Baadhi ya majina ambayo Biblia Takatifu inatoa kwa dini mpya na wafuasi wake ni "ufalme" au "ufalme wa mbinguni". Ni dini mpya ambayo Yesu (SAW) alithibitisha uhamisho wake kutoka taifa la Kiyahudi kwenda kwa taifa jingine. Akisema, "Kwa hiyo nawaambieni, ufalme wa Mungu utaondolewa kwenu na kupewa taifa linalozaa matunda yake." (Mathayo: 21/43).

Some of the titles that the Holy Bible gives to the new religion and its followers are "the kingdom" or "the kingdom of the heavens". It is the new religion that Jesus (PBUH) confirmed its transfer from the Jewish nation to another nation. Saying, "Therefore, I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits." (Matthew: 21/43).

Aidha, manabii waliendelea kutoa unabii kuhusu ufalme huu. "Torati na Manabii vilikuwako hata Yohana; tangu wakati huo habari njema ya ufalme wa Mungu inahubiriwa, na kila mtu analazimisha kuingia ndani yake. Lakini ni rahisi mbingu na nchi kupita kuliko nukta moja ya torati kuanguka." (Luka 16:16-17).

In addition, the prophets kept on giving prophecies of this kingdom "The law and the prophets were until John: since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one forces his way into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the law to become void." (Luke: 16/16-17).

Nabii Yohana Mbatizaji alitoa unabii kwamba wakati wa ufalme umekaribia. Mathayo alisema: "Siku zile Yohana Mbatizaji alikuja akihubiri katika jangwa la Yudea, Tubuni, kwa kuwa ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia." (Mathayo: 3/1-2).

The prophet John the Baptist gave prophecies that the kingdom’s time is close, Matthew said: "In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew: 3/1-2).

Akiwatishia Wayahudi, Mbatizaji alizungumza juu ya ufalme ujao, akasema: "Katika siku hizo Yohana Mbatizaji alikuja akihubiri jangwani mwa Yudea, akisema, Tubuni, kwa maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia. Maana huyu ndiye aliyenenwa na nabii Isaya aliposema, 'Sauti ya mtu aliaye jangwani: Itengenezeni njia ya Bwana, nyoosheni mapito yake.' Yohana alivaa mavazi ya manyoya ya ngamia na mkanda wa ngozi kiunoni mwake, na chakula chake kilikuwa nzige na asali ya porini. Ndipo Yerusalemu, Yudea yote na nchi yote iliyozunguka Yordani walikuwa wakimwendea, nao walibatizwa naye katika mto Yordani, wakiungama dhambi zao. Lakini alipoona Mafarisayo na Masadukayo wengi wakija kwenye ubatizo wake, aliwaambia, 'Enyi wana wa nyoka, nani aliyewaonya mkimbie ghadhabu ijayo?' Zaeni matunda yapasayo toba. Wala msidhani kusema moyoni mwenu, 'Tunaye Ibrahimu kuwa baba yetu,' kwa maana nawaambia, Mungu aweza kuwainulia Ibrahimu watoto kutoka mawe haya. Tazama, shoka limekwisha wekwa mizizini mwa miti; kila mti usiozaa matunda mazuri hukatwa na kutupwa motoni. Mimi nawabatiza kwa maji kwa toba; lakini yeye ajaye baada yangu ana nguvu kuliko mimi, ambaye sistahili kuvichukua viatu vyake. Yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwa moto. Uteo wake uko mkononi mwake, naye atasafisha kabisa uwanja wake wa kupuria, na kukusanya ngano yake ghalani; lakini makapi atayateketeza kwa moto usiozimika." Kisha Yesu alitoka Galilaya akamwendea Yordani kwa Yohana, ili abatizwe naye. (Mathayo 3:1-13).

Threatening the Jews, the Baptist talked about the next kingdom, he said,: " In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about Jordan were going out to him in, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “you brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” bear fruit in keeping with repentance: And do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father, for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water for repentance: but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy spirit, and with fire. his winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. Then Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to John to be baptized by him. " (Matthew: 3/1-13). 1

Hebu tuangalie sifa ambazo Yohana Mbatizaji alizotoa kuhusu mfalme wa ufalme huo.

Let us take a glance at the characteristics that John the Baptist gave about the king of the kingdom.

Kwanza: nabii atakuja baada yake. Kwa hiyo, kuja huko hakuwezi kuwa Yesu (ﷺ) ambaye alikuwa wa wakati mmoja na Yahya Mbatizaji.

First: the prophet will come after him. Therefore, the coming cannot be Jesus (PBUH) who was contemporary with John the Baptist.

Pili: Yeye ni mwenye nguvu, na nguvu zake zinazidi nguvu za Yahya Mbatizaji. Maelezo kama haya hayamfai Yesu (amani iwe juu yake), ambaye, kama Wakristo wanavyodai, aliuawa msalabani na yuko karibu na Yahya Mbatizaji. Hakuna ulinganifu kati ya hayo na ushindi wa Muhammad ﷺ dhidi ya maadui zake wote. Alifikia kiwango cha nguvu kilichomwezesha kuitakasa dunia na ushirikina, kwa kutumia roho na moto kupitia ujumbe wake mkuu na nguvu zake kubwa. Hakuna kati ya yaliyotajwa hapo juu yanayomfaa mtu yeyote isipokuwa Muhammad ﷺ, mjumbe wa Mungu (amani iwe juu yake).

Second: He is strong, and his strength exceeds the strength of John the Baptist. Such a description does not fit Jesus (PBUH), who was as claimed by the Christians, killed on the cross and close to John the Baptist. There is no comparison between that and Muhammad's (PBUH) victories over all his enemies. He reached a level of strength that enabled him to cleanse the earth from paganism, using soul and fire with his great message and his mighty strength. None of the above mentioned, fit anyone but Muhammad the messenger of God (PBUH).

Baada ya Yahya Mbatizaji kufa, Yesu (PBUH) alirudia unabii kwamba ufalme unakaribia, "Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuhubiri, akisema, Tubuni, kwa maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia." (Mathayo: 4/17). "Akazunguka Galilaya yote, akifundisha katika masinagogi yao, akihubiri Injili ya ufalme, na kuponya kila ugonjwa na kila maradhi miongoni mwa watu." (Mathayo: 4/23). "Baadaye kidogo alipita katika miji na vijiji, akihubiri na kuleta habari njema ya ufalme wa Mungu. Na wale kumi na wawili walikuwa pamoja naye," (Luka: 8/1).

