Marko 12
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Yesu alianza kusema nao kwa mifano: “Mtu mmoja alilima shamba la mizabibu. Akalizungushia ukuta, na katikati yake akachimba kisima cha kusindikia divai, akajenga mnara pia. Akalikodisha shamba hilo kwa wakulima, akasafiri hadi nchi ya mbali.
1And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.
2Wakati wa mavuno, alimtuma mtumishi wake kwa wale wakulima akamletee sehemu ya mazao ya shamba lake.
2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3Wale wakulima wakamkamata, wakampiga, wakamrudisha mikono mitupu.
3Who having laid hands on him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4Akatuma tena mtumishi mwingine; huyu wakamuumiza kichwa na kumtendea vibaya.
4And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully.
5Mwenye shamba akatuma mtumishi mwingine tena, na huyo wakamuua. Wengine wengi waliotumwa, baadhi yao walipigwa, na wengi wakauawa.
5And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.
6Alibakiwa bado na mtu mmoja, yaani mwanawe mpendwa. Mwishowe akamtuma huyo akisema, Watamheshimu mwanangu.
6Therefore having yet one son, most dear to him; he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.
7Lakini hao wakulima wakaambiana, Huyu ndiye mrithi, basi, tumuue ili urithi wake uwe wetu!
7But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be ours.
8Kwa hiyo wakamkamata, wakamuua na kumtupa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu.
8And laying hold on him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9“Basi, mwenye shamba atafanya nini? Atakuja kuwaangamiza hao wakulima na kulikodisha hilo shamba la mizabibu kwa watu wengine.
9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others.
10Je, hamjasoma Maandiko haya? Jiwe walilokataa waashi sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi.
10And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
11Bwana ndiye aliyefanya jambo hili, nalo ni la ajabu sana kwetu.”
11By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
12Makuhani wakuu, walimu wa Sheria na wazee walifahamu ya kwamba mfano huo ulikuwa unawahusu. Kwa hiyo walijaribu kumtia nguvuni, lakini waliogopa umati wa watu. Basi, wakamwacha wakaenda zao.
12And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.
13Basi, baadhi ya Mafarisayo na wafuasi wa kikundi cha Herode walitumwa ili wamtege Yesu kwa maneno yake.
13And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words.
14Wakamwendea, wakamwambia, “Mwalimu, tunajua kwamba wewe ni mtu mwaminifu unayesema ukweli mtupu, wala humjali mtu yeyote. Wala cheo cha mtu si kitu kwako, lakini wafundisha ukweli kuhusu njia ya Mungu. Je, ni halali kulipa kodi kwa Kaisari, au la? Tulipe au tusilipe?”
14Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar; or shall we not give it?
15Lakini Yesu alijua unafiki wao, akawaambia, “Mbona mnanijaribu? Nionyesheni sarafu.”
15Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? bring me a penny that I may see it.
16Wakamwonyesha. Naye akawauliza, “Sura na chapa hii ni ya nani?” Wakamjibu, “Ni ya Kaisari.”
16And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
17Basi, Yesu akawaambia, “Mpeni Kaisari yaliyo yake Kaisari na Mungu yaliyo yake Mungu.” Wakashangazwa sana naye.
17And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
18Masadukayo wasemao kwamba hakuna ufufuo walimwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza,
18And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying:
19“Mwalimu, Mose alituagiza hivi: Mtu akifa na kuacha mke bila mtoto, ndugu yake lazima amchukue huyo mama mjane amzalie watoto ndugu yake marehemu.
19Master, Moses wrote unto us, that if any man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20Basi, kulikuwa na ndugu saba. Wa kwanza alioa, akafa bila kuacha mtoto.
20Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no issue.
21Ndugu wa pili akamwoa huyo mjane, naye pia akafa bila kuacha mtoto; na ndugu watatu hali kadhalika.
21And the second took her, and died: and neither did he leave any issue. And the third in like manner.
22Wote saba walikufa bila kuacha mtoto. Mwishowe yule mama mjane naye akafa.
22And the seven all took her in like manner; and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.
23Basi, siku watu watakapofufuka, mama huyo atakuwa mke wa nani? Maana wote saba walikuwa wamemwoa.”
