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1:1 Yesu Kristo alikuwa mzawa wa Daudi, mzawa wa Abrahamu. Hii ndiyo orodha ya ukoo wake:
1:2 Abrahamu alimzaa Isaka, Isaka alimzaa Yakobo, Yakobo alimzaa Yuda na ndugu zake,
1:3 Yuda alimzaa Faresi na Zera (mama yao alikuwa Tamari), Faresi alimzaa Hesroni, Hesroni alimzaa Rami,
1:4 Rami alimzaa Aminadabu, Aminadabu alimzaa Nashoni, Nashoni alimzaa Salmoni,
1:5 Salmoni alimzaa Boazi (mama yake Boazi alikuwa Rahabu). Boazi na Ruthi walikuwa wazazi wa Obedi, Obedi alimzaa Yese,
1:6 naye Yese alimzaa Mfalme Daudi. Daudi alimzaa Solomoni (mama yake Solomoni alikuwa mke wa Uria).
1:7 Solomoni alimzaa Rehoboamu, Rehoboamu alimzaa Abiya, Abiya alimzaa Asa,
1:8 Asa alimzaa Yehoshafati, Yehoshafati alimzaa Yoramu, Yoramu alimzaa Uzia,
1:9 Uzia alimzaa Yothamu, Yothamu alimzaa Ahazi, Ahazi alimzaa Hezekia,
1:10 Hezekia alimzaa Manase, Manase alimzaa Amoni, Amoni alimzaa Yosia,
1:11 Yosia alimzaa Yekonia na ndugu zake. Huo ulikuwa wakati Wayahudi walipopelekwa uhamishoni Babuloni.
1:12 Baada ya Wayahudi kupelekwa uhamishomi Babuloni: Yekonia alimzaa Shealtieli, Shealtieli alimzaa Zerobabeli,
1:13 Zerobabeli alimzaa Abiudi, Abiudi alimzaa Eliakimu, Eliakimu alimzaa Azori,
1:14 Azori alimzaa Zadoki, Zadoki alimzaa Akimu, Akimu alimzaa Eliudi,
1:15 Eliudi alimzaa Eleazeri, Eleazeri alimzaa Mathani, Mathani alimzaa Yakobo,
1:16 Yakobo alimzaa Yosefu, aliyekuwa mume wake Maria, mama yake Yesu, aitwaye Kristo.
1:17 Basi, kulikuwa na vizazi kumi na vinne tangu Abrahamu mpaka Daudi, vizazi kumi na vinne tangu Daudi mpaka Wayahudi walipochukuliwa mateka Babuloni, na vizazi kumi na vinne tangu kuchukuliwa mateka mpaka wakati wa Kristo.
1:18 Basi, hivi ndivyo Yesu Kristo alivyozaliwa: Maria, mama yake, alikuwa ameposwa na Yosefu. Lakini kabla hawajakaa pamoja kama mume na mke, alionekana kuwa mja mzito kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu.
1:19 Yosefu, mumewe, kwa vile alikuwa mwadilifu, hakutaka kumwaibisha hadharani; hivyo alikusudia kumwacha kwa siri.
1:20 Alipokuwa bado anawaza jambo hilo, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea katika ndoto, akamwambia, "Yosefu, mwana wa Daudi, usiogope kumchukua Maria awe mke wako, maana amekuwa mja mzito kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu.
1:21 Atajifungua mtoto wa kiume, nawe utampa jina Yesu, kwa kuwa yeye atawaokoa watu wake kutoka katika dhambi zao."
1:22 Basi, haya yote yalitukia ili litimie lile neno Bwana alilosema kwa njia ya nabii:
1:23 "Bikira atachukua mimba, atamzaa mtoto wa kiume, naye ataitwa Emanueli" (maana yake, "Mungu yu pamoja nasi").
1:24 Hivyo, Yosefu alipoamka usingizini alifanya kama malaika huyo alivyomwambia, akamchukua mke wake nyumbani.
1:25 Lakini hakumjua kamwe kimwili hata Maria alipojifungua mtoto wa kiume. Naye Yosefu akampa jina Yesu.
2:1 Yesu alizaliwa mjini Bethlehemu, mkoani Yudea, wakati Herode alipokuwa mfalme. Punde tu baada ya kuzaliwa kwake, wataalamu wa nyota kutoka mashariki walifika Yerusalemu,
2:2 wakauliza, "Yuko wapi mtoto, Mfalme wa Wayahudi, aliyezaliwa? Tumeiona nyota yake ilipotokea mashariki, tukaja kumwabudu."
2:3 Mfalme Herode aliposikia hayo, alifadhaika, yeye pamoja na wakazi wote wa Yerusalemu.
2:4 Basi akawaita pamoja makuhani wakuu wote na walimu wa Sheria, akawauliza, "Kristo atazaliwa wapi?"
2:5 Nao wakamjibu, "Mjini Bethlehemu, mkoani Yudea. Ndivyo nabii alivyoandika:
2:6 Ewe Bethlehemu katika nchi ya Yuda, kwa vyovyote wewe si mdogo kabisa kati ya viongozi wa Yuda; maana kwako atatokea kiongozi atakayewaongoza watu wangu, Israeli."
2:7 Hapo, Herode aliwaita faraghani hao wataalamu wa nyota, akawauliza wakati hasa ile nyota ilipowatokea.
2:8 Kisha akawatuma Bethlehemu akisema, "Nendeni mkachunguze kwa makini habari za mtoto huyo. Mkisha mpata nileteeni habari ili nami niende nikamwabudu."
2:9 Baada ya kumsikiliza mfalme, hao wataalamu wa nyota wakaenda. Kumbe ile nyota waliyokuwa wameiona upande wa mashariki iliwatangulia hata ikaenda kusimama juu ya mahali pale alipokuwa mtoto.
2:10 Walipoiona hiyo nyota, walifurahi mno.
2:11 Basi, wakaingia nyumbani, wakamwona yule mtoto pamoja na Maria mama yake; wakapiga magoti, wakamsujudia. Kisha wakafungua hazina zao, wakampa zawadi: dhahabu, ubani na manemane.
2:12 Mungu aliwaonya katika ndoto wasimrudie Herode; hivyo wakarudi makwao kwa njia nyingine.
2:13 Baada ya wale wageni kuondoka, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea Yosefu katika ndoto, akamwambia, "Amka! Mchukue mtoto pamoja na mama yake, mkimbilie Misri. Kaeni huko mpaka nitakapokwambia, maana Herode anakusudia kumwua huyu mtoto."
2:14 Hivyo, Yosefu aliamka, akamchukua mtoto pamoja na mama yake, akaondoka usiku, akaenda Misri.
2:15 Akakaa huko mpaka Herode alipokufa. Jambo hilo lilifanyika ili neno alilosema Bwana kwa njia ya nabii litimie: "Nilimwita Mwanangu kutoka Misri."
2:16 Herode alipogundua kwamba wale wataalamu wa nyota walikuwa wamemhadaa, alikasirika sana. Akaamuru watoto wote wa kiume mjini Bethlehemu na kandokando yake wenye umri wa miaka miwili na chini yake wauawe. Alifanya hivyo kufuatana na muda aliopata kujua kutoka kwa wale wataalamu wa nyota.
2:17 Ndivyo yalivyotimia maneno yaliyosemwa kwa njia ya nabii Yeremia:
2:18 "Sauti imesikika mjini Rama, kilio na maombolezo mengi. Raheli anawalilia watoto wake, wala hataki kutulizwa, maana wote wamefariki."
2:19 Baada ya kifo cha Herode, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea Yosefu katika ndoto kule Misri,
2:20 akamwambia, "Amka! Mchukue mtoto pamoja na mama yake, urudi tena katika nchi ya Israeli, maana wale waliotaka kumwua mtoto huyo wamekwisha kufa."
2:21 Basi, Yosefu aliamka, akamchukua mtoto pamoja na mama yake, akarejea katika nchi ya Israeli.
2:22 Lakini Yosefu aliposikia kwamba Arkelao mwanawe Herode alikuwa mfalme wa Yudea mahali pa baba yake, aliogopa kwenda huko. Naye baada ya kuonywa katika ndoto, alikwenda katika mkoa wa Galilaya,
2:23 akahamia katika mji uitwao Nazareti. Ndivyo yalivyotimia maneno yaliyonenwa kwa njia ya manabii: "Ataitwa Mnazare."
3:1 Siku hizo Yohane Mbatizaji alitokea, akaanza kuhubiri katika jangwa la Yudea:
3:2 "Tubuni, maana Ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia."
3:3 Huyu Yohane ndiye yule ambaye nabii Isaya alinena juu yake aliposema: "Sauti ya mtu imesikika jangwani: Mtayarishieni Bwana njia yake, nyoosheni vijia vyake."
3:4 Yohane alivaa vazi lililoshonwa kwa manyoya ya ngamia, na ukanda wa ngozi kiunoni mwake. Chakula chake kilikuwa nzige na asali ya mwituni.
3:5 Basi, watu kutoka Yerusalemu, kutoka mkoa wote wa Yudea na sehemu zote za kandokando ya mto Yordani, walimwendea,
3:6 wakaziungama dhambi zao, naye akawabatiza katika mto Yordani.
3:7 Lakini alipowaona Mafarisayo wengi na Masadukayo wanamjia ili awabatize, aliwaambia, "Enyi kizazi cha nyoka! Ni nani aliyewadokezea kwamba mnaweza kuiepuka ghadhabu inayokuja?
3:8 Onyesheni basi kwa matendo, kwamba mmetubu kweli.
3:9 Msidhani kwamba mtaweza kujitetea kwa kusema, Baba yetu ni Abrahamu! Nawaambieni hakika, Mungu anaweza kuyafanya mawe haya yawe watoto wa Abrahamu.
3:10 Basi, shoka liko tayari kuikata mizizi ya miti; hivyo, kila mti usiozaa matunda mazuri, utakatwa na kutupwa motoni.
3:11 Mimi ninawabatizeni kwa maji kuonyesha kwamba mmetubu. Lakini yule anayekuja baada yangu ana uwezo kuliko mimi. Mimi sistahili hata kubeba viatu vyake. Yeye atawabatizeni kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwa moto.
3:12 Yeye anashika mkononi chombo cha kupuria nafaka, ili aipure nafaka yake; akusanye ngano ghalani, na makapi ayachome kwa moto usiozimika."
3:13 Wakati huo Yesu alitoka Galilaya akafika katika mto Yordani, akamwendea Yohane ili abatizwe naye.
3:14 Lakini Yohane alijaribu kumzuia akisema, "Je, wewe unakuja kwangu? Mimi hasa ndiye ninayehitaji kubatizwa nawe."
3:15 Lakini Yesu akamjibu, "Acha tu iwe hivyo kwa sasa, maana kwa namna hii inafaa tuyatekeleze yale yote Mungu anayotaka." Hapo Yohane akakubali.
3:16 Mara tu Yesu alipokwisha batizwa, alitoka majini; na ghafla mbingu zikafunguka, akaona Roho wa Mungu akishuka kama njiwa na kutua juu yake.
3:17 Sauti kutoka mbinguni ikasema, "Huyu ndiye Mwanangu mpendwa, nimependezwa naye."
4:1 Kisha Roho alimwongoza Yesu mpaka jangwani ili ajaribiwe na Ibilisi.
4:2 Akafunga siku arubaini mchana na usiku, na mwishowe akaona njaa.
4:3 Basi, mshawishi akamjia, akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, amuru mawe haya yawe mikate."
4:4 Yesu akamjibu, "Imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Binadamu hataishi kwa mikate tu, ila kwa kila neno asemalo Mungu."
4:5 Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka Yerusalemu, mji mtakatifu, akamweka juu ya mnara wa hekalu,
4:6 akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, jitupe chini; maana imeandikwa: Mungu atawaamuru malaika wake kwa ajili yako; watakuchukua mikononi mwao, usije ukajikwaa kwenye jiwe."
4:7 Yesu akamwambia, "Imeandikwa pia: Usimjaribu Bwana, Mungu wako."
4:8 Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka juu ya mlima mrefu, akamwonyesha falme zote za ulimwengu na fahari zake,
4:9 akamwambia, "Hivi vyote nitakupa kama tu ukipiga magoti na kuniabudu."
4:10 Hapo, Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda zako Shetani! Imeandikwa: Utamwabudu Bwana Mungu wako na kumtumikia yeye peke yake."
4:11 Basi, Ibilisi akamwacha, na malaika wakaja, wakamhudumia.
4:12 Yesu aliposikia kwamba Yohane ametiwa gerezani alikwenda Galilaya.
4:13 Aliondoka Nazareti, akaenda Kafarnaumu, mji ulio kando ya bahari ya Genesareti, mpakani mwa wilaya za Zabuloni na Naftali, akakaa huko.
4:14 Ndivyo lilivyotimia lile neno lililosemwa kwa njia ya nabii Isaya:
4:15 "Nchi ya Zabuloni na nchi ya Naftali, kuelekea baharini ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, Galilaya nchi ya watu wa Mataifa!
4:16 Watu waliokaa gizani wameona mwanga mkubwa. Nao walioishi katika nchi ya giza na kivuli cha kifo, mwanga umewaangazia!"
4:17 Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuhubiri akisema, "Tubuni, maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia!"
4:18 Yesu alipokuwa anatembea kando ya ziwa Galilaya, aliwaona ndugu wawili wavuvi; Simoni (aitwae Petro) na Andrea, ndugu yake; walikuwa wakivua samaki kwa nyavu ziwani.
4:19 Basi, akawaambia, "Nifuateni, nami nitawafanya ninyi wavuvi wa watu."
4:20 Mara wakaziacha nyavu zao, wakamfuata.
4:21 Alipokwenda mbele kidogo, aliwaona ndugu wengine wawili: Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo. Hao walikuwa ndani ya mashua pamoja na baba yao Zebedayo, wakitengeneza nyavu zao. Basi Yesu akawaita,
4:22 nao mara wakaiacha mashua pamoja na baba yao, wakamfuata.
4:23 Yesu alikuwa anakwenda kila mahali wilayani Galilaya, akifundisha katika masunagogi na kuhubiri Habari Njema juu ya ufalme wa Mungu. Aliponya kila namna ya maradhi na magonjwa waliyokuwa nayo watu.
4:24 Habari zake zikaenea katika mkoa wote wa Siria. Wagonjwa wote wenye maradhi ya kila namna na wale waliosumbuliwa na kila namna ya taabu: waliopagawa na pepo, wenye kifafa na watu waliokuwa wamelemaa, walipelekwa kwake; naye akawaponya wote.
4:25 Makundi mengi ya watu kutoka Galilaya, Dekapoli, Yerusalemu, Yudea na ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, walimfuata.
5:1 Yesu alipoyaona makundi ya watu, alipanda mlimani, akaketi. Wanafunzi wake wakamwendea,
5:2 naye akaanza kuwafundisha:
5:3 "Heri walio maskini rohoni, maana ufalme wa mbinguni ni wao.
5:4 Heri walio na huzuni, maana watafarijiwa.
5:5 Heri walio wapole, maana watairithi nchi.
5:6 Heri wenye njaa na kiu ya kufanya atakavyo Mungu, maana watashibishwa.
5:7 Heri walio na huruma, maana watahurumiwa.
5:8 Heri wenye moyo safi, maana watamwona Mungu.
5:9 Heri wenye kuleta amani, maana wataitwa watoto wa Mungu.
5:10 Heri wanaoteswa kwa sababu ya kufanya atakavyo Mungu, maana ufalme wa mbinguni ni wao.
5:11 "Heri yenu ninyi watu wakiwatukana, wakiwadhulumu na kuwasingizia kila aina ya uovu kwa ajili yangu.
5:12 Furahini na kushangilia maana tuzo lenu ni kubwa mbinguni. Hivyo ndivyo walivyowadhulumu manabii waliokuwako kabla yenu.
5:13 "Ninyi ni chumvi ya dunia! Lakini chumvi ikipoteza ladha yake itakolezwa na nini? Haifai kitu tena, ila hutupwa nje na kukanyagwa na watu.
5:14 "Ninyi ni mwanga wa ulimwengu! Mji uliojengwa juu ya mlima hauwezi kufichika.
5:15 Wala watu hawawashi taa na kuifunika kwa chungu, ila huiweka juu ya kinara ili iwaangazie wote waliomo nyumbani.
5:16 Vivyo hivyo, ni lazima mwanga wenu uangaze mbele ya watu, ili wayaone matendo yenu mema, wamtukuze Baba yenu aliye mbinguni."
5:17 "Msidhani ya kuwa nimekuja kutangua Sheria ya Mose na mafundisho ya manabii. Sikuja kutangua bali kukamilisha.
5:18 Kweli nawaambieni, mpaka hapo mbingu na dunia zitakapopita, hakuna hata nukta moja au sehemu ndogo kabisa ya Sheria itakayoondolewa, mpaka yote yametimia.
5:19 Basi, yeyote atakayevunja hata amri moja ndogo kuliko zote, na kuwafundisha wengine wafanye hivyo, huyo atakuwa mdogo kabisa katika Ufalme wa mbiguni. Lakini yule atakayezishika na kuwafundisha wengine, huyo atakuwa mkubwa katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
5:20 Ndiyo maana nawaambieni, wema wenu usipozidi ule wa Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria, hamtaingia kamwe katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
5:21 "Mmekwisha sikia ya kuwa watu wa kale waliambiwa: Usiue! Atakayeua lazima ahukumiwe.
5:22 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, yeyote anayemkasirikia ndugu yake, lazima ahukumiwe. Anayemdharau ndugu yake atapelekwa mahakamani. Anayemwita ndugu yake: Pumbavu atastahili kuingia katika moto wa Jehanamu.
5:23 Basi, ukipeleka sadaka yako mbele ya madhabahu na hapo ukakumbuka kwamba ndugu yako ana ugomvi nawe,
5:24 iache sadaka yako mbele ya madhabahu, nenda kwanza ukapatane na ndugu yako, ndipo urudi ukatoe sadaka yako.
5:25 "Patana na mshtaki wako upesi mkiwa bado njiani, kwenda mahakamani. La sivyo, mshtaki wako atakukabidhi kwa hakimu, naye hakimu atakukabidhi kwa askari, nawe utafungwa gerezani.
5:26 Kweli nakwambia, hutatoka humo mpaka umemaliza kulipa senti ya mwisho.
5:27 "Mmesikia ya kuwa watu waliambiwa: Usizini!
5:28 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, atakayemtazama mwanamke kwa kumtamani, amekwisha zini naye moyoni mwake.
5:29 Basi, kama jicho lako la kulia linakukosesha, ling'oe ukalitupe mbali. Afadhali zaidi kwako kupoteza kiungo kimoja cha mwili wako, kuliko mwili wako wote kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu.
5:30 Na kama mkono wako wa kulia unakukosesha, ukate ukautupe mbali. Afadhali zaidi kupoteza kiungo kimoja cha mwili, kuliko mwili wako wote uende katika moto wa Jehanamu.
5:31 "Ilikwisha semwa pia: Anayemwacha mke wake, yampasa ampe hati ya talaka.
5:32 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, anayempa mkewe talaka, isipokuwa kwa sababu ya uzinzi, anamfanya azini; na mtu akimwoa mwanamke aliyepewa talaka, anazini.
5:33 "Tena mmesikia kuwa watu wa kale waliambiwa: Usivunje kiapo chako, bali ni lazima utimize kiapo chako kwa Bwana.
5:34 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, msiape kamwe; wala kwa mbingu, maana ni kiti cha enzi cha Mungu;
5:35 wala kwa dunia, maana ni kiti chake cha kuwekea miguu; wala kwa Yerusalemu, maana ni mji wa Mfalme mkuu.
5:36 Wala usiape kwa kichwa chako, maana huwezi kuufanya hata unywele mmoja kuwa mweupe au mweusi.
5:37 Ukisema, Ndiyo, basi iwe Ndiyo; ukisema Siyo, basi iwe kweli Siyo. Chochote kinachozidi hayo hutoka kwa yule Mwovu.
5:38 "Mmesikia kwamba ilisemwa: Jicho kwa jicho, jino kwa jino.
5:39 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, usimlipize kisasi mtu mbaya. Mtu akikupiga kofi shavu la kulia, mgeuzie pia shavu la pili.
5:40 Mtu akikupeleka mahakamani kutaka kukuchukulia shati lako, mwache achukue pia koti lako.
5:41 Mtu akikulazimisha kubeba mzigo wake kilomita moja, ubebe kilomita mbili.
5:42 Akuombaye mpe, na mtu akitaka kukukopa kitu usimnyime.
5:43 "Mmesikia kwamba ilisemwa: Mpende jirani yako na kumchukia adui yako.
5:44 Lakini mimi nawaambieni, wapendeni adui zenu na kuwaombea wale wanaowadhulumu ninyi
5:45 ili mpate kuwa watoto wa Baba yenu aliye mbinguni. Kwa maana yeye huwaangazia jua lake watu wabaya na wema, na kuwanyeshea mvua watu wanyofu na waovu.
5:46 Je, mtapata tuzo gani kwa kuwapenda tu wale wanaowapenda ninyi? Hakuna! Kwa maana hata watoza ushuru hufanya hivyo!
5:47 Kama mkiwasalimu ndugu zenu tu, je, mmefanya kitu kisicho cha kawaida? Hata watu wasiomjua Mungu nao hufanya vivyo hivyo.
5:48 Basi, muwe wakamilifu kama Baba yenu wa mbinguni alivyo mkamilifu.
6:1 "Jihadharini msije mkafanya matendo yenu mema mbele ya watu kusudi mwonekane nao. La sivyo, Baba yenu aliye mbinguni hatawapeni tuzo.
6:2 "Basi, unapomsaidia maskini, usijitangaze. Usifanye kama wanafiki wafanyavyo katika masunagogi na njiani ili watu wawasifu. Kweli nawaambieni, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.
6:3 Lakini wewe unapomsaidia maskini, fanya hivyo kwamba hata rafiki yako asijue ufanyalo.
6:4 Toa msaada wako kwa siri, na Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika, atakutuza.
6:5 "Mnaposali, msifanye kama wanafiki. Wao hupenda kusimama na kusali katika masunagogi na katika pembe za njia ili watu wawaone. Kweli nawaambieni, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.
6:6 Lakini wewe unaposali, ingia chumbani mwako, funga mlango, kisha umwombe Baba yako asiyeonekana. Naye Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika, atakutuza.
6:7 "Mnaposali, msipayuke maneno kama watu wasiomjua Mungu. Wao hudhani kwamba Mungu atawasikiliza ati kwa sababu ya maneno mengi.
6:8 Msiwe kama wao. Baba yenu anajua mnayoyahitaji hata kabla ya kumwomba.
6:9 Basi, hivi ndivyo mnavyopaswa kusali: Baba yetu uliye mbinguni: Jina lako litukuzwe.
6:10 Ufalme wako ufike. Utakalo lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.
6:11 Utupe leo chakula chetu tunachohitaji.
6:12 Utusamehe makosa yetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe waliotukosea.
6:13 Usitutie katika majaribu, lakini utuokoe na yule Mwovu. is Baadhi ya makala za zamani zina; Kwa kuwa ufalme ni wako, na nguvu, na utukufu, hata milele. Amina.
6:14 "Maana mkiwasamehe watu makosa yao, Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi pia.
6:15 Lakini msipowasamehe watu makosa yao, naye Baba yenu hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.
6:16 "Mnapofunga, msiwe na huzuni kama wanafiki. Wao hukunja nyuso zao wapate kuonekana na watu kuwa wanafunga. Nawaambieni hakika, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.
6:17 Wewe lakini unapofunga, paka kichwa chako mafuta, nawa uso wako,
6:18 ili mtu yeyote asijue kwamba unafunga, ila ujulikane tu kwa Baba yako asiyeonekana. Naye Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika atakutuza.
6:19 "Msijiwekee hazina hapa duniani ambako nondo na kutu huharibu, na wezi huingia na kuiba.
6:20 Jiwekeeni hazina mbinguni ambako nondo na kutu hawawezi kuiharibu, wala wezi hawaingii wakaiba.
6:21 Maana pale ilipo hazina yako, ndipo pia utakapokuwa moyo wako.
6:22 "Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kama jicho lako ni zima, mwili wako wote utakuwa katika mwanga.
6:23 Lakini ikiwa jicho lako ni bovu, mwili wako wote utakuwa katika giza. Basi, ikiwa mwanga ulioko ndani yako ni giza, basi, hilo ni giza la kutisha mno.
6:24 "Hakuna mtu awezaye kutumikia mabwana wawili. Maana atamchukia mmoja na kumpenda huyo wa pili; au ataambatana na mmoja na kumdharau huyo mwingine. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali pamoja.
6:25 "Ndiyo maana nawaambieni, msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya chakula na kinywaji mnavyohitaji ili kuishi, wala juu ya mavazi mnayohitaji kwa ajili ya miili yenu. Je, maisha ni chakula tu au zaidi? Na mwili, je, si zaidi ya mavazi?
6:26 Waangalieni ndege wa mwituni: hawapandi, hawavuni, wala hawana ghala yoyoye. Hata hivyo, Baba yenu wa mbinguni huwalisha. Je, ninyi si wa thamani kuliko hao?
6:27 Ni nani miongoni mwenu kwa kuwa na wasiwasi sana anaweza kuuongeza muda wa maisha yake?
6:28 "Na kuhusu mavazi, ya nini kuwa na wasiwasi? Tazameni maua ya porini jinsi yanavyostawi. Hayafanyi kazi wala hayasokoti.
6:29 Lakini nawaambieni, hata Solomoni mwenyewe na fahari zake zote hakupata kuvikwa vizuri kama ua mojawapo.
6:30 Ikiwa basi Mungu hulivika hivyo jani la shambani ambalo leo liko na kesho latupwa motoni, je, hatafanya zaidi kwenu ninyi? Enyi watu wenye imani haba!
6:31 "Basi, msiwe na wasiwasi: Tutakula nini, tutakunywa nini, tutavaa nini!
6:32 Maana hayo yote yanahangaikiwa na watu wasiomjua Mungu. Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kwamba mnahitaji vitu hivyo vyote.
6:33 Bali, zingatieni kwanza Ufalme wa Mungu na matakwa yake, na hayo mengine yote mtapewa kwa ziada.
