¹ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲕⲉⲟ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

¹Baada ya hayo, Bwana aliwachagua wengine sabini na wawili, akawatuma wawiliwawili, wamtangulie katika kila kijiji na mahali ambapo yeye mwenyewe alitaka kwenda.

²ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲥϧ.

²Akawaambia, "Mavuno ni mengi, lakini wavunaji ni wachache. Kwa hivyo, mwombeni mwenye shamba atume wavunaji shambani mwake.

³ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ.

³Sasa nendeni; fahamuni kwamba ninawatuma ninyi kama kondoo wanaokwenda kati ya mbwa mwitu.

⁴⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

⁴Msichukue mfuko wa fedha, mkoba, wala viatu; msimsalimu mtu yeyote njiani.

⁵ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲏⲓ.

⁵Mkiingia katika nyumba yoyote, kwanza wasalimuni hivi: Amani iwe katika nyumba hii!

⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

⁶Kama akiwako mwenye kupenda amani, amani yenu itakaa naye, la sivyo, itawarudieni.

⁷ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲏⲓ.

⁷Kaeni katika nyumba hiyo mkila na kunywa wanavyowapeni, maana mfanyakazi anastahili mshahara wake. Msiende mara nyumba hii mara nyumba ile.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

⁸Kama mkifika mji fulani na watu wakiwakaribisha, kuleni wanavyowapeni.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

⁹Ponyeni wagonjwa walioko huko, waambieni watu: Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia kwenu.

¹⁰ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ.

¹⁰Lakini mkiingia katika mji wowote, wasipowakaribisheni, tokeni; nanyi mpitapo katika barabara zao semeni:

¹¹ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛ ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲉϩϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

¹¹Hata mavumbi ya mji wenu yaliyoshikamana na miguu yetu tunawakung'utieni. Lakini, jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia.

¹²ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

¹²Hakika nawaambieni, siku ile mji huo utapata adhabu kubwa zaidi kuliko ile ya watu wa Sodoma.

¹³ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓ⳿ⲥⲑⲛⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ.

¹³"Ole wako Korazini! Ole wako Bethsaida! Maana, kama miujiza iliyofanyika kwenu ingalifanyika kule Tiro na Sidoni, watu wake wangalikwishavaa mavazi ya gunia kitambo, na kukaa katika majivu kuonyesha kwamba wametubu.

¹⁴ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

¹⁴Hata hivyo, Siku ya Hukumu ninyi mtapata adhabu kubwa zaidi kuliko ile ya watu wa Tiro na Sidoni.

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ.

¹⁵Na wewe Kafarnaumu, unataka kujikweza mpaka mbinguni? La; utaporomoshwa mpaka Kuzimu."

¹⁶ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ.

¹⁶Halafu akasema, "Anayewasikiliza ninyi, ananisikiliza mimi; na anayekataa kuwapokea ninyi, anakataa kunipokea mimi. Yeyote anayekataa kunipokea, anakataa kumpokea yule aliyenituma."

¹⁷ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲕⲉⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ.

¹⁷Baadaye, wale sabini na wawili walirudi wamejaa furaha, wakisema, "Bwana, hata pepo wametutii tulipolitaja jina lako."

¹⁸ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ.

¹⁸Yeye akawaambia, "Nilimwona Shetani jinsi alivyokuwa anaporomoka kama umeme kutoka mbinguni.

¹⁹ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.

¹⁹Naam, nimewapeni uwezo wa kukanyaga nyoka na ng'e, na uwezo juu ya nguvu zote za yule adui; hakuna chochote kitakachowadhuru.

²⁰⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.

²⁰Hata hivyo, msifurahi kwa sababu pepo wamewatii, bali furahini kwa sababu majina yenu yameandikwa mbinguni."

²¹⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.

²¹Saa ileile, Yesu akafurahi kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu, akasema, "Nakushukuru ee Baba, Bwana wa mbingu na dunia, kwa kuwa umewaficha wenye hekima na elimu mambo haya, ukawafumbulia wadogo. Naam, Baba, ndivyo ilivyokupendeza."

