¹For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

¹"Ufalme wa mbinguni unafanana na mtu mwenye shamba la mizabibu, ambaye alitoka asubuhi na mapema kuwaajiri wafanyakazi katika shamba lake.

²And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

²Akapatana nao kuwalipa dinari moja kwa siku, kisha akawapeleka katika shamba lake la mizabibu.

³And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

³Akatoka mnamo saa tatu asubuhi, akaona watu wengine wamesimama sokoni, hawana kazi.

⁴and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.

⁴Akawaambia, Nendeni nanyi mkafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu, nami nitawapeni haki yenu.

⁵Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.

⁵Basi, wakaenda. Huyo mwenye shamba akatoka tena mnamo saa sita na saa tisa, akafanya vivyo hivyo.

⁶But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

⁶Hata mnamo saa kumi na moja jioni, akatoka tena; akakuta watu wengine wamesimama pale sokoni. Basi, akawauliza, Mbona mmesimama hapa mchana kutwa bila kazi?

⁷They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard [and whatsoever may be just ye shall receive].

⁷Wakamjibu: Kwa sababu hakuna mtu aliyetuajiri. Yeye akawaambia, Nendeni nanyi mkafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu.

⁸But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay [them] their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

⁸"Kulipokuchwa, huyo mwenye shamba alimwambia mtunza hazina wake, Waite wafanyakazi ukawalipe mshahara wao, ukianzia na wale walioajiriwa mwisho, na kumalizia na wale wa kwanza.

⁹And when they [who came to work] about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

⁹Basi, wakaja wale walioajiriwa mnamo saa kumi na moja, wakapokea kila mmoja dinari moja.

¹⁰And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

¹⁰Wale wa kwanza walipofika, walikuwa wanadhani watapewa zaidi; lakini hata wao wakapewa kila mmoja dinari moja.

¹¹And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

¹¹Wakazipokea fedha zao, wakaanza kumnung'unikia yule bwana.

¹²saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

¹²Wakasema, Watu hawa walioajiriwa mwisho walifanya kazi kwa muda wa saa moja tu, mbona umetutendea sawa na wao hali sisi tumevumilia kazi ngumu kutwa na jua kali?

¹³But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?

¹³"Hapo yule bwana akamjibu mmoja wao, Rafiki, sikukupunja kitu! Je, hukupatana nami mshahara wa denari moja?

¹⁴Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

¹⁴Chukua haki yako, uende zako. Napenda kumpa huyu wa mwisho sawa na wewe.

¹⁵is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because *I* am good?

¹⁵Je, sina haki ya kufanya na mali yangu nipendavyo? Je, unaona kijicho kwa kuwa mimi ni mwema?"

¹⁶Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

¹⁶Yesu akamaliza kwa kusema, "Hivyo, walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza na wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho."

¹⁷And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples with [him] apart in the way, and said to them,

¹⁷Yesu alipokuwa anakwenda Yerusalemu, aliwachukua wale wanafunzi kumi na wawili faraghani, na njiani akawaambia,

¹⁸Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death;

¹⁸"Sikilizeni! Tunakwenda Yerusalemu, na huko Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria, nao watamhukumu auawe.

¹⁹and they will deliver him up to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify, and the third day he shall rise again.

¹⁹Watamkabidhi kwa watu wa mataifa mengine ili adhihakiwe, apigwe viboko na kusulubiwa; lakini siku ya tatu atafufuliwa."

²⁰Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him.

²⁰Hapo mama yao wana wa Zebedayo alimjia Yesu pamoja na wanawe, akapiga magoti mbele yake na kumwomba kitu.

²¹And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak [the word] that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

²¹Yesu akamwuliza, "Unataka nini?" Huyo mama akamwambia, "Ahidi kwamba katika Ufalme wako, hawa wanangu wawili watakaa mmoja upande wako wa kulia na mwingine upande wako wa kushoto."

²²And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which *I* am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

²²Yesu akajibu, "Hamjui mnaomba nini. Je, mnaweza kunywa kikombe nitakachokunywa mimi?" Wakamjibu, "Tunaweza."

²³[And] he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on [my] left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.

²³Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli mtakunywa kikombe changu, lakini kuketi kulia au kushoto kwangu si kazi yangu kupanga; jambo hilo watapewa wale waliowekewa tayari na Baba yangu."

²⁴And the ten, having heard [of it], were indignant about the two brothers.

²⁴Wale wanafunzi wengine kumi waliposikia hayo, wakawakasirikia hao ndugu wawili.

²⁵But Jesus having called them to [him], said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

²⁵Hivyo Yesu akawaita, akawaambia, "Mnajua kwamba watawala wa mataifa hutawala watu wao kwa mabavu na wakuu hao huwamiliki watu wao.

²⁶It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

²⁶Lakini kwenu isiwe hivyo, ila yeyote anayetaka kuwa mkuu kati yenu sharti awe mtumishi wa wote;

²⁷and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;

²⁷na anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza kati yenu sharti awe mtumishi wenu.

²⁸as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

²⁸Jinsi hiyohiyo, Mwana wa Mtu hakuja kutumikiwa, bali kutumikia na kutoa maisha yake kuwa fidia ya watu wengi."

²⁹And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.

²⁹Yesu alipokuwa anaondoka mjini Yeriko, umati wa watu ulimfuata.

³⁰And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

³⁰Basi, kulikuwa na vipofu wawili wameketi kando ya njia, na waliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anapitia hapo, walipaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"

³¹But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

³¹Ule umati wa watu ukawakemea na kuwaambia wanyamaze. Lakini wao wakazidi kupaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"

³²And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

³²Yesu akasimama, akawaita na kuwauliza, "Mnataka niwafanyie nini?"

³³They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

³³Wakamjibu, "Mheshimiwa, tunaomba macho yetu yafumbuliwe."

³⁴And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them, and they followed him.

³⁴Basi, Yesu akawaonea huruma, akawagusa macho yao, na papo hapo wakaweza kuona, wakamfuata.