¹Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,

¹Kisha Yesu akauambia umati wa watu pamoja na wanafunzi wake,

²saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

²"Walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wana mamlaka ya kufafanua Sheria ya Mose.

³all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

³Kwa hiyo shikeni na kutekeleza chochote watakachowaambieni. Lakini msiyaige matendo yao, maana hawatekelezi yale wanayoyahubiri.

⁴but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.

⁴Hufunga mizigo mizito na kuwatwika watu mabegani, lakini wao wenyewe hawataki kunyosha hata kidole wapate kuibeba.

⁵And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments],

⁵Wao hufanya matendo yao yote ili watu wawaone. Huvaa tepe zenye maandishi ya Sheria juu ya panda la uso na mikononi na hupanua pindo za makoti yao.

⁶and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,

⁶Hupenda nafasi za heshima katika karamu na viti vya heshima katika masunagogi.

⁷and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

⁷Hupenda kusalimiwa kwa heshima sokoni na kupendelea kuitwa na watu: Mwalimu.

⁸But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren.

⁸Lakini ninyi msiitwe kamwe Mwalimu, maana mwalimu wenu ni mmoja tu, nanyi nyote ni ndugu.

⁹And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.

⁹Wala msimwite mtu yeyote Baba hapa duniani, maana Baba yenu ni mmoja tu aliye mbinguni.

¹⁰Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.

¹⁰Wala msiitwe Viongozi, maana kiongozi wenu ni mmoja tu, ndiye Kristo.

¹¹But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

¹¹Aliye mkubwa miongoni mwenu ni lazima awe mtumishi wenu.

¹²And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

¹²Anayejikweza atashushwa, na anayejishusha atakwezwa.

¹³But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for *ye* do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.

¹³"Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnaufunga mlango wa Ufalme wa mbinguni mbele ya macho ya watu. Ninyi wenyewe hamwingii ndani, wala hamwaruhusu wanaotaka kuingia waingie.

¹⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves.

¹⁴Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnawanyonya wajane na kujisingizia kuwa watu wema kwa kusali sala ndefu. Kwa sababu hiyo mtapata adhabu kali.

¹⁶Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

¹⁵"Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnasafiri baharini na nchi kavu ili kumpata mtu mmoja afuate dini yenu. Mnapompata, mnamfanya astahili maradufu kwenda katika moto wa Jehanamu kuliko ninyi wenyewe.

¹⁷Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

¹⁶"Ole wenu viongozi vipofu! Ninyi mwasema ati mtu akiapa kwa Hekalu, kiapo hicho si kitu; lakini akiapa kwa dhahabu ya Hekalu, kiapo hicho kinamshika.

¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

¹⁷Enyi vipofu wapumbavu! Kipi kilicho cha maana zaidi: dhahabu au Hekalu linalofanya hiyo dhahabu kuwa takatifu?

¹⁹[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

¹⁸Tena mwasema ati mtu akiapa kwa madhabahu si kitu; lakini akiapa kwa zawadi iliyowekwa juu ya madhabahu, kiapo hicho humshika.

²⁰He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

¹⁹Enyi vipofu! Ni kipi kilicho cha maana zaidi: ile zawadi, au madhabahu ambayo hufanya hiyo zawadi kuwa takatifu?

²¹And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

²⁰Anayeapa kwa madhabahu ameapa kwa hiyo madhabahu, na kwa chochote kilichowekwa juu yake.

²²And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

²¹Na anayeapa kwa Hekalu ameapa kwa hilo Hekalu na pia kwa yule akaaye ndani yake.

²³Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

²²Na anayeapa kwa mbingu ameapa kwa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na kwa huyo aketiye juu yake.

²⁴Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.

²³Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnatoza watu zaka, hata juu ya majani yenye harufu nzuri, bizari na jira, na huku mnaacha mambo muhimu ya Sheria kama vile haki, huruma na imani. Haya ndiyo hasa mliyopaswa kuyazingatia bila kusahau yale mengine.

²⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

²⁴Viongozi vipofu! Mnatoa nzi katika kinywaji, lakini mnameza ngamia!

²⁶Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.

²⁵"Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnasafisha kikombe na bakuli kwa nje, lakini ndani mnaacha kumejaa vitu mlivyopata kwa unyang'anyi na uchoyo.

²⁷Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

²⁶Mfarisayo kipofu! Kisafishe kikombe ndani kwanza na nje kutakuwa safi pia.

²⁸Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

²⁷"Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mko kama makaburi yaliyopakwa chokaa ambayo kwa nje yanaonekana kuwa mazuri, lakini ndani yamejaa mifupa ya maiti na kila namna ya uchafu.

²⁹Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,

²⁸Hali kadhalika ninyi mnaonekana na watu kwa nje kuwa wema, lakini kwa ndani mmejaa unafiki na uovu.

³⁰and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

²⁹"Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnajenga makaburi ya manabii na kuyapamba makaburi ya watu wema.

³¹So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

³⁰Mwasema: Kama sisi tungaliishi nyakati za wazee wetu hatungalishirikiana nao katika mauaji ya manabii!

³²and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.

³¹Hivyo mnathibitisha ninyi wenyewe kwamba ninyi ni watoto wa watu waliowaua manabii.

³³Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

³²Haya, kamilisheni ile kazi wazee wenu waliyoianza!

³⁴Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

³³Enyi kizazi cha nyoka wenye sumu! Mnawezaje kuiepa hukumu ya moto wa Jehanamu?

³⁵so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

³⁴Ndiyo maana mimi ninawapelekea ninyi manabii, watu wenye hekima na walimu; mtawaua na kuwasulubisha baadhi yao, na wengine mtawapiga viboko katika masunagogi yenu na kuwasaka katika kila mji.

³⁶Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁵Hivyo lawama yote itawapateni kwa ajili ya damu yote ya watu wema iliyomwagwa juu ya ardhi. Naam, tangu kuuawa kwa Abeli ambaye hakuwa na hatia, mpaka kuuawa kwa Zakariya, mwana wa Barakia, ambaye mlimuua Hekaluni kati ya patakatifu na madhabahu.

³⁷Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

³⁶Nawaambieni kweli, kizazi hiki kitapata adhabu kwa sababu ya mambo haya.

³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;

³⁷"Yerusalemu, Ee Yerusalemu! Unawaua manabii na kuwapiga mawe wale waliotumwa kwako. Mara ngapi nimejaribu kuwakusanya watoto wako kwangu, kama vile kuku anavyokusanya vifaranga vyake chini ya mabawa yake, lakini hukutaka.

³⁹for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.

³⁸Haya basi, nyumba yako itaachwa mahame.

³⁹Nakwambia kweli, hutaniona tena mpaka wakati utakaposema: Abarikiwe huyo ajaye kwa jina la Bwana."