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Luke 18:13
Lakini yule mtoza ushuru, alisimama mbali, bila hakuweza hata kuinua macho yake mbinguni, akagonga kifua chake akisema, 'Mungu, nirehemu mimi mwenye dhambi.'
Luke 18:13 · Biblia TakatifuLuke 18:13 in other translations
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
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In context
10 'Watu wawili walipanda kwenda hekaluni kusali: mmoja Mfarisayo mwingine mtoza ushuru.
11 Farisayo akasimama akaomba mambo haya juu yake mwenyewe, 'Mungu, nakushukuru kwa vile mimi si kama watu wengine ambao ni wanyang'anyi, watu wasio waadilifu, wazinzi, au kama huyu mtoza ushuru.
12 Nafunga mara mbili kila wiki. Natoa zaka katika mapato yote ninayopata. '
13 Lakini yule mtoza ushuru, alisimama mbali, bila hakuweza hata kuinua macho yake mbinguni, akagonga kifua chake akisema, 'Mungu, nirehemu mimi mwenye dhambi.'
14 Nawaambia, mtu huyu alirudi nyumbani akiwa amehesabiwa haki kuliko yule mwingine, kwa sababu kila ajikwezaye atashushwa, lakini kila mtu anayejinyenyekeza atainuliwa. '
15 Watu walimletea watoto wao wachanga, ili aweze kuwagusa, lakini wanafunzi wake walipoona hayo, wakawazuia.
16 Lakini Yesu akawaita kwake akisema, 'Waacheni watoto wadogo waje kwangu, wala msiwazuie. Maana ufalme wa Mungu ni wa watu kama hao.
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