Matthew 7
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
“Msiwahukumu wengine, msije nanyi mkahukumiwa na Mungu;
2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
kwa maana jinsi mnavyowahukumu wengine, ndivyo nanyi mtakavyohukumiwa; na kipimo kilekile mnachotumia kwa wengine ndicho Mungu atakachotumia kwenu.
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Kwa nini wakiona kibanzi kilicho jichoni mwa ndugu yako, na papo hapo huioni boriti iliyoko jichoni mwako?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Au, wawezaje kumwambia ndugu yako, Ndugu, ngoja nikuondoe kibanzi jichoni mwako, wakati wewe mwenyewe unayo boriti jichoni mwako?
5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
Mnafiki wewe! Ondoa kwanza boriti iliyoko jichoni mwako na hapo ndipo utaona waziwazi kiasi cha kuweza kuondoa kibanzi kilichoko jichoni mwa ndugu yako.
6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
“Msiwape mbwa vitu vitakatifu wasije wakageuka na kuwararua ninyi; wala msiwatupie nguruwe lulu zenu wasije wakazikanyaga.
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
“Ombeni, nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni, nanyi mtapata; bisheni, nanyi mtafunguliwa.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Maana, aombaye hupewa, atafutaye hupata, na abishaye hufunguliwa.
9 Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Je, kuna yeyote miongoni mwenu ambaye mtoto wake akimwomba mkate, atampa jiwe?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Au je, akimwomba samaki, atampa nyoka?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Kama basi ninyi, ingawa ni waovu, mwajua kuwapa watoto wenu vitu vizuri, hakika Baba yenu wa mbinguni atafanya zaidi: atawapa mema wale wanaomwomba.
12 Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
“Watendeeni wengine yale mnayotaka wao wawatendee ninyi. Hii ndiyo maana ya Sheria ya Mose na mafundisho ya manabii.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it.
“Ingieni kwa kupitia mlango mwembamba. Kwa maana njia inayoongoza kwenye maangamizi ni pana, na mlango wa kuingilia humo ni mpana; waendao njia hiyo ni wengi.
14 How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
Lakini njia inayoongoza kwenye uzima ni nyembamba, na mlango wa kuingilia humo ni mwembamba; ni watu wachache tu wanaoweza kuigundua njia hiyo.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
“Jihadharini na manabii wa uongo. Wao huja kwenu wakionekana kama kondoo kwa nje, lakini kwa ndani ni mbwa mwitu wakali.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Mtawatambua kwa matendo yao. Je, watu huchuma zabibu katika miti ya miiba, au tini katika mbigili? La!
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Basi, mti mwema huzaa matunda mema, na mti mbaya huzaa matunda mabaya.
18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
Mti mwema hauwezi kuzaa matunda mabaya, wala mti mbaya hauwezi kuzaa matunda mema.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Kila mti usiozaa matunda mema utakatwa na kutupwa motoni.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Kwa hiyo, mtawatambua kwa matendo yao.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“Si kila aniambiaye, Bwana, Bwana, ataingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni; ila ni yule tu anayetimiza mapenzi ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
22 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
Wengi wataniambia Siku ile ya hukumu: Bwana, Bwana! kwa jina lako tulitangaza ujumbe wako, na kwa jina lako tuliwatoa pepo na kufanya miujiza mingi.
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
Hapo nitawaambia: Sikuwajua ninyi kamwe; ondokeni mbele yangu, enyi watenda maovu.
24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
“Kwa sababu hiyo, kila mtu anayeyasikia maneno yangu na kuyazingatia, anafanana na mtu mwenye busara, aliyejenga nyumba yake juu ya mwamba.
25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Mvua ikanyesha, mito ikafurika, pepo kali zikavuma na kuipiga nyumba hiyo. Lakini haikuanguka kwa sababu ilikuwa imejengwa juu ya mwamba.
26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
“Lakini yeyote anayesikia maneno yangu haya bila kuyazingatia, anafanana na mtu mpumbavu aliyejenga nyumba yake juu ya mchanga.
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”
Mvua ikanyesha, mito ikafurika, pepo kali zikavuma na kuipiga nyumba hiyo, nayo ikaanguka; tena kwa kishindo kikubwa.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, umati wa watu ukashangazwa na mafundisho yake.
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
Hakuwa kama walimu wao wa Sheria, bali alifundisha kwa mamlaka.
