¹ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲛⲏⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ.

¹Siku moja Yesu alikuwa amesimama kando ya ziwa Genesareti, na watu wengi walikuwa wamemzunguka wakisongana wanalisikiliza neno la Mungu.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲣⲱϧⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.

²Akaona mashua mbili ukingoni mwa ziwa; wavuvi wenyewe walikuwa wametoka, wanaosha nyavu zao.

³ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ.

³Baada ya Yesu kuingia katika mashua moja, iliyokuwa ya Simoni, alimtaka Simoni aisogeze majini, mbali kidogo na ukingo wa ziwa. Akaketi, akafundisha umati wa watu akiwa ndani ya mashua.

⁴ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲣϫⲥ.

⁴Alipomaliza kufundisha, akamwambia Simoni, "Peleka mashua mpaka kilindini, mkatupe nyavu zenu mpate kuvua samaki."

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭ ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ.

⁵Simoni akamjibu, "Bwana, tumejitahidi kuvua samaki usiku kucha bila kupata kitu, lakini kwa kuwa umesema, nitatupa nyavu."

⁶ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

⁶Baada ya kufanya hivyo, wakavua samaki wengi, hata nyavu zao zikaanza kukatika.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϫⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲱⲙⲥ.

⁷Wakawaita wenzao waliokuwa katika mashua nyingine waje kuwasaidia. Wakaja, wakazijaza mashua zote mbili samaki, hata karibu zingezama.

⁸ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

⁸Simoni Petro alipoona hayo, akapiga magoti mbele ya Yesu akisema, "Ondoka mbele yangu, ee Bwana, kwa kuwa mimi ni mwenye dhambi!"

⁹ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ.

⁹Simoni pamoja na wenzake wote walishangaa kwa kupata samaki wengi vile.

¹⁰ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

¹⁰Hali kadhalika Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo, waliokuwa wavuvi wenzake Simoni. Yesu akamwambia Simoni, "Usiogope; tangu sasa utakuwa ukivua watu."

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.

¹¹Basi, baada ya kuzileta zile mashua ukingoni mwa ziwa, wakaacha yote, wakamfuata.

¹²ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲓ.

¹²Ikawa, Yesu alipokuwa katika mmojawapo wa miji ya huko, mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma mwili mzima akamwona. Basi, mtu huyo akaanguka kifudifudi akamwomba Yesu: "Mheshimiwa, ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa."

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲉϩⲧ.

¹³Yesu akaunyosha mkono wake, akamgusa na kusema, "Nataka, takasika!" Mara ule ukoma ukamwacha.

¹⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁴Yesu akamwamuru: "Usimwambie mtu yeyote; bali nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani, ukatoe sadaka kwa ajili ya kutakasika kwako kama inavyotakiwa na Sheria ya Mose, iwe uthibitisho kwao kwamba umepona."

¹⁵ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ.

¹⁵Lakini habari za Yesu zilizidi kuenea kila mahali. Watu makundi mengi wakakusanyika ili kumsikiliza na kuponywa magonjwa yao.

¹⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ.

¹⁶Lakini yeye alikwenda zake mahali pasipo na watu, akawa anasali huko.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁷Siku moja Yesu alikuwa akifundisha. Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria kutoka katika kila kijiji cha Galilaya, Yudea na Yerusalemu, walikuwa wameketi hapo. Nguvu ya Bwana ilikuwa pamoja naye kwa ajili ya kuponyea wagonjwa.

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.

¹⁸Mara watu wakaja wamemchukua mtu mmoja aliyepooza maungo, amelala kitandani; wakajaribu kumwingiza ndani wamweke mbele ya Yesu.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⲩⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲱⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.

¹⁹Lakini kwa sababu ya wingi wa watu, hawakuweza kuingia ndani. Basi, wakapanda juu ya dari, wakaondoa vigae, wakamshusha huyo aliyepooza pamoja na kitanda chake, wakamweka mbele ya Yesu.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

²⁰Yesu alipoona jinsi walivyokuwa na imani kubwa, akamwambia huyo mtu, "Rafiki, umesamehewa dhambi zako."

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫϯ.

²¹Walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakaanza kujiuliza: "Nani huyu anayemkufuru Mungu kwa maneno yake? Hakuna mtu awezaye kusamehe dhambi ila Mungu peke yake!"

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.

²²Yesu alitambua mawazo yao, akawauliza, "Mnawaza nini mioyoni mwenu?

²³ⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.

²³Ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi: kusema, Umesamehewa dhambi, au kusema, Simama utembee?

²⁴ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ.

²⁴Basi, nataka mjue kwamba Mwana wa Mtu anao uwezo wa kusamehe dhambi duniani." Hapo akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Simama, chukua kitanda chako uende zako nyumbani."

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.

²⁵Mara, huyo mtu aliyepooza akasimama mbele yao wote, akachukua kitanda chake akaenda zake nyumbani huku akimtukuza Mungu.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ.

²⁶Wote wakashangaa na kushikwa na hofu; wakamtukuza Mungu wakisema: "Tumeona maajabu leo."

²⁷ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.

²⁷Baada ya hayo, Yesu akatoka nje, akamwona mtoza ushuru mmoja aitwaye Lawi, ameketi ofisini. Yesu akamwambia, "Nifuate!"

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.

²⁸Lawi akaacha yote, akamfuata.

²⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

²⁹Kisha Lawi akamwandalia Yesu karamu kubwa nyumbani mwake; na kundi kubwa la watoza ushuru na watu wengine walikuwa wameketi pamoja nao.

³⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

³⁰Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakawanung'unikia wafuasi wake wakisema: "Mbona mnakula na kunywa pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?"

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲕϩ.

³¹Yesu akawajibu, "Wenye afya hawahitaji daktari, lakini wanaomhitaji ni wale walio wagonjwa.

³²ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.

³²Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, bali wenye dhambi, ili wapate kutubu."

³³⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ.

³³Watu wengine wakamwambia Yesu, "Wafuasi wa Yohane mbatizaji hufunga mara nyingi na kusali; hata wafuasi wa Mafarisayo hufanya vivyo hivyo. Lakini wafuasi wako hula na kunywa."

³⁴Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

³⁴Yesu akawajibu, "Je, mnaweza kuwataka wale walioalikwa arusini wafunge hali bwana arusi yuko pamoja nao?

³⁵ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

³⁵Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kati yao, na wakati huo ndipo watakapofunga."

³⁶ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲫⲉϧ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓ.

³⁶Yesu akawaambia mfano huu: "Hakuna mtu akataye kiraka cha nguo mpya na kukitia katika vazi kuukuu; kama akifanya hivyo, atakuwa amelikata hilo vazi jipya, na hicho kiraka hakitachukuana na hilo vazi kuukuu.

³⁷ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.

³⁷Wala hakuna mtu atiaye divai mpya katika viriba vikuukuu; kwani hiyo divai mpya itavipasua hivyo viriba, divai itamwagika, na viriba vitaharibika.

³⁸ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ.

³⁸Divai mpya hutiwa katika viriba vipya!

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ

³⁹Wala hakuna mtu ambaye hutamani kunywa divai mpya baada ya kunywa ya zamani, kwani husema: Ile ya zamani ni nzuri zaidi."