¹And he went out thence and came to his own country, and his disciples follow him.

¹Yesu aliondoka hapo akaenda katika kijiji chake, akifuatwa na wanafunzi wake.

²And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence [has] this [man] these things? and what [is] the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

²Siku ya Sabato ilipofika, alianza kufundisha katika sunagogi. Wengi waliomsikia walishangaa, wakasema, "Je, ameyapata wapi mambo haya? Ni hekima gani hii aliyopewa? Tena, anatendaje maajabu haya anayoyafanya?

³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

³Je, huyu si yule seremala mwana wa Maria, na ndugu yao kina Yakobo, Yose, Yuda na Simoni; Je, dada zake si wanaishi papa hapa kwetu?" Basi, wakawa na mashaka naye.

⁴But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.

⁴Yesu akawaambia, "Nabii hakosi heshima isipokuwa katika nchi yake, kwa jamaa zake na nyumbani mwake."

⁵And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].

⁵Hakuweza kutenda miujiza hapo, ila aliwawekea mikono wagonjwa wachache, akawaponya.

⁶And he wondered because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.

⁶Alishangaa sana kwa sababu ya kutoamini kwao. Kisha Yesu alivitembelea vijiji vya pale karibu akiwafundisha watu.

⁷And he calls the twelve to [him]; and he began to send them out two [and] two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;

⁷Aliwaita wale wanafunzi kumi na wawili, akaanza kuwatuma wawiliwawili. Aliwapa uwezo wa kuwatoa pepo wachafu,

⁸and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their belt;

⁸na kuwaamuru, "Msichukue chochote mnapokwenda isipokuwa fimbo tu. Msichukue mkate, wala mkoba, wala fedha kibindoni.

⁹but be shod with sandals, and put not on two body-coats.

⁹Vaeni viatu lakini msivae kanzu mbili."

¹⁰And he said to them, Wheresoever ye shall enter into a house, there remain till ye shall go thence.

¹⁰Tena aliwaambia, "Popote mtakapokaribishwa nyumbani, kaeni humo mpaka mtakapoondoka mahali hapo.

¹¹And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

¹¹Mahali popote ambapo watu watakataa kuwakaribisheni au kuwasikiliza, ondokeni hapo na kuyakung'uta mavumbi miguuni mwenu kama onyo kwao."

¹²And they went forth and preached that they should repent;

¹²Basi, wakaondoka, wakahubiri watu watubu.

¹³and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many infirm, and healed them.

¹³Waliwafukuza pepo wengi wabaya; wakawapaka mafuta wagonjwa wengi, wakawaponya.

¹⁴And Herod the king heard [of him] (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among [the] dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

¹⁴Basi, mfalme Herode alisikia juu ya hayo yote, maana sifa za Yesu zilienea kila mahali. Baadhi ya watu walikuwa wakisema, "Yohane Mbatizaji amefufuka kutoka wafu, ndiyo maana nguvu za miujiza zinafanya kazi ndani yake."

¹⁵And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

¹⁵Wengine walisema, "Mtu huyu ni Eliya." Wengine walisema, "Huyu ni nabii kama mmojawapo wa manabii wa kale."

¹⁶But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen [from among the dead].

¹⁶Lakini Herode alipopata habari hizi alisema, "Huyu ni Yohane! Nilimkata kichwa, lakini amefufuka."

¹⁷For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

¹⁷Hapo awali Herode mwenyewe alikuwa ameamuru Yohane atiwe nguvuni, akamfunga gerezani. Herode alifanya hivyo kwa sababu ya Herodia ambaye Herode alimwoa ingawaje alikuwa mke wa Filipo, ndugu yake.

¹⁸For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

¹⁸Yohane alikuwa amemwambia Herode, "Si halali kwako kumchukua mke wa ndugu yako."

¹⁹But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

¹⁹Basi Herodia alimchukia sana Yohane, akataka kumwua, asiweze.

²⁰for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

²⁰Herode alimwogopa Yohane kwa maana alijua kwamba yeye ni mtu mwema na mtakatifu, na hivyo akamlinda. Herode alipenda kumsikiliza Yohane, ingawaje baada ya kumsikiliza, alifadhaika sana.

²¹And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief [men] of Galilee;

²¹Ikapatikana nafasi, wakati wa sikukuu ya kuzaliwa kwake Herode. Herode aliwafanyia karamu wazee wa baraza lake, majemadari na viongozi wa Galilaya.

²²and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with [him] at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee.

²²Basi, binti yake Herodia aliingia, akacheza, akawafurahisha sana Herode na wageni wake. Mfalme akamwambia huyo msichana, "Niombe chochote utakacho, nami nitakupa."

²³And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.

²³Tena akamwapia, "Chochote utakachoniomba, nitakupa: hata ikiwa ni nusu ya ufalme wangu."

²⁴And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.

²⁴Hapo huyo msichana akatoka, akamwuliza mama yake, "Niombe nini?" Naye akamjibu, "Kichwa cha Yohane mbatizaji."

²⁵And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

²⁵Msichana akamrudia mfalme mbio akamwomba, "Nataka unipe sasa hivi katika sinia kichwa cha Yohane mbatizaji."

²⁶And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.

²⁶Mfalme akahuzunika sana, lakini kwa sababu ya kiapo chake, na kwa ajili ya wale wageni wake karamuni, hakutaka kumkatalia.

²⁷And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁷Basi, mfalme akamwamuru askari kukileta kichwa cha Yohane. Askari akaenda, akamkata kichwa Yohane mle gerezani,

²⁸and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁸akakileta katika sinia, akampa msichana naye msichana akampa mama yake.

