¹And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

¹Yesu aliwaita wale kumi na wawili, akawapa uwezo juu ya pepo wote, na uwezo wa kuponya wagonjwa.

²and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

²Halafu akawatuma waende kuhubiri Ufalme wa Mungu na kuponya wagonjwa.

³And he said unto them, `Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;

³Akawaambia, "Mnaposafiri msichukue chochote: msichukue fimbo, wala mkoba, wala chakula, wala fedha, wala hata koti la ziada.

⁴and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;

⁴Nyumba yoyote mtakayoingia na kukaribishwa, kaeni humo mpaka mtakapoondoka katika kijiji hicho.

⁵and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.`

⁵Watu wakikataa kuwakaribisha, tokeni katika mji huo, nanyi mnapotoka kung'uteni mavumbi miguuni mwenu kama onyo kwao."

⁶And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

⁶Basi, wakaanza safari, wakapitia vijijini wakihubiri Habari Njema na kuponya wagonjwa kila mahali.

⁷And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

⁷Sasa, mtawala Herode, alipata habari za mambo yote yaliyokuwa yanatendeka, akawa na wasiwasi kwa vile walikuwa wakisema: "Yohane amefufuka kutoka wafu!"

⁸and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

⁸Wengine walisema kwamba Eliya ametokea, na wengine walisema kwamba mmojawapo wa manabii wa kale amerudi duniani.

⁹and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?` and he was seeking to see him.

⁹Lakini Herode akasema, "Huyo Yohane nilimkata kichwa; sasa ni nani huyu ninayesikia habari zake?" Akawa na hamu ya kumwona.

¹⁰And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

¹⁰Wale mitume waliporudi, walimweleza yote waliyoyafanya. Yesu akawachukua, wakaenda peke yao mjini Bethsaida.

¹¹and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

¹¹Lakini wale watu walipojua alikokwenda, walimfuata. Yesu akawakaribisha akawazungumzia juu ya Ufalme wa Mungu, akawaponya wale waliohitaji kuponywa.

¹²And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.`

¹²Jua lilipokuwa linaanza kutua, wale kumi na wawili walimwendea wakamwambia, "Waage watu waende kwenye vijiji na mashamba ya karibu, wakajipatie chakula na mahali pa kulala, kwa maana hapa tulipo ni nyikani."

¹³And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;` and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;`

¹³Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Wapeni ninyi chakula." Wakamjibu, "Hatuna chochote ila mikate mitano na samaki wawili. Labda twende wenyewe tukawanunulie chakula watu wote hawa!"

¹⁴for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;`

¹⁴(Walikuwepo pale wanaume wapatao elfu tano.) Basi, Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Waambieni watu waketi katika makundi ya watu hamsinihamsini."

¹⁵and they did so, and made all to recline;

¹⁵Wanafunzi wakafanya walivyoambiwa, wakawaketisha wote.

¹⁶and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

¹⁶Kisha Yesu akaitwaa ile mikate mitano na wale samaki wawili, akatazama juu mbinguni, akamshukuru Mungu, akavimega, akawapa wanafunzi wake wawagawie watu.

¹⁷and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁷Wakala wote, wakashiba; wakakusanya makombo ya chakula, wakajaza vikapu kumi na viwili.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?`

¹⁸Siku moja, Yesu alikuwa anasali peke yake, na wanafunzi wake walikuwa karibu. Basi, akawauliza, "Eti watu wanasema mimi ni nani?"

¹⁹And they answering said, `John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;`

¹⁹Nao wakamjibu, "Wengine wanasema kuwa wewe ni Yohane mbatizaji, wengine wanasema wewe ni Eliya, hali wengine wanasema kuwa wewe ni mmoja wa manabii wa kale ambaye amefufuka."

²⁰and he said to them, `And ye — who do ye say me to be?` and Peter answering said, `The Christ of God.`

²⁰Hapo akawauliza, "Na ninyi je, mwasema mimi ni nani?" Petro akajibu, "Wewe ndiwe Kristo wa Mungu."

²¹And having charged them, he commanded [them] to say this to no one,

²¹Halafu Yesu akawaamuru wasimwambie mtu yeyote habari hiyo.

