Matthew 12 (SWH1850)

1Wakati huo, Yesu alikuwa anapita katika mashamba ya ngano siku ya Sabato. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakaona njaa, wakaanza kukwanyua masuke ya ngano, wakala punje zake.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

2Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakamwambia Yesu, “Tazama, wanafunzi wako wanafanya jambo ambalo si halali siku ya Sabato.”When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

3Yesu akawajibu, “Je, hamjasoma alivyofanya Daudi pamoja na wenzake wakati walipokuwa na njaa?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Yeye aliingia katika Nyumba ya Mungu pamoja na wenzake, wakala ile mikate iliyowekwa mbele ya Mungu. Yeye wala hao wenzake hawakuruhusiwa kula mikate hiyo isipokuwa tu makuhani peke yao.He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

5Au je, hamjasoma katika Sheria kwamba kila siku ya Sabato makuhani huivunja Sheria Hekaluni, lakini hawafikiriwi kuwa na hatia?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6Basi, nawaambieni kwamba hapa pana kikuu kuliko Hekalu.But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

7Kama tu mngejua maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma wala si dhabihu, hamngewahukumu watu wasio na hatia.If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8Maana Mwana wa Mtu ni Bwana wa Sabato.”For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9Yesu alitoka hapo, akaenda katika sunagogi lao.Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

10Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye mkono uliopooza. Basi, watu wakamwuliza Yesu, “Je, ni halali kumponya mtu siku ya Sabato?” Walimwuliza hivyo wapate kisa cha kumshtaki.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11Lakini Yesu akawaambia, “Tuseme mmoja wenu ana kondoo wake ambaye ametumbukia shimoni; je, hatamshika na kumtoa humo siku ya Sabato?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

12Mtu ana thamani kuliko kondoo! Basi, ni halali kutenda mema siku ya Sabato.”How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Kisha akamwambia yule mtu, “Nyosha mkono wako.” Akaunyosha, nao ukawa mzima kabisa kama ule mwingine.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

14Basi, Mafarisayo wakatoka nje, wakashauriana jinsi watakavyomwangamiza Yesu.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

15Lakini Yesu alipojua jambo hilo, akatoka mahali pale. Watu wengi walimfuata, akawaponya wagonjwa wote,Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16akawaamuru wasiwaambie watu habari zake,warning them not to make Him known.

17ili yale aliyosema nabii Isaya yatimie:This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18“Hapa ni mtumishi wangu niliyemteua, mpendwa wangu anipendezaye moyoni. Nitaiweka Roho yangu juu yake, naye atatangaza hukumu yangu kwa mataifa yote.“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

19Hatakuwa na ubishi wala kupiga kelele, wala sauti yake haitasikika barabarani.He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

20Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, wala utambi ufukao moshi hatauzima, mpaka atakapoifanya hukumu ya haki itawale.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

21Katika jina lake mataifa yatakuwa na tumaini.”In His name the nations will put their hope.”

22Hapo watu wakamletea Yesu kipofu mmoja ambaye alikuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo. Yesu akamponya hata, akaweza kusema na kuona.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

23Umati wote wa watu ulishangaa ukasema, “Je, huenda ikawa huyu ndiye Mwana wa Daudi?”The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24Lakini Mafarisayo waliposikia hayo, wakasema, “Mtu huyu anawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo.”But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25Yesu, akiwa anayajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, “Ufalme wowote uliogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, hauwezi kudumu, na mji wowote au jamaa yoyote iliyogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, itaanguka.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26Ikiwa Shetani anamfukuza Shetani, anajipinga mwenyewe. Basi, ufalme wake utasimamaje?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27Ninyi mnasema ati nawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli; je, watoto wenu huwafukuza kwa uwezo wa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo wao ndio watakaowahukumu ninyi.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

28Lakini ikiwa ninawafukuza pepo kwa nguvu ya Roho wa Mungu, basi jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha fika kwenu.But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29“Au, anawezaje mtu kuivamia nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kumnyang'anya mali yake, bila kwanza kumfunga huyo mtu mwenye nguvu? Hapo ndipo atakapoweza kumnyang'anya mali yake.Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30“Yeyote asiyejiunga nami, anapingana nami; na yeyote asiyekusanya pamoja nami, hutawanya.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

31Kwa sababu hiyo, nawaambieni, watu watasamehewa dhambi na kufuru zao zote, lakini hawatasamehewa dhambi ya kumkufuru Roho Mtakatifu.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32Tena, asemaye neno la kumpinga Mwana wa Mtu atasamehewa, lakini yule asemaye neno la kumpinga Roho Mtakatifu, hatasamehewa, wala katika ulimwengu huu, wala katika ulimwengu ujao.Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

33“Ufanyeni mti kuwa mzuri na matunda yake yatakuwa mema; ufanyeni kuwa mbaya na matunda yake yatakuwa mabaya. Mti hujulikana kwa matunda yake.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

34Enyi kizazi cha nyoka! Mnawezaje kusema mambo mema hali ninyi ni waovu? Maana mtu husema kutokana na yale yaliyojaa moyoni.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

35Mtu mwema hutoa mambo mema katika hazina yake njema; na mtu mbaya hutoa mambo mabaya katika hazina yake mbaya.The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

36“Basi, nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu watu watapaswa kujibu juu ya kila neno lisilofaa wanalosema.But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

37Maana kwa maneno yako, utakubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu, na kwa maneno yako, utahukumiwa kuwa na hatia.”For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

38Kisha baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakamwambia Yesu, “Mwalimu, tunataka kuona ishara kutoka kwako.”Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

39Naye akawajibu, “Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara; hamtapewa ishara nyingine, ila tu ile ishara ya nabii Yona.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40Jinsi Yona alivyokaa siku tatu kutwa kucha tumboni mwa nyangumi, ndivyo naye Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokaa ndani ya ardhi siku tatu kutwa kucha.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41Watu wa Ninewi watatokea siku ya hukumu, nao watakihukumu kizazi hiki kwamba kina hatia. Maana Waninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Yona!The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

42Malkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atakihukumu kwamba kina hatia. Maana yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Solomoni.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

43“Pepo mchafu akifukuzwa kwa mtu, huzururazurura jangwani akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika asipate.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

44Hapo hujisemea: Nitarudi nyumbani kwangu nilikotoka. Lakini anaporudi na kuikuta tupu, imefagiwa na kupambwa,Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.

45huenda kuwachukua pepo wengine saba, wabaya kuliko yeye; na wote huja wakamwingia huyo mtu. Na hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya kuliko hapo mwanzo. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa watu hawa waovu.”Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

46Yesu alikuwa bado anasema na umati wa watu wakati mama yake na ndugu zake walipofika na kusimama nje, wakitaka kusema naye.While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

47Basi, mtu mmoja akamwambia, “Mama yako na ndugu zako wako nje, wanataka kusema nawe.”Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

48Lakini Yesu akamjibu mtu huyo, “Mama yangu ni nani? Na ndugu zangu ni kina nani?”But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49Kisha akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea wanafunzi wake, akasema, “Hawa ndio mama yangu na ndugu zangu!Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

50Maana yeyote anayefanya anavyotaka Baba yangu aliye mbinguni, huyo ndiye ndugu yangu, dada yangu na mama yangu.”For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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