¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ..

¹Yesu akaendelea kuwaambia, "Kweli nawaambieni, wako wengine papa hapa ambao hawatakufa kabla ya kuuona Ufalme wa Mungu ukija kwa enzi."

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲃⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ..

²Baada ya siku sita, Yesu aliwachukua Petro, Yakobo na Yohane juu ya mlima mrefu peke yao. Huko, Yesu akageuka sura mbele yao,

³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..

³mavazi yake yakang'aa, yakawa meupe sana, jinsi dobi yeyote duniani asingeweza kuyafanya meupe.

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ..

⁴Eliya na Mose wakawatokea, wakazungumza na Yesu.

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ..

⁵Petro akamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, ni vizuri sana kwamba tuko hapa. Basi, afadhali tujenge vibanda vitatu: kimoja chako, kimoja cha Mose na kimoja cha Eliya."

⁶ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ..

⁶Yeye na wenzake waliogopa hata hakujua la kusema.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯϭⲏⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ..

⁷Kisha likatokea wingu likawafunika, na sauti ikasikika kutoka katika hilo wingu, "Huyu ni Mwanangu mpendwa, msikilizeni."

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

⁸Mara wanafunzi hao wakatazama tena, lakini hawakumwona mtu mwingine, ila Yesu peke yake pamoja nao.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..

⁹Walipokuwa wakishuka mlimani, Yesu aliwakataza wasimwambie mtu yeyote mambo waliyoyaona, mpaka Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuwa amefufuka kutoka wafu.

¹⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..

¹⁰Basi, wakashika agizo hilo, lakini wakawa wanajadiliana wao kwa wao maana ya kufufuka kutoka wafu.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ..

¹¹Wakamwuliza Yesu, "Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema kwamba ni lazima Eliya aje kwanza?"

¹²⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲟϣϥ ..

¹²Naye akawajibu, "Naam, Eliya anakuja kwanza kutayarisha yote. Hata hivyo, kwa nini basi imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu kwamba Mwana wa Mtu atapatwa na mateso mengi na kudharauliwa?

¹³ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ..

¹³Lakini nawaambieni, Eliya amekwisha kuja, nao wakamtendea walivyotaka kama ilivyoandikwa juu yake."

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

¹⁴Walipowafikia wale wanafunzi wengine, waliona umati mkubwa wa watu hapo. Na baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria walikuwa wanajadiliana nao.

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ..

¹⁵Mara tu ule umati wa watu ulipomwona, wote walishangaa sana, wakamkimbilia wamsalimu.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..

¹⁶Yesu akawauliza, "Mnajadiliana nini nao?"

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ..

¹⁷Hapo mtu mmoja katika ule umati wa watu akamjibu, "Mwalimu, nimemleta mwanangu kwako, ana pepo aliyemfanya kuwa bubu.

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ϫⲉϣ⳿ⲥⲫⲏⲓϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲁϫⲣⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲩ ..

¹⁸Kila mara anapomvamia, humwangusha chini na kumfanya atokwe na povu kinywani, akisaga meno na kuwa mkavu mwili wote. Niliwaomba wanafunzi wako wamtoe huyo pepo lakini hawakuweza."

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲉⲁⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ..

¹⁹Yesu akawaambia, "Enyi kizazi kisicho na imani! Nitakaa nanyi mpaka lini? Nitawavumilia mpaka lini? Mleteni kwangu."

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ϫⲉϣ⳿ⲥⲫⲏⲓϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

²⁰Wakampeleka. Mara tu huyo pepo alipomwona Yesu, alimtia mtoto kifafa, naye mtoto akaanguka chini, akagaagaa na kutoka povu kinywani. Yesu akamwuliza baba yake huyo mtoto,

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ..

²¹"Amepatwa na mambo hayo tangu lini?" Naye akamjibu, "Tangu utoto wake.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟ⳿ⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲕϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ..

²²Na mara nyingi pepo huyo amemwangusha motoni na majini, ili amwangamize kabisa. Basi, ikiwa waweza, utuhurumie na kutusaidia!"

²³Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ..

²³Yesu akamwambia, "Eti ikiwa waweza! Mambo yote yanawezekana kwa mtu aliye na imani."

²⁴ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟ⳿ⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ..

²⁴Hapo, huyo baba akalia kwa sauti, "Naamini! Lakini imani yangu haitoshi, nisaidie!"

²⁵⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..

²⁵Yesu alipouona umati wa watu unaongezeka upesi mbele yake, alimkemea yule pepo mchafu, "Pepo unayemfanya huyu mtoto kuwa bubu-kiziwi, nakuamuru, mtoke mtoto huyu wala usimwingie tena!"

