Dalili Za Siku Za Mwisho
(Mathayo 24:1-2; Luka 21:5-6)
113:1 Mt 24:1; Lk 21:5Yesu alipokuwa akitoka Hekaluni, mmojawapo wa wanafunzi wake akamwambia, “Mwalimu! Tazama jinsi mawe haya yalivyo makubwa, na majengo haya yalivyo mazuri!”
213:2 Lk 19:44Ndipo Yesu akajibu akasema, “Je, unayaona majengo haya yalivyo makubwa? Hakuna hata jiwe moja litakalobaki juu ya jingine, bali yote yatabomolewa.”
Mateso Yatabiriwa
(Mathayo 24:3-14; Luka 21:7-19)
313:3 Mt 21:1; 4:21Yesu alipokuwa ameketi kwenye Mlima wa Mizeituni mkabala na Hekalu, Petro, Yakobo, Yohana na Andrea wakamuuliza faraghani, 413:4 Mt 24:3; Lk 21:7“Tafadhali tuambie, mambo haya yatatukia lini? Nayo dalili ya kuwa hayo yote yanakaribia kutimia itakuwa gani?”
513:5 Yer 29:8; 1Tim 4:1Yesu akawaambia: “Jihadharini mtu yeyote asiwadanganye. 6Wengi watakuja kwa Jina langu wakidai, ‘Mimi ndiye,’ nao watawadanganya wengi. 7Msikiapo habari za vita na uvumi wa vita, msiwe na hofu. Mambo haya hayana budi kutukia, lakini ule mwisho bado. 813:8 Mt 24:8; Isa 19:2; 2Nya 15:6Taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na mitetemeko sehemu mbalimbali na njaa. Haya yatakuwa ndio mwanzo wa utungu.
913:9 Mt 10:17“Lakini ninyi jihadharini. Kwa maana watawapeleka katika mabaraza yao na kupigwa mijeledi katika masinagogi. Mtashtakiwa mbele ya watawala na wafalme kwa ajili yangu, ili kuwa ushuhuda kwao. 1013:10 Mt 10:19-20Nayo habari njema lazima ihubiriwe kwanza kwa mataifa yote kabla ule mwisho haujawadia. 1113:11 Lk 12:11-12Mtakapokamatwa na kushtakiwa, msisumbuke awali kuhusu mtakalosema. Semeni tu lolote mtakalopewa wakati huo, kwa kuwa si ninyi mtakaokuwa mkinena, bali ni Roho Mtakatifu.
1213:12 Mik 7:6; Lk 12:51-53“Ndugu atamsaliti ndugu yake ili auawe, naye baba atamsaliti mtoto wake. Watoto nao wataasi dhidi ya wazazi wao na kusababisha wauawe. 1313:13 Yn 15:21; Mt 10:22Watu wote watawachukia kwa ajili ya Jina langu. Lakini yule atakayevumilia hadi mwisho ataokolewa.
Chukizo La Uharibifu
(Mathayo 24:15-28; Luka 21:20-24)
1413:14 Dan 11:31; 12:11“Mtakapoona ‘chukizo la uharibifu’ limesimama mahali pasipolipasa (asomaye na afahamu), basi wale walioko Uyahudi wakimbilie milimani. 15Yeyote aliye juu ya dari ya nyumba asishuke au kuingia ndani ili kuchukua chochote. 16Aliye shambani asirudi nyumbani kuchukua vazi lake. 1713:17 Lk 22:39; 21:23Ole wao wenye mimba na wale wanaonyonyesha watoto siku hizo! 18Ombeni mambo haya yasitokee wakati wa baridi. 1913:19 Mk 10:6; Dan 9:26; Yoe 2:2Kwa maana siku hizo zitakuwa za dhiki kuu ambayo haijapata kuwako tangu mwanzo, hapo Mungu alipoumba ulimwengu, mpaka leo, na wala haitakuwako tena kamwe. 20Kama Bwana asingelifupisha siku hizo, kamwe asingeliokoka mtu yeyote. Lakini kwa ajili ya wateule, wale aliowachagua, amezifupisha siku hizo. 2113:21 Lk 17:23; 21:8Wakati huo mtu yeyote akiwaambia, ‘Tazama, Kristo13:21 Kristo maana yake ni Masiya, yaani Aliyetiwa mafuta. huyu hapa!’ au, ‘Tazama, yuko kule,’ msisadiki. 2213:22 Mt 7:15; Yn 4:48; 2The 2:9-10Kwa maana watatokea makristo wa uongo na manabii wa uongo, nao watafanya ishara na maajabu ili kuwapotosha, ikiwezekana, hata wale wateule. 2313:23 2Pet 3:17Hivyo jihadharini. Nimekwisha kuwaambia mambo haya yote mapema kabla hayajatukia.
Kuja Kwa Mwana Wa Adamu
(Mathayo 24:29-31; Luka 21:25-28)
2413:24 Isa 13:10“Lakini katika siku hizo, baada ya hiyo dhiki,
“ ‘jua litatiwa giza
nao mwezi hautatoa nuru yake;
2513:25 Isa 34:4; Mt 24:9nazo nyota zitaanguka kutoka angani,
na nguvu za anga zitatikisika.’
2613:26 Dan 7:13; Ufu 1:7“Ndipo watu wote watakapomwona Mwana wa Adamu akija mawinguni kwa nguvu nyingi na utukufu. 2713:27 Zek 2:6Naye atawatuma malaika wake wawakusanye wateule wake kutoka pande zote nne za dunia, kutoka miisho ya dunia hadi miisho ya mbingu.
Somo Kuhusu Mtini
(Mathayo 24:32-35; Luka 21:29-33)
2813:28 Mt 24:32; Lk 21:29“Basi jifunzeni somo hili kutokana na mtini: Matawi yake yanapoanza kuchipua na kutoa majani, mnatambua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia. 29Vivyo hivyo, myaonapo mambo haya yakitukia, mnatambua kwamba wakati u karibu, hata malangoni. 3013:30 Lk 17:25; Mk 9:11Amin, nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita hadi mambo haya yote yawe yametimia. 3113:31 Mt 5:18Mbingu na nchi zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita kamwe.
Hakuna Ajuaye Siku Wala Saa
(Mathayo 24:36-44)
3213:32 Mdo 1:7; 1The 5:1-2“Kwa habari ya siku ile na saa hakuna yeyote ajuaye, hata malaika walio mbinguni wala Mwana, ila Baba peke yake. 33Jihadharini! Kesheni! Kwa maana hamjui wakati ule utakapowadia. 3413:34 Mt 25:14Ni kama mtu anayesafiri. Anaiacha nyumba yake na kuwaachia watumishi wake kuiangalia, kila mtu na kazi yake, kisha akamwamuru yule bawabu aliye mlangoni akeshe.
3513:35 Mt 24:42, 44“Basi kesheni kwa sababu hamjui ni lini mwenye nyumba atakaporudi: iwapo ni jioni, au ni usiku wa manane, au alfajiri awikapo jogoo, au mapambazuko. 36Kama akija ghafula, asije akawakuta mmelala. 3713:37 Lk 12:35-40Lile ninalowaambia ninyi, nawaambia watu wote: ‘Kesheni!’ ”
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
2“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, 4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
5Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
9“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 standing where it13:14 Or he does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.
20“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
24“But in those days, following that distress,
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
25the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
26“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
28“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it13:29 Or he is near, right at the door. 30Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Day and Hour Unknown
32“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alert13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
