¹ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ.

¹Basi, Yesu aliwasimulia mfano kuonyesha kwamba ni lazima kusali daima bila kukata tamaa.

²ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

²Alisema: "Katika mji mmoja kulikuwa na hakimu ambaye hakuwa anamcha Mungu wala kumjali binadamu.

³ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲉⲙ ⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.

³Katika mji huohuo, kulikuwa pia na mama mmoja mjane, ambaye alimwendea huyo hakimu mara nyingi akimwomba amtetee apate haki yake kutoka kwa adui yake.

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

⁴Kwa muda mrefu huyo hakimu hakupenda kumtetea huyo mjane; lakini, mwishowe akajisemea: Ingawa mimi simchi Mungu wala simjali binadamu,

⁵ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.

⁵lakini kwa vile huyu mjane ananisumbua, nitamtetea; la sivyo ataendelea kufika hapa, na mwisho atanichosha kabisa!"

⁶ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁶Basi, Bwana akaendelea kusema, "Sikieni jinsi alivyosema huyo hakimu mbaya.

⁷ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.

⁷Je, ndio kusema Mungu hatawatetea wale aliowachagua, ambao wanamlilia mchana na usiku? Je, atakawia kuwasikiliza?

⁸ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.

⁸Nawaambieni atawatetea upesi. Hata hivyo, je, kutakuwako na imani duniani wakati Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuja?"

⁹ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

⁹Halafu Yesu aliwaambia pia mfano wa wale ambao walijiona kuwa wema na kuwadharau wengine.

¹⁰ⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.

¹⁰"Watu wawili walipanda kwenda Hekaluni kusali: mmoja Mfarisayo, na mwingine mtoza ushuru.

¹¹ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲥ.

¹¹Huyo Mfarisayo akasimama, akasali kimoyomoyo: Ee Mungu, nakushukuru kwa vile mimi si kama watu wengine: walafi, wadanganyifu au wazinzi. Nakushukuru kwamba mimi si kama huyu mtoza ushuru.

¹²ϯⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϯ ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

¹²Nafunga mara mbili kwa juma, natoa zaka sehemu ya kumi ya pato langu.

¹³ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

¹³Lakini yule mtoza ushuru, akiwa amesimama kwa mbali bila hata kuinua macho yake mbinguni, ila tu akijipiga kifua kwa huzuni, alisema: Ee Mungu, unionee huruma mimi mwenye dhambi.

¹⁴ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.

¹⁴Nawaambieni, huyu mtoza ushuru alirudi nyumbani akiwa amesamehewa. Lakini yule mwingine, sivyo. Kwa maana kila anayejikweza atashushwa, na kila anayejishusha atakwezwa."

¹⁵ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁵Watu walimletea Yesu watoto wadogo ili awawekee mikono yake. Wanafunzi walipowaona, wakawazuia kwa maneno makali.

¹⁶Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

¹⁶Lakini Yesu akawaita kwake akisema: "Waacheni hao watoto waje kwangu, wala msiwazuie, kwa maana Ufalme wa Mungu ni kwa ajili ya watu kama hawa.

¹⁷ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.

¹⁷Nawaambieni kweli, mtu yeyote asiyeupokea Ufalme wa Mungu kama mtoto mdogo, hataingia katika Ufalme huo."

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.

¹⁸Kiongozi mmoja, Myahudi, alimwuliza Yesu, "Mwalimu mwema, nifanye nini ili niweze kuupata uzima wa milele?"

¹⁹ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.

¹⁹Yesu akamwambia, "Mbona waniita mwema? Hakuna aliye mwema ila Mungu peke yake.

²⁰ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ.

²⁰Unazijua amri: Usizini; usiue; usiibe; usitoe ushahidi wa uongo; waheshimu baba yako na mama yako."

²¹⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.

²¹Yeye akasema, "Hayo yote nimeyazingatia tangu ujana wangu."

²²ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.

²²Yesu aliposikia hayo akamwambia, "Unatakiwa bado kufanya kitu kimoja: uza kila ulicho nacho, wagawie maskini, na hivyo utakuwa na hazina yako mbinguni; halafu njoo unifuate."

²³⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.

²³Lakini huyo mtu aliposikia hayo, alihuzunika sana kwa sababu alikuwa tajiri sana.

²⁴ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²⁴Yesu alipoona akihuzunika hivyo, akasema, "Jinsi gani ilivyo vigumu kwa matajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu!

²⁵⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²⁵Naam, ni rahisi zaidi kwa ngamia kupita katika tundu la sindano, kuliko tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu."

²⁶ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.

²⁶Wale watu waliposikia hayo, wakasema, "Nani basi, atakayeokolewa?"

²⁷⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.

²⁷Yesu akajibu, "Yasiyowezekana kwa binadamu, yanawezekana kwa Mungu."

²⁸ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.

²⁸Naye Petro akamwuliza, "Na sisi je? Tumeacha vitu vyote tukakufuata!"

²⁹⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.

²⁹Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli nawaambieni, mtu yeyote aliyeacha nyumba au mke au kaka au wazazi au watoto kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa Mungu,

³⁰ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

³⁰atapokea mengi zaidi wakati huu wa sasa, na kupokea uzima wa milele wakati ujao."

³¹ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

³¹Yesu aliwachukua kando wale kumi na wawili, akawaambia, "Sikilizeni! Tunakwenda Yerusalemu na huko kila kitu kilichoandikwa na manabii kuhusu Mwana wa Mtu kitakamilishwa.

³²ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ.

³²Kwa maana atakabidhiwa kwa watu wa mataifa nao watamtendea vibaya na kumtemea mate.

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.

³³Watampiga mijeledi, watamuua; lakini siku ya tatu atafufuka."

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

³⁴Lakini wao hawakuelewa hata kidogo jambo hilo; walikuwa wamefichwa maana ya maneno hayo, na hawakutambua yaliyosemwa.

³⁵ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ.

³⁵Wakati Yesu alipokaribia Yeriko, kulikuwa na mtu mmoja kipofu ameketi njiani akiomba.

³⁶ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.

³⁶Aliposikia umati wa watu ukipita aliuliza, "Kuna nini?"

³⁷ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ.

³⁷Wakamwambia, "Yesu wa Nazareti anapita."

³⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.

³⁸Naye akapaza sauti akisema, "Yesu, Mwana wa Daudi, nihurumie!"

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.

³⁹Wale watu waliotangulia wakamkemea wakimwambia anyamaze; lakini yeye akazidi kupaza sauti: "Mwana wa Daudi, nihurumie;"

⁴⁰ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ.

⁴⁰Yesu alisimama, akaamuru wamlete mbele yake. Yule kipofu alipofika karibu, Yesu akamwuliza,

⁴¹ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

⁴¹"Unataka nikufanyie nini?" Naye akamjibu, "Bwana, naomba nipate kuona tena."

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ.

⁴²Yesu akamwambia, "Ona! Imani yako imekuponya."

⁴³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ

⁴³Na mara yule aliyekuwa kipofu akapata kuona, akamfuata Yesu akimtukuza Mungu. Watu wote walipoona hayo, wakamsifu Mungu.