¹And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,

¹Siku moja, Yesu alipokuwa akiwafundisha watu Hekaluni na kuwahubiria juu ya Habari Njema, makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria pamoja na wazee walifika,

²and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

²wakasema, "Tuambie! Unafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani?"

³And he answering said to them, *I* also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:

³Yesu akawaambia, "Na mimi nitawaulizeni swali:

⁴The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?

⁴mamlaka ya Yohane ya kubatiza yalitoka kwa Mungu au kwa watu?"

⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?

⁵Lakini wao wakajadiliana hivi: "Tukisema yalitoka mbinguni, yeye atatuuliza: Mbona hamkumsadiki?

⁶but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁶Na tukisema yalitoka kwa binadamu, watu wote hapa watatupiga mawe, maana wote wanaamini kwamba Yohane alikuwa nabii."

⁷And they answered, they did not know whence.

⁷Basi, wakamwambia, "Hatujui mamlaka hayo yalitoka wapi."

⁸And Jesus said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.

⁸Yesu akawaambia, "Hata mimi sitawaambia ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani."

⁹And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

⁹Yesu akaendelea kuwaambia watu mfano huu: "Mtu mmoja alilima shamba la mizabibu, akalikodisha kwa wakulima; kisha akasafiri hadi nchi ya mbali, akakaa huko kwa muda mrefu.

¹⁰And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.

¹⁰Wakati wa mavuno, mtu huyo alimtuma mtumishi wake kwa wale wakulima, akachukue sehemu ya matunda ya shamba la mizabibu. Lakini wale wakulima wakampiga mtumishi huyo wakamrudisha mikono mitupu.

¹¹And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.

¹¹Yule bwana akamtuma tena mtumishi mwingine; lakini wao wakampiga huyo vilevile na kumtendea vibaya, wakamrudisha mikono mitupu.

¹²And again he sent a third; and they, having wounded him also, cast [him] out.

¹²Akamtuma tena wa tatu; huyu naye, baada ya kumwumiza, wakamfukuza.

¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].

¹³Yule mwenye shamba akafikiri: Nitafanya nini? Nitamtuma mwanangu mpenzi; labda watamjali yeye.

¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [come,] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.

¹⁴Wale wakulima walipomwona tu, wakasemezana: Huyu ndiye mrithi. Basi, tumwue ili urithi wake uwe wetu.

¹⁵And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁵Basi, wakamtoa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu, wakamwua." Yesu akauliza, "Yule mwenye shamba atawafanya nini hao wakulima?

¹⁶He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!

¹⁶Atakuja kuwaangamiza wakulima hao, na atawapa wakulima wengine hilo shamba la mizabibu." Watu waliposikia maneno hayo, walisema: "Hasha! Yasitukie hata kidogo!"

¹⁷But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

¹⁷Lakini Yesu akawatazama, akawaambia, "Maandiko haya Matakatifu yana maana gani basi? Jiwe walilokataa waashi, sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi!

¹⁸Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

¹⁸Mtu yeyote akianguka juu ya jiwe hilo, atavunjika vipandevipande; na likimwangukia mtu yeyote, litamsaga kabisa."

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.

¹⁹Walimu wa Sheria na makuhani wakuu walifahamu kwamba mfano huo ulikuwa unawahusu, na hivyo walitaka kumkamata palepale, ila tu waliogopa watu.

²⁰And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

²⁰Basi, wakawa wanatafuta wakati wa kufaa. Wakawahonga watu fulani wajisingizie kuwa wema, wakawatuma wamnase Yesu kwa maswali, na hivyo waweze kumtia nguvuni na kumpeleka kwa wakuu wa serikali.

²¹And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no [man's] person, but teachest with truth the way of God:

²¹Hao wapelelezi wakamwambia, "Mwalimu, tunajua kwamba unasema na kufundisha mambo ya kweli; tunajua kwamba wewe huna ubaguzi; wewe wafundisha ukweli juu ya njia ya Mungu.

²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

²²Basi, twambie kama ni halali, au la, kulipa kodi kwa Kaisari!"

²³But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?