After John the Baptist died, Jesus (PBUH) renewed the prophecy that the kingdom is getting closer, "From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew: 4/17). "And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. "(Matthew: 4/23). "Soon afterward he went on through cities and village, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him," (Luke: 8/1).

Si tu kwamba Yesu (PBUH) alifikiria kutabiri kuhusu ufalme kuwa dhamira yake ya kwanza, bali pia ndiyo pekee. Alisema: "Lakini akawaambia, Lazima niyahubiri habari njema za Ufalme wa Mungu katika miji mingine pia, kwa maana kwa kusudi hili nalitumwa." (Luka 4:43).

Not only had Jesus (PBUH) considered prophesizing about the kingdom as his first mission, but also the only one. He said: " But he said to them, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God to other towns as well, for I was for this purpose." (Luke: 4/43).

Aliwaamuru wanafunzi wake waeneze habari kwamba ufalme umekaribia, akasema: "Nendeni mkihubiri, mkisema, 'Ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia.'" (Mathayo: 10/7).

He ordered his disciples to spread the news that the kingdom is at hand, he said: "And proclaim as you go, saying, “the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew: 10/7).

Kisha Yesu (SAW) aliwafundisha wanafunzi wake kusema maneno fulani katika sala zao. "Baba, jina lako litukuzwe; ufalme wako uje." (Luka: 11/2) Maneno haya Wakristo bado wanayafanyia kazi hadi leo.

Then Jesus (PBUH) taught his disciples to say a phrase in their prayers. “Father hallowed be your name; Your kingdom come.” (Luke: 11/2) this phrase, the Christians still practice until this day.

Kupitia haya yote, tunaweza kusema kwamba ujumbe wa Yesu (PBUH) ulikuwa unabii wa ufalme ambao Yohana Mbatizaji alikuwa ameutangaza na kuelezea baadhi ya yale yatakayoutokea. Ufalme huu utakuja baada ya Yesu kwa taifa litakalofanya kazi kwa ajili yake, na halitaupoteza kama walivyoupoteza Wayahudi.

Through all this, we can say that the message of Jesus (PBUH) was a prophecy of the kingdom that John the Baptist had told and described some of what will happen to it. This kingdom comes after Jesus in a nation that will work for it, and will not lose it as the Jews did.

Ufalme huu ni upi?

What is this kingdom?

Jibu la Wakristo ni kwamba "ufalme ni kuenea kwa imani ya Kikristo duniani kote baada ya kuja kwa Yesu". Wengine walilitafsiri kama ushindi wa kanisa dhidi ya wasioamini Mungu. Wengine walilitafsiri kama unabii wa wokovu kwa damu ya Yesu (amani iwe juu yake). Kasisi Tadros Jacob Malaty, katika tafsiri yake ya kitabu cha Mathayo, alisema, "Ufalme uliotangazwa na Yesu ni "ufalme wa habari njema" au "ufalme wa Injili", uliowakilisha habari njema ya wokovu ambayo Mungu alitupa kupitia Mwanawe Yesu".

The Christians’ answer is that “the kingdom is the prevailing of the Christian faith all over the world after the coming of Jesus". Some interpreted it, as being the victory of the church over atheists. Others interpreted it, as it is the prophecy of salvation with the blood of Jesus (PBUH). Priest Tadros Jacob Malaty, in his commentary of the book of Matthew, said, "The kingdom that was announced by Jesus is "the good news kingdom “or "the Gospel kingdom ", represented the salvation’s happy news that God gave us in His son Jesus".

Waislamu hujiuliza jinsi Wakristo wanavyopuuza maana ya ufalme; badala yake, wanauhusisha na kitu cha kubuni. Kanisa lilishinda na lilitawala Ulaya kwa karne nyingi, lakini hatujaona chochote kilichostahili kuwa unabii uliotolewa na Yohana Mbatizaji, Yesu au wanafunzi.

Muslims wonder how the Christians neglect the meaning of the kingdom; instead, they are attaching it to a chimera. The church was victorious and it ruled Europe for many centuries, but we have not seen anything that was worth being a prophecy given by the Baptist, Jesus or the disciples.

Vivyo hivyo, habari ya wokovu inayodaiwa haiwezi kuwa ile unabii ambao Yesu alitembea akiuhubiri katika miji na vijiji. Hata wanafunzi wake wa karibu zaidi hawakuelewa maana hii. Miongoni mwao walikuwa wale wanafunzi wawili waliokuwa wakielekea Emau baada ya kusulubiwa, wakilia kwa sababu wokovu ulikuwa umekwisha kwa kifo cha Yesu (PBUH). "Akawauliza, ‘Ni maneno gani haya mnayozungumza mnapotembea njiani?’ Wakasimama wakiwa na huzuni. Mmoja wao, jina lake Kleopa, akamjibu, ‘Je, wewe peke yako ndiye mgeni huko Yerusalemu usiyejua mambo yaliyotokea huko siku hizi?’ Akawaambia, ‘Mambo gani?’ Wakamwambia, ‘Ni kuhusu Yesu wa Nazareti, mtu aliyekuwa nabii mwenye nguvu katika matendo na maneno mbele ya Mungu na watu wote. Jinsi makuhani wakuu na watawala wetu walivyomtoa ahukumiwe kifo na kumsulubisha. Lakini sisi tulitumaini kwamba yeye ndiye atakayewakomboa Israeli. Naam, na zaidi ya haya yote, leo ni siku ya tatu tangu mambo haya yalipotokea.’" (Luka 24:17-21).

Similarly, the claimed salvation news cannot be the prophecy, which Jesus walked around telling about in towns and villages. Even his dearest disciples did not understand this meaning. Among them were the two disciples that were headed towards Emmaus after the crucifixion, they were crying because the salvation had ended with the death of Jesus (PBUH). "And he said to them, ‘What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk, and they stood still, looking sad? Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, And how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened."(Luke: 24/17-21).

