¹And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

¹Siku moja Yesu alikuwa amesimama kando ya ziwa Genesareti, na watu wengi walikuwa wamemzunguka wakisongana wanalisikiliza neno la Mungu.

²and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

²Akaona mashua mbili ukingoni mwa ziwa; wavuvi wenyewe walikuwa wametoka, wanaosha nyavu zao.

³and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon`s, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

³Baada ya Yesu kuingia katika mashua moja, iliyokuwa ya Simoni, alimtaka Simoni aisogeze majini, mbali kidogo na ukingo wa ziwa. Akaketi, akafundisha umati wa watu akiwa ndani ya mashua.

⁴And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;`

⁴Alipomaliza kufundisha, akamwambia Simoni, "Peleka mashua mpaka kilindini, mkatupe nyavu zenu mpate kuvua samaki."

⁵and Simon answering said to him, `Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.`

⁵Simoni akamjibu, "Bwana, tumejitahidi kuvua samaki usiku kucha bila kupata kitu, lakini kwa kuwa umesema, nitatupa nyavu."

⁶And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

⁶Baada ya kufanya hivyo, wakavua samaki wengi, hata nyavu zao zikaanza kukatika.

⁷and they beckoned to the partners, who [are] in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

⁷Wakawaita wenzao waliokuwa katika mashua nyingine waje kuwasaidia. Wakaja, wakazijaza mashua zote mbili samaki, hata karibu zingezama.

⁸And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, `Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;`

⁸Simoni Petro alipoona hayo, akapiga magoti mbele ya Yesu akisema, "Ondoka mbele yangu, ee Bwana, kwa kuwa mimi ni mwenye dhambi!"

⁹for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that they took,

⁹Simoni pamoja na wenzake wote walishangaa kwa kupata samaki wengi vile.

¹⁰and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;`

¹⁰Hali kadhalika Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo, waliokuwa wavuvi wenzake Simoni. Yesu akamwambia Simoni, "Usiogope; tangu sasa utakuwa ukivua watu."

¹¹and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

¹¹Basi, baada ya kuzileta zile mashua ukingoni mwa ziwa, wakaacha yote, wakamfuata.

¹²And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on [his] face, he besought him, saying, `Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;`

¹²Ikawa, Yesu alipokuwa katika mmojawapo wa miji ya huko, mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma mwili mzima akamwona. Basi, mtu huyo akaanguka kifudifudi akamwomba Yesu: "Mheshimiwa, ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa."

¹³and having stretched forth [his] hand, he touched him, having said, `I will; be thou cleansed;` and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

¹³Yesu akaunyosha mkono wake, akamgusa na kusema, "Nataka, takasika!" Mara ule ukoma ukamwacha.

¹⁴And he charged him to tell no one, `But, having gone away, shew thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing according as Moses directed, for a testimony to them;`

¹⁴Yesu akamwamuru: "Usimwambie mtu yeyote; bali nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani, ukatoe sadaka kwa ajili ya kutakasika kwako kama inavyotakiwa na Sheria ya Mose, iwe uthibitisho kwao kwamba umepona."

¹⁵but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

¹⁵Lakini habari za Yesu zilizidi kuenea kila mahali. Watu makundi mengi wakakusanyika ili kumsikiliza na kuponywa magonjwa yao.

¹⁶and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

¹⁶Lakini yeye alikwenda zake mahali pasipo na watu, akawa anasali huko.

¹⁷And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

¹⁷Siku moja Yesu alikuwa akifundisha. Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria kutoka katika kila kijiji cha Galilaya, Yudea na Yerusalemu, walikuwa wameketi hapo. Nguvu ya Bwana ilikuwa pamoja naye kwa ajili ya kuponyea wagonjwa.

¹⁸And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

¹⁸Mara watu wakaja wamemchukua mtu mmoja aliyepooza maungo, amelala kitandani; wakajaribu kumwingiza ndani wamweke mbele ya Yesu.

