Luka 14
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
World English Bible
1Siku moja ya Sabato, Yesu alikwenda kula chakula nyumbani kwa mmoja wa viongozi wa Mafarisayo; watu waliokuwapo hapo wakawa wanamchunguza.
1When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
2Mbele yake Yesu palikuwa na mtu mmoja aliyekuwa na ugonjwa wa kuvimba mwili.
2Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3Yesu akawauliza walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, “Je, ni halali au la kumponya mtu siku ya sabato?”
3Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4Lakini wao wakakaa kimya. Yesu akamshika huyo mgonjwa, akamponya, akamwacha aende zake.
4But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5Halafu akawaambia, “Ni nani kati yenu ambaye mtoto wake au ng'ombe wake akitumbukia shimoni, hangemtoa hata kama ni siku ya Sabato?”
5He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
6Nao hawakuweza kumjibu swali hilo.
6They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
7Yesu aliona jinsi wale walioalikwa walivyokuwa wanajichagulia nafasi za heshima, akawaambia mfano:
7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8“Kama mtu akikualika arusini, usiketi mahali pa heshima isije ikawa amealikwa mwingine mheshimiwa kuliko wewe;
8“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9na mwenyeji wenu ninyi wawili atakuja na kukwambia: Mwachie huyu nafasi. Hapo utaaibika mbele ya wote na kulazimika kwenda kuchukua nafasi ya mwisho.
9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10Bali ukialikwa kwenye karamu, keti mahali pa mwisho, ili mwenyeji wako atakapokuja akwambie: Rafiki, njoo hapa mbele, mahali pazuri zaidi. Hapo utakuwa umeheshimika mbele ya wote wanaoketi pamoja nawe.
10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11Kwa maana yeyote anayejikweza atashushwa, na anayejishusha, atakwezwa.”
11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12Halafu akamwambia na yule aliyemwalika, “Kama ukiwaandalia watu karamu mchana au jioni, usiwaalike rafiki zako au jamaa zako au jirani zako walio matajiri, wasije nao wakakualika nawe ukawa umelipwa kile ulichowatendea.
12He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
13Badala yake, unapofanya karamu, waalike maskini, vilema viwete na vipofu,
13But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14nawe utakuwa umepata baraka, kwa kuwa hao hawana cha kukulipa. Maana Mungu atakupa tuzo lako wakati watu wema watakapofufuka.”
14and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
15Mmoja wa wale waliokuwa wameketi pamoja na Yesu akasema, “Ana heri mtu yule atakayekula chakula katika Ufalme wa Mungu.”
15When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
16Yesu akamjibu, “Mtu mmoja alifanya karamu kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
16But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17Wakati wa karamu ulipofika alimtuma mtumishi wake awaambie walioalikwa, Njoni, kila kitu ni tayari.
17He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
18Lakini wote, kwa namna moja, wakaanza kuomba radhi. Wa kwanza akamwambia mtumishi: Nimenunua shamba, kwa hiyo sina budi kwenda kuliangalia; nakuomba uniwie radhi.
18They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
19Mwingine akasema: Nimenunua ng'ombe jozi tano wa kulima; sasa nimo njiani kwenda kuwajaribu; nakuomba uniwie radhi.
19“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
20Na mwingine akasema: Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.
20“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21Mtumishi huyo akarudi na kumwarifu bwana wake jambo hilo. Yule mwenye nyumba alikasirika, akamwambia mtumishi wake: Nenda upesi kwenye barabara na vichochoro vya mji, uwalete hapa ndani maskini, viwete, vipofu na waliolemaa.
21“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
22Baadaye, mtumishi huyo akasema: Bwana mambo yamefanyika kama ulivyoamuru, lakini bado iko nafasi.
22“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23Yule bwana akamwambia mtumishi: Nenda katika barabara na vichochoro vya mji uwashurutishe watu kuingia ili nyumba yangu ijae.
23“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24Kwa maana, nawaambieni, hakuna hata mmoja wa wale walioalikwa atakayeonja karamu yangu.”
24For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen. ’”
25Hapo, makundi mengi yakawa yanaandamana pamoja na Yesu. Basi, akawageukia akawaambia,
25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26“Mtu yeyote akija kwangu, asipowachukia baba na mama yake, mke wake, watoto, ndugu na dada zake, naam, hata na nafsi yake mwenyewe, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
26“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
27Mtu asipochukua msalaba wake na kunifuata hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
27Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
28Kwa maana, ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye akitaka kujenga mnara hataketi kwanza akadirie gharama zake ili ajue kama ana kiasi cha kutosha cha kumalizia?
28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29La sivyo, baada ya kuweka msingi na kushindwa kumaliza, watu watamcheka
29Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30wakisema: Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, lakini hakumalizia.
30saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31“Au, ni mfalme gani ambaye, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine, hataketi kwanza chini na kufikiri kama ataweza, kwa askari wake elfu ishirini?
31Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32Kama anaona hataweza, atawatuma wajumbe kutaka masharti ya amani wakati mfalme huyo mwingine angali mbali.
32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
33Vivyo hivyo, basi, hakuna hata mmoja wenu atakayekuwa mwanafunzi wangu kama asipoachilia kila kitu alicho nacho.
33So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
34“Chumvi ni nzuri; lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini?
34“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35Haifai kitu wala kwa udongo wala kwa mbolea. Watu huitupilia mbali. Sikieni basi, kama mna masikio!”
35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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