¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲄⲉⲣⲅⲉⲥⲉⲛⲟⲥ.

¹Basi, wakafika katika nchi ya Wagerase, ng'ambo ya ziwa.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ.

²Mara tu Yesu aliposhuka mashuani, mtu mmoja aliyepagawa na pepo mchafu alitoka makaburini, akakutana naye.

³ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩϥ.

³Mtu huyo alikuwa akiishi makaburini wala hakuna mtu aliyeweza tena kumfunga kwa minyororo.

⁴ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁴Mara nyingi walimfunga kwa pingu na minyororo lakini kila mara aliweza kuikata hiyo minyororo na kuzivunja hizo pingu, wala hakuna mtu aliyeweza kumzuia.

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ.

⁵Mchana na usiku alikaa makaburini na milimani akipaaza sauti na kujikatakata kwa mawe.

⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁶Alipomwona Yesu kwa mbali, alimkimbilia, akamwinamia

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲱⲕ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϭⲗⲁⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ.

⁷akisema kwa sauti kubwa, "Una shauri gani nami, wewe Yesu Mwana wa Mungu aliye juu? Kwa jina la Mungu, nakusihi usinitese!"

⁸ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

⁸(Alisema hivyo kwa kuwa Yesu alikuwa amemwambia, "Pepo mchafu, mtoke mtu huyu.")

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲗⲉⲅⲉⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.

⁹Basi, Yesu akamwuliza, "Jina lako nani?" Naye akajibu, "Jina langu ni Jeshi, maana sisi tu wengi."

¹⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ.

¹⁰Kisha akamsihi Yesu asiwafukuze hao pepo katika nchi ile.

¹¹ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲓⲣ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ.

¹¹Kulikuwa na kundi kubwa la nguruwe malishoni kwenye mteremko wa mlima.

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓⲣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

¹²Basi, hao pepo wakamsihi, "Utupeleke kwa hao nguruwe, tuwaingie."

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲣⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ϣⲟ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϫϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.

¹³Naye akawaruhusu. Basi, hao pepo wachafu wakatoka, wakawaingia wale nguruwe. Kundi lote la nguruwe wapatao elfu mbili likaporomoka kwenye ule mteremko mkali mpaka ziwani, likatumbukia majini.

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ.

¹⁴Wachungaji wa hao nguruwe walikimbia, wakatangaza jambo hilo mjini na mashambani. Watu wakafika kuona yaliyotukia.

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ.

¹⁵Wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwona na mtu yuleyule aliyekuwa amepagawa na jeshi la pepo ameketi chini, amevaa nguo na ana akili yake sawa, wakaogopa.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓⲣ.

¹⁶Watu walishuhudia tukio hilo wakaeleza wengine mambo yaliyompata huyo mtu aliyekuwa amepagawa na pepo na juu ya wale nguruwe.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟϣ.

¹⁷Basi, wakaanza kumwomba aondoke katika nchi yao.

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

¹⁸Yesu alipokuwa anapanda mashuani, yule mtu aliyekuwa amepagawa na pepo akamwomba amruhusu kwenda naye.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.

¹⁹Lakini Yesu akamkatalia. Badala yake akamwambia, "Nenda nyumbani kwa jamaa yako, ukawaambie mambo yote Bwana aliyokutendea na jinsi alivyokuonea huruma."

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.

²⁰Basi, huyo mtu akaenda, akaanza kutangaza huko Dekapoli mambo yote Yesu aliyomtendea; watu wote wakashangaa.

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.

²¹Yesu alivukia tena upande wa pili wa ziwa kwa mashua. Umati mkubwa wa watu ukakusanyika mbele yake, naye akawa amesimama kando ya ziwa.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.

²²Hapo akaja mmojawapo wa maofisa wa sunagogi, jina lake Yairo. Alipomwona Yesu, akajitupa mbele ya miguu yake,

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲭⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲱⲛϧ.

²³akamsihi akisema, "Binti yangu mdogo ni mgonjwa karibu kufa. Twende tafadhali, ukamwekee mikono yako, apate kupona na kuishi."

²⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.

²⁴Basi, Yesu akaondoka pamoja naye. Watu wengi sana wakamfuata, wakawa wanamsonga kila upande.

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ.

²⁵Mmojawapo alikuwa mwanamke mwenye ugonjwa wa kutokwa damu kwa muda wa miaka kumi na miwili.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲧϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.

²⁶Mwanamke huyo alikuwa amekwisha sumbuka sana kuwaendea waganga wengi. Na ingawa alikuwa amekwisha tumia mali yake yote, hakupata nafuu bali hali yake ilizidi kuwa mbaya.

²⁷⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ.

²⁷Alikuwa amesikia habari za Yesu, na hivyo akaupenya msongamano wa watu kutoka nyuma, akagusa vazi lake.

²⁸ⲛⲁⲥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.

²⁸Alifanya hivyo, maana alijisemea, "Nikigusa tu vazi lake, nitapona."

²⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ϯⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ.

²⁹Mara chemchemi ya damu yake ikakauka, akajisikia mwilini mwake kwamba ameponywa ugonjwa wake.

³⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ.

³⁰Yesu alitambua mara kwamba nguvu imemtoka. Basi akaugeukia ule umati wa watu, akauliza, "Nani aliyegusa mavazi yangu?"

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.

³¹Wanafunzi wake wakamjibu, "Unaona jinsi watu wanavyokusonga; mbona wauliza nani aliyekugusa?"

³²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ.

³²Lakini Yesu akaendelea kutazama amwone huyo aliyefanya hivyo.

³³ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.

³³Hapo huyo mwanamke, akifahamu yaliyompata, akajitokeza akitetemeka kwa hofu, akajitupa chini mbele ya Yesu na kusema ukweli wote.

³⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ.

³⁴Yesu akamwambia, "Binti, imani yako imekuponya. Nenda kwa amani, upone kabisa ugonjwa wako."

³⁵⳿ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϯϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.

³⁵Yesu alipokuwa bado anaongea, watu walifika kutoka nyumbani kwa yule ofisa wa sunagogi, wakamwambia, "Binti yako amekwisha kufa. Ya nini kuendelea kumsumbua Mwalimu?"

³⁶Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ.

³⁶Lakini, bila kujali walichosema, Yesu akamwambia mkuu wa sunagogi, "Usiogope, amini tu."

³⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.

³⁷Wala hakumruhusu mtu yeyote kufuatana naye ila Petro, Yakobo na Yohane nduguye Yakobo.

³⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.

³⁸Wakafika nyumbani kwa ofisa wa sunagogi naye Yesu akasikia makelele, kilio na maombolezo mengi.

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.

³⁹Akaingia ndani, akawaambia, "Mbona mnapiga kelele na kulia? Msichana hakufa, amelala tu."

⁴⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓ ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁴⁰Lakini wao wakamcheka. Basi, akawaondoa wote nje, akawachukua baba na mama ya huyo msichana na wale wanafunzi wake, wakaingia chumbani alimokuwa huyo msichana.

⁴¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲓⲑⲁ ⲕⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.

⁴¹Kisha akamshika mkono, akamwambia, "Talitha, kumi," maana yake, "Msichana, nakwambia, amka!"

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.

⁴²Mara msichana akasimama, akaanza kutembea. (Alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na miwili.) Hapo watu wakashangaa kupita kiasi.

⁴³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲥ

⁴³Yesu akawakataza sana wasimjulishe mtu jambo hilo. Kisha akawaambia wampe huyo msichana chakula.