¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲃⲁⲕⲓ.

¹Yesu alipanda mashua, akavuka ziwa na kufika katika mji wake.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

²Hapo watu walimletea mtu mmoja aliyepooza mwili, amelazwa juu ya kitanda. Yesu alipoona imani yao, akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Jipe moyo mwanangu! Umesamehewa dhambi zako."

³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ.

³Baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria wakaanza kufikiri, "Mtu huyu anamkufuru Mungu!"

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.

⁴Yesu aliyajua mawazo yao, akasema, "Kwa nini mnawaza mabaya mioyoni mwenu?

⁵ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.

⁵Ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi: kusema, Umesamehewa dhambi zako, au kusema, Simama, utembee?

⁶ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ.

⁶Basi, nataka mjue kwamba Mwana wa Mtu anao uwezo wa kuwasamehe watu dhambi duniani." Hapo akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Inuka, chukua kitanda chako, uende nyumbani kwako."

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.

⁷Huyo mtu aliyekuwa amepooza akainuka, akaenda nyumbani kwake.

⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

⁸Watu wote katika ule umati walipoona hayo, walishangaa na kuogopa; wakamtukuza Mungu aliyewapa binadamu uwezo wa namna hiyo.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.

⁹Yesu aliondoka hapo, na alipokuwa anakwenda zake, alimwona mtu mmoja aitwaye Mathayo, ameketi katika ofisi ya ushuru. Basi, Yesu akamwambia, "Nifuate." Naye Mathayo akainuka, akamfuata.

¹⁰ⲉϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

¹⁰Yesu alipokuwa nyumbani ameketi kula chakula, watoza ushuru wengi na wahalifu walikuja wakaketi pamoja naye na wanafunzi wake.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

¹¹Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Mbona mwalimu wenu anakula pamoja na watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi?"

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲕϩ.

¹²Yesu aliwasikia, akasema, "Watu wenye afya hawahitaji daktari; wanaomhitaji ni wale walio wagonjwa. Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, ila wenye dhambi.

¹³ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.

¹³Basi, kajifunzeni maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma, wala si dhabihu. Sikuja kuwaita watu wema, bali wenye dhambi."

¹⁴ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ.

¹⁴Kisha wanafunzi wa Yohane mbatizaji walimwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza, "Sisi na Mafarisayo hufunga mara nyingi; mbona wanafunzi wako hawafungi?"

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ϩⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ.

¹⁵Yesu akawajibu, "Je, walioalikwa arusini wanaweza kuomboleza wakati bwana arusi yupo pamoja nao? La hasha! Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kati yao; wakati huo ndipo watakapofunga.

¹⁶⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲫⲉⲗϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲱϧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.

¹⁶"Hakuna mtu atiaye kiraka cha nguo mpya katika vazi kuukuu. Maana kiraka hicho kitararua hilo vazi kuukuu, na pale palipokuwa pameraruka pataongezeka.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲫⲱϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.

¹⁷Wala hakuna mtu awekaye divai mpya katika viriba vikuukuu. Akifanya hivyo, viriba hupasuka na divai ikamwagika, navyo viriba vikaharibika. Ila divai mpya hutiwa katika viriba vipya, na vyote viwili, viriba na divai, vikahifadhiwa salama."

¹⁸ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲭⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ.

¹⁸Yesu alipokuwa akisema hayo, ofisa mmoja Myahudi alifika, akamwinamia na kusema, "Binti yangu amekufa sasa hivi. Lakini, tafadhali njoo umwekee mkono wako naye ataishi."

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

¹⁹Yesu akaondoka pamoja na wanafunzi wake, akamfuata.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ.

²⁰Mama mmoja, mgonjwa wa kutokwa damu kwa muda wa miaka kumi na miwili, alimfuata Yesu nyuma, akagusa pindo la vazi lake.

²¹ⲛⲁⲥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.

²¹Alifanya hivyo kwani alifikiri moyoni: "Nikigusa tu vazi lake, nitapona."

²²Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

²²Basi, Yesu akageuka akamwona, akamwambia, "Binti, jipe moyo! Imani yako imekuponya." Mama huyo akapona saa ileile.

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ.

²³Kisha Yesu akaingia nyumbani kwa yule ofisa. Na alipowaona wapiga filimbi na umati wa watu wanaofanya matanga,

²⁴ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.

²⁴akasema, "Ondokeni hapa! Msichana huyu hakufa, amelala tu." Nao wakamcheka.

²⁵ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.

²⁵Basi, umati wa watu ulipoondolewa, Yesu aliingia ndani, akamshika huyo msichana mkono, naye akasimama.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲉⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

²⁶Habari hiyo ikavuma sana katika nchi ile yote.

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ.

²⁷Yesu aliondoka hapo, na alipokuwa anakwenda, vipofu wawili walimfuata wakipiga kelele, "Mwana wa Daudi, utuhurumie!"

²⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ Ⲡⲉⲛ⳪.

²⁸Yesu alipoingia nyumbani, vipofu hao wawili wakamwendea, naye akawauliza, "Je, mnaamini kwamba naweza kuwafanyia jambo hilo?" Nao wakamjibu, "Naam, Mheshimiwa."

²⁹ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

²⁹Hapo Yesu akayagusa macho yao, akasema, "Na iwe kwenu kama mnavyoamini."

³⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ.

³⁰Macho yao yakafunguliwa. Naye Yesu akawaonya kwa ukali: "Msimwambie mtu yeyote jambo hili."

³¹⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

³¹Lakini wao wakaondoka, wakaeneza habari za Yesu katika nchi ile yote.

³²ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

³²Watu walipokuwa wanakwenda zao, wengine walimletea Yesu mtu mmoja aliyekuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo.

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.

³³Mara tu huyo pepo alipotolewa, mtu huyo aliyekuwa bubu akaanza kuongea tena. Watu wakashangaa na kusema, "Jambo kama hili halijapata kuonekana katika Israeli!"

³⁴ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

³⁴Lakini Mafarisayo wakawa wanasema, "Anawatoa pepo kwa nguvu ya mkuu wa pepo wabaya."

³⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

³⁵Yesu alitembelea miji yote na vijiji, akafundisha katika masunagogi yao akihubiri Habari Njema ya Ufalme wa Mungu, na kuponya magonjwa yote na udhaifu wa kila namna.

³⁶⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲣⲟϫⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.

³⁶Basi, alipowaona watu, makundi kwa makundi, aliwaonea huruma kwa sababu walikuwa hoi na wenye wasiwasi kama kondoo wasio na mchungaji.

³⁷ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉ.

³⁷Hapo akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Mavuno ni mengi, lakini wavunaji ni wachache.

³⁸ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲥϧ

³⁸Kwa hivyo mwombeni mwenye shamba atume wavunaji shambani mwake."