6:34 Basi, msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya kesho; kesho inayo yake. Matatizo ya siku moja yanawatosheni kwa siku hiyo.
7:1 "Msiwahukumu wengine, msije nanyi mkahukumiwa na Mungu;
7:2 kwa maana jinsi mnavyowahukumu wengine, ndivyo nanyi mtakavyohukumiwa; na kipimo kilekile mnachotumia kwa wengine ndicho Mungu atakachotumia kwenu.
7:3 Kwa nini wakiona kibanzi kilicho jichoni mwa ndugu yako, na papo hapo huioni boriti iliyoko jichoni mwako?
7:4 Au, wawezaje kumwambia ndugu yako, Ndugu, ngoja nikuondoe kibanzi jichoni mwako, wakati wewe mwenyewe unayo boriti jichoni mwako?
7:5 Mnafiki wewe! Ondoa kwanza boriti iliyoko jichoni mwako na hapo ndipo utaona waziwazi kiasi cha kuweza kuondoa kibanzi kilichoko jichoni mwa ndugu yako.
7:6 "Msiwape mbwa vitu vitakatifu wasije wakageuka na kuwararua ninyi; wala msiwatupie nguruwe lulu zenu wasije wakazikanyaga.
7:7 "Ombeni, nanyi mtapewa; tafuteni, nanyi mtapata; bisheni, nanyi mtafunguliwa.
7:8 Maana, aombaye hupewa, atafutaye hupata, na abishaye hufunguliwa.
7:9 Je, kuna yeyote miongoni mwenu ambaye mtoto wake akimwomba mkate, atampa jiwe?
7:10 Au je, akimwomba samaki, atampa nyoka?
7:11 Kama basi ninyi, ingawa ni waovu, mwajua kuwapa watoto wenu vitu vizuri, hakika Baba yenu wa mbinguni atafanya zaidi: atawapa mema wale wanaomwomba.
7:12 "Watendeeni wengine yale mnayotaka wao wawatendee ninyi. Hii ndiyo maana ya Sheria ya Mose na mafundisho ya manabii.
7:13 "Ingieni kwa kupitia mlango mwembamba. Kwa maana njia inayoongoza kwenye maangamizi ni pana, na mlango wa kuingilia humo ni mpana; waendao njia hiyo ni wengi.
7:14 Lakini njia inayoongoza kwenye uzima ni nyembamba, na mlango wa kuingilia humo ni mwembamba; ni watu wachache tu wanaoweza kuigundua njia hiyo.
7:15 "Jihadharini na manabii wa uongo. Wao huja kwenu wakionekana kama kondoo kwa nje, lakini kwa ndani ni mbwa mwitu wakali.
7:16 Mtawatambua kwa matendo yao. Je, watu huchuma zabibu katika miti ya miiba, au tini katika mbigili? La!
7:17 Basi, mti mwema huzaa matunda mema, na mti mbaya huzaa matunda mabaya.
7:18 Mti mwema hauwezi kuzaa matunda mabaya, wala mti mbaya hauwezi kuzaa matunda mema.
7:19 Kila mti usiozaa matunda mema utakatwa na kutupwa motoni.
7:20 Kwa hiyo, mtawatambua kwa matendo yao.
7:21 "Si kila aniambiaye, Bwana, Bwana, ataingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni; ila ni yule tu anayetimiza mapenzi ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
7:22 Wengi wataniambia Siku ile ya hukumu: Bwana, Bwana! kwa jina lako tulitangaza ujumbe wako, na kwa jina lako tuliwatoa pepo na kufanya miujiza mingi.
7:23 Hapo nitawaambia: Sikuwajua ninyi kamwe; ondokeni mbele yangu, enyi watenda maovu.
7:24 "Kwa sababu hiyo, kila mtu anayeyasikia maneno yangu na kuyazingatia, anafanana na mtu mwenye busara, aliyejenga nyumba yake juu ya mwamba.
7:25 Mvua ikanyesha, mito ikafurika, pepo kali zikavuma na kuipiga nyumba hiyo. Lakini haikuanguka kwa sababu ilikuwa imejengwa juu ya mwamba.
7:26 "Lakini yeyote anayesikia maneno yangu haya bila kuyazingatia, anafanana na mtu mpumbavu aliyejenga nyumba yake juu ya mchanga.
7:27 Mvua ikanyesha, mito ikafurika, pepo kali zikavuma na kuipiga nyumba hiyo, nayo ikaanguka; tena kwa kishindo kikubwa."
7:28 Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, umati wa watu ukashangazwa na mafundisho yake.
7:29 Hakuwa kama walimu wao wa Sheria, bali alifundisha kwa mamlaka.
8:1 Yesu aliposhuka kutoka mlimani, makundi mengi ya watu yalimfuata.
8:2 Basi, akaja mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma, akamsujudia akisema, "Bwana, ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa!"
8:3 Yesu akanyosha mkono wake, akamgusa na kusema, "Nataka! Takasika." Mara huyo mtu akapona ukoma wake.
8:4 Kisha Yesu akamwambia, "Sikiliza, usimwambie mtu yeyote, ila nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani, na ukatoe sadaka iliyoamriwa na Mose kuwathibitishia kwamba umepona."
8:5 Yesu alipokuwa anaingia mjini Kafarnaumu, ofisa mmoja Mroma alimwendea, akamsihi
8:6 akisema, "Mheshimiwa, mtumishi wangu amelala nyumbani, mgonjwa wa kupooza na anaumwa sana."
8:7 Yesu akamwambia, "Nitakuja kumponya."
8:8 Huyo ofisa akamwambia, "Mheshimiwa, sistahili uingie nyumbani mwangu. Lakini sema tu neno, na mtumishi wangu atapona.
8:9 Maana, hata mimi niliye mtu chini ya mamlaka ya wengine, ninao askari chini yangu. Namwambia mmoja, Nenda! naye huenda; na mwingine, Njoo! naye huja; na mtumishi wangu, Fanya kitu hiki! naye hufanya."
8:10 Yesu aliposikia hayo, alistaajabu, akawaambia watu waliokuwa wanamfuata, "Kweli nawaambieni, sijapata kumwona mtu yeyote katika Israeli aliye na imani kama hii.
8:11 Basi, nawaambieni kwamba watu wengi watakuja kutoka mashariki na magharibi, nao wataketi karamuni pamoja na Abrahamu, Isaka na Yakobo katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
8:12 Lakini wale ambao wangalipaswa kuwa katika Ufalme huo watatupwa nje, gizani, ambako watalia na kusaga meno."
8:13 Kisha Yesu akamwambia huyo ofisa Mroma, "Nenda nyumbani; na iwe kama ulivyoamini." Na mtumishi wake akapona saa ileile.
8:14 Yesu alifika nyumbani kwa Petro, akamkuta mama mkwe wa Petro amelala kitandani, ana homa kali.
8:15 Basi, Yesu akamgusa huyo mama mkono, na homa ikamwacha; akasimama, akamtumikia.
8:16 Ilipokuwa jioni, walimletea watu wengi waliokuwa wamepagawa na pepo; naye, kwa kusema neno tu, akawafukuza hao pepo. Aliwaponya pia watu wote waliokuwa wagonjwa.
8:17 Alifanya hivyo ili yale aliyosema nabii Isaya yatimie: "Yeye mwenyewe ameondoa udhaifu wetu, ameyachukua magonjwa yetu."
8:18 Yesu alipoona kundi la watu limemzunguka, aliwaamuru wanafunzi wake waende ng'ambo ya ziwa.
8:19 Mwalimu mmoja wa Sheria akamwendea, akamwambia, "Mwalimu, mimi nitakufuata kokote uendako."
8:20 Yesu akamjibu, "Mbweha wana mapango, na ndege wana viota; lakini Mwana wa Mtu hana mahali pa kupumzikia."
8:21 Kisha mtu mwingine miongoni mwa wanafunzi wake akamwambia, "Bwana, niruhusu kwanza niende nikamzike baba yangu."
8:22 Lakini Yesu akamwambia, "Nifuate! Waache wafu wazike wafu wao."
8:23 Yesu alipanda mashua, na wanafunzi wake wakaenda pamoja naye.
8:24 Ghafla, dhoruba kali ikatokea ziwani, hata mawimbi yakaanza kuifunika mashua. Yesu alikuwa amelala usingizi.
8:25 Wanafunzi wakamwendea, wakamwamsha wakisema, "Bwana, tuokoe, tunaangamia!"
8:26 Yesu akawaambia, "Enyi watu wenye imani haba; mbona mnaogopa?" Basi, akainuka, akazikemea pepo na mawimbi; kukawa shwari kabisa.
8:27 Watu wakashangaa, wakasema, "Ni mtu wa namna gani huyu? Hata pepo na mawimbi vinamtii!"
8:28 Yesu alifika katika nchi ya Wagerasi, ng'ambo ya ziwa, na huko watu wawili waliopagawa na pepo wakakutana naye wakitokea makaburini. Watu hawa walikuwa wenye kutisha mno, hata hakuna mtu aliyethubutu kupita katika njia hiyo.
8:29 Nao wakaanza kupiga kelele, "Una shauri gani nasi, wewe Mwana wa Mungu? Je, umekuja kututesa kabla ya wakati wake?"
8:30 Karibu na mahali hapo kulikuwa na nguruwe wengi wakichungwa.
8:31 Basi, hao pepo wakamsihi, "Ikiwa utatutoa, basi uturuhusu tuwaingie nguruwe wale."
8:32 Yesu akawaambia, "Haya, nendeni." Hapo wakawatoka watu hao, wakawaingia nguruwe. Kundi lote la nguruwe likaporomoka kwenye ule mteremko mkali, likatumbukia ziwani; nguruwe wote wakafa maji.
8:33 Wachungaji wa hao nguruwe walikimbia, wakaenda mjini. Huko walitoa habari zote na mambo yaliyowapata wale watu waliokuwa wamepagawa.
8:34 Basi, watu wote katika mji ule walitoka, wakamwendea Yesu; na walipomwona, wakamsihi aondoke katika nchi yao.
9:1 Yesu alipanda mashua, akavuka ziwa na kufika katika mji wake.
9:2 Hapo watu walimletea mtu mmoja aliyepooza mwili, amelazwa juu ya kitanda. Yesu alipoona imani yao, akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Jipe moyo mwanangu! Umesamehewa dhambi zako."
9:3 Baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria wakaanza kufikiri, "Mtu huyu anamkufuru Mungu!"
9:4 Yesu aliyajua mawazo yao, akasema, "Kwa nini mnawaza mabaya mioyoni mwenu?
9:5 Ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi: kusema, Umesamehewa dhambi zako, au kusema, Simama, utembee?
9:6 Basi, nataka mjue kwamba Mwana wa Mtu anao uwezo wa kuwasamehe watu dhambi duniani." Hapo akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Inuka, chukua kitanda chako, uende nyumbani kwako."
9:7 Huyo mtu aliyekuwa amepooza akainuka, akaenda nyumbani kwake.
9:8 Watu wote katika ule umati walipoona hayo, walishangaa na kuogopa; wakamtukuza Mungu aliyewapa binadamu uwezo wa namna hiyo.
9:9 Yesu aliondoka hapo, na alipokuwa anakwenda zake, alimwona mtu mmoja aitwaye Mathayo, ameketi katika ofisi ya ushuru. Basi, Yesu akamwambia, "Nifuate." Naye Mathayo akainuka, akamfuata.
9:10 Yesu alipokuwa nyumbani ameketi kula chakula, watoza ushuru wengi na wahalifu walikuja wakaketi pamoja naye na wanafunzi wake.
9:11 Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Mbona mwalimu wenu anakula pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?"
9:12 Yesu aliwasikia, akasema, "Watu wenye afya hawahitaji daktari; wanaomhitaji ni wale walio wagonjwa. Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, ila wenye dhambi.
9:13 Basi, kajifunzeni maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma, wala si dhabihu. Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, bali wenye dhambi."
9:14 Kisha wanafunzi wa Yohane mbatizaji walimwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza, "Sisi na Mafarisayo hufunga mara nyingi; mbona wanafunzi wako hawafungi?"
9:15 Yesu akawajibu, "Je, walioalikwa arusini wanaweza kuomboleza wakati bwana arusi yupo pamoja nao? La hasha! Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kati yao; wakati huo ndipo watakapofunga.
9:16 "Hakuna mtu atiaye kiraka cha nguo mpya katika vazi kuukuu. Maana kiraka hicho kitararua hilo vazi kuukuu, na pale palipokuwa pameraruka pataongezeka.
9:17 Wala hakuna mtu awekaye divai mpya katika viriba vikuukuu. Akifanya hivyo, viriba hupasuka na divai ikamwagika, navyo viriba vikaharibika. Ila divai mpya hutiwa katika viriba vipya, na vyote viwili, viriba na divai, vikahifadhiwa salama."
9:18 Yesu alipokuwa akisema hayo, ofisa mmoja Myahudi alifika, akamwinamia na kusema, "Binti yangu amekufa sasa hivi. Lakini, tafadhali njoo umwekee mkono wako naye ataishi."
9:19 Yesu akaondoka pamoja na wanafunzi wake, akamfuata.
9:20 Mama mmoja, mgonjwa wa kutokwa damu kwa muda wa miaka kumi na miwili, alimfuata Yesu nyuma, akagusa pindo la vazi lake.
9:21 Alifanya hivyo kwani alifikiri moyoni: "Nikigusa tu vazi lake, nitapona."
9:22 Basi, Yesu akageuka akamwona, akamwambia, "Binti, jipe moyo! Imani yako imekuponya." Mama huyo akapona saa ileile.
9:23 Kisha Yesu akaingia nyumbani kwa yule ofisa. Na alipowaona wapiga filimbi na umati wa watu wanaofanya matanga,
9:24 akasema, "Ondokeni hapa! Msichana huyu hakufa, amelala tu." Nao wakamcheka.
9:25 Basi, umati wa watu ulipoondolewa, Yesu aliingia ndani, akamshika huyo msichana mkono, naye akasimama.
9:26 Habari hiyo ikavuma sana katika nchi ile yote.
9:27 Yesu aliondoka hapo, na alipokuwa anakwenda, vipofu wawili walimfuata wakipiga kelele, "Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"
9:28 Yesu alipoingia nyumbani, vipofu hao wawili wakamwendea, naye akawauliza, "Je, mnaamini kwamba naweza kuwafanyia jambo hilo?" Nao wakamjibu, "Naam, Mheshimiwa."
9:29 Hapo Yesu akayagusa macho yao, akasema, "Na iwe kwenu kama mnavyoamini."
9:30 Macho yao yakafunguliwa. Naye Yesu akawaonya kwa ukali: "Msimwambie mtu yeyote jambo hili."
9:31 Lakini wao wakaondoka, wakaeneza habari za Yesu katika nchi ile yote.
9:32 Watu walipokuwa wanakwenda zao, wengine walimletea Yesu mtu mmoja aliyekuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo.
9:33 Mara tu huyo pepo alipotolewa, mtu huyo aliyekuwa bubu akaanza kuongea tena. Watu wakashangaa na kusema, "Jambo kama hili halijapata kuonekana katika Israeli!"
9:34 Lakini Mafarisayo wakawa wanasema, "Anawatoa pepo kwa nguvu ya mkuu wa pepo wabaya."
9:35 Yesu alitembelea miji yote na vijiji, akafundisha katika masunagogi yao akihubiri Habari Njema ya Ufalme wa Mungu, na kuponya magonjwa yote na udhaifu wa kila namna.
9:36 Basi, alipowaona watu, makundi kwa makundi, aliwaonea huruma kwa sababu walikuwa hoi na wenye wasiwasi kama kondoo wasio na mchungaji.
9:37 Hapo akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Mavuno ni mengi, lakini wavunaji ni wachache.
9:38 Kwa hivyo mwombeni mwenye shamba atume wavunaji shambani mwake."
10:1 Yesu aliwaita wanafunzi wake kumi na wawili, akawapa uwezo wa kutoa pepo wachafu na kuponya magonjwa na maradhi yote.
10:2 Majina ya hao mitume kumi na wawili ni haya: wa kwanza ni Simoni aitwae Petro, na Andrea ndugu yake; Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo, na Yohane ndugu yake;
10:3 Filipo na Bartholomayo, Thoma na Mathayo aliyekuwa mtoza ushuru; Yakobo mwana wa Alfayo, na Thadayo;
10:4 Simoni Mkanaani, na Yuda Iskarioti ambaye alimsaliti Yesu.
10:5 Yesu aliwatuma hao kumi na wawili na kuwapa maagizo haya: "Msiende kwa watu wa mataifa mengine, wala msiingie katika mji wa Wasamaria.
10:6 Ila nendeni kwa watu wa Israeli waliopotea kama kondoo.
10:7 Mnapokwenda hubirini hivi: Ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia.
10:8 Ponyeni wagonjwa, fufueni wafu, takaseni wenye ukoma, toeni pepo. Mmepewa bure, toeni bure.
10:9 Msichukue mifukoni mwenu dhahabu, wala fedha, wala sarafu za shaba.
10:10 Msichukue mkoba wa kuombea njiani, wala koti la ziada, wala viatu, wala fimbo. Maana mfanyakazi anastahili riziki yake.
10:11 "Mkiingia katika mji wowote au kijiji, tafuteni humo mtu yeyote aliye tayari kuwakaribisheni, na kaeni naye mpaka mtakapoondoka mahali hapo.
10:12 Mnapoingia nyumbani wasalimuni wenyeji wake.
10:13 Kama wenyeji wa nyumba hiyo wakiipokea salamu hiyo, basi, amani yenu itakaa pamoja nao. Lakini ikiwa hawaipokei, basi amani yenu itawarudia ninyi.
10:14 Kama mtu yeyote atakataa kuwakaribisheni au kuwasikilizeni, basi mtokapo katika nyumba hiyo au mji huo, yakung'uteni mavumbi miguuni mwenu kama onyo kwao.
10:15 Kweli nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu mji huo utapata adhabu kubwa kuliko ile iliyoipata miji ya Sodoma na Gomora.
10:16 "Sasa, mimi nawatuma ninyi kama kondoo kati ya mbwa mwitu. Muwe na busara kama nyoka, na wapole kama njiwa.
10:17 Jihadharini na watu, maana watawapeleka ninyi mahakamani na kuwapiga viboko katika masunagogi yao.
10:18 Mtapelekwa mbele ya watawala na wafalme kwa sababu yangu, mpate kutangaza Habari Njema kwao na kwa mataifa.
10:19 Basi, watakapowapeleka ninyi mahakamani, msiwe na wasiwasi mtasema nini au namna gani; wakati utakapofika, mtapewa la kusema.
10:20 Maana si ninyi mtakaosema, bali ni Roho wa Baba yenu asemaye ndani yenu.
10:21 "Ndugu atamsaliti ndugu yake auawe, na baba atamsaliti mwanawe, nao watoto watawashambulia wazazi wao na kuwaua.
10:22 Watu wote watawachukieni kwa sababu ya jina langu. Lakini atakayevumilia mpaka mwisho, ataokolewa.
10:23 "Watu wakiwadhulumu katika mji mmoja, kimbilieni mji mwingine. Kweli nawaambieni, hamtamaliza ziara yenu katika miji yote ya Israeli kabla Mwana wa Mtu hajafika.
10:24 "Mwanafunzi si mkuu kuliko mwalimu wake, wala mtumishi si mkuu kuliko bwana wake.
10:25 Yatosha mwanafunzi kuwa kama mwalimu wake, na mtumishi kuwa kama bwana wake. Ikiwa wamemwita mkubwa wa jamaa Beelzebuli, je hawatawaita watu wengine wa jamaa hiyo majina mabaya zaidi?
10:26 "Basi, msiwaogope watu hao. Kila kilichofunikwa kitafunuliwa, na kila kilichofichwa kitafichuliwa.
10:27 Ninalowaambieni ninyi katika giza, lisemeni katika mwanga; na jambo mlilosikia likinong'onezwa, litangazeni hadharani.
10:28 Msiwaogope wale wauao mwili, lakini hawawezi kuiua roho. Afadhali zaidi kumwogopa yule awezaye kuuangamiza mwili pamoja na roho katika moto wa Jehanamu.
10:29 Shomoro wawili huuzwa kwa senti tano. Lakini hata mmoja wao haanguki chini bila kibali cha Baba yenu.
10:30 Lakini kwa upande wenu, hata nywele za vichwa vyenu zimehesabiwa zote.
10:31 Kwa hiyo msiogope; ninyi mu wa thamani kuliko shomoro wengi.
10:32 "Kila mtu anayekiri hadharani kwamba yeye ni wangu, mimi pia nitamkiri mbele ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
10:33 Lakini yeyote atakayenikana hadharani, nami nitamkana mbele ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
10:34 "Msidhani kwamba nimekuja kuleta amani duniani. Sikuja kuleta amani bali upanga.
10:35 Maana nimekuja kuleta mafarakano kati ya mtu na baba yake, kati ya binti na mama yake, kati ya mkwe na mkwe wake.
10:36 Na maadui wa mtu ni watu wa nyumbani mwake.
10:37 "Ampendaye baba au mama yake kuliko anipendavyo mimi, hanistahili. Ampendaye mwana au binti kuliko mimi, hanistahili.
10:38 Mtu asiyechukua msalaba wake na kunifuata, hanistahili.
10:39 Anayeyashikilia maisha yake, atayapoteza; lakini anayeyapoteza maisha yake kwa ajili yangu, atayapata.
10:40 "Anayewakaribisha ninyi, ananikaribisha mimi; na anayenikaribisha mimi, anamkaribisha yule aliyenituma.
10:41 Anayemkaribisha nabii kwa sababu ni nabii, atapokea tuzo la nabii. Anayemkaribisha mtu mwema kwa sababu ni mtu mwema, atapokea tuzo la mtu mwema.
10:42 Kweli nawaambieni, yeyote atakayempa mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa kikombe cha maji baridi kwa sababu ni mfuasi wangu, hatakosa kamwe kupata tuzo lake."
11:1 Yesu alipomaliza kuwapa wanafunzi kumi na wawili maagizo, alitoka hapo, akaenda kufundisha na kuhubiri katika miji yao.
11:2 Yohane mbatizaji akiwa gerezani alipata habari juu ya matendo ya Kristo. Basi, Yohane akawatuma wanafunzi wake,
11:3 wamwulize: "Je, wewe ni yule anayekuja, au tumngoje mwingine?"
11:4 Yesu akawajibu, "Nendeni mkamwambie Yohane mambo mnayoyasikia na kuyaona:
11:5 vipofu wanaona, viwete wanatembea, wenye ukoma wanatakaswa na viziwi wanasikia, wafu wanafufuliwa na maskini wanahubiriwa Habari Njema.
11:6 Heri mtu yule asiyekuwa na mashaka nami."
11:7 Basi, hao wajumbe wa Yohane walipokuwa wanakwenda zao, Yesu alianza kuyaambia makundi ya watu habari za Yohane: "Mlikwenda kutazama nini kule jangwani? Je, mlitaka kuona mwanzi unaotikiswa na upepo?
11:8 Lakini mlikwenda kuona nini? Mlikwenda kumtazama mtu aliyevaa mavazi maridadi? Watu wanaovaa mavazi maridadi hukaa katika nyumba za wafalme.
11:9 Basi, mlikwenda kuona nini? Nabii? Naam, hakika ni zaidi ya nabii.
11:10 "Huyu ndiye anayesemwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Tazama, hapa namtuma mjumbe wangu, asema Bwana, akutangulie na kukutayarishia njia yako.
11:11 Kweli nawaambieni, miongoni mwa watoto wote wa watu, hajatokea aliye mkuu kuliko Yohane mbatizaji. Hata hivyo, yule aliye mdogo kabisa katika Ufalme wa mbinguni, ni mkubwa kuliko yeye.
11:12 Tangu wakati wa Yohane mbatizaji mpaka leo hii, Ufalme wa mbinguni unashambuliwa vikali, na watu wakali wanajaribu kuunyakua kwa nguvu.
11:13 Mafundisho yote ya manabii na sheria yalibashiri juu ya nyakati hizi.
11:14 Kama mwaweza kukubali basi, Yohane ndiye Eliya ambaye angekuja.
11:15 Mwenye masikio na asikie!
11:16 "Basi, nitakifananisha kizazi hiki na kitu gani? Ni kama vijana waliokuwa wamekaa uwanjani, wakawa wakiambiana kikundi kimoja kwa kingine:
11:17 Tumewapigieni ngoma lakini hamkucheza; tumeimba nyimbo za huzuni lakini hamkulia!
11:18 Kwa maana Yohane alikuja, akafunga na wala hakunywa divai, nao wakasema: Amepagawa na pepo.
11:19 Mwana wa Mtu akaja, anakula na kunywa, nao wakasema: Mtazameni huyu, mlafi na mlevi, rafiki yao watoza ushuru na wahalifu! Hata hivyo, hekima ya Mungu inathibitishwa kuwa njema kutokana na matendo yake."
11:20 Kisha Yesu akaanza kuilaumu miji ambayo, ingawaje alifanya miujiza mingi humo, watu wake hawakutaka kubadili nia zao mbaya:
11:21 "Ole wako Korazini! Ole wako Bethsaida! Maana, kama miujiza iliyofanyika kwako ingalifanyika kule Tiro na Sidoni, watu wake wangalikwisha vaa mavazi ya gunia na kujipaka majivu zamani, ili kuonyesha kwamba wametubu.
11:22 Hata hivyo nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu, ninyi mtapata adhabu kubwa kuliko Tiro na Sidoni.
11:23 Na wewe Kafarnaumu, je, utajikweza mpaka mbinguni? Utaporomoshwa mpaka Kuzimu! Maana, kama miujiza iliyofanyika kwako ingalifanyika kule Sodoma, mji huo ungalikuwako mpaka hivi leo.
11:24 Lakini nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu itakuwa nafuu zaidi kwa watu wa Sodoma, kuliko kwako wewe."
11:25 Wakati huo Yesu alisema, "Nakushukuru ee Baba, Bwana wa mbingu na dunia, maana umewaficha wenye hekima mambo haya, ukawafumbulia watoto wadogo.
11:26 Naam Baba, ndivyo ilivyokupendeza.
11:27 "Baba yangu amenikabidhi vitu vyote. Hakuna amjuaye Mwana ila Baba, wala amjuaye Baba ila Mwana, na yeyote yule ambaye Mwana atapenda kumjulisha.
11:28 Njoni kwangu ninyi nyote msumbukao na kulemewa na mizigo, nami nitawapumzisha.
11:29 Jifungeni nira yangu, mkajifunze kwangu, maana mimi ni mpole na mnyenyekevu wa moyo, nanyi mtatulizwa rohoni mwenu.
11:30 Maana, nira niwapayo mimi ni laini, na mzigo wangu ni mwepesi."