²³Yesu alitambua mtego wao, akawaambia,

²⁴Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

²⁴"Nionyesheni sarafu. Je, sura na chapa ni vya nani?"

²⁵And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.

²⁵Nao wakamjibu, "Ni vya Kaisari." Yesu akawaambia, "Basi, mpeni Kaisari vilivyo vyake Kaisari, na Mungu vilivyo vyake Mungu."

²⁶And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

²⁶Hawakufaulu kumnasa kwa neno lolote pale mbele ya watu na hivyo wakakaa kimya wakilistaajabia jibu lake.

²⁷And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up [to him],

²⁷Kisha Masadukayo, ambao husema kwamba wafu hawafufuki, wakamjia Yesu, wakasema:

²⁸demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

²⁸"Mwalimu, Mose alituandikia kwamba kama ndugu ya mtu fulani akifa na kumwacha mjane wake bila watoto, ni lazima ndugu yake amchukue huyo mama mjane, amzalie watoto ndugu yake marehemu.

²⁹There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

²⁹Sasa, wakati mmoja kulikuwa na ndugu saba. Yule wa kwanza alioa na baadaye akafa bila kuacha mtoto.

³⁰and the second [took the woman, and *he* died childless];

³⁰Yule ndugu wa pili akamwoa yule mjane, naye pia, akafa;

³¹and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;

³¹na ndugu wa tatu vilevile. Mambo yakawa yaleyale kwa wote saba--wote walikufa bila kuacha watoto.

³²and last of all the woman also died.

³²Mwishowe akafa pia yule mwanamke.

³³In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife?

³³Je, siku wafu watakapofufuliwa, mwanamke huyo atakuwa mke wa nani? Alikuwa ameolewa na wote saba."

³⁴And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,

³⁴Yesu akawaambia, "Watu wa nyakati hizi huoa na kuolewa;

³⁵but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

³⁵lakini wale ambao Mungu atawawezesha kushiriki ule wakati wa ufufuo, hawataoa wala kuolewa.

³⁶for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

³⁶Ama hakika, hawawezi kufa tena, kwa sababu watakuwa kama malaika, na ni watoto wa Mungu kwa vile wamefufuliwa katika wafu.

³⁷But that the dead rise, even Moses shewed in [the section of] the bush, when he called [the] Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob;

³⁷Lakini, kwamba kuna kufufuka kutoka wafu, hata Mose alithibitisha jambo hilo katika Maandiko Matakatifu. Katika sehemu ya Maandiko Matakatifu juu ya kile kichaka kilichokuwa kinawaka moto, anamtaja Bwana kama Mungu wa Abrahamu, Isaka na Yakobo.

³⁸but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.

³⁸Basi, yeye si Mungu wa wafu, bali ni Mungu wa wale walio hai; maana wale aliowaita kwake, wanaishi naye."

³⁹And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.

³⁹Baadhi ya wale walimu wa Sheria wakasema, "Mwalimu, umejibu vema kabisa."

⁴⁰For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.

⁴⁰Walisema hivyo kwa sababu hawakuthubutu kumwuliza tena maswali mengine.

⁴¹And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,

⁴¹Yesu akawauliza, "Yasemekanaje kwamba Kristo ni mwana wa Daudi?

⁴²and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand

⁴²Maana Daudi mwenyewe anasema katika Zaburi: Bwana alimwambia Bwana wangu: Keti upande wangu wa kulia

⁴³until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?

⁴³mpaka niwafanye adui zako kama kiti cha kuwekea miguu yako.

⁴⁴David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

⁴⁴Ikiwa Daudi anamwita yeye, Bwana, basi atakuwaje mwanawe?"

⁴⁵And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁵Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake mbele ya watu wote,

⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

⁴⁶"Jihadharini na walimu wa Sheria ambao hupenda kupitapita wamevalia kanzu. Hupenda kusalimiwa na watu kwa heshima masokoni, huketi mahali pa heshima katika masunagogi na kuchukua nafasi za heshima katika karamu.

⁴⁷who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

⁴⁷Huwadhulumu wajane huku wakisingizia kuwa wema kwa kusali sala ndefu. Hao watapata hukumu kali zaidi!"