¹⁹and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

¹⁹Lakini kwa sababu ya wingi wa watu, hawakuweza kuingia ndani. Basi, wakapanda juu ya dari, wakaondoa vigae, wakamshusha huyo aliyepooza pamoja na kitanda chake, wakamweka mbele ya Yesu.

²⁰and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.`

²⁰Yesu alipoona jinsi walivyokuwa na imani kubwa, akamwambia huyo mtu, "Rafiki, umesamehewa dhambi zako."

²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?`

²¹Walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakaanza kujiuliza: "Nani huyu anayemkufuru Mungu kwa maneno yake? Hakuna mtu awezaye kusamehe dhambi ila Mungu peke yake!"

²²And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

²²Yesu alitambua mawazo yao, akawauliza, "Mnawaza nini mioyoni mwenu?

²³which is easier — to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

²³Ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi: kusema, Umesamehewa dhambi, au kusema, Simama utembee?

²⁴`And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins — (he said to the one struck with palsy) — I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.`

²⁴Basi, nataka mjue kwamba Mwana wa Mtu anao uwezo wa kusamehe dhambi duniani." Hapo akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Simama, chukua kitanda chako uende zako nyumbani."

²⁵And presently having risen before them, having taken up [that] on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,

²⁵Mara, huyo mtu aliyepooza akasimama mbele yao wote, akachukua kitanda chake akaenda zake nyumbani huku akimtukuza Mungu.

²⁶and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying — `We saw strange things to-day.`

²⁶Wote wakashangaa na kushikwa na hofu; wakamtukuza Mungu wakisema: "Tumeona maajabu leo."

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;`

²⁷Baada ya hayo, Yesu akatoka nje, akamwona mtoza ushuru mmoja aitwaye Lawi, ameketi ofisini. Yesu akamwambia, "Nifuate!"

²⁸and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

²⁸Lawi akaacha yote, akamfuata.

²⁹And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

²⁹Kisha Lawi akamwandalia Yesu karamu kubwa nyumbani mwake; na kundi kubwa la watoza ushuru na watu wengine walikuwa wameketi pamoja nao.

³⁰and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?`

³⁰Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakawanung'unikia wafuasi wake wakisema: "Mbona mnakula na kunywa pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?"

³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

³¹Yesu akawajibu, "Wenye afya hawahitaji daktari, lakini wanaomhitaji ni wale walio wagonjwa.

³²I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.`

³²Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, bali wenye dhambi, ili wapate kutubu."

³³And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications — in like manner also those of the Pharisees — but thine do eat and drink?`

³³Watu wengine wakamwambia Yesu, "Wafuasi wa Yohane mbatizaji hufunga mara nyingi na kusali; hata wafuasi wa Mafarisayo hufanya vivyo hivyo. Lakini wafuasi wako hula na kunywa."

³⁴And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber — in the bridegroom being with them — to fast?

³⁴Yesu akawajibu, "Je, mnaweza kuwataka wale walioalikwa arusini wafunge hali bwana arusi yuko pamoja nao?

³⁵but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.`

³⁵Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kati yao, na wakati huo ndipo watakapofunga."

³⁶And he spake also a simile unto them — `No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that [is] from the new.

³⁶Yesu akawaambia mfano huu: "Hakuna mtu akataye kiraka cha nguo mpya na kukitia katika vazi kuukuu; kama akifanya hivyo, atakuwa amelikata hilo vazi jipya, na hicho kiraka hakitachukuana na hilo vazi kuukuu.

³⁷`And no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;

³⁷Wala hakuna mtu atiaye divai mpya katika viriba vikuukuu; kwani hiyo divai mpya itavipasua hivyo viriba, divai itamwagika, na viriba vitaharibika.

³⁸but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;

³⁸Divai mpya hutiwa katika viriba vipya!

³⁹and no one having drunk old [wine], doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.`

³⁹Wala hakuna mtu ambaye hutamani kunywa divai mpya baada ya kunywa ya zamani, kwani husema: Ile ya zamani ni nzuri zaidi."