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

¹ “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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

² When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor. a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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

³ He went out about the third hour, Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 AM. and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

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

⁴ To them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.

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

⁵ Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, noon and 3:00 P. M. and did likewise.

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

⁶ About the eleventh hour 5:00 PM he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’

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

⁷ “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’

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.

⁸ When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’

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

⁹ “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

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

¹⁰ When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

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

¹¹ When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

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?

¹² saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’

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

¹³ “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?

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

¹⁴ Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

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

¹⁵ Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

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

¹⁶ So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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

¹⁷As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

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

¹⁸ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

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

¹⁹ and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”

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

²⁰Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

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."

²¹He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

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

²²But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

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."

²³He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

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

²⁴When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

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

²⁵But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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

²⁶ It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be” your servant.

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

²⁷ Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

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

²⁸ even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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

²⁹As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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

³⁰Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

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

³¹The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

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

³²Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

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

³³They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

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

³⁴Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.