13 Wakati huo, watu fulani walimwambia Yesu habari za Wagali laya ambao Pilato aliwaua na damu yao akaichanganya na damu ya sadaka waliyokuwa wakimtolea Mungu. Yesu akawajibu, “Mnadhani Wagalilaya hao walikufa kifo cha namna hiyo kwa kuwa walikuwa na dhambi kuwazidi Wagalilaya wengine wote? Sivyo hata kidogo. Ninyi pia msipoacha dhambi zenu mtaangamia vivyo hivyo. Au wale watu kumi na wanane ambao walikufa walipoangukiwa na mnara huko Siloamu, mnadhani wao walikuwa waovu kuliko watu wote waliokuwa wanaishi Yerusalemu? Nawaambieni, sivyo! Ninyi pia msipoacha dhambi zenu, mtaangamia vivyo hivyo.”

Mfano Wa Mti Usiozaa Matunda

Kisha Yesu akatoa mfano huu: “Mtu mmoja alikuwa na mtini uliopandwa katika shamba lake la mizabibu, akaenda kutafuta tini kwenye mti huo asipate hata moja. Kisha akamwambia mtunza shamba:, ‘Kwa muda wa miaka mitatu sasa nimekuwa nikija kutafuta matunda kwenye mtini huu, sijawahi kupata hata moja. Ukate, sioni kwa nini uendelee kutumia ardhi bure!’ Yule mtunza shamba akam jibu, ‘Bwana, tuuache tena kwa mwaka mmoja zaidi, niulimie, niuwekee mbolea. Ukizaa matunda, vema; na usipozaa baada ya hapo, utaukata.”’ Yesu Amponya Mwanamke Siku Ya Sabato

10 Siku moja ya sabato, Yesu alikuwa akifundisha katika sinagogi mojawapo. 11 Na hapo alikuwapo mwanamke mmoja alikuwa ameugua kwa muda wa miaka kumi na minane kutokana na pepo ali yekuwa amemwingia. Hali hiyo ilimfanya mwanamke huyo apindike hata asiweze kusimama wima. 12 Yesu alipomwona, akamwita akam wambia, “Mama, uwe huru, umepona ugonjwa wako.” 13 Yesu akamwekea mikono, na mara akasimama wima, akamtukuza Mungu. 14 Mkuu wa sinagogi akakasirika kwa kuwa Yesu alikuwa ameponya mtu siku ya sabato. Kwa hiyo akawaambia watu, “Kuna siku sita ambazo watu wanapaswa kufanya kazi, katika siku hizo, njooni mpo nywe; msije kuponywa siku ya sabato!”

15 Lakini Bwana akamjibu, “Ninyi ni wanafiki! Kila mmoja wenu humfungulia ng’ombe wake au punda wake kutoka zizini akampeleka kumnywesha maji siku ya sabato. 16 Je, huyu mama, ambaye ni binti wa Ibrahimu aliyefungwa na shetani kwa miaka yote hii kumi na minane, hastahili kufunguliwa kutoka katika kifungo hicho siku ya sabato?” 17 Aliposema haya, wapinzani wake wakaona aibu lakini watu wakafurahi kwa ajili ya mambo ya ajabu aliyoyafanya. Mfano Wa Punje Ya Haradali

18 Kisha Yesu akauliza, “Ufalme wa Mungu ukoje? Nitaufanan isha na nini? 19 Umefanana na punje ndogo sana ya haradali ambayo mtu aliichukua akaipanda katika shamba lake, ikamea, ikawa mti na ndege wa angani wakatengeneza viota vyao kwenye matawi yake.”

Mfano Wa Hamira

20 Yesu akauliza tena, “Nitaufananisha na nini Ufalme wa Mungu? 21 Uko kama hamira ambayo mwanamke aliichukua na kuichan ganya kwenye vipimo vitatu vya unga wa ngano na wote ukaumuka.”