12:1 Wakati huo, Yesu alikuwa anapita katika mashamba ya ngano siku ya Sabato. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakaona njaa, wakaanza kukwanyua masuke ya ngano, wakala punje zake.
12:2 Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakamwambia Yesu, "Tazama, wanafunzi wako wanafanya jambo ambalo si halali siku ya Sabato."
12:3 Yesu akawajibu, "Je, hamjasoma alivyofanya Daudi pamoja na wenzake wakati walipokuwa na njaa?
12:4 Yeye aliingia katika Nyumba ya Mungu pamoja na wenzake, wakala ile mikate iliyowekwa mbele ya Mungu. Yeye wala hao wenzake hawakuruhusiwa kula mikate hiyo isipokuwa tu makuhani peke yao.
12:5 Au je, hamjasoma katika Sheria kwamba kila siku ya Sabato makuhani huivunja Sheria Hekaluni, lakini hawafikiriwi kuwa na hatia?
12:6 Basi, nawaambieni kwamba hapa pana kikuu kuliko Hekalu.
12:7 Kama tu mngejua maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma wala si dhabihu, hamngewahukumu watu wasio na hatia.
12:8 Maana Mwana wa Mtu ni Bwana wa Sabato."
12:9 Yesu alitoka hapo, akaenda katika sunagogi lao.
12:10 Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye mkono uliopooza. Basi, watu wakamwuliza Yesu, "Je, ni halali kumponya mtu siku ya Sabato?" Walimwuliza hivyo wapate kisa cha kumshtaki.
12:11 Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Tuseme mmoja wenu ana kondoo wake ambaye ametumbukia shimoni; je, hatamshika na kumtoa humo siku ya Sabato?
12:12 Mtu ana thamani kuliko kondoo! Basi, ni halali kutenda mema siku ya Sabato."
12:13 Kisha akamwambia yule mtu, "Nyosha mkono wako." Akaunyosha, nao ukawa mzima kabisa kama ule mwingine.
12:14 Basi, Mafarisayo wakatoka nje, wakashauriana jinsi watakavyomwangamiza Yesu.
12:15 Lakini Yesu alipojua jambo hilo, akatoka mahali pale. Watu wengi walimfuata, akawaponya wagonjwa wote,
12:16 akawaamuru wasiwaambie watu habari zake,
12:17 ili yale aliyosema nabii Isaya yatimie:
12:18 "Hapa ni mtumishi wangu niliyemteua, mpendwa wangu anipendezaye moyoni. Nitaiweka Roho yangu juu yake, naye atatangaza hukumu yangu kwa mataifa yote.
12:19 Hatakuwa na ubishi wala kupiga kelele, wala sauti yake haitasikika barabarani.
12:20 Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, wala utambi ufukao moshi hatauzima, mpaka atakapoifanya hukumu ya haki itawale.
12:21 Katika jina lake mataifa yatakuwa na tumaini."
12:22 Hapo watu wakamletea Yesu kipofu mmoja ambaye alikuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo. Yesu akamponya hata, akaweza kusema na kuona.
12:23 Umati wote wa watu ulishangaa ukasema, "Je, huenda ikawa huyu ndiye Mwana wa Daudi?"
12:24 Lakini Mafarisayo waliposikia hayo, wakasema, "Mtu huyu anawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo."
12:25 Yesu, akiwa anayajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, "Ufalme wowote uliogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, hauwezi kudumu, na mji wowote au jamaa yoyote iliyogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, itaanguka.
12:26 Ikiwa Shetani anamfukuza Shetani, anajipinga mwenyewe. Basi, ufalme wake utasimamaje?
12:27 Ninyi mnasema ati nawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli; je, watoto wenu huwafukuza kwa uwezo wa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo wao ndio watakaowahukumu ninyi.
12:28 Lakini ikiwa ninawafukuza pepo kwa nguvu ya Roho wa Mungu, basi jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha fika kwenu.
12:29 "Au, anawezaje mtu kuivamia nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kumnyang'anya mali yake, bila kwanza kumfunga huyo mtu mwenye nguvu? Hapo ndipo atakapoweza kumnyang'anya mali yake.
12:30 "Yeyote asiyejiunga nami, anapingana nami; na yeyote asiyekusanya pamoja nami, hutawanya.
12:31 Kwa sababu hiyo, nawaambieni, watu watasamehewa dhambi na kufuru zao zote, lakini hawatasamehewa dhambi ya kumkufuru Roho Mtakatifu.
12:32 Tena, asemaye neno la kumpinga Mwana wa Mtu atasamehewa, lakini yule asemaye neno la kumpinga Roho Mtakatifu, hatasamehewa, wala katika ulimwengu huu, wala katika ulimwengu ujao.
12:33 "Ufanyeni mti kuwa mzuri na matunda yake yatakuwa mema; ufanyeni kuwa mbaya na matunda yake yatakuwa mabaya. Mti hujulikana kwa matunda yake.
12:34 Enyi kizazi cha nyoka! Mnawezaje kusema mambo mema hali ninyi ni waovu? Maana mtu husema kutokana na yale yaliyojaa moyoni.
12:35 Mtu mwema hutoa mambo mema katika hazina yake njema; na mtu mbaya hutoa mambo mabaya katika hazina yake mbaya.
12:36 "Basi, nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu watu watapaswa kujibu juu ya kila neno lisilofaa wanalosema.
12:37 Maana kwa maneno yako, utakubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu, na kwa maneno yako, utahukumiwa kuwa na hatia."
12:38 Kisha baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, tunataka kuona ishara kutoka kwako."
12:39 Naye akawajibu, "Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara; hamtapewa ishara nyingine, ila tu ile ishara ya nabii Yona.
12:40 Jinsi Yona alivyokaa siku tatu kutwa kucha tumboni mwa nyangumi, ndivyo naye Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokaa ndani ya ardhi siku tatu kutwa kucha.
12:41 Watu wa Ninewi watatokea siku ya hukumu, nao watakihukumu kizazi hiki kwamba kina hatia. Maana Waninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Yona!
12:42 Malkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atakihukumu kwamba kina hatia. Maana yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Solomoni.
12:43 "Pepo mchafu akifukuzwa kwa mtu, huzururazurura jangwani akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika asipate.
12:44 Hapo hujisemea: Nitarudi nyumbani kwangu nilikotoka. Lakini anaporudi na kuikuta tupu, imefagiwa na kupambwa,
12:45 huenda kuwachukua pepo wengine saba, wabaya kuliko yeye; na wote huja wakamwingia huyo mtu. Na hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya kuliko hapo mwanzo. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa watu hawa waovu."
12:46 Yesu alikuwa bado anasema na umati wa watu wakati mama yake na ndugu zake walipofika na kusimama nje, wakitaka kusema naye.
12:47 Basi, mtu mmoja akamwambia, "Mama yako na ndugu zako wako nje, wanataka kusema nawe."
12:48 Lakini Yesu akamjibu mtu huyo, "Mama yangu ni nani? Na ndugu zangu ni kina nani?"
12:49 Kisha akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea wanafunzi wake, akasema, "Hawa ndio mama yangu na ndugu zangu!
12:50 Maana yeyote anayefanya anavyotaka Baba yangu aliye mbinguni, huyo ndiye ndugu yangu, dada yangu na mama yangu."
13:1 Siku hiyohiyo, Yesu alitoka katika ile nyumba, akaenda na kuketi kando ya ziwa.
13:2 Makundi makubwa ya watu yalimzunguka hata Yesu akapanda mashua, akaketi. Hao watu walisimama kwenye ukingo wa ziwa,
13:3 naye Yesu akawaambia mambo mengi kwa mifano. "Sikilizeni! Mpanzi alikwenda kupanda mbegu.
13:4 Alipokuwa akipanda, nyingine zilianguka njiani, ndege wakaja wakazila.
13:5 Nyingine zilianguka penye mawe pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi. Zikaota mara kwa kuwa udongo haukuwa na kina.
13:6 Jua lilipochomoza, zilichomeka; na kwa kuwa mizizi yake haikuwa na nguvu, zikanyauka.
13:7 Nyingine zilianguka kwenye miti ya miiba, nayo ikakua na kuzisonga.
13:8 Lakini nyingine zilianguka penye udongo mzuri, zikaota, zikazaa: nyingine punje mia moja, nyingine sitini na nyingine thelathini.
13:9 Mwenye masikio na asikie!"
13:10 Wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakamwuliza, "Kwa nini unasema na watu kwa mifano?"
13:11 Yesu akawajibu, "Ninyi mmejaliwa kuzijua siri za Ufalme wa mbinguni, lakini wao hawakujaliwa.
13:12 Maana, aliye na kitu atapewa na kuzidishiwa; lakini yule asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho kitachukuliwa.
13:13 Ndiyo maana ninasema nao kwa mifano, kwa sababu wanatazama lakini hawaoni, wanasikiliza lakini hawasikii, wala hawaelewi.
13:14 Kwao yametimia yale aliyosema nabii Isaya: Kusikia mtasikia, lakini hamtaelewa; Kutazama mtatazama, lakini hamtaona.
13:15 Maana akili za watu hawa zimepumbaa, wameyaziba masikio yao, wameyafumba macho yao. La sivyo, wangeona kwa macho yao. wangesikia kwa masikio yao, wangeelewa kwa akili zao, na kunigeukia, asema Bwana, nami ningewaponya.
13:16 "Lakini heri yenu ninyi, maana macho yenu yanaona na masikio yenu yanasikia.
13:17 Kweli nawaambieni, manabii na watu wengi wema walitamani kuyaona yale mnayoyaona, wasiyaone, na kuyasikia yale mnayoyasikia, wasiyasikie.
13:18 "Basi, ninyi sikilizeni maana ya mfano huo wa mpanzi.
13:19 Yeyote asikiaye ujumbe wa ufalme bila kuuelewa, ni kama zile mbegu zilizoanguka njiani; yule Mwovu huja na kunyakua kile kilichopandwa moyoni mwake.
13:20 Ile mbegu iliyopandwa penye mawe ni mfano wa mtu asikiaye ujumbe huo na mara akaupokea kwa furaha.
13:21 Lakini haumwingii na kuwa na mizizi ndani yake; huendelea kuuzingatia ujumbe huo kwa kitambo tu, na wakati taabu au udhalimu vinapotokea kwa sababu ya ujumbe huo, anakata tamaa mara.
13:22 Ile mbegu iliyoanguka kati ya miti ya miiba, ni mfano wa mtu asikiaye huo ujumbe, lakini wasiwasi wa ulimwengu huu na anasa za mali huusonga ujumbe huo, naye hazai matunda.
13:23 Ile mbegu iliyopandwa katika udongo mzuri ni mfano wa mtu ausikiaye ujumbe huo na kuuelewa, naye huzaa matunda; mmoja mia, mwingine sitini na mwingine thelathini."
13:24 Yesu akawaambia watu mfano mwingine: "Ufalme wa mbinguni unafanana na mtu aliyepanda mbegu nzuri katika shamba lake.
13:25 Lakini watu wakiwa wamelala, adui yake akaja akapanda magugu kati ya ngano, akaenda zake.
13:26 Basi, mimea ilipoota na kuanza kuchanua, magugu pia yakaanza kuonekana.
13:27 Watumishi wa yule mwenye shamba wakamwendea, wakamwambia, Mheshimiwa, bila shaka ulipanda mbegu nzuri katika shamba lako. Sasa magugu yametoka wapi?
13:28 Yeye akawajibu, Adui ndiye aliyefanya hivyo. Basi, watumishi wake wakamwuliza, Je, unataka twende tukayang'oe
13:29 Naye akawajibu, La, msije labda mnapokusanya magugu, mkang'oa na ngano pia.
13:30 Acheni vikue pamoja mpaka wakati wa mavuno. Wakati huo nitawaambia wavunaji: kusanyeni kwanza magugu mkayafunge mafungumafungu ya kuchomwa. Lakini ngano ikusanyeni mkaiweke ghalani mwangu."
13:31 Yesu akawaambia watu mfano mwingine: "Ufalme wa mbinguni unafanana na mbegu ya haradali aliyotwaa mtu mmoja, akaipanda katika shamba lake.
13:32 Yenyewe ni ndogo kuliko mbegu zote, lakini ikishaota huwa kubwa kuliko mimea yote. Hukua ikawa mti, na ndege wa angani huja na kujenga viota katika matawi yake."
13:33 Yesu akawaambia mfano mwingine: "Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na chachu aliyotwaa mama mmoja, akaichanganya na unga pishi tatu, hata unga wote ukaumuka."
13:34 Yesu aliwaambia watu hayo yote kwa mifano. Hakuwaambia chochote bila kutumia mifano,
13:35 ili jambo lililonenwa na nabii litimie: "Nitasema kwa mifano; nitawaambia mambo yaliyofichika tangu kuumbwa ulimwengu."
13:36 Kisha Yesu aliwaaga wale watu, akaingia nyumbani. Wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Tufafanulie ule mfano wa magugu shambani."
13:37 Yesu akawaambia, "Mpanzi wa zile mbegu nzuri ni Mwana wa Mtu.
13:38 Lile shamba ni ulimwengu. Zile mbegu nzuri ni watu wale ambao Ufalme ni wao. Lakini yale magugu ni wale watu wa yule Mwovu.
13:39 Adui aliyepanda yale magugu ni Ibilisi. Mavuno ni mwisho wa nyakati na wavunaji ni malaika.
13:40 Kama vile magugu yanavyokusanywa kuchomwa moto, ndivyo itakavyokuwa mwishoni mwa nyakati;
13:41 Mwana wa Mtu atawatuma malaika wake wawakusanye kutoka katika Ufalme wake wale wote wenye kusababisha dhambi, na wote wenye kutenda maovu,
13:42 na kuwatupa katika tanuru ya moto, na huko watalia na kusaga meno.
13:43 Kisha, wale wema watang'ara kama jua katika Ufalme wa Baba yao. Sikieni basi, kama mna masikio!
13:44 "Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na hazina iliyofichika shambani. Mtu mmoja aliigundua, akaificha tena. Alifurahi sana hata akaenda kuuza yote aliyokuwa nayo, akalinunua shamba lile.
13:45 "Tena, Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfanyabiashara mmoja mwenye kutafuta lulu nzuri.
13:46 Alipopata lulu moja ya thamani kubwa, alienda akauza yote aliyokuwa nayo, akainunua lulu ile.
13:47 "Tena, Ufalme wa mbinguni unafanana na wavu uliotupwa baharini, ukanasa samaki wa kila aina.
13:48 Ulipojaa, watu waliuvuta pwani, wakaketi, wakachagua samaki wazuri wakawaweka ndani ya vikapu vyao, na wabaya wakawatupa.
13:49 Ndivyo itakavyokuwa mwishoni mwa nyakati: malaika watatokea, watawatenganisha watu wabaya na watu wema,
13:50 na kuwatupa hao wabaya katika tanuru ya moto. Huko watalia na kusaga meno."
13:51 Yesu akawauliza, "Je, mmeelewa mambo haya yote?" Wakamjibu, "Naam."
13:52 Naye akawaambia, "Hivyo basi, kila mwalimu wa Sheria aliye mwanafunzi wa Ufalme wa mbinguni anafanana na mwenye nyumba atoaye katika hazina yake vitu vipya na vya kale."
13:53 Yesu alipomaliza kusema mifano hiyo alitoka mahali hapo,
13:54 akaenda kijijini kwake. Huko akawa anawafundisha watu katika sunagogi hata wakashangaa, wakasema, "Huyu amepata wapi hekima hii na maajabu?
13:55 Je, huyu si yule mwana wa seremala? Je, mama yake si anaitwa Maria, na ndugu zake si kina Yakobo, Yosefu, Simoni na Yuda?
13:56 Na dada zake je, si wote wako hapa pamoja nasi? Basi amepata wapi haya yote?"
13:57 Basi, wakawa na mashaka naye. Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Nabii hakosi kuheshimiwa, isipokuwa katika nchi yake na nyumbani mwake!"
13:58 Kwa hiyo, hakutenda miujiza mingi pale kwa sababu ya kutoamini kwao.
14:1 Wakati huo, mtawala Herode alisikia sifa za Yesu.
14:2 Basi, akawaambia watumishi wake, "Mtu huyu ni Yohane mbatizaji, amefufuka kutoka wafu; ndiyo maana nguvu za miujiza zinafanya kazi ndani yake."
14:3 Herode ndiye aliyekuwa amemtia Yohane nguvuni, akamfunga minyororo na kumtia gerezani kwa sababu ya Herodia, mke wa Filipo, ndugu yake. Sababu hasa ni
14:4 kwamba alikuwa amemwambia Herode, "Si halali kwako kuishi na huyo mwanamke!"
14:5 Herode alitaka kumwua Yohane, lakini aliogopa watu kwa sababu kwao Yohane alikuwa nabii.
14:6 Katika sherehe za sikukuu ya kuzaliwa kwake Herode, binti ya Herodia alicheza mbele ya wageni. Herode alifurahiwa,
14:7 hata akaahidi kwa kiapo kumpa huyo msichana chochote atakachoomba.
14:8 Naye, huku akichochewa na mama yake, akaomba, "Nipe papahapa katika sinia kichwa cha Yohane mbatizaji."
14:9 Mfalme alihuzunika, lakini kwa sababu ya kile kiapo chake na kwa sababu ya wale wageni karamuni, akaamuru apewe.
14:10 Basi, Herode akatuma mtu gerezani amkate kichwa Yohane.
14:11 Kichwa chake kikaletwa katika sinia, wakampa yule msichana, naye akampelekea mama yake.
14:12 Wanafunzi wa Yohane wakaja, wakauchukua mwili wake, wakauzika. Kisha wakaenda kumpasha habari Yesu.
14:13 Yesu alipopata habari hiyo, aliondoka mahali pale kwa mashua, akaenda mahali pa faragha peke yake. Lakini watu walipata habari, wakamfuata kwa miguu toka mijini.
14:14 Basi, aliposhuka pwani, aliona umati mkubwa wa watu, akawaonea huruma, akawaponya wagonjwa wao.
14:15 Kulipokuwa jioni, wanafunzi wake walimwendea wakamwambia, "Mahali hapa ni nyikani, na saa zimepita. Basi, uwaage watu ili waende vijijini wakajinunulie chakula."
14:16 Yesu akawaambia, "Si lazima waende, wapeni ninyi chakula."
14:17 Lakini wao wakamwambia, "Tunayo mikate mitano tu na samaki wawili."
14:18 Yesu akawaambia, "Nileteeni hapa."
14:19 Akawaamuru watu waketi katika nyasi. Kisha akaitwaa ile mikate mitano na wale samaki wawili, akatazama juu mbinguni, akamshukuru Mungu. Halafu akaimega hiyo mikate, akawapa wanafunzi wake, nao wakawapa watu.
14:20 Watu wote wakala, wakashiba. Kisha wanafunzi wakakusanya mabaki, wakajaza vikapu kumi na viwili.
14:21 Jumla ya waliokula ilikuwa wanaume wapatao elfu tano, bila kuhesabu wanawake na watoto.
14:22 Mara, Yesu akawaamuru wanafunzi wake wapande mashua, wamtangulie ng'ambo ya ziwa wakati yeye anawaaga watu.
14:23 Baada ya kuwaaga, alipanda mlimani peke yake kusali. Ilipokuwa jioni, yeye alikuwa huko peke yake,
14:24 na wakati huo ile mashua ilikwishafika karibu katikati ya ziwa, lakini ilikuwa inakwenda mrama kwa sababu upepo ulikuwa unaipinga.
14:25 Usiku, karibu na mapambazuko, Yesu aliwaendea wanafunzi akitembea juu ya maji.
14:26 Wanafunzi wake walipomwona akitembea juu ya maji waliingiwa na hofu, wakasema, "Ni mzimu!" Wakapiga kelele kwa hofu.
14:27 Mara, Yesu akasema nao, "Tulieni, ni mimi. Msiogope!"
14:28 Petro akamwambia, "Bwana, ikiwa ni wewe kweli, amuru nitembee juu ya maji nije kwako."
14:29 Yesu akasema, "Haya, njoo." Basi, Petro akashuka kutoka ile mashua, akatembea juu ya maji, akamwendea Yesu.
14:30 Lakini alipouona ule upepo, aliogopa, akaanza kuzama; akalia kwa sauti, "Bwana, niokoe!"
14:31 Hapo, Yesu akaunyosha mkono wake, akamshika na kumwambia, "Ewe mwenye imani haba! Kwa nini uliona shaka?"
14:32 Basi, wakapanda mashuani, na upepo ukatulia.
14:33 Wote waliokuwa ndani ya mashua walimsujudia, wakasema, "Hakika wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu."
14:34 Walivuka ziwa, wakafika nchi ya Genesareti.
14:35 Watu wa huko walipomtambua, wakaeneza habari pote katika sehemu hizo. Basi, wakamletea Yesu wagonjwa wote,
14:36 wakamwomba awaruhusu waguse tu pindo la vazi lake; wote waliomgusa walipona.
15:1 Kisha Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakafika kutoka Yerusalemu, wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza,
15:2 "Kwa nini wanafunzi wako hawajali mapokeo tuliyopokea kutoka kwa wazee wetu? Hawanawi mikono yao kama ipasavyo kabla ya kula!"
15:3 Yesu akawajibu, "Kwa nini nanyi mnapendelea mapokeo yenu wenyewe na hamuijali Sheria ya Mungu?
15:4 Mungu amesema: Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na Anayemkashifu baba yake au mama yake, lazima auawe.
15:5 Lakini ninyi mwafundisha ati mtu akiwa na kitu ambacho angeweza kuwasaidia nacho baba au mama yake, lakini akasema: Kitu hiki nimemtolea Mungu,
15:6 basi, hapaswi tena kumheshimu baba yake! Ndivyo mnavyodharau neno la Mungu kwa kufuata mafundisho yenu wenyewe.
15:7 Enyi wanafiki! Isaya alitabiri sawa kabisa juu yenu:
15:8 Watu hawa, asema Mungu, huniheshimu kwa maneno tu, lakini mioyoni mwao wako mbali nami.
15:9 Kuniabudu kwao hakufai, maana mambo wanayofundisha ni maagizo ya kibinadamu tu."
15:10 Yesu aliuita ule umati wa watu, akawaambia, "Sikilizeni na muelewe!
15:11 Kitu kinachomtia mtu najisi si kile kiingiacho kinywani, bali kile kitokacho kinywani. Hicho ndicho kimtiacho mtu najisi."
15:12 Kisha wanafunzi wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Je, unajua kwamba Mafarisayo walichukizwa waliposikia maneno yako?"
15:13 Lakini yeye akawajibu, "Kila mmea ambao Baba yangu aliye mbinguni hakuupanda, utang'olewa.
15:14 Waacheni wenyewe! Wao ni vipofu, viongozi wa vipofu; na kipofu akimwongoza kipofu, wote wawili hutumbukia shimoni."
15:15 Petro akadakia, "Tufafanulie huo mfano."
15:16 Yesu akasema, "Hata nyinyi hamwelewi?
15:17 Je, hamwelewi kwamba kila kinachoingia kinywani huenda tumboni na baadaye hutupwa nje ******?
15:18 Lakini yale yatokayo kinywani hutoka moyoni, na hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi.
15:19 Maana moyoni hutoka mawazo maovu yanayosababisha uuaji, uzinzi, uasherati, wizi, ushahidi wa uongo na kashfa.
15:20 Hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi. Lakini kula chakula bila kunawa mikono hakumtii mtu najisi."
15:21 Yesu aliondoka mahali hapo akaenda kukaa katika sehemu za Tiro na Sidoni.
15:22 Basi, mama mmoja Mkaanani wa nchi hiyo alimjia, akapaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, nionee huruma! Binti yangu anasumbuliwa na pepo."
15:23 Lakini Yesu hakumjibu neno. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Mwambie aende zake kwa maana anatufuatafuata akipiga kelele."
15:24 Yesu akajibu, "Sikutumwa ila kwa watu wa Israeli waliopotea kama kondoo."
15:25 Hapo huyo mama akaja, akapiga magoti mbele yake, akasema, "Mheshimiwa, nisaidie."
15:26 Yesu akamjibu, "Si sawa kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa."
15:27 Huyo mama akajibu, "Ni kweli, Mheshimiwa; lakini hata mbwa hula makombo yanayoanguka kutoka meza ya bwana wao."
15:28 Hapo Yesu akamjibu, "Mama, imani yako ni kubwa; basi, ufanyiwe kama unavyotaka." Yule binti yake akapona tangu saa hiyo wakati huohuo.
15:29 Yesu alitoka hapo akaenda kando ya ziwa Galilaya, akapanda mlimani, akaketi.
15:30 Watu wengi sana wakamjia wakiwaleta vilema, vipofu, viwete, bubu na wengine wengi waliokuwa wagonjwa, wakawaweka mbele ya miguu yake, naye Yesu akawaponya.
15:31 Umati ule wa watu ulishangaa sana ulipoona bubu wakiongea, waliokuwa wamelemaa wamepona, viwete wakitembea na vipofu wakiona; wakamsifu Mungu wa Israeli.
15:32 Basi, Yesu aliwaita wanafunzi wake, akasema, "Nawaonea watu hawa huruma kwa sababu kwa siku tatu wamekuwa nami, wala hawana chakula. Sipendi kuwaacha waende bila kula wasije wakazimia njiani."
15:33 Wanafunzi wakamwambia, "Hapa tuko nyikani; tutapata wapi chakula cha kuwatosha watu wengi hivi?"
