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Luka 18
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Luka 18
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Yesu Azungumzia Tena Juu Ya Kifo Chake
18 Yesu akawachukua wale wanafunzi wake kumi na wawili kando akawaambia, “Sikilizeni! Tunakwenda Yerusalemu, na yote yaliy oandikwa na manabii kunihusu mimi Mwana wa Adamu yatatimia. 2 Akawaambia, “Katika mji mmoja alikuwapo hakimu ambaye hakumwogopa Mungu wala kumjali mtu. 3 Na alikuwapo mjane mmoja katika mji huo ambaye alikuwa akija kwake mara kwa mara akimwomba, ‘Tafadhali niamulie haki kati yangu na adui yangu.’ 4 Kwa muda mrefu yule hakimu hakufanya lo lote. Lakini hatimaye akasema moyoni mwake, ‘Simwogopi Mungu wala simjali mtu 5 lakini kwa kuwa huyu mjane ananisumbua na kesi yake, nitamwamulia haki asije akanichosha kwa kuja kwake mara kwa mara.”’ 6 Bwana akasema, “Mnasikia asemavyo huyu hakimu dhalimu. 7 Na Mungu je, hatawatendea haki watu wake wanaomlilia mchana na usiku? Je, atakawia kuwapa msaada? 8 Nina waambieni atahakikisha amewatendea haki upesi. Lakini je, mimi Mwana wa Adamu nitakaporudi duniani nitakuta watu wanadumu katika imani?”
Mfano Wa Farisayo Na Mtoza Ushuru
9 Yesu alitoa mfano huu kwa ajili ya wale waliojiona kuwa wao ni wenye haki na kuwadharau wengine. 10 Watu wawili walikwenda hekaluni kusali, mmoja wao alikuwa Farisayo na mwingine alikuwa mtoza ushuru. 11 yule Farisayo alisimama akasali kimoyomoyo. ‘Ninakushukuru Mungu kwa sababu mimi si kama watu wengine: wany ang’anyi, wadhalimu, wazinzi, au kama huyu mtoza ushuru. 12 Mimi nafunga mara mbili kwa juma na kutoa sehemu ya kumi ya mapato yangu.’ 13 Lakini yule mtoza ushuru alisimama mbali. Hakuthubutu hata kuinua uso wake kutazama mbinguni; bali alijipiga kifuani kwa majuto akasema, ‘Mungu, nihurumie, mimi mwenye dhambi.’
14 Nawaambieni, huyu mtoza ushuru alirudi nyumbani akiwa amehesabiwa haki mbele za Mungu na wala si yule Farisayo. Kwa maana ye yote ajikwezaye atashushwa na ye yote ajinyenyekezaye, atainuliwa.”
Yesu Awabariki Watoto Wadogo
15 Watu wakamletea Yesu watoto wao wachanga ili awaguse. Wanafunzi walipowaona, wakawakemea. 16 Lakini Yesu akawaita wale watoto waje kwake, akasema, “Waacheni watoto wadogo waje kwangu, msiwazuie, kwa maana Ufalme wa Mungu ni wa watu walio kama hawa watoto. 17 Nawaambia hakika, ye yote ambaye hataupokea Ufalme wa Mungu kama mtoto mdogo, hatauingia kamwe.”
18 Kiongozi mmoja akamwuliza Yesu, “Mwalimu mwema, nifanye nini ili niurithi uzima wa milele?”
19 Yesu akamjibu, “Mbona unaniita mwema? Hakuna mtu aliye mwema ila Mungu peke yake. 20 Unazifahamu amri: ‘Usizini, usiue, usiibe, usishuhudie uongo, waheshimu baba yako na mama yako?”’ 21 Akajibu, “Amri zote hizi nimezishika tangu utoto wangu.”
