¹Yesu alipokuwa anatoka Hekaluni, mmoja wa wanafunzi wake alimwambia, "Mwalimu, tazama jinsi mawe haya na majengo haya yalivyo ya ajabu!"

¹And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!`

²Yesu akamwambia, "Je, unayaona majengo haya makubwa? Hakuna hata jiwe moja litakalosalia juu ya lingine; kila kitu kitabomolewa."

²and Jesus answering said to him, `Seest thou these great buildings? there may not be left a stone upon a stone, that may not be thrown down.`

³Yesu alipokuwa ameketi juu ya mlima wa Mizeituni akielekea Hekalu, Petro, Yakobo, Yohane na Andrea wakamwuliza kwa faragha,

³And as he is sitting at the mount of the Olives, over-against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning him by himself,

⁴"Twambie mambo haya yatatukia lini? Ni ishara gani itakayoonyesha kwamba mambo haya karibu yatimizwe?"

⁴`Tell us when these things shall be? and what [is] the sign when all these may be about to be fulfilled?`

⁵Yesu akaanza kuwaambia, "Jihadharini msije mkadanganywa na mtu.

⁵And Jesus answering them, began to say, `Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,

⁶Maana wengi watakuja wakilitumia jina langu, wakisema, Mimi ndiye! nao watawapotosha watu wengi.

⁶for many shall come in my name, saying — I am [he], and many they shall lead astray;

⁷Mtakaposikia juu ya vita na fununu za vita, msifadhaike. Mambo hayo lazima yatokee, lakini mwisho wenyewe ungali bado.

⁷and when ye may hear of wars and reports of wars, be not troubled, for these behove to be, but the end [is] not yet;

⁸Taifa moja litapigana na taifa lingine; utawala mmoja utapigana na utawala mwingine; kila mahali kutakuwa na mitetemeko ya ardhi na njaa. Mambo haya ni kama tu maumivu ya kwanza ya kujifungua mtoto.

⁸for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles; beginnings of sorrows [are] these.

⁹"Lakini ninyi jihadharini. Maana watu watawapelekeni mahakamani, na kuwapigeni katika masunagogi. Mtapelekwa mbele ya watawala na wafalme kwa sababu yangu ili mpate kunishuhudia kwao.

⁹`And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;

¹⁰Lakini lazima kwanza Habari Njema ihubiriwe kwa mataifa yote.

¹⁰and to all the nations it behoveth first that the good news be proclaimed.

¹¹Nao watakapowatieni nguvuni na kuwapeleka mahakamani, msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya yale mtakayosema; saa ile itakapofika, semeni chochote mtakachopewa, maana si ninyi mtakaosema, bali Roho Mtakatifu.

¹¹`And when they may lead you, delivering up, be not anxious beforehand what ye may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak ye, for it is not ye who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

¹²Ndugu atamsaliti ndugu yake auawe; baba atamsaliti mwanae; watoto watawashambulia wazazi wao na kuwaua.

¹²`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

¹³Watu wote watawachukieni ninyi kwa sababu ya jina langu. Lakini atakayevumilia mpaka mwisho ndiye atakayeokolewa.

¹³and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end — he shall be saved.

¹⁴"Mtakapoona Chukizo Haribifu limesimama mahali ambapo si pake, (msomaji na atambue maana yake!) Hapo watu walioko Yudea wakimbilie milimani.

¹⁴`And when ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (whoever is reading let him understand), then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains;

¹⁵Mtu aliye juu ya paa la nyumba asishuke kuingia nyumbani mwake kuchukua kitu.

¹⁵and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;

¹⁶Aliye shambani asirudi nyuma kuchukua vazi lake.

¹⁶and he who is in the field, let him not turn to the things behind, to take up his garment.

¹⁷Ole wao waja wazito na wanaonyonyesha siku hizo!

¹⁷`And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;

¹⁸Ombeni ili mambo hayo yasitukie nyakati za baridi.

¹⁸and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter,

¹⁹Maana wakati huo kutakuwa na dhiki ambayo haijatokea tangu Mungu alipoumba ulimwengu mpaka leo, wala haitatokea tena.

¹⁹for those days shall be tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, till now, and may not be;

²⁰Kama Bwana asingepunguza siku hizo, hakuna binadamu ambaye angeokolewa. Lakini kwa ajili ya wateule wake, Bwana amezipunguza siku hizo.

²⁰and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.

²¹"Basi mtu akiwaambieni, Tazama, Kristo yupo hapa! au Yupo pale! msimsadiki.

²¹`And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;

²²Maana watatokea kina Kristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo, watafanya ishara na maajabu, ili kuwapotosha wateule wa Mungu, kama ikiwezekana.

²²for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;

²³Lakini ninyi jihadharini. Mimi nimewaambieni mambo yote kabla hayajatokea.

²³and ye, take heed; lo, I have foretold you all things.

²⁴"Basi, siku hizo baada ya dhiki hiyo, jua litatiwa giza na mwezi hautaangaza.

²⁴`But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

²⁵Nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za mbingu zitatikiswa.

²⁵and the stars of the heaven shall be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.

²⁶Hapo watamwona Mwana wa Mtu akija katika mawingu kwa nguvu nyingi na utukufu.

²⁶`And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory,

²⁷Kisha atawatuma malaika wake; atawakusanya wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, kutoka mwisho wa dunia mpaka mwisho wa mbingu.

²⁷and then he shall send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the end of heaven.

²⁸"Kwa mtini jifunzeni mfano huu: Mara tu matawi yake yanapoanza kuwa laini na kuchanua majani, mnajua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.

²⁸`And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, ye know that nigh is the summer;

²⁹Hali kadhalika nanyi mtakapoona mambo hayo yakitendeka, jueni kwamba Mwana wa Mtu yuko karibu sana.

²⁹so ye, also, when these ye may see coming to pass, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.

³⁰Nawaambieni kweli, kizazi hiki hakitapita kabla ya mambo hayo yote kutukia.

³⁰Verily I say to you, that this generation may not pass away till all these things may come to pass;

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

³¹the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

³²"Lakini hakuna mtu ajuaye siku au saa hiyo itakuja lini; wala malaika wa mbinguni, wala Mwana; Baba peke yake ndiye ajuaye.

³²`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known — not even the messengers who are in the heaven, not even the Son — except the Father.

³³Muwe waangalifu na kesheni, maana hamjui wakati huo utafika lini.

³³Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;

³⁴Itakuwa kama mtu anayeondoka nyumbani kwenda safari akiwaachia watumishi wake madaraka, kila mmoja na kazi yake; akamwambia mlinzi wa mlango awe macho.

³⁴as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

³⁵Kesheni, basi, kwa maana hamjui mwenye nyumba atarudi lini; huenda ikawa jioni, usiku wa manane, alfajiri au asubuhi.

³⁵watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;

³⁶Kesheni ili akija ghafla asije akawakuta mmelala.

³⁶lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

³⁷Ninayowaambieni ninyi, nawaambia wote: Kesheni!"

³⁷and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.`