¹Mafarisayo na Masadukayo walimwendea Yesu, na kwa kumjaribu, wakamwomba afanye ishara itokayo mbinguni.

¹And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

²Lakini Yesu akawajibu, "Wakati wa jioni ukifika ninyi husema: Hali ya hewa itakuwa nzuri kwa maana anga ni jekundu!

²But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.

³Na alfajiri mwasema: Leo hali ya hewa itakuwa ya dhoruba, maana anga ni jekundu na tena mawingu yametanda! Basi, ninyi mnajua sana kusoma majira kwa kuangalia anga, lakini kutambua dalili za nyakati hizi hamjui.

³And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.

⁴Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara, lakini hamtapewa ishara yoyote isipokuwa tu ile ya Yona." Basi, akawaacha, akaenda zake.

⁴An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

⁵Wanafunzi wake walipokwisha vukia upande wa pili wa ziwa, walijikuta wamesahau kuchukua mikate.

⁵And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.

⁶Yesu akawaambia, "Muwe macho na mjihadhari na chachu ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo!"

⁶And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

⁷Lakini wao wakawa wanajadiliana: "Anasema hivyo kwa kuwa hatukuchukua mikate."

⁷And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

⁸Yesu alijua mawazo yao, akawaambia, "Enyi watu wenye imani haba! Mbona mnajadiliana juu ya kutokuwa na mikate?

⁸And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

⁹Je, hamjaelewa bado? Je, hamkumbuki nilipoimega ile mikate mitano kwa ajili ya wale watu elfu tano? Je, mlijaza vikapu vingapi vya makombo?

⁹Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

¹⁰Au, ile mikate saba waliyogawiwa wale watu elfu nne, je, mlikusanya vikapu vingapi vya mabaki?

¹⁰Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

¹¹Inawezekanaje hamwelewi ya kwamba sikuwa nikisema juu ya mikate? Jihadharini na chachu ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo!"

¹¹How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

¹²Hapo wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba aliwaambia wajihadhari siyo na chachu ya mikate, bali na mafundisho ya Mafarisayo na Masadukayo.

¹²Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

¹³Yesu alipofika pande za Kaisarea Filipi, aliwauliza wanafunzi wake, "Watu wanasema Mwana wa Mtu kuwa ni nani?"

¹³Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

¹⁴Wakamjibu, "Wengine wanasema kuwa ni Yohane mbatizaji, wengine Eliya, wengine Yeremia au mmojawapo wa manabii."

¹⁴And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

¹⁵Yesu akawauliza, "Na ninyi je, mwasema mimi ni nani?"

¹⁵He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?

¹⁶Simoni Petro akajibu, "Wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu aliye hai."

¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷Yesu akasema, "Heri wewe Simoni mwana wa Yona, kwa maana si binadamu aliyekufunulia ukweli huu, ila Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁸Nami nakwambia: wewe ni Petro, na juu ya mwamba huu nitalijenga kanisa langu; wala kifo chenyewe hakitaweza kulishinda.

¹⁸And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

¹⁹Nitakupa funguo za Ufalme wa mbinguni; kila utakachofunga duniani, kitafungwa pia mbinguni; kila utakachofungua duniani, kitafunguliwa pia mbinguni."

¹⁹I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

²⁰Kisha akawaonya wanafunzi wasimwambie mtu yeyote kwamba yeye ndiye Kristo.

²⁰Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.

²¹Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuwajulisha waziwazi wanafunzi wake: "Ni lazima mimi niende Yerusalemu, na huko nikapate mateso mengi yatakayosababishwa na wazee, makuhani wakuu na walimu wa Sheria. Nitauawa, na siku ya tatu nitafufuliwa."

²¹From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

²²Hapo Petro akamchukua kando, akaanza kumkemea: "Isiwe hivyo Bwana! Jambo hili halitakupata!"

²²And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.

²³Lakini Yesu akageuka, akamwambia Petro, "Ondoka mbele yangu Shetani! Wewe ni kikwazo kwangu. Mawazo yako si ya mungu bali ni ya kibinadamu!"

²³But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

²⁴Kisha Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Kama mtu yeyote anataka kuwa mfuasi wangu, ni lazima ajikane mwenyewe, auchukue msalaba wake, anifuate.

²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁵Maana, mtu anayetaka kuyaokoa maisha yake mwenyewe, atayapoteza;

²⁵For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

²⁶lakini mtu anayeyapoteza maisha yake kwa ajili yangu, atayapata. Je, mtu atafaidi nini akiupata utajiri wote wa ulimwengu na hali amepoteza maisha yake? Au, mtu atatoa kitu gani kiwe badala ya maisha yake?

²⁶For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

²⁷Maana, Mwana wa Mtu atakuja katika utukufu wa Baba yake pamoja na malaika wake, na hapo ndipo atakapomlipa kila mtu kadiri ya matendo yake.

²⁷For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

²⁸Kweli nawaambieni, wako wengine papahapa ambao hawatakufa kabla ya kumwona Mwana wa Mtu akija katika Ufalme wake."

²⁸Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.