¹Baada ya siku sita, Yesu aliwachukua Petro, Yakobo na Yohane nduguye, akaenda nao peke yao juu ya mlima mrefu.

¹And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:

²Huko, wakiwa wanamtazama, akageuka sura, uso wake ukang'aa kama jua na mavazi yake yakawa meupe kama nuru.

²and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

³Mose na Eliya wakawatokea, wakawa wanazungumza naye.

³And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

⁴Hapo Petro akamwambia Yesu, "Bwana, ni vizuri sana kwamba tupo hapa! Ukipenda nitajenga vibanda vitatu: kimoja chako, kimoja cha Mose na kimoja cha Eliya."

⁴And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

⁵Alipokuwa bado anasema hivyo, wingu jeupe likawafunika, na sauti ikasikika kutoka katika hilo wingu: "Huyu ni Mwanangu mpendwa, ninayependezwa naye, msikilizeni."

⁵While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

⁶Wanafunzi waliposikia hivyo wakaanguka kifudifudi, wakaogopa sana.

⁶And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

⁷Yesu akawaendea, akawagusa, akasema, "Simameni, msiogope!"

⁷And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

⁸Walipoinua macho yao hawakumwona mtu, ila Yesu peke yake.

⁸And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

⁹Basi, walipokuwa wanashuka mlimani, Yesu akawaonya: "Msimwambie mtu mambo mliyoyaona mpaka Mwana wa Mtu atakapofufuliwa kutoka wafu."

⁹And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.

¹⁰Kisha wanafunzi wakamwuliza, "Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema ati ni lazima kwanza Eliya aje?"

¹⁰And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

¹¹Yesu akawajibu, "Kweli, Eliya atakuja kutayarisha mambo yote.

¹¹And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:

¹²Lakini nawaambieni, Eliya amekwisha kuja nao hawakumtambua, bali walimtendea jinsi walivyotaka. Mwana wa Mtu atateswa vivyo hivyo mikononi mwao."

¹²but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.

¹³Hapo hao wanafunzi wakafahamu kwamba alikuwa akiwaambia juu ya Yohane mbatizaji.

¹³Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

¹⁴Walipojiunga tena na ule umati wa watu, mtu mmoja alimwendea Yesu, akampigia magoti,

¹⁴And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying,

¹⁵akasema, "Mheshimiwa, mwonee huruma mwanangu kwa kuwa ana kifafa, tena anateseka sana; mara nyingi yeye huanguka motoni na majini.

¹⁵Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the water.

¹⁶Nilimleta kwa wanafunzi wako lakini hawakuweza kumponya."

¹⁶And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

¹⁷Yesu akajibu, "Enyi kizazi kisicho na imani, kilichopotoka! Nitakaa nanyi mpaka lini? Nitawavumilia ninyi mpaka lini? Mleteni hapa huyo mtoto."

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.

¹⁸Basi, Yesu akamkemea huyo pepo, naye akamtoka, na yule mtoto akapona wakati huohuo.

¹⁸And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.

¹⁹Kisha wanafunzi wakamwendea Yesu kwa faragha, wakamwuliza, "Kwa nini sisi hatukuweza kumtoa yule pepo?"

¹⁹Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

²⁰Yesu akawajibu, "Kwa sababu ya imani yenu haba. Nawaambieni kweli, kama tu mkiwa na imani, hata iwe ndogo kama mbegu ya haradali, mtaweza kuuambia mlima huu: Toka hapa uende pale, nao utakwenda. Hakuna chochote ambacho hakingewezekana kwenu."

²⁰And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

²¹"Pepo wa namna hii hawezi kuondolewa ila kwa sala na kufunga."

²¹[But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.]

²²Walipokuwa pamoja huko Galilaya, Yesu aliwaambia, "Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa watu.

²²And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;

²³Watamuua, lakini siku ya tatu atafufuliwa." Wanafunzi wakahuzunika mno.

²³and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

²⁴Walipofika Kafarnaumu watu wenye kukusanya fedha ya zaka ya Hekalu walimwendea Petro, wakamwuliza, "Je, mwalimu wenu hulipa fedha ya zaka?"

²⁴And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?

²⁵Petro akajibu, "Naam, hulipa." Basi, Petro alipoingia ndani ya nyumba, kabla hata hajasema neno, Yesu akamwuliza, "Simoni, wewe unaonaje? Wafalme wa dunia hukusanya ushuru au kodi kutoka kwa kina nani? Kutoka kwa wananchi ama kutoka kwa wageni?"

²⁵He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?

²⁶Petro akajibu, "Kutoka kwa wageni." Yesu akamwambia, "Haya basi, wananchi hawahusiki.

²⁶And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.

²⁷Lakini kusudi tusiwakwaze, nenda ziwani ukatupe ndoana; chukua samaki wa kwanza atakayenaswa, fungua kinywa chake, na ndani utakuta fedha taslimu ya zaka. Ichukue ukawape kwa ajili yangu na kwa ajili yako."

²⁷But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.