²²ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

²²Kisha akasema, "Baba yangu ameweka yote mikononi mwangu. Hakuna amjuaye Mwana ni nani ila Baba, wala amjuaye Baba ni nani ila Mwana, na yeyote yule ambaye Mwana anataka kumfunulia hayo."

²³ⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

²³Halafu akawaelekea wafuasi wake akawaambia, "Heri wanaoona yale mnayoyaona ninyi!

²⁴ϯϫⲱ ⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.

²⁴Hakika, manabii na wafalme walitamani kuona yale mnayoyaona ninyi wasiyaone, na kusikia yale mnayoyasikia wasiyasikie."

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.

²⁵Baadaye mwalimu mmoja wa Sheria alisimama akamwuliza akitaka kumtega, "Mwalimu, nifanye nini ili nipate uzima wa milele?"

²⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.

²⁶Yesu akamwuliza, "Imeandikwa nini katika Sheria? Unaelewaje?"

²⁷⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.

²⁷Akamjibu, "Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, kwa roho yako yote, kwa nguvu zako zote na kwa akili yako yote. Na, mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe."

²⁸ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ.

²⁸Yesu akawaambia, "Vema! Fanya hivyo, nawe utaishi."

²⁹⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.

²⁹Lakini yeye akitaka kujihakikishia kuwa mwema akamwuliza Yesu, "Na jirani yangu ni nani?"

³⁰ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲩⲃⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁϣⲙⲟⲩ.

³⁰Yesu akamjibu, "Mtu mmoja alikuwa anashuka kutoka Yerusalemu kwenda Yeriko. Alipokuwa njiani, alivamiwa na majambazi, wakamnyang'anya mali yake na kumpiga, wakamwacha amelala pale nusu mfu.

³¹ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲛϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.

³¹Kumbe, kuhani mmoja akawa anapita barabara ileile, akamwona, akapita kando.

³²ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲭⲁϥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲛϥ.

³²Hali kadhalika na Mlawi mmoja, alipofika mahali akamwona, akapita kando.

³³ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ.

³³Lakini Msamaria mmoja aliyekuwa anasafiri, alifika pale yule mtu alipokuwa, naye alipomwona, alimwonea huruma.

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ.

³⁴Akamwendea, akamtibu majeraha yake kwa kumtia mafuta na divai; na kuyafunga halafu akampandisha juu ya punda wake akampeleka katika nyumba moja ya wageni akamuuguza.

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲇⲏⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.

³⁵Kesho yake akatoa fedha dinari mbili akampa yule mwenye nyumba, akamwambia, Muuguze mtu huyu; na chochote utakachotumia zaidi, nitakulipa nitakaporudi."

³⁶ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.

³⁶Kisha Yesu akauliza, "Kati ya hao watatu, ni yupi aliyeonyesha kuwa jirani yake yule aliyevamiwa na majambazi?"

³⁷⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.

³⁷Yule mwalimu wa Sheria akamjibu, "Ni yule aliyemwonea huruma." Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda ukafanye vivyo hivyo."

³⁸ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ.

³⁸Walipokuwa safarini, waliingia katika kijiji kimoja na mwanamke mmoja, aitwaye Martha, alimkaribisha nyumbani kwake.

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.

³⁹Martha alikuwa na dada yake aitwaye Maria; huyu aliketi karibu na Yesu akisikiliza mafundisho yake.

⁴⁰ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲉⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.

⁴⁰Lakini Martha alikuwa anashughulika na mambo mengi. Basi, akamwendea Yesu, akamwambia, "Bwana, hivi hujali kwamba dada yangu ameniacha nishughulike peke yangu? Mwambie basi, anisaidie."

⁴¹ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.

⁴¹Lakini Bwana akamjibu, "Martha, Martha, unahangaika na kusumbuka kwa mambo mengi.

⁴²ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ

⁴²Kitu kimoja tu ni muhimu. Maria amechagua kitu bora zaidi ambacho hakuna mtu atakayemnyag'anya."