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Kwa maana ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mtu mwenye nyumba aliyetoka alfajiri kwenda kuajiri wakulima awapeleke katika shamba lake la mizabibu.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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Naye alipokwisha kupatana na wakulima kuwapa kutwa dinari, aliwapeleka katika shamba lake la mizabibu.
He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
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Akatoka mnamo saa tatu, akaona wengine wamesimama sokoni wasiokuwa na kazi;
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
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na hao nao akawaambia, Enendeni nanyi katika shamba langu la mizabibu, na iliyo haki nitawapa. Wakaenda.
‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
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Akatoka tena mnamo saa sita na saa kenda, akafanya vile vile.
So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
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Hata kama saa kumi na moja akatoka, akakuta wengine wamesimama, akawaambia, Mbona mmesimama hapa mchana kutwa bila kazi?
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
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Wakamwambia, Kwa sababu hakuna mtu aliyetuajiri. Akawaambia, enendeni nanyi katika shamba la mizabibu.
‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
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Kulipokuchwa, yule bwana wa shamba akamwambia msimamizi wake, Waite wakulima, uwalipe ujira wao, ukianzia wa mwisho hata wa kwanza.
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
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Na walipokuja wale wa saa kumi na moja, walipokea kila mtu dinari.
The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
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Na wale wa kwanza walipokuja, walidhani kwamba watapokea zaidi; na hao pia wakapokea kila mtu dinari.
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
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Basi wakiisha kuipokea, wakamnung'unikia mwenye nyumba,
On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
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wakisema, Hao wa mwisho wametenda kazi saa moja tu, nawe umewasawazisha na sisi tuliostahimili taabu na hari za mchana kutwa.
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
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Naye akamjibu mmoja wao, akamwambia, Rafiki, sikudhulumu; hukupatana nami kwa dinari?
But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
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Chukua iliyo yako, uende zako; napenda kumpa huyu wa mwisho sawa na wewe.
Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
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Si halali yangu kutumia vilivyo vyangu kama nipendavyo? Au jicho lako limekuwa ovu kwa sababu ya mimi kuwa mwema?
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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Vivyo hivyo wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza, na wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho.
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
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Hata Yesu alipokuwa akipanda kwenda Yerusalemu, aliwachukua wale wanafunzi kumi na wawili faraghani; na njiani akawaambia,
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
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Angalieni, tunapanda kwenda Yerusalemu; na Mwana wa Adamu atatiwa mikononi mwa wakuu wa makuhani na waandishi; nao watamhukumu afe;
“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
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kisha watampeleka kwa Mataifa wapate kumdhihaki, na kumpiga mijeledi, na kumsulibisha; na siku ya tatu atafufuka.
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
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Ndipo mama yao wana wa Zebedayo akamwendea pamoja na wanawe, akamsujudia, na kumwomba neno.
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
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Akamwambia, Wataka nini? Akamwambia, Agiza kwamba hawa wanangu wawili waketi mmoja mkono wako wa kuume, na mmoja mkono wako wa kushoto, katika ufalme wako.
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
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Yesu akajibu akasema, Hamjui mnaloliomba. Je! Mwaweza kunywea kikombe nitakachonywea mimi? Wakamwambia, Twaweza.
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
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Akawaambia, Hakika mtakinywea kikombe changu; lakini kuketi mkono wangu wa kuume na mkono wangu wa kushoto, sina amri kuwapa, bali watapewa waliowekewa tayari na Baba yangu.
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
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Na wale kumi waliposikia, waliwakasirikia wale ndugu wawili.
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
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Lakini Yesu akawaita, akasema, Mwajua ya kuwa wakuu wa Mataifa huwatawala kwa nguvu, na wakubwa wao huwatumikisha.
But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
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Lakini haitakuwa hivyo kwenu; bali mtu ye yote anayetaka kuwa mkubwa kwenu, na awe mtumishi wenu;
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
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na mtu ye yote anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza kwenu na awe mtumwa wenu;
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
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kama vile Mwana wa Adamu asivyokuja kutumikiwa, bali kutumika, na kutoa nafsi yake iwe fidia ya wengi.
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
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Hata walipokuwa wakitoka Yeriko mkutano mkubwa wakamfuata.
As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
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Na tazama, vipofu wawili wameketi kando ya njia, nao waliposikia ya kwamba Yesu anapita, walipaza sauti, wakisema, Uturehemu, Bwana, mwana wa Daudi!
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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Mkutano wakawakaripia, wanyamaze. Lakini wao wakazidi kupaza sauti, wakisema, Uturehemu, Bwana, mwana wa Daudi!
The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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Yesu akasimama, akawaita, akasema, Mnataka niwafanyie nini?
Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
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Wakamwambia, Bwana, twataka macho yetu yafumbuliwe.
“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
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Yesu akawahurumia, akawagusa macho yao; mara wakapata kuona, wakamfuata.
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.