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

¹Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, 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?

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

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

⁴For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of 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, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God];

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

⁶he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

⁷Enyi wanafiki! Isaya alitabiri sawa kabisa juu yenu:

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

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

⁸This people honoreth 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 do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.

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

¹⁰And he called to him 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 entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

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

¹²Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when 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 planted not, shall be rooted up.

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

¹⁴Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

¹⁵Petro akadakia, "Tufafanulie huo mfano."

¹⁵And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

¹⁶Yesu akasema, "Hata nyinyi hamwelewi?

¹⁶And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

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

¹⁷Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

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

¹⁸But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of 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 come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

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

²⁰these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

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

²¹And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts 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 Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

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 was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

²⁷But she said, Yea, Lord: for even 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 done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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

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

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

³⁰And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this 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 speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: 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."

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

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

³³And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

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

³⁴And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small 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 he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

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

³⁷And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

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

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

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

³⁹And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.