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Yesu akaenda zake, akatoka hekaluni; wanafunzi wake wakamwendea ili kumwonyesha majengo ya hekalu.
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
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Naye akajibu akawaambia, Hamyaoni haya yote? Amin, nawaambieni, Halitasalia hapa jiwe juu ya jiwe ambalo halitabomoshwa.
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
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Hata alipokuwa ameketi katika mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea kwa faragha, wakisema, Tuambie, mambo hayo yatakuwa lini? Nayo ni nini dalili ya kuja kwako, na ya mwisho wa dunia?
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
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Yesu akajibu, akawaambia, Angalieni, mtu asiwadanganye.
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
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Kwa sababu wengi watakuja kwa jina langu, wakisema, Mimi ni Kristo; nao watadanganya wengi.
For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
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Nanyi mtasikia habari za vita na matetesi ya vita; angalieni, msitishwe; maana hayo hayana budi kutukia; lakini ule mwisho bado.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
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Kwa maana taifa litaondoka kupigana na taifa, na ufalme kupigana na ufalme; kutakuwa na njaa, na matetemeko ya nchi mahali mahali.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
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Hayo yote ndiyo mwanzo wa utungu.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
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Wakati huo watawasaliti ninyi mpate dhiki, nao watawaua; nanyi mtakuwa watu wa kuchukiwa na mataifa yote kwa ajili ya jina langu.
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
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Ndipo wengi watakapojikwaa, nao watasalitiana, na kuchukiana.
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
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Na manabii wengi wa uongo watatokea, na kudanganya wengi.
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
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Na kwa sababu ya kuongezeka maasi, upendo wa wengi utapoa.
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
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Lakini mwenye kuvumilia hata mwisho, ndiye atakayeokoka.
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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Tena habari njema ya ufalme itahubiriwa katika ulimwengu wote, kuwa ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote; hapo ndipo ule mwisho utakapokuja.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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Basi hapo mtakapoliona chukizo la uharibifu, lile lililonenwa na nabii Danieli, limesimama katika patakatifu (asomaye na afahamu),
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
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ndipo walio katika Uyahudi na wakimbilie milimani;
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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naye aliye juu ya dari asishuke kuvichukua vitu vilivyomo nyumbani mwake;
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
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wala aliye shambani asirudi nyuma kuichukua nguo yake.
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
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Ole wao wenye mimba na wanyonyeshao siku hizo!
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
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Ombeni, ili kukimbia kwenu kusiwe wakati wa baridi, wala siku ya sabato.
Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
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Kwa kuwa wakati huo kutakuwapo dhiki kubwa, ambayo haijatokea namna yake tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu hata sasa, wala haitakuwapo kamwe.
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
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Na kama siku hizo zisingalifupizwa, asingeokoka mtu ye yote; lakini kwa ajili ya wateule zitafupizwa siku hizo.
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
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Wakati huo mtu akiwaambia, Tazama, Kristo yupo hapa, au yuko kule msisadiki.
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
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Kwa maana watatokea makristo wa uongo, na manabii wa uongo, nao watatoa ishara kubwa na maajabu; wapate kuwapoteza, kama yamkini, hata walio wateule.
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
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Tazama, nimekwisha kuwaonya mbele.
See, I have told you in advance.
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Basi wakiwaambia, Yuko jangwani, msitoke; yumo nyumbani, msisadiki.
So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
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Kwa maana kama vile umeme utokavyo mashariki ukaonekana hata magharibi, hivyo ndivyo kutakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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Kwa kuwa po pote ulipo mzoga, ndipo watakapokusanyika tai.
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
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Lakini mara, baada ya dhiki ya siku zile, jua litatiwa giza, na mwezi hautatoa mwanga wake, na nyota zitaanguka mbinguni, na nguvu za mbinguni zitatikisika;
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
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ndipo itakapoonekana ishara yake Mwana wa Adamu mbinguni; ndipo mataifa yote ya ulimwengu watakapoomboleza, nao watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija juu ya mawingu ya mbinguni pamoja na nguvu na utukufu mwingi.
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
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Naye atawatuma malaika zake pamoja na sauti kuu ya parapanda, nao watawakusanya wateule wake toka pepo nne, toka mwisho huu wa mbingu mpaka mwisho huu.
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
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Basi kwa mtini jifunzeni mfano; tawi lake likiisha kuchipuka na kuchanua majani, mwatambua ya kuwa wakati wa mavuno u karibu;
Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
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nanyi kadhalika, myaonapo hayo yote, tambueni ya kuwa yu karibu, milangoni.
So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
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Amin, nawaambia, Kizazi hiki hakitapita, hata hayo yote yatakapotimia.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Mbingu na nchi zitapita; lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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Walakini habari ya siku ile na saa ile hakuna aijuaye, hata malaika walio mbinguni, wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake.
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
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Kwa maana kama vile ilivyokuwa siku za Nuhu, ndivyo kutakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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Kwa kuwa kama vile siku zile zilizokuwa kabla ya Gharika watu walivyokuwa wakila, na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa, hata siku ile aliyoingia Nuhu katika safina,
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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wasitambue, hata Gharika ikaja, ikawachukua wote, ndivyo kutakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.
And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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Wakati ule watu wawili watakuwako kondeni; mmoja atwaliwa, mmoja aachwa;
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
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wanawake wawili watakuwa wakisaga; mmoja atwaliwa, mmoja aachwa.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
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Kesheni basi; kwa maana hamjui ni siku ipi atakayokuja Bwana wenu.
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
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Lakini fahamuni neno hili; kama mwenye nyumba angaliijua ile zamu mwivi atakayokuja, angalikesha, wala asingaliiacha nyumba yake kuvunjwa.
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
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Kwa sababu hiyo ninyi nanyi jiwekeni tayari; kwa kuwa katika saa msiyodhani Mwana wa Adamu yuaja.
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
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Ni nani basi yule mtumwa mwaminifu mwenye akili, ambaye bwana wake alimweka juu ya nyumba yake, awape watu chakula kwa wakati wake?
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
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Heri mtumwa yule, ambaye bwana wake ajapo atamkuta akifanya hivyo.
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
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Amin, nawaambieni, atamweka juu ya vitu vyake vyote.
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
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Lakini mtumwa yule mbaya akisema moyoni mwake, Bwana wangu anakawia;
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
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akaanza kuwapiga wajoli wake, na kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi;
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
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bwana wake mtumwa huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani, na saa asiyojua,
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
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atamkata vipande viwili, na kumwekea fungu lake pamoja na wanafiki; ndiko kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.
Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.