¹Kisha Roho alimwongoza Yesu mpaka jangwani ili ajaribiwe na Ibilisi.

¹Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

²Akafunga siku arubaini mchana na usiku, na mwishowe akaona njaa.

²When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

³Basi, mshawishi akamjia, akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, amuru mawe haya yawe mikate."

³The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

⁴Yesu akamjibu, "Imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu: Binadamu hataishi kwa mikate tu, ila kwa kila neno asemalo Mungu."

⁴But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” Deuteronomy 8:3

⁵Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka Yerusalemu, mji mtakatifu, akamweka juu ya mnara wa hekalu,

⁵Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

⁶akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, jitupe chini; maana imeandikwa: Mungu atawaamuru malaika wake kwa ajili yako; watakuchukua mikononi mwao, usije ukajikwaa kwenye jiwe."

⁶and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’” Psalm 91:11-12

⁷Yesu akamwambia, "Imeandikwa pia: Usimjaribu Bwana, Mungu wako."

⁷Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’” Deuteronomy 6:16

⁸Kisha Ibilisi akamchukua mpaka juu ya mlima mrefu, akamwonyesha falme zote za ulimwengu na fahari zake,

⁸Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.

⁹akamwambia, "Hivi vyote nitakupa kama tu ukipiga magoti na kuniabudu."

⁹He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

¹⁰Hapo, Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda zako Shetani! Imeandikwa: Utamwabudu Bwana Mungu wako na kumtumikia yeye peke yake."

¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, TR and NU read “Go away” instead of “Get behind me” Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’” Deuteronomy 6:13

¹¹Basi, Ibilisi akamwacha, na malaika wakaja, wakamhudumia.

¹¹Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.

¹²Yesu aliposikia kwamba Yohane ametiwa gerezani alikwenda Galilaya.

¹²Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

¹³Aliondoka Nazareti, akaenda Kafarnaumu, mji ulio kando ya bahari ya Genesareti, mpakani mwa wilaya za Zabuloni na Naftali, akakaa huko.

¹³Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

¹⁴Ndivyo lilivyotimia lile neno lililosemwa kwa njia ya nabii Isaya:

¹⁴that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

¹⁵"Nchi ya Zabuloni na nchi ya Naftali, kuelekea baharini ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, Galilaya nchi ya watu wa Mataifa!

¹⁵“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

¹⁶Watu waliokaa gizani wameona mwanga mkubwa. Nao walioishi katika nchi ya giza na kivuli cha kifo, mwanga umewaangazia!"

¹⁶the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.” Isaiah 9:1-2

¹⁷Tangu wakati huo Yesu alianza kuhubiri akisema, "Tubuni, maana ufalme wa mbinguni umekaribia!"

¹⁷From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

¹⁸Yesu alipokuwa anatembea kando ya ziwa Galilaya, aliwaona ndugu wawili wavuvi; Simoni (aitwae Petro) na Andrea, ndugu yake; walikuwa wakivua samaki kwa nyavu ziwani.

¹⁸Walking by the sea of Galilee, he TR reads “Jesus” instead of “he” saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

¹⁹Basi, akawaambia, "Nifuateni, nami nitawafanya ninyi wavuvi wa watu."

¹⁹He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

²⁰Mara wakaziacha nyavu zao, wakamfuata.

²⁰They immediately left their nets and followed him.

²¹Alipokwenda mbele kidogo, aliwaona ndugu wengine wawili: Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo. Hao walikuwa ndani ya mashua pamoja na baba yao Zebedayo, wakitengeneza nyavu zao. Basi Yesu akawaita,

²¹Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

²²nao mara wakaiacha mashua pamoja na baba yao, wakamfuata.

²²They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

²³Yesu alikuwa anakwenda kila mahali wilayani Galilaya, akifundisha katika masunagogi na kuhubiri Habari Njema juu ya ufalme wa Mungu. Aliponya kila namna ya maradhi na magonjwa waliyokuwa nayo watu.

²³Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

²⁴Habari zake zikaenea katika mkoa wote wa Siria. Wagonjwa wote wenye maradhi ya kila namna na wale waliosumbuliwa na kila namna ya taabu: waliopagawa na pepo, wenye kifafa na watu waliokuwa wamelemaa, walipelekwa kwake; naye akawaponya wote.

²⁴The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

²⁵Makundi mengi ya watu kutoka Galilaya, Dekapoli, Yerusalemu, Yudea na ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, walimfuata.

²⁵Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.