MT. 10
Wanafunzi Kumi na Wawili
1 tAkawaita wanafunzi wake kumi na wawili, akawapa amri juu ya pepo wachafu, wawatoe, na kupoza magonjwa yote na udhaifu wa kila aina.
2 tNa majina ya hao mitume kumi na wawili ni haya; Wa kwanza Simoni aliyeitwa Petro, na Andrea nduguye; Yakobo wa Zebedayo, na Yohana nduguye; 3 Filipo, na Bartholomayo; Tomaso, na Mathayo mtoza ushuru; Yakobo wa Alfayo, na Thadayo;
4 Simoni Mkananayo, na Yuda Iskariote, naye ndiye mwenye kumsaliti.Wajibu wa hao Kumi na Wawili
5 Hao Thenashara Yesu aliwatuma, akawaagiza, akisema, Katika njia ya Mataifa msiende, wala katika mji wo wote wa Wasamaria msiingie. 6 tAfadhali shikeni njia kuwaendea kondoo waliopotea wa nyumba ya Israeli. 7 ttNa katika kuenenda kwenu, hubirini, mkisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia. 8 tPozeni wagonjwa, fufueni wafu, takaseni wenye ukoma, toeni pepo; mmepata bure, toeni bure. 9 Msichukue dhahabu, wala fedha, wala mapesa mishipini mwenu; 10 twala mkoba wa safari, wala kanzu mbili, wala viatu, wala fimbo; maana mtenda kazi astahili posho lake. 11 Na mji wo wote au kijiji cho chote mtakachoingia, tafuteni ni nani humo aliye mtu mwaminifu; mkae kwake hata mtakapotoka. 12 tNanyi mkiingia katika nyumba isalimuni. 13 Na nyumba ile ikistahili, amani yenu na iifikilie; la, kwamba haistahili, amani yenu na iwarudie ninyi. 14 tNa mtu asipowakaribisha wala kuyasikiliza maneno yenu, mtokapo katika nyumba ile, au mji ule, kung’uteni mavumbi ya miguuni mwenu.
15 tAmin, nawaambia, itakuwa rahisi nchi ya Sodoma na Gomora kustahimili adhabu ya siku ya hukumu, kuliko mji ule.Mateso Yajayo
16 tAngalieni, mimi nawatuma kama kondoo kati ya mbwa-mwitu; basi iweni na busara kama nyoka, na kuwa watu wapole kama hua. 17 ttJihadharini na wanadamu; kwa maana watawapeleka mabarazani, na katika masinagogi yao watawapiga; 18 tnanyi mtachukuliwa mbele ya maliwali na wafalme kwa ajili yangu, kuwa ushuhuda kwao na kwa mataifa. 19 tLakini hapo watakapowapeleka, msifikiri-fikiri jinsi mtakavyosema; maana mtapewa saa ile mtakayosema. 20 tKwa kuwa si ninyi msemao, bali ni Roho wa Baba yenu asemaye ndani yenu. 21 tNa ndugu atamsaliti nduguye ili auawe, na baba atamsaliti mwana, na wana watawainukia wazazi wao, na kuwafisha. 22 tNanyi mtakuwa mkichukiwa na watu wote kwa ajili ya jina langu; lakini mwenye kuvumilia hata mwisho, ndiye atakayeokoka.
23 tLakini watakapowafukuza katika mji huu, kimbilieni mwingine; kwa maana ni kweli nawaambia, Hamtaimaliza miji ya Israeli, hata ajapo Mwana wa Adamu.
24 tMwanafunzi hampiti mwalimu wake, wala mtumwa hampiti bwana wake.
25 tYamtosha mwanafunzi kuwa kama mwalimu wake, na mtumwa kuwa kama bwana wake. Ikiwa wamemwita mwenye nyumba Beelzebuli, je! Si zaidi wale walio wa nyumbani mwake?Astahiliye Kuogopewa
26 t tBasi, msiwaogope, kwa maana hakuna neno lililositirika, ambalo halitafunuliwa; wala lililofichwa, ambalo halitajulikana. 27 Niwaambialo ninyi katika giza, lisemeni katika nuru; na msikialo kwa siri, lihubirini juu ya nyumba.
28 tMsiwaogope wauuao mwili, wasiweze kuiua na roho; afadhali mwogopeni yule awezaye kuangamiza mwili na roho pia katika jehanum.