23In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24Yesu akawaambia, “Ninyi mmekosea sana, kwa sababu hamjui Maandiko Matakatifu wala nguvu ya Mungu.
24And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25Maana wafu watakapofufuka, hawataoa wala kuolewa; watakuwa kama malaika wa mbinguni.
25For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.
26Lakini kuhusu kufufuliwa kwa wafu, je, hamjasoma kitabu cha Mose katika sehemu inayohusu kile kichaka kilichokuwa kinawaka moto? Mungu alimwambia Mose, Mimi ni Mungu wa Abrahamu, Mungu wa Isaka, na Mungu wa Yakobo.
26And as concerning the dead that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27Basi, yeye si Mungu wa wafu, bali ni Mungu wa walio hai. Ninyi mmekosea sana!”
27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.
28Mmojawapo wa walimu wa Sheria alifika, akasikia mabishano yao. Alipoona kwamba Yesu aliwajibu vyema, akajitokeza akamwuliza, “Katika amri zote ni ipi iliyo ya kwanza?”
28And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.
29Yesu akamjibu, “Ya kwanza ndiyo hii: Sikiliza, Israeli! Bwana Mungu wetu ndiye peke yake Bwana.
29And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.
30Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, kwa roho yako yote, kwa akili yako yote na kwa nguvu zako zote.
30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.
31Na ya pili ndiyo hii: Mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe. Hakuna amri nyingine iliyo kuu kuliko hizi.”
31And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32Basi, yule mwalimu wa Sheria akamwambia, “Vyema Mwalimu! Umesema kweli kwamba Mungu ni mmoja tu wala hakuna mwingine ila yeye.
32And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth, that there is one God, and there is no other besides him.
33Na ni lazima mtu kumpenda Mungu kwa moyo wote, kwa akili yote, na kwa nguvu zote, na kumpenda jirani yake kama anavyojipenda mwenyewe. Jambo hili ni muhimu zaidi kuliko dhabihu na sadaka zote za kuteketezwa.”
33And that he should be loved with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.
34Yesu alipoona kwamba huyu mtu alimjibu kwa ujasiri, akamwambia, “Wewe huko mbali na Ufalme wa Mungu.” Baada ya hayo, hakuna mtu aliyethubutu tena kumwuliza kitu.
34And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35Wakati Yesu alipokuwa akifundisha Hekaluni, aliuliza, “Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema ya kwamba Kristo ni mwana wa Daudi?
35And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?
36Daudi mwenyewe akiongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu alisema: Bwana alimwambia Bwana wangu: Keti upande wangu wa kulia, Mpaka nitakapowaweka adui zako chini ya miguu yako.”
36For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
37“Daudi mwenyewe anamwita Kristo Bwana. Basi, Kristo atakuwaje mwanae?” Umati wa watu ulikuwa ukimsikiliza kwa furaha.
37David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.
38Katika mafundisho yake, Yesu alisema, “Jihadharini na walimu wa Sheria ambao hupenda kupitapita wamejivalia kanzu ndefu na kusalimiwa na watu kwa heshima sokoni; hupenda kuketi mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi,
38And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplace,
39na kuchukua nafasi za heshima katika karamu.
39And to sit in the first chairs, in the synagogues, and to have the highest places at suppers:
40Huwanyonya wajane huku wakijisingizia kusali sala ndefu. Siku ya hukumu watapata adhabu kali!”
40Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment.
41Yesu alikuwa ameketi karibu na sanduku la hazina. Akawa anatazama jinsi watu wengi walivyokuwa wakitoa fedha na kuzitia katika hazina ya Hekalu. Matajiri wengi walitoa fedha nyingi.
41And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much.
42Hapo akaja mama mmoja mjane maskini, akatoa sarafu mbili ndogo za fedha.
42And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
43Yesu akawaita wanafunzi wake, akawaambia, “Kweli nawaambieni, huyu mama mjane maskini ametoa zaidi kuliko wengine wote waliotia fedha katika sanduku la hazina.
43And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.
44Maana wote walitoa kutokana na ziada ya mali zao, lakini huyu mama, ingawa ni maskini, ametoa yote aliyokuwa nayo, ametoa kila kitu alichohitaji kwa kuishi.”
44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.
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