Yohana 9
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Yesu alipokuwa akipita alimwona mtu mmoja, kipofu tangu kuzaliwa.
1Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
2Basi, wanafunzi wakamwuliza, “Mwalimu! Ni nani aliyetenda dhambi: mtu huyu, ama wazazi wake, hata akazaliwa kipofu?”
2and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3Yesu akajibu, “Jambo hili halikutukia kwa sababu ya dhambi zake yeye, wala dhambi za wazazi wake; ila alizaliwa kipofu ili nguvu ya Mungu ionekane ikifanya kazi ndani yake.
3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4Kukiwa bado mchana yatupasa kuendelea kufanya kazi za yule aliyenituma; maana usiku unakuja ambapo mtu hawezi kufanya kazi.
4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5Wakati ningali ulimwenguni, mimi ni mwanga wa ulimwengu.”
5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6Baada ya kusema hayo, akatema mate chini, akafanyiza tope, akampaka yule kipofu machoni,
6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
7akamwambia, “Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu.” (maana ya jina hili ni “aliyetumwa”). Basi, huyo kipofu akaenda, akanawa, kisha akarudi akiwa anaona.
7Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
8Basi, jirani zake na wale waliokuwa wanajua kwamba hapo awali alikuwa maskini mwombaji, wakasema, “Je, huyu siye yule maskini aliyekuwa akiketi na kuomba?”
8At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9Baadhi yao wakasema, “Ndiye.” Wengine wakasema, “La! Ila anafanana naye.” Lakini huyo aliyekuwa kipofu akasema, “Ni mimi!”
9Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
10Basi, wakamwuliza, “Sasa, macho yako yalipataje kufumbuliwa?”
10“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11Naye akawajibu, “Yule mtu aitwaye Yesu alifanya tope, akanipaka machoni na kuniambia: Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu. Basi, mimi nikaenda, nikanawa, nikapata kuona.”
11He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12Wakamwuliza, “Yeye yuko wapi?” Naye akawajibu, “Mimi sijui!”
12“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
13Kisha wakampeleka huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu kwa Mafarisayo.
13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14Siku hiyo Yesu alipofanya tope na kumfumbua macho mtu huyo, ilikuwa siku ya Sabato.
14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15Basi, Mafarisayo wakamwuliza mtu huyo, “Umepataje kuona?” Naye akawaambia, “Alinipaka tope machoni, nami nikanawa na sasa naona.”
15So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16Baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, “Mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, maana hashiki sheria ya Sabato.” Lakini wengine wakasema, “Mtu mwenye dhambi awezaje kufanya ishara za namna hii?” Kukawa na mafarakano kati yao.
16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
17Wakamwuliza tena huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu, “Maadam yeye amekufungua macho, wasemaje juu yake?” Naye akawaambia, “Yeye ni nabii!”
17So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
18Viongozi wa Wayahudi hawakusadiki kwamba mtu huyo alikuwa kipofu hapo awali na sasa anaona mpaka walipowaita wazazi wake.
18The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
19Basi, wakawauliza hao wazazi, “Je, huyu ndiye mtoto wenu ambaye ninyi mwasema alizaliwa kipofu? Sasa amepataje kuona?”
19and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
20Wazazi wake wakajibu, “Tunajua kwamba huyu ni mtoto wetu, na kwamba alizaliwa kipofu.
20His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21Lakini amepataje kuona, hatujui; na wala hatumjui yule aliyemfumbua macho. Mwulizeni yeye mwenyewe; yeye ni mtu mzima, anaweza kujitetea mwenyewe.”
21But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22Wazazi wake walisema hivyo kwa sababu waliwaogopa viongozi wa Wayahudi kwani viongozi hao walikuwa wamepatana ya kwamba mtu yeyote atakayekiri kwamba Yesu ni Kristo atafukuzwa nje ya sunagogi.
22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23Ndiyo maana wazazi wake walisema: “Yeye ni mtu mzima, mwulizeni.”
23That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24Basi, wakamwita tena aliyekuwa kipofu, wakamwambia, “Sema ukweli mbele ya Mungu! Sisi tunajua kwamba mtu huyu ni mwenye dhambi.”
24So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
25Yeye akajibu, “Kama ni mwenye dhambi mimi sijui. Lakini kitu kimoja najua: Nilikuwa kipofu, na sasa naona.”
25He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26Basi, wakamwuliza, “Alikufanyia nini? Alikufumbuaje macho yako?”
26“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27Huyo mtu akawajibu, “Nimekwisha waambieni, nanyi hamkusikiliza; kwa nini mwataka kusikia tena? Je, ninyi pia mnataka kuwa wafuasi wake?”
27He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28Lakini wao wakamtukana wakisema, “Wewe ni mfuasi wake; sisi ni wafuasi wa Mose.
28Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29Sisi tunajua kwamba Mungu alisema na Mose, lakini mtu huyu hatujui ametoka wapi!”
29We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30Naye akawajibu, “Hili ni jambo la kushangaza! Ninyi hamjui ametoka wapi, lakini amenifumbua macho yangu!
30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31Tunajua kwamba Mungu hawasikilizi watu wenye dhambi, ila humsikiliza yeyote mwenye kumcha na kutimiza mapenzi yake.
31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32Tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu haijasikika kwamba mtu ameyafumbua macho ya mtu aliyezaliwa kipofu.
32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
33Kama mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, hangeweza kufanya chochote!”
33If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34Wao wakamjibu, “Wewe ulizaliwa na kulelewa katika dhambi; unawezaje kutufundisha sisi?” Basi, wakamfukuzia mbali.
34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35Yesu alisikia kwamba walikuwa wamemfukuzia mbali, naye alipomkuta akamwuliza, “Je, wewe unamwamini Mwana wa Mtu?”
35When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man ?”
36Huyo mtu akajibu, “Mheshimiwa, niambie yeye ni nani, ili nipate kumwamini.”
36“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37Yesu akamwambia, “Umekwisha mwona, naye ndiye anayesema nawe sasa.”
37“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38Basi, huyo mtu akasema, “Ninaamini Bwana!” Akamsujudia.
38“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39Yesu akasema, “Mimi nimekuja ulimwenguni kutoa hukumu, kusudi wasioona wapate kuona, na wale wanaoona wawe vipofu.”
39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40Baadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwa pamoja naye walisikia maneno hayo, wakamwuliza, “Je, sisi pia ni vipofu?”
40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41Yesu akawajibu, “Kama mngekuwa vipofu, hamngekuwa na hatia; lakini sasa ninyi mwasema: Sisi tunaona, na hiyo yaonyesha kwamba mna hatia bado.
41“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
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