Luka 14
1 Ikawa siku moja Yesu alipokuwa amekwenda kula chakula kwa mmoja wa viongozi wa Mafarisayo siku ya Sabato, watu walikuwa wakimchunguza kwa bidii.
Then it happened, when He entered the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely.
2 Papo hapo mbele yake palikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye ugonjwa wa kuvimba mwili.
And then, there in front of Him was a man who had dropsy!
3 Yesu akawauliza wale Mafarisayo na walimu wa sheria, “Je, ni halali kuponya watu siku ya Sabato au la?”
And Jesus reacted by saying to the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 Wakakaa kimya. Hivyo Yesu akamshika yule mgonjwa mkono na kumponya, akamruhusu aende zake.
But they kept silent. So He took hold of him, healed him, and let him go.
5 Kisha akawauliza, “Kama mmoja wenu angekuwa na mtoto au ngʼombe wake aliyetumbukia katika kisima siku ya Sabato, je, hamtamvuta mara moja na kumtoa?”
Then He addressed them saying, “Which of you, if a son or an ox falls into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”
6 Nao hawakuwa na la kusema.
And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
7 Alipoona jinsi wageni walivyokuwa wanachagua mahali pa heshima wakati wa kula, akawaambia mfano huu:
Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, saying to them:
8 “Mtu akikualika arusini, usikae mahali pa mgeni wa heshima kwa kuwa inawezekana amealikwa mtu mheshimiwa kuliko wewe.
“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than you has been invited by him;
9 Kama mkifanya hivyo yule aliyewaalika ninyi wawili atakuja na kukuambia, ‘Mpishe huyu mtu kiti chako.’ Ndipo kwa aibu utalazimika kukaa katika nafasi ya chini kabisa.
then he who invited you both will come and say, ‘You, give this man place!’ and then, with shame, you start to take the lowest place.
10 Badala yake, unapoalikwa, chagua nafasi ya chini, ili yule mwenyeji wako atakapokuona atakuja na kukuambia, ‘Rafiki yangu, nenda kwenye nafasi iliyo bora zaidi.’ Kwa jinsi hii utakuwa umepewa heshima mbele ya wageni wenzako wote.
Rather, whenever you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will have honor in the presence of your fellow guests.
11 Kwa maana kila mtu ajikwezaye atashushwa, naye ajishushaye atakwezwa.”
Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Kisha Yesu akamwambia yule aliyewaalika, “Uandaapo karamu ya chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, usialike rafiki zako au ndugu zako au jamaa zako au majirani zako walio matajiri tu. Ukifanya hivyo, wao nao wanaweza kukualika kwao, nawe ukawa umelipwa kile ulichofanya na kupata thawabu yako.
Then He said directly to His host: “Whenever you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
13 Bali ufanyapo karamu, waalike maskini, vilema na vipofu,
But whenever you make a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
14 nawe utabarikiwa kwa sababu hawa hawana uwezo wa kukulipa. Mungu atakulipa wakati wa ufufuo wa wenye haki.”
and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 Mmoja wa wale waliokuwa pamoja naye mezani aliposikia hivi akamwambia Yesu, “Amebarikiwa mtu yule atakayekula katika karamu ya Ufalme wa Mungu!”
Well when one of the fellow-recliners heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the Kingdom of God!”
16 Yesu akamjibu, “Mtu mmoja alikuwa anaandaa karamu kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
So He said to him: “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many.
17 Wakati wa karamu ulipofika, akamtuma mtumishi wake akawaambie wale walioalikwa, ‘Karibuni, kila kitu ki tayari sasa.’
And at meal time he sent his slave to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
18 “Lakini wote, kila mmoja, wakaanza kutoa udhuru: Wa kwanza akasema, ‘Nimenunua shamba, lazima niende kuliona. Tafadhali niwie radhi.’
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
19 “Mwingine akasema, ‘Ndipo tu nimenunua jozi tano za ngʼombe wa kulimia, nami ninakwenda kuwajaribu, tafadhali niwie radhi.’
Another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’
20 Naye mwingine akasema, ‘Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.’
Yet another said, ‘I have married a wife, and so I cannot come.’
21 “Yule mtumishi akarudi, akampa bwana wake taarifa. Ndipo yule mwenye nyumba akakasirika, akamwagiza yule mtumishi wake, akisema, ‘Nenda upesi kwenye mitaa na vichochoro vya mjini uwalete maskini, vilema, vipofu na viwete.’
So that slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
22 “Yule mtumishi akamwambia, ‘Bwana, yale uliyoniagiza nimefanya, lakini bado ipo nafasi.’
And the slave said, ‘Master, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23 “Ndipo yule bwana akamwambia mtumishi wake, ‘Nenda kwenye barabara na vijia vilivyoko nje ya mji na uwalazimishe watu waingie ili nyumba yangu ipate kujaa.
Then the master said to the slave: ‘Go out to the roads and hedges and make people come in, so that my house may be filled.
24 Kwa maana nawaambia, hakuna hata mmoja wa wale walioalikwa atakayeionja karamu yangu.’”
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!’”
25 Umati mkubwa wa watu ulikuwa ukisafiri pamoja na Yesu, naye akageuka, akawaambia,
Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and turning He said to them:
26 “Mtu yeyote anayekuja kwangu hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu kama hatanipenda mimi zaidi ya baba yake na mama yake, mke wake na watoto wake, ndugu zake na dada zake, naam, hata maisha yake mwenyewe.
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Yeyote asiyeuchukua msalaba wake na kunifuata hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
And whoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 “Ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye kama anataka kujenga nyumba, hakai kwanza chini na kufanya makisio ya gharama aone kama ana fedha za kutosha kukamilisha?
“Further, which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29 La sivyo, akiisha kuweka msingi, naye akiwa hana uwezo wa kuikamilisha, wote waionao wataanza kumdhihaki,
This so he does not lay a foundation without being able to finish, and all who see it begin to ridicule him,
30 wakisema, ‘Mtu huyu alianza kujenga lakini hakuweza kukamilisha.’
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
31 “Au ni mfalme gani atokaye kwenda kupigana vita na mfalme mwingine, ambaye hakai chini kwanza na kufikiri iwapo akiwa na jeshi la watu 10,000 ataweza kupigana na yule anayekuja na jeshi la watu 20,000?
“Or what king, going to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Kama hawezi, basi wakati yule mwingine akiwa bado yuko mbali, yeye hutuma ujumbe wa watu na kuomba masharti ya amani.
And if not, while the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks for terms for peace.
33 Vivyo hivyo, yeyote miongoni mwenu ambaye hawezi kuacha vyote alivyo navyo, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
“So likewise, any of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.
34 “Chumvi ni nzuri, lakini chumvi ikiwa imepoteza ladha yake, itafanywaje ili iweze kukolea tena?
Salt is good; but should the salt become insipid, with what can it be seasoned?
35 Haifai ardhi wala kwa lundo la mbolea, bali hutupwa nje. “Mwenye masikio ya kusikia, na asikie.”
It is fit for neither soil nor fertilizer; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
