Matthew 19
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
1Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, alitoka Galilaya, akaenda katika mkoa wa Yudea, ng'ambo ya mto Yordani.
2Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
2Watu wengi walimfuata huko, naye akawaponya.
3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
3Mafarisayo kadhaa walimjia, wakamwuliza kwa kumtega, “Je, ni halali mume kumpa talaka mkewe kwa kisa chochote?”
4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
4Yesu akawajibu, “Je, hamkusoma katika Maandiko Matakatifu kwamba Mungu aliyemuumba mtu tangu mwanzo alimfanya mwanamume na mwanamke,
5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
5na akasema: Kwa sababu hiyo mwanamume atamwacha baba yake na mama yake, ataungana na mke wake, nao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
6Kwa hiyo wao si wawili tena, bali mwili mmoja. Basi, alichounganisha Mungu, binadamu asikitenganishe.”
7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
7Lakini wao wakamwuliza, “Kwa nini basi, Mose alituagiza mwanamke apewe hati ya talaka na kuachwa?”
8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
8Yesu akawajibu, “Mose aliwaruhusu kuwaacha wake zenu kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yenu.
9Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
9Lakini haikuwa hivyo tangu mwanzo. Basi nawaambieni, yeyote atakayemwacha mke wake isipokuwa kwa sababu ya uzinzi, akaoa mke mwingine, anazini.”
10His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
10Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, “Ikiwa mambo ya mume na mkewe ni hivyo, ni afadhali kutooa kabisa.”
11“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
11Yesu akawaambia, “Si wote wanaoweza kulipokea fundisho hili, isipokuwa tu wale waliojaliwa na Mungu.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
12Maana kuna sababu kadhaa za kutoweza kuoa: wengine ni kwa sababu wamezaliwa hivyo, wengine kwa sababu wamefanywa hivyo na watu, na wengine wameamua kutooa kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa mbinguni. Awezaye kulipokea fundisho hili na alipokee.”
13Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
13Kisha watu wakamletea Yesu watoto wadogo ili awawekee mikono na kuwaombea. Lakini wanafunzi wakawakemea.
14But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
14Yesu akasema, “Waacheni hao watoto waje kwangu, wala msiwazuie; maana Ufalme wa mbinguni ni wa watu walio kama watoto hawa.”
15And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
15Basi, akawawekea mikono, kisha akaondoka mahali hapo.
16Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
16Mtu mmoja alimjia Yesu, akamwuliza, “Mwalimu, nifanye kitu gani chema ili niupate uzima wa milele?”
17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
17Yesu akamwambia, “Mbona unaniuliza kuhusu jambo jema? Kuna mmoja tu aliye mwema. Ukitaka kuingia katika uzima, shika amri.”
18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
18Yule mtu akamwuliza, “Amri zipi?” Yesu akasema, “Usiue, usizini, usiibe, usitoe ushahidi wa uongo,
19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
19waheshimu baba yako na mama yako; na, mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe.”
20“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
20Huyo kijana akamwambia, “Hayo yote nimeyazingatia tangu utoto wangu; sasa nifanye nini zaidi?”
21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
21Yesu akamwambia, “Kama unapenda kuwa mkamilifu, nenda ukauze mali yako uwape maskini hiyo fedha, nawe utakuwa na hazina mbinguni, kisha njoo unifuate.”
22When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
22Huyo kijana aliposikia hayo, alienda zake akiwa mwenye huzuni, maana alikuwa na mali nyingi.
23Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
23Hapo Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Kweli nawaambieni, itakuwa vigumu sana kwa tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
24Tena nawaambieni, ni rahisi zaidi kwa ngamia kupita katika tundu la sindano, kuliko kwa tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.”
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
25Wale wanafunzi waliposikia hivyo walishangaa, wakamwuliza, “Ni nani basi, awezaye kuokoka?”
26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
26Yesu akawatazama, akasema, “Kwa binadamu jambo hili haliwezekani, lakini kwa Mungu mambo yote huwezekana.”
27“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
27Kisha Petro akasema, “Na sisi je? Tumeacha yote tukakufuata; tutapata nini basi?”
28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
28Yesu akawaambia, “Nawaambieni kweli, Mwana wa Mtu atakapoketi katika kiti cha enzi cha utukufu wake katika ulimwengu mpya, ninyi mlionifuata mtaketi katika viti kumi na viwili mkiyahukumu makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli.
29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
29Na kila aliyeacha nyumba, au ndugu, au dada, au baba, au mama, au watoto, au mashamba, kwa ajili yangu, atapokea mara mia zaidi, na kupata uzima wa milele.
30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
30Lakini walio wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho, na walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza.
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