Mlango Mwembamba

22 Yesu akapita katika miji na vijiji akifundisha wakati akisafiri kwenda Yerusalemu. 23 Mtu mmoja akamwuliza, “Bwana, ni watu wachache tu watakaookolewa?” 24 Akajibu, “Jitahidini kuingia kwa kupitia mlango mwembamba; kwa maana, nawaambia, wengi watataka kuingia na hawataweza. 25 Wakati mwenye nyumba ataka poamka na kufunga mlango, mtasimama nje mkigonga mlango na kusema, ‘Bwana utufungulie!’ Atawajibu, ‘Sijui mtokako!’ 26 Nanyi mtamjibu, ‘Tulikula na kunywa pamoja nawe, ulifundisha katika mitaa yetu!’ 27 Lakini yeye atawajibu, ‘Sijui mtokako. Ondokeni kwangu ninyi watenda maovu!’ 28 Ndipo kutakuwapo na kilio na kusaga meno mtakapomwona Ibrahimu, Isaka na Yakobo na manabii wote wakiwa katika Ufalme wa Mungu, wakati ninyi mkiwa mmetupwa nje. 29 Watu watakuja kutoka mashariki na magharibi na kaskazini na kusini na wataketi kwenye sehemu walizoandaliwa kar amuni katika Ufalme wa Mungu. 30 Hakika wapo watu ambao sasa wako mwisho watakaokuwa wa kwanza, na wengine walio wa kwanza sasa watakaokuwa wa mwisho.” Yesu Aomboleza Juu Ya Yerusalemu

31 Wakati huo huo baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakamwendea Yesu wakamwambia, “Ondoka hapa uende mahali pengine kwa maana Herode anataka kukuua.” 32 Yesu akawajibu, “Nendeni mkamwambie yule mbweha: ninafukuza pepo na kuponya wagonjwa leo na kesho, na siku ya tatu nitakamilisha kazi yangu. 33 Sina budi kuendelea na safari yangu leo, kesho na kesho kutwa, kwa maana haiwezekani nabii kufa mahali pengine isipokuwa Yerusalemu.

34 “Ewe Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, wewe uwauaye manabii na kuwapiga mawe wale waliotumwa kwako! Mara ngapi nimetamani kuwa kusanya watoto wako pamoja kama kuku akusanyavyo vifaranga vyake chini ya mbawa zake, lakini hukuniruhusu! 35 Sasa nyumba yako inaachwa tupu. Ninakuambia, hutaniona tena mpaka wakati ule uta kaposema, ‘Amebarikiwa yeye ajaye katika jina la Bwana.”’

Repent or Perish

13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate(A) had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?(B) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(C) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent,(D) you too will all perish.”

Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.(E) So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!(F) Why should it use up the soil?’

“‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,(G) 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years.(H) She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her,(I) and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,(J) the synagogue leader(K) said to the people, “There are six days for work.(L) So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?(M) 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham,(N) whom Satan(O) has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(P) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(Q)(R)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(S) like?(T) What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,(U) and the birds perched in its branches.”(V)

20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(W)

The Narrow Door

22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.(X) 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(Y) because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(Z)

26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’(AA)

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth,(AB) when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west(AC) and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”(AD)

Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem(AE)(AF)

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod(AG) wants to kill you.”

32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’(AH) 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet(AI) can die outside Jerusalem!

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AJ) and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AK) I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[b](AL)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms
  2. Luke 13:35 Psalm 118:26

13 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Repent or Perish

13 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had [a]mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

He also spoke this parable: (A)“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it [b]use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. [c]And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can (B)cut it down.’ ”

A Spirit of Infirmity

10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way [d]raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your (C)infirmity.” 13 (D)And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had (E)healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, (F)“There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and (G)not on the Sabbath day.”

15 The Lord then answered him and said, [e]“Hypocrite! (H)Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, (I)being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were (J)done by Him.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(K)

18 (L)Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a [f]large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven(M)

20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like [g]leaven, which a woman took and hid in three (N)measures[h] of meal till it was all leavened.”

The Narrow Way(O)

22 (P)And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there (Q)few who are saved?”

And He said to them, 24 (R)“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for (S)many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 (T)When once the Master of the house has risen up and (U)shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, (V)‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, (W)‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ 26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ 27 (X)But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. (Y)Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ 28 (Z)There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, (AA)when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. 29 They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 (AB)And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

31 [i]On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

32 And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day (AC)I shall be [j]perfected.’ 33 Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(AD)

34 (AE)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! 35 See! (AF)Your house is left to you desolate; and [k]assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, (AG)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’

Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:1 mixed
  2. Luke 13:7 waste
  3. Luke 13:9 NU And if it bears fruit after that, well. But if not, you can
  4. Luke 13:11 straighten up
  5. Luke 13:15 NU, M Hypocrites
  6. Luke 13:19 NU omits large
  7. Luke 13:21 yeast
  8. Luke 13:21 Gr. sata, same as Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
  9. Luke 13:31 NU In that very hour
  10. Luke 13:32 Resurrected
  11. Luke 13:35 NU, M omit assuredly