John 7
1 After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
Panyuma pakendi Yesu walikwendana mucishi ca Galileya, nkalikuyanda kuya Yudeya. Pakwinga bamakulene Babayuda balikuyanda kumushina.
2 But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
Cindi cakusekelela mishasha calikuba pepi,
3 So his brothers said to him, Go away from here into Judaea so that your disciples may see the works which you do.
lino bakwabo Yesu balamwambileti, “Inga nicani kutaya kuYudeya kwambeti beshikwiya bakobe bakabone bikankamanisho mbyolenshinga.
4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.
Kuliya muntu ukute kusoleka mbyalenshinga na kayanda kwinshibikwa. Kwelana ne mbyolenshinga leka bantu bonse bakwinshibe.”
5 For even his brothers had no belief in him.
Nambi bamakwabo balambeco nkabali kumushoma.
6 Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.
Yesu walabambileti, “Cindi cakame nkacitana cishika, nsombi amwe mukute cindi cakuya kulikonse nkomulayandanga.
7 It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
Bantu basuni byapanshi pano nkabela kumupata, nsombi bakute kupata njame, pakwinga nkute kubalesha ncito shabo shaipa.
8 Go you up to the feast: I am not going up now to the feast because my time has not fully come.
Amwe kamuyani akusekelela uko. Ame nkandengonga pakwinga cindi cakame nkacina cishika.”
9 Having said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.
Yesu mpwalambeco, walashalila mu Galileya.
10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
Nomba bamakwabo mpobalaya akusekelela mishasha isa, Yesu neye walabakonkela. Nomba liya kuyanda kubonekela kubantu.
11 At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?
Bamakulene ba Bayuda balikumuyandaula uko nkobalikusekelela, nkabepushaneti, “Nomba usa muntu ulikupeyo?”
12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
Popelapo palikuba kunung'unusha palyendiye. Bambi balikwambeti, “Usa muntu waina”Nsombi bambi balikwambeti, “Sobwe, usa layungaulunga bantu.”
13 But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.
Nomba nkapalikuba muntu weshikwamba patuba sha Yesu, pakwinga balikutina Bayuda.
14 Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.
Lino kusekelela mpokwalashika pakati, Yesu walaya ku Nga'nda ya Lesa nekutatika kwiyisha.
15 Then the Jews were surprised and said, How has this man got knowledge of books? He has never been to school.
Bamakulene ba Bayuda balakankamana nekwambeti, “Nomba muntu uyu ubinshi aconi bintu ibi pabula balamwiyishapo!”
16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.
Nomba Yesu walambeti, “Mbyonkute kwiyisha nte byakame sobwe, nsombi bikute kufuma kuli Bata abo balantuma.
17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from — from God or from myself.
Uliyense layandanga kwinsa kuyanda kwa Lesa, nakenshibeti kwiyisha kwakame kulafumunga kuli Lesa nteko kuli ndemwine
18 The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him — that man is true and there is no evil in him.
Pakwinga muntu lambangowa byakendi ukute kuliyandawila bulemu. Nsombi nendi ukute bulemu bwa uyo walamutuma, wopeloyo ewancine ncine, kayi mumoyo mwakendi muliya bwipishi.
19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
“Lino sena Mose liya kumupa Milawo ya Lesa? Nsombi paliya naba umo mulinjamwe ukute kwikonkela. Nomba nicani mulayandanga kunshina?”
20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?
Nsombi likoto lya bantu lyalamukumbuleti, “Sena ulakonyo. Layandanga kukushina niyani?”
21 This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.
Nendi Yesu walabakumbuleti, “Ndalensowa ceshikukankamanisha cimo, mwense mwalakankamana.”
22 Moses gave you circumcision — not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers — and even on the Sabbath you give a child circumcision.
“Nte pasa Mose walamupa mulawo wa kupalula bana benu batuloba (mulawo uyo uliya kufuma kuli Mose nsombi walafuma kubamashali benu bakulukulu.) Neco mukute kupalula mwana mutuloba nambi nipa busuba bwa Sabata.”
23 If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
“Na mwanoyo mukute kumupalula pa Sabata, nicani nkamukute kutina kupwaya mulawo wa Mose? Nomba nicani mulankalalilinga pacebo cakwambeti ndashilika muntu pabusuba bwa Sabata?
24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
Kamucileka kombolosha kwakulanga pamenso, lino tatikani kombolosha mubululami.”
25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?
