Mark 7 (NMM) · Opened

1Mafarisayo na baadhi ya walimu wa Torati waliokuwa wametoka Yerusalemu wakakusanyika mbele ya Isa.Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,

2Wakawaona baadhi ya wanafunzi wake wakila chakula kwa mikono iliyo najisi, yaani bila kunawa kama ilivyotakiwa na Torati ya Wayahudi.and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

3(Kwa kuwa Mafarisayo na Wayahudi wote hawali chakula pasipo kunawa kwa kufuata desturi za wazee wao.Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

4Wanapotoka sokoni hawawezi kula pasipo kunawa. Pia kuna desturi zingine nyingi wanazofuata kama vile jinsi ya kuosha vikombe, vyungu na vyombo vya shaba.)And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

5Hivyo, wale Mafarisayo na walimu wa Torati wakamuuliza Isa, “Mbona wanafunzi wako hawafuati desturi za wazee, na badala yake wanakula kwa mikono najisi?”So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

6Isa akawajibu, “Nabii Isaya alisema ukweli alipotabiri juu yenu, ninyi wanafiki. Kama ilivyoandikwa: “ ‘Watu hawa huniheshimu kwa midomo yao, lakini mioyo yao iko mbali nami.Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

7Huniabudu bure, nayo mafundisho yao ni maagizo ya wanadamu tu.’They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

8Ninyi mmeziacha amri za Mungu na kushika desturi za watu.”You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”

9Naye akawaambia, “Ninyi mnayo njia nzuri ya kukataa amri za Mungu ili mpate kuyashika mapokeo yenu!He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

10Kwa mfano, Musa alisema, ‘Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako,’ na, ‘Yeyote amtukanaye baba yake au mama yake, na auawe.’For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

11Lakini ninyi mwafundisha kwamba mtu akimwambia baba yake au mama yake, ‘Kile ambacho ningeweza kukusaidia ni Korbani’ (yaani kimewekwa wakfu kwa Mungu),But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),

12basi hawajibiki tena kumsaidia baba yake au mama yake.he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.

13Kwa njia hiyo ninyi mnabatilisha neno la Mungu kwa mapokeo yenu mliyojiwekea. Nanyi mnafanya mambo mengi ya aina hiyo.”Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

14Isa akaita tena umati ule wa watu, akawaambia, “Nisikilizeni nyote, na mwelewe jambo hili.Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:

15Hakuna kitu kinachomwingia mtu kimtiacho unajisi, lakini kile kimtokacho ndicho kimtiacho unajisi. [Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

16Kama mtu yeyote ana masikio ya kusikia na asikie.]”Not in the BSB

17Baada ya Isa kuacha ule umati wa watu na kuingia ndani, wanafunzi wake wakamuuliza maana ya mfano ule.After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

18Akawajibu, “Je, hata nanyi hamwelewi? Je, hamfahamu kwamba kitu kimwingiacho mtu hakimtii unajisi?“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

19Mtu akila kitu hakiingii moyoni mwake bali tumboni, na baadaye hutolewa nje ya mwili wake.” (Kwa kusema hivi, Isa alivihalalisha vyakula vyote kuwa ni safi.)because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

20Akaendelea kusema, “Kile kimtokacho mtu ndicho kimtiacho unajisi.He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

21Kwa maana kutoka ndani ya moyo wa mtu hutoka mawazo mabaya, uasherati, wizi, uuaji, uzinzi,For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

22tamaa mbaya, uovu, udanganyifu, ufisadi, wivu, matukano, kiburi na upumbavu.greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

23Maovu haya yote hutoka ndani ya mtu, nayo ndiyo yamtiayo mtu unajisi.”All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

24Ndipo Isa akaondoka hapo akaenda sehemu za Tiro. Akaingia katika nyumba moja, naye hakutaka mtu yeyote ajue kwamba yuko humo. Lakini hakuweza kujificha.Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.

25Mara mwanamke mmoja, ambaye binti yake mdogo alikuwa na pepo mchafu, akaja na kumpigia magoti miguuni pake.Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

26Basi huyo mwanamke alikuwa Myunani, aliyezaliwa Foinike ya Siria. Akamsihi Isa amtoe binti yake huyo pepo mchafu.Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27Isa akamwambia, “Waache watoto washibe kwanza, kwa maana si vyema kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa.”“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28Lakini yule mwanamke akamjibu, “Bwana, hata mbwa walio chini ya meza hula makombo ya chakula cha watoto.”“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29Ndipo Isa akamjibu, “Kwa sababu ya jibu lako, nenda zako nyumbani; yule pepo mchafu amemtoka binti yako.”Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

30Akaenda zake nyumbani akamkuta binti yake amelala kitandani, yule pepo mchafu akiwa amemtoka.And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

31Kisha Isa akaondoka sehemu za Tiro, akapita katikati ya Sidoni, hadi Bahari ya Galilaya na kuingia eneo la Dekapoli.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

32Huko, watu wakamletea Isa mtu mmoja kiziwi, ambaye pia alikuwa na kigugumizi, wakamwomba aweke mkono wake juu ya huyo mtu.Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

33Isa akampeleka yule kiziwi kando, mbali na watu, akatia vidole vyake masikioni mwa yule mtu. Kisha akatema mate na kuugusa ulimi wa yule mtu.So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

34Ndipo Isa akatazama mbinguni, akashusha pumzi kwa nguvu, akamwambia, “Efatha!” (yaani, “Funguka!”)And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

35Mara masikio yake yakafunguka na ulimi wake ukaachiliwa, akaanza kuongea sawasawa.Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

36Isa akawaamuru wasimwambie mtu yeyote habari hizi. Lakini kadiri alivyowakanya, ndivyo walivyozidi kutangaza kwa bidii.Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

37Walistaajabu mno. Wakasema, “Amefanya mambo yote vizuri mno! Amewawezesha viziwi wasikie na bubu waseme!”The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

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