John 4
1 Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism
Mafarisayo walisikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anabatiza na kuwapata wanafunzi wengi kuliko Yohane.
2 (Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),
(Lakini ukweli ni kwamba Yesu hakuwa anabatiza ila wanafunzi wake.)
3 He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.
Basi, Yesu aliposikia hayo, alitoka Yudea akarudi Galilaya;
4 And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
na katika safari hiyo ilimbidi apitie Samaria.
5 So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
Basi, akafika Sukari, mji mmoja wa Samaria, karibu na shamba ambalo Yakobo alikuwa amempa mwanawe, Yosefu.
6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
Mahali hapo palikuwa na kisima cha Yakobo, naye Yesu, kutokana na uchovu wa safari, akaketi kando ya kisima. Ilikuwa yapata saa sita mchana.
7 A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.
Basi, mwanamke mmoja Msamaria akafika kuteka maji. Yesu akamwambia, “Nipatie maji ninywe.”
8 For his disciples had gone to the town to get food.
(Wakati huo wanafunzi wake walikuwa wamekwenda mjini kununua chakula.)
9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.
Lakini huyo mwanamke akamwambia, “Wewe ni Myahudi; mimi ni mwanamke Msamaria! Unawezaje kuniomba maji?” (Wayahudi hawakuwa na ushirikiano na Wasamaria katika matumizi ya vitu.)
10 In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.
Yesu akamjibu, “Kama tu ungalijua zawadi ya Mungu na ni nani anayekwambia: Nipatie maji ninywe, ungalikwisha mwomba, naye angekupa maji yaliyo hai.”
11 The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?
Huyo mama akasema, “Mheshimiwa, wewe huna chombo cha kutekea maji, nacho kisima ni kirefu; utapata wapi maji yaliyo hai?
12 Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?
Au, labda wewe wajifanya mkuu kuliko babu yetu Yakobo? Yeye alitupa sisi kisima hiki; na yeye mwenyewe, watoto wake na mifugo yake walikunywa maji ya kisima hiki.”
13 Jesus said to her, Everyone who takes this water will be in need of it again:
Yesu akamjibu, “Kila anayekunywa maji haya ataona kiu tena.
15 The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.
Huyo mwanamke akamwambia, “Mheshimiwa, nipe maji hayo ili nisione kiu tena; nisije tena mpaka hapa kuteka maji.”
16 Jesus said to her, Go, get your husband and come back here with him.
Yesu akamwambia, “Nenda ukamwite mumeo uje naye hapa.”
17 In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband:
Huyo mwanamke akamwambia, “Mimi sina mume.” Yesu akamwambia, “Umesema kweli, kwamba huna mume.
18 You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.
Maana umekuwa na waume watano, na huyo unayeishi naye sasa si mume wako. Hapo umesema kweli.”
19 The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
Huyo Mwanamke akamwambia, “Mheshimiwa, naona ya kuwa wewe u nabii.
20 Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.
Babu zetu waliabudu juu ya mlima huu, lakini ninyi mwasema kwamba mahali pa kumwabudu Mungu ni kule Yerusalemu.”
21 Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
Yesu akamwambia, “Niamini; wakati unakuja ambapo hamtamwabudu Baba juu ya mlima huu, wala kule Yerusalemu.
22 You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews.
Ninyi Wasamaria mnamwabudu yule msiyemjua, lakini sisi tunamjua huyo tunayemwabudu, kwa maana wokovu unatoka kwa Wayahudi.
23 But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father.
Lakini wakati unakuja, tena umekwisha fika, ambapo wanaoabudu kweli, watamwabudu Baba kwa nguvu ya Roho; watu wanaomwabudu hivyo ndio Baba anaotaka.
24 God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
Mungu ni Roho, na watu wataweza tu kumwabudu kweli kwa nguvu ya Roho wake.”
25 The woman said to him, I am certain that the Messiah, who is named Christ, is coming; when he comes he will make all things clear to us.
Huyo mama akamwambia, “Najua kwamba Masiha, aitwaye Kristo, anakuja. Atakapokuja atatujulisha kila kitu.”
26 Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.
Yesu akamwambia, “Mimi ninayesema nawe, ndiye.”
27 At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?
Hapo wanafunzi wake wakarudi, wakastaajabu sana kuona anaongea na mwanamke. Lakini hakuna mtu aliyesema: “Unataka nini?” au, “Kwa nini unaongea na mwanamke?”
