Matthew 17

17 ¹Six days after, Jesus carry Peter, James, and John im brother, and lead dem go up one high mountain, dem one. ²Im change for dem front: im face shine like di sun, im cloth turn white like light. ³Sharp-sharp, Moses and Elijah appear to dem, dey talk with am. ⁴Peter tell Jesus, “Oga, e good say we dey here. If you want, I go build three shelter—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁵As im still dey talk, one cloud wey dey shine cover dem, and one voice come from di cloud talk, “Na dis one be my Pikin wey I love; my belle sweet with am. Make una listen to am.”

⁶Wen di disciples hear am, dem fall face down, and fear catch dem well-well.

⁷But Jesus come touch dem, “Stand up, make una no dey fear.”

⁸Wen dem look up, na only Jesus dem see.

⁹As dem dey comot for di mountain, Jesus warn dem, “No tell anybody di vision until di Pikin of Man rise from di dead.”

¹⁰Di disciples ask am, “Den why di scribes dey talk say Elijah must come first?”

¹¹Im answer, “Elijah go really come, and im go put everytin back for correct. ¹²But I dey tell una, Elijah don already come, and dem no recognize am, but dem do am anyhow as e sweet dem. Na so di Pikin of Man too go soon suffer for dem hand.”

¹³Na den di disciples understand say na about John di Baptist im dey talk to dem.

Jesus Heal Boy Wey Bad Spirit Dey Torment

¹⁴And wen dem reach di crowd, one man come meet am, kneel down for im front, ¹⁵and talk, “Oga, take mercy for my pikin, because seizure dey shake am and e dey suffer well-well, plenty times e dey fall inside fire, plenty times inside water. ¹⁶And I bring am come meet your disciples, but dem no fit heal am.”

¹⁷Jesus answer, “Una generation wey no get faith and wey don krukru! How long I go still stay with una, how long I go bear una? Bring am come here to me.”

¹⁸And Jesus rebuke di demon, and e comot from am, and di boy heal sharp-sharp.

¹⁹Na den di disciples come meet Jesus for hiding place and talk, “Why we no fit drive am comot?”

²⁰Im tell dem, “Na because una faith small. True-true I dey tell una: with faith wey be like mustard seed, una go tell dis mountain, ‘Comot from here go dia,’ and e go move. Notin go hard for una.” ^a a v20 Di earliest manuscripts no get verse 21 for here; later copies add: “But dis kind no dey comot except by prayer and fasting.”

²²As dem gather for Galilee, Jesus tell dem, “Dem go soon hand over di Pikin of Man to men, ²³dem go kill am, and for di third day im go rise.” Dem come dey grieve well-well.

Di Temple Tax

²⁴As dem reach Capernaum, di people wey dey collect di temple tax come meet Peter and ask, “Your teacher no dey pay di temple tax?”

²⁵Im talk, “Yes.” Wen im enter di house, Jesus talk first: “Wetin you tink, Simon? Di kings of dis earth dey collect toll or tax from who—from dem own sons, or from oda people?” ^b b v25 Jesus im question dey point to one deeper truth: as di Pikin for im Papa house, im no owe tax dia — di temple na im Papa own, and im na di Pikin.

²⁶And wen Peter talk, “From oda people,” Jesus tell am, “Den di sons dey free.”

²⁷“But so dat we no go offend dem, go di sea, throw hook, and take di first fish wey come up. Open im mouth and you go find one coin. Take am give dem for me and you.”