Matthew 24

1 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

1 Yesu akatoka Hekaluni na alipokuwa akienda zake, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea ili kumwonyesha majengo ya Hekalu.

2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

2 Ndipo Yesu akawauliza, “Je, mnayaona haya yote? Amin, nawaambia, hakuna hata jiwe moja hapa litakalobaki juu ya jingine, bali kila moja litabomolewa.”

3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

3 Yesu alipokuwa ameketi kwenye Mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi wake wakamjia faraghani, wakamuuliza, “Tuambie, mambo haya yatatukia lini, nayo dalili ya kuja kwako na ya mwisho wa dunia ni gani?”

4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

4 Yesu akawajibu, “Jihadharini, mtu yeyote asiwadanganye.

5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

5 Kwa maana wengi watakuja kwa Jina langu, wakidai, ‘Mimi ndiye Kristo,’ nao watawadanganya wengi.

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

6 Mtasikia habari za vita na matetesi ya vita. Angalieni msitishike, kwa maana haya hayana budi kutukia. Lakini ule mwisho bado.

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

7 Taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na njaa na mitetemeko ya ardhi sehemu mbalimbali.

8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

8 Haya yote yatakuwa ndio mwanzo wa utungu.

9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

9 “Ndipo mtasalitiwa, ili mteswe na kuuawa, nanyi mtachukiwa na mataifa yote kwa ajili yangu.

10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

10 Wakati huo, wengi wataacha imani yao, nao watasalitiana kila mmoja na mwenzake na kuchukiana.

11 and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

11 Watatokea manabii wengi wa uongo, nao watawadanganya watu wengi.

12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

12 Kwa sababu ya kuongezeka kwa uovu upendo wa watu wengi utapoa,

13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

13 lakini yule atakayevumilia hadi mwisho ataokolewa.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

14 Injili ya Ufalme itahubiriwa ulimwenguni kote kuwa ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote. Ndipo mwisho utakapokuja.

15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

15 “Hivyo mtakapoona lile ‘chukizo la uharibifu’ lililonenwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu (asomaye na afahamu),

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

16 basi wale walioko Uyahudi wakimbilie milimani.

17 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

17 Yeyote aliye juu ya dari ya nyumba asishuke ili kuchukua chochote kutoka ndani ya nyumba.

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

18 Aliye shambani asirudi nyumbani kuchukua vazi lake.

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

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

20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

20 Ombeni ili kukimbia kwenu kusiwe wakati wa baridi au siku ya Sabato.

21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

21 Kwa maana wakati huo kutakuwa na dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo wa dunia mpaka sasa: wala haitakuwako tena kamwe.

22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

22 Kama siku hizo zisingefupishwa, hakuna hata mtu mmoja ambaye angeokoka. Lakini kwa ajili ya wateule, siku hizo zitafupizwa.

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

23 Wakati huo kama mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Tazama, Kristo huyu hapa!’ Au, ‘Kristo yuko kule,’ msisadiki.

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

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

25 See, I have told you in advance.

25 Angalieni, nimekwisha kuwaambia mapema.

26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

26 “Kwa hiyo mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Yule kule nyikani,’ msiende huko. Au akisema, ‘Yuko kwenye chumba,’ msisadiki.

27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

27 Kwa maana kama vile umeme utokeavyo mashariki na kuonekana hata magharibi, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.

28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

28 Kwa maana popote ulipo mzoga, huko ndiko wakusanyikapo tai.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

29 “Mara baada ya dhiki ya siku zile, “ ‘jua litatiwa giza, nao mwezi hautatoa nuru yake; nazo nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za anga zitatikisika.’

30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

30 “Ndipo itakapotokea ishara ya Mwana wa Adamu angani, na makabila yote ya dunia yataomboleza. Nao watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija juu ya mawingu ya angani, katika uwezo na utukufu mkuu.

31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

31 Naye atawatuma malaika zake kwa sauti kuu ya tarumbeta, nao watawakusanya wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, kutoka mwisho mmoja wa mbingu hadi mwisho mwingine.

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

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

33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

33 Vivyo hivyo, myaonapo mambo haya yote, mnatambua kwamba wakati u karibu, hata malangoni.

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

37 Kama ilivyokuwa wakati wa Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Adamu.

38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

38 Kwa maana siku zile kabla ya gharika, watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa, mpaka siku ile Noa alipoingia katika safina.

39 And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

39 Nao hawakujua lolote mpaka gharika ilipokuja ikawakumba wote. Hivyo ndivyo itakavyokuwa atakapokuja Mwana wa Adamu.

40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

40 Watu wawili watakuwa shambani, naye mmoja atatwaliwa na mwingine ataachwa.

41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

41 Wanawake wawili watakuwa wanasaga pamoja, naye mmoja atatwaliwa na mwingine ataachwa.

42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

42 “Basi kesheni, kwa sababu hamjui ni siku gani atakapokuja Bwana wenu.

43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

43 Lakini fahamuni jambo hili: Kama mwenye nyumba angejua ni wakati gani wa usiku ambao mwizi atakuja, angekesha na hangekubali nyumba yake kuvunjwa.

44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

44 Kwa hiyo ninyi pia hamna budi kuwa tayari, kwa sababu Mwana wa Adamu atakuja saa msiyotazamia.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

45 “Ni nani basi aliye mtumishi mwaminifu na mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake amemweka kusimamia watumishi wengine katika nyumba yake, ili awape chakula chao kwa wakati unaofaa?

46 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

46 Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakaporudi atamkuta akifanya hivyo.

47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

47 Amin, nawaambia, atamweka mtumishi huyo kuwa msimamizi wa mali yake yote.

48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

48 Lakini kama huyo mtumishi ni mwovu, naye akasema moyoni mwake, ‘Bwana wangu atakawia muda mrefu,’

49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

49 kisha akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wenzake, na kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi.

50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

50 Basi bwana wa mtumishi huyo atakuja siku asiyodhani na saa asiyoijua.

51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51 Atamkata vipande vipande na kumweka katika sehemu moja pamoja na wanafiki, mahali ambako kutakuwa ni kulia na kusaga meno.