Matthew 23 (BOU)

1Naho Yesu akawamba wada wantu wangi na wangi wekuwao aho, hamwe na wahina,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2“Wahinyi wa Miko na Mafalisayo nee wekwekhigwao udaho wakusosoa miko ya Musa.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Ivyo tozani na mtongee dodose wendado wawagombekee. Iya mwesekutongea yada wayagosoayo, kwaviya wowo khawayatongea yada wayahinyayo.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Wadoa maafuushi yazamayo na kuwabadika wantu mwe mawega, akini wowo wenye khawakunda kuidon'ta hata kwa chaa wadahe kuyenua.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.

5Wao wagosoacho mbui zao zose ili kwakweonyesha he meso ya wantu. Kwaviya wavaa kwenye vyeni vyao na mwe mikono yao ntii khuu za babu ambavyo viandikwa miko ya Musa, na kuomeea mafundo mwe magwanda yao.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Wakunda kwekaa phasi za kutunywa mwe ntafuno na vigoda vya kutunywa mwe Nyumba za kukintania Wayahudi.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Wakunda kuuguswa kwa kutunywa gwiiyo na nakwetangwa na wantu. ‘Mhinyi.’the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Iya nywie wantu wasekuwetanga ‘Mhinyi.’ Kwaviya mhinyi yenu ni yumwedu, na nywie wose ni ndugu.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Nahodu mwesekumwetanga mntu yoyose ‘Tate’ hanu mwe inusi kwaviya Tate yenu ni yumwedu, mweuko uwanga kwa Muungu.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Naho mwesekwetangwa ‘Wagookezi,’ Kwaviya mgookezi yenu ni yumwedu nee Klistu.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Na mntu yoyose ambae akunda kuwa mgookezi, akundigwa awe awagosoeya ndima wenziwe.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Na mntu yoyose egosoaye kuwa mkuu Muungu enda amtende mdodo na yoyose etendae mdodo Muungu enda amtende mkuu.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13“Mmbwii yenu, wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo mwekuwao wahokho! Uvi muuvugaa wa Useuta wa Muungu hemeso ya wantu. Nywie wenye khamwengia umo, naho khamuwabada watuhu wakundao kwengia wengie.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.

14Mmbwii yenu wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo nywie wahokho! Mwada khande mwe nyumba za wavyee wekufiwao ni wagosi, nywie mwetenda kuwa ni wedi mwavika kisingi kileacho. Kwaajii iyo mwenda mwekhigwe sugusa khai.Not in the BSB

15“Mmbwii yenu, wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo, wahokho! Mwatamba mwe mazimshindo na mwesanga khavu ili mmuohoe mntu esae kuwa Myahudi awe Myahudi mkabinda awatongea nywie, iya mkabinda kumpata mwamgosoa awe mntu akundigwae kuita mwe si ya moto wesao kukomeka inga nywie wenye.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.

16“Mmbwii yenu, wagookezi matuntu! Nywie mwahinya, ‘mntu akaaha kwa Nyumba ya Muungu khio kintu, iya akaaha kwa zahabu yekuwayo mwe Nyumba ya Muungu kuaha kwakwe kwenda kumtoze.’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.’

17Nywie matuntu wahezi! Kihi ambacho ni cha mana muno, ni zahabu hambu Nyumba ya Muungu yekugosoayo iyo zahabu iwe ya Muungu!You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Naho mwahinya mntu akaaha kwa ingo da kulaviya malavyo khio kintu, iya akaaha kwa funge ikuikwayo uwanga ya ingo, kuaha kwakwe uko kwamtoza.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.’

19Nywie matuntu kweikwei! Ni kihi chekuwacho kikuu muno. Ni funge hambu ingo ambado dagosoa iyo funge iwe ya Muungu.You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Kwaiyo mntu aahae kwa ingo da kulaviya malavyo, kuaha kwa ido ingo na vintu vyose vyekuwavyo uwanga yakwe.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Na aahae kwa Nyumba ya Muungu, kaaha kwa iyo Nyumba ya Muungu na yuda ekaae ndani yakwe.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Na aahae kwa uwanga kwa uwanga kwa Muungu, aaha kwa kigoda cha kiseuta cha Muungu na kwa uyo ekaae uwanga yakwe.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23“Mmbwii yao, wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo, wahokho! Mwawatoza wantu zaka ya mani ya halufu ntana, na binzali, na bwache, na uku mwabada mbui za miagiiyo inga viya haki na mbazi na uzumizi. Aya nee asa mkundigwayo kuyagosoa na mwesekujaa yada matuhu.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.

24Wagookezi matuntu! Mwalavya nisi mwe vyakudomeea, akini mwakhia ngamia!You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25“Mmbwii yenu Wahinyi wa Miko na Mafalisayo wahokho! Mwasunta kikombe na kalai kwa chongoi, iya ndani mwabada kumema vintu mwe kupatavyo kwa kuwahoka wantu na uchoyo.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.

26Nywie Mafalisayo matuntu! Vokani kusunta kikombe ndani, na chongoi chendakiwe kisuntika.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“Mmbwii yao wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo nyie wahokho! Mwaigana na mambia yekusiswayo nchokaa ambayo kwa chongoi yakaulwa kuwa ni matana, akini umo ndani yamema mavuha ya vimba na kia namna ya usama.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.

28Viyaviya kwa chongoi nywie mwaonekana kuwa ni wantu wedi, akini kwa ndani mmema uhokho na kia namna ya ufyaimi.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29“Mmbwii yenu wahinyi wa miko na Mafalisayo, wahokho. Mwayazengea mambia ya waoni na mwayazengea na kuhamba mbia za wantu wedi,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30nywie mwagombeka, inga nee tiwaaho kisingi cha wadaa wetu nee khatokutongeana nao mwe ukomaji wa waoni!”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.’

31Ivyo mwesemea wenye kuwa nywie ni uvyaigwa wa wantu wekukomao waoniSo you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Aya iiganizeni ndima ida wadaa wenu wekuivokayo.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Enywi uvyazi wa mdudu mwenye sumu! Mwendamdahe viivihi kuhepa sugusa ya si ya moto wesao kukomeka misi yose kwesiho kiisikizi?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Nee mana miye nawegaiiya nyie waoni, wantu wenye akii na wahinyi, mwenda muwakome na kuwagong'ondea he mhamba na wamwe wao, na watuhu mwendamuwatoe ngoda mwe nyumba za kukintania Wayahudi na kuwaguusa kwa kia mzi.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.

35Ivyo lawama yose inda iwapate kwaajii ya phome yose ya wantu wedi wa Muungu yekwetiwayo uwanga ya inusi, kuvokea phome ya Abeli ambae khekuwa na hatia hadi ida ya Zakalia, mwana wa Balakia ambae mumkoma he Nyumba ya Muungu gatigati ya hantu hang'azi ha ingo.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.

36Nawamba kwei, wantu wa kivyazi iki chendachekhigwe sugusa kwaajii ya mbui izi.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37“Nywie wantu wa Yelusalemu! Nywie wantu wa Yelusalemu! Uwakomae waoni wa Muungu na kuwatambikia maiwe wada wose wekuagiiwao aha hako. Maa nyingahi khigeeza kuwaika hamwe wana wako kwangu, inga via nguku awatamiiavyo wanawe asi ya mawawa yakwe, akini khamwekukunda.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!

38Kauwa Muungu endaaibade Nyumba yenu yenda ibomolwe na kubadwa ukiwa.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Nakwamba, khuna unikauwe vituhu hadi kisingi wendaho ugombeke, ‘Ajaiwe uyo ezae kwa zina da Zumbe.’ ”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.’”

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