Kuitwa Kwa Wanafunzi Wa Kwanza
(Mathayo 4:18-22; Marko 1:16-20)
15:1 Mk 4:14; Ebr 4:12Siku moja Yesu alipokuwa amesimama karibu na Ziwa la Genesareti,5:1 Yaani Bahari ya Galilaya. watu wengi wakiwa wanasongana kumzunguka ili wapate kusikia neno la Mungu, 2akaona mashua mbili ukingoni mwa ziwa, zikiwa zimeachwa hapo na wavuvi waliokuwa wanaosha nyavu zao. 35:3 Mt 13:2Akaingia katika mojawapo ya hizo mashua ambayo ilikuwa ya Simoni, akamwomba aisogeze ndani ya maji kidogo kutoka ufuoni. Kisha akaketi na kufundisha watu akiwa mle ndani ya mashua.
45:4 Yn 21:6Alipomaliza kunena, akamwambia Simoni, “Sasa peleka mashua hadi kilindini kisha mshushe nyavu zenu mkavue samaki.”
55:5 Lk 9:33, 49; 17:13; Yn 21:3Simoni akamjibu, “Bwana, tumefanya kazi ya kuchosha usiku kucha na hatukuvua chochote. Lakini, kwa neno lako nitazishusha nyavu.”
65:6 Yn 21:11Nao walipozishusha nyavu zao, wakavua samaki wengi sana, nyavu zao zikajaa zikaanza kukatika. 7Wakawaashiria wavuvi wenzao kwenye ile mashua nyingine ili waje kuwasaidia. Wakaja, wakajaza mashua zote mbili samaki hata zikaanza kuzama.
85:8 Mwa 18:27; Ay 42:6Simoni Petro alipoona haya yaliyotukia, alianguka miguuni mwa Yesu na kumwambia, “Bwana, ondoka kwangu. Mimi ni mtu mwenye dhambi!” 9Kwa kuwa yeye na wavuvi wenzake walikuwa wameshangazwa sana na wingi wa samaki waliokuwa wamepata. 105:10 Mt 14:27Vivyo hivyo wenzake Simoni, yaani Yakobo na Yohana, wana wa Zebedayo, walishangazwa pia.
Ndipo Yesu akamwambia Simoni, “Usiogope, tangu sasa utakuwa mvuvi wa watu.” 115:11 Mt 4:11Hivyo wakasogeza mashua zao mpaka ufuoni mwa bahari, wakaacha kila kitu na kumfuata.
Yesu Amtakasa Mtu Mwenye Ukoma
(Mathayo 8:1-4; Marko 1:40-45)
125:12 Mt 8:12Ikawa siku moja Yesu alipokuwa katika mji fulani, mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma mwili mzima akamjia. Alipomwona Yesu, alianguka chini mpaka uso wake ukagusa ardhi, akamsihi akisema, “Bwana, ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa.”
13Yesu akanyoosha mkono wake, akamgusa yule mtu, akamwambia, “Nataka. Takasika!” Na mara ukoma wake ukatakasika.
145:14 Mt 8:4Yesu akamwagiza akisema, “Usimwambie mtu yeyote, bali nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani na ukatoe sadaka alizoagiza Mose kwa utakaso wako, ili kuwa ushuhuda kwao.”
155:15 Mt 9:26Lakini habari zake Yesu zikazidi sana kuenea kotekote kuliko wakati mwingine wowote. Makutano makubwa ya watu yalikuwa yakikusanyika ili kumsikiliza na kuponywa magonjwa yao. 165:16 Mt 14:23Lakini mara kwa mara Yesu alijitenga nao ili kwenda mahali pa faragha kuomba.
Yesu Amponya Mtu Mwenye Kupooza
(Mathayo 9:1-8; Marko 2:1-12)
175:17 Mt 15:1; Lk 2:46; Mk 5:30; Lk 6:19Siku moja Yesu alipokuwa akifundisha, Mafarisayo na walimu wa sheria, waliokuwa wametoka kila kijiji cha Galilaya na kutoka Uyahudi na Yerusalemu, walikuwa wameketi huko. Nao uweza wa Bwana ulikuwa juu yake kuponya wagonjwa. 185:18 Mt 9:2; Mk 2:8Wakaja watu wamembeba mgonjwa aliyepooza kwenye mkeka. Wakajaribu kumwingiza ndani ili wamweke mbele ya Yesu. 19Walipokuwa hawawezi kufanya hivyo kwa sababu ya umati wa watu, wakapanda juu ya paa, wakaondoa baadhi ya matofali, wakamteremsha yule mgonjwa kwa mkeka wake hadi katikati ya ule umati pale mbele ya Yesu.
