¹Kisha Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakafika kutoka Yerusalemu, wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza,

¹Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

²"Kwa nini wanafunzi wako hawajali mapokeo tuliyopokea kutoka kwa wazee wetu? Hawanawi mikono yao kama ipasavyo kabla ya kula!"

²Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

³Yesu akawajibu, "Kwa nini nanyi mnapendelea mapokeo yenu wenyewe na hamuijali Sheria ya Mungu?

³But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

⁴Mungu amesema: Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na Anayemkashifu baba yake au mama yake, lazima auawe.

⁴For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵Lakini ninyi mwafundisha ati mtu akiwa na kitu ambacho angeweza kuwasaidia nacho baba au mama yake, lakini akasema: Kitu hiki nimemtolea Mungu,

⁵But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

⁶basi, hapaswi tena kumheshimu baba yake! Ndivyo mnavyodharau neno la Mungu kwa kufuata mafundisho yenu wenyewe.

⁶And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

⁷Enyi wanafiki! Isaya alitabiri sawa kabisa juu yenu:

⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

⁸Watu hawa, asema Mungu, huniheshimu kwa maneno tu, lakini mioyoni mwao wako mbali nami.

⁸This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

⁹Kuniabudu kwao hakufai, maana mambo wanayofundisha ni maagizo ya kibinadamu tu."

⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

¹⁰Yesu aliuita ule umati wa watu, akawaambia, "Sikilizeni na muelewe!

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

¹¹Kitu kinachomtia mtu najisi si kile kiingiacho kinywani, bali kile kitokacho kinywani. Hicho ndicho kimtiacho mtu najisi."

¹¹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

¹²Kisha wanafunzi wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Je, unajua kwamba Mafarisayo walichukizwa waliposikia maneno yako?"

¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

¹³Lakini yeye akawajibu, "Kila mmea ambao Baba yangu aliye mbinguni hakuupanda, utang'olewa.

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴Waacheni wenyewe! Wao ni vipofu, viongozi wa vipofu; na kipofu akimwongoza kipofu, wote wawili hutumbukia shimoni."

¹⁴Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

¹⁵Petro akadakia, "Tufafanulie huo mfano."

¹⁵Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

¹⁶Yesu akasema, "Hata nyinyi hamwelewi?

¹⁶And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

¹⁷Je, hamwelewi kwamba kila kinachoingia kinywani huenda tumboni na baadaye hutupwa nje chooni?

¹⁷Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

¹⁸Lakini yale yatokayo kinywani hutoka moyoni, na hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi.

¹⁸But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

¹⁹Maana moyoni hutoka mawazo maovu yanayosababisha uuaji, uzinzi, uasherati, wizi, ushahidi wa uongo na kashfa.

¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

²⁰Hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi. Lakini kula chakula bila kunawa mikono hakumtii mtu najisi."

²⁰These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

²¹Yesu aliondoka mahali hapo akaenda kukaa katika sehemu za Tiro na Sidoni.

²¹Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

²²Basi, mama mmoja Mkaanani wa nchi hiyo alimjia, akapaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, nionee huruma! Binti yangu anasumbuliwa na pepo."

²²And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

²³Lakini Yesu hakumjibu neno. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Mwambie aende zake kwa maana anatufuatafuata akipiga kelele."

²³But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

²⁴Yesu akajibu, "Sikutumwa ila kwa watu wa Israeli waliopotea kama kondoo."

²⁴But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

²⁵Hapo huyo mama akaja, akapiga magoti mbele yake, akasema, "Mheshimiwa, nisaidie."

²⁵Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

²⁶Yesu akamjibu, "Si sawa kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa."

²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

²⁷Huyo mama akajibu, "Ni kweli, Mheshimiwa; lakini hata mbwa hula makombo yanayoanguka kutoka meza ya bwana wao."

²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

²⁸Hapo Yesu akamjibu, "Mama, imani yako ni kubwa; basi, ufanyiwe kama unavyotaka." Yule binti yake akapona tangu saa hiyo wakati huohuo.

²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

²⁹Yesu alitoka hapo akaenda kando ya ziwa Galilaya, akapanda mlimani, akaketi.

²⁹And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

³⁰Watu wengi sana wakamjia wakiwaleta vilema, vipofu, viwete, bubu na wengine wengi waliokuwa wagonjwa, wakawaweka mbele ya miguu yake, naye Yesu akawaponya.

³⁰And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

³¹Umati ule wa watu ulishangaa sana ulipoona bubu wakiongea, waliokuwa wamelemaa wamepona, viwete wakitembea na vipofu wakiona; wakamsifu Mungu wa Israeli.

³¹Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

³²Basi, Yesu aliwaita wanafunzi wake, akasema, "Nawaonea watu hawa huruma kwa sababu kwa siku tatu wamekuwa nami, wala hawana chakula. Sipendi kuwaacha waende bila kula wasije wakazimia njiani."

³²Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

³³Wanafunzi wakamwambia, "Hapa tuko nyikani; tutapata wapi chakula cha kuwatosha watu wengi hivi?"

³³And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

³⁴Yesu akawauliza, "Mnayo mikate mingapi?" Wakamjibu, "Saba na visamaki vichache."

³⁴And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

³⁵Basi, Yesu akawaamuru watu wakae chini.

³⁵And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

³⁶Akaitwaa ile mikate saba na vile visamaki, akamshukuru Mungu, akavimega, akawapa wanafunzi, nao wakawagawia watu.

³⁶And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

³⁷Wote wakala, wakashiba. Kisha wakakusanya makombo, wakajaza vikapu saba.

³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

³⁸Hao waliokula walikuwa wanaume elfu nne, bila kuhesabu wanawake na watoto.

³⁸And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

³⁹Basi, Yesu akawaaga watu, akapanda mashua, akaenda katika eneo la Magadani.

³⁹And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.