Luka 21
1 Yesu alitazama akawaona wanaume matajiri waliokuwa wanaweka zawadi zao kwenye hazina.
He looked up and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
2 Akamuona mjane mmoja masikini akiweka senti zake mbili.
He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.
3 Hivyo akasema, “Kweli nawaambieni, huyu Mjane maskini ameweka nyingi kuliko wengine wote.
He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,
4 Hawa wote wametoa hizi zawadi kutoka katika vingi walivyonavyo. Lakini huyu mjane, katika umaskini wake, ametoa fedha zote alizokuwa nazo kwa ajili ya kuishi kwake.”
for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”
5 Wakati wengine walipokuwa wakisema juu ya hekalu, namna lilivyokuwa limepambwa na mawe mazuri na matoleo, alisema,
As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,
6 “Kwa habari ya mambo haya mnayoyaona, siku zitakuja ambazo hakuna jiwe moja ambalo litaachwa juu ya jiwe jingine ambalo halitabomolewa.”
“As for these things which you see, the days will come in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.”
7 Hivyo wakamuuliza, wakasema, “Mwalimu, mambo haya yatatokea lini? Na nini ni itakuwa ishara kwamba haya mambo yako karibu kutokea?”
They asked him, “Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?”
8 Yesu akajibu, “Muwe waangalifu kwamba msidanganywe. Kwa sababu wengi watakuja kwa jina langu, wakisema, 'Mimi ndiye, 'na 'Muda umekaribia'. Msiwafuate.
He said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.
9 Mkisikia vita na vuruguvurugu msiogope, kwa sababu haya mambo lazima yatokee kwanza, lakini mwisho hautatokea upesi.”
When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”
10 Kisha akawaambia, “Taifa litainuka kupigana na taifa jingine, na ufalme juu ya ufalme mwingine.
Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 Kutakuwa na matetemeko makubwa, na njaa na tauni katika maeneo mbalimbali. Kutakuwa na matukio ya kutisha na ishara za kutisha kutoka mbinguni.
There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12 Lakini kabla ya mambo haya yote, wataweka mikono yao juu yenu na kuwatesa, kuwapeleka kwenye masinagogi na magereza, kuwaleta mbele za wafalme na wenye mamlaka kwa sababu ya jina langu.
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
13 Hii itawafungulia fursa kwa ushuhuda wenu.
It will turn out as a testimony for you.
14 Kwahiyo amueni mioyoni mwenu kutoandaa utetezi wenu mapema,
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
15 kwa sababu nitawapa maneno na hekima, ambayo adui zenu wote hawataweza kuipinga au kuikana.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
16 Lakini mtakataliwa pia na wazazi wenu, ndugu zenu, jamaa zenu na rafiki zenu, na watawaua baadhi yenu.
You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.
17 Mtachukiwa na kila mmoja kwa sababu ya jina langu.
You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.
18 Lakini hakuna hata unywele mmoja wa vichwa vyenu utakaopotea.
And not a hair of your head will perish.
19 Katika kuvumilia mtaziponya nafsi zenu.
“By your endurance you will win your lives.
20 Mtakapoona Yerusalemu imezungukwa na majeshi, basi jueni kwamba uharibifu wake umekaribia.
“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand.
21 Hapo wale walioko Yudea wakimbilie milimani, na wale walioko katikati ya jiji waondoke, na msiwaache walioko vijijini kuingia.
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the middle of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.
22 Maana hizi ni siku za kisasi, ili kwamba mambo yote yaliyoandikwa yapate kutimilika.
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 Ole ni kwa wale walio na mimba na kwa wale wanyonyeshao katika siku hizo! Kwa maana kutakuwa na adha kuu juu ya nchi, na ghadhabu kwa watu hawa.
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath to this people.
24 Na wataanguka kwa ncha ya upanga na watachukuliwa mateka kwa mataifa yote, na Yerusalem itakanyagwa na watu wa mataifa, mpaka wakati wa watu wa mataifa utakapotimilika.
They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25 Kutakuwa na ishara katika jua, mwezi na nyota. Na katika nchi kutakuwa na dhiki ya mataifa, katika kukata tamaa kutokana na mlio wa bahari na mawimbi.
“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
26 Kutakuwa na watu wakizimia kwa hofu na katika kutarajia mambo yatakoyo tokea juu ya dunia. Kwa maana nguvu za mbingu zitatikiswa.
men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27 Kisha watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija mawinguni katika nguvu na utukufu mkuu.
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 Lakini mambo haya yatakapoanza kutokea, simameni, inueni vichwa vyenu, kwa sababu ukombozi wenu umesogea karibu.”
But when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”
29 Yesu akawaambia kwa mfano, “Uangalieni mtini, na miti yote.
He told them a parable. “See the fig tree and all the trees.
30 Inapotoa machipukizi, mnajionea wenyewe na kutambua kwamba kiangazi tayari kiko karibu.
When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.
31 Vivyo hivyo, mnapoona mambo haya yanatokea, ninyi tambueni ya kwamba ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia.
Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that God’s Kingdom is near.
32 Kweli, nawaambieni, kizazi hiki hakitapita, mpaka mambo haya yote yatakapotokea.
Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.
33 Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
34 Lakini jiangalieni wenyewe, ili kwamba mioyo yenu isije ikalemewa na ufisadi, ulevi, na mahangaiko ya maisha haya. Kwa sababu ile siku itawajia ghafla
“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
35 kama mtego. Kwasababu itakuwa juu ya kila mmoja aishiye katika uso wa dunia nzima.
For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.
36 Lakini mwe tayari wakati wote, mwombe kwamba mtakuwa imara vya kutosha kuyaepuka haya yote yatakayotokea, na kusimama mbele za Mwana wa Adamu.”
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
37 Hivyo wakati wa mchana alikuwa akifundisha hekaluni na usiku alitoka nje, na kwenda kukesha katika mlima unaoitwa wa Mzeituni.
Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
38 Watu wote walimjia asubuhi na mapemaili kumsikiliza ndani ya hekalu.
All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
