vitu vyote alivyo navyo, ikalipwe ile deni.
Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
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Basi yule mtumwa akaanguka, akamsujudia akisema, Bwana, nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia.
Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
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Bwana wa mtumwa yule akamhurumia, akamfungua, akamsamehe ile deni.
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
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Mtumwa yule akatoka, akamwona mmoja wa wajoli wake, aliyemwia dinari mia akamkamata,akamshika koo,akisema Nilipe uwiwacho.
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
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Basi mjoli wake akaanguka miguuni pake, akamsihi, akisema, Nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia.
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
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Lakini hakutaka, akaenda, akamtupa kifungoni, hata atakapoilipa ile deni.
But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
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Basi wajoli wake walipoyaona yaliyotendeka, walisikitika sana, wakaenda wakamweleza bwana wao yote yaliyotendeka.
When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
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Ndipo bwana wake akamwita, akamwambia, Ewe mtumwa mwovu, nalikusamehe wewe deni ile yote, uliponisihi;
Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
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nawe, je! Haikukupasa kumrehemu mjoli wako, kama mimi nilivyokurehemu wewe?
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
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Bwana wake akaghadhibika, akampeleka kwa watesaji, hata atakapoilipa deni ile yote.
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
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Ndivyo na Baba yangu wa mbinguni atakavyowatenda ninyi, msiposamehe kwa mioyo yenu kila mtu ndugu yake.
That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”