15:34 Yesu akawauliza, "Mnayo mikate mingapi?" Wakamjibu, "Saba na visamaki vichache."
15:35 Basi, Yesu akawaamuru watu wakae chini.
15:36 Akaitwaa ile mikate saba na vile visamaki, akamshukuru Mungu, akavimega, akawapa wanafunzi, nao wakawagawia watu.
15:37 Wote wakala, wakashiba. Kisha wakakusanya makombo, wakajaza vikapu saba.
15:38 Hao waliokula walikuwa wanaume elfu nne, bila kuhesabu wanawake na watoto.
15:39 Basi, Yesu akawaaga watu, akapanda mashua, akaenda katika eneo la Magadani.
16:1 Mafarisayo na Masadukayo walimwendea Yesu, na kwa kumjaribu, wakamwomba afanye ishara itokayo mbinguni.
16:2 Lakini Yesu akawajibu, "Wakati wa jioni ukifika ninyi husema: Hali ya hewa itakuwa nzuri kwa maana anga ni jekundu!
16:3 Na alfajiri mwasema: Leo hali ya hewa itakuwa ya dhoruba, maana anga ni jekundu na tena mawingu yametanda! Basi, ninyi mnajua sana kusoma majira kwa kuangalia anga, lakini kutambua dalili za nyakati hizi hamjui.
16:4 Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara, lakini hamtapewa ishara yoyote isipokuwa tu ile ya Yona." Basi, akawaacha, akaenda zake.
16:5 Wanafunzi wake walipokwisha vukia upande wa pili wa ziwa, walijikuta wamesahau kuchukua mikate.
16:6 Yesu akawaambia, "Muwe macho na mjihadhari na chachu ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo!"
16:7 Lakini wao wakawa wanajadiliana: "Anasema hivyo kwa kuwa hatukuchukua mikate."
16:8 Yesu alijua mawazo yao, akawaambia, "Enyi watu wenye imani haba! Mbona mnajadiliana juu ya kutokuwa na mikate?
16:9 Je, hamjaelewa bado? Je, hamkumbuki nilipoimega ile mikate mitano kwa ajili ya wale watu elfu tano? Je, mlijaza vikapu vingapi vya makombo?
16:10 Au, ile mikate saba waliyogawiwa wale watu elfu nne, je, mlikusanya vikapu vingapi vya mabaki?
16:11 Inawezekanaje hamwelewi ya kwamba sikuwa nikisema juu ya mikate? Jihadharini na chachu ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo!"
16:12 Hapo wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba aliwaambia wajihadhari siyo na chachu ya mikate, bali na mafundisho ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo.
16:13 Yesu alipofika pande za Kaisarea Filipi, aliwauliza wanafunzi wake, "Watu wanasema Mwana wa Mtu kuwa ni nani?"
16:14 Wakamjibu, "Wengine wanasema kuwa ni Yohane mbatizaji, wengine Eliya, wengine Yeremia au mmojawapo wa manabii."
16:15 Yesu akawauliza, "Na ninyi je, mwasema mimi ni nani?"
16:16 Simoni Petro akajibu, "Wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu aliye hai."
16:17 Yesu akasema, "Heri wewe Simoni mwana wa Yona, kwa maana si binadamu aliyekufunulia ukweli huu, ila Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
16:18 Nami nakwambia: wewe ni Petro, na juu ya mwamba huu nitalijenga kanisa langu; wala kifo chenyewe hakitaweza kulishinda.
16:19 Nitakupa funguo za Ufalme wa mbinguni; kila utakachofunga duniani, kitafungwa pia mbinguni; kila utakachofungua duniani, kitafunguliwa pia mbinguni."
16:20 Kisha akawaonya wanafunzi wasimwambie mtu yeyote kwamba yeye ndiye Kristo.
16:21 Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuwajulisha waziwazi wanafunzi wake: "Ni lazima mimi niende Yerusalemu, na huko nikapate mateso mengi yatakayosababishwa na wazee, makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria. Nitauawa, na siku ya tatu nitafufuliwa."
16:22 Hapo Petro akamchukua kando, akaanza kumkemea: "Isiwe hivyo Bwana! Jambo hili halitakupata!"
16:23 Lakini Yesu akageuka, akamwambia Petro, "Ondoka mbele yangu Shetani! Wewe ni kikwazo kwangu. Mawazo yako si ya mungu bali ni ya kibinadamu!"
16:24 Kisha Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Kama mtu yeyote anataka kuwa mfuasi wangu, ni lazima ajikane mwenyewe, auchukue msalaba wake, anifuate.
16:25 Maana, mtu anayetaka kuyaokoa maisha yake mwenyewe, atayapoteza;
16:26 lakini mtu anayeyapoteza maisha yake kwa ajili yangu, atayapata. Je, mtu atafaidi nini akiupata utajiri wote wa ulimwengu na hali amepoteza maisha yake? Au, mtu atatoa kitu gani kiwe badala ya maisha yake?
16:27 Maana, Mwana wa Mtu atakuja katika utukufu wa Baba yake pamoja na malaika wake, na hapo ndipo atakapomlipa kila mtu kadiri ya matendo yake.
16:28 Kweli nawaambieni, wako wengine papahapa ambao hawatakufa kabla ya kumwona Mwana wa Mtu akija katika Ufalme wake."
17:1 Baada ya siku sita, Yesu aliwachukua Petro, Yakobo na Yohane nduguye, akaenda nao peke yao juu ya mlima mrefu.
17:2 Huko, wakiwa wanamtazama, akageuka sura, uso wake ukang'aa kama jua na mavazi yake yakawa meupe kama nuru.
17:3 Mose na Eliya wakawatokea, wakawa wanazungumza naye.
17:4 Hapo Petro akamwambia Yesu, "Bwana, ni vizuri sana kwamba tupo hapa! Ukipenda nitajenga vibanda vitatu: kimoja chako, kimoja cha Mose na kimoja cha Eliya."
17:5 Alipokuwa bado anasema hivyo, wingu jeupe likawafunika, na sauti ikasikika kutoka katika hilo wingu: "Huyu ni Mwanangu mpendwa, ninayependezwa naye, msikilizeni."
17:6 Wanafunzi waliposikia hivyo wakaanguka kifudifudi, wakaogopa sana.
17:7 Yesu akawaendea, akawagusa, akasema, "Simameni, msiogope!"
17:8 Walipoinua macho yao hawakumwona mtu, ila Yesu peke yake.
17:9 Basi, walipokuwa wanashuka mlimani, Yesu akawaonya: "Msimwambie mtu mambo mliyoyaona mpaka Mwana wa Mtu atakapofufuliwa kutoka wafu."
17:10 Kisha wanafunzi wakamwuliza, "Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema ati ni lazima kwanza Eliya aje?"
17:11 Yesu akawajibu, "Kweli, Eliya atakuja kutayarisha mambo yote.
17:12 Lakini nawaambieni, Eliya amekwisha kuja nao hawakumtambua, bali walimtendea jinsi walivyotaka. Mwana wa Mtu atateswa vivyo hivyo mikononi mwao."
17:13 Hapo hao wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba alikuwa akiwaambia juu ya Yohane mbatizaji.
17:14 Walipojiunga tena na ule umati wa watu, mtu mmoja alimwendea Yesu, akampigia magoti,
17:15 akasema, "Mheshimiwa, mwonee huruma mwanangu kwa kuwa ana kifafa, tena anateseka sana; mara nyingi yeye huanguka motoni na majini.
17:16 Nilimleta kwa wanafunzi wako lakini hawakuweza kumponya."
17:17 Yesu akajibu, "Enyi kizazi kisicho na imani, kilichopotoka! Nitakaa nanyi mpaka lini? Nitawavumilia ninyi mpaka lini? Mleteni hapa huyo mtoto."
17:18 Basi, Yesu akamkemea huyo pepo, naye akamtoka, na yule mtoto akapona wakati huohuo.
17:19 Kisha wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu kwa faragha, wakamwuliza, "Kwa nini sisi hatukuweza kumtoa yule pepo?"
17:20 Yesu akawajibu, "Kwa sababu ya imani yenu haba. Nawaambieni kweli, kama tu mkiwa na imani, hata iwe ndogo kama mbegu ya haradali, mtaweza kuuambia mlima huu: Toka hapa uende pale, nao utakwenda. Hakuna chochote ambacho hakingewezekana kwenu."
17:21 "Pepo wa namna hii hawezi kuondolewa ila kwa sala na kufunga."
17:22 Walipokuwa pamoja huko Galilaya, Yesu aliwaambia, "Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa watu.
17:23 Watamuua, lakini siku ya tatu atafufuliwa." Wanafunzi wakahuzunika mno.
17:24 Walipofika Kafarnaumu watu wenye kukusanya fedha ya zaka ya Hekalu walimwendea Petro, wakamwuliza, "Je, mwalimu wenu hulipa fedha ya zaka?"
17:25 Petro akajibu, "Naam, hulipa." Basi, Petro alipoingia ndani ya nyumba, kabla hata hajasema neno, Yesu akamwuliza, "Simoni, wewe unaonaje? Wafalme wa dunia hukusanya ushuru au kodi kutoka kwa kina nani? Kutoka kwa wananchi ama kutoka kwa wageni?"
17:26 Petro akajibu, "Kutoka kwa wageni." Yesu akamwambia, "Haya basi, wananchi hawahusiki.
17:27 Lakini kusudi tusiwakwaze, nenda ziwani ukatupe ndoana; chukua samaki wa kwanza atakayenaswa, fungua kinywa chake, na ndani utakuta fedha taslimu ya zaka. Ichukue ukawape kwa ajili yangu na kwa ajili yako."
18:1 Wakati ule wanafunzi walimwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza, "Ni nani aliye mkuu katika Ufalme wa mbinguni?"
18:2 Yesu akamwita mtoto mmoja, akamsimamisha kati yao,
18:3 kisha akasema, "Nawaambieni kweli, msipogeuka na kuwa kama watoto, hamtaingia kamwe katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
18:4 Yeyote anayejinyenyekesha kama mtoto huyu, huyo ndiye aliye mkubwa katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
18:5 Yeyote anayemkaribisha mtoto mmoja kama huyu kwa jina langu, ananikaribisha mimi.
18:6 "Yeyote atakayemkosesha mmoja wa hawa wadogo wanaoniamini, ingekuwa afadhali afungwe shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kuzamishwa kwenye kilindi cha bahari.
18:7 Ole wake ulimwengu kwa sababu ya vikwazo vinavyowaangusha wengine. Vikwazo hivyo ni lazima vitokee lakini ole wake mtu yule atakayevisababisha.
18:8 "Kama mkono au mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate na kuutupa mbali nawe. Ni afadhali kwako kuingia katika uzima bila mkono au mguu, kuliko kutupwa katika moto wa milele ukiwa na mikono miwili na miguu yako miwili.
18:9 Na kama jicho lako likikukosesha, ling'oe na kulitupa mbali nawe. Ni afadhali kwako kuingia katika uzima ukiwa chongo, kuliko kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu ukiwa na macho yako yote mawili.
18:10 "Jihadharini! Msimdharau mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa. Nawaambieni, malaika wao huko mbinguni wako daima mbele ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
18:11 Maana Mwana wa Mtu alikuja kuwaokoa wale waliopotea.
18:12 Mnaonaje? Mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, akimpoteza mmoja, hufanyaje? Huwaacha wale tisini na tisa mlimani, na huenda kumtafuta yule aliyepotea.
18:13 Akimpata, nawaambieni kweli, humfurahia huyo kuliko awafurahiavyo wale tisini na tisa ambao hawakupotea.
18:14 Hali kadhalika, Baba yenu wa mbinguni hapendi hata mmoja wa hawa wadogo apotee.
18:15 "Ndugu yako akikukosea, mwendee ukamwonye mkiwa ninyi peke yenu. Akikusikia utakuwa umempata ndugu yako.
18:16 Asipokusikia, chukua mtu mmoja au wawili pamoja nawe, ili kwa mawaidha ya mashahidi wawili au watatu, kila tatizo litatuliwe.
18:17 Asipowasikia hao, liambie kanisa. Na kama hatalisikia kanisa, na awe kwako kama watu wasiomjua Mungu na watoza ushuru.
18:18 "Nawaambieni kweli, mtakachofunga duniani kitafungwa mbinguni, na mtakachofungua duniani kitafunguliwa mbinguni.
18:19 Tena nawaambieni, wawili miongoni mwenu wakikubaliana hapa duniani kuhusu jambo lolote la kuomba, Baba yangu wa mbinguni atawafanyia jambo hilo.
18:20 Kwa maana popote pale wanapokusanyika wawili au watatu kwa jina langu, mimi nipo hapo kati yao."
18:21 Kisha Petro akamwendea Yesu, akamwuliza, "Je, ndugu yangu akinikosea, nimsamehe mara ngapi? Mara saba?"
18:22 Yesu akamjibu, "Sisemi mara saba tu, bali sabini mara saba.
18:23 Ndiyo maana Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfalme mmoja aliyeamua kukagua hesabu za watumishi wake.
18:24 Ukaguzi ulipoanza, akaletewa mtu mmoja aliyekuwa na deni la fedha talanta elfu kumi.
18:25 Mtu huyo hakuwa na chochote cha kulipa; hivyo bwana wake aliamuru wauzwe, yeye, mke wake, watoto wake na vitu vyote alivyokuwa navyo, ili deni lilipwe.
18:26 Basi, huyo mtumishi akapiga magoti mbele yake, akasema, Unisubiri nami nitakulipa deni lote.
18:27 Yule bwana alimwonea huruma, akamsamehe lile deni, akamwacha aende zake.
18:28 "Lakini huyo mtumishi akaondoka, akamkuta mmoja wa watumishi wenzake aliyekuwa na deni lake fedha denari mia moja. Akamkamata, akamkaba koo akisema, Lipa deni lako!
18:29 Huyo mtumishi mwenzake akapiga magoti, akamwomba, Unisubiri nami nitalipa deni langu lote.
18:30 Lakini yeye hakutaka, bali alimtia gerezani mpaka hapo atakapolipa lile deni.
18:31 "Basi, watumishi wenzake walipoona jambo hilo walisikitika sana, wakaenda kumpasha habari bwana wao juu ya mambo hayo yaliyotukia.
18:32 Hapo yule bwana alimwita huyo mtumishi, akamwambia, Wewe ni mtumishi mbaya sana! Uliniomba, nami nikakusamehe deni lako lote.
18:33 Je, haikukupasa nawe kumhurumia mtumishi mwenzako kama nilivyokuhurumia?
18:34 "Basi, huyo bwana alikasirika sana, akamtoa huyo mtumishi aadhibiwe mpaka hapo atakapolipa deni lote.
18:35 Na baba yangu aliye mbinguni atawafanyieni vivyo hivyo kama kila mmoja wenu hatamsamehe ndugu yake kwa moyo wake wote."
19:1 Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, alitoka Galilaya, akaenda katika mkoa wa Yudea, ng'ambo ya mto Yordani.
19:2 Watu wengi walimfuata huko, naye akawaponya.
19:3 Mafarisayo kadhaa walimjia, wakamwuliza kwa kumtega, "Je, ni halali mume kumpa talaka mkewe kwa kisa chochote?"
19:4 Yesu akawajibu, "Je, hamkusoma katika Maandiko Matakatifu kwamba Mungu aliyemuumba mtu tangu mwanzo alimfanya mwanamume na mwanamke,
19:5 na akasema: Kwa sababu hiyo mwanamume atamwacha baba yake na mama yake, ataungana na mke wake, nao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja?
19:6 Kwa hiyo wao si wawili tena, bali mwili mmoja. Basi, alichounganisha Mungu, binadamu asikitenganishe."
19:7 Lakini wao wakamwuliza, "Kwa nini basi, Mose alituagiza mwanamke apewe hati ya talaka na kuachwa?"
19:8 Yesu akawajibu, "Mose aliwaruhusu kuwaacha wake zenu kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yenu.
19:9 Lakini haikuwa hivyo tangu mwanzo. Basi nawaambieni, yeyote atakayemwacha mke wake isipokuwa kwa sababu ya uzinzi, akaoa mke mwingine, anazini."
19:10 Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, "Ikiwa mambo ya mume na mkewe ni hivyo, ni afadhali kutooa kabisa."
19:11 Yesu akawaambia, "Si wote wanaoweza kulipokea fundisho hili, isipokuwa tu wale waliojaliwa na Mungu.
19:12 Maana kuna sababu kadhaa za kutoweza kuoa: wengine ni kwa sababu wamezaliwa hivyo, wengine kwa sababu wamefanywa hivyo na watu, na wengine wameamua kutooa kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa mbinguni. Awezaye kulipokea fundisho hili na alipokee."
19:13 Kisha watu wakamletea Yesu watoto wadogo ili awawekee mikono na kuwaombea. Lakini wanafunzi wakawakemea.
19:14 Yesu akasema, "Waacheni hao watoto waje kwangu, wala msiwazuie; maana Ufalme wa mbinguni ni wa watu walio kama watoto hawa."
19:15 Basi, akawawekea mikono, kisha akaondoka mahali hapo.
19:16 Mtu mmoja alimjia Yesu, akamwuliza, "Mwalimu, nifanye kitu gani chema ili niupate uzima wa milele?"
19:17 Yesu akamwambia, "Mbona unaniuliza kuhusu jambo jema? Kuna mmoja tu aliye mwema. Ukitaka kuingia katika uzima, shika amri."
19:18 Yule mtu akamwuliza, "Amri zipi?" Yesu akasema, "Usiue, usizini, usiibe, usitoe ushahidi wa uongo,
19:19 waheshimu baba yako na mama yako; na, mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe."
19:20 Huyo kijana akamwambia, "Hayo yote nimeyazingatia tangu utoto wangu; sasa nifanye nini zaidi?"
19:21 Yesu akamwambia, "Kama unapenda kuwa mkamilifu, nenda ukauze mali yako uwape maskini hiyo fedha, nawe utakuwa na hazina mbinguni, kisha njoo unifuate."
19:22 Huyo kijana aliposikia hayo, alienda zake akiwa mwenye huzuni, maana alikuwa na mali nyingi.
19:23 Hapo Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Kweli nawaambieni, itakuwa vigumu sana kwa tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni.
19:24 Tena nawaambieni, ni rahisi zaidi kwa ngamia kupita katika tundu la sindano, kuliko kwa tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa mbinguni."
19:25 Wale wanafunzi waliposikia hivyo walishangaa, wakamwuliza, "Ni nani basi, awezaye kuokoka?"
19:26 Yesu akawatazama, akasema, "Kwa binadamu jambo hili haliwezekani, lakini kwa Mungu mambo yote huwezekana."
19:27 Kisha Petro akasema, "Na sisi je? Tumeacha yote tukakufuata; tutapata nini basi?"
19:28 Yesu akawaambia, "Nawaambieni kweli, Mwana wa Mtu atakapoketi katika kiti cha enzi cha utukufu wake katika ulimwengu mpya, ninyi mlionifuata mtaketi katika viti kumi na viwili mkiyahukumu makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli.
19:29 Na kila aliyeacha nyumba, au ndugu, au dada, au baba, au mama, au watoto, au mashamba, kwa ajili yangu, atapokea mara mia zaidi, na kupata uzima wa milele.
19:30 Lakini walio wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho, na walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza.
20:1 "Ufalme wa mbinguni unafanana na mtu mwenye shamba la mizabibu, ambaye alitoka asubuhi na mapema kuwaajiri wafanyakazi katika shamba lake.
20:2 Akapatana nao kuwalipa dinari moja kwa siku, kisha akawapeleka katika shamba lake la mizabibu.
20:3 Akatoka mnamo saa tatu asubuhi, akaona watu wengine wamesimama sokoni, hawana kazi.
20:4 Akawaambia, Nendeni nanyi mkafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu, nami nitawapeni haki yenu.
20:5 Basi, wakaenda. Huyo mwenye shamba akatoka tena mnamo saa sita na saa tisa, akafanya vivyo hivyo.
20:6 Hata mnamo saa kumi na moja jioni, akatoka tena; akakuta watu wengine wamesimama pale sokoni. Basi, akawauliza, Mbona mmesimama hapa mchana kutwa bila kazi?
20:7 Wakamjibu: Kwa sababu hakuna mtu aliyetuajiri. Yeye akawaambia, Nendeni nanyi mkafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu.
20:8 "Kulipokuchwa, huyo mwenye shamba alimwambia mtunza hazina wake, Waite wafanyakazi ukawalipe mshahara wao, ukianzia na wale walioajiriwa mwisho, na kumalizia na wale wa kwanza.
20:9 Basi, wakaja wale walioajiriwa mnamo saa kumi na moja, wakapokea kila mmoja dinari moja.
20:10 Wale wa kwanza walipofika, walikuwa wanadhani watapewa zaidi; lakini hata wao wakapewa kila mmoja dinari moja.
20:11 Wakazipokea fedha zao, wakaanza kumnung'unikia yule bwana.
20:12 Wakasema, 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?
20:13 "Hapo yule bwana akamjibu mmoja wao, Rafiki, sikukupunja kitu! Je, hukupatana nami mshahara wa denari moja?
20:14 Chukua haki yako, uende zako. Napenda kumpa huyu wa mwisho sawa na wewe.
20:15 Je, sina haki ya kufanya na mali yangu nipendavyo? Je, unaona kijicho kwa kuwa mimi ni mwema?"
20:16 Yesu akamaliza kwa kusema, "Hivyo, walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza na wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho."
20:17 Yesu alipokuwa anakwenda Yerusalemu, aliwachukua wale wanafunzi kumi na wawili faraghani, na njiani akawaambia,
20:18 "Sikilizeni! Tunakwenda Yerusalemu, na huko Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria, nao watamhukumu auawe.
20:19 Watamkabidhi kwa watu wa mataifa mengine ili adhihakiwe, apigwe viboko na kusulubiwa; lakini siku ya tatu atafufuliwa."
20:20 Hapo mama yao wana wa Zebedayo alimjia Yesu pamoja na wanawe, akapiga magoti mbele yake na kumwomba kitu.
20:21 Yesu 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."
20:22 Yesu akajibu, "Hamjui mnaomba nini. Je, mnaweza kunywa kikombe nitakachokunywa mimi?" Wakamjibu, "Tunaweza."
20:23 Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli mtakunywa kikombe changu, lakini kuketi kulia au kushoto kwangu si kazi yangu kupanga; jambo hilo watapewa wale waliowekewa tayari na Baba yangu."
20:24 Wale wanafunzi wengine kumi waliposikia hayo, wakawakasirikia hao ndugu wawili.
20:25 Hivyo Yesu akawaita, akawaambia, "Mnajua kwamba watawala wa mataifa hutawala watu wao kwa mabavu na wakuu hao huwamiliki watu wao.
20:26 Lakini kwenu isiwe hivyo, ila yeyote anayetaka kuwa mkuu kati yenu sharti awe mtumishi wa wote;
20:27 na anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza kati yenu sharti awe mtumishi wenu.
20:28 Jinsi hiyohiyo, Mwana wa Mtu hakuja kutumikiwa, bali kutumikia na kutoa maisha yake kuwa fidia ya watu wengi."
20:29 Yesu alipokuwa anaondoka mjini Yeriko, umati wa watu ulimfuata.
20:30 Basi, kulikuwa na vipofu wawili wameketi kando ya njia, na waliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anapitia hapo, walipaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"
20:31 Ule umati wa watu ukawakemea na kuwaambia wanyamaze. Lakini wao wakazidi kupaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"
20:32 Yesu akasimama, akawaita na kuwauliza, "Mnataka niwafanyie nini?"
20:33 Wakamjibu, "Mheshimiwa, tunaomba macho yetu yafumbuliwe."
20:34 Basi, Yesu akawaonea huruma, akawagusa macho yao, na papo hapo wakaweza kuona, wakamfuata.
21:1 Yesu na wanafunzi wake walipokaribia Yerusalemu na kufika Bethfage katika mlima wa Mizeituni, aliwatuma wanafunzi wake wawili,
21:2 akawaambia, "Nendeni hadi kijiji kilicho mbele yenu na mtamkuta punda amefungwa na mtoto wake. Wafungueni mkawalete kwangu.
21:3 Kama mtu akiwauliza sababu, mwambieni, Bwana anawahitaji, naye atawaachieni mara."
21:4 Jambo hili lilifanyika ili yale yaliyosemwa na nabii yatimie:
21:5 "Uambieni mji wa Sioni: Tazama, Mfalme wako anakujia! Ni mpole na amepanda punda, mwana punda, mtoto wa punda."
21:6 Hivyo, wale wanafunzi walienda wakafanya kama Yesu alivyowaagiza.
21:7 Wakamleta yule punda na mtoto wake, wakatandika nguo zao juu yao na Yesu akaketi juu yake.
21:8 Umati mkubwa wa watu ukatandaza nguo zao barabarani, na watu wengine wakakata matawi ya miti wakayatandaza barabarani.
21:9 Makundi ya watu waliomtangulia na wale waliomfuata wakapaaza sauti: "Hosana Mwana wa Daudi! Abarikiwe huyo ajaye kwa jina la Bwana! Hosana Mungu juu mbinguni!"
21:10 Yesu alipokuwa anaingia Yerusalemu, mji wote ukajaa ghasia. Watu wakawa wanauliza, "Huyu ni nani?"