Wanafunzi hao wawili hawakuwa na ufahamu kuhusu suala la ukombozi kupitia kifo cha Yesu; walikuwa wakitafuta ukombozi mwingine, ambao ni ukombozi wa kidunia, ambao wana wa Israeli walikuwa wakiusubiri.

The two disciples were ignorant about the issue of salvation with the death of Jesus; they were looking for another salvation, which is worldly salvation, which the children of Israel were waiting for.

Makundi ya waumini waliong'ushuhudia msalaba hawakujua kwamba kusulubiwa huko kulikuwa ni unabii wa furaha, ambao Yesu

The crowds of believers that witnessed the crucifixion did not know that the crucifixion was the happy prophecy, which Jesus (PBUH)

Walirudi wakilia, wakijipiga vifua na kulia kwa uchungu. "Na makundi yote ya watu waliokusanyika kwa tukio hili, walipoona yaliyotokea, walirudi nyumbani wakijipiga vifua." (Luka 23:48-49).

gave. They returned crying, beating their chests and weeping "And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.” (Luke: 23/48-49).

Ufalme ulioahidiwa haungeweza kuwa wokovu kwa damu ya Yesu. Maandiko yalitaja mambo na ishara zitakazotokea kabla ya kuja kwa ufalme. Miongoni mwa ishara hizi ni kuanzishwa kwa taifa jipya na ufalme mpya. Jambo ambalo halikutokea kabla ya kuenea kwa Ukristo duniani, wala halikutokea wakati Yesu aliposulubiwa. Mathayo anasema: "Kwa habari ya mambo haya mnayoyaona, siku zitakuja ambapo halitasalia hapa jiwe juu ya jiwe lisilobomolewa. Nao wakamwuliza, 'Mwalimu, mambo haya yatakuwa lini? Na itakuwa ishara gani ya mambo haya kukaribia kutokea?' Akasema, 'Angalieni msipotoshwe.'"

The promised kingdom could not have been salvation with the blood of Jesus. The texts mentioned things and signs that will take place before the coming of the kingdom. Among these signs is the establishment of a new nation and a new kingdom. Which did not take place before the spreading of Christianity in the world, nor did it occur when Jesus was crucified, Matthew says: "As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. And they asked him, “teacher, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place? And he said, “see that you are not led astray.

Kwa maana wengi watakuja kwa jina langu, wakisema, Mimi ndiye; na, "wakati umekaribia." Msiende nyuma yao. Mtakaposikia habari za vita na fitina, msiogope; kwa maana mambo haya ni lazima yatangulie kutokea, lakini mwisho hautakuja mara moja. Kisha akawaambia, "Taifa litainuka dhidi ya taifa, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme. Kutakuwa na matetemeko makubwa ya ardhi, na mahali mbalimbali kutakuwa na njaa na tauni. Kutakuwa pia na mambo ya kutisha na ishara kubwa kutoka mbinguni. Lakini kabla ya haya yote, watawakamata na kuwatesa, wakiwapeleka kwenye masinagogi na magereza; mtapelekwa mbele ya wafalme na watawala kwa ajili ya jina langu. Hii itakuwa nafasi yenu ya kushuhudia. Basi, iweni na uhakika mioyoni mwenu kutokuwaza mapema jinsi ya kujibu. Kwa maana nitawapa kinywa na hekima, ambayo wapinzani wenu wote hawataweza kuipinga wala kuikanusha. Mtasalitiwa na wazazi, ndugu, jamaa na marafiki; na baadhi yenu watauawa. Mtachukiwa na watu wote kwa ajili ya jina langu. Lakini hata nywele moja ya kichwa chenu haitapotea. Kwa subira yenu mtazipata nafsi zenu. Lakini mtakapoona Yerusalemu imezungukwa na majeshi, basi jueni kwamba ukiwa wake umekaribia. Ndipo wale walioko Yudea na wakimbilie milimani; na wale walio ndani ya mji wautoke; na wale walioko mashambani wasiingie mjini. Kwa maana hizi ni siku za kisasi, ili yote yaliyoandikwa yatimie. Ole wao wanawake walio wajawazito na wale wanaonyonyesha watoto wachanga siku hizo, kwa maana kutakuwa na dhiki kubwa juu ya nchi na ghadhabu dhidi ya watu hawa.

For many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and “the time is at hand, do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified: for these things must first take place; but the end will not be at once. Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness. Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up by parents and brothers and relatives and friends; and some of you they will put to death. You will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not n hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives. But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. Then let these who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are inside the city depart; and let not those who are out in the country enter it. For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days, for there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people.

Wataanguka kwa makali ya upanga na watachukuliwa mateka miongoni mwa mataifa yote, na Yerusalemu itakanyagwa chini ya miguu ya Mataifa, mpaka nyakati za Mataifa zitakapotimia. Kutakuwa na ishara juani, mwezini na nyotani; na duniani kutakuwa na taabu ya mataifa, wakiwa katika mshangao kwa sababu ya ngurumo ya bahari na mawimbi. Watu watazimia kwa hofu na kwa kuogopa yale yanayoijia dunia. Kwa maana nguvu za mbinguni zitatikisika.

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves. People fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Ndipo watamwona Mwana wa Adamu akija katika wingu kwa nguvu na utukufu mkuu. Basi hayo yakianza kutokea, simameni wima mkainue vichwa vyenu, kwa sababu ukombozi wenu u karibu. Akawaambia mfano: "Itazameni mtini, na miti yote. Mara itokapo majani, mwaona wenyewe na kujua kwamba kiangazi kiko karibu. Vivyo hivyo nanyi, mtakapoona mambo haya yakitokea, jueni ya kuwa ufalme wa Mungu u karibu."

And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads; because your redemption is drawing near. And he told them a parable; “look at the fig tree, and all the trees.” As son as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, know that the kingdom of God is near.

"Kweli nawaambia, kizazi hiki hakitapita hadi yote haya yatimie. Mbingu na dunia zitapita, lakini maneno yangu hayatapita. Lakini jihadharini nafsi zenu, kwamba nyoyo zenu zisilemewe na ulafi na ulevi na wasiwasi wa maisha haya, na siku ile ikawajia ghafla kama mtego. Kwa maana itawajia wote wanaokaa juu ya uso wa dunia yote. Kesheni basi wakati wote, mkiomba mpate nguvu ya kuepuka mambo haya yote yatakayotokea, na kusimama mbele ya Mwana wa Adamu." (Luka: 21/6-36). Kauli yake: "na kusimama mbele ya Mwana wa Adamu" inaunganisha ufalme na kuja kwa mtu anayetarajiwa. Yeye hakuwa anazungumzia kueneza Ukristo, bali alikuwa anazungumzia kutokea kwa Nabii wa mwisho; Mwana wa Adamu, na aliwaomba wajiandae kukutana naye.

Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away: but my words will not pass away. But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of man." (Luke: 21/6-36). His saying: “and to stand before the Son of man” connects the kingdom to the coming and the expected person. He was not talking about the spreading of Christianity, but he was talking about the appearance of the final prophet; the son of man, and he was asking them to be prepared to meet him.

Ufalme ni taifa litakalofanya kazi kwa mapenzi na radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu, Mlezi na Mtegemezi wa ulimwengu.

The kingdom is a nation that will work according to the will and the satisfaction of God, the cherisher and sustainer of the universe.

"Ufalme ni jamii duniani, inayotekeleza mapenzi ya Mungu kama yalivyo mbinguni," asema William Barclay katika ufafanuzi wake wa Matendo.

"The kingdom is a society on earth, which executes the will of God just as it is in the heavens," says William Barclay in his commentary on Acts.

Katika mojawapo ya mifano ya Yesu kuhusu ufalme, alimweleza wanafunzi wake sababu ya ufalme kuondolewa kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli. Alisema:

In one of Jesus’ parables for the kingdom, he explained to his disciples the reason why the kingdom it will be transferred from the children of Israel. He said:

Sikiliza mfano mwingine: Kulikuwa na mwenye nyumba aliyepanda shamba la mizabibu, akalizungushia ua, akachimba shinikizo la divai ndani yake, akajenga mnara, akawakodisha wakulima, kisha akaenda nchi nyingine. Majira ya matunda yalipokaribia, alituma watumishi wake kwa wakulima ili wapewe matunda yake. Lakini wakulima wakawashika watumishi hao, mmoja wakampiga, mwingine wakamwua, na mwingine wakamtupia mawe. Tena akatuma watumishi wengine, wengi kuliko wa kwanza, nao wakawatendea vivyo hivyo. Mwishowe akamtuma mwanawe kwao, akisema, "Watamheshimu mwanangu." Lakini wakulima walipomwona mwana, walijiambia wenyewe, "Huyu ndiye mrithi. Njoni, tumwue, tupate urithi wake." Wakamkamata, wakamtupa nje ya shamba la mizabibu, wakamwua. Basi mwenye shamba la mizabibu atakapokuja, atawafanyia nini wakulima hao? Wakamjibu, "Atawaangamiza hao waovu kwa kifo cha aibu, na atalikodisha shamba la mizabibu kwa wakulima wengine watakaompa matunda yake kwa majira yake." Yesu akawaambia, "Je, hamjawahi kusoma katika Maandiko, 'Jiwe walilolikataa waashi limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni; hili limetoka kwa Bwana, nalo ni la ajabu machoni petu'?

"Hear another parable: There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put fence round it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruits. And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, “This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance. And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus said to them, “have you never read in the scriptures, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

Kwa hiyo, nawaambia, ufalme wa Mungu utaondolewa kwenu na kupewa taifa linalozaa matunda yake. Na yeye aanguaye juu ya jiwe hili atavunjwavunjwa; na likimwangukia mtu yeyote, litamsaga. Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo walipozisikia mifano yake, walitambua kwamba alikuwa akisema juu yao. "(Mathayo: 21/33-45), (Pia Luka:

Therefore, I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people producing its fruits. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him. When the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. “(Matthew: 21/33-45), (Also Luke:

20/9-19), Taifa hilo kubwa ni lipi litakaloshinda taifa lolote linalovamia, na taifa lolote lililotaka kuliletea madhara litakatishwa tamaa? Hakika ni Waislamu walioshinda madola mawili makubwa zaidi ya zama zao, Warumi na Waajemi. Ni Waislamu walioenea duniani kote, na kutawala, kwa karne nzima, ardhi iliyoko kati ya China na Ufaransa.

20/9-19), Who is that great nation that will crush any nation it invades, and if a nation wanted to harm it will be disappointed? They are, with no doubt, the Muslims who defeated the greatest two states of their time, the Romans and the Persians. They are the Muslims who spread all over the world, and ruled, for an entire century, the land between China and France.

Unabii uliotangulia wa Mathayo unarejelea unabii katika vitabu vya manabii, ambao ndio uliokuja katika Zaburi za Daudi kuhusu yule atakayekuja kwa jina la Mungu: "Nakushukuru kwa kuwa umenijibu na umekuwa wokovu wangu. Jiwe ambalo waashi walilikataa limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni. Hili limetendwa na BWANA; ni la ajabu machoni petu. Hii ndiyo siku ambayo BWANA ameifanya; na tushangilie na tufurahi ndani yake."

The previous prophesy of Matthew refers to a prophesy in the prophets’ books, which is what came in David's Psalms about the one who will come in the name of God "I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Tunakuomba, Ee BWANA, utuokoe; Ee BWANA, tunakuomba, utupe mafanikio. (Zaburi 118:21-25).

Save us, we pray, O LORD: O LORD, we pray, give us success." (Psalms: 118/21-25).

Muhammad ﷺ alisema: "Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Abu Huraira: Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: 'Mfano wangu kulinganisha na Manabii wengine waliotangulia kabla yangu ni kama mtu aliyejenga nyumba vizuri na kwa uzuri, isipokuwa mahali pa tofali moja kwenye kona. Watu wanaizunguka na kustaajabia uzuri wake, lakini husema: "Laiti tofali hili lingewekwa mahali pake!" Basi mimi ndiye tofali hilo, na mimi ndiye Nabii wa mwisho.'" 1 Alikuwa tofali lililokamilisha utume wa Manabii.

Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Narrated By Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "My similitude in comparison with the other PROPHETS BEFORE ME, is that of a man who has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of one brick in a corner. The people go about it and wonder at its beauty, but say: 'Would that this brick be put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the Prophets.”. 1 He was the brick that completed the prophet-hoods.