²²saying — `It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.`

²²Akaendelea kusema: "Ni lazima Mwana wa Mtu apate mateso mengi na kukataliwa na wazee na makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria; atauawa, lakini siku ya tatu atafufuliwa."

²³And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

²³Kisha akawaambia watu wote, "Mtu yeyote akitaka kuwa mfuasi wangu, ni lazima ajikane nafsi yake, auchukue msalaba wake kila siku, anifuate.

²⁴for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

²⁴Maana, mtu anayetaka kuyaokoa maisha yake mwenyewe, atayapoteza; lakini atakayeyapoteza maisha yake kwa ajili yangu, atayaokoa.

²⁵for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

²⁵Je, kuna faida gani mtu kuupata utajiri wote wa dunia kwa kujipoteza au kujiangamiza yeye mwenyewe?

²⁶`For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father`s, and the holy messengers`;

²⁶Mtu akinionea aibu mimi na mafundisho yangu, Mwana wa Mtu atamwonea aibu mtu huyo wakati atakapokuja katika utukufu wake na wa Baba na wa malaika watakatifu.

²⁷and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.`

²⁷Nawaambieni kweli, kuna wengine papa hapa ambao hawatakufa kabla ya kuuona Ufalme wa Mungu."

²⁸And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

²⁸Yapata siku nane baada ya kusema hayo, Yesu aliwachukua Petro, Yohane na Yakobo, akaenda nao mlimani kusali.

²⁹and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white — sparkling.

²⁹Alipokuwa akisali, sura yake ilibadilika, mavazi yake yakawa meupe na kung'aa sana.

³⁰And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

³⁰Na watu wawili wakaonekana wakizungumza naye, nao ni Mose na Eliya,

³¹who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem,

³¹ambao walitokea wakiwa wenye utukufu, wakazungumza naye juu ya kifo chake ambacho angekikamilisha huko Yerusalemu.

³²but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

³²Petro na wenzake walikuwa wamelemewa na usingizi mzito, hata hivyo waliamka, wakauona utukufu wake, wakawaona na wale watu wawili waliokuwa wamesimama pamoja naye.

³³And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, `Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,` not knowing what he saith:

³³Basi, watu hao wawili walipokuwa wakiondoka, Petro alimwambia Yesu, "Bwana, ni vizuri kwamba tupo hapa: basi, tujenge vibanda vitatu: kimoja chako, kimoja cha Mose na kimoja cha Eliya." --Kwa kweli hakujua anasema nini.

³⁴and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,

³⁴Petro alipokuwa akisema hayo, mara wingu likatokea na kuwafunika; na wingu hilo lilipowajia, wale wanafunzi waliogopa sana.

³⁵and a voice came out of the cloud saying, `This is My Son — the Beloved; hear ye him;`

³⁵Sauti ikasikika kutoka katika hilo wingu: "Huyu ndiye Mwanangu niliyemchagua, msikilizeni."

³⁶and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

³⁶Baada ya hiyo sauti kusikika, Yesu alionekana akiwa peke yake. Wanafunzi walikaa kimya juu ya tukio hilo, na wakati ule hawakumwambia mtu yeyote mambo hayo waliyoyaona.

³⁷And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

³⁷Kesho yake walipokuwa wakishuka kutoka kule mlimani, kundi kubwa la watu lilikutana na Yesu.

³⁸and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, `Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

³⁸Hapo, mtu mmoja katika lile kundi akapaaza sauti, akasema, "Mwalimu! Ninakusihi umwangalie mwanangu--mwanangu wa pekee!

³⁹and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,

³⁹Pepo huwa anamshambulia, na mara humfanya apige kelele; humtia kifafa, na povu likamtoka kinywani. Huendelea kumtesa sana, asimwache upesi.

⁴⁰and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.`

⁴⁰Niliwaomba wanafunzi wako wamfukuze, lakini hawakuweza."

⁴¹And Jesus answering said, `O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;`

⁴¹Yesu akasema, "Enyi kizazi kisicho na imani, kilichopotoka! Nitakaa nanyi na kuwavumilia mpaka lini?" Kisha akamwambia huyo mtu, "Mlete mtoto wako hapa."

