¹Baada ya hayo, Bwana aliwachagua wengine sabini na wawili, akawatuma wawiliwawili, wamtangulie katika kila kijiji na mahali ambapo yeye mwenyewe alitaka kwenda.

¹And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

²Akawaambia, "Mavuno ni mengi, lakini wavunaji ni wachache. Kwa hivyo, mwombeni mwenye shamba atume wavunaji shambani mwake.

²then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

³Sasa nendeni; fahamuni kwamba ninawatuma ninyi kama kondoo wanaokwenda kati ya mbwa mwitu.

³`Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;

⁴Msichukue mfuko wa fedha, mkoba, wala viatu; msimsalimu mtu yeyote njiani.

⁴carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way;

⁵Mkiingia katika nyumba yoyote, kwanza wasalimuni hivi: Amani iwe katika nyumba hii!

⁵and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

⁶Kama akiwako mwenye kupenda amani, amani yenu itakaa naye, la sivyo, itawarudieni.

⁶and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.

⁷Kaeni katika nyumba hiyo mkila na kunywa wanavyowapeni, maana mfanyakazi anastahili mshahara wake. Msiende mara nyumba hii mara nyumba ile.

⁷`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy [is] the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

⁸Kama mkifika mji fulani na watu wakiwakaribisha, kuleni wanavyowapeni.

⁸and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,

⁹Ponyeni wagonjwa walioko huko, waambieni watu: Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia kwenu.

⁹and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

¹⁰Lakini mkiingia katika mji wowote, wasipowakaribisheni, tokeni; nanyi mpitapo katika barabara zao semeni:

¹⁰`And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,

¹¹Hata mavumbi ya mji wenu yaliyoshikamana na miguu yetu tunawakung'utieni. Lakini, jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekaribia.

¹¹And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

¹²Hakika nawaambieni, siku ile mji huo utapata adhabu kubwa zaidi kuliko ile ya watu wa Sodoma.

¹²and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city.

¹³"Ole wako Korazini! Ole wako Bethsaida! Maana, kama miujiza iliyofanyika kwenu ingalifanyika kule Tiro na Sidoni, watu wake wangalikwishavaa mavazi ya gunia kitambo, na kukaa katika majivu kuonyesha kwamba wametubu.

¹³`Wo to thee, Chorazin; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;

¹⁴Hata hivyo, Siku ya Hukumu ninyi mtapata adhabu kubwa zaidi kuliko ile ya watu wa Tiro na Sidoni.

¹⁴but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you.

¹⁵Na wewe Kafarnaumu, unataka kujikweza mpaka mbinguni? La; utaporomoshwa mpaka Kuzimu."

¹⁵`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

¹⁶Halafu akasema, "Anayewasikiliza ninyi, ananisikiliza mimi; na anayekataa kuwapokea ninyi, anakataa kunipokea mimi. Yeyote anayekataa kunipokea, anakataa kumpokea yule aliyenituma."

¹⁶`He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.`

¹⁷Baadaye, wale sabini na wawili walirudi wamejaa furaha, wakisema, "Bwana, hata pepo wametutii tulipolitaja jina lako."

¹⁷And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;`

¹⁸Yeye akawaambia, "Nilimwona Shetani jinsi alivyokuwa anaporomoka kama umeme kutoka mbinguni.

¹⁸and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

¹⁹Naam, nimewapeni uwezo wa kukanyaga nyoka na ng'e, na uwezo juu ya nguvu zote za yule adui; hakuna chochote kitakachowadhuru.

¹⁹lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;

²⁰Hata hivyo, msifurahi kwa sababu pepo wamewatii, bali furahini kwa sababu majina yenu yameandikwa mbinguni."

²⁰but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.`

²¹Saa ileile, Yesu akafurahi kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu, akasema, "Nakushukuru ee Baba, Bwana wa mbingu na dunia, kwa kuwa umewaficha wenye hekima na elimu mambo haya, ukawafumbulia wadogo. Naam, Baba, ndivyo ilivyokupendeza."

