Luke 5 (NMM) · Opened

1Siku moja Isa alipokuwa amesimama karibu na Ziwa la Genesareti, watu wengi walimsonga ili wapate kusikia neno la Mungu.On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

2Akaona mashua mbili ukingoni mwa ziwa, zikiwa zimeachwa hapo na wavuvi waliokuwa wanaosha nyavu zao.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3Akaingia katika mojawapo ya hizo mashua ambayo ilikuwa ya Simoni, akamwomba aisogeze ndani ya maji kidogo kutoka ufuoni. Kisha akaketi na kufundisha watu akiwa mle ndani ya mashua.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

4Alipomaliza kunena, akamwambia Simoni, “Sasa peleka mashua hadi kilindini kisha mshushe nyavu zenu mkavue samaki.”When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

5Simoni akamjibu, “Bwana, tumefanya kazi ya kuchosha usiku kucha na hatukuvua chochote. Lakini, kwa neno lako nitazishusha nyavu.”“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

6Nao walipozishusha nyavu zao, wakavua samaki wengi sana, nyavu zao zikajaa zikaanza kukatika.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7Wakawaashiria wavuvi wenzao kwenye ile mashua nyingine ili waje kuwasaidia. Wakaja, wakajaza mashua zote mbili samaki hata zikaanza kuzama.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8Simoni Petro alipoona haya yaliyotukia, alianguka miguuni pa Isa na kumwambia, “Bwana, ondoka kwangu. Mimi ni mtu mwenye dhambi!”When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

9Kwa kuwa yeye na wavuvi wenzake walikuwa wameshangazwa sana na wingi wa samaki waliokuwa wamepata.For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

10Vivyo hivyo wenzake Simoni, yaani Yakobo na Yohana, wana wa Zebedayo, walishangazwa pia. Ndipo Isa akamwambia Simoni, “Usiogope, tangu sasa utakuwa mvuvi wa watu.”and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

11Hivyo wakasogeza mashua zao hadi ufuoni mwa bahari, wakaacha kila kitu na kumfuata.And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

12Ikawa siku moja Isa alipokuwa katika mji fulani, mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma mwili mzima akamjia. Alipomwona Isa, alianguka chini hadi uso wake ukagusa ardhi, akamsihi akisema, “Bwana, ukitaka, unaweza kunitakasa.”While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13Isa akanyoosha mkono wake, akamgusa yule mtu, akamwambia, “Nataka. Takasika!” Na mara ukoma wake ukatakasika.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14Isa akamwagiza akisema, “Usimwambie mtu yeyote, bali nenda ukajioneshe kwa kuhani na ukatoe sadaka alizoagiza Musa kwa utakaso wako, ili kuwa ushuhuda kwao.”“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

15Lakini habari zake Isa zikazidi sana kuenea kotekote kuliko wakati mwingine wowote. Makundi makubwa ya watu walikuwa wakikusanyika ili kumsikiliza na kuponywa magonjwa yao.But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16Lakini mara kwa mara Isa alijitenga nao ili kwenda mahali pa faragha kuomba.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

17Siku moja Isa alipokuwa akifundisha, Mafarisayo na walimu wa Torati, waliokuwa wametoka kila kijiji cha Galilaya na kutoka Yudea na Yerusalemu, walikuwa wameketi huko. Nao uweza wa Mwenyezi Mungu ulikuwa juu yake kuponya wagonjwa.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

18Wakaja watu wamembeba mgonjwa aliyepooza kwenye mkeka. Wakajaribu kumwingiza ndani ili wamweke mbele ya Isa.Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

19Walipokuwa hawawezi kufanya hivyo kwa sababu ya umati wa watu, wakapanda juu ya paa, wakaondoa baadhi ya matofali, wakamteremsha yule mgonjwa kwa mkeka wake hadi katikati ya umati ule pale mbele ya Isa.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20Isa alipoiona imani yao, akamwambia yule mgonjwa, “Rafiki, dhambi zako zimesamehewa.”When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

21Mafarisayo na wale walimu wa Torati wakaanza kuuliza, “Ni nani mtu huyu anayesema maneno ya kukufuru? Ni nani awezaye kusamehe dhambi isipokuwa Mungu peke yake?”But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22Isa akijua mawazo yao akawauliza, “Kwa nini mnawaza hivyo mioyoni mwenu?Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

23Je, ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi, kumwambia, ‘Umesamehewa dhambi zako,’ au kusema, ‘Inuka, uende’?Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

24Lakini ili mpate kujua kwamba Mwana wa Adamu anayo mamlaka duniani kusamehe dhambi.” Akamwambia yule aliyepooza, “Nakuambia, inuka, chukua mkeka wako, uende nyumbani mwako.”But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

25Mara yule mtu aliyekuwa amepooza akasimama mbele yao wote, akachukua mkeka wake, akaenda zake nyumbani, huku akimtukuza Mungu.And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26Kila mmoja akashangaa na kumtukuza Mungu. Wakajawa na hofu ya Mungu, wakasema, “Leo tumeona mambo ya ajabu.”Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

27Baada ya haya, Isa alitoka na kumwona mtoza ushuru mmoja jina lake Lawi akiwa amekaa forodhani, mahali pake pa kutoza ushuru. Akamwambia, “Nifuate.”After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,

28Naye Lawi akaacha kila kitu, akaondoka, akamfuata.and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

29Kisha Lawi akamfanyia Isa karamu kubwa nyumbani mwake, nao umati mkubwa wa watoza ushuru na watu wengine walikuwa wakila pamoja nao.Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

30Lakini Mafarisayo na walimu wa Torati waliokuwa wa dhehebu lao wakawalalamikia wanafunzi wa Isa, wakisema, “Mbona mnakula na kunywa pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?”But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31Isa akawajibu, “Wenye afya hawahitaji tabibu, bali walio wagonjwa.Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

32Sikuja kuwaita wenye haki, bali wenye dhambi wapate kutubu.”I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

33Wakamwambia Isa, “Wanafunzi wa Yahya na wa Mafarisayo mara kwa mara hufunga na kuomba, lakini wanafunzi wako wanaendelea kula na kunywa.”Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

34Isa akawajibu, “Je, mnaweza kuwafanya wageni wa bwana arusi kufunga wakati yuko pamoja nao?Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

35Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kwao. Hapo ndipo watakapofunga.”But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

36Isa akawapa mfano huu, akawaambia: “Hakuna mtu achanaye kiraka kwenye nguo mpya na kukishonea kwenye nguo iliyochakaa. Akifanya hivyo, atakuwa amechana nguo mpya, na kile kiraka hakitalingana na ile nguo iliyochakaa.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37Hakuna mtu awekaye divai mpya kwenye viriba vikuukuu. Akifanya hivyo, hiyo divai mpya itavipasua hivyo viriba, nayo yote itamwagika.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

38Divai mpya lazima iwekwe kwenye viriba vipya.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39Wala hakuna mtu anayependelea divai mpya baada ya kunywa divai ya zamani, bali husema, ‘Ile ya zamani ni nzuri zaidi.’ ”And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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