Tunapaswa kuonyesha kosa ambalo Petro alilifanya alipodai kwamba Yesu (PBUH) ndiye jiwe ambalo waashi walilikataa. Alisema: "Na iwe ijulikane kwenu nyote, na kwa watu wote wa Israeli, kwamba kwa jina la Yesu Kristo wa Nazareti, ambaye ninyi mlimsulubisha, ambaye Mungu alimfufua katika wafu, kwa yeye mtu huyu amesimama mbele yenu akiwa mzima. Huyu Yesu ndiye lile jiwe lililokataliwa na ninyi, waashi, ambalo limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni. Wala hakuna wokovu kwa mwingine yeyote; kwa maana hakuna jina jingine chini ya mbingu lililopewa wanadamu, tupate kuokolewa kwalo." (Matendo 4:10-12). Hata hivyo, jiwe ambalo Daudi na Yesu walilizungumzia lilikuwa ni unabii wa ushindi na taifa lenye kushinda, wala halikuwa katika wana wa Israeli kama Yesu (PBUH) alivyoshuhudia.

We should point to the mistake that Peter made when he claimed that Jesus (PBUH) is the brick that the builders rejected. He said: " let it be known to all of you and the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him his man is standing before you well. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts: 4/10-12), though, the stone that David and Jesus talked about was a victorious prophet-hood and a winning nation, and it was not in the children of Israel as Jesus (PBUH) testified.

Hata hivyo, Petro alikuwa na udhuru kwa kosa lake. Alikuwa mtu asiyejua kusoma wala kuandika, asiye na elimu, kama ilivyoelezwa na wale waliosikia maneno yake na kushangazwa na miujiza. Tunajua hilo kutoka kwa mwandishi wa Matendo, aliposema kuhusu jambo hili, "Basi walipoona ujasiri wa Petro na Yohana, na kutambua kwamba walikuwa watu wasiosoma, watu wa kawaida, walistaajabu." (Matendo 4:13).

However, Peter had an excuse for his mistake. He was an illiterate man with no education as stated by those who heard his words and wondered about the miracles. We knew that from the writer of Acts, as he said in this regard, "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished." (Acts: 4/13).

Mfano huu wa ajabu, ambao Yesu (amani iwe juu yake) alisema, unazungumzia Wayahudi kukataa neema na zawadi za Mungu, na kumchagua kwao kwa kuwaua manabii wake na kuacha Sheria yake. Unaeleza juu ya kuhamishwa kwa ufalme kwenda kwa taifa litakalofuata amri za Mungu, taifa litakalokuwa imara zaidi juu ya maadui zao, na kuwaponda.

This unusual parable, that Jesus (PBUH) told, talks about the Jews denial of God’s graces and tenders, and of His choice of them by killing his prophets and abandoning his Law. It tells about the transfer of the kingdom to a nation who will follow the commands of God, a nation that will become stronger over their enemies, and crush them.

Taifa hili ni la kudharauliwa na kuchukiwa. "Jiwe ambalo waashi walilikataa limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni"; hata hivyo, Mwenyezi Mungu alilichagua taifa hili licha ya mshangao wa Mayahudi kuhusu kukabidhiwa kwa ufalme taifa hili lililodharauliwa. Ni hatima kuu na mapenzi ya Mwenyezi Mungu. "Hii ni kazi ya Bwana, nayo ni ya ajabu machoni petu".

This nation is despicable and despised " The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner"; however, God chose this nation in spite of the Jews’ astonishment about the transfer of the kingdom to this despicable nation. It is the great fate and will of God " this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes ".

Taifa hili la kudharauliwa ni nani? Ni taifa la Waarabu, watoto wa mtumishi Hajiri, ambao Biblia Takatifu iliwadharau, kama alivyosema Sara:

Who is this despicable nation? It is the Arab nation, the children of the servant Hagar, whom the Holy Bible despised, as Sarah said:

Basi akamwambia Ibrahimu, "Mtoe huyo mjakazi pamoja na mwanawe, kwa maana mwana wa mjakazi huyu hatarithi pamoja na mwanangu Isaka." (Mwanzo 21:10).

“So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac." (Genesis: 21/10).

Akijivuna kuwadharau Waarabu, Paulo alisema, "lakini Maandiko yasema nini? 'Mtoe nje mjakazi na mwanawe, kwa maana mwana wa mjakazi hatarithi pamoja na mwana wa mwanamke huru.' Basi, ndugu zangu, sisi si watoto wa mjakazi bali wa mwanamke huru." (Wagalatia: 4/30-31).

Proudly despising the Arabs, Paul said, "but what does the scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman. So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman." (Galatians: 4/30-31).

Yesu (PBUH) alitoa mifano mingi zaidi kuhusu ufalme ujao. Katika mmoja wao, alieleza kwamba ufalme huo hautakuwa wa wana wa Israeli, taifa ambalo halikustahili uchaguzi wa Mungu.

Jesus (PBUH) gave more parables about the next kingdom. In one of them, he explained that the kingdom will not be of the children of Israel, the nation that did not deserve God's choice.

Mathayo anasema: "Tena Yesu akasema nao kwa mifano, akisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni unaweza kufananishwa na mfalme mmoja aliyemfanyia mwanawe karamu ya harusi. Akawatuma watumishi wake kuwaita waliokuwa wamealikwa kwenye karamu ya harusi, lakini hawakutaka kuja. Tena akatuma watumishi wengine, akisema, 'Waambieni waliokwisha kualikwa, tazama, nimeandaa chakula changu cha jioni; ng'ombe wangu na ndama wangu walionona wamechinjwa, na kila kitu kiko tayari. Njoni kwenye karamu ya harusi.' Lakini hawakujali, wakaenda zao, mmoja shambani mwake, mwingine kwenye biashara yake, na wengine wakawakamata watumishi wake, wakawatendea vibaya, wakawaua. Mfalme alikasirika, akatuma majeshi yake, akawaangamiza wale wauaji na kuiteketeza mji wao. Ndipo akawaambia watumishi wake, 'Karamu ya harusi iko tayari, lakini waliokuwa wamealikwa hawakustahili. Basi, nendeni njiani panapokutana barabara, mkamwalike kwenye karamu ya harusi kila mtakayemwona.' Basi, wale watumishi wakatoka barabarani, wakawakusanya wote waliowaona, wabaya kwa wema. Ukumbi wa harusi ukajaa wageni. Lakini mfalme alipoingia ndani kuwaangalia wageni, akamwona huko mtu asiyekuwa na vazi la harusi. Akamwambia, 'Rafiki, umeingiaje hapa bila vazi la harusi?' Naye akanyamaza kimya."