21:11 Watu katika ule umati wakasema, "Huyu ni nabii Yesu, kutoka Nazareti katika mkoa wa Galilaya."
21:12 Basi, Yesu akaingia Hekaluni, akawafukuza nje watu waliokuwa wanauza na kununua vitu ndani ya Hekalu; akazipindua meza za wale waliokuwa wanavunja fedha, na viti vya wale waliokuwa wanauza njiwa.
21:13 Akawaambia, "Imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Nyumba yangu itaitwa nyumba ya sala. Lakini ninyi mmeifanya kuwa pango la wanyang'anyi."
21:14 Vipofu na vilema walimwendea huko Hekaluni, naye Yesu akawaponya.
21:15 Basi, makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria walipoyaona maajabu aliyoyafanya Yesu, na pia watoto walipokuwa wanapaaza sauti zao Hekaluni wakisema: "Sifa kwa Mwana wa Daudi," wakakasirika.
21:16 Hivyo wakamwambia, "Je, husikii wanachosema?" Yesu akawajibu, "Naam, nasikia! Je hamjasoma Maandiko haya Matakatifu? Kwa vinywa vya watoto wadogo na wanyonyao unajipatia sifa kamilifu."
21:17 Basi, akawaacha, akatoka nje ya mji na kwenda Bethania, akalala huko.
21:18 Yesu alipokuwa anarudi mjini asubuhi na mapema, aliona njaa.
21:19 Akauona mtini mmoja kando ya njia, akauendea; lakini aliukuta hauma chochote ila majani matupu. Basi akauambia, "Usizae tena matunda milele!" Papo hapo huo mtini ukanyauka.
21:20 Wanafunzi walipouona walishangaa wakisema, "Kwa nini mtini huu umenyauka ghafla?"
21:21 Yesu akawajibu, "Kweli nawaambieni, kama mkiwa na imani bila kuwa na mashaka, mnaweza si tu kufanya hivyo, bali hata mkiuambia mlima huu: Ng'oka ukajitose baharini, itafanyika hivyo.
21:22 Na mkiwa na imani, chochote mtakachoomba katika sala, mtapata."
21:23 Yesu aliingia Hekaluni, akawa anafundisha. Alipokuwa akifundisha, makuhani wakuu na wazee wa watu wakamwuliza, "Unafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani? Nani amekupa mamlaka haya?"
21:24 Yesu akawajibu, "Na mimi nitawaulizeni swali moja; mkinijibu, basi nami nitawaambieni ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani.
21:25 Je, mamlaka ya Yohane ya kubatiza yalitoka kwa nani? Je, yalitoka mbinguni ama kwa watu?" Lakini wakajadiliana wao kwa wao hivi: "Tukisema, Yalitoka mbinguni, atatuuliza, Basi, mbona hamkumsadiki?
21:26 Na tukisema, Yalitoka kwa watu, tunaogopa umati wa watu maana wote wanakubali kwamba Yohane ni nabii."
21:27 Basi, wakamjibu, "Hatujui!" Naye Yesu akawaambia, "Nami pia sitawaambieni ninafanya mambo haya kwa mamlaka gani.
21:28 "Ninyi mnaonaje; mtu mmoja alikuwa na wana wawili. Akamwambia yule wa kwanza, Mwanangu, leo nenda ukafanye kazi katika shamba la mizabibu.
21:29 Yule kijana akamwambia, Sitaki! Lakini baadaye akabadili nia, akaenda kufanya kazi.
21:30 Yule baba akamwambia mtoto wake wa pili vivyo hivyo, naye akamjibu, Naam baba! Lakini hakwenda kazini.
21:31 Je, ni nani kati ya hawa wawili aliyetimiza matakwa ya baba yake?" Wakamjibu, "Yule mtoto wa kwanza." Basi, Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli nawaambieni, watoza ushuru na waasherati wataingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu kabla yenu.
21:32 Maana Yohane alikuja kwenu akawaonyesha njia njema ya kuishi, nanyi hamkumwamini; lakini watoza ushuru na waasherati walimwamini. Hata baada ya kuona hayo yote ninyi hamkubadili mioyo yenu, na hamkusadiki."
21:33 Yesu akasema, "Sikilizeni mfano mwingine. Mtu mmoja mwenye nyumba alilima shamba la mizabibu; akalizungushia ukuta, akachimba kisima cha kusindikia divai, akajenga humo mnara pia. Kisha akalikodisha kwa wakulima, akasafiri kwenda nchi ya mbali.
21:34 Wakati wa mavuno ulipofika, aliwatuma watumishi wake kwa wale wakulima, ili wakachukue sehemu ya mavuno yake.
21:35 Wale wakulima wakawakamata hao watumishi; mmoja wakampiga, mwingine wakamwua na mwingine wakampiga mawe.
21:36 Huyo mtu akawatuma tena watumishi wengine, wengi kuliko wa safari ya kwanza. Wale wakulima wakawatendea namna ileile.
21:37 Mwishowe akamtuma mwanawe huku akifikiri: Watamheshimu mwanangu.
21:38 Lakini wale wakulima walipomwona mwanawe wakasemezana wao kwa wao: Huyu ndiye mrithi; na tumuue ili tuuchukue urithi wake!
21:39 Basi, wakamkamata, wakamtoa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu, wakamwua.
21:40 "Sasa, huyo mwenye shamba la mizabibu atakapokuja, atawafanyaje hao wakulima?"
21:41 Wao wakamjibu, "Atawaangamiza vibaya hao waovu, na lile shamba atawapa wakulima wengine ambao watampa sehemu ya mavuno wakati wa mavuno."
21:42 Hapo Yesu akawaambia, "Je, hamkusoma jambo hili katika Maandiko Matakatifu? Jiwe walilokataa waashi sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi. Bwana ndiye aliyefanya jambo hili, nalo ni la ajabu sana kwetu!
21:43 "Kwa hiyo nawaambieni, Ufalme wa Mungu utaondolewa kwenu na kupewa watu wa mataifa mengine wenye kutoa matunda yake."
21:44 "Atakayeanguka juu ya jiwe hilo atavunjika vipandevipande; na likimwangukia mtu yeyote, litamponda."
21:45 Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo waliposikia hiyo mifano yake walitambua kwamba alikuwa anawasema wao.
21:46 Kwa hiyo wakawa wanatafuta njia ya kumtia nguvuni, lakini waliwaogopa watu kwa sababu wao walimtambua yeye kuwa nabii.
22:1 Yesu alisema nao tena kwa kutumia mifano:
22:2 "Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfalme aliyemwandalia mwanawe karamu ya arusi.
22:3 Basi, akawatuma watumishi kuwaita walioalikwa waje arusini, lakini walioalikwa hawakutaka kufika.
22:4 Akawatuma tena watumishi wengine, akisema, Waambieni wale walioalikwa: karamu yangu iko tayari sasa; fahali wangu na ng'ombe wanono wamekwisha chinjwa; kila kitu ni tayari, njoni arusini.
22:5 Lakini wao hawakujali, wakaenda zao; mmoja shambani kwake, mwingine kwenye shughuli zake,
22:6 na wengine wakawakamata wale watumishi wakawatukana, wakawaua.
22:7 Yule mfalme akakasirika, akawatuma askari wake wakawaangamize wauaji hao na kuuteketeza mji wao.
22:8 Kisha akawaambia watumishi wake: Karamu ya arusi iko tayari kweli, lakini walioalikwa hawakustahili.
22:9 Basi, nendeni kwenye barabara na wowote wale mtakaowakuta waiteni waje arusini.
22:10 Wale watumishi wakatoka, wakaenda njiani, wakawaleta watu wote, wabaya na wema. Nyumba ya arusi ikajaa wageni.
22:11 "Mfalme alipoingia kuwaona wageni, akamwona mtu mmoja ambaye hakuvaa mavazi ya arusi.
22:12 Mfalme akamwuliza, Rafiki, umeingiaje hapa bila vazi la arusi? Lakini yeye akakaa kimya.
22:13 Hapo mfalme akawaambia watumishi, Mfungeni miguu na mikono mkamtupe nje gizani; huko atalia na kusaga meno."
22:14 Yesu akamaliza kwa kusema, "Wengi wamealikwa, lakini wachache wameteuliwa."
22:15 Kisha, Mafarisayo wakaenda zao, wakashauriana jinsi ya kumnasa Yesu kwa maneno yake.
22:16 Basi, wakawatuma wafuasi wao pamoja na wafuasi wa kikundi cha Herode. Wakamwuliza, "Mwalimu, tunajua kwamba wewe ni mtu mwaminifu, na kwamba wafundisha njia ya Mungu kwa uaminifu; humwogopi mtu yeyote, maana cheo cha mtu si kitu kwako.
22:17 Haya, twambie maoni yako. Je, ni halali au la, kulipa Kaisari?"
22:18 Lakini Yesu alitambua uovu wao, akawaambia, "Enyi
22:19 Nionyesheni fedha ya kulipia kodi." Nao wakamtolea sarafu ya fedha. sarafu ya fedha.
22:20 Basi, Yesu akawauliza, "Sura na chapa hii ni ya nani?"
22:21 Wakamjibu, "Ni vya Kaisari." Hapo Yesu akawaambia, "Basi, mpeni Kaisari yaliyo yake Kaisari, na Mungu yaliyo yake Mungu."
22:22 Waliposikia hivyo wakashangaa; wakamwacha, wakaenda zao.
22:23 Siku hiyo, baadhi ya Masadukayo walimwendea Yesu. Hao ndio wale wasemao kwamba wafu hawafufuki.
22:24 Basi, wakamwambia, "Mwalimu, Mose alisema mtu aliyeoa akifa bila kuacha watoto, lazima ndugu yake amwoe huyo mama mjane, amzalie ndugu yake watoto.
22:25 Sasa, hapa petu palikuwa na ndugu saba. Wa kwanza alioa kisha akafa bila kujaliwa watoto, akamwachia ndugu yake huyo mke wake mjane.
22:26 Ikawa vivyo hivyo kwa ndugu wa pili, na wa tatu, mpaka wa saba.
22:27 Baada ya ndugu hao wote kufa, akafa pia yule mama.
22:28 Je, siku wafu watakapofufuka mama huyo atakuwa mke wa nani miongoni mwa wale ndugu saba? Maana Wote saba walimwoa."
22:29 Yesu akawajibu, "Kweli mmekosea kwa sababu hamjui Maandiko Matakatifu wala nguvu ya Mungu!
22:30 Maana wafu watakapofufuliwa hawataoa wala kuolewa, watakuwa kama malaika mbinguni.
22:31 Lakini kuhusu suala la wafu kufufuka, hamjasoma yale aliyowaambieni Mungu?
22:32 Aliwaambia, Mimi ni Mungu wa Abrahamu, Isaka na Yakobo! Basi, yeye si Mungu wa wafu, bali ni Mungu wa walio hai."
22:33 Ule umati wa watu uliposikia hivyo ukayastaajabia mafundisho yake.
22:34 Mafarisayo waliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa amewanyamazisha Masadukayo, wakakutana pamoja.
22:35 Mmoja wao, mwanasheria, akamwuliza Yesu kwa kumjaribu,
22:36 "Mwalimu, ni amri ipi iliyo kuu katika Sheria ya Mose?"
22:37 Yesu akamjibu, "Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, kwa roho yako yote na kwa akili yako yote.
22:38 Hii ndiyo amri kuu ya kwanza.
22:39 Ya pili inafanana na hiyo: Mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda wewe mwenyewe.
22:40 Sheria yote ya Mose na mafundisho ya manabii vinategemea amri hizi mbili."
22:41 Mafarisayo walipokusanyika pamoja, Yesu aliwauliza,
22:42 "Ninyi mwaonaje juu ya Kristo? Je, ni mwana wa nani?" Wakamjibu, "Wa Daudi."
22:43 Yesu akawaambia, "Basi, inawezekanaje kwamba kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu Daudi anamwita yeye Bwana? Maana alisema:
22:44 Bwana alimwambia Bwana wangu: keti upande wangu wa kulia, mpaka niwaweke adui zako chini ya miguu yako.
22:45 Basi, ikiwa Daudi anamwita Kristo Bwana, anawezaje kuwa mwanawe?"
22:46 Hakuna mtu yeyote aliyeweza kumjibu neno. Na tangu siku hiyo hakuna aliyethubutu tena kumwuliza swali.
23:1 Kisha Yesu akauambia umati wa watu pamoja na wanafunzi wake,
23:2 "Walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wana mamlaka ya kufafanua Sheria ya Mose.
23:3 Kwa hiyo shikeni na kutekeleza chochote watakachowaambieni. Lakini msiyaige matendo yao, maana hawatekelezi yale wanayoyahubiri.
23:4 Hufunga mizigo mizito na kuwatwika watu mabegani, lakini wao wenyewe hawataki kunyosha hata kidole wapate kuibeba.
23:5 Wao 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.
23:6 Hupenda nafasi za heshima katika karamu na viti vya heshima katika masunagogi.
23:7 Hupenda kusalimiwa kwa heshima sokoni na kupendelea kuitwa na watu: Mwalimu.
23:8 Lakini ninyi msiitwe kamwe Mwalimu, maana mwalimu wenu ni mmoja tu, nanyi nyote ni ndugu.
23:9 Wala msimwite mtu yeyote Baba hapa duniani, maana Baba yenu ni mmoja tu aliye mbinguni.
23:10 Wala msiitwe Viongozi, maana kiongozi wenu ni mmoja tu, ndiye Kristo.
23:11 Aliye mkubwa miongoni mwenu ni lazima awe mtumishi wenu.
23:12 Anayejikweza atashushwa, na anayejishusha atakwezwa.
23:13 "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.
23:14 Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnawanyonya wajane na kujisingizia kuwa watu wema kwa kusali sala ndefu. Kwa sababu hiyo mtapata adhabu kali.
23:15 "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.
23:16 "Ole wenu viongozi vipofu! Ninyi mwasema ati mtu akiapa kwa Hekalu, kiapo hicho si kitu; lakini akiapa kwa dhahabu ya Hekalu, kiapo hicho kinamshika.
23:17 Enyi vipofu wapumbavu! Kipi kilicho cha maana zaidi: dhahabu au Hekalu linalofanya hiyo dhahabu kuwa takatifu?
23:18 Tena mwasema ati mtu akiapa kwa madhabahu si kitu; lakini akiapa kwa zawadi iliyowekwa juu ya madhabahu, kiapo hicho humshika.
23:19 Enyi vipofu! Ni kipi kilicho cha maana zaidi: ile zawadi, au madhabahu ambayo hufanya hiyo zawadi kuwa takatifu?
23:20 Anayeapa kwa madhabahu ameapa kwa hiyo madhabahu, na kwa chochote kilichowekwa juu yake.
23:21 Na anayeapa kwa Hekalu ameapa kwa hilo Hekalu na pia kwa yule akaaye ndani yake.
23:22 Na anayeapa kwa mbingu ameapa kwa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na kwa huyo aketiye juu yake.
23:23 Ole 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.
23:24 Viongozi vipofu! Mnatoa nzi katika kinywaji, lakini mnameza ngamia!
23:25 "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.
23:26 Mfarisayo kipofu! Kisafishe kikombe ndani kwanza na nje kutakuwa safi pia.
23:27 "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.
23:28 Hali kadhalika ninyi mnaonekana na watu kwa nje kuwa wema, lakini kwa ndani mmejaa unafiki na uovu.
23:29 "Ole wenu walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo, wanafiki! Mnajenga makaburi ya manabii na kuyapamba makaburi ya watu wema.
23:30 Mwasema: Kama sisi tungaliishi nyakati za wazee wetu hatungalishirikiana nao katika mauaji ya manabii!
23:31 Hivyo mnathibitisha ninyi wenyewe kwamba ninyi ni watoto wa watu waliowaua manabii.
23:32 Haya, kamilisheni ile kazi wazee wenu waliyoianza!
23:33 Enyi kizazi cha nyoka wenye sumu! Mnawezaje kuiepa hukumu ya moto wa Jehanamu?
23:34 Ndiyo 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.
23:35 Hivyo 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.
23:36 Nawaambieni kweli, kizazi hiki kitapata adhabu kwa sababu ya mambo haya.
23:37 "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.
23:38 Haya basi, nyumba yako itaachwa mahame.
23:39 Nakwambia kweli, hutaniona tena mpaka wakati utakaposema: Abarikiwe huyo ajaye kwa jina la Bwana."
24:1 Yesu alitoka Hekaluni, na alipokuwa akienda zake, wanafunzi wake walimwendea, wakamwonyesha majengo ya Hekalu.
24:2 Yesu akawaambia, "Sawa, mnaweza kuyatazama haya yote! Kweli nawaambieni, hakuna hata jiwe moja litakalosalia hapa juu ya lingine; kila kitu kitaharibiwa."
24:3 Yesu alipokuwa ameketi juu ya mlima wa Mizeituni, wanafunzi walimwendea faraghani, wakamwuliza, "Twambie mambo haya yatatukia lini? Ni ishara gani itakayoonyesha kuja kwako na mwisho wa nyakati?"
24:4 Yesu akawajibu, "Jihadharini msije mkadanganywa na mtu.
24:5 Maana wengi watatokea na kulitumia jina langu wakisema: Mimi ndiye Kristo, nao watawapotosha watu wengi.
24:6 Mtasikia juu ya vita na fununu za vita; lakini msifadhaike, maana hayo hayana budi kutokea, lakini mwisho wenyewe ungali bado.
24:7 Taifa moja litapigana na taifa lingine; ufalme mmoja utapigana na ufalme mwingine. Hapa na pale patakuwa na njaa na mitetemeko ya ardhi.
24:8 Yote hayo ni kama mwanzo wa maumivu ya kujifungua mtoto.
24:9 "Kisha watawatoeni ili mteswe na kuuawa. Mataifa yote yatawachukieni kwa ajili ya jina langu.
24:10 Tena, wengi wataiacha imani yao, watasalitiana na kuchukiana.
24:11 Watatokea manabii wengi wa uongo watakaowapotosha watu wengi.
24:12 Kwa sababu ya ongezeko la uhalifu, upendo wa watu wengi utafifia.
24:13 Lakini atakayevumilia mpaka mwisho, ataokoka.
24:14 Ila, kabla ya mwisho kufika, hii Habari Njema ya Ufalme wa Mungu itahubiriwa ulimwenguni kote kama ushuhuda kwa mataifa yote.
24:15 "Basi, mtakapoona Chukizo Haribifu lililonenwa na nabii Danieli limesimama mahali patakatifu, (msomaji na atambue maana yake),
24:16 hapo, walioko Yudea na wakimbilie milimani.
24:17 Aliye juu ya paa la nyumba yake asishuke kuchukua kitu nyumbani mwake.
24:18 Aliye shambani asirudi nyuma kuchukua vazi lake.
24:19 Ole wao kina mama waja wazito na wanaonyonyesha siku hizo!
24:20 Ombeni ili kukimbia kwenu kusiwe siku za baridi au siku ya Sabato!
24:21 Maana wakati huo kutakuwa na dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu mpaka leo, wala haitapata kutokea tena.
24:22 Kama siku hizo hazingalipunguzwa, hakuna binadamu yeyote ambaye angeokoka; lakini siku hizo zitapunguzwa kwa ajili ya wale walioteuliwa.
24:23 "Basi, mtu akiwaambieni siku hizo: Kristo yuko hapa au Yuko pale, msimsadiki.
24:24 Maana watatokea kina Kristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo. Watafanya ishara kubwa na maajabu ya kuweza kuwapotosha ikiwezekana hata wateule wa Mungu.
24:25 Sikilizeni, nimekwisha kuwaonya kabla ya wakati.
24:26 Basi, wakiwaambieni, Tazameni, yuko jangwani, msiende huko; au, Tazameni, amejificha ndani, msisadiki;
24:27 maana, kama vile umeme uangazavyo toka mashariki hadi magharibi, ndivyo kutakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Mtu.
24:28 Pale ulipo mzoga, ndipo watakapokusanyika tai.
24:29 "Mara baada ya dhiki ya siku hizo, jua litatiwa giza, mwezi hautaangaza, nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani, na nguvu za mbingu zitatikiswa.
24:30 Kisha, ishara ya Mwana wa Mtu itaonekana angani, na hapo makabila yote duniani yatalalamika; watamwona Mwana wa Mtu akija juu ya mawingu ya angani mwenye nguvu na utukufu mwingi.
24:31 Naye atawatuma malaika wake wenye tarumbeta la kuvuma sana, nao watawakusanya wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, toka mwisho huu wa mbingu hadi mwisho huu.
24:32 "Kwa mtini jifunzeni mfano huu: Mara tu matawi yake yanapoanza kuwa laini na kuchanua majani, mnajua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.
24:33 Hali kadhalika nanyi mtakapoona mambo haya yote yakitendeka, jueni kwamba yuko karibu sana.
24:34 Nawaambieni kweli, kizazi hiki hakitapita kabla ya mambo hayo yote kutukia.
24:35 Naam, mbingu na dunia zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
24:36 "Lakini, juu ya siku au saa hiyo, hakuna mtu ajuaye itakuja lini; wala malaika wa mbinguni, wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake ndiye ajuaye.
24:37 Kwa maana kama ilivyokuwa nyakati za Noa, ndivyo itakavyokuwa kuja kwake Mwana wa Mtu.
24:38 Maana nyakati hizo, kabla ya gharika kuu, watu walikuwa wakila na kunywa, wakioa na kuolewa, mpaka Noa alipoingia ndani ya ile safina.
24:39 Hawakujua kuna nini mpaka ile gharika ilipotokea, ikawakumba wote. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa wakati Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuja.
24:40 Wakati huo watu wawili watakuwa shambani; mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.
24:41 Kina mama wawili watakuwa wanasaga nafaka, mmoja atachukuliwa na mwingine ataachwa.
24:42 Basi, kesheni, kwa maana hamjui siku atakayokuja Bwana wenu.
24:43 Lakini kumbukeni jambo hili: kama mwenye nyumba angejua siku mwizi atakapofika, angekesha, wala hangeiacha nyumba yake ivunjwe.
24:44 Kwa hiyo, nanyi pia muwe tayari, kwa maana Mwana wa Mtu atakuja saa msiyoitazamia."
24:45 Yesu akaendelea kusema, "Ni nani basi mtumishi mwaminifu na mwenye busara, ambaye bwana wake atamweka juu ya watu wake, awape chakula kwa wakati wake?
24:46 Heri mtumishi yule ambaye bwana wake atakapokuja atamkuta akifanya hivyo.
24:47 Kweli nawaambieni, atamweka mtumishi huyo aisimamie mali yake yote.
24:48 Lakini kama mtumishi mbaya akijisemea moyoni: Bwana wangu anakawia kurudi,
24:49 kisha akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wenzake, akaanza kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi,
24:50 bwana wake atakuja siku asiyoitazamia na saa asiyoijua.
24:51 Atamkatilia mbali na kumweka kundi moja na wanafiki. Huko kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.
25:1 "Wakati huo, Ufalme wa mbinguni utafanana na wasichana kumi waliochukua taa zao, wakaenda kumlaki bwana arusi.
25:2 Watano miongoni mwao walikuwa wapumbavu na watano walikuwa wenye busara.
25:3 Wale wapumbavu walichukua taa zao, lakini hawakuchukua akiba ya mafuta.
25:4 Lakini wale wenye busara walichukua mafuta katika chupa pamoja na taa zao.
25:5 Kwa kuwa bwana arusi alikawia kuja, wale wanawali wote wote walisinzia, wakalala.
25:6 Usiku wa manane kukawa na kelele: Haya, haya! Bwana arusi anakuja; nendeni kumlaki.
25:7 Hapo wale wanawali wote wakaamka, wakazitayarisha taa zao.
25:8 Wale wapumbavu wakawaambia wale wenye busara: Tupeni mafuta yenu kidogo maana taa zetu zinazimika.
25:9 Lakini wale wenye busara wakawaambia, Hayatatutosha sisi na ninyi! Afadhali mwende dukani mkajinunulie wenyewe!
25:10 Basi, wale wanawali wapumbavu walipokwenda kununua mafuta, bwana arusi akafika, na wale wanawali waliokuwa tayari wakaingia pamoja naye katika jumba la arusi, kisha mlango ukafungwa.
25:11 Baadaye wale wanawali wengine wakaja, wakaita: Bwana, bwana, tufungulie!
25:12 Lakini yeye akawajibu, Nawaambieni kweli, siwajui ninyi."
25:13 Kisha Yesu akasema, "Kesheni basi, kwa maana hamjui siku wala saa.
25:14 "Itakuwa kama mtu mmoja aliyetaka kusafiri ng'ambo: aliwaita watumishi wake, akawakabidhi mali yake.
25:15 Alimpa kila mmoja kadiri ya uwezo wake: mmoja sarafu tano za fedha ziitwazo talanta, mwingine talanta mbili na mwingine talanta moja, kisha akasafiri.
25:16 Mara yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta tano akafanya kazi nazo akapata faida talanta tano.
25:17 Hali kadhalika na yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta mbili akapata faida talanta mbili.
25:18 Lakini yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta moja akaenda akachimba shimo ardhini, akaificha fedha ya bwana wake.
25:19 "Baada ya muda mrefu, yule bwana alirudi, akaanza kukagua hesabu ya matumizi na mapato ya fedha yake.
25:20 Mtumishi aliyekabidhiwa talanta tano akaja amechukua zile talanta tano faida, akamwambia, Bwana, ulinikabidhi talanta tano, hapa pana talanta tano zaidi faida niliyopata.
25:21 Bwana wake akamwambia, Vema, mtumishi mwema na mwaminifu. Umekuwa mwaminifu katika mambo madogo nitakukabidhi makubwa. Njoo ufurahi pamoja na bwana wako.
