¹And it came to pass afterwards that *he* went through [the country] city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve [were] with him,

¹Baada ya hayo, Yesu alipitia katika miji na vijiji akitangaza Habari Njema za Ufalme wa Mungu. Wale kumi na wawili waliandamana naye.

²and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

²Pia wanawake kadhaa ambao Yesu alikuwa amewatoa pepo wabaya na kuwaponya magonjwa, waliandamana naye. Hao ndio akina Maria (aitwaye Magdalene), ambaye alitolewa pepo wabaya saba;

³and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

³Yoana, mke wa Kuza, mfanyakazi mkuu wa Herode; Susana na wengine kadhaa. Hao wanawake walikuwa wakiwatumikia kwa mali yao wenyewe.

⁴And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

⁴Kundi kubwa la watu lilikuwa linakusanyika, na watu walikuwa wanamjia Yesu kutoka kila mji. Naye akawaambia mfano huu:

⁵The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

⁵"Mpanzi alikwenda kupanda mbegu zake. Alipokuwa akipanda zile mbegu, nyingine zilianguka njiani, na wapita njia wakazikanyaga, na ndege wakazila.

⁶and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;

⁶Nyingine zilianguka penye mawe, na baada ya kuota zikanyauka kwa kukosa maji.

⁷and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with [it] choked it;

⁷Nyingine zilianguka kati ya miti ya miiba. Ile miti ya miiba ilipoota ikazisonga.

⁸and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁸Nyingine zilianguka katika udongo mzuri, zikaota na kuzaa asilimia mia." Baada ya kusema hayo, akapaaza sauti, akasema, "Mwenye masikio na asikie!"

⁹And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

⁹Wanafunzi wake wakamwuliza Yesu maana ya mfano huo.

¹⁰And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

¹⁰Naye akajibu, "Ninyi mmejaliwa kujua siri za Ufalme wa Mungu, lakini hao wengine sivyo; ila hao huambiwa kwa mifano, ili wakitazama wasiweze kuona, na wakisikia wasifahamu.

¹¹But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

¹¹"Basi, maana ya mfano huu ni hii: mbegu ni neno la Mungu.

¹²But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

¹²Zile zilizoanguka njiani zinaonyesha watu wale wanaosikia lile neno, halafu Ibilisi akaja na kuliondoa mioyoni mwao wasije wakaamini na hivyo wakaokoka.

¹³But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away.

¹³Zile zilizoanguka penye mawe zinaonyesha watu wale ambao wanaposikia juu ya lile neno hulipokea kwa furaha. Hata hivyo, kama zile mbegu, watu hao hawana mizizi maana husadiki kwa kitambo tu, na wanapojaribiwa hukata tamaa.

¹⁴But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

¹⁴Zile zilizoanguka kwenye miti ya miiba ni watu wale wanaosikia lile neno, lakini muda si muda, wanapokwenda zao, husongwa na wasiwasi, mali na anasa za maisha, na hawazai matunda yakakomaa.

¹⁵But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

¹⁵Na zile zilizoanguka kwenye udongo mzuri ndio watu wale wanaolisikia lile neno, wakalizingatia kwa moyo mwema na wa utii. Hao huvumilia mpaka wakazaa matunda.

¹⁶And no one having lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

¹⁶"Watu hawawashi taa na kuifunika kwa chombo au kuiweka mvunguni. Lakini huiweka juu ya kinara ili watu wanapoingia ndani wapate kuona mwanga.

¹⁷For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be known and come to light.

¹⁷"Chochote kilichofichwa kitafichuliwa na siri yoyote itagunduliwa na kujulikana hadharani.

¹⁸Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

¹⁸"Kwa hiyo, jihadharini jinsi mnavyosikia; maana aliye na kitu ataongezewa, lakini yule asiye na kitu, hata kile anachodhani kuwa anacho, kitachukuliwa."

¹⁹And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.

¹⁹Hapo mama na ndugu zake Yesu wakamjia, lakini hawakuweza kumkaribia kwa sababu ya umati wa watu.

²⁰And it was told him [saying], Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee.

²⁰Yesu akapewa habari kwamba mama na ndugu zake walikuwa nje, wanataka kumwona.

