Jesus Chooses His First Disciples
1One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him and listened to the word of God. 2Jesus saw two boats at the edge of the water. They had been left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3He got into the boat that belonged to Simon. Jesus asked him to go out a little way from shore. Then he sat down in the boat and taught the people.
4When he finished speaking, he turned to Simon. Jesus said, “Go out into deep water. Let down the nets so you can catch some fish.”
5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
6When they had done so, they caught a large number of fish. There were so many that their nets began to break. 7So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord!” he said. “I am a sinful man!” 9He and everyone with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught. 10So were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who worked with Simon.
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will fish for people.” 11So they pulled their boats up on shore. Then they left everything and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Had a Skin Disease
12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along. He had a skin disease all over his body. When he saw Jesus, the man fell with his face to the ground. He begged him, “Lord, if you are willing to make me ‘clean,’ you can do it.”
13Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing to do it,” he said. “Be ‘clean’!” Right away the disease left him.
14Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone. Go and show yourself to the priest. Offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded. It will be a witness to the priest and the people that you are ‘clean.’ ”
15But the news about Jesus spread even more. So crowds of people came to hear him. They also came to be healed of their sicknesses. 16But Jesus often went away to be by himself and pray.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk
17One day Jesus was teaching. Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. They heard that the Lord had given Jesus the power to heal the sick. 18So some men came carrying a man who could not walk. He was lying on a mat. They tried to take him into the house to place him in front of Jesus. 19They could not find a way to do this because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. Then they lowered the man on his mat through the opening in the roof tiles. They lowered him into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20When Jesus saw that they had faith, he spoke to the man. He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
21The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to think, “Who is this fellow who says such an evil thing? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’? Or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he spoke to the man who could not walk. “I tell you,” he said, “get up. Take your mat and go home.” 25Right away, the man stood up in front of them. He took his mat and went home praising God. 26Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with wonder. They said, “We have seen unusual things today.”
Jesus Chooses Levi and Eats With Sinners
27After this, Jesus left the house. He saw a tax collector sitting at the tax booth. The man’s name was Levi. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him. 28Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
29Then Levi gave a huge banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. 30But the Pharisees and their teachers of the law complained to Jesus’ disciples. They said, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. Sick people do. 32I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to turn away from their sins.”
Jesus Is Asked About Fasting
33Some of the people who were there said to Jesus, “John’s disciples often pray and go without eating. So do the disciples of the Pharisees. But yours go on eating and drinking.”
34Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the groom fast while he is with them? 35But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. In those days they will go without eating.”
36Then Jesus gave them an example. He said, “No one tears a piece out of new clothes to patch old clothes. Otherwise, they will tear the new clothes. Also, the patch from the new clothes will not match the old clothes. 37No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins. The wine will run out, and the wineskins will be destroyed. 38No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39After drinking old wine, no one wants the new. They say, ‘The old wine is better.’ ”
Abayigirizwa Abaasooka
15:1 Mak 4:14; Beb 4:12Awo Yesu yali ayimiridde ku lubalama lw’ennyanja y’e Genesaleeti5:1 ye Nnyanja ey’e Ggaliraaya ng’ayigiriza, ebibiina nga bamunyigiriza nga bawuliriza ekigambo kya Katonda, 2n’alengera amaato abiri ameereere nga gali kumpi n’olukalu, nga bannannyinigo abavubi, bagalese awo, nga bayoza obutimba bwabwe. 35:3 Mat 13:2Yesu n’alinnya mu lyato erimu eryali erya Simooni, n’amusaba alisembezeeko katono mu nnyanja, n’alituulamu, asinziire omwo okuyigiriza ebibiina.
45:4 Yk 21:6Bwe yamala okuyigiriza n’agamba Simooni nti, “Kale kaakano sembeza eryato lyo ebuziba, mu mazzi amangi, musuule obutimba bwammwe mu nnyanja, mujja kukwasa ebyennyanja bingi!”
55:5 a Luk 8:24, 45; 9:33, 49; 17:13 b Yk 21:3Simooni n’addamu nti, “Mukama waffe, twateganye dda ekiro kyonna, naye ne tutakwasa kantu. Naye ggwe nga bw’otugambye, nzija kusuula obutimba.”
65:6 Yk 21:11Awo bwe baakola bwe batyo, obutimba bwabwe bwajjula ebyennyanja, ne butandika n’okukutuka. 7Ne bawenya ku bannaabwe abaali mu lyato liri eddala bajje babayambe, ne bajja, amaato gombi ne gajjula ebyennyanja, ne gajula n’okusaanawo.
85:8 Lub 18:27; Yob 42:6; Is 6:5Awo Simooni Peetero bwe yakiraba, n’afukamira mu maaso ga Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Mukama wange, nkwegayiridde ndeka, kubanga ndi mwonoonyi nnyo.” 9Kubanga obungi bw’ebyennyanja bye baakwasa bwa muwuniikirizza nnyo awamu ne banne bwe baavubanga, 105:10 Mat 14:27Yakobo ne Yokaana abaana ba Zebbedaayo.
Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Totya! Okuva kaakano ojjanga kuvuba myoyo gya bantu.” 115:11 nny 28; Mat 4:19Amaato gaabwe olwagoba ku lubalama ne baleka awo byonna ne bagenda naye.
Yesu Awonya Omusajja Omugenge
125:12 Mat 8:2Mu kibuga Yesu mwe yali akyadde mwalimu omusajja eyali alwadde ebigenge. Bwe yalaba Yesu n’avuunama mu maaso ge, n’amwegayirira nti, “Mukama wange, bw’oba ng’oyagala, oyinza okunnongoosa.”