²⁹And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

²⁹Wanafunzi wa Yohane walipopata habari, walikwenda wakachukua mwili wake, wakauzika kaburini.

³⁰And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus. And they related to him all things, [both] what they had done and what they had taught.

³⁰Wale mitume walirudi, wakakusanyika mbele ya Yesu wakamwarifu yote waliyotenda na kufundisha.

³¹And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For those coming and those going were many, and they had not leisure even to eat.

³¹Alisema hivyo kwa kuwa kulikuwa na watu wengi mno walikuwa wanafika hapo na kuondoka hata Yesu na wanafunzi wake hawakuweza kupata nafasi ya kula chakula. Basi, Yesu akawaambia, "Twendeni peke yetu mahali pa faragha kula chakula, mkapumzike kidogo."

³²And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.

³²Basi, Wakaondoka peke yao kwa mashua, wakaenda mahali pa faragha.

³³And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got [there] before them.

³³Lakini watu wengi waliwaona wakienda, wakawatambua. Hivyo wengi wakatoka katika kila mji, wakakimbilia huko Yesu na wanafunzi wake walikokuwa wanakwenda, wakawatangulia kufika.

³⁴And on leaving [the ship] [Jesus] saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

³⁴Waliposhuka pwani, Yesu aliona umati mkubwa wa watu, akawahurumia, kwa sababu walikuwa kama kondoo wasio na mchungaji. Akaanza kuwafundisha mambo mengi.

³⁵And when it was already late in the day, his disciples coming to him say, The place is desert, and it is already late in the day;

³⁵Saa za mchana zilikwisha pita. Basi, wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwambia, "Hapa ni nyikani, na sasa kunakuchwa.

³⁶send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

³⁶Afadhali uwaage watu waende mashambani na katika vijiji vya jirani, wanunue chakula."

³⁷And he answering said to them, Give *ye* them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?

³⁷Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Wapeni ninyi chakula." Nao wakamwuliza, "Je, twende kununua mikate kwa fedha dinari mia mbili, na kuwapa chakula?"

³⁸And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁸Yesu akawauliza, "Mnayo mikate mingapi? Nendeni mkatazame." Walipokwisha tazama, wakamwambia, "Kuna mikate mitano na samaki wawili."

³⁹And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.

³⁹Basi, Yesu akawaamuru wanafunzi wawaketishe watu wote makundimakundi penye nyasi.

⁴⁰And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴⁰Nao wakaketi makundimakundi ya watu mia moja na ya watu hamsini.

⁴¹And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples that they might set [them] before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.

⁴¹Kisha Yesu akaitwaa ile mikate mitano na wale samaki wawili, akatazama juu mbinguni, akamshukuru Mungu, akaimega mikate, akawapa wanafunzi wake wawagawie watu. Na wale samaki wawili pia akawagawia wote.

⁴²And they all ate and were satisfied.

⁴²Watu wote wakala, wakashiba.

⁴³And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.

⁴³Wakaokota mabaki ya mikate na samaki pia, wakajaza vikapu kumi na viwili.

⁴⁴And those that ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁴Nao waliokula hiyo mikate walikuwa wanaume elfu tano.

⁴⁵And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before to the other side to Bethsaida, while *he* sends the crowd away.

⁴⁵Mara Yesu akawaamuru wanafunzi wake wapande mashua, wamtangulie kwenda Bethsaida, ng'ambo ya ziwa, wakati yeye anauaga umati wa watu.

⁴⁶And, having dismissed them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁶Baada ya kuwaaga watu alikwenda mlimani kusali.

⁴⁷And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and *he* alone upon the land.

⁴⁷Ilipokuwa jioni, mashua ilikuwa katikati ya ziwa, naye alikuwa peke yake katika nchi kavu.

⁴⁸And seeing them labouring in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.

⁴⁸Basi, akawaona wanafunzi wake wakitaabika kwa kupiga makasia, maana upepo ulikuwa unawapinga. Karibu na mapambazuko, Yesu aliwaendea akitembea juu ya maji. Alitaka kuwapita.

⁴⁹But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.

⁴⁹Lakini walimwona akitembea juu ya maji, wakadhani ni mzimu, wakapiga yowe.

⁵⁰For all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good courage: it is *I*; be not afraid.

⁵⁰Maana wote walipomwona waliogopa sana. Mara Yesu akasema nao, "Tulieni, ni mimi. Msiogope!"

⁵¹And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind fell. And they were exceedingly beyond measure astonished in themselves and wondered;

⁵¹Kisha akapanda mashuani walimokuwa, na upepo ukatulia. Nao wakashangaa sana.

⁵²for they understood not through the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

⁵²maana hawakuwa bado wameelewa maana ya ile mikate. Akili zao zilikuwa bado zimepumbazika.

⁵³And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and made the shore.

⁵³Walivuka ziwa, wakafika nchi ya Genesareti, wakatia nanga.

⁵⁴And on their coming out of the ship, immediately recognising him,

⁵⁴Walipotoka mashuani, mara watu wakamtambua Yesu.

⁵⁵they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.

⁵⁵Basi, kwa haraka wakazunguka katika nchi ile yote, wakaanza kuwachukua wagonjwa wamelala juu ya mikeka yao, wakawapeleka kila mahali waliposikia Yesu yupo.

⁵⁶And wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the market-places, and besought him that they might touch if it were only the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were healed.

⁵⁶Kila mahali Yesu alipokwenda, vijijini, mijini, au mashambani, watu waliwaweka wagonjwa uwanjani, wakamsihi waguse walau pindo la vazi lake. Nao wote waliomgusa walipona.