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

¹After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

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

²He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

³Mose na Eliya wakawatokea, wakawa wanazungumza naye.

³Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them 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."

⁴Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, 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 still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”

⁶Wanafunzi waliposikia hivyo wakaanguka kifudifudi, wakaogopa sana.

⁶When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

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

⁷Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”

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

⁸Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.

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

⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

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

¹⁰His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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

¹¹Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

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

¹² but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”

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

¹³Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.

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

¹⁴When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying,

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

¹⁵“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

¹⁶Nilimleta kwa wanafunzi wako lakini hawakuweza kumponya."

¹⁶So I brought him to your 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."

¹⁷Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

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

¹⁸Jesus rebuked him, 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 the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to 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."

²⁰He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

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

²¹ But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”

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

²²While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

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

²³ and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.

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

²⁴When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”

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 said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”

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

²⁶Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.

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."

²⁷ But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel temple tax for two people. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”