²¹But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do [it].

²¹Lakini Yesu akawaambia watu wote, "Mama yangu na ndugu zangu ni wale wanaolisikia neno la Mungu na kulishika."

²²And it came to pass on one of the days, that *he* entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore.

²²Siku moja, Yesu alipanda mashua pamoja na wanafunzi wake, akawaambia, "Tuvuke ziwa twende mpaka ng'ambo." Basi, wakaanza safari.

²³And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled [with water], and were in danger;

²³Walipokuwa wanasafiri kwa mashua, Yesu alishikwa na usingizi, akalala. Dhoruba kali ikaanza kuvuma, maji yakaanza kuingia ndani ya mashua, wakawa katika hatari.

²⁴and coming to [him] they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

²⁴Wale wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwamsha wakisema, "Bwana, Bwana! Tunaangamia!" Yesu akaamka, akaikemea dhoruba na mawimbi, navyo vikatulia, kukawa shwari.

²⁵And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

²⁵Kisha akawaambia, "Iko wapi imani yenu?" Lakini wao walishangaa na kuogopa huku wakiambiana, "Huyu ni nani basi, hata anaamuru dhoruba na mawimbi, navyo vinamtii?"

²⁶And they arrived in the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

²⁶Wakaendelea na safari, wakafika pwani ya nchi ya Wagerase inayokabiliana na Galilaya, ng'ambo ya ziwa.

²⁷And as he got out [of the ship] on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

²⁷Alipokuwa anashuka pwani, mtu mmoja aliyekuwa amepagawa na pepo alimjia kutoka mjini. Kwa muda mrefu mtu huyo, hakuwa anavaa nguo, wala hakuwa anaishi nyumbani bali makaburini.

²⁸But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.

²⁸Alipomwona Yesu, alipiga kelele na kujitupa chini mbele yake, na kusema kwa sauti kubwa "We, Yesu Mwana wa Mungu Aliye Juu una shauri gani nami? Ninakusihi usinitese!"

²⁹For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

²⁹Alisema hivyo kwa kuwa Yesu alikwishamwambia huyo pepo mchafu amtoke mtu huyo. Pepo huyo mchafu alikuwa anamvamia mtu huyo mara nyingi, na ingawa watu walimweka ndani na kumfunga kwa minyororo na pingu, lakini kila mara alivivunja vifungo hivyo, akakimbizwa na pepo huyo mchafu hadi jangwani.

³⁰And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.

³⁰Basi, Yesu akamwuliza, "Jina lako nani?" Yeye akajibu, "Jina langu ni Jeshi" --kwa sababu pepo wengi walikuwa wamempagaa.

³¹And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

³¹Hao pepo wakamsihi asiwaamuru wamtoke na kwenda kwenye shimo lisilo na mwisho.

³²And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into those; and he suffered them.

³²Kulikuwa na kundi kubwa la nguruwe wakilisha mlimani. Basi, hao pepo wakamsihi awaruhusu wawaingie. Naye Yesu akawapa ruhusa.

³³And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

³³Kwa hiyo pepo hao wakamtoka yule mtu, wakawaingia wale nguruwe, nao wakaporomoka kwenye ule mteremko mkali, wakatumbukia ziwani, wakazama majini.

³⁴But they that fed [them], seeing what had happened, fled, and told [it] to the city and to the country.

³⁴Wale wachungaji walipoona yote yaliyotokea walikimbia, wakaenda kuwapa watu habari, mjini na mashambani.

³⁵And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

³⁵Watu wakaja kuona yaliyotokea. Wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwona yule mtu aliyetokwa na pepo ameketi karibu na Yesu, amevaa nguo, ana akili zake, wakaogopa.

³⁶And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.

³⁶Wale watu walioshuhudia tukio hilo waliwaeleza hao jinsi yule mtu alivyoponywa.

³⁷And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and *he*, entering into the ship, returned.

³⁷Wakazi wa nchi ya Gerase walishikwa na hofu kubwa. Kwa hiyo wakamwomba Yesu aondoke, aende zake. Hivyo Yesu alipanda tena mashua, akaondoka.