²¹In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

²²Kisha akasema, "Baba yangu ameweka yote mikononi mwangu. Hakuna amjuaye Mwana ni nani ila Baba, wala amjuaye Baba ni nani ila Mwana, na yeyote yule ambaye Mwana anataka kumfunulia hayo."

²²`All things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].`

²³Halafu akawaelekea wafuasi wake akawaambia, "Heri wanaoona yale mnayoyaona ninyi!

²³And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, `Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;

²⁴Hakika, manabii na wafalme walitamani kuona yale mnayoyaona ninyi wasiyaone, na kusikia yale mnayoyasikia wasiyasikie."

²⁴for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.`

²⁵Baadaye mwalimu mmoja wa Sheria alisimama akamwuliza akitaka kumtega, "Mwalimu, nifanye nini ili nipate uzima wa milele?"

²⁵And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?`

²⁶Yesu akamwuliza, "Imeandikwa nini katika Sheria? Unaelewaje?"

²⁶And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?`

²⁷Akamjibu, "Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, kwa roho yako yote, kwa nguvu zako zote na kwa akili yako yote. Na, mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe."

²⁷And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.`

²⁸Yesu akawaambia, "Vema! Fanya hivyo, nawe utaishi."

²⁸And he said to him, `Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.`

²⁹Lakini yeye akitaka kujihakikishia kuwa mwema akamwuliza Yesu, "Na jirani yangu ni nani?"

²⁹And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?`

³⁰Yesu akamjibu, "Mtu mmoja alikuwa anashuka kutoka Yerusalemu kwenda Yeriko. Alipokuwa njiani, alivamiwa na majambazi, wakamnyang'anya mali yake na kumpiga, wakamwacha amelala pale nusu mfu.

³⁰and Jesus having taken up [the word], said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving [him] half dead.

³¹Kumbe, kuhani mmoja akawa anapita barabara ileile, akamwona, akapita kando.

³¹`And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

³²Hali kadhalika na Mlawi mmoja, alipofika mahali akamwona, akapita kando.

³²and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

³³Lakini Msamaria mmoja aliyekuwa anasafiri, alifika pale yule mtu alipokuwa, naye alipomwona, alimwonea huruma.

³³`But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,

³⁴Akamwendea, akamtibu majeraha yake kwa kumtia mafuta na divai; na kuyafunga halafu akampandisha juu ya punda wake akampeleka katika nyumba moja ya wageni akamuuguza.

³⁴and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;

³⁵Kesho yake akatoa fedha dinari mbili akampa yule mwenye nyumba, akamwambia, Muuguze mtu huyu; na chochote utakachotumia zaidi, nitakulipa nitakaporudi."

³⁵and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.

³⁶Kisha Yesu akauliza, "Kati ya hao watatu, ni yupi aliyeonyesha kuwa jirani yake yule aliyevamiwa na majambazi?"

³⁶`Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?`

³⁷Yule mwalimu wa Sheria akamjibu, "Ni yule aliyemwonea huruma." Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda ukafanye vivyo hivyo."

³⁷and he said, `He who did the kindness with him,` then Jesus said to him, `Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.`

³⁸Walipokuwa safarini, waliingia katika kijiji kimoja na mwanamke mmoja, aitwaye Martha, alimkaribisha nyumbani kwake.

³⁸And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

³⁹Martha alikuwa na dada yake aitwaye Maria; huyu aliketi karibu na Yesu akisikiliza mafundisho yake.

³⁹and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

⁴⁰Lakini Martha alikuwa anashughulika na mambo mengi. Basi, akamwendea Yesu, akamwambia, "Bwana, hivi hujali kwamba dada yangu ameniacha nishughulike peke yangu? Mwambie basi, anisaidie."

⁴⁰and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.`

⁴¹Lakini Bwana akamjibu, "Martha, Martha, unahangaika na kusumbuka kwa mambo mengi.

⁴¹And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

⁴²Kitu kimoja tu ni muhimu. Maria amechagua kitu bora zaidi ambacho hakuna mtu atakayemnyag'anya."

⁴²but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.`