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Kisha Yesu akawaambia makutano na wanafunzi wake, akasema,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
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Waandishi na Mafarisayo wameketi katika kiti cha Musa;
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
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basi, yo yote watakayowaambia, myashike na kuyatenda; lakini kwa mfano wa matendo yao, msitende; maana wao hunena lakini hawatendi.
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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Wao hufunga mizigo mizito na kuwatwika watu mabegani mwao; wasitake wenyewe kuigusa kwa kidole chao.
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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Tena matendo yao yote huyatenda ili kutazamwa na watu; kwa kuwa hupanua hirizi zao, huongeza matamvua yao;
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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hupenda viti vya mbele katika karamu, na kuketi mbele katika masinagogi,
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
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na kusalimiwa masokoni, na kuitwa na watu, Rabi.
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
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Bali ninyi msiitwe Rabi, maana mwalimu wenu ni mmoja, nanyi nyote ni ndugu.
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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Wala msimwite mtu baba duniani; maana Baba yenu ni mmoja, aliye wa mbinguni.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
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Wala msiitwe viongozi; maana kiongozi wenu ni mmoja, naye ndiye Kristo.
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
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Naye aliye mkubwa wenu atakuwa mtumishi wenu.
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
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Na ye yote atakayejikweza, atadhiliwa; na ye yote atakayejidhili, atakwezwa.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnawafungia watu ufalme wa mbinguni; ninyi wenyewe hamwingii, wala wanaoingia hamwaachi waingie.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
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[Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnakula nyumba za wajane, na kwa unafiki mnasali sala ndefu; kwa hiyo mtapata hukumu iliyo kubwa zaidi.]
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Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnazunguka katika bahari na nchi kavu ili kumfanya mtu mmoja kuwa mwongofu; na akiisha kufanyika, mnamfanya kuwa mwana wa jehanum mara mbili zaidi kuliko ninyi wenyewe.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
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Ole wenu viongozi vipofu, ninyi msemao, Mtu atakayeapa kwa hekalu, si kitu; bali mtu atakayeapa kwa dhahabu ya hekalu, amejifunga.
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
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Wapumbavu ninyi na vipofu; maana ni ipi iliyo kubwa, ile dhahabu, au lile hekalu liitakasalo dhahabu?
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
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Tena, Mtu atakayeapa kwa madhabahu, si kitu; bali mtu atakayeapa kwa sadaka iliyo juu yake, amejifunga.
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
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Vipofu ninyi; maana ni ipi iliyo kubwa, ile sadaka, au ile madhabahu iitakasayo sadaka?
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
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Basi yeye aapaye kwa madhabahu, huapa kwa hiyo, na kwa vitu vyote vilivyo juu yake.
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
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Naye aapaye kwa hekalu, huapa kwa hilo, na kwa yeye akaaye ndani yake.
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
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Naye aapaye kwa mbingu, huapa kwa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na kwa yeye aketiye juu yake.
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
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Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnalipa zaka za mnanaa na bizari na jira, lakini mmeacha mambo makuu ya sheria, yaani, adili, na rehema, na imani; hayo imewapasa kuyafanya, wala yale mengine msiyaache.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
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Viongozi vipofu, wenye kuchuja mbu na kumeza ngamia.
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
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Ole wenu waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnasafisha nje ya kikombe na chano, na ndani yake vimejaa unyang'anyi na kutokuwa na kiasi.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
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Ewe Farisayo kipofu, safisha kwanza ndani ya kikombe, ili nje yake nayo ipate kuwa safi.
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
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Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mmefanana na makaburi yaliyopakwa chokaa, nayo kwa nje yaonekana kuwa mazuri, bali ndani yamejaa mifupa ya wafu, na uchafu wote.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
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Vivyo hivyo ninyi nanyi, kwa nje mwaonekana na watu kuwa wenye haki, bali ndani mmejaa unafiki na maasi.
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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Ole wenu, waandishi na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Kwa kuwa mnayajenga makaburi ya manabii, na kuyapamba maziara ya wenye haki,
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
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na kusema, Kama sisi tungalikuwako zamani za baba zetu, hatungalishirikiana nao katika damu ya manabii.
And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
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Hivi mwajishuhudia wenyewe, ya kwamba ninyi ni wana wao waliowaua manabii.
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
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Kijazeni basi kipimo cha baba zenu.
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
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Enyi nyoka, wana wa majoka, mtaikimbiaje hukumu ya jehanum?
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
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Kwa sababu hiyo, angalieni, mimi natuma kwenu manabii na wenye hekima na waandishi; na wengine wao ninyi mtawaua na kuwasulibisha, na wengine wao mtawapiga katika masinagogi yenu, na kuwafukuza mji kwa mji;
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
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hivyo ije juu yenu damu yote ya haki iliyomwagika juu ya nchi, tangu damu ya Habili, yule mwenye haki, hata damu ya Zakaria bin Barakia, mliyemwua kati ya patakatifu na madhabahu.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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Amin, nawaambieni, Mambo hayo yote yatakuja juu ya kizazi hiki.
Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
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Ee Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, uwauaye manabii, na kuwapiga kwa mawe wale waliotumwa kwako! Ni mara ngapi nimetaka kuwakusanya pamoja watoto wako, kama vile kuku avikusanyavyo pamoja vifaranga vyake chini ya mabawa yake, lakini hamkutaka!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
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Angalieni, nyumba yenu mmeachiwa hali ya ukiwa.
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
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Kwa maana nawaambia, Hamtaniona kamwe tangu sasa, hata mtakaposema, Amebarikiwa ajaye kwa jina la Bwana.
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”