Matthew says: "And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king gave a wedding feast for his son, And sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, “Tell those who are invited, see, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast. But they paid no attention made and went off their ways, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, entreated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said he to his servants, “The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find. And those servants went out into the roads and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. but when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. And he said to him, “Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?” And he was speechless.

Ndipo mfalme akawaambia watumishi, "Mfungeni mikono na miguu, mtupeni gizani nje. Huko kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno, kwa maana walioitwa ni wengi, lakini waliochaguliwa ni wachache."

Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for many are called, but few are chosen." (Matthew: 22/1-14)

Katika mfano mwingine, aliwaeleza watu jinsi wanavyokubali ufalme na kujisalimisha kwake, akawaomba wanafunzi wake waukubali na kujisalimisha kwake. Alisema: "Akawafundisha mambo mengi kwa mifano, akisema, 'Mpanzi alitoka kwenda kupanda.' Alipokuwa akipanda, mbegu nyingine zilianguka njiani, ndege wakaja wakazila. Nyingine zilianguka mahali penye miamba, pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi, zikaota mara moja kwa kuwa hazikuwa na kina cha udongo; lakini jua lilipochomoza, zikanyauka, na kwa kuwa hazikuwa na mizizi, zikakauka. Nyingine zilianguka kati ya miiba; miiba ikakua ikazisonga. Nyingine zilianguka kwenye udongo mzuri, zikatoa mazao: nyingine mara mia, nyingine mara sitini, nyingine mara thelathini. Mwenye masikio na asikie." Ndipo wanafunzi wakamwendea wakamwambia, "Kwa nini unasema nao kwa mifano?" Akawajibu, "Kwenu imetolewa kujua siri za ufalme wa mbinguni, lakini kwao haijatolewa. Maana kwa mwenye kitu, zaidi atapewa, naye atakuwa na wingi; lakini kwa asiyekuwa nacho, hata kile alichonacho kitaondolewa. Ndiyo sababu nasema nao kwa mifano, kwa kuwa wakiona hawaoni, na wakisikia hawasikii wala hawaelewi. Kwa kweli, kwao unatimia unabii wa Isaya unaosema: 'Mtasikia kwa masikio, wala hamtaelewa; mtatazama kwa macho, wala hamtaona.'"

In another parable, he explained to them the people’s acceptance of the kingdom and submission to it, and he asked his disciples to accept it and submit to it. He said: "And he told them many things in parables, saying, “a sower went out to sow.” And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them: other seeds fell on good soil, and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear. Then the disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “to you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance: but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “you will indeed hear but never understand; and you will indeed see but never perceive.

Kwa maana moyo wa watu hawa umekuwa mzito, na masikio yao yamekuwa mazito kusikia, na macho yao wamejifumba; wasije wakaona kwa macho yao, na kusikia kwa masikio yao, na kufahamu kwa moyo wao, wakageuka, nami nikawaponya. Lakini heri macho yenu, kwa kuwa yanaona, na masikio yenu, kwa kuwa yanasikia. Kweli nawaambia, manabii wengi na watu wema walitamani kuona yale mnayoyaona, wala hawakuyaona; na kusikia yale mnayoyasikia, wala hawakuyasikia. "Basi sikieni mfano wa mpanzi. Mtu yeyote asikiapo neno la ufalme, wala asilifahamu, yule mwovu huja na kuchukua kile kilichopandwa moyoni mwake. Huu ndio uliopandwa njiani. Kuhusu kilichopandwa juu ya mwamba, huyu ndiye alisikiaye neno na mara huupokea kwa furaha. Lakini hana mizizi ndani yake, bali hudumu kwa muda; na dhiki au mateso yatokeapo kwa sababu ya neno, mara huanguka. Kilichopandwa miongoni mwa miiba ndicho huyu asikiaye neno, lakini masumbuko ya dunia na udanganyifu wa mali humsonga neno, nalo halizai matunda. Kilichopandwa juu ya udongo mzuri ndicho huyu asikiaye neno na kulifahamu. Huyu hakika huzaa matunda, mengine mia, mengine sitini, mengine thelathini." (Mathayo 13:1-23).

For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. “Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receive it with joy. Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while: and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, on one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." (Matthew: 13/1-23).

Mfano huu wa kibiblia unafanana na ule ambao Muhammad (SAW) alitoa kuhusu jinsi watu walivyoitikia ujumbe wake. Alisema: Kutoka kwa Abu Musa: Mtume ﷺ alisema, "Mfano wa UONGOZI na elimu ambayo Mwenyezi Mungu amenituma nayo ni kama mvua nyingi inayonyesha juu ya ardhi. Sehemu yake ilikuwa ardhi yenye rutuba iliyonyonya maji ya mvua na kuzaa mimea na nyasi kwa wingi. Sehemu nyingine ilikuwa ngumu, ikashika maji, na Mwenyezi Mungu akawanufaisha watu nayo; wakayatumia kwa kunywa, kuwanywesha wanyama wao, na kumwagilia ardhi kwa kulima. Sehemu nyingine ilikuwa tasa isiyoweza kushika maji wala kuzaa mimea (ardhi hiyo haikutoa faida yoyote). Mfano wa kwanza ni wa mtu anayeifahamu dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu na kunufaika na elimu aliyoteremsha Mwenyezi Mungu kupitia kwangu (Mitume), anajifunza kisha anawafundisha wengine. Mfano wa mwisho ni wa mtu asiyejali hilo na asiyechukua UONGOZI wa Mwenyezi Mungu ulioteremshwa kupitia kwangu; yeye ni kama ardhi hiyo tasa." 1 na kufahamu kwa mioyo yao, na kugeuka, nami ningewaponya. Lakini heri macho yenu, kwa kuwa yanaona, na masikio yenu, kwa kuwa yanasikia. Kweli nawaambia, manabii wengi na watu wema walitamani kuona mnayoyaona, wasiyaone; na kusikia mnayoyasikia, wasiyasikie. "Basi sikieni mfano wa mpanzi. Mtu yeyote asikiapo neno la ufalme wala asilielewe, yule mwovu anakuja na kuchukua kilichopandwa moyoni mwake. Hiki ndicho kilichopandwa njiani. Na kilichopandwa kwenye udongo wenye miamba ni yule asikiaye neno na kulipokea mara moja kwa furaha. Lakini hana mizizi ndani yake, bali hudumu kwa muda; na dhiki au mateso yanapotokea kwa sababu ya neno, mara hujikwaa. Na kilichopandwa kwenye udongo mzuri ni yule asikiaye neno na kulielewa." Kwa kweli huzaa matunda na hutoa mavuno, mengine mara mia, mengine sitini, na mengine thelathini." (Mathayo: 13/1-23).

