Matthew 24 (SWH1850)

1Yesu alitoka Hekaluni, na alipokuwa akienda zake, wanafunzi wake walimwendea, wakamwonyesha majengo ya Hekalu.As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2Yesu akawaambia, “Sawa, mnaweza kuyatazama haya yote! Kweli nawaambieni, hakuna hata jiwe moja litakalosalia hapa juu ya lingine; kila kitu kitaharibiwa.”“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3Yesu alipokuwa ameketi juu ya mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi walimwendea faraghani, wakamwuliza, “Twambie mambo haya yatatukia lini? Ni ishara gani itakayoonyesha kuja kwako na mwisho wa nyakati?”While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Yesu akawajibu, “Jihadharini msije mkadanganywa na mtu.Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5Maana wengi watatokea na kulitumia jina langu wakisema: Mimi ndiye Kristo, nao watawapotosha watu wengi.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6Mtasikia juu ya vita na fununu za vita; lakini msifadhaike, maana hayo hayana budi kutokea, lakini mwisho wenyewe ungali bado.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7Taifa moja litapigana na taifa lingine; ufalme mmoja utapigana na ufalme mwingine. Hapa na pale patakuwa na njaa na mitetemeko ya ardhi.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8Yote hayo ni kama mwanzo wa maumivu ya kujifungua mtoto.All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9“Kisha watawatoeni ili mteswe na kuuawa. Mataifa yote yatawachukieni kwa ajili ya jina langu.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10Tena, wengi wataiacha imani yao, watasalitiana na kuchukiana.At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

11Watatokea manabii wengi wa uongo watakaowapotosha watu wengi.and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

12Kwa sababu ya ongezeko la uhalifu, upendo wa watu wengi utafifia.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

13Lakini atakayevumilia mpaka mwisho, ataokoka.But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14Ila, kabla ya mwisho kufika, hii Habari Njema ya Ufalme wa Mungu itahubiriwa ulimwenguni kote kama ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote.And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15“Basi, mtakapoona Chukizo Haribifu lililonenwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu, (msomaji na atambue maana yake),So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

16hapo, walioko Yudea na wakimbilie milimani.then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17Aliye juu ya paa la nyumba yake asishuke kuchukua kitu nyumbani mwake.Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18Aliye shambani asirudi nyuma kuchukua vazi lake.And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

19Ole wao kina mama waja wazito na wanaonyonyesha siku hizo!How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

20Ombeni ili kukimbia kwenu kusiwe siku za baridi au siku ya Sabato!Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21Maana wakati huo kutakuwa na dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu mpaka leo, wala haitapata kutokea tena.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22Kama siku hizo hazingalipunguzwa, hakuna binadamu yeyote ambaye angeokoka; lakini siku hizo zitapunguzwa kwa ajili ya wale walioteuliwa.If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

23“Basi, mtu akiwaambieni siku hizo: Kristo yuko hapa au Yuko pale, msimsadiki.At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

24Maana watatokea kina Kristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo. Watafanya ishara kubwa na maajabu ya kuweza kuwapotosha ikiwezekana hata wateule wa Mungu.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

25Sikilizeni, nimekwisha kuwaonya kabla ya wakati.See, I have told you in advance.

26Basi, wakiwaambieni, Tazameni, yuko jangwani, msiende huko; au, Tazameni, amejificha ndani, msisadiki;So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27maana, kama vile umeme uangazavyo toka mashariki hadi magharibi, ndivyo kutakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Mtu.For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Pale ulipo mzoga, ndipo watakapokusanyika tai.Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29“Mara baada ya dhiki ya siku hizo, jua litatiwa giza, mwezi hautaangaza, nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za mbingu zitatikiswa.Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30Kisha, ishara ya Mwana wa Mtu itaonekana angani, na hapo makabila yote duniani yatalalamika; watamwona Mwana wa Mtu akija juu ya mawingu ya angani mwenye nguvu na utukufu mwingi.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31Naye atawatuma malaika wake wenye tarumbeta la kuvuma sana, nao watawakusanya wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, toka mwisho huu wa mbingu hadi mwisho huu.And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32“Kwa mtini jifunzeni mfano huu: Mara tu matawi yake yanapoanza kuwa laini na kuchanua majani, mnajua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

33Hali kadhalika nanyi mtakapoona mambo haya yote yakitendeka, jueni kwamba yuko karibu sana.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

34Nawaambieni kweli, kizazi hiki hakitapita kabla ya mambo hayo yote kutukia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

35Naam, mbingu na dunia zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

36“Lakini, juu ya siku au saa hiyo, hakuna mtu ajuaye itakuja lini; wala malaika wa mbinguni, wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake ndiye ajuaye.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

37Kwa maana kama ilivyokuwa nyakati za Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Mtu.As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38Maana nyakati hizo, kabla ya gharika kuu, watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa, mpaka Noa alipoingia ndani ya ile safina.For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

39Hawakujua kuna nini mpaka ile gharika ilipotokea, ikawakumba wote. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa wakati Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuja.And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40Wakati huo watu wawili watakuwa shambani; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41Kina mama wawili watakuwa wanasaga nafaka, mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42Basi, kesheni, kwa maana hamjui siku atakayokuja Bwana wenu.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

43Lakini kumbukeni jambo hili: kama mwenye nyumba angejua siku mwizi atakapofika, angekesha, wala hangeiacha nyumba yake ivunjwe.But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44Kwa hiyo, nanyi pia muwe tayari, kwa maana Mwana wa Mtu atakuja saa msiyoitazamia.”For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45Yesu akaendelea kusema, “Ni nani basi mtumishi mwaminifu na mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake atamweka juu ya watu wake, awape chakula kwa wakati wake?Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakapokuja atamkuta akifanya hivyo.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47Kweli nawaambieni, atamweka mtumishi huyo aisimamie mali yake yote.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48Lakini kama mtumishi mbaya akijisemea moyoni: Bwana wangu anakawia kurudi,But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49kisha akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wenzake, akaanza kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi,And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50bwana wake atakuja siku asiyoitazamia na saa asiyoijua.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51Atamkatilia mbali na kumweka kundi moja na wanafiki. Huko kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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