MT. 18
Ukuu wa Kweli
1 t tSaa ile wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu wakisema, 2 Ni nani basi aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni? Akaita mtoto mmoja, akamweka katikati yao,
3 takasema, Amin, nawaambia, Msipoongoka na kuwa kama vitoto, hamtaingia kamwe katika ufalme wa mbinguni.Majaribu ya Dhambi
4 Basi, ye yote ajinyenyekeshaye mwenyewe kama mtoto huyu, huyo ndiye aliye mkuu katika ufalme wa mbinguni. 5 tNa ye yote atakayempokea mtoto mmoja mfano wa huyu kwa jina langu, anipokea mimi; 6 tbali atakayemkosesha mmojawapo wa wadogo hawa waniaminio, yamfaa afungiwe shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia, na kutoswa katika kilindi cha bahari. 7 Ole ni wa ulimwengu kwa sababu ya mambo ya kukosesha! Maana hayana budi kuja mambo ya kukosesha; lakini ole wake mtu yule aliletaye jambo la kukosesha! 8 tBasi mkono wako au mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate ukautupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima hali umepungukiwa na mkono au mguu, kuliko kuwa na mikono miwili au miguu miwili, na kutupwa katika moto wa milele.
9 tNa jicho lako likikukosesha, ling’oe, ukalitupe mbali nawe; ni afadhali kuingia katika uzima una chongo, kuliko kuwa na macho mawili, na kutupwa katika jehanum ya moto.Mfano wa Kondoo Aliyepotea
10 tAngalieni msidharau mmojawapo wadogo hawa; kwa maana nawaambia ya kwamba malaika wao mbinguni siku zote huutazama uso wa Baba yangu aliye mbinguni. 11 t[Kwa maana Mwana wa Adamu alikuja kukiokoa kilichopotea.] 12 tMwaonaje? Mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, mmoja akampotea, je! Hawaachi wale tisa na tisini, akaenda milimani, na kumtafuta yule aliyepotea? 13 Hata akipata kumwona, amin, nawaambia, amfurahia huyo zaidi, kuliko wale tisa na tisini wasiopotea.
14 Vivyo hivyo haipendezi mbele za Baba yenu aliye mbinguni kwamba mmoja wa wadogo hawa apotee.Kumwonya Anayekukosea
15 tNa ndugu yako akikukosa, enenda ukamwonye, wewe na yeye peke yenu; akikusikia, umempata nduguyo. 16 tLa, kama hasikii, chukua pamoja nawe tena mtu mmoja au wawili, ili kwa vinywa vya mashahidi wawili au watatu kila neno lithibitike. 17 tNa asipowasikiliza wao, liambie kanisa; na asipolisikiliza kanisa pia, na awe kwako kama mtu wa mataifa na mtoza ushuru. 18 tAmin, nawaambieni, yo yote mtakayoyafunga duniani yatakuwa yamefungwa mbinguni; na yo yote mtakayoyafungua duniani yatakuwa yamefunguliwa mbinguni. 19 tTena nawaambia, ya kwamba wawili wenu watakapopatana duniani katika jambo lo lote watakaloliomba, watafanyiwa na Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.
20 tKwa kuwa walipo wawili watatu wamekusanyika kwa jina langu, nami nipo papo hapo katikati yao.Kusameheana
21 tKisha Petro akamwendea akamwambia, Bwana, ndugu yangu anikose mara ngapi nami nimsamehe? Hata mara saba?
22 Yesu akamwambia, Sikuambii hata mara saba, bali hata saba mara sabini.Mfano wa Mtumishi Asiyesamehe
23 Kwa sababu hii ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfalme mmoja aliyetaka kufanya hesabu na watumwa wake. 24 Alipoanza kuifanya, aliletewa mtu mmoja awiwaye talantat elfu kumi. 25 Naye alipokosa cha kulipa, bwana wake akaamuru auzwe, yeye na mkewe na watoto wake, na vitu vyote alivyo navyo, ikalipwe ile deni. 26 Basi yule mtumwa akaanguka, akamsujudia akisema, Bwana, nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia. 27 Bwana wa mtumwa yule akamhurumia, akamfungua, akamsamehe ile deni. 28 Mtumwa yule akatoka, akamwona mmoja wa wajoli wake, aliyemwia dinarit mia; akamkamata, akamshika koo, akisema, Nilipe uwiwacho. 29 Basi mjoli wake akaanguka miguuni pake, akamsihi, akisema, Nivumilie, nami nitakulipa yote pia. 30 Lakini hakutaka, akaenda, akamtupa kifungoni, hata atakapoilipa ile deni. 31 Basi wajoli wake walipoyaona yaliyotendeka, walisikitika sana, wakaenda wakamweleza bwana wao yote yaliyotendeka. 32 Ndipo bwana wake akamwita, akamwambia, Ewe mtumwa mwovu, nalikusamehe wewe deni ile yote, uliponisihi; 33 nawe, je! Haikukupasa kumrehemu mjoli wako, kama mimi nilivyokurehemu wewe? 34 tBwana wake akaghadhibika, akampeleka kwa watesaji, hata atakapoilipa deni ile yote. 35 tNdivyo na Baba yangu wa mbinguni atakavyowatenda ninyi, msiposamehe kwa mioyo yenu kila mtu ndugu yake.
MATTHEW 18
Who Is the Greatest?
(Mark 9.33-37; Luke 9.46-48)
1 t About this time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2 Jesus called for a child to come over and stand near him.
3 t Then he said:
I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. 4 But if you are as humble as this child, you are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And when you welcome one of these children because of me, you welcome me.Temptations To Sin
(Mark 9.42-48; Luke 17.1,2)
6 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks!
7 The world is in for trouble because of the way it causes people to sin. There will always be something to cause people to sin, but anyone who does this will be in for trouble.
8 t If your hand or foot causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! You would be better off to go into life paralyzed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the fire that never goes out.
9 t If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and get rid of it. You would be better off to go into life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell.The Lost Sheep
(Luke 15.3-7)
10-11 t Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven.t 12 Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away? 13 I am sure that finding it would make you happier than having the 99 that never wandered off.
14 That's how it is with your Father in heaven. He doesn't want any of these little ones to be lost.When Someone Sins
(Luke 17.3)
15 t If one of my followerst sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 t But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The Scriptures teach that every complaint must be proven true by two or more witnesses.
17 If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.tAllowing and Not Allowing
18 t I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow. 19 I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
20 Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, t I am there with you.An Official //Who Refused To Forgive
21 t Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someonet who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
22 t Jesus answered:
Not just 7 times, but 77 times!t
23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like:
One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him. 24 As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him 50,000,000 silver coins.
25 But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
26 The official got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!”
27 The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
28 But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
29 The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.”
30 But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
31 When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened. 32 The king called the first official back in and said, “You're an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent. 33 Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?” 34 The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed. 35 That is how my Father in heaven will treat you, if you don't forgive each of my followers with all your heart.