¹Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

¹Kisha Roho alimwongoza Yesu mpaka jangwani ili ajaribiwe na Ibilisi.

²and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

²Akafunga siku arubaini mchana na usiku, na mwishowe akaona njaa.

³And the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God — speak that these stones may become loaves.`

³Basi, mshawishi akamjia, akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, amuru mawe haya yawe mikate."

⁴But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.`

⁴Yesu akamjibu, "Imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Binadamu hataishi kwa mikate tu, ila kwa kila neno asemalo Mungu."

⁵Then doth the Devil take him to the [holy] city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

⁵Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka Yerusalemu, mji mtakatifu, akamweka juu ya mnara wa hekalu,

⁶and saith to him, `If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.`

⁶akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, jitupe chini; maana imeandikwa: Mungu atawaamuru malaika wake kwa ajili yako; watakuchukua mikononi mwao, usije ukajikwaa kwenye jiwe."

⁷Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.`

⁷Yesu akamwambia, "Imeandikwa pia: Usimjaribu Bwana, Mungu wako."

⁸Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

⁸Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka juu ya mlima mrefu, akamwonyesha falme zote za ulimwengu na fahari zake,

⁹and saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.`

⁹akamwambia, "Hivi vyote nitakupa kama tu ukipiga magoti na kuniabudu."

¹⁰Then saith Jesus to him, `Go — Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.`

¹⁰Hapo, Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda zako Shetani! Imeandikwa: Utamwabudu Bwana Mungu wako na kumtumikia yeye peke yake."

¹¹Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

¹¹Basi, Ibilisi akamwacha, na malaika wakaja, wakamhudumia.

¹²And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

¹²Yesu aliposikia kwamba Yohane ametiwa gerezani alikwenda Galilaya.

¹³and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,

¹³Aliondoka Nazareti, akaenda Kafarnaumu, mji ulio kando ya bahari ya Genesareti, mpakani mwa wilaya za Zabuloni na Naftali, akakaa huko.

¹⁴that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

¹⁴Ndivyo lilivyotimia lile neno lililosemwa kwa njia ya nabii Isaya:

¹⁵`Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! —

¹⁵"Nchi ya Zabuloni na nchi ya Naftali, kuelekea baharini ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, Galilaya nchi ya watu wa Mataifa!

¹⁶the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death — light arose to them.`

¹⁶Watu waliokaa gizani wameona mwanga mkubwa. Nao walioishi katika nchi ya giza na kivuli cha kifo, mwanga umewaangazia!"

¹⁷From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.`

¹⁷Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuhubiri akisema, "Tubuni, maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia!"

¹⁸And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea — for they were fishers —

¹⁸Yesu alipokuwa anatembea kando ya ziwa Galilaya, aliwaona ndugu wawili wavuvi; Simoni (aitwae Petro) na Andrea, ndugu yake; walikuwa wakivua samaki kwa nyavu ziwani.

¹⁹and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,`

¹⁹Basi, akawaambia, "Nifuateni, nami nitawafanya ninyi wavuvi wa watu."

²⁰and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.

²⁰Mara wakaziacha nyavu zao, wakamfuata.

²¹And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

²¹Alipokwenda mbele kidogo, aliwaona ndugu wengine wawili: Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo. Hao walikuwa ndani ya mashua pamoja na baba yao Zebedayo, wakitengeneza nyavu zao. Basi Yesu akawaita,

²²and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.

²²nao mara wakaiacha mashua pamoja na baba yao, wakamfuata.

²³And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,

²³Yesu alikuwa anakwenda kila mahali wilayani Galilaya, akifundisha katika masunagogi na kuhubiri Habari Njema juu ya ufalme wa Mungu. Aliponya kila namna ya maradhi na magonjwa waliyokuwa nayo watu.

²⁴and his fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

²⁴Habari zake zikaenea katika mkoa wote wa Siria. Wagonjwa wote wenye maradhi ya kila namna na wale waliosumbuliwa na kila namna ya taabu: waliopagawa na pepo, wenye kifafa na watu waliokuwa wamelemaa, walipelekwa kwake; naye akawaponya wote.

²⁵And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

²⁵Makundi mengi ya watu kutoka Galilaya, Dekapoli, Yerusalemu, Yudea na ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, walimfuata.