22 Yesu aliposikia haya, akamwambia, “Bado unahitaji kufa nya jambo moja. Nenda ukauze vitu vyote ulivyo navyo, uwagawie maskini, nawe utakuwa na hazina mbinguni. Kisha njoo, unifuate.” 23 Aliposikia hayo alisikitika, kwa maana alikuwa tajiri sana.
24 Yesu alipoona yule kiongozi amesikitika, akasema, “Jinsi gani ilivyo vigumu kwa tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu! 25 Ni rahisi zaidi kwa ngamia kupita katika tundu la sindano kuliko tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu.” 26 Wale waliosi kia hayo wakauliza, “Kama ni hivyo, ni nani basi awezaye kuoko lewa?” 27 Yesu akajibu, “Yasiyowezekana kwa binadamu yaweze kana kwa Mungu.” 28 Ndipo Petro akasema, “Sisi je? Tumeacha vyote tulivyokuwanavyo tukakufuata!” 29 Yesu akajibu, “Nawaam bia hakika, hakuna hata mmoja aliyeacha nyumba yake, au mke, ndugu, wazazi au watoto kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa Mungu, 30 ambaye hatapewa na Mungu mara nyingi zaidi ya hivyo katika maisha haya na kupata uzima wa milele katika maisha yajayo.” 32 Nitatiwa mikononi mwa watawala wa Kirumi. Watu watanizomea, watanitukana na kunitemea mate. 33 Watanipiga na kuniua, lakini siku ya tatu nitafufuka.”
34 Wanafunzi wake hawakuelewa mambo haya. Maana ya maneno haya ilikuwa imefichika kwao, nao hawakujua Yesu alikuwa anazun gumzia nini.
Yesu Amponya Kipofu
35 Yesu na wafuasi wake walipokaribia Yeriko, walimpita kipofu mmoja aliyekuwa amekaa kando ya njia, akiomba fedha. 36 Kipofu huyo aliposikia umati wa watu ukipita aliuliza, “Kuna nini?” 37 Wakamwambia, “Yesu Mnazareti anapita.” 38 Akaita kwa sauti kuu, “Yesu, Mwana wa Daudi! Nionee huruma!” 39 Wale waliokuwa wakiongoza msafara wakamkemea wakamwambia akae kimya. Lakini yeye akapiga kelele zaidi, “Mwana wa Daudi! Nionee huruma!”
40 Yesu akasimama, akaagiza huyo mtu aletwe kwake. Alipo karibia, Yesu akamwuliza, 41 “Unataka nikufanyie nini?” Aka jibu, “Bwana, nataka kuona.”
42 Yesu akamwambia, “Basi upate kuona; imani yako imekupo nya.” 43 Akaweza kuona mara hiyo hiyo akamfuata Yesu, huku akimsifu Mungu. Watu wote walioshuhudia mambo hayo, nao wakamsifu Mungu.
Luke 18
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Luke 18
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A) 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice(B) against my adversary.’
4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”(C)
6 And the Lord(D) said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(E) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man(F) comes,(G) will he find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness(H) and looked down on everyone else,(I) Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(J) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself(K) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(L) twice a week and give a tenth(M) of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(N) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(O)
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(P)
The Little Children and Jesus(Q)
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child(R) will never enter it.”
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(S)
18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(T)
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’[a]”(U)
21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor,(V) and you will have treasure in heaven.(W) Then come, follow me.”
23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. 24 Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!(X) 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27 Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”(Y)
28 Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”(Z)
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come(AA) eternal life.”(AB)
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(AC)
31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem,(AD) and everything that is written by the prophets(AE) about the Son of Man(AF) will be fulfilled. 32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles.(AG) They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; 33 they will flog him(AH) and kill him.(AI) On the third day(AJ) he will rise again.”(AK)
34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.(AL)
A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight(AM)
35 As Jesus approached Jericho,(AN) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”(AO)
38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David,(AP) have mercy(AQ) on me!”
39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”(AR)
40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”(AS) 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.(AT)
Footnotes
- Luke 18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
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