205:20 Lk 7:48-49Yesu alipoiona imani yao, akamwambia yule mgonjwa, “Rafiki, dhambi zako zimesamehewa.”
215:21 Isa 43:25; Lk 7:49; Yn 5:12Mafarisayo na wale walimu wa sheria wakaanza kuuliza, “Ni nani mtu huyu anayesema maneno ya kukufuru? Ni nani awezaye kusamehe dhambi isipokuwa Mungu peke yake?”
22Yesu akijua mawazo yao akawauliza, “Kwa nini mnawaza hivyo mioyoni mwenu? 23Je, ni lipi lililo rahisi zaidi, kumwambia, ‘Umesamehewa dhambi zako,’ au kusema, ‘Inuka, uende’? 245:24 Mt 8:20Lakini ili mpate kujua kwamba Mwana wa Adamu anayo mamlaka duniani kusamehe dhambi…” Akamwambia yule aliyepooza, “Nakuambia, inuka, chukua mkeka wako, uende nyumbani kwako.” 25Mara yule mtu aliyekuwa amepooza akasimama mbele yao wote, akachukua mkeka wake, akaenda zake nyumbani, huku akimtukuza Mungu. 265:26 Mt 9:8Kila mmoja akashangaa na kumtukuza Mungu. Wakajawa na hofu ya Mungu, wakasema, “Leo tumeona mambo ya ajabu.”
Yesu Amwita Lawi
(Mathayo 9:9-13; Marko 2:13-17)
275:27 Mt 4:19Baada ya haya, Yesu alitoka na kumwona mtoza ushuru mmoja jina lake Lawi akiwa amekaa forodhani, mahali pake pa kutoza ushuru. Akamwambia, “Nifuate.” 285:28 Lk 5:11; Mt 4:19Naye Lawi akaacha kila kitu, akaondoka, akamfuata.
295:29 Lk 15:1Kisha Lawi akamfanyia Yesu karamu kubwa nyumbani kwake, nao umati mkubwa wa watoza ushuru na watu wengine walikuwa wakila pamoja nao. 305:30 Mdo 23:9; Mt 9:11Lakini Mafarisayo na walimu wa sheria waliokuwa wa dhehebu lao wakawalalamikia wanafunzi wa Yesu, wakisema, “Mbona mnakula na kunywa pamoja na watoza ushuru na ‘wenye dhambi’?”
31Yesu akawajibu, “Wenye afya hawahitaji tabibu, bali walio wagonjwa. 325:32 Yn 3:17Sikuja kuwaita wenye haki, bali wenye dhambi wapate kutubu.”
Yesu Aulizwa Kuhusu Kufunga
(Mathayo 9:14-17; Marko 2:18-22)
335:33 Lk 7:18; Yn 1:35; 3:25-26; Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Wakamwambia Yesu, “Wanafunzi wa Yohana na wa Mafarisayo mara kwa mara hufunga na kuomba, lakini wanafunzi wako wanaendelea kula na kunywa.”
345:34 Yn 3:29; Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Yesu akawajibu, “Je, mnaweza kuwafanya wageni wa bwana arusi kufunga wakati yuko pamoja nao? 355:35 Lk 9:22; 7:22; Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Lakini wakati utafika ambapo bwana arusi ataondolewa kwao. Hapo ndipo watakapofunga.”
365:36 Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22; Mt 9:16, 17; Mk 2:21, 22Yesu akawapa mfano huu, akawaambia: “Hakuna mtu achanaye kiraka kutoka kwenye nguo mpya na kukishonea kwenye nguo iliyochakaa. Akifanya hivyo, atakuwa amechana nguo mpya, na kile kiraka hakitalingana na ile nguo iliyochakaa. 375:37 Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Hakuna mtu awekaye divai mpya kwenye viriba vikuukuu. Akifanya hivyo, hiyo divai mpya itavipasua hivyo viriba, nayo yote itamwagika. 385:38 Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Divai mpya lazima iwekwe kwenye viriba vipya. 395:39 Mt 14:17; Mk 2:18-22Wala hakuna mtu anayependelea divai mpya baada ya kunywa divai ya zamani, bali husema, ‘Ile ya zamani ni nzuri zaidi.’ ”
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,5:1 That is, the Sea of Galilee the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
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 such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.
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, left everything and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.5:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
14Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
15Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
17One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. 18Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
21The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23Which is 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 said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.
29Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. 30But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Jesus Questioned About Fasting
33They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”
34Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”
36He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37And no 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 ruined. 38No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ”
