John 6
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
1Baada ya hayo, Yesu alivuka ziwa Galilaya (au Ziwa Tiberia).
2A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
2Umati mkubwa wa watu ulimfuata kwa sababu watu hao walikuwa wameona ishara alizokuwa akifanya kwa kuwaponya wagonjwa.
3Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
3Yesu alipanda mlimani, akaketi pamoja na wanafunzi wake.
4Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
4Sikukuu ya Wayahudi iitwayo Pasaka ilikuwa imekaribia.
5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
5Basi, Yesu na alipotazama na kuona umati wa watu ukija kwake, alimwambia Filipo, “Tununue wapi mikate ili watu hawa wapate kula?”
6But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
6(Alisema hivyo kwa kumjaribu Filipo, kwani alijua mwenyewe atakalofanya.)
7Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
7Filipo akamjibu, “Mikate ya denari mia mbili za fedha haiwatoshi watu hawa hata kama ila mmoja atapata kipande kidogo tu!”
8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
8Mmoja wa wanafunzi wake aitwaye Andrea, nduguye Simoni Petro, akamwambia,
9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
9“Yupo hapa mtoto mmoja aliye na mikate mitano ya shayiri na samaki wawili; lakini hivi vyatosha nini kwa watu wengi kama hawa?”
10“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
10Yesu akasema, “Waketisheni watu.” Palikuwa na nyasi tele mahali hapo. Basi, watu wakaketi, jumla yapata wanaume elfu tano.
11Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
11Yesu akaitwaa ile mikate, akamshukuru Mungu, akawagawia watu waliokuwa wameketi; akafanya vivyo hivyo na wale samaki, kila mtu akapata kadiri alivyotaka.
12And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
12Watu waliposhiba Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Kusanyeni vipande vilivyobaki visipotee.”
13So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
13Basi, wakakusanya vipande vya mikate ya shayiri walivyobakiza wale watu waliokula, wakajaza vikapu kumi na viwili.
14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
14Watu walipoiona ishara hiyo aliyoifanya Yesu, wakasema, “Hakika huyu ndiye nabii anayekuja ulimwenguni.”
15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
15Yesu akajua ya kuwa watu walitaka kumchukua wamfanye mfalme, akaondoka tena, akaenda mlimani peke yake.
16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
16Ilipokuwa jioni wanafunzi wake waliteremka hadi ziwani,
17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
17wakapanda mashua ili wavuke kwenda Kafarnaumu. Giza lilikuwa limeingia, na Yesu alikuwa hajawafikia bado.
18A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
18Ziwa likaanza kuchafuka kwa sababu upepo mkali ulikuwa unavuma.
19When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
19Wanafunzi walipokuwa wamekwenda umbali wa kilomita tano au sita, walimwona Yesu akitembea juu ya maji, anakaribia mashua; wakaogopa sana.
20But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
20Yesu akawaambia, “Ni mimi, msiogope!”
21Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
21Walifurahi kumchukua Yesu katika mashua; na mara mashua ikawasili nchi kavu walipokuwa wanakwenda.
22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
22Kesho yake umati wa watu wale waliobaki upande wa pili wa ziwa walitambua kwamba kulikuwa na mashua moja tu pale, na Yesu hakuingia katika mashua pamoja na wanafunzi wake, ila wanafunzi hao walikuwa wamekwenda zao peke yao.
23However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
23Mashua nyingine kutoka Tiberia zilifika mahali hapo watu walipokula ile mikate, Bwana alipokwisha mshukuru Mungu.
24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
24Basi, hao watu walipogundua kwamba Yesu na wanafunzi wake hawakuwapo mahali hapo, walipanda mashua, wakaenda Kafarnaumu wakimtafuta.
25When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
25Wale watu walipomkuta Yesu ng'ambo ya pili wa ziwa walimwuliza, “Mwalimu, ulifika lini hapa?”
26Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
26Yesu akawajibu, “Kweli nawaambieni, mnanitafuta si kwa kuwa mmeona ishara, bali kwa sababu mlikula ile mikate mkashiba.
27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
27Msikishughulikie chakula kiharibikacho; kishugulikieni chakula kidumucho kwa ajili ya uzima wa milele. Mwana wa Mtu ambaye Baba amemthibitisha atawapeni chakula hicho.”
28Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
28Wao wakamwuliza, “Tufanye nini ili tuweze kuzitenda kazi za Mungu?”
29Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
29Yesu akawajibu, “Hii ndiyo kazi anayotaka Mungu muifanye: kumwamini yule aliyemtuma.”
30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
30Hapo wakamwambia, “Utafanya ishara gani ili tuione tupate kukuamini? Utafanya kitu gani?
31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
31Wazee wetu walikula mana kule jangwani, kama yasemavyo Maandiko: Aliwalisha mkate kutoka mbinguni.”
32Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
32Yesu akawaambia, “Kweli nawaambieni, Mose hakuwapeni mkate kutoka mbinguni; Baba yangu ndiye awapaye ninyi mkate halisi kutoka mbinguni.
33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
33Maana mkate wa Mungu ni yule ashukaye kutoka mbinguni na aupaye ulimwengu uzima.”
34“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
34Basi, wakamwambia, “Mheshimiwa, tupe daima mkate huo.”
35Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
35Yesu akawaambia, “Mimi ndimi mkate wa uzima. Anayekuja kwangu hataona njaa; anayeniamini hataona kiu kamwe.
