¹"Wakati huo, Ufalme wa mbinguni utafanana na wasichana kumi waliochukua taa zao, wakaenda kumlaki bwana arusi.

¹`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

²Watano miongoni mwao walikuwa wapumbavu na watano walikuwa wenye busara.

²and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

³Wale wapumbavu walichukua taa zao, lakini hawakuchukua akiba ya mafuta.

³they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

⁴Lakini wale wenye busara walichukua mafuta katika chupa pamoja na taa zao.

⁴and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

⁵Kwa kuwa bwana arusi alikawia kuja, wale wanawali wote wote walisinzia, wakalala.

⁵`And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

⁶Usiku wa manane kukawa na kelele: Haya, haya! Bwana arusi anakuja; nendeni kumlaki.

⁶and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

⁷Hapo wale wanawali wote wakaamka, wakazitayarisha taa zao.

⁷`Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

⁸Wale wapumbavu wakawaambia wale wenye busara: Tupeni mafuta yenu kidogo maana taa zetu zinazimika.

⁸and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

⁹Lakini wale wenye busara wakawaambia, Hayatatutosha sisi na ninyi! Afadhali mwende dukani mkajinunulie wenyewe!

⁹and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰Basi, wale wanawali wapumbavu walipokwenda kununua mafuta, bwana arusi akafika, na wale wanawali waliokuwa tayari wakaingia pamoja naye katika jumba la arusi, kisha mlango ukafungwa.

¹⁰`And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

¹¹Baadaye wale wanawali wengine wakaja, wakaita: Bwana, bwana, tufungulie!

¹¹and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

¹²Lakini yeye akawajibu, Nawaambieni kweli, siwajui ninyi."

¹²and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

¹³Kisha Yesu akasema, "Kesheni basi, kwa maana hamjui siku wala saa.

¹³`Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

¹⁴"Itakuwa kama mtu mmoja aliyetaka kusafiri ng'ambo: aliwaita watumishi wake, akawakabidhi mali yake.

¹⁴`For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

¹⁵Alimpa kila mmoja kadiri ya uwezo wake: mmoja sarafu tano za fedha ziitwazo talanta, mwingine talanta mbili na mwingine talanta moja, kisha akasafiri.

¹⁵and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

¹⁶Mara yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta tano akafanya kazi nazo akapata faida talanta tano.

¹⁶`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

¹⁷Hali kadhalika na yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta mbili akapata faida talanta mbili.

¹⁷in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;

¹⁸Lakini yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta moja akaenda akachimba shimo ardhini, akaificha fedha ya bwana wake.

¹⁸and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord`s money.

¹⁹"Baada ya muda mrefu, yule bwana alirudi, akaanza kukagua hesabu ya matumizi na mapato ya fedha yake.

¹⁹`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

²⁰Mtumishi aliyekabidhiwa talanta tano akaja amechukua zile talanta tano faida, akamwambia, Bwana, ulinikabidhi talanta tano, hapa pana talanta tano zaidi faida niliyopata.

²⁰and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

²¹Bwana wake akamwambia, Vema, mtumishi mwema na mwaminifu. Umekuwa mwaminifu katika mambo madogo nitakukabidhi makubwa. Njoo ufurahi pamoja na bwana wako.

²¹`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

²²"Mtumishi aliyekabidhiwa talanta mbili akaja, akatoa talanta mbili faida, akisema, Bwana, ulinikabidhi talanta mbili. Chukua talanta mbili zaidi faida niliyopata.

²²`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

²³Bwana wake akamwambia, Vema, mtumishi mwema na mwaminifu. Umekuwa mwaminifu katika mambo madogo, nitakukabidhi makubwa. Njoo ufurahi pamoja na bwana wako.

²³`His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

²⁴"Lakini yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta moja akaja, akasema, Bwana, najua wewe ni mtu mgumu; wewe huvuna pale ambapo hukupanda, na kukusanya pale ambapo hukutawanya.

