¹⳿ Ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.

¹Habari Njema ya Yesu Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu.

²ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲏ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱⲕ.

²Ilianza kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha nabii Isaya: "Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu akutangulie; yeye atakutayarishia njia yako.

³⳿ⲡ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.

³Sauti ya mtu imesikika jangwani: Mtayarishieni Bwana njia yake, nyoosheni mapito yake."

⁴ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

⁴Yohane Mbatizaji alitokea jangwani, akahubiri kwamba ni lazima watu watubu na kubatizwa ili Mungu awasamehe dhambi zao.

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

⁵Watu kutoka sehemu zote za Yudea na wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu walimwendea, wakaziungama dhambi zao, naye akawabatiza katika mto Yordani.

⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ.

⁶Yohane alikuwa amevaa vazi lililofumwa kwa manyoya ya ngamia, na mkanda wa ngozi kiunoni mwake. Chakula chake kilikuwa nzige na asali ya mwituni.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲃⲥⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.

⁷Naye alihubiri akisema, "Baada yangu anakuja mwenye uwezo zaidi kuliko mimi, ambaye mimi sistahili hata kuinama na kufungua kamba za viatu vyake.

⁸⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

⁸Mimi ninawabatiza kwa maji, lakini yeye atawabatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu."

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.

⁹Siku hizo, Yesu alifika kutoka Nazareti, mji wa Galilaya, akabatizwa na Yohane katika mto Yordani.

¹⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ.

¹⁰Mara tu alipotoka majini, aliona mbingu zimefunguliwa, na Roho akishuka juu yake kama njiwa.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.

¹¹Sauti ikasikika kutoka mbinguni: "Wewe ni Mwanangu mpendwa, nimependezwa nawe."

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.

¹²Mara akaongozwa na Roho kwenda jangwani,

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

¹³akakaa huko siku arubaini akijaribiwa na Shetani. Alikuwa huko pamoja na wanyama wa porini, nao malaika wakawa wanamtumikia.

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

¹⁴Yohane alipokwisha fungwa gerezani, Yesu alikwenda Galilaya, akahubiri Habari Njema ya Mungu, akisema,

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.

¹⁵"Wakati umetimia, na Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia. Tubuni na kuiamini Habari Njema!"

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉ.

¹⁶Alipokuwa anapita kando ya ziwa Galilaya, aliwaona wavuvi wawili: Simoni na Andrea ndugu yake wakivua samaki kwa wavu.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

¹⁷Yesu akawaambia, "Nifuateni nami nitawafanya ninyi wavuvi wa watu."

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.

¹⁸Mara wakaziacha nyavu zao, wakamfuata.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

¹⁹Alipokwenda mbele kidogo, aliwaona Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo. Nao pia walikuwa ndani ya mashua yao wakizitengeneza nyavu zao.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ Ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲑⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.

²⁰Yesu akawaita mara, nao wakamwacha baba yao Zebedayo katika mashua pamoja na wafanyakazi, wakamfuata.

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲔⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ.

²¹Wakafika mjini Kafarnaumu, na mara ilipofika Sabato, Yesu akaingia katika Sunagogi, akaanza kufundisha.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ.

²²Watu wote waliomsikia walishangazwa na mafundisho yake, maana hakuwa anafundisha kama walimu wao wa Sheria, bali kama mtu mwenye mamlaka.

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

²³Mara akatokea mle ndani ya sunagogi mtu mmoja mwenye pepo mchafu,

²⁴ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²⁴akapaaza sauti, "Una nini nasi, wewe Yesu wa Nazareti? Je, umekuja kutuangamiza? Najua wewe ni nani: wewe ni Mtakatifu wa Mungu!"

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛⲏⲧϥ.

²⁵Yesu akamkemea, "Nyamaza! Mtoke mtu huyu."

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ.

²⁶Basi, huyo pepo mchafu akamtikisatikisa mtu huyo, kisha akalia kwa sauti kubwa, akamtoka.

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥ.

²⁷Watu wote wakashangaa, wakaulizana, "Ni mambo gani haya? Je, ni mafundisho mapya? Mtu huyu anayo mamlaka ya kuamuru hata pepo wachafu, nao wanamtii!"

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.

²⁸Habari za Yesu zikaenea upesi kila mahali katika wilaya ya Galilaya.

²⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.

²⁹Wakatoka katika sunagogi, wakaenda moja kwa moja hadi nyumbani kwa Simoni na Andrea; Yakobo na Yohane walikwenda pamoja nao.

³⁰⳿ⲧϣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϧⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ.

³⁰Basi, mama mmoja, mkwewe Simoni, alikuwa kitandani ana homa kali. Wakamwarifu Yesu mara alipowasili.

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.

³¹Yesu akamwendea huyo mama, akamshika mkono, akamwinua. Na ile homa ikamwacha, akaanza kuwatumikia.

³²⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

³²Jioni, jua lilipokwisha tua, wakamletea Yesu wagonjwa wote na watu waliopagawa na pepo.

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲟ.

³³Watu wote wa mji ule wakakusanyika nje ya mlango.

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.

³⁴Naye Yesu akawaponya watu wengi waliokuwa na magonjwa mbalimbali; aliwafukuza pepo wengi, lakini hakuwaruhusu kusema kitu maana walikuwa wanamjua yeye ni nani.

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

³⁵Kesho yake, kabla ya mapambazuko, Yesu alitoka, akaenda mahali pa faragha kusali.

³⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

³⁶Simoni na wenzake wakaenda kumtafuta.

³⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.

³⁷Walipomwona wakamwambia, "Kila mtu anakutafuta."

³⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲙⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.

³⁸Yesu akawaambia, "Twendeni katika miji mingine ya jirani nikahubiri huko pia, maana nimekuja kwa sababu hiyo."

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

³⁹Basi, akaenda kila mahali Galilaya akihubiri katika masunagogi na kufukuza pepo.

⁴⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲓ.

⁴⁰Mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma alimwendea Yesu, akapiga magoti, akamwomba, "Ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa!"

⁴¹Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.

⁴¹Yesu akamwonea huruma, akanyosha mkono wake, akamgusa na kumwambia, "Nataka, takasika!"

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲉϩⲧ ϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.

⁴²Mara ukoma ukamwacha mtu huyo, akatakasika.

⁴³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲣⲉⲙⲣⲱⲙϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

⁴³Kisha Yesu akamwambia aende zake upesi na kumwonya vikali,

⁴⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

⁴⁴"Usimwambie mtu yeyote jambo hili, ila nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani; kisha utoe sadaka kwa ajili ya kutakasika kwako kama alivyoamuru Mose, iwe uthibitisho kwao kwamba umepona."

⁴⁵⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ

⁴⁵Lakini huyo mtu akaenda, akaanza kueneza habari hiyo kila mahali na kusema mambo mengi hata Yesu hakuweza tena kuingia katika mji wowote waziwazi; ikamlazimu kukaa nje, mahali pa faragha. Hata hivyo, watu wakamwendea kutoka kila upande.