Marko 9
1 Yesu akaendelea kuwaambia, “Kweli nawaambieni, wako wengine papa hapa ambao hawatakufa kabla ya kuuona Ufalme wa Mungu ukija kwa enzi.”
And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come with power.”
2 Baada ya siku sita, Yesu aliwachukua Petro, Yakobo na Yohane juu ya mlima mrefu peke yao. Huko, Yesu akageuka sura mbele yao,
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.
3 mavazi yake yakang'aa, yakawa meupe sana, jinsi dobi yeyote duniani asingeweza kuyafanya meupe.
His garments became radiant and extremely white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth could whiten them.
4 Eliya na Mose wakawatokea, wakazungumza na Yesu.
Then Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Petro akamwambia Yesu, “Mwalimu, ni vizuri sana kwamba tuko hapa. Basi, afadhali tujenge vibanda vitatu: kimoja chako, kimoja cha Mose na kimoja cha Eliya.”
So Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for yoʋ, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
6 Yeye na wenzake waliogopa hata hakujua la kusema.
(For they were terrified, and he did not know what to say.)
7 Kisha likatokea wingu likawafunika, na sauti ikasikika kutoka katika hilo wingu, “Huyu ni Mwanangu mpendwa, msikilizeni.”
Then a cloud came and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him!”
8 Mara wanafunzi hao wakatazama tena, lakini hawakumwona mtu mwingine, ila Yesu peke yake pamoja nao.
And suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus.
9 Walipokuwa wakishuka mlimani, Yesu aliwakataza wasimwambie mtu yeyote mambo waliyoyaona, mpaka Mwana wa Mtu atakapokuwa amefufuka kutoka wafu.
As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 Basi, wakashika agizo hilo, lakini wakawa wanajadiliana wao kwa wao maana ya kufufuka kutoka wafu.
So they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this “rising from the dead” could mean.
11 Wakamwuliza Yesu, “Mbona walimu wa Sheria wanasema kwamba ni lazima Eliya aje kwanza?”
Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
12 Naye akawajibu, “Naam, Eliya anakuja kwanza kutayarisha yote. Hata hivyo, kwa nini basi imeandikwa katika Maandiko Matakatifu kwamba Mwana wa Mtu atapatwa na mateso mengi na kudharauliwa?
He answered them, “Elijah does indeed come first to restore all things. How then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
13 Lakini nawaambieni, Eliya amekwisha kuja, nao wakamtendea walivyotaka kama ilivyoandikwa juu yake.”
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
14 Walipowafikia wale wanafunzi wengine, waliona umati mkubwa wa watu hapo. Na baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria walikuwa wanajadiliana nao.
When Jesus came back to the other disciples, he saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
15 Mara tu ule umati wa watu ulipomwona, wote walishangaa sana, wakamkimbilia wamsalimu.
When the whole crowd saw him, they were greatly amazed and immediately ran up and greeted him.
16 Yesu akawauliza, “Mnajadiliana nini nao?”
Then he asked the scribes, “What are you arguing with them about?”
17 Hapo mtu mmoja katika ule umati wa watu akamjibu, “Mwalimu, nimemleta mwanangu kwako, ana pepo aliyemfanya kuwa bubu.
One man from among the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought yoʋ my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
18 Kila mara anapomvamia, humwangusha chini na kumfanya atokwe na povu kinywani, akisaga meno na kuwa mkavu mwili wote. Niliwaomba wanafunzi wako wamtoe huyo pepo lakini hawakuweza.”
Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked yoʋr disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”
19 Yesu akawaambia, “Enyi kizazi kisicho na imani! Nitakaa nanyi mpaka lini? Nitawavumilia mpaka lini? Mleteni kwangu.”
Jesus answered him, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”
20 Wakampeleka. Mara tu huyo pepo alipomwona Yesu, alimtia mtoto kifafa, naye mtoto akaanguka chini, akagaagaa na kutoka povu kinywani. Yesu akamwuliza baba yake huyo mtoto,
So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions, and he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21 “Amepatwa na mambo hayo tangu lini?” Naye akamjibu, “Tangu utoto wake.
Then Jesus asked the boy's father, “How long has this been happening to him?” The father said, “From childhood.
22 Na mara nyingi pepo huyo amemwangusha motoni na majini, ili amwangamize kabisa. Basi, ikiwa waweza, utuhurumie na kutusaidia!”
It often throws him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if yoʋ are able to do anything, help us and have compassion on us.”
23 Yesu akamwambia, “Eti ikiwa waweza! Mambo yote yanawezekana kwa mtu aliye na imani.”
Jesus said to him, “The question is whether yoʋ are able to believe. All things are possible for the one who believes.”
24 Hapo, huyo baba akalia kwa sauti, “Naamini! Lakini imani yangu haitoshi, nisaidie!”
Immediately the child's father cried out and said with tears, “I believe, Lord; help my unbelief!”
25 Yesu alipouona umati wa watu unaongezeka upesi mbele yake, alimkemea yule pepo mchafu, “Pepo unayemfanya huyu mtoto kuwa bubu-kiziwi, nakuamuru, mtoke mtoto huyu wala usimwingie tena!”
