¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲑⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.

¹Yesu alitoka hapo akaenda mkoani Yudea na hata ng'ambo ya mto Yordani. Umati wa watu ukamwendea tena, naye akawafundisha tena kama ilivyokuwa desturi yake.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

²Basi, Mafarisayo wakamwendea, na kwa kumjaribu wakamwuliza, "Je, ni halali mtu kumpa talaka mkewe?"

³⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.

³Yesu akawajibu, "Mose aliwapa maagizo gani?"

⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

⁴Nao wakasema, "Mose aliagiza mume kumpatia mkewe hati ya talaka na kumwacha."

⁵Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

⁵Yesu akawaambia, "Mose aliwaandikia amri hiyo kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yenu.

⁶ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ.

⁶Lakini tangu kuumbwa ulimwengu, Mungu aliumba mwanamume na mwanamke.

⁷ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ.

⁷Hivyo mwanamume atawaacha baba yake na mama yake, ataungana na mkewe,

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲉ.

⁸nao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja. Kwa hiyo, wao si wawili tena bali mwili mmoja.

⁹ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲟⲣϫϥ.

⁹Basi, alichounganisha Mungu, binadamu asitenganishe."

¹⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.

¹⁰Walipoingia tena ndani ya nyumba, wanafunzi wake walimwuliza juu ya jambo hilo.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲭ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ.

¹¹Naye akawaambia, "Anayemwacha mkewe na kuoa mwingine, anazini dhidi ya mkewe.

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ.

¹²Na mwanamke anayemwacha mumewe na kuolewa na mwingine anazini."

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

¹³Watu walimletea Yesu watoto wadogo ili awaguse, lakini wanafunzi wakawakemea.

¹⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿Ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲑⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

¹⁴Yesu alipoona hivyo, alikasirika akawaambia, "Waacheni hao watoto waje kwangu, wala msiwazuie, kwa maana Ufalme wa Mungu ni kwa ajili ya watu walio kama watoto hawa.

¹⁵⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.

¹⁵Nawaambieni kweli, mtu yeyote asiyeupokea Ufalme wa Mungu kama mtoto mdogo hataingia katika Ufalme huo."

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁶Kisha akawapokea watoto hao, akawawekea mikono, akawabariki.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

¹⁷Yesu alipoanza tena safari yake, mtu mmoja alimjia mbio, akapiga magoti mbele yake, akamwuliza, "Mwalimu mwema, nifanyeje ili niupate uzima wa milele?"

¹⁸Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.

¹⁸Yesu akamjibu, "Mbona unaniita mwema? Hakuna aliye mwema ila Mungu peke yake.

¹⁹ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ.

¹⁹Unazijua amri: Usizini; Usiue; Usiibe; Usitoe ushahidi wa uongo; Usidanganye; Waheshimu baba na mama yako."

²⁰⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.

²⁰Naye akamjibu, "Mwalimu, hayo yote nimeyazingatia tangu ujana wangu."

²¹Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.

²¹Yesu akamtazama, akampenda, akamwambia, "Umepungukiwa na kitu kimoja: nenda ukauze vitu ulivyo navyo, uwape maskini, nawe utakuwa na hazina mbinguni; kisha njoo unifuate."

²²⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.

²²Aliposikia hayo, alisikitika, akaenda zake akiwa na huzuni, kwa maana alikuwa na mali nyingi.

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²³Yesu akatazama pande zote, akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Jinsi gani itakavyokuwa vigumu kwa matajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu!"

²⁴ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²⁴Wanafunzi walishangazwa na maneno yake. Yesu akawaambia tena, "Watoto wangu, ni vigumu sana kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu!

²⁵⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.

²⁵Ni rahisi zaidi ngamia kupenya katika tundu la sindano, kuliko tajiri kuingia katika Ufalme wa Mungu."

²⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.

²⁶Wanafunzi wake wakashangaa sana wakaulizana, "Ni nani basi, atakayeweza kuokoka?"

²⁷⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.

²⁷Yesu akawatazama, akawaambia, "Kwa binadamu haiwezekani, lakini kwa Mungu si hivyo, maana kwa Mungu mambo yote huwezekana."

²⁸ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲭⲁ ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.

²⁸Petro akamwambia, "Na sisi je? Tumeacha yote, tukakufuata!"

²⁹ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.