25:22 "Mtumishi aliyekabidhiwa talanta mbili akaja, akatoa talanta mbili faida, akisema, Bwana, ulinikabidhi talanta mbili. Chukua talanta mbili zaidi faida niliyopata.
25:23 Bwana wake akamwambia, Vema, mtumishi mwema na mwaminifu. Umekuwa mwaminifu katika mambo madogo, nitakukabidhi makubwa. Njoo ufurahi pamoja na bwana wako.
25:24 "Lakini yule aliyekabidhiwa talanta moja akaja, akasema, Bwana, najua wewe ni mtu mgumu; wewe huvuna pale ambapo hukupanda, na kukusanya pale ambapo hukutawanya.
25:25 Niliogopa, nikaificha fedha yako katika ardhi. Chukua basi mali yako.
25:26 "Bwana wake akamwambia, Wewe ni mtumishi mwovu na mvivu! Unajua kuwa mimi huvuna mahali ambapo sikupanda, na hukusanya pale ambapo sikutawanya.
25:27 Ilikupasa basi, kuiweka fedha yangu katika benki, nami ningelichukua mtaji wangu na faida yake!
25:28 Basi, mnyang'anyeni hiyo fedha mkampe yule mwenye talanta kumi.
25:29 Maana, aliye na kitu atapewa na kuzidishiwa. Lakini yule asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho kitachukuliwa.
25:30 Na kuhusu huyu mtumishi asiye na faida, mtupeni nje gizani! Huko kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno.
25:31 "Wakati Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuja katika utukufu wake na malaika wote wakiwa pamoja naye, hapo ataketi juu ya kiti chake cha enzi kitukufu,
25:32 na mataifa yote yatakusanyika mbele yake, naye atawatenganisha watu kama mchungaji anavyotenganisha kondoo na mbuzi.
25:33 Atawaweka kondoo upande wake wa kulia na mbuzi upande wake wa kushoto.
25:34 "Kisha Mfalme atawaambia wale walio upande wake wa kulia, Njoni enyi mliobarikiwa na Baba yangu; pokeeni Ufalme mliotayarishiwa tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu.
25:35 Maana nilikuwa na njaa nanyi mkanipa chakula; nilikuwa na kiu nanyi mkanipa maji; nilikuwa mgeni nanyi mkanikaribisha;
25:36 nilikuwa uchi, mkanivika; nilikuwa mgonjwa nanyi mkaja kunitazama; nilikuwa gerezani nanyi mkaja kunitembelea.
25:37 Hapo, hao watu wema watamjibu mfalme Bwana, ni lini tulikuona mwenye njaa nasi tukakupa chakula, au ukiwa na kiu nasi tukakunywesha maji?
25:38 Ni lini tulikuona ukiwa mgeni nasi tukakukaribisha, au bila nguo nasi tukakuvika?
25:39 Ni lini tulikuona ukiwa mgonjwa au mfungwa nasi tukaja kukutazama?
25:40 Mfalme atawajibu, Kweli nawaambieni, kila kitu mlichomtendea mmojawapo wa hawa ndugu zangu wadogo, mlinitendea mimi.
25:41 "Kisha atawaambia wale walio upande wake wa kushoto, Ondokeni mbele yangu enyi mliolaaniwa! Nendeni katika moto wa milele aliotayarishiwa Ibilisi na malaika wake.
25:42 Maana nilikuwa na njaa nanyi hamkunipa chakula; nilikuwa na kiu nanyi hamkunipa maji.
25:43 Nilikuwa mgeni nanyi hamkunikaribisha; nilikuwa mgonjwa na mfungwa nanyi hamkuja kunitazama.
25:44 "Hapo nao watajibu, Bwana, ni lini tulikuona ukiwa na njaa au kiu, ukiwa mgeni au bila nguo, ukiwa mgonjwa au mfungwa, nasi hatukuja kukuhudumia?
25:45 Naye atawajibu, Nawaambieni kweli, kila mlipokataa kumtendea mambo haya mmojawapo wa hawa wadogo, mlikataa kunitendea mimi.
25:46 Basi, hawa watakwenda kwenye adhabu ya milele, lakini wale waadilifu watakwenda kwenye uzima wa milele."
26:1 Yesu alipomaliza kusema hayo yote, aliwaambia wanafunzi wake,
26:2 "Mnajua kwamba baada ya siku mbili tutakuwa na sikukuu ya Pasaka, na Mwana wa Mtu atatolewa ili asulubiwe."
26:3 Wakati huo makuhani wakuu na wazee wa watu walikutana pamoja katika ukumbi wa Kayafa, Kuhani Mkuu.
26:4 Wakashauriana jinsi ya kumtia Yesu nguvuni kwa hila wamuue.
26:5 Lakini wakaamua jambo hilo lisifanyike wakati wa sikukuu, kusije kukatokea ghasia kati ya watu.
26:6 Yesu alipokuwa Bethania, nyumbani kwa Simoni, aitwaye Mkoma,
26:7 mama mmoja aliyekuwa na chupa ya alabasta yenye marashi ya thamani kubwa, alimjia pale mezani alipokuwa amekaa kula chakula, akammiminia hayo marashi kichwani.
26:8 Wanafunzi wake walipoona hayo wakakasirika, wakasema, "Ya nini hasara hii?
26:9 Marashi haya yangaliweza kuuzwa kwa bei kubwa, maskini wakapewa hizo fedha."
26:10 Yesu alitambua mawazo yao, akawaambia, "Mbona mnamsumbua huyu mama? Yeye amenitendea jambo jema.
26:11 Maskini mnao daima pamoja nanyi, lakini mimi sitakuwapo pamoja nanyi daima.
26:12 Huyu mama amenimiminia marashi ili kunitayarisha kwa maziko.
26:13 Nawaambieni kweli, popote ambapo hii Habari Njema itahubiriwa ulimwenguni, kitendo hiki alichofanya mama huyu kitatajwa kwa kumkumbuka yeye."
26:14 Kisha, Yuda Iskarioti, mmoja wa wale kumi na wawili, akaenda kwa makuhani wakuu,
26:15 akawaambia, "Mtanipa kitu gani kama nikimkabidhi Yesu kwenu?" Wakamhesabia sarafu thelathini za fedha;
26:16 na tangu wakati huo Yuda akawa anatafuta nafasi ya kumsaliti.
26:17 Siku ya kwanza kabla ya Sikukuu ya Mikate Isiyotiwa Chachu, wanafunzi walimwendea Yesu wakamwuliza, "Unataka tukuandalie wapi chakula cha Pasaka?"
26:18 Yeye akawajibu, "Nendeni mjini kwa mtu fulani, mkamwambie: Mwalimu anasema, wakati wangu umefika; kwako nitakula Pasaka pamoja na wanafunzi wangu."
26:19 Wanafunzi wakafanya kama Yesu alivyowaagiza, wakaandaa Pasaka.
26:20 Kulipokuwa jioni, Yesu akakaa mezani pamoja na wanafunzi wake kumi na wawili.
26:21 Walipokuwa wakila, Yesu akasema, "Nawaambieni kweli, mmoja wenu atanisaliti."
26:22 Wanafunzi wakahuzunika sana, wakaanza kuuliza mmojammoja, "Bwana! Je, ni mimi?"
26:23 Yesu akajibu, "Atakayechovya mkate pamoja nami katika bakuli ndiye atakayenisaliti.
26:24 Naam, Mwana wa Mtu anakwenda zake kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo, lakini ole wake mtu yule atakayemsaliti Mwana wa Mtu! Ingalikuwa afadhali kwa mtu huyo kama hangalizaliwa."
26:25 Yuda, ambaye ndiye aliyetaka kumsaliti, akamwuliza, "Mwalimu! Je, ni mimi?" Yesu akamjibu, "Wewe umesema."
26:26 Walipokuwa wanakula, Yesu akatwaa mkate, akashukuru, akaumega, akawapa wanafunzi wake akisema, "Twaeni mle; huu ni mwili wangu."
26:27 Kisha akatwaa kikombe, akamshukuru Mungu, akawapa akisema, "Nyweni nyote;
26:28 maana hii ni damu yangu inayothibitisha agano, damu inayomwagwa kwa ajili ya watu wengi ili kuwaondolea dhambi.
26:29 Nawaambieni, sitakunywa tena divai ya zabibu mpaka siku ile nitakapoinywa mpya pamoja nanyi katika Ufalme wa Baba yangu."
26:30 Baada ya kuimba wimbo, wakaondoka, wakaenda katika mlima wa Mizeituni.
26:31 Kisha Yesu akawaambia, "Usiku huu wa leo, ninyi nyote mtakuwa na mashaka nami, maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: Nitampiga mchungaji, na kondoo wa kundi watatawanyika.
26:32 Lakini baada ya kufufuka kwangu, nitawatangulieni Galilaya."
26:33 Petro akamwambia Yesu "Hata kama wote watakuwa na mashaka nawe na kukuacha, mimi sitakuacha kamwe."
26:34 Yesu akamwambia, "Kweli nakwambia, usiku huu kabla jogoo hajawika, utanikana mara tatu."
26:35 Petro akamwambia, "Hata kama ni lazima nife pamoja nawe, sitakukana kamwe." Wale wanafunzi wengine wote wakasema vivyo hivyo.
26:36 Kisha Yesu akaenda pamoja nao bustanini Gethsemane, akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Kaeni hapa nami niende pale mbele kusali."
26:37 Akawachukua Petro na wana wawili wa Zebedayo, akaanza kuwa na huzuni na mahangaiko.
26:38 Hapo akawaambia, "Nina huzuni kubwa moyoni hata karibu kufa. Kaeni hapa mkeshe pamoja nami."
26:39 Basi, akaenda mbele kidogo, akaanguka kifudifudi, akasali: "Baba yangu, kama inawezekana, aacha kikombe hiki cha mateso kinipite; lakini isiwe nitakavyo mimi, ila utakavyo wewe."
26:40 Akawaendea wale wanafunzi, akawakuta wamelala. Akamwambia Petro, "Ndiyo kusema hamkuweza kukesha pamoja nami hata saa moja?
26:41 Kesheni na kusali ili msije mkaingia katika majaribu. Roho i tayari lakini mwili ni dhaifu."
26:42 Akaenda tena mara ya pili akasali: "Baba yangu, kama haiwezekani kikombe hiki kinipite bila mimi kukinywa, basi, mapenzi yako yafanyike."
26:43 Akawaendea tena, akawakuta wamelala, maana macho yao yalikuwa yamebanwa na usingizi.
26:44 Basi, akawaacha, akaenda tena kusali mara ya tatu kwa maneno yaleyale.
26:45 Kisha akawaendea wale wanafunzi, akawaambia, "Je, mngali mmelala na kupumzika? Tazameni! Saa yenyewe imefika, na Mwana wa Mtu atatolewa kwa watu wenye dhambi.
26:46 Amkeni, twendeni zetu. Tazameni! Anakuja yule atakayenisaliti."
26:47 Basi, Yesu alipokuwa bado anasema nao, mara akaja Yuda, mmoja wa wale kumi na wawili. Pamoja naye walikuja watu wengi wenye mapanga na marungu ambao walitumwa na makuhani wakuu na wazee wa watu.
26:48 Huyo aliyetaka kumsaliti Yesu, alikuwa amekwisha wapa ishara akisema: "Yule nitakayembusu ndiye; mkamateni."
26:49 Basi, Yuda akamkaribia Yesu, akamwambia, "Shikamoo, Mwalimu!" Kisha akambusu.
26:50 Yesu akamwambia, "Rafiki, fanya ulichokuja kufanya." Hapo wale watu wakaja, wakamkamata Yesu, wakamtia nguvuni.
26:51 Mmoja wa wale waliokuwa pamoja na Yesu akanyosha mkono, akauchomoa upanga wake, akampiga mtumishi wa Kuhani Mkuu, akamkata sikio.
26:52 Hapo Yesu akamwambia, "Rudisha upanga wako alani, maana yeyote anayeutumia upanga, atakufa kwa upanga.
26:53 Je, hamjui kwamba ningeweza kumwomba Baba yangu naye mara angeniletea zaidi ya majeshi kumi na mawili ya malaika?
26:54 Lakini yatatimiaje Maandiko Matakatifu yasemayo kwamba ndivyo inavyopaswa kuwa?"
26:55 Wakati huohuo Yesu akauambia huo umati wa watu waliokuja kumtia nguvuni, "Je, mmekuja kunikamata kwa mapanga na marungu kama kwamba mimi ni mnyang'anyi? Kila siku nilikuwa Hekaluni nikifundisha, na hamkunikamata!
26:56 Lakini haya yote yametendeka ili Maandiko ya manabii yatimie." Kisha wanafunzi wote wakamwacha, wakakimbia.
26:57 Basi, hao watu waliomkamata Yesu walimpeleka nyumbani kwa Kayafa, Kuhani Mkuu, walikokusanyika walimu wa Sheria na wazee.
26:58 Petro alimfuata kwa mbali mpaka uani kwa Kuhani Mkuu, akaingia ndani pamoja na walinzi ili apate kuona mambo yatakavyokuwa.
26:59 Basi, makuhani wakuu na Baraza lote wakatafuta ushahidi wa uongo dhidi ya Yesu wapate kumwua,
26:60 lakini hawakupata ushahidi wowote, ingawa walikuja mashahidi wengi wa uongo. Mwishowe wakaja mashahidi wawili,
26:61 wakasema, "Mtu huyu alisema: Ninaweza kuliharibu Hekalu la Mungu na kulijenga tena kwa siku tatu."
26:62 Kuhani Mkuu akasimama, akamwuliza Yesu, "Je, hujibu neno? Watu hawa wanashuhudia nini dhidi yako?"
26:63 Lakini Yesu akakaa kimya. Kuhani Mkuu akamwambia, "Nakuapisha kwa Mungu aliye hai, twambie kama wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu!"
26:64 Yesu akamwambia, "Wewe umesema! Lakini nawaambieni, tangu sasa mtamwona Mwana wa Mtu ameketi upande wa kulia wa Mwenyezi, akija juu ya mawingu ya mbinguni."
26:65 Hapo, Kuhani Mkuu akararua mavazi yake, akasema, "Amekufuru! Tuna haja gani tena ya mashahidi? Sasa mmesikia kufuru yake.
26:66 Ninyi mwaonaje?" Wao wakamjibu, "Anastahili kufa!"
26:67 Kisha wakamtemea mate usoni, wakampiga makofi. Wengine wakiwa wanampiga makofi,
26:68 wakasema, "Haya Kristo, tutabirie; ni nani amekupiga!"
26:69 Petro alikuwa ameketi nje uani. Basi, mtumishi mmoja wa kike akamwendea, akasema, "Wewe ulikuwa pamoja na Yesu wa Galilaya."
26:70 Petro akakana mbele ya wote akisema, "Sijui hata unasema nini."
26:71 Alipokuwa akitoka mlangoni, mtumishi mwingine wa kike akamwona, akawaambia wale waliokuwa pale, "Mtu huyu alikuwa pamoja na Yesu wa Nazareti."
26:72 Petro akakana tena kwa kiapo: "Simjui mtu huyo."
26:73 Baadaye kidogo, watu waliokuwa pale wakamwendea Petro, wakamwambia, "Hakika, wewe pia ni mmoja wao, maana msemo wako unakutambulisha."
26:74 Hapo Petro akaanza kujilaani na kuapa akisema, "Simjui mtu huyo!" Mara jogoo akawika.
26:75 Petro akakumbuka maneno aliyoambiwa na Yesu: "Kabla jogoo hajawika, utanikana mara tatu." Basi, akatoka nje akalia sana.
27:1 Kulipopambazuka, makuhani wakuu wote na wazee wa watu walifanya mashauri juu ya Yesu wapate kumwua.
27:2 Wakamfunga pingu, wakamchukua, wakamkabidhi kwa Pilato, mkuu wa mkoa.
27:3 Hapo, Yuda ambaye ndiye aliyemsaliti, alipoona kwamba wamekwisha mhukumu Yesu, akajuta, akawarudishia makuhani wakuu zile sarafu thelathini za fedha.
27:4 Akawaambia, "Nimekosa kwa kumtoa mtu asiye na hatia auawe." Lakini wao wakasema, "Yatuhusu nini sisi? Hilo ni shauri lako."
27:5 Naye akazitupa zile fedha Hekaluni, akatoka nje, akaenda akajinyonga.
27:6 Makuhani wakuu wakazichukua zile fedha, wakasema, "Haifai kuziweka katika hazina ya Hekalu kwa maana ni fedha za damu."
27:7 Basi, wakashauriana, wakazitumia kununua shamba la mfinyanzi liwe mahali pa kuzika wageni.
27:8 Ndiyo maana mpaka leo shamba hilo linaitwa Shamba la Damu.
27:9 Hivyo maneno ya nabii Yeremia yakatimia: "Walizichukua sarafu thelathini za fedha, thamani ya yule ambaye watu wa Israeli walipanga bei,
27:10 wakanunua nazo shamba la mfinyanzi, kama Bwana alivyoniagiza."
27:11 Yesu alisimamishwa mbele ya mkuu wa mkoa. Basi, mkuu wa mkoa akamwuliza, "Je, wewe ndiwe Mfalme wa Wayahudi?" Yesu akamwambia, "Wewe umesema."
27:12 Lakini makuhani wakuu na wazee walipokuwa wanamshtaki, hakujibu neno.
27:13 Hivyo Pilato akamwuliza, "Je, husikii mashtaka hayo yote wanayotoa juu yako?"
27:14 Lakini Yesu hakumjibu hata neno moja; hata huyo mkuu wa mkoa akashangaa sana.
27:15 Ilikuwa kawaida wakati wa Sikukuu ya Pasaka mkuu wa mkoa kuwafungulia Wayahudi mfungwa mmoja waliyemtaka.
27:16 Wakati huo kulikuwa na mfungwa mmoja, jina lake Baraba.
27:17 Hivyo, watu walipokusanyika pamoja, Pilato akawauliza, "Mwataka nimfungue yupi kati ya wawili hawa, Baraba ama Yesu aitwae Kristo?"
27:18 Alisema hivyo maana alijua wazi kwamba walimleta kwake kwa sababu ya wivu.
27:19 Pilato alipokuwa amekaa katika kiti cha hukumu, mke wake akampelekea ujumbe: "Usijitie katika shauri la mtu huyu mwema, maana leo nimeteseka sana katika ndoto kwa sababu yake."
27:20 Lakini makuhani wakuu na wazee wakawashawishi watu waombe Baraba afunguliwe na Yesu auawe.
27:21 Mkuu wa mkoa akawauliza, "Ni yupi kati ya hawa wawili mnayetaka nimfungue?" Wakamjibu, "Baraba!"
27:22 Pilato akawauliza, "Sasa, nifanye nini na Yesu aitwaye Kristo?" Wote wakasema, "Asulubiwe!"
27:23 Pilato akauliza, "Kwa nini? Amefanya kosa gani?" Wao wakazidi kupaaza sauti: "Asulubiwe!"
27:24 Basi, Pilato alipotambua kwamba hafanikiwi chochote na kwamba maasi yalikuwa yanaanza, alichukua maji, akanawa mikono mbele ya ule umati wa watu, akasema, "Mimi sina lawama juu ya kifo cha mtu huyu; shauri lenu wenyewe."
27:25 Watu wote wakasema, "Damu yake na iwe juu yetu na juu ya watoto wetu!"
27:26 Hapo Pilato akawafungulia Baraba kutoka gerezani, lakini akamtoa Yesu asulubiwe.
27:27 Kisha askari wa mkuu wa mkoa wakamwingiza Yesu ndani ya ikulu, wakamkusanyikia kikosi kizima.
27:28 Wakamvua nguo zake, wakamvika joho la rangi nyekundu.
27:29 Kisha wakasokota taji ya miiba, wakamvika kichwani, wakamwekea pia mwanzi katika mkono wake wa kulia. Wakapiga magoti mbele yake, wakamdhihaki wakisema, "Shikamoo mfalme wa Wayahudi!"
27:30 Wakamtemea mate, wakauchukua ule mwanzi, wakampiga nao kichwani.
27:31 Baada ya kumdhihaki, wakamvua lile joho, wakamvika nguo zake, kisha wakampeleka kumsulubisha.
27:32 Walipokuwa wakienda, wakamkuta mtu mmoja jina lake Simoni, mwenyeji wa Kurene, wakamlazimisha kuuchukua msalaba wake Yesu.
27:33 Walipofika mahali paitwapo Golgotha, maana yake, "Mahali pa Fuvu la kichwa,"
27:34 wakampa mchanganyiko wa divai na nyongo. Lakini Yesu alipoonja akakataa kunywa.
27:35 Walimsulubisha, kisha wakagawana mavazi yake kwa kuyapigia kura.
27:36 Wakaketi, wakawa wanamchunga.
27:37 Juu ya kichwa chake wakaweka shtaka dhidi yake lilioandikwa, "Huyu ni Yesu, Mfalme wa Wayahudi."
27:38 Wanyang'anyi wawili walisulubishwa pia pamoja naye, mmoja upande wa kushoto na mwingine upande wa kulia.
27:39 Watu waliokuwa wanapita mahali hapo walimtukana wakitikisa vichwa vyao na kusema,
27:40 "Wewe! Si ulijidai kulivunja Hekalu na kulijenga kwa siku tatu? Sasa jiokoe mwenyewe. Kama wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, basi shuka msalabani!"
27:41 Hali kadhalika na makuhani wakuu pamoja na walimu wa Sheria na wazee walimdhihaki wakisema,
27:42 "Aliwaokoa wengine, lakini kujiokoa mwenyewe hawezi! Eti yeye ni mfalme wa Wayahudi! Basi, sasa na ashuke msalabani, nasi tutamwamini.
27:43 Alimtumainia Mungu na kusema eti yeye ni Mwana wa Mungu; basi, Mungu na amwokoe kama anamtaka."
27:44 Hali kadhalika na wale waliosulubiwa pamoja naye wakamtukana.
27:45 Tangu saa sita mchana mpaka saa tisa, nchi yote ikawa katika giza.
27:46 Mnamo saa tisa Yesu akalia kwa sauti kubwa, "Eli, Eli, lema sabakthani?" Maana yake, "Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha?"
27:47 Lakini wale waliosimama pale waliposikia hivyo wakasema, "Anamwita Eliya."
27:48 Mmoja wao akakimbia, akachukua sifongo, akaichovya katika siki, akaiweka juu ya mwanzi, akampa anywe.
27:49 Wengine wakasema, "Acha tuone kama Eliya anakuja kumwokoa."
27:50 Basi, Yesu akalia tena kwa sauti kubwa, akakata roho.
27:51 Hapo pazia la Hekalu likapasuka vipande viwili, toka juu mpaka chini; nchi ikatetemeka; miamba ikapasuka;
27:52 makaburi yakafunguka na watu wengi wa Mungu waliokufa wakafufuliwa;
27:53 nao, baada ya kufufuka kwake, wakatoka makaburini, wakaingia katika Mji Mtakatifu, wakaonekana na watu wengi.
27:54 Basi, jemadari na wale waliokuwa wakimlinda Yesu walipoona tetemeko la ardhi na yale mambo yaliyotukia, wakaogopa sana, wakasema, "Hakika mtu huyu alikuwa Mwana wa Mungu."
27:55 Mahali hapo walikuwapo wanawake wengi wakitazama kwa mbali. Hao ndio wale waliomfuata Yesu kutoka Galilaya wakimtumikia.
27:56 Miongoni mwao walikuwa Maria Magdalene, Maria mama yao Yakobo na Yosefu, pamoja na mama yao wana wa Zebedayo.
27:57 Ilipokuwa jioni, akaja mtu mmoja tajiri mwenyeji wa Armathaya, jina lake Yosefu. Yeye pia alikuwa mwanafunzi wa Yesu.
27:58 Akamwendea Pilato, akaomba apewe mwili wa Yesu. Basi, Pilato akaamuru apewe.
27:59 Yosefu akauchukua ule mwili akauzungushia sanda safi ya kitani,
27:60 akauweka ndani ya kaburi lake jipya alilokuwa amelichonga katika mwamba. Kisha akavingirisha jiwe kubwa mbele ya mlango wa kaburi, akaenda zake.
27:61 Maria Magdalene na yule Maria mwingine walikuwa wameketi kulielekea kaburi.
27:62 Kesho yake, yaani siku iliyofuata ile ya Maandalio, makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo walimwendea Pilato,
27:63 Wakasema, "Mheshimiwa, tunakumbuka kwamba yule mdanganyifu alisema kabla ya kufa ati, Baada ya siku tatu nitafufuka.
27:64 Kwa hiyo amuru kaburi lilindwe mpaka siku ya tatu ili wanafunzi wake wasije wakamwiba na kuwaambia watu kwamba amefufuka. Uongo huu wa mwisho utakuwa mbaya kuliko ule wa awali."
27:65 Pilato akawaambia, "Haya, mnao walinzi; nendeni mkalinde kadiri mjuavyo."
27:66 Basi, wakaenda, wakalilinda kaburi, wakatia mhuri juu ya lile jiwe na kuacha hapo askari walinzi.
28:1 Baada ya Sabato, karibu na mapambazuko ya siku ile ya Jumapili, Maria Magdalene na yule Maria mwingine walikwenda kutazama lile kaburi.
28:2 Ghafla kutatokea tetemeko kubwa la nchi; malaika wa Bwana alishuka kutoka mbinguni, akalivingirisha lile jiwe, akalikalia.
28:3 Alionekana kama umeme na mavazi yake yalikuwa meupe kama theluji.
28:4 Walinzi wa lile kaburi wakatetemeka kwa hofu kubwa, hata wakawa kama wamekufa.
28:5 Lakini yule malaika akawaambia wale wanawake, "Ninyi msiogope! Najua kwamba mnamtafuta Yesu aliyesulubiwa.
28:6 Hayupo hapa maana amefufuka kama alivyosema. Njoni mkaone mahali alipokuwa amelala.
28:7 Basi, nendeni upesi mkawaambie wanafunzi wake kwamba amefufuka kutoka wafu, na sasa anawatangulieni kule Galilaya; huko mtamwona. Haya, mimi nimekwisha waambieni."
28:8 Wakiwa wenye hofu na furaha kubwa, hao wanawake walitoka upesi kaburini, wakakimbia kwenda kuwaambia wanafunzi wake.
28:9 Mara, Yesu akakutana nao, akawasalimu: "Salamu." Hao wanawake wakamwendea, wakapiga magoti mbele yake, wakashika miguu yake.
28:10 Kisha Yesu akawaambia, "Msiogope! Nendeni mkawaambie ndugu zangu waende Galilaya, na huko wataniona."
28:11 Wale wanawake walipokuwa wanakwenda zao, baadhi ya walinzi wa lile kaburi walikwenda mjini kutoa taarifa kwa makuhani wakuu juu ya mambo yote yaliyotukia.
28:12 Basi, wakakutana pamoja na wazee, na baada ya kushauriana, wakawapa wale askari kiasi kikubwa cha fedha
28:13 wakisema, "Ninyi mtasema hivi: Wanafunzi wake walikuja usiku, wakamwiba sisi tukiwa tumelala.
28:14 Na kama mkuu wa mkoa akijua jambo hili, sisi tutasema naye na kuhakikisha kuwa ninyi hamtapata matatizo."
28:15 Wale walinzi wakazichukua zile fedha, wakafanya kama walivyofundishwa. Habari hiyo imeenea kati ya Wayahudi mpaka leo.
28:16 Wale wanafunzi kumi na mmoja walikwenda Galilaya kwenye ule mlima aliowaagiza Yesu.
28:17 Walipomwona, wakamwabudu, ingawa wengine walikuwa na mashaka.
28:18 Yesu akaja karibu, akawaambia, "Nimepewa mamlaka yote mbinguni na duniani.
28:19 Nendeni basi, mkawafanye watu wa mataifa yote wawe wanafunzi wangu; mkiwabatiza kwa jina la Baba, na la Mwana, na la Roho Mtakatifu.
28:20 Wafundisheni kushika maagizo yote niliyowapeni. Nami nipo pamoja nanyi siku zote; naam, mpaka mwisho wa nyakati."

