Luka 14
1 Iltokea siku ya Sabato, alipokua akienda nyumbani kwa mmoja wa viongozi wa Mafarisayo kula mkate, nao walikuwa wakimchunguza kwa karibu.
And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him,
2 Tazama, pale mbele yake alikuwa mtu ambaye anasumbuliwa na uvimbe.
and lo, there was a certain dropsical man before him;
3 Yesu aliuliza wataalam katika sheria ya Wayahudi na Mafarisayo, “Je, ni halali kumponya siku ya Sabato, au sivyo?”
and Jesus answering spake to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 'Is it lawful on the sabbath-day to heal?'
4 Lakini wao walikuwa kimya, kwahiyo Yesu akamshika, akamponya na kumruhusu aende zake.
and they were silent, and having taken hold of [him], he healed him, and let [him] go;
5 Naye akawaambia, “Ni nani kati yenu ambaye ana mtoto au ng'ombe anatumbukia kisimani siku ya Sabato hata mvuta nje mara moja?”
and answering them he said, 'Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'
6 Wao hawakuwa na uwezo wa kutoa jibu kwa mambo haya.
and they were not able to answer him again unto these things.
7 Wakati Yesu alipogundua jinsi wale walioalikwa kwamba wamechagua viti vya heshima, akawaambia mfano, akiwaambia,
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
8 “Wakati mnapoalikwa na mtu harusini, usiketi katika nafasi za heshima, kwa sababu inawezekana amealikwa mtu ambaye ni wakuheshimiwa zaidi kuliko wewe.
'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,
9 Wakati mtu aliyewaalika ninyi wawili akifika, atakuambia wewe, “mpishe mtu huyu nafasi yako,” na kisha kwa aibu utaanza kuchukua nafasi ya mwisho.
and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.
10 Lakini wewe ukialikwa, nenda ukakae mahali pa mwisho, ili wakati yule aliyekualika akija, aweze kukuambia wewe, `Rafiki, nenda mbele zaidi.” ndipo utakuwa umeheshimika mbele ya wote walioketi pamoja nawe mezani.
'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;
11 Kwa maana kila ajikwezaye atashushwa, na yeye ajishushae atakwezwa. '
because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
12 Yesu pia alimwambia mtu aliyemwalika, 'Unapotoa chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, usiwaalike rafiki zako au ndugu zako au jamaa zako au majirani zako matajiri, ili kwamba wao wasije wakakualika wewe ukapata malipo.
And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;
13 Badala yake, unapofanya sherehe, waalike maskini, vilema, viwete na vipofu,
but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,
14 na wewe utabarikiwa, kwa sababu hawawezi kukulipa. Kwa maana utalipwa katika ufufuo wa wenye haki.”
and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'
15 Wakati mmoja wa wale walioketi mezani pamoja na Yesu aliposikia hayo, naye akamwambia, “Amebarikiwe yule atakayekula mkate katika Ufalme wa Mungu!”
And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy [is] he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'
16 Lakini Yesu akamwambia, “Mtu mmoja aliandaa sherehe kubwa, akaalika watu wengi.
and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,
17 Wakati sherehe ilipokuwa tayari, alimtuma mtumishi wake kuwaambia wale walioalikwa, `'Njooni, kwa sababu vitu vyote vimekwisha kuwekwa tayari.'
and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.
18 Wote, wakaanza kuomba radhi. Wa kwanza akamwambia mtumishi, 'Nimenunua shamba, lazima niende kuliona. Tafadhali unisamehe.'
'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.
19 Na mwingine akasema, `'Nimenunua jozi tano za ng'ombe, na mimi naenda kuwajaribu. Tafadhali uniwie radhi.'
'And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:
20 Na mtu mwingine akasema, 'Nimeoa mke, kwa hiyo siwezi kuja.'
and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.
21 Mtumishi akarudi na kumwambia bwana wake mambo hayo. Yule mwenye nyumba alikasirika akamwambia mtumishi wake, `'Nenda upesi mitaani na katika vichochoro vya mji ukawalete hapa maskini, vilema, vipofu na walemavu.”
'And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.
22 Mtumimishi akasema, `Bwana, hayo uliyoagiza yamekwisha tendeka, na hata sasa bado kuna nafasi.'
'And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.
23 Bwana akamwambia mtumishi, 'Nenda katika njia kuu na vichochoro na uwashurutishe watu waingie, ili nyumba yangu ijae.
'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;
24 Kwamaana nawaambia, katika wale walioalikwa wa kwanza hapana atakayeonja sherehe yangu. '
for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'
25 Sasa umati mkubwa walikuwa wanakwenda pamoja naye, naye akageuka na akawaambia,
And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,
26 'Kama mtu akija kwangu naye hamchukii baba yake, mama yake, mke wake, watoto wake, ndugu zake waume na wanawake- ndio, na hata maisha yake pia -hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;
27 Mtu asipochukua msalaba wake na kuja nyuma yangu hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
28 Maana ni nani kati yenu, ambaye anatamani kujenga mnara hataketi kwanza akadirie gharama kwa mahesabu kama ana kile anachohitaji ili kukamilisha hilo?
'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?
29 Vinginevyo, baada ya kuweka msingi na kushindwa kumaliza, wote walioona wataanza kumdhihaki,
lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,
30 wakisema, Mtu huyu alianza kujenga, akawa hana nguvu za kumaliza.'
saying — This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Au mfalme gani, akitaka kwenda kupigana na mfalme mwingine katika vita, ambae hatakaa chini kwanza na kuchukua ushauri kuhusu kama ataweza, pamoja na watu elfu kumi kupigana na mfalme mwingine anayekuja juu yake na watu elfu ishirini?
'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?
32 Na kama sivyo, wakati jeshi la wengine bado liko mbali, hutuma balozi kutaka masharti ya amani.
and if not so — he being yet a long way off — having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.
33 Kwa hiyo basi, yeyote kati yenu ambaye hataacha vyote alivyo navyo, hawezi kuwa mwanafunzi wangu.
'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
34 Chumvi ni nzuri, lakini ikiwa Chumvi imepoteza ladha yake, jinsi gani inaweza kuwa chumvi tena?
'The salt [is] good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 Haina matumizi kwa udongo au hata kwa mbolea. hutupwa mbali. Yeye aliye na masikio ya kusikia, na asikie.”
neither for land nor for manure is it fit — they cast it without. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
