¹And rising up thence he comes into the coasts of Judaea, and the other side of the Jordan. And again crowds come together to him, and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them.

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.

²And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).

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

³But he answering said to them, What did Moses command you?

³Yesu akawajibu, "Mose aliwapa maagizo gani?"

⁴And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.

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

⁵And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

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

⁶but from [the] beginning of [the] creation God made them male and female.

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

⁷For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,

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

⁸and the two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

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

⁹What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

⁹Basi, alichounganisha Mungu, binadamu asitenganishe."

¹⁰And again in the house the disciples asked him concerning this.

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

¹¹And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.

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

¹²And if a woman put away her husband and shall marry another, she commits adultery.

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

¹³And they brought little children to him that he might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those that brought [them].

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

¹⁴But Jesus seeing [it], was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

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.

¹⁵Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.

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

¹⁶And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.

¹⁶Kisha akawapokea watoto hao, akawawekea mikono, akawabariki.

¹⁷And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to [him], and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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

¹⁸But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.

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

¹⁹Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.

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

²⁰And he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.

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

²¹And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, [taking up the cross].

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

²²But he, sad at the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.

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

²³And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

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

²⁴And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the kingdom of God!

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

²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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

²⁶And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to one another, And who can be saved?

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

²⁷But Jesus looking on them says, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

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

²⁸Peter began to say to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee.

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

²⁹Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

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,

³⁰that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time: houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the coming age life eternal.

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.

³¹But many first shall be last, and the last first.

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

³²And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on before them; and they were amazed, and were afraid as they followed. And taking the twelve again to [him], he began to tell them what was going to happen to him:

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:

³³Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered up to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him up to the nations:

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.

³⁴and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

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

³⁵And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying [to him], Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.

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

³⁶And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

³⁶Yesu akawauliza, "Mnataka niwafanyie nini?"

³⁷And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.

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

³⁸And Jesus said to them, Ye do not know what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup which *I* drink, or be baptised with the baptism that *I* am baptised with?

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

³⁹And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that *I* drink ye will drink and with the baptism that *I* am baptised with ye will be baptised,

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

⁴⁰but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it is prepared.

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

⁴¹And the ten having heard [of it], began to be indignant about James and John.

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

⁴²But Jesus having called them to [him], says to them, Ye know that those who are esteemed to rule over the nations exercise lordship over them; and their great men exercise authority over them;

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

⁴³but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

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

⁴⁴and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.

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

⁴⁵For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.

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

⁴⁶And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.

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.

⁴⁷And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.

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

⁴⁸And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

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

⁴⁹And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

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

⁵⁰And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.

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

⁵¹And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.

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

⁵²And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.

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