 

[Kidatu]

Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi. Mimi ningekula machine kama kazi.

 

[Chapakazi]

Msaidieni Jamaa yangu huyu, aliponiomba ushauri nilimwambia anipe mwezi mmoja nifikirie:
Jamaa yangu anaitwa Sam(si jina la kweli) ni kijana mwenye mafanikio kimaisha,anafanya kazi katika kampuni moja ya mafuta hapa Tanzania. Ameoa na ana watoto wawili wemye miaka 5&2. Mwaka jana alikuja kutembelewa na shemeji yake ambaye ni mdogo wa kuzaliwa na mkewe. Binti huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 22 alikuja kupumzika huku akitafuta nafasi ya chuo kikuu dar baada ya kumaliza masomo yake ya kidato cha sita huko nyumbani kwao Tanga. Wakati fulani nyumbani kwao mkewe walipata matatizo yaliyo lazimisha mkewe kurudi nyimbani kwa wiki mbili, kipindi hiki jamaa yangu anasema shetani au ibilisi alitembelea nyumba yake na yeye na shemeji yake wakaanza mahusiano yasiyofaa. Baada ya wiki mbili mkewe alirudi na mama yake wakati huo jamaa yangu na shemejiye uhondo umewanogea. Siku moja usiku jamaa alichomoka chumbani na kukutana na shemeji yake sebuleni wakiwa katika hali mahaba mama mkwe akawaona kwa bahati mbaya hakupiga kelele wala kuwasemesha.Asubuhi yeye na mwanawe mdogo yaani yule shemeji wakaaga huku mkewe akishangaa kwa ughafla wa safari. Mamamkwe hakuthubutu kusema kwa mtoto wake kisa kilicho waondoa. Hata baada ya miezi mitatu yule binti alirudi kusoma chuo UDSM jamaa yangu alimfuata kumuuliza kilichotokea lakini yule binti kagoma hata kumuangalia na hajawahi hata kuisikia sauti yake, kifupi jamaa kabakia gizani. Hivi karibuni mama mkwe alikuja kuwa tembelea na wakati huohuo mama yake mzazi na jamaa yangu akapata maradhi kalazwa nyumbani kwao hukohuko Tanga.Kwa maana hiyo nyumbani amebakia jamaa yangu na watoto pamoja na mama mkwe. Sasa kasheshe mama mkwe anamkomalia jamaa ampe naye vitu na akikataa anamueleza mkewe kilichotokea usiku ule. Jamaa amekwisha tubu mara kadhaa na hataki kabisa kuchezea ndoa yake kwani anampenda mkewe sana. Ila mama mkwe yupo determined kabisa na mara kadhaa amekwisha mfuata bafuni uchi...Ushauri please!!!!

