Luka 12
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Yesu Awaonya Na Kuwafariji Wanafunzi
12 Wakati huo, maelfu ya watu walipokuwa wamekusanyika hata wakawa wanakanyagana, Yesu alizungumza na wanafunzi wake kwanza, akawaambia: “Jihadharini na chachu ya Mafarisayo, yaani, unafiki wao.
2 “Hakuna jambo lililofunikwa ambalo halitafunuliwa au siri iliyofichwa ambayo haitajulikana. 3 Kwa hiyo, yote mliyosema gizani yatasikiwa mchana: na yote mliyonong’onezana mkiwa mmeji fungia chumbani, yatatangazwa hadharani.
4 “Nawambieni rafiki zangu, msiwaogope wale wauao mwili, na halafu basi. 5 Lakini nitawaambia nani wa kumwogopa: mwogopeni yule ambaye baada ya kumwua mtu ana mamlaka ya kumtupa motoni. Naam: huyo, mwogopeni! 6 Mnajua kwamba mbayuwayu watano huuzwa kwa bei ndogo sana. Lakini Mungu anamjali kila mmoja wao. 7 Mungu anafahamu hata idadi ya nywele zilizoko katika vichwa vyenu. Kwa hiyo msiogope: ninyi mna thamani zaidi kuliko mbayuwayu wengi. 8 “Ninawaambia, kila atakayenikiri mbele za watu, pia mimi Mwana wa Adamu nitamkiri mbele ya malaika wa Mungu. 9 Lakini kila anayenikana mbele za watu, pia mimi Mwana wa Adamu nitamkana mbele ya malaika wa Mungu. 10 Na kila atakayesema neno baya kunihusu mimi Mwana wa Adamu atasamehewa. Lakini mtu anayemkufuru Roho Mtakatifu hatasamehewa. 11 “Na watakapowapeleka katika masinagogi mbele ya watawala na mamlaka, msiwe na wasiwasi kuhusu mtakavyojitetea au mtakavyosema: 12 kwa maana wakati huo Roho Mtakatifu atawafundisha mnachopaswa kusema.”
Mtakatifu atawafundisha mnachopaswa kusema.”
13 Na mtu mmoja katika umati akasema, “Bwana, mwambie ndugu yangu anigawie urithi aliotuachia baba yetu.” 14 Yesu akamwam bia, Rafiki, ni nani aliyenifanya mimi niwe hakimu wenu au mga wanyaji wa urithi wenu?” 15 Ndipo akawaambia, “Jihadharini na jilindeni na aina zote za choyo. Kwa maana uhai wa mtu hautokani na wingi wa mali aliyo nayo.”
16 Kisha akawaambia mfano, “Shamba la tajiri mmoja lilizaa sana. 17 Akawaza moyoni mwake, ‘Nifanye nini? Maana sina mahali pa kuweka mavuno yangu.’ 18 Kisha akasema, ‘Nitafanya hivi: nitabomoa maghala yangu na kujenga maghala makubwa zaidi na huko nitaweka mavuno yangu yote na vitu vyangu. 19 Na nitasema moy oni, ‘Hakika nina bahati! Ninayo mali ya kunitosha kwa miaka mingi. Sasa nitapumzika: nile, ninywe na kustarehe.’ 20 Lakini Mungu akamwambia, ‘Mjinga wewe! Usiku huu huu utakufa! Sasa hivyo vitu ulivyojiwekea vitakuwa vya nani?’ 21 Hivi ndivyo itakavy okuwa kwa mtu ye yote anayehangaika kujikusanyia utajiri duniani lakini si tajiri mbinguni kwa Mungu.”
22 Kisha akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Kwa hiyo ninawaambia, msihangaikie maisha yenu, kwamba mtakula nini; au miili yenu kwamba mtavaa nini. 23 Uhai ni zaidi ya chakula; na mwili ni zaidi ya mavazi. 24 Chukueni mfano wa kunguru! Wao hawapandi wala hawavuni; hawana ghala wala po pote pa kuweka nafaka, lakini Mungu anawalisha. Ninyi ni bora zaidi kuliko ndege! 25 Na ni nani kati yenu ambaye kwa kujihangaisha anaweza kujiongezea urefu wa maisha yake hata kwa saa moja? 26 Kama hamwezi kufanya jambo dogo kama hilo; kwa nini basi mhangaikie hayo mengine? 27 Yata zameni maua yanavyostawi: hayafanyi kazi, wala kujitengenezea nguo; lakini ninawaambia, hata Sulemani katika ufahari wake wote, hakuwahi kuvishwa vizuri kama ua mojawapo! 28 Ikiwa Mungu huyav isha hivi majani ambayo leo yapo shambani na kesho yanachomwa moto; ataachaje kuwavisha ninyi hata zaidi? Mbona mna imani ndogo! 29 Wala msihangaike mtakula nini au mtakunywa nini. Msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya haya. 30 Watu wasiomjua Mungu huhan gaika sana juu ya vitu hivi. Lakini Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kuwa mnavihitaji. 31 Basi, tafuteni Ufalme wa Mungu; na hivyo vyote atawapatia.”