³⁸But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

³⁸Yule mtu aliyetokwa na wale pepo akamsihi aende pamoja naye. Lakini Yesu hakumruhusu, bali akamwambia,

³⁹Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

³⁹"Rudi nyumbani ukaeleze yote Mungu aliyokutendea." Basi, yule mtu akaenda akitangaza kila mahali katika mji ule mambo yote Yesu aliyomtendea.

⁴⁰And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him.

⁴⁰Yesu aliporudi upande mwingine wa ziwa, kundi la watu lilimkaribisha, kwa maana wote walikuwa wanamngojea.

⁴¹And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was [a] ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,

⁴¹Hapo akaja mtu mmoja aitwaye Yairo, ofisa wa sunagogi. Alijitupa miguuni pa Yesu, akamwomba aende nyumbani kwake,

⁴²because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went the crowds thronged him.

⁴²kwa kuwa binti yake wa pekee, mwana wa pekee mwenye umri wa miaka kumi na miwili, alikuwa mahututi. Yesu alipokuwa akienda, watu wakawa wanamsonga kila upande.

⁴³And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,

⁴³Kulikuwa na mwanamke mmoja kati ya lile kundi la watu, ambaye alikuwa na ugonjwa wa kutokwa damu kwa muda wa miaka kumi na miwili, ingawa alikuwa amekwisha tumia mali yake yote kwa waganga, hakuna aliyefaulu kumponya.

⁴⁴coming up behind, touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux of blood stopped.

⁴⁴Huyo mwanamke alimfuata Yesu nyuma, akagusa pindo la vazi lake. Papo hapo akaponywa ugonjwa wake wa kutokwa damu.

⁴⁵And Jesus said, Who has touched me? But all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the crowds close thee in and press upon thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

⁴⁵Yesu akasema, "Ni nani aliyenigusa?" Wote wakasema kwamba hapakuwa na mtu aliyemgusa. Naye Petro akasema, "Mwalimu, umati wa watu umekuzunguka na kukusonga!"

⁴⁶And Jesus said, Some one has touched me, for *I* have known that power has gone out from me.

⁴⁶Lakini Yesu akasema, "Kuna mtu aliyenigusa, maana nimehisi nguvu imenitoka."

⁴⁷And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.

⁴⁷Yule mwanamke alipoona kwamba hawezi kujificha, akajitokeza akitetemeka kwa hofu, akajitupa mbele ya Yesu. Hapo akaeleza mbele ya wote kisa cha kumgusa Yesu na jinsi alivyoponyeshwa mara moja.

⁴⁸And he said to her, [Be of good courage,] daughter; thy faith has healed thee; go in peace.

⁴⁸Yesu akamwambia, "Binti, imani yako imekuponya. Nenda kwa amani."

⁴⁹While he was yet speaking, comes some one from the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher.

⁴⁹Alipokuwa bado akiongea, Yairo akaletewa habari kutoka nyumbani: "Binti yako ameshakufa, ya nini kumsumbua Mwalimu zaidi?"

⁵⁰But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.

⁵⁰Yesu aliposikia hayo akamwambia Yairo, "Usiogope; amini tu, naye atapona."

⁵¹And when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

⁵¹Alipofika nyumbani hakumruhusu mtu kuingia ndani pamoja naye, isipokuwa Petro, Yohane, Yakobo na wazazi wa huyo msichana.

⁵²And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

⁵²Watu wote walikuwa wakilia na kuomboleza kwa ajili yake. Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Msilie, kwa maana mtoto hajafa, amelala tu!"

⁵³And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

⁵³Nao wakamcheka kwa sababu walijua kwamba alikuwa amekufa.

⁵⁴But *he*, having turned them all out and taking hold of her hand, cried saying, Child, arise.

⁵⁴Lakini Yesu akamshika mkono akasema, "Mtoto amka!"

⁵⁵And her spirit returned, and immediately she rose up; and he commanded [something] to eat to be given to her.

⁵⁵Roho yake ikamrudia, akaamka mara. Yesu akaamuru wampe chakula.

⁵⁶And her parents were amazed; but he enjoined them to tell no one what had happened.

⁵⁶Wazazi wake walishangaa, lakini Yesu akawaamuru wasimwambie mtu yeyote hayo yaliyotendeka.