¹And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

¹Baadhi ya Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria waliokuwa wametoka Yerusalemu walikusanyika mbele ya Yesu.

²and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — eating bread, they found fault;

²Waliona kwamba baadhi ya wanafunzi wake walikula mikate kwa mikono najisi, yaani bila kunawa.

³for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

³Maana Mafarisayo na Wayahudi wengine wote huzingatia mapokeo ya wazee wao: hawali kitu kabla ya kunawa mikono ipasavyo.

⁴and, [coming] from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

⁴Tena hawali kitu chochote kutoka sokoni mpaka wamekiosha kwanza. Kuna pia desturi nyingine walizopokea kama vile namna ya kuosha vikombe, sufuria na vyombo vya shaba.

⁵Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?`

⁵Basi, Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakamwuliza Yesu, "Mbona wanafunzi wako hawayajali mapokeo tuliyopokea kwa wazee wetu, bali hula chakula kwa mikono najisi?"

⁶and he answering said to them — `Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honor Me, and their heart is far from Me;

⁶Yesu akawajibu, "Wanafiki ninyi! Nabii Isaya alitabiri ukweli juu yenu alipoandika: Watu hawa, asema Mungu, huniheshimu kwa maneno matupu, lakini mioyoni mwao wako mbali nami.

⁷and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

⁷Kuniabudu kwao hakufai, maana mambo wanayofundisha ni maagizo ya kibinadamu tu.

⁸for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.`

⁸Ninyi mnaiacha amri ya Mungu na kushikilia maagizo ya watu."

⁹And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

⁹Yesu akaendelea kusema, "Ninyi mnajua kuepa kwa ujanja sheria ya Mungu kwa ajili ya kufuata mapokeo yenu.

¹⁰for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;

¹⁰Maana Mose aliamuru: Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na, Anayemlaani baba au mama, lazima afe.

¹¹and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), [is] whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,

¹¹Lakini ninyi mwafundisha, Kama mtu anacho kitu ambacho angeweza kuwasaidia nacho baba au mama yake, lakini akasema kwamba kitu hicho ni Korbani (yaani ni zawadi kwa Mungu),

¹²and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,

¹²basi, halazimiki tena kuwasaidia wazazi wake.

¹³setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.`

¹³Hivyo ndivyo mnavyodharau neno la Mungu kwa ajili ya mafundisho mnayopokezana. Tena mnafanya mambo mengi ya namna hiyo."

¹⁴And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, `Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;

¹⁴Yesu aliuita tena ule umati wa watu, akawaambia, "Nisikilizeni nyote, mkaelewe.

¹⁵there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.

¹⁵Hakuna kitu kinachoingia ndani ya mtu toka nje ambacho chaweza kumtia mtu najisi. Lakini kinachotoka ndani ya mtu ndicho kinachomtia mtu najisi."

¹⁶If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.`

¹⁶Mwenye masikio na asikie!

¹⁷And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,

¹⁷Alipouacha umati wa watu na kuingia nyumbani, wanafunzi wake walimwuliza maana ya huo mfano.

¹⁸and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?

¹⁸Naye akawaambia, "Je, hata ninyi hamwelewi? Je, hamwelewi kwamba kitu kinachomwingia mtu toka nje hakiwezi kumtia unajisi,

¹⁹because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.`

¹⁹kwa maana hakimwingii moyoni, ila tumboni, na baadaye hutolewa nje chooni?" (Kwa kusema hivyo, Yesu alivihalalisha vyakula vyote.)

²⁰And he said — `That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

²⁰Akaendelea kusema, "Kinachotoka ndani ya mtu ndicho kinachomtia najisi.

²¹for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

²¹Kwa maana kutoka ndani, katika moyo wa mtu, hutoka mawazo mabaya, uasherati, wizi, uuaji,

²²thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

²²uzinzi, uchoyo, uovu, udanganyifu, ufisadi, wivu, kashfa, kiburi na upumbavu.

²³all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.`

²³Maovu hayo yote yatoka ndani ya mtu, nayo humtia mtu najisi."

²⁴And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

²⁴Yesu aliondoka hapo, akaenda hadi wilaya ya Tiro. Huko aliingia katika nyumba moja na hakutaka mtu ajue; lakini hakuweza kujificha.

²⁵for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, —

²⁵Mwanamke mmoja ambaye binti yake alikuwa na pepo, alisikia habari za Yesu. Basi, akaja akajitupa chini mbele ya miguu yake.

²⁶and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation — and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.

²⁶Mama huyo alikuwa Mgiriki, mwenyeji wa Sirofoinike. Basi, akamwomba Yesu amtoe binti yake pepo mchafu.

²⁷And Jesus said to her, `Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children`s bread, and to cast [it] to the little dogs.`

²⁷Yesu akamwambia, "Kwanza watoto washibe; kwa maana si vizuri kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa."

²⁸And she answered and saith to him, `Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children`s crumbs.`

²⁸Lakini huyo mama akasema, "Sawa, Bwana, lakini hata mbwa walio chini ya meza hula makombo ya watoto."

²⁹And he said to her, `Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;`

²⁹Yesu akamwambia, "Kwa sababu ya neno hilo, nenda. Pepo amemtoka binti yako!"

³⁰and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.

³⁰Basi, akaenda nyumbani kwake, akamkuta mtoto amelala kitandani, na pepo amekwisha mtoka.

³¹And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,

³¹Kisha Yesu aliondoka wilayani Tiro, akapitia Sidoni, akafika ziwa Galilaya kwa kupitia nchi ya Dekapoli.

³²and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.

³²Basi, wakamletea bubu-kiziwi, wakamwomba amwekee mikono.

³³And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

³³Yesu akamtenga na umati wa watu, akamtia vidole masikioni, akatema mate na kumgusa ulimi.

³⁴and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,` that is, `Be thou opened;`

³⁴Kisha akatazama juu mbinguni, akapiga kite, akamwambia, "Efatha," maana yake, "Funguka."

³⁵and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain.

³⁵Mara masikio yake yakafunguka na ulimi wake ukafunguliwa, akaanza kusema sawasawa.

³⁶And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming [it],

³⁶Yesu akawaamuru wasimwambie mtu juu ya jambo hilo. Lakini kadiri alivyowakataza, ndivyo walivyozidi kutangaza habari hiyo.

³⁷and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, `Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.`

³⁷Watu walishangaa sana, wakasema, "Amefanya yote vyema: amewajalia viziwi kusikia, na bubu kusema!"