Mark 13

1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”

1 Yesu alipokuwa akitoka Hekaluni, mmojawapo wa wanafunzi wake akamwambia, “Mwalimu! Tazama jinsi mawe haya yalivyo makubwa, na majengo haya yalivyo mazuri!”

2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

2 Ndipo Yesu akajibu akasema, “Je, unayaona majengo haya yalivyo makubwa? Hakuna hata jiwe moja litakalobaki juu ya jingine, bali yote yatabomolewa.”

3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

3 Yesu alipokuwa ameketi kwenye Mlima wa Mizeituni mkabala na Hekalu, Petro, Yakobo, Yohana na Andrea wakamuuliza faraghani,

4 “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”

4 “Tafadhali tuambie, mambo haya yatatukia lini? Nayo dalili ya kuwa hayo yote yanakaribia kutimia itakuwa gani?”

5 Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5 Yesu akawaambia: “Jihadharini mtu yeyote asiwadanganye.

6 Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.

6 Wengi watakuja kwa Jina langu wakidai, ‘Mimi ndiye,’ nao watawadanganya wengi.

7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7 Msikiapo habari za vita na uvumi wa vita, msiwe na hofu. Mambo haya hayana budi kutukia, lakini ule mwisho bado.

8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

8 Taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na mitetemeko sehemu mbalimbali na njaa. Haya yatakuwa ndio mwanzo wa utungu.

9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

9 “Lakini ninyi jihadharini. Kwa maana watawapeleka katika mabaraza yao na kupigwa mijeledi katika masinagogi. Mtashtakiwa mbele ya watawala na wafalme kwa ajili yangu, ili kuwa ushuhuda kwao.

10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

10 Nayo habari njema lazima ihubiriwe kwanza kwa mataifa yote kabla ule mwisho haujawadia.

11 But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

11 Mtakapokamatwa na kushtakiwa, msisumbuke awali kuhusu mtakalosema. Semeni tu lolote mtakalopewa wakati huo, kwa kuwa si ninyi mtakaokuwa mkinena, bali ni Roho Mtakatifu.

12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

12 “Ndugu atamsaliti ndugu yake ili auawe, naye baba atamsaliti mtoto wake. Watoto nao wataasi dhidi ya wazazi wao na kusababisha wauawe.

13 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

13 Watu wote watawachukia kwa ajili ya Jina langu. Lakini yule atakayevumilia hadi mwisho ataokolewa.

14 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

14 “Mtakapoona ‘chukizo la uharibifu’ limesimama mahali pasipolipasa (asomaye na afahamu), basi wale walioko Uyahudi wakimbilie milimani.

15 Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

15 Yeyote aliye juu ya dari ya nyumba asishuke au kuingia ndani ili kuchukua chochote.

16 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

16 Aliye shambani asirudi nyumbani kuchukua vazi lake.

17 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

17 Ole wao wenye mimba na wale wanaonyonyesha watoto siku hizo!

18 Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

18 Ombeni mambo haya yasitokee wakati wa baridi.

19 For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

19 Kwa maana siku hizo zitakuwa za dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo, hapo Mungu alipoumba ulimwengu, mpaka leo, na wala haitakuwako tena kamwe.

20 If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

20 Kama Bwana asingelifupisha siku hizo, kamwe asingeliokoka mtu yeyote. Lakini kwa ajili ya wateule, wale aliowachagua, amezifupisha siku hizo.

21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

21 Wakati huo mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Tazama, Kristo huyu hapa!’ au, ‘Tazama, yuko kule,’ msisadiki.

22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

22 Kwa maana watatokea makristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo, nao watafanya ishara na maajabu ili kuwapotosha, ikiwezekana, hata wale wateule.

23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.

23 Hivyo jihadharini. Nimekwisha kuwaambia mambo haya yote mapema kabla hayajatukia.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

24 “Lakini katika siku hizo, baada ya hiyo dhiki, “ ‘jua litatiwa giza nao mwezi hautatoa nuru yake;

25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

25 nazo nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za anga zitatikisika.’

26 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

26 “Ndipo watu wote watakapomwona Mwana wa Adamu akija mawinguni kwa nguvu nyingi na utukufu.

27 And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

27 Naye atawatuma malaika wake wawakusanye wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, kutoka miisho ya dunia hadi miisho ya mbingu.

28 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

28 “Basi jifunzeni somo hili kutokana na mtini: Matawi yake yanapoanza kuchipua na kutoa majani, mnatambua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.

29 So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.

29 Vivyo hivyo, myaonapo mambo haya yakitukia, mnatambua kwamba wakati u karibu, hata malangoni.

30 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

30 Amin, nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita hadi mambo haya yote yawe yametimia.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

31 Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.

32 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

32 “Kwa habari ya siku ile na saa hakuna yeyote ajuaye, hata malaika walio mbinguni wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake.

33 Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

33 Jihadharini! Kesheni! Kwa maana hamjui wakati ule utakapowadia.

34 It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

34 Ni kama mtu anayesafiri. Anaiacha nyumba yake na kuwaachia watumishi wake kuiangalia, kila mtu na kazi yake, kisha akamwamuru yule bawabu aliye mlangoni akeshe.

35 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

35 “Basi kesheni kwa sababu hamjui ni lini mwenye nyumba atakaporudi: iwapo ni jioni, au ni usiku wa manane, au alfajiri awikapo jogoo, au mapambazuko.

36 Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.

36 Kama akija ghafula, asije akawakuta mmelala.

37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”

37 Lile ninalowaambia ninyi, nawaambia watu wote: ‘Kesheni!’”