²⁹Yesu akasema, "Kweli nawaambieni, kila mtu aliyeacha nyumba, au ndugu, au dada, au mama, au baba, au watoto au mashamba kwa ajili yangu na kwa ajili ya Habari Njema,

³⁰ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

³⁰atapokea mara mia zaidi wakati huu wa sasa nyumba, ndugu, dada, mama, watoto na mashamba pamoja na mateso; na katika wakati ujao atapokea uzima wa milele.

³¹ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ.

³¹Lakini wengi walio wa kwanza watakuwa wa mwisho, na walio wa mwisho watakuwa wa kwanza."

³²ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

³²Basi, walikuwa njiani kwenda Yerusalemu, na Yesu alikuwa anawatangulia. Wanafunzi wake walijawa na hofu, na watu waliofuata waliogopa. Yesu akawachukua tena kando wale kumi na wawili, akaanza kuwaambia yale yatakayompata:

³³ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.

³³"Sikilizeni! Tunakwenda Yerusalemu, na huko Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria, nao watamhukumu auawe na kumkabidhi kwa watu wa mataifa.

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ.

³⁴Nao watamdhihaki; watamtemea mate, watampiga mijeledi na kumwua. Na baada ya siku tatu atafufuka."

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ.

³⁵Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo, walimwendea Yesu wakamwambia, "Mwalimu, tunataka utufanyie kitu tutakachokuomba."

³⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

³⁶Yesu akawauliza, "Mnataka niwafanyie nini?"

³⁷⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲕϫⲁϭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ.

³⁷Wakamjibu, "Uturuhusu tuketi mmoja upande wako wa kulia na mwingine upande wako wa kushoto katika utukufu wa Ufalme wako."

³⁸Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

³⁸Yesu akawaambia, "Hamjui mnachoomba! Je, mnaweza kunywa kikombe nitakachokunywa, au kubatizwa kama nitakavyobatizwa?"

³⁹⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲱⲙⲥ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

³⁹Wakamjibu, "Tunaweza." Yesu akawaambia, "Kikombe nitakachokunywa mtakinywa kweli, na mtabatizwa kama nitakavyobatizwa.

⁴⁰ⲡⲓϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲉ ϫⲁϭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

⁴⁰Lakini ni nani atakayeketi kulia au kushoto kwangu si wajibu wangu kupanga, bali nafasi hizo watapewa wale waliotayarishiwa."

⁴¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.

⁴¹Wale wanafunzi wengine kumi waliposikia hayo, walianza kuchukizwa na Yakobo na Yohane.

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.

⁴²Yesu akawaita, akawaambia, "Mnajua kwamba wale wanaofikiriwa kuwa watawala wa mataifa huwatawala watu wao kwa mabavu, na wakuu hao huwamiliki watu wao.

⁴³ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

⁴³Lakini kwenu isiwe hivyo, ila anayetaka kuwa mkuu kati yenu, sharti awe mtumishi wenu.

⁴⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

⁴⁴Anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza, sharti awe mtumishi wa wote.

⁴⁵ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲡⲱⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.

⁴⁵Maana Mwana wa Mtu hakuja kutumikiwa, ila alikuja kutumikia, na kutoa maisha yake kuwa fidia ya watu wengi."

⁴⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲃⲁⲣⲧⲓⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲉⲟⲥ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

⁴⁶Basi, wakafika Yeriko, naye Yesu alipokuwa anatoka katika mji huo akiwa na wanafunzi wake pamoja na umati mkubwa wa watu, kipofu mwombaji aitwaye Bartimayo mwana wa Timayo alikuwa ameketi kando ya barabara.

⁴⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.

⁴⁷Aliposikia kwamba ni Yesu wa Nazareti aliyekuwa anapita mahali hapo, alianza kupaaza sauti, "Yesu, Mwana wa Daudi, nihurumie!"

⁴⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.

⁴⁸Watu wengi walimkemea ili anyamaze, lakini yeye akazidi kupaaza sauti, "Mwana wa Daudi, nihurumie!"

⁴⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.

⁴⁹Yesu alisimama, akasema, "Mwiteni." Basi, wakamwita huyo kipofu, wakamwambia, "Jipe moyo! Simama, anakuita."

⁵⁰⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲟϫϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅

⁵⁰Naye akatupilia mbali vazi lake, akaruka juu, akamwendea Yesu.

⁵¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

⁵¹Yesu akamwuliza, "Unataka nikufanyie nini?" Huyo kipofu akamwambia, "Mwalimu, naomba nipate kuona."

⁵²ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

⁵²Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda, imani yako imekuponya." Mara huyo kipofu akaweza kuona, akamfuata Yesu njiani.