36But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
36Lakini niliwaambieni kwamba ingawa mmeniona hamniamini.
37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
37Wote anaonipa Baba watakuja kwangu; nami sitamtupa nje yeyote anayekuja kwangu,
38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
38kwani nimeshuka kutoka mbinguni si kwa ajili ya kufanya matakwa yangu, ila kutimiza matakwa ya yule aliyenituma.
39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
39Na matakwa ya yule aliyenituma ndiyo haya: nisimpoteze hata mmoja kati ya wale alionipa, ila niwafufue wote Siku ya mwisho.
40For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
40Maana anachotaka Baba yangu ndicho hiki: kila amwonaye Mwana na kumwamini awe na uzima wa milele; nami nitamfufua Siku ya mwisho.”
41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
41Basi, Wayahudi wakaanza kunung'unika kwa kuwa alisema: “Mimi ni mkate ulioshuka kutoka mbinguni.”
42They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
42Wakasema, “Je, huyu si mwana wa Yosefu? Tunawajua baba yake na mama yake! Basi, anawezaje kusema kwamba ameshuka kutoka mbinguni?”
43“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
43Yesu akawaambia, “Acheni kunung'unika ninyi kwa ninyi.
44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
44Hakuna mtu awezaye kuja kwangu, Baba aliyenituma asipomvuta kwangu; nami nitamfufua mtu huyo Siku ya mwisho.
45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
45Manabii wameandika: Watu wote watafundishwa na Mungu. Kila mtu anayemsikia Baba na kujifunza kutoka kwake, huja kwangu.
46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
46Hii haina maana kwamba yupo mtu aliyemwona Baba, isipokuwa yule aliyetoka kwa Mungu; huyo ndiye aliyemwona Baba.
47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
47Kweli, nawaambieni, anayeamini anao uzima wa milele.
48I am the bread of life.
48Mimi ni mkate wa uzima.
49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
49Wazee wenu walikula mana kule jangwani, lakini walikufa.
50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
50Huu ndio mkate kutoka mbinguni; mkate ambao anayekula hatakufa.
51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
51Mimi ni mkate hai ulioshuka kutoka mbinguni. Mtu yeyote akila mkate huu ataishi milele. Na mkate nitakaompa ni mwili wangu ninaoutoa kwa ajili ya uzima wa ulimwengu.”
52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
52Ndipo Wayahudi wakaanza kubishana kati yao:
53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
53Yesu akawaambia, “Kweli nawaambieni, msipokula mwili wa Mwana wa Mtu na kunywa damu yake, hamtakuwa na uzima ndani yenu.
54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
54Anayekula mwili wangu na kunywa damu yangu anao uzima wa milele nami nitamfufua siku ya mwisho.
55For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
55Maana mwili wangu ni chakula cha kweli, na damu yangu ni kinywaji cha kweli.
56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
56Aulaye mwili wangu na kunywa damu yangu, akaa ndani yangu, nami nakaa ndani yake.
57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
57Baba aliye hai alinituma, nami naishi kwa sababu yake; vivyo hivyo anilaye mimi ataishi pia kwa sababu yangu.
58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
58Basi, huu ndio mkate ulioshuka kutoka mbinguni; si kama mana waliyokula babu zetu, wakafa. Aulaye mkate huu ataishi milele.”
59Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
59Yesu alisema hayo alipokuwa akifundisha katika sunagogi kule Kafarnaumu.
60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
60Basi, wengi wa wafuasi wake waliposikia hayo, wakasema, “Haya ni mambo magumu! Nani awezaye kuyasikiliza?”
61Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
61Yesu alijua bila kuambiwa na mtu kwamba wanafunzi wake walikuwa wananung'unika juu ya jambo hilo, akawauliza, “Je, jambo hili linawafanya muwe na mashaka?
62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
62Itakuwaje basi, mtakapomwona Mwana wa Mtu akipanda kwenda kule alikokuwa kwanza?
63The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
63Roho ndiye atiaye uzima; binadamu peke yake hawezi. Maneno niliyowaambieni ni Roho, ni uzima.
64However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
64Hata hivyo, wako baadhi yenu wasioamini.” (Yesu alisema hivyo kwani alijua tangu mwanzo ni kina nani wasioamini, na pia ni nani atakayemsaliti.)
65Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
65Kisha akasema, “Ndiyo maana niliwaambieni kwamba hakuna awezaye kuja kwangu asipowezeshwa na Baba yangu.”
66From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
66Kutokana na hayo, wengi wa wafuasi wake walirudi nyuma wasiandamane naye tena.
67So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
67Basi, Yesu akawauliza wale kumi na wawili, “Je, nanyi pia mwataka kwenda zenu?”
68Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
68Simoni Petro akamjibu, “Bwana, tutakwenda kwa nani? Wewe unayo maneno yaletayo uzima wa milele.
69We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
69Sisi tunaamini, na tunajua kwamba wewe ndiwe yule Mtakatifu wa Mungu.”
70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
70Yesu akawaambia, “Je, sikuwachagua ninyi kumi na wawili? Hata hivyo, mmoja wenu ni Ibilisi!”
71He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
71Yesu alisema hayo juu ya Yuda, mwana wa Simoni Iskarioti; maana huyu alikuwa ndiye atakayemsaliti, ingawa alikuwa mmoja wa wale kumi na wawili.
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