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

¹And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

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

²and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

³Yesu akawaambia, "Na mimi nitawaulizeni swali:

³And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

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

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

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

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

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

⁶But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

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

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was].

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

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

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.

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

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.

¹⁰And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

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

¹¹And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

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

¹²And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

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

¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

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

¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

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

¹⁵And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

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

¹⁶He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

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

¹⁷But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

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

¹⁸Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

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

¹⁹And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

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.

²⁰And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

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.

²¹And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:

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

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

²³Yesu alitambua mtego wao, akawaambia,

²³But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

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

²⁴Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's.

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

²⁵And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.

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

²⁶And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

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

²⁷And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

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.

²⁸and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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

²⁹There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

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

³⁰and the second:

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

³¹and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

³²Mwishowe akafa pia yule mwanamke.

³²Afterward the woman also died.

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

³³In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

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

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

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

³⁵but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

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

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

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.

³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

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

³⁸Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

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

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

⁴⁰Walisema hivyo kwa sababu hawakuthubutu kumwuliza tena maswali mengine.

⁴⁰For they durst not any more ask him any question.

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

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

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

⁴²For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

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

⁴³Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

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

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

⁴⁵Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake mbele ya watu wote,

⁴⁵And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,

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.

⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

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

⁴⁷who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.