⁴²and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore [him] sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

⁴²Wakati mtoto huyo alipokuwa anamjia Yesu, yule pepo alimwangusha chini na kumtia kifafa. Lakini Yesu akamkemea yule pepo mchafu akamponya mtoto na kumkabidhi kwa baba yake.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

⁴³Watu wote wakashangazwa na uwezo mkuu wa Mungu. Wale watu walipokuwa bado wanashangaa juu ya mambo yote aliyofanya, Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake,

⁴⁴`Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.`

⁴⁴"Tegeni masikio, myasikie mambo haya: Mwana wa Mtu anakwenda kutiwa mikononi mwa watu."

⁴⁵And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

⁴⁵Lakini wao hawakuelewa maana ya usemi huo. Jambo hilo lilikuwa limefichwa kwao ili wasitambue; nao wakaogopa kumwuliza juu ya msemo huo.

⁴⁶And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

⁴⁶Kukatokea majadiliano kati ya wale wanafunzi kuhusu nani kati yao aliyekuwa mkuu zaidi.

⁴⁷and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

⁴⁷Yesu aliyajua mawazo yaliyokuwa mioyoni mwao; basi akamchukua mtoto mdogo akamweka karibu naye,

⁴⁸and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all — he shall be great.`

⁴⁸akawaambia, "Mtu yeyote anayempokea mtoto huyu mdogo kwa jina langu, ananipokea mimi; na yeyote anayenipokea mimi, anampokea yule aliyenituma. Maana yule aliye mdogo kuliko wote kati yenu ndiye aliye mkubwa kuliko wote."

⁴⁹And John answering said, `Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;`

⁴⁹Yohane alidakia na kusema, "Bwana, tumemwona mtu mmoja akitoa pepo kwa kulitumia jina lako nasi tukajaribu kumkataza kwa kuwa yeye si mmoja wetu."

⁵⁰and Jesus said unto him, `Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.`

⁵⁰Lakini Yesu akamwambia, "Msimkataze; kwani asiyepingana nanyi yuko upande wenu."

⁵¹And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,

⁵¹Wakati ulipokaribia ambapo Yesu angechukuliwa juu mbinguni, yeye alikata shauri kwenda Yerusalemu.

⁵²and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him,

⁵²Basi, akawatuma wajumbe wamtangulie, nao wakaenda wakaingia kijiji kimoja cha Wasamaria ili wamtayarishie mahali.

⁵³and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

⁵³Lakini wenyeji wa hapo hawakutaka kumpokea kwa sababu alikuwa anaelekea Yerusalemu.

⁵⁴And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou [that] we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?`

⁵⁴Basi, wanafunzi wake, kina Yohane na Yakobo, walipoona hayo, wakasema, "Bwana, wataka tuamuru moto ushuke kutoka mbinguni uwateketeze?"

⁵⁵and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, `Ye have not known of what spirit ye are;

⁵⁵Lakini yeye akawageukia, akawakemea akasema, "Hamjui ni roho ya namna gani mliyo nayo;

⁵⁶for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men`s lives, but to save;` and they went on to another village.

⁵⁶kwa maana Mwana wa Mtu hakuja kuyaangamiza maisha ya watu, bali kuyaokoa." Wakatoka, wakaenda kijiji kingine.

⁵⁷And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, `I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;`

⁵⁷Walipokuwa wakisafiri njiani, mtu mmoja akamwambia Yesu, "Nitakufuata kokote utakakokwenda."

⁵⁸and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.`

⁵⁸Yesu akasema, "Mbweha wana mapango, na ndege wana viota; lakini Mwana wa Mtu hana mahali pa kupumzikia."

⁵⁹And he said unto another, `Be following me;` and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;`

⁵⁹Kisha akamwambia mtu mwingine, "Nifuate." Lakini huyo akasema, "Bwana, niruhusu kwanza niende kumzika baba yangu."

⁶⁰and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.`

⁶⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Waache wafu wazike wafu wao; bali wewe nenda ukatangaze Ufalme wa Mungu."

⁶¹And another also said, `I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;`

⁶¹Na mtu mwingine akamwambia, "Nitakufuata, lakini niruhusu kwanza nikawaage wale walio nyumbani kwangu."

⁶²and Jesus said unto him, `No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.`

⁶²Yesu akamwambia, "Yeyote anayeshika jembe tayari kulima na huku anaangalia nyuma, hafai kwa Ufalme wa Mungu."