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ..

²⁶Hapo huyo pepo alipaaza sauti, akamwangusha huyo mtoto chini, kisha akamtoka. Mtoto alionekana kama maiti, hata wengine walisema, "Amekufa!"

²⁷Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ..

²⁷Lakini Yesu akamshika mkono, akamwinua, naye akasimama.

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

²⁸Yesu alipoingia nyumbani, wanafunzi wake walimwuliza kwa faragha, "Kwa nini sisi hatukuweza kumtoa?"

²⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ..

²⁹Naye akawaambia, "Pepo wa aina hii hawezi kutoka isipokuwa kwa sala tu."

³⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ..

³⁰Yesu na wanafunzi wake waliondoka hapo, wakaendelea na safari kupitia wilaya ya Galilaya. Yesu hakupenda watu wajue alipokuwa,

³¹ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ..

³¹kwa sababu alikuwa anawafundisha wanafunzi wake. Aliwaambia, "Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa watu ambao watamuua; lakini siku ya tatu baada ya kuuawa atafufuka."

³²⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛϥ ⲡⲉ ..

³²Wanafunzi hawakufahamu jambo hilo. Wakaogopa kumwuliza.

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲔⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ..

³³Basi, walifika Kafarnaumu. Na alipokuwa nyumbani, aliwauliza, "Mlikuwa mnajadiliana nini njiani?"

³⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ..

³⁴Lakini wao wakanyamaza, maana njiani walikuwa wamebishana ni nani aliye mkuu kati yao.

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..

³⁵Yesu akaketi chini, akawaita wale kumi na wawili, akawaambia, "Yeyote anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza lazima awe wa mwisho na kuwa mtumishi wa wote."

³⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..

³⁶Kisha akamchukua mtoto mdogo, akamsimamisha kati yao, akamku mbatia, halafu akawaambia,

³⁷ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ..

³⁷"Anayempokea mtoto kama huyu kwa jina langu, ananipokea mimi; na anayenipokea mimi, hanipokei mimi tu, bali anampokea yule aliyenituma."

³⁸ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ..

³⁸Yohane akamwambia, "Mwalimu, tumemwona mtu mmoja akitoa pepo kwa kulitumia jina lako, nasi tukajaribu kumkataza kwa kuwa yeye si mmoja wetu."

³⁹Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ..

³⁹Lakini Yesu akasema, "Msimkataze, maana hakuna mtu anayefanya muujiza kwa jina langu, na papo hapo akaweza kusema mabaya juu yangu.

⁴⁰ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ..

⁴⁰Maana, asiyepingana nasi, yuko upande wetu.

⁴¹ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲧⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ..

⁴¹Mtu yeyote atakeyewapeni kikombe cha maji ya kunywa kwa sababu ninyi ni watu wake Kristo, hakika hatakosa kupata tuzo lake.

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉϣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ..

⁴²"Mtu yeyote atakayemfanya mmoja wa hawa wadogo wanaoniamini atende dhambi, ingekuwa afadhali kwa mtu huyo kufungiwa shingoni mwake jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kutupwa baharini.

⁴³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲟϫⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲁϭⲏ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲓϫ ⲃ̅ϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ ..

⁴³Mkono wako ukikukosesha, ukate! Afadhali kuingia kwenye uzima bila mkono mmoja, kuliko kuwa na mikono miwili na kwenda katika moto wa Jehanamu.

⁴⁴ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲉⲛⲟ ..

⁴⁴Humo, wadudu wake hawafi na moto hauzimiki.

⁴⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲟϫⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ..

⁴⁵Na mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate! Afadhali kuingia katika uzima bila mguu mmoja, kuliko kuwa na miguu yote miwili na kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu.

⁴⁶ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲉⲛⲟ ..

⁴⁶Humo, wadudu wake hawafi na moto hauzimiki.

⁴⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲫⲟⲣⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ..

⁴⁷Na jicho lako likikukosesha, ling'oe! Afadhali kuingia katika utawala wa Mungu ukiwa na jicho moja tu, kuliko kuwa na macho yako yote mawili na kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu.

⁴⁸ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲉⲛⲟ ..

⁴⁸Humo wadudu wake hawafi, na moto hauzimiki.

⁴⁹ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲗϩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲗϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ..

⁴⁹"Maana kila mmoja atakolezwa kwa moto.

⁵⁰ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲗϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ .

⁵⁰Chumvi ni nzuri, lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini? Muwe na chumvi ndani yenu na kudumisha amani kati yenu."