This biblical parable matches the one that Muhammad (PBUH) gave about the way people reacted to his message. He said: (Narrated By Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of GUIDANCE and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water and Allah benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. (And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation (then that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah's religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge) which Allah has revealed through me (the Prophets and learns and then teaches others. The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not take Allah's GUIDANCE revealed through me (He is like that barren land.). 1 and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. “Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receive it with joy. Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while: and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, on one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." (Matthew: 13/1-23).

Kulingana na hadithi ya Abu Musa, Mtume ﷺ alisema: "Mfano wa MWONGOZO na elimu ambayo Mwenyezi Mungu amenituma nayo ni kama mvua nyingi inayonyesha ardhini. Sehemu moja yake ilikuwa ardhi yenye rutuba iliyonyonya maji ya mvua na kuotesha mimea na nyasi kwa wingi. Sehemu nyingine ilikuwa ngumu iliyoshika maji, na Mwenyezi Mungu aliwanufaisha watu nayo; wakayatumia kunywa, kuwanywesha wanyama wao, na kumwagilia ardhi kwa ajili ya kulima. Sehemu nyingine ilikuwa tasa, isiyoweza kushika maji wala kuotesha mimea (ardhi hiyo haikutoa faida yoyote). Mfano wa kwanza ni wa mtu anayeifahamu dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu na kunufaika na elimu ambayo Mwenyezi Mungu ameiteremsha kupitia mimi (Mitume), anayejifunza kisha kuwafundisha wengine. Mfano wa mwisho ni wa mtu ambaye hajali hilo na hakubali MWONGOZO wa Mwenyezi Mungu ulioteremshwa kupitia mimi; yeye ni kama ardhi hiyo tasa." Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake kuhusu kuenea kwa ufalme, ambao ni mdogo kuliko mbegu zote, lakini ni mkubwa kuliko zote katika kuenea.

This biblical parable matches the one that Muhammad (PBUH) gave about the way people reacted to his message. He said: (Narrated By Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of GUIDANCE and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water and Allah benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. (And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation (then that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah's religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge) which Allah has revealed through me (the Prophets and learns and then teaches others. The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not take Allah's GUIDANCE revealed through me (He is like that barren land.). 1 Jesus told his disciples about the spread of the kingdom, which is the smallest among the seeds, but it is the greatest in spreading.

Mathayo anasema:

Matthew says:

Akawawekea mfano mwingine, akisema, "Ufalme wa mbinguni ni kama punje ya haradali ambayo mtu alichukua na kuipanda shambani mwake. Ni mdogo kuliko mbegu zote, lakini inapokua huwa kubwa kuliko mimea yote ya bustanini na huwa mti, hata ndege wa angani wanakuja na kujenga viota katika matawi yake." Aliwaambia mfano mwingine. "Ufalme wa mbinguni ni kama chachu ambayo mwanamke alichukua na kuificha katika vipimo vitatu vya unga, hadi ukachachuka wote." Yote haya Yesu aliyasema kwa makutano kwa mifano; naam, hakuwaambia chochote pasipo mfano. (Mathayo 13:31-34). (Pia Marko 4:30-32).

"He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest all seeds, but when it has grown it is the larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches. He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened. All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. "(Matthew: 13/31-34). (Also Mark: 4/30-32).

Athanasius, kuhani wa Misri, alisema katika tafsiri yake ya kitabu cha Mathayo, "mifano ambayo Yesu alitoa katika sura hii inaeleza ufalme duniani tangu mwanzo hadi mwisho. Mfano wa kwanza unatufundisha kwamba ufalme utapandwa moyoni."

Athanasius, an Egyptian priest, said in his interpretation of the book of Matthew, "the examples that Jesus gave in this chapter describe the kingdom on earth from the beginning to the end. The first example teaches us that the kingdom will be planted in the heart.

Ya pili, shetani atapigana nayo na kupanda mwiba, lakini Ufalme utakua na kuwa mti mkubwa (kama punje ya haradali). Roho za watu wa Ufalme lazima ziungane ili kuokoa na kusafisha dunia kutoka ndani, kama chachu.

The second, the devil will fight against it and plant a thorn, but the Kingdom will grow and become a large tree (the Mustard seed). The spirits of the people of the Kingdom must merge in order to save and cleanse the world internally, as the yeast".

Katika sehemu nyingine, alizungumzia utawala wa Sheria mpya juu ya Sheria iliyotangulia, akisema, "Ufalme wa mbinguni ni kama hazina iliyofichwa shambani; ambayo mtu alipoiona alificha tena. Kisha kwa furaha yake huenda akauza vyote alivyo navyo na kununua shamba hilo. Tena, ufalme wa mbinguni ni kama mfanyabiashara anayetafuta lulu nzuri, ambaye alipopata lulu moja yenye thamani kubwa, alienda akauza vyote alivyokuwa navyo, akainunua." (Mathayo: 13/44-46).

In another passage, he talked about the control of the new Law over the previous Law, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." (Matthew: 13/44-46).

Akitabiri nabii atakayefuta sheria kwa sheria yake, Yesu (PBUH) alisema, "Msidhani kwamba nimekuja kuitangua sheria au manabii; sikuja kuitangua bali kuitimiza. Kwa kweli nawaambia, mpaka mbingu na nchi zitakapopita, iota moja wala nukta moja haitapita katika sheria hata yote yatakapotimia." (Mathayo 5:17-18), basi ni nani aliye na yote?