13Yesu n’agolola omukono gwe n’amukwatako, ng’agamba nti, “Njagala, longooka.” Amangwago ebigenge by’omusajja ne bimuwonako.
145:14 a Mat 8:4 b Lv 14:2-32Yesu n’alagira omusajja nti, “Tobaako muntu n’omu gw’ogamba, naye genda weeyanjule eri kabona oweeyo ekiweebwayo olw’okulongosebwa nga Musa bwe yalagira, kibeere obujulirwa gye bali.”
155:15 Mat 9:26Naye ne yeeyongera bweyongezi okubunya ettutumu ly’obuyinza bwa Yesu era ebibiina binene ne bikuŋŋaana okumuwulira n’okuwonyezebwa endwadde zaabwe. 165:16 Mat 14:23; Luk 3:21Naye bwe yasalangawo akabanga, ne yeeyawula n’alagako mu bifo eteri bantu, okusaba.
Yesu Awonya Akoozimbye
175:17 a Mat 15:1; Luk 2:46 b Mak 5:30; Luk 6:19Lwali lumu Yesu yali ayigiriza abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya, n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka nabo nga batudde awo, abaali bavudde mu buli kyalo eky’e Ggaliraaya ne Buyudaaya era n’e Yerusaalemi. Amaanyi ga Mukama gaali ku ye okuwonya. 18Awo abasajja ne bajja nga basitudde omusajja ku katanda eyali akoozimbye. Ne bagezaako okumuyingiza okumuleeta Yesu we yali. 19Naye bwe bataasobola kumuyingiza olw’ekibiina ekinene ne balinnya waggulu ku kasolya, ne baggyawo ku mategula ne bayisaamu omulwadde ne bamussa ng’agalamidde ku katanda ke ne baamutereereza ddala mu maaso ga Yesu.
205:20 Luk 7:48, 49Awo Yesu bwe yalaba okukkiriza kwabwe, n’agamba omusajja akoozimbye nti, “Omusajja, ebibi byo bikusonyiyiddwa.”
215:21 Is 43:25Abafalisaayo n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka ne beebuuzaganya nti, “Ono ye ani avvoola! Ani ayinza okusonyiwa ebibi wabula Katonda yekka?”
22Nate Yesu bwe yamanya ebirowoozo byabwe, n’ababuuza nti, “Lwaki mulowooza bwe mutyo mu mutima gwammwe? 23Ekyangu kye kiri wa? Okwogera nti ebibi byo bikusonyiyiddwa oba nti situka otambule? 245:24 Mat 8:20Naye mulyoke mutegeere nti, Omwana w’Omuntu alina obuyinza ku nsi okusonyiwa ebibi.” N’agamba eyali akozimbye nti, “Situka, ositule akatanda ko, weddireyo ewuwo.” 25Amangwago omusajja n’asituka n’asitula akatanda kwe yali agalamidde, n’addayo ewuwe ng’agulumiza Katonda. 265:26 Mat 9:8Abantu bonna ne bajjula encukwe. Ne bagulumiza Katonda nga bajjudde entiisa nga boogera nti, “Tulabye ebyewuunyisa leero.”
Yesu Ayita Leevi
275:27 Mat 4:19Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo Yesu n’avaayo n’alaba omusolooza w’omusolo, erinnya lye Leevi ng’atudde omusolo we gukuŋŋaanyizibwa, n’amugamba nti, “Ngoberera.” 285:28 nny 11; Mat 4:19Leevi n’aleka awo byonna, n’asitukiramu n’amugoberera.
295:29 Luk 15:1Awo Leevi n’afumbira Yesu ekijjulo eky’amaanyi mu maka ge. Waaliwo abasolooza banne ab’omusolo bangi, n’abantu abalala bangi, abaali ku kijjulo ekyo. 305:30 a Bik 23:9 b Mat 9:11Naye Abafalisaayo n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka ne beemulugunya, olw’abayigirizwa be nga bagamba nti, “Lwaki mulya era ne munywa n’abasolooza b’omusolo n’abalina ebibi?”
31Yesu n’abaanukula nti, “Abalwadde be beetaaga omusawo, so si abo abatali balwadde. 325:32 Yk 3:17Sajja kuyita batuukirivu wabula abalina ebibi okwenenya.”
335:33 Luk 7:18; Yk 1:35; 3:25, 26Kyokka ne bamugamba nti, “Abayigirizwa ba Yokaana batera okusiiba n’okusaba. N’abayigirizwa b’Abafalisaayo nabo bwe batyo. Naye ababo balya ne banywa.”
345:34 Yk 3:29Naye Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Abagenyi bayinza okusiiba ng’awasizza omugole akyali nabo? 355:35 Luk 9:22; 17:22; Yk 16:5-7Naye ekiseera kijja, awasizza omugole ng’abaggiddwako olwo ne balyoka basiiba.”
36Awo Yesu n’abagerera olugero nti, “Tewali ayuza kiwero mu lugoye oluggya alyoke azibise ekituli mu lugoye olukadde. Bw’akikola, ekiwero ekiggya kiyuza olukadde, n’ekiwero ekiggya tekijja kugendera wamu na lugoye olukadde. 37Era tewali ateeka wayini omusu mu nsawo enkadde ez’amaliba ga wayini, kubanga wayini omusu ajja kuziyuza ayiike. 38Naye wayini omusu ateekebwa mu nsawo za maliba empya. 39Era tewali anywa ku wayini omukadde ate ayagala okunywa ku wayini omusu. Kubanga agamba nti, ‘Omukadde ye asinga omusu.’ ”