28 Then the woman put down her water-pot and went into the town, and said to the people,
Huyo mama akauacha mtungi wake pale, akaenda mjini na kuwaambia watu,
29 Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?
“Njoni mkamwone mtu aliyeniambia mambo yote niliyotenda! Je, yawezekana kuwa yeye ndiye Kristo?”
30 So they went out of the town and came to him.
Watu wakatoka mjini, wakamwendea Yesu.
31 While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.
Wakati huohuo wanafunzi wake walikuwa wanamsihi Yesu: “Mwalimu, ule chakula.”
32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.
Lakini Yesu akawaambia, “Mimi ninacho chakula msichokijua ninyi.”
33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?
Wanafunzi wake wakaulizana, “Je, kuna mtu aliyemletea chakula?”
34 Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.
Yesu akawaambia, “Chakula changu ni kufanya anachotaka yule aliyenituma na kuitimiza kazi yake.
35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.
Ninyi mwasema: Bado miezi minne tu, na wakati wa mavuno utafika! Lakini mimi nawaambieni, yatazameni mashamba; mazao yako tayari kuvunwa.
36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together. (aiōnios g166)
Mvunaji anapata mshahara wake, na anakusanya mavuno kwa ajili ya uzima wa milele; hivyo mpandaji na mvunaji watafurahi pamoja. (aiōnios g166)
37 In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.
Kwa sababu hiyo msemo huu ni kweli: Mmoja hupanda na mwingine huvuna.
38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.
Mimi nimewatuma mkavune mavuno ambayo hamkuyatolea jasho, wengine walifanya kazi, lakini ninyi mnafaidika kutokana na jasho lao.”
39 Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.
Wasamaria wengi wa kijiji kile waliamini kwa sababu ya maneno aliyosema huyo mama: “Ameniambia mambo yote niliyofanya.”
40 So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.
Wasamaria walimwendea Yesu wakamwomba akae nao; naye akakaa hapo siku mbili.
41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.
Watu wengi zaidi walimwamini kwa sababu ya ujumbe wake.
42 And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
Wakamwambia yule mama, “Sisi hatuamini tu kwa sababu ya maneno yako; sisi wenyewe tumesikia, na tunajua kwamba huyu ndiye kweli Mwokozi wa ulimwengu.”
43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
Baada ya siku mbili Yesu aliondoka hapo, akaenda Galilaya.
44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
Maana Yesu mwenyewe alisema waziwazi kwamba, “Nabii hapati heshima katika nchi yake.”
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast — they themselves having been there at the feast.
Basi, alipofika Galilaya, Wagalilaya wengi walimkaribisha. Maana nao pia walikuwa kwenye sikukuu ya Pasaka, wakayaona mambo yote Yesu aliyotenda huko Yerusalemu wakati wa sikukuu hiyo.
46 So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
Yesu alifika tena huko mjini Kana, mkoani Galilaya, mahali alipogeuza maji kuwa divai. Kulikuwa na ofisa mmoja aliyekuwa na mtoto mgonjwa huko Kafarnaumu.
47 When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
Basi, huyo ofisa aliposikia kuwa Yesu alikuwa ametoka Yudea na kufika Galilaya, alimwendea akamwomba aende kumponya mtoto wake aliyekuwa mgonjwa mahututi.
48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
Yesu akamwambia, “Msipoona ishara na maajabu hamtaamini!”
49 The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.
Huyo ofisa akamwambia, “Mheshimiwa, tafadhali twende kabla mwanangu hajafa.”
50 And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.
Yesu akamwambia, “Nenda tu, mwanao yu mzima.” Huyo mtu akaamini maneno ya Yesu, akaenda zake.
51 And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.
Alipokuwa bado njiani, watumishi wake walikutana naye, wakamwambia kwamba mwanawe alikuwa mzima.
52 So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.
Naye akawauliza saa mtoto alipopata nafuu; nao wakamwambia, “Jana saa saba mchana, homa ilimwacha.”
53 It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.
Huyo baba akakumbuka kwamba ilikuwa ni saa ileile ambapo Yesu alimwambia: “Mwanao yu mzima.” Basi, yeye akaamini pamoja na jamaa yake yote.
54 Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
Hii ilikuwa ishara ya pili aliyoifanya Yesu alipokuwa anatoka Yudea kwenda Galilaya.