When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, “Yoʋ spirit that makes this boy mute and deaf, I command yoʋ, come out of him and never enter him again!”
26 Hapo huyo pepo alipaaza sauti, akamwangusha huyo mtoto chini, kisha akamtoka. Mtoto alionekana kama maiti, hata wengine walisema, “Amekufa!”
After crying out, the spirit convulsed the boy greatly and came out, and the boy became as though he were dead, so that many said, “He is dead!”
27 Lakini Yesu akamshika mkono, akamwinua, naye akasimama.
But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up, and the boy arose.
28 Yesu alipoingia nyumbani, wanafunzi wake walimwuliza kwa faragha, “Kwa nini sisi hatukuweza kumtoa?”
Now when Jesus came into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
29 Naye akawaambia, “Pepo wa aina hii hawezi kutoka isipokuwa kwa sala tu.”
He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything except prayer and fasting.”
30 Yesu na wanafunzi wake waliondoka hapo, wakaendelea na safari kupitia wilaya ya Galilaya. Yesu hakupenda watu wajue alipokuwa,
Then they went away from there and passed through Galilee, but Jesus did not want anyone to know it.
31 kwa sababu alikuwa anawafundisha wanafunzi wake. Aliwaambia, “Mwana wa Mtu atakabidhiwa kwa watu ambao watamuua; lakini siku ya tatu baada ya kuuawa atafufuka.”
For he was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him. Yet after he has been killed, he will rise on the third day.”
32 Wanafunzi hawakufahamu jambo hilo. Wakaogopa kumwuliza.
But they did not understand what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
33 Basi, walifika Kafarnaumu. Na alipokuwa nyumbani, aliwauliza, “Mlikuwa mnajadiliana nini njiani?”
Then Jesus came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house, he asked the disciples, “What were you discussing among yourselves on the way?”
34 Lakini wao wakanyamaza, maana njiani walikuwa wamebishana ni nani aliye mkuu kati yao.
But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was greater.
35 Yesu akaketi chini, akawaita wale kumi na wawili, akawaambia, “Yeyote anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza lazima awe wa mwisho na kuwa mtumishi wa wote.”
So Jesus sat down, called the twelve over, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and a servant to all.”
36 Kisha akamchukua mtoto mdogo, akamsimamisha kati yao, akamku mbatia, halafu akawaambia,
Then he took a child and placed him before them. And taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Anayempokea mtoto kama huyu kwa jina langu, ananipokea mimi; na anayenipokea mimi, hanipokei mimi tu, bali anampokea yule aliyenituma.”
“Whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me, but him who sent me.”
38 Yohane akamwambia, “Mwalimu, tumemwona mtu mmoja akitoa pepo kwa kulitumia jina lako, nasi tukajaribu kumkataza kwa kuwa yeye si mmoja wetu.”
John said to him in response, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in yoʋr name, and we told him to stop because he does not follow us.”
39 Lakini Yesu akasema, “Msimkataze, maana hakuna mtu anayefanya muujiza kwa jina langu, na papo hapo akaweza kusema mabaya juu yangu.
But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a miracle in my name will be able to speak evil of me soon afterward.
40 Maana, asiyepingana nasi, yuko upande wetu.
For whoever is not against you is for you.
41 Mtu yeyote atakeyewapeni kikombe cha maji ya kunywa kwa sababu ninyi ni watu wake Kristo, hakika hatakosa kupata tuzo lake.
Truly I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, will certainly not lose his reward.
42 “Mtu yeyote atakayemfanya mmoja wa hawa wadogo wanaoniamini atende dhambi, ingekuwa afadhali kwa mtu huyo kufungiwa shingoni mwake jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kutupwa baharini.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
43 Mkono wako ukikukosesha, ukate! Afadhali kuingia kwenye uzima bila mkono mmoja, kuliko kuwa na mikono miwili na kwenda katika moto wa Jehanamu. (Geenna g1067)
If yoʋr hand causes yoʋ to stumble, cut it off. It is better for yoʋ to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire, (Geenna g1067)
44 Humo, wadudu wake hawafi na moto hauzimiki.
‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’
45 Na mguu wako ukikukosesha, ukate! Afadhali kuingia katika uzima bila mguu mmoja, kuliko kuwa na miguu yote miwili na kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu. (Geenna g1067)
And if yoʋr foot causes yoʋ to stumble, cut it off. It is better for yoʋ to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, into the unquenchable fire, (Geenna g1067)
46 Humo, wadudu wake hawafi na moto hauzimiki.
‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’
47 Na jicho lako likikukosesha, ling'oe! Afadhali kuingia katika utawala wa Mungu ukiwa na jicho moja tu, kuliko kuwa na macho yako yote mawili na kutupwa katika moto wa Jehanamu. (Geenna g1067)
And if yoʋr eye causes yoʋ to stumble, tear it out. It is better for yoʋ to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell, (Geenna g1067)
48 Humo wadudu wake hawafi, na moto hauzimiki.
‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’
49 “Maana kila mmoja atakolezwa kwa moto.
For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
50 Chumvi ni nzuri, lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini? Muwe na chumvi ndani yenu na kudumisha amani kati yenu.”
Salt is good, but if it becomes unsalty, with what shall you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
