Luke 17 (SWH1850)

1Kisha, Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Haiwezekani kabisa kusitokee vikwazo vinavyosababisha dhambi; lakini ole wake mtu yule atakayevisababisha.Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2Ingekuwa afadhali kwake kufungiwa shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kutoswa baharini, kuliko kumkwaza mmoja wa wadogo hawa.It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3Jihadharini! Kama ndugu yako akikukosea, mwonye; akitubu, msamehe.Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4Na kama akikukosea mara saba kwa siku, na kila mara akarudi kwako akisema Nimetubu, lazima umsamehe.”Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5Mitume wakamwambia Bwana, “Utuongezee imani.”The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6Naye Bwana akajibu, “Kama imani yenu ingekuwa ndogo hata kama chembe ndogo ya haradali, mngeweza kuuambia mti huu wa mkuyu: Ng'oka ukajipandikize baharini, nao ungewatii.And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7“Tuseme mmoja wenu ana mtumishi ambaye analima shambani au anachunga kondoo. Je, anaporudi kutoka shambani, atamwambia: Haraka, njoo ule chakula?Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8La! Atamwambia: Nitayarishie chakula, ujifunge tayari kunitumikia mpaka nitakapomaliza kula na kunywa, ndipo nawe ule na unywe.Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9Je utamshukuru huyo mtumishi kwa sababu ametimiza aliyoamriwa?Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10Hali kadhalika na ninyi mkisha fanya yote mliyoamriwa, semeni: Sisi ni watumishi tusio na faida, tumetimiza tu yale tuliyotakiwa kufanya.”So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

11Yesu akiwa safarini kwenda Yerusalemu alipitia mipakani mwa Samaria na Galilaya.While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12Alipokuwa anaingia katika kijiji kimoja, watu kumi wenye ukoma walikutana naye, wakasimama kwa mbali.As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13Wakapaza sauti wakisema, “Yesu Mwalimu, tuonee huruma!”and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14Alipowaona akawaambia, “Nendeni mkajionyeshe kwa makuhani.” Basi, ikawa walipokuwa wanakwenda, wakatakasika.When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15Mmoja wao alipoona kwamba ameponywa alirudi akimtukuza Mungu kwa sauti kubwa.When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16Akajitupa chini mbele ya miguu ya Yesu huku akimshukuru. Huyo alikuwa Msamaria.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17Hapo Yesu akasema, “Je, si watu kumi walitakaswa? Wale tisa wako wapi?“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18Hakupatikana mwingine aliyerudi kumtukuza Mungu ila tu huyu mgeni?”Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19Halafu akamwambia huyo mtu, “Simama, uende zako; imani yako imekuponya.”Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

20Wakati mmoja, Mafarisayo walimwuliza Yesu, “Ufalme wa Mungu utakuja lini?” Naye akawajibu, “Ufalme wa Mungu hauji kwa namna itakayoweza kuonekana.When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Wala hakuna atakayeweza kusema, Uko hapa, au Uko pale. Kwa kweli Ufalme wa Mungu uko kati yenu.”Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Halafu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Siku zinakuja ambapo mtatamani kuona mojawapo ya siku za Mwana wa Mtu, lakini hamtaiona.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23Na watu watawaambieni: Tazameni yuko hapa; ninyi msitoke wala msiwafuate.People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24Kwa maana kama vile umeme unavyotokea ghafla na kuangaza anga upande mmoja hadi mwingine, ndivyo Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokuwa siku yake.For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25Lakini kabla ya hayo, itambidi ateseke sana na kukataliwa na kizazi hiki.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Kama ilivyokuwa nyakati za Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa katika siku za Mwana wa Mtu.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27Watu waliendelea kula na kunywa, kuoa na kuolewa mpaka wakati ule Noa alipoingia katika safina. Gharika ikatokea na kuwaangamiza wote.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Itakuwa kama ilivyotokea wakati wa Loti. Watu waliendelea kula na kunywa, kununua na kuuza, kupanda mbegu na kujenga.It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29Lakini siku ile Loti alipoondoka Sodoma, moto na kiberiti vikanyesha kama mvua kutoka mbinguni na kuwaangamiza wote.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Ndivyo itakavyokuwa siku ile Mwana wa Mtu atakapofunuliwa.It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31“Siku hiyo, yeyote atakayekuwa juu ya paa asishuke nyumbani kuchukua mali yake. Kadhalika, naye atakayekuwa shambani asirudi nyuma.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Kumbukeni yaliyompata mke wa Loti.Remember Lot’s wife!

33Yeyote anayetaka kuiokoa nafsi yake, ataipoteza; na yeyote anayeipoteza, ataiokoa.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34Nawaambieni, siku ile usiku watu wawili watakuwa wanalala pamoja, mmoja atachukuliwa na yule mwingine ataachwa.I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Wanawake wawili watakuwa wakisaga nafaka pamoja; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.”Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

36Watu wawili watakuwa shambani; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.Not in the BSB

37Hapo wakamwuliza, “Ni wapi Bwana?” Naye akawaambia, “Ulipo mzoga, ndipo tai watakapokusanyikia.”“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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