32 “Ninyi kundi dogo, msiogope kwa maana Mungu amependa mtawale naye katika ufalme wake. 33 Uzeni mali zenu muwape mas kini; ili mjipatie mikoba isiyochakaa, na kujiwekea hazina mbin guni ambapo mwizi hafiki wala nondo haharibu. 34 Kwa maana unapoiweka akiba yako ndipo na moyo wako utakapokuwa.”
Kukesha
35 “Muwe tayari mkiwa mmevaa, na taa zenu zikiwaka. 36 Muwe kama watumishi wanaomngojea bwana wao arudi kutoka haru sini, ili atakapokuja na kugonga mlango wamfungulie mara moja. 37 Itakuwa ni heri kwa wale watumishi ambao bwana wao akija ata wakuta wanamngoja. Nawaambieni kweli, atajiandaa na kuwaketisha karamuni awahudumie. 38 Itakuwa ni furaha kubwa kwao ikiwa ata wakuta tayari hata kama atakuja usiku wa manane au alfajiri.
39 Fahamuni kwamba kama mwenye nyumba angalijua ni saa ngapi mwizi atakuja, angalijiandaa asiiachie nyumba yake ivunjwe. 40 Kwa hiyo, ninyi pia mkae tayari, kwa maana mimi Mwana wa Adamu nita kuja saa ambayo hamnitegemei.”
Mtumishi Mwaminifu Na Asiye mwaminifu
41 Ndipo Petro akamwambia, “Bwana, mfano huu unatuambia sisi peke yetu au watu wote?” 42 Yesu akamwambia, “Ni yupi wakili mwaminifu na mwenye busara? Ni yule ambaye bwana wake atamfanya mtawala juu ya nyumba yake yote naye awape watumishi wengine chakula chao wakati unaofaa. 43 Itakuwa ni furaha kwa mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakaporudi atamkuta akifanya hivyo. 44 Ninawahakikishia kwamba atampa mamlaka juu ya vyote alivyo navyo. 45 Lakini kwa mfano, kama yule mtumishi atawaza moyoni mwake, ‘Bwana wangu anachelewa kurudi,’ halafu aanze kuwa piga wale watumishi wa kiume na wa kike, na kula na kunywa na kulewa, 46 bwana wake atarudi siku ambayo hakumtazamia, na saa asiyoijua. Huyo bwana wake atamwadhibu vikali pamoja na wote wasiotii. 47 Na mtumishi ambaye anafahamu mapenzi ya bwana wake na asijiandae wala kufanya kama apendavyo bwana wake, pia ataad hibiwa vikali. 48 Lakini mtumishi ambaye hafahamu anachotakiwa kufanya na akafanya kitu kinachostahili adhabu, atapata adhabu ndogo. Mungu atatarajia vingi kutoka kwa mtu aliyepewa vipawa vingi; na mtu aliyekabidhiwa vingi zaidi, atadaiwa zaidi pia.”
49 “Nimekuja kuleta moto duniani! Laiti kama dunia inge kuwa tayari imeshawaka! 50 Lakini kuna ubatizo ambao lazima niu pokee na dhiki yangu ni kuu mpaka ubatizo huo utakapokamilika.
51 “Mnadhani nimekuja kuleta amani duniani? Nawaambieni sivyo; nimekuja kuleta mafarakano. 52 Kuanzia sasa, katika nyumba ya watu watano kutakuwa na mgawanyiko: watatu wakipingana na wawili, na wawili wakipingana na watatu. 53 Baba atapingana na mwanae na mwana atapingana na babaye; mama atapingana na bin tiye na binti atapingana na mamaye; mama mkwe atapingana na mke wa mwanae ambaye naye atapingana na mama mkwe wake.”
Kutambua majira
54 Kisha Yesu akawaambia watu, “Mkiona wingu likitokea mag haribi, mara moja mnasema, ‘Mvua hiyo inakuja!’ na inakuwa hivyo. 55 Na mnapouona upepo wa kusi ukivuma, mnasema, ‘Kutakuwa na joto!’ Na linakuwepo. 56 Enyi wanafiki! Mnaweza kutambua dalili za hali ya hewa; kwa nini basi hamtambui maana ya mambo yanayoto kea sasa? 57 Kwa nini hamuamui lililo haki kutenda? 58 Kama mtu akikushtaki mahakamani, jitahidi sana kupatana na mshtaki wako wakati mkiwa mnaenda mahakamani, ili asikufikishe mbele ya hakimu, na hakimu akakukabidhi kwa polisi, na polisi wakakutia gerezani. 59 Nakuhakikishia kwamba, hutatoka huko gerezani mpaka umelipa faini yote.”
Luke 12
King James Version
12 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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