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

¹Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

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

²“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

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

³He answered them, “Why do you also disobey 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.

⁴ For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16 and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’ Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9

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

⁵ But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”

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

⁶ he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

⁷Enyi wanafiki! Isaya alitabiri sawa kabisa juu yenu:

⁷ You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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

⁸ ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

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

⁹ And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’” Isaiah 29:13

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

¹⁰He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.

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

¹¹ That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

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

¹²Then the disciples came, and said to him, “Do you know 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, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

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

¹⁴ Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

¹⁵Petro akadakia, "Tufafanulie huo mfano."

¹⁵Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”

¹⁶Yesu akasema, "Hata nyinyi hamwelewi?

¹⁶So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

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

¹⁷ Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

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

¹⁸ But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

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

¹⁹ For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

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

²⁰ These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

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

²¹Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region 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."

²²Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!”

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

²³But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

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

²⁴But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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

²⁵But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

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

²⁶But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

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

²⁷But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat 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 her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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

²⁹Jesus departed there, and came near to 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.

³⁰Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

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

³¹so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and 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."

³²Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

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

³³The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”

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

³⁴Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

³⁵Basi, Yesu akawaamuru watu wakae chini.

³⁵He 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 fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

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

³⁷They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

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

³⁸Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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

³⁹Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.