Mwambie akimbie, unajua maana ka kukimbia? Yani atoke mita, spidi mia, baru, nk. Na asikubali kubaki hapo nyumbani na mama mkwe hata siku moja. Utakapomtimizia hiyo haja yake, na wewe umepotea. Biblia inasema IKIMBIE zinaa. Zinaa na mama mkwe...hiyo itakuwa LAANA. Na laana sio kwako tu...hata na familia yako pia...yani hao watoto unaotaka kuwa-protect. Chukua hata room guesthouse uwe unalala humo, kuliko kukaa hiyo nyumba itakayokuletea laana usizojua mwanzo na hata mwisho wake. Usikubali mwili wako ukupeleke jehanamu hata siku moja - aka ngono. Mwili utakufa na kuoza, roho yako italipa matendo yake. Narudia tena: KIMBIA

Point ya ziada: Kuna laana zinazoenda katika familia na hata koo. Sasa haya matatizo ya kwenda kuoa tu, sijui mmekutana mjini..mhh! Hujui iyo familia ikoje wala nini.

Leviticus 18

17 " 'Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

 

[TIMING]

someni BIBLIA jamani,


Mathayo

1:1 Yesu Kristo alikuwa mzawa wa Daudi, mzawa wa Abrahamu. Hii ndiyo orodha ya ukoo wake:
1:2 Abrahamu alimzaa Isaka, Isaka alimzaa Yakobo, Yakobo alimzaa Yuda na ndugu zake,...................................................................................................

28:19 Nendeni basi, mkawafanye watu wa mataifa yote wawe wanafunzi wangu; mkiwabatiza kwa jina la Baba, na la Mwana, na la Roho Mtakatifu.
28:20 Wafundisheni kushika maagizo yote niliyowapeni. Nami nipo pamoja nanyi siku zote; naam, mpaka mwisho wa nyakati."

Vita vingine vya kidini humu ndani tunavitafutaga wenyewe!!!! Anyway ndo jamvi lenyewe tufanyeje, ngoja na ustaa'dh aje naye na page zake 200 za kumshauri burn!!!

 

[Idda]

Mwambie akimbie, unajua maana ka kukimbia? Yani atoke mita, spidi mia, baru, nk. Na asikubali kubaki hapo nyumbani na mama mkwe hata siku moja. Utakapomtimizia hiyo haja yake, na wewe umepotea. Biblia inasema IKIMBIE zinaa. Zinaa na mama mkwe...hiyo itakuwa LAANA. Na laana sio kwako tu...hata na familia yako pia...yani hao watoto unaotaka kuwa-protect. Chukua hata room guesthouse uwe unalala humo, kuliko kukaa hiyo nyumba itakayokuletea laana usizojua mwanzo na hata mwisho wake. Usikubali mwili wako ukupeleke jehanamu hata siku moja - aka ngono. Mwili utakufa na kuoza, roho yako italipa matendo yake. Narudia tena: KIMBIA

Point ya ziada: Kuna laana zinazoenda katika familia na hata koo. Sasa haya matatizo ya kwenda kuoa tu, sijui mmekutana mjini..mhh! Hujui iyo familia ikoje wala nini.

Leviticus 18

17 " 'Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

Hii Leviticus ni nzuri.
Je imesemaje zaidi kuhusu visa kama hivi?
Ni Quotation ya kutoka wapi?
Niwie radhi kwa kuuliza sana.

 

[Exaud J. Makyao]

Hii Leviticus ni nzuri.
Je imesemaje zaidi kuhusu visa kama hivi?
Ni Quotation ya kutoka wapi?
Niwie radhi kwa kuuliza sana.

The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus


</SPAN>1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 1:3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 1:8 And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 1:9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
1:10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 1:12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
1:14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 1:15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: 1:16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: 1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offerings shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
2:5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 2:6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
2:7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the frying pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 2:8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. 2:9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
2:12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 2:14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. 2:15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. 2:16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
3:1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. 3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 3:3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 3:5 And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
3:6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 3:7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD. 3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 3:9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 3:11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
3:12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD. 3:13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 3:14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 3:15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 3:16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’S. 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
4:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 4:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 4:3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 4:5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 4:6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. 4:7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation: and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4:8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4:9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 4:10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 4:11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 4:12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
4:13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 4:14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 4:15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 4:16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation: 4:17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail. 4:18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4:19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 4:20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
4:22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; 4:23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 4:24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. 4:25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 4:26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
4:27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 4:28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 4:29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 4:30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 4:31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 4:32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 4:33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering 4:34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: 4:35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. 5:2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 5:3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 5:4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 5:5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: 5:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. 5:7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 5:8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: 5:9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. 5:10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
5:11 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. 5:12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering. 5:13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.
5:14 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 5:15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 5:16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
5:17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 5:18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 5:19 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.
6:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; 6:3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: 6:4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 6:5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. 6:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: 6:7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.
6:8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 6:10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 6:11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 6:12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 6:13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
6:14 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. 6:15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD. 6:16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 6:17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 6:18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
6:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. 6:21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 6:22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD, it shall be wholly burnt. 6:23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.
6:24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy. 6:26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 6:27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 6:28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 6:29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 6:30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
7:1 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 7:3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 7:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: 7:5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 7:6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. 7:7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. 7:8 And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. 7:9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest’s that offereth it. 7:10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another. 7:11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. 7:12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 7:13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 7:14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. 7:15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. 7:16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: 7:17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 7:18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 7:19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. 7:20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 7:21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
7:22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 7:23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 7:24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 7:25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. 7:26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. 7:27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
7:28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 7:29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 7:30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD. 7:31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. 7:32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 7:33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 7:34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
7:35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest’s office; 7:36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations. 7:37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; 7:38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 8:2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 8:3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8:4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8:5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done. 8:6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 8:7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 8:8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. 8:9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. 8:10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. 8:11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. 8:13 And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses. 8:14 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. 8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. 8:16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. 8:17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
8:18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 8:19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 8:20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 8:21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
8:22 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 8:23 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 8:24 And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 8:25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder: 8:26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 8:27 And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD. 8:28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses. 8:30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
8:31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 8:32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 8:33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. 8:34 As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 8:35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. 8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
9:1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 9:2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. 9:3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; 9:4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.
9:5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. 9:6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. 9:7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
9:8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9:9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 9:10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses. 9:11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 9:12 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 9:13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 9:14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
9:15 And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 9:16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. 9:17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 9:18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 9:19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: 9:20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 9:21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. 9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 10:4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 10:5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. 10:6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. 10:7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
10:8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10:10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 10:11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
10:12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: 10:13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. 10:14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. 10:15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 10:17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? 10:18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. 10:19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? 10:20 And when Moses heard that, he was content.
11:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 11:15 Every raven after his kind; 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 11:22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 11:23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. 11:25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 11:26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 11:27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 11:28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
11:29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 11:31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 11:32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. 11:33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. 11:34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. 11:35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 11:37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 11:38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 11:40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 11:43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 11:45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 11:46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: 11:47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 12:3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 12:4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 12:5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. 12:6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 12:7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 12:8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 13:2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: 13:3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 13:4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: 13:5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: 13:6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 13:7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: 13:8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
13:9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; 13:10 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; 13:11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. 13:12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; 13:13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. 13:14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 13:15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. 13:16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; 13:17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
13:18 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 13:19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; 13:20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 13:21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 13:22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. 13:23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
13:24 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; 13:25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 13:26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 13:27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 13:28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
13:29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; 13:30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. 13:31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: 13:32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 13:33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: 13:34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 13:35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; 13:36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. 13:37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
13:38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; 13:39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. 13:40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. 13:41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. 13:42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 13:43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 13:44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. 13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. 13:46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
13:47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; 13:48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 13:49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: 13:50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: 13:51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. 13:52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. 13:53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; 13:54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: 13:55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. 13:56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 13:57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 13:58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 13:59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 14:2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: 14:3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; 14:4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 14:5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: 14:6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: 14:7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. 14:8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. 14:9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. 14:10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. 14:11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 14:12 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: 14:13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy: 14:14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 14:15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: 14:16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: 14:17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: 14:18 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. 14:19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: 14:20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. 14:21 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; 14:22 And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. 14:23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD. 14:24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: 14:25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 14:26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand: 14:27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: 14:28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: 14:29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. 14:30 And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; 14:31 Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. 14:32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
14:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 14:34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; 14:35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: 14:36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: 14:37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; 14:38 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: 14:39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; 14:40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: 14:41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: 14:42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. 14:43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; 14:44 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. 14:45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. 14:46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. 14:47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. 14:48 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. 14:49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 14:50 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: 14:51 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: 14:52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: 14:53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. 14:54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, 14:55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 14:56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: 14:57 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
15:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 15:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. 15:3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 15:4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 15:5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. 15:10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:12 And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 15:13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 15:14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: 15:15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. 15:16 And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 15:18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
15:19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 15:20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 15:21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 15:24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 15:25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. 15:26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. 15:27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 15:28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 15:30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. 15:31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them. 15:32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; 15:33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
16:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 16:2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 16:6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 16:9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD’S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 16:10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 16:11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 16:12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: 16:13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 16:14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
16:15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 16:17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 16:19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 16:23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 16:24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 16:25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 16:26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 16:27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 16:28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
16:29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 16:30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 16:31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 16:32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: 16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 16:34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17:2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 17:3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 17:4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: 17:5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. 17:6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 17:7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
17:8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering of sacrifice, 17:9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 17:12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 17:13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 17:14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 17:15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 17:16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
18:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. 18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 18:4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. 18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. 18:7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 18:8 The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness. 18:9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 18:10 The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. 18:11 The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 18:12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman. 18:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman. 18:14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness. 18:17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 18:18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. 18:19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her. 18:21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 18:25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 18:26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 18:27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled 18:28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 18:29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 18:30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
19:3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
19:5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. 19:6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 19:7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. 19:8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 19:10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
19:13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
19:20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 19:21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. 19:22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
19:23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal. 19:25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
19:26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a *****; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
19:33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 19:36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
20:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 20:3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 20:4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: 20:5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
20:6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. 20:8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 20:11 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 20:14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 20:15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 20:18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 20:19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 20:20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 20:21 And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
20:22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 20:24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. 20:25 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 20:26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
20:27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
21:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 21:2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 21:3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 21:4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 21:5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 21:6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 21:7 They shall not take a wife that is a *****, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
21:9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the *****, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 21:10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 21:11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 21:12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD. 21:13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 21:14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. 21:15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
21:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 21:17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 21:18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 21:19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 21:20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21:21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 21:22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 21:23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. 21:24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
22:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22:2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. 22:3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. 22:4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; 22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; 22:6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 22:7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. 22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. 22:10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 22:11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 22:12 If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 22:13 But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
22:14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. 22:15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; 22:16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
22:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 22:19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 22:20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 22:21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 22:23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 22:24 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. 22:25 Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
22:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 22:27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 22:28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 22:29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. 22:30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD. 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. 22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, 22:33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
23:4 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover. 23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 23:7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 23:8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
23:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 23:12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 23:13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. 23:14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 23:16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. 23:17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. 23:18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. 23:19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. 23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. 23:21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
23:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 23:25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
23:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23:27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 23:28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. 23:29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 23:30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 23:31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 23:32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
23:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. 23:35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 23:36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 23:37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: 23:38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD. 23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: 23:43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 23:44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
24:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24:2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 24:3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
24:5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 24:6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. 24:7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 24:8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 24:9 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
24:10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 24:11 And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan 24:12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. 24:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24:14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 24:15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 24:18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 24:21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
24:23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
25:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. 25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 25:5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. 25:6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, 25:7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
25:8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 25:9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 25:11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 25:12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. 25:13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. 25:14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 25:15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: 25:16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 25:17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
25:18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 25:19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 25:20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: 25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
25:23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 25:24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
25:25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 25:26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 25:27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. 25:28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 25:29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it. 25:30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile. 25:31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. 25:32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 25:33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. 25:34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 25:36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. 25:37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. 25:38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
25:39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 25:40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: 25:41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 25:42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. 25:43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. 25:44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. 25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. 25:46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
25:47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: 25:48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: 25:49 Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself. 25:50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him. 25:51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. 25:52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. 25:53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 25:54 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. 25:55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 26:4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 26:5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 26:6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 26:7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 26:8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 26:9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 26:10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 26:12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 26:13 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 26:15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 26:17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 26:18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 26:19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 26:20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
26:21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 26:23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 26:24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 26:27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 26:28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 26:31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 26:32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 26:36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. 26:37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 26:38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 26:39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; 26:41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 26:42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 26:43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 26:44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. 26:45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. 26:46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
27:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 27:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 27:3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 27:4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 27:5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 27:6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 27:7 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 27:8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 27:9 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. 27:10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. 27:11 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: 27:12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. 27:13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
27:14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 27:15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 27:16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 27:17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 27:18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 27:19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 27:20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 27:21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s. 27:22 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession; 27:23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. 27:24 In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong. 27:25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 27:26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD’S. 27:27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 27:28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. 27:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD. 27:31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. 27:32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 27:33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 27:34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

 

[Shishi]

Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi. Mimi ningekula machine kama kazi.

salalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaala!!! wa sodom na gomora hawa!!

 

[Chapakazi]

Hii Leviticus ni nzuri.
Je imesemaje zaidi kuhusu visa kama hivi?
Ni Quotation ya kutoka wapi?
Niwie radhi kwa kuuliza sana.

Hakuna shida kuuliza mh. Nakupa link ya full chapter: BibleGateway.com
Kwenye hii website ya unaweza hata ku-search topic yeyote, itakupa mistari kwenye biblia inayodeal nayo.
Ukisoma hii chapter inaongelea visa hivi ambavyo vimekatazwa katu kwenye biblia na hivyo na Mwenyenzi Mungu.

 

[Nduka]

Hakuna shida kuuliza mh. Nakupa link ya full chapter: BibleGateway.com
Kwenye hii website ya unaweza hata ku-search topic yeyote, itakupa mistari kwenye biblia inayodeal nayo.
Ukisoma hii chapter inaongelea visa hivi ambavyo vimekatazwa katu kwenye biblia na hivyo na Mwenyenzi Mungu.

Asante mtoto, ila ingekuwa ni vyema kwa maneno mawili matatu ungetupa kidogo mwanga kuhusu reaction yako juu ya hili halafu kwa muda wetu tukachimbe hiyo website tafadhari.

 

[Chapakazi]

Mwambie akimbie, unajua maana ka kukimbia? Yani atoke mita, spidi mia, baru, nk. Na asikubali kubaki hapo nyumbani na mama mkwe hata siku moja. Utakapomtimizia hiyo haja yake, na wewe umepotea. Biblia inasema IKIMBIE zinaa. Zinaa na mama mkwe...hiyo itakuwa LAANA. Na laana sio kwako tu...hata na familia yako pia...yani hao watoto unaotaka kuwa-protect. Chukua hata room guesthouse uwe unalala humo, kuliko kukaa hiyo nyumba itakayokuletea laana usizojua mwanzo na hata mwisho wake. Usikubali mwili wako ukupeleke jehanamu hata siku moja - aka ngono. Mwili utakufa na kuoza, roho yako italipa matendo yake. Narudia tena: KIMBIA

Point ya ziada: Kuna laana zinazoenda katika familia na hata koo. Sasa haya matatizo ya kwenda kuoa tu, sijui mmekutana mjini..mhh! Hujui iyo familia ikoje wala nini.

Leviticus 18

17 " 'Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

Asante mtoto, ila ingekuwa ni vyema kwa maneno mawili matatu ungetupa kidogo mwanga kuhusu reactuin yako juu ya hili halafu kwa muda wetu tukachimbe hiyo website tafadhari.

si hiyo nilishakupa tangu mapema mh. Nilivyokushauri ni ukamwambie AKIMBIE. Utatafuta shida zaidi kwa kulala naye. Mwambie asikubali dhambi ya kwanza iendelee kumtesa. Mara nyingi ndo hapo tunakwama. Shetani anatudanganya kwa kusema hatujasamehewa, na kutukumbusha dhambi zetu zilizopita. Lakini biblia inasema Mungu akisamehe, dhambi zetu zinawekwa mbali kama magharibi ilivyo na mashariki - Zaburi 103:12

Psalm 103:
12. as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Kwa hiyo mwambie aliyoyafanya na shemeji wake, yamepita na hasa kama ameomba msamaha na kutubu. Asikubali yamfunge na kuendelea kusumbua maisha yake.

 

[Kidatu]

salalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaala!!! wa sodom na gomora hawa!!

Mungu akupe nini tena?, machine inajileta yenyewe na mimi mwanaume rijali, kwanini nisiishughulikie kisawasawa. Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi, bahati kama hiyo isinipitie nitafanya kweli.

 

[Babuyao]

Mungu akupe nini tena?, machine inajileta yenyewe na mimi mwanaume rijali, kwanini nisiishughulikie kisawasawa. Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi, bahati kama hiyo isinipitie nitafanya kweli.

Unaishughulikia mashine iliyokuzalia kipenzi mke wako? Hii ajabu sana. Utalaaniwa wewe! Mamamkwe ni mama yako bana. Halafu je, ikitokea ukampa mimba na kuzaa mtoto, utamwitaje? Na huyo mtoto amwite mkeo "mama" au "dada"? Acheni hiyo jamani!

 

[Bluray]

Hii thread inawabainisha mabazazi wenye uchu usojua desturi haya wala taadhima za jamii.

 

[Eqlypz]

Burn, huyo rafiki yako hana heshima kwa ndoa yake wala adabu, eti anaomba ushauri afanye nini ebo!! Si amweleze mama mkwe ukweli na aende kwa mkewe amwambie mkasa mzima aombe msamaha maisha yaendelee.

 

[Kidatu]

Unaishughulikia mashine iliyokuzalia kipenzi mke wako? Hii ajabu sana. Utalaaniwa wewe! Mamamkwe ni mama yako bana. Halafu je, ikitokea ukampa mimba na kuzaa mtoto, utamwitaje? Na huyo mtoto amwite mkeo "mama" au "dada"? Acheni hiyo jamani!

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Mama mkwe si mama yangu bana akinipa mashine naichapa kama kazi, hakuna cha laana wala nini. Mimba hawezi kupata kwani kondomu hakuna?.

Huyo mama anataka kuona jinsi binti yake anavyofaidi, mpe na yeye aonje usimbanie dhambi. Wamakonde wanasema kumnyima mtu kitu ulichopewa na mungu dhambi.

 

[Yo Yo]

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Mama mkwe si mama yangu bana akinipa mashine naichapa kama kazi, hakuna cha laana wala nini. Mimba hawezi kupata kwani kondomu hakuna?.

Huyo mama anataka kuona jinsi binti yake anavyofaidi, mpe na yeye aonje usimbanie dhambi. Wamakonde wanasema kumnyima mtu kitu ulichopewa na mungu dhambi.

hata mtoto wako utam mega tu.......

 

[Mhache]

Usijaribu kumuonjesha hiyo kitu? Unaweza kujuta baada ya siku si nyingi.

 

[WONDERWOMAN]

MAMA mkwe kapenda, kaiomba eti umnyime na kama bado anadai dai kwa sura ya utu uzima, kula kwa sana mpaka achanganyikiwe, maana mpira unachezeka katika kila kiwanja bila shida. tena mpe magoli ya ukakika mpaka awe HOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.

we umechizika!

 

[WONDERWOMAN]

 

[Edson]

mwambie rafiki yako aombe radhi kwa mkewe, mama hawezi kusema kitu kwa bintiye maana hata yeye anataka kugongwa.

pia kuna zaidi hapa, rafiki yako hajakwambia, kwa nini waage fasta?!