²⁴`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

²⁵Niliogopa, nikaificha fedha yako katika ardhi. Chukua basi mali yako.

²⁵and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!

²⁶"Bwana wake akamwambia, Wewe ni mtumishi mwovu na mvivu! Unajua kuwa mimi huvuna mahali ambapo sikupanda, na hukusanya pale ambapo sikutawanya.

²⁶`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

²⁷Ilikupasa basi, kuiweka fedha yangu katika benki, nami ningelichukua mtaji wangu na faida yake!

²⁷it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

²⁸Basi, mnyang'anyeni hiyo fedha mkampe yule mwenye talanta kumi.

²⁸`Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,

²⁹Maana, aliye na kitu atapewa na kuzidishiwa. Lakini yule asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho kitachukuliwa.

²⁹for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

³⁰Na kuhusu huyu mtumishi asiye na faida, mtupeni nje gizani! Huko kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.

³⁰and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

³¹"Wakati Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuja katika utukufu wake na malaika wote wakiwa pamoja naye, hapo ataketi juu ya kiti chake cha enzi kitukufu,

³¹`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

³²na mataifa yote yatakusanyika mbele yake, naye atawatenganisha watu kama mchungaji anavyotenganisha kondoo na mbuzi.

³²and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

³³Atawaweka kondoo upande wake wa kulia na mbuzi upande wake wa kushoto.

³³and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

³⁴"Kisha Mfalme atawaambia wale walio upande wake wa kulia, Njoni enyi mliobarikiwa na Baba yangu; pokeeni Ufalme mliotayarishiwa tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu.

³⁴`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

³⁵Maana nilikuwa na njaa nanyi mkanipa chakula; nilikuwa na kiu nanyi mkanipa maji; nilikuwa mgeni nanyi mkanikaribisha;

³⁵for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

³⁶nilikuwa uchi, mkanivika; nilikuwa mgonjwa nanyi mkaja kunitazama; nilikuwa gerezani nanyi mkaja kunitembelea.

³⁶naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

³⁷Hapo, hao watu wema watamjibu mfalme Bwana, ni lini tulikuona mwenye njaa nasi tukakupa chakula, au ukiwa na kiu nasi tukakunywesha maji?

³⁷`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

³⁸Ni lini tulikuona ukiwa mgeni nasi tukakukaribisha, au bila nguo nasi tukakuvika?

³⁸and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

³⁹Ni lini tulikuona ukiwa mgonjwa au mfungwa nasi tukaja kukutazama?

³⁹and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

⁴⁰Mfalme atawajibu, Kweli nawaambieni, kila kitu mlichomtendea mmojawapo wa hawa ndugu zangu wadogo, mlinitendea mimi.

⁴⁰`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren — the least — to me ye did [it].

⁴¹"Kisha atawaambia wale walio upande wake wa kushoto, Ondokeni mbele yangu enyi mliolaaniwa! Nendeni katika moto wa milele aliotayarishiwa Ibilisi na malaika wake.

⁴¹Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

⁴²Maana nilikuwa na njaa nanyi hamkunipa chakula; nilikuwa na kiu nanyi hamkunipa maji.

⁴²for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

⁴³Nilikuwa mgeni nanyi hamkunikaribisha; nilikuwa mgonjwa na mfungwa nanyi hamkuja kunitazama.

⁴³a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.

⁴⁴"Hapo nao watajibu, Bwana, ni lini tulikuona ukiwa na njaa au kiu, ukiwa mgeni au bila nguo, ukiwa mgonjwa au mfungwa, nasi hatukuja kukuhudumia?

⁴⁴`Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?

⁴⁵Naye atawajibu, Nawaambieni kweli, kila mlipokataa kumtendea mambo haya mmojawapo wa hawa wadogo, mlikataa kunitendea mimi.

⁴⁵`Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these, the least, ye did [it] not to me.

⁴⁶Basi, hawa watakwenda kwenye adhabu ya milele, lakini wale waadilifu watakwenda kwenye uzima wa milele."

⁴⁶And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.`