29 Je! Mashomoro wawili hawauzwi kwa senti moja? Wala hata mmoja haanguki chini asipojua Baba yenu; 30 lakini ninyi, hata nywele za vichwa vyenu zimehesabiwa zote. 31 tMsiogope basi; bora ninyi kuliko mashomoro wengi. 32 Basi, kila mtu atakayenikiri mbele ya watu, nami nitamkiri mbele za Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
33 tBali mtu ye yote atakayenikana mbele ya watu, nami nitamkana mbele za Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.Si Amani, Bali Upanga
34 tMsidhani ya kuwa nimekuja kuleta amani duniani; la! Sikuja kuleta amani, bali upanga. 35 tKwa maana nalikuja kumfitini mtu na babaye, na binti na mamaye, na mkwe na mkwe mtu; 36 na adui za mtu ni wale wa nyumbani mwake. 37 tApendaye baba au mama kuliko mimi, hanistahili; wala apendaye mwana au binti kuliko mimi, hanistahili. 38 tWala mtu asiyechukua msalaba wake akanifuata, hanistahili.
39 tMwenye kuiona nafsi yake ataipoteza; naye mwenye kuipoteza nafsi yake kwa ajili yangu ataiona.Thawabu
40 tAwapokeaye ninyi, anipokea mimi; naye anipokeaye mimi, ampokea yeye aliyenituma. 41 Ampokeaye nabii kwa kuwa ni nabii, atapata thawabu ya nabii; naye ampokeaye mwenye haki kwa kuwa ni mwenye haki, atapata thawabu ya mwenye haki. 42 tNa mtu awaye yote atakayemnywesha mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa ngaa kikombe cha maji ya baridi, kwa kuwa ni mwanafunzi, amin, nawaambia, haitampotea kamwe thawabu yake.
MATTHEW 10
Jesus Chooses His //Twelve Apostles
(Mark 3.13-19; Luke 6.12-16)
1 Jesus called together his twelve disciples. He gave them the power to force out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness. 2 The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. 3 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, t James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles.
4 The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, t and Judas Iscariot, t who later betrayed Jesus.Instructions for //the Twelve Apostles
(Mark 6.7-13; Luke 9.1-6)
5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions:
Stay away from the Gentiles and don't go to any Samaritan town. 6 Go only to the people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep. 7 t As you go, announce that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.t 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, t and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid. 9 Don't take along any gold, silver, or copper coins.
10 t And don't carryt a traveling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick.
Workers deserve their food. 11 So when you go to a town or a village, find someone able and willing to have you as their guest and stay with them until you leave. 12 When you go to a home, give it your blessing of peace. 13 If the home is deserving, let your blessing remain with them. But if the home doesn't accept you, take back your blessing of peace. 14 t If someone won't welcome you or listen to your message, leave their home or town. And shake the dust from your feet at them.t
15 t I promise you the day of judgment will be easier for the towns of Sodom and Gomorraht than for that town.Warning about Trouble
(Mark 13.9-13; Luke 21.12-17)
16 t I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 t Watch out for people who will take you to court and have you beaten in their synagogues. 18 Because of me, you will be dragged before rulers and kings to tell them and the Gentiles about your faith. 19 But when someone arrests you, don't worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.
20 But you will not really be the one speaking. The Spirit from your Father will tell you what to say.
21 t Brothers and sisters will betray one another and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed. 22 t Everyone will hate you because of me. But if you remain faithful until the end, you will be saved.
23 When people mistreat you in one town, hurry to another one. I promise you before you have gone to all the towns of Israel, the Son of Man will come.
24 t Students are not better than their teacher, and slaves are not better than their master.
25 t It is enough for students to be like their teacher and for slaves to be like their master. If people call the head of the family Satan, what will they say about the rest of the family?The One To Fear
(Luke 12.2-7)
26 t Don't be afraid of anyone! Everything is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known. 27 Whatever I say to you in the dark, you must tell in the light. And you must announce from the housetops whatever I have whispered to you. 28 t Don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead, you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in hell. 29 Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground. 30 Even the hairs on your head are counted.
31 So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.Telling Others about Christ
(Luke 12.8,9)
32 If you tell others you belong to me, I will tell my Father in heaven you are my followers.
33 t But if you reject me, I will tell my Father in heaven you don't belong to me.Not Peace, but Trouble
(Luke 12.51-53; 14.26,27)
34 Don't think I came to bring peace to the earth! I came to bring trouble, not peace. 35 t I came to turn sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law.
36 Your worst enemies will be in your own family.
37 t If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples. 38 t And unless you are willing to take up your cross and follow me, you are not fit to be my disciples.
39 t If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will surely find it.Rewards
(Mark 9.41)
40 t Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me also welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Anyone who welcomes a prophet, just because that person is a prophet, will be given the same reward as a prophet. Anyone who welcomes a good person, just because that person is good, will be given the same reward as a good person. 42 And anyone who gives one of my most humble followers a cup of cool water, just because that person is my follower, will be rewarded.