Prophesizing the Prophet who will abolish the statutes with his statute, Jesus (PBUH) said, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished." (Matthew: 5/17-18), so who is the one that has it all?

Yeye ndiye nabii yule yule ambaye Paulo alimtaja kuwa "mkamilifu", na kwa kuja kwake tu sheria hiyo itabatilishwa na kufutwa. "Kwa mmoja hupewa kwa Roho neno la hekima; na kwa mwingine neno la maarifa kwa Roho yule yule. Kwa mwingine imani kwa Roho yule yule; kwa mwingine karama za kuponya kwa Roho mmoja. Kwa mwingine kutenda miujiza; kwa mwingine unabii; kwa mwingine kupambanua roho; kwa mwingine aina mbalimbali za lugha; kwa mwingine kufasiri lugha:" (1 Wakorintho 12:8-10).

He is the same prophet whom Paul named “the perfect", and just by his arrival the statute will be canceled and abolished. "To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom; and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the ability to distinguish between spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:" (Corinthians 1: 12/8-10).

Kwamba Isa (AS) hakuzungumzia tu nabii huyu, bali pia alieleza kwamba wakati wake umechelewa ikilinganishwa na manabii waliotangulia.

That Jesus (PBUH) not only talked about this prophet, but also explained that his time is late compared with the previous prophets.

Hata hivyo, jambo hilo halitawanyima umma wake kupokea thawabu kubwa, kwa hiyo akatoa mfano huu na kusema: "Kwa maana ufalme wa mbinguni ni kama mwenye nyumba aliyetoka asubuhi na mapema kwenda kuwaajiri watenda kazi kwa shamba lake la mizabibu. Baada ya kukubaliana nao kwa dinari moja kwa siku, akawatuma kuingia shambani mwake. Akatoka tena saa ya tatu, akawaona wengine wamesimama sokoni bila kazi, akawaambia: 'Nendeni nanyi shambani mwangu, nami nitawapa neno lililo haki.' Basi wakaenda. Akatoka tena saa ya sita na saa ya tisa, akafanya vivyo hivyo. Karibu saa ya kumi na moja akatoka, akawakuta wengine wamesimama bila kazi, akawaambia: 'Kwa nini mnasimama hapa siku nzima bila kazi?' Wakamwambia: 'Kwa sababu hakuna mtu aliyetuajiri.' Akawaambia: 'Nendeni nanyi shambani.' Jioni mwenye shamba la mizabibu akamwambia msimamizi wake: 'Waite watenda kazi, uwalipe ujira wao, ukianzia wa mwisho hata wa kwanza.' Walipofika wale walioajiriwa saa ya kumi na moja, kila mmoja akapokea dinari moja. Walipofika wale waliokuwa wa kwanza, walidhani watapokea zaidi; lakini nao kila mmoja alipokea dinari moja. Walipokwisha kuipokea wakamnung'unikia mwenye nyumba, wakisema: 'Hawa wa mwisho wamefanya kazi saa moja tu, nawe umewalinganisha nasi, tuliovibeba mzigo wa siku na joto kali.' Lakini yeye akamjibu mmoja wao: 'Rafiki, sikukosei; je! hukukubaliana nami kwa dinari moja? Chukua chako uende zako. Nimependa kumpa huyu wa mwisho kama nilivyokupa wewe. Je! si halali yangu kufanya nitakavyo kwa mali yangu? Au jicho lako ni baya kwa sababu mimi ni mwema?' Hivyo walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza, na walio wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho." (Mathayo 20:1-16). Basi, wa mwisho ndio waliopata thawabu na malipo. Wa mwisho ndio wa kwanza, kama alivyosema Yesu (amani iwe juu yake) na kuthibitishwa na Muhammad ﷺ alipasema: ((Sisi ndio wa mwisho, ndio wa kwanza)).1 Na ((Imepokewa na Abu Musa: Mtume ﷺ alisema, "Mfano wa Waislamu, Mayahudi na Wakristo ni kama mfano wa mtu aliyewaajiri wafanyakazi kufanya kazi kwake kuanzia asubuhi hadi usiku kwa ujira maalum. Wakafanya kazi hadi adhuhuri kisha wakasema, 'Hatuhitaji pesa yako uliyotupangia, na kile tulichofanya na kiwe batili.' Yule mtu akawaambia, 'Msiache kazi, bali mkamilishe iliyobaki na mpokee ujira wenu kamili.' Lakini wakakataa na kuondoka. Yule mtu akawaajiri kundi jingine baada yao na kuwaambia, 'Mkamilishe sehemu iliyobaki ya siku, nanyi mtapata ujira niliokuwa nimewapangia kundi la kwanza.' Basi wakafanya kazi hadi wakati wa swala ya 'Asr. Kisha wakasema, 'Kile tulichofanya kiwe batili, na ujira uliotuahidi ubaki kwako mwenyewe.' Yule mtu akawaambia, 'Mkamilishe kazi iliyobaki, kwani ni sehemu ndogo tu ya siku iliyosalia,' lakini wakakataa. Baadaye aliwaajiri kundi jingine kufanya kazi kwa sehemu iliyobaki ya siku, nao wakafanya kazi hadi jua lilipotua, wakapokea ujira wa makundi mawili ya kwanza. Basi huo ndio mfano wa watu hao (Waislamu) na mfano wa nuru hii (UONGOZI) ambayo wameipokea kwa hiari.))

However, that will not deprive his nation from receiving great rewards, so he gave this example and said, "For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And to them he said; “you go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went. Going out again about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and he said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day? They said to him, Because no one has hired us. He said to them, you go into the vineyard too; and when evening come, the owner of the vineyard said to his foremen, Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning wit the last up to the first. And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, Saying, These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he replied to one of them, , Friend, I am doing you no wrong: did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go, I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity? So the last will be first, and the first last." (Matthew: 20/1-16). Therefore, the latter won the reward and compensation. The latter are the first ones as Jesus (PBUH) said and confirmed by Muhammad (PBUH) when he said: ((We are the latest the first))1,and ((Narrated By Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.' But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of 'Asr prayer. Then they said, "Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims) and the example of this light (GUIDANCE) which they have accepted willingly.)).