Popelapo bantu nabambi baku Yelusalemu balambeti, “Sena muntu usa ngobalayandanga kushina, nte wopele uyu?
26 And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
Nte uyu lambanga patuba, kwakubula weshikwambapo kantu kalikonse! Ekwambeti aba bantu bacinsheti eMupulushi Walaiwa?
27 However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.
Mupulushi Walaiwa akesa, paliya weshakenshibe nkoshakafume. Nomba uyu tukwinshi twense nkwalafumunga.”
28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
Popelapo Yesu kaciyisha mu Nga'nda ya Lesa walolobesha, “Mukwinshi nkondalafuma. Nsombi ndiya kwisa palwakame sobwe. Uyo walantuma washomeka, nomba amwe nkamumwinshi.
29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
Nsombi ame ndikwinshi, pakwinga njame ndalafuma kulyendiye, kayi endiye walantuma.”
30 Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
Popelapo bantu balayanda kumwikata Yesu, nsombi paliya nambi umo walamwikatamo, pakwinga cindi cakendi calikacitana cishika.
31 And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?
Bantu bangi mulikoto ilyo balamushoma, kayi balikwambeti, “Mupulushi Walaiwa akesa, nakensepo bingashilo byapita ibi muntuyu mbyalenshi?”
32 This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.
Neco Bafalisi balanyumfwa kunung'unusha kwa bantu balikwamba sha Yesu. Nomba bamakulene beshimilumbo balatuma bamalonda bamu Nga'nda ya Lesa kwambeti bamwikate.
33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.
Lino Yesu walabambileti, “Ndi nenu kwa kacindi kang'ana kantananja kuli walantuma.
34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.
Cakubinga nimukanyandaule, nsombi nteshi mukancane. Kayi uko nkondenga amwe nkamwela kushikako.”
35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?
Popelapo bamakulene ba Bayuda balatatika kwipushaneti, “Uyu layandanga kuya kupeyo uko afwe nkotwela kubula kumucana? Sena layandanga kuya kuminshi ya ba Giliki kwekala bantu betu nekuya kubeyisha?
36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
Lambangeti, nimukanangaule nsombi nteshi mukancane, kayi eti, uko nkwalenga, amwe nkamwela kushikako. Anu maswi awa alapandululunga cani?”
37 On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.
Pa busuba bunene bwakupwisha kusekelela. Yesu walemana nekwamba mwakolobesha, “Napali muntu ukute inyotwa, kesani kulinjame kwisakunwa.
38 He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.
Muntu wanshoma, moyo wakendi nukabeti tumilonga twa menshi eshikupa buyumi. Mbuli Mabala a Lesa ncalambangeti, nakabeti tumilonga twa menshi”
39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
Yesu walamba sha Mushimu Uswepa uyo bantu bamushoma ngoshi bakatambule. Pacindico Mushimu Uswepa walinkautana upewa kubantu, pakwinga Yesu walinkatana utambula bulemu bwakendi.
40 When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
Popelapo likoto lya bantu mpolyalanyumfwa maswi awa, nabambi balatatika kwambeti, “Cancine muntu uyu niMushinshimi.”
41 Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
Nabambi balikwambeti, “uyu eMupulushi Walaiwa usa.” Nsombi nabambi balikwambeti, “Sena Mupulushi Walaiwa ngaufuma ku Galileya sobwe!
42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
Mabala a Lesa alambangeti Mupulushi Walaiwa wela kufumina mu cikombo ca Mwami Dafeti, kayi wela kusemenwa mumunshi wa Betelehemu uko nkwalikwikala Dafeti”
43 So there was a division among the people because of him.
Lino bantu balatatika kupansana pacebo ca Yesu.
44 And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
Nabambi balikuyanda kumwikata, nsombi paliya walamwikata.
45 Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?
Bamalonda ba Nga'nda ya Lesa basa balabwelela kuli bamakulene beshimilumbo neBafalilsi. Nabo balepusha bamalonda basa, “nicani muliya kwisa nendi?”
46 The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
Bamalonda balakumbuleti, “Bintu uyu muntu mbyalamba paliya muntu naumbi walabyambapo sobwe.”
47 Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?
Lino Bafalisi balambeti, “Sena nenjamwe lamubepe kendi?
48 Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
Sena mwalanyumfwapo kwambeti umo wabamakulene nambi Bafalisi pali wamushoma?
49 But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.
Nomba bantu aba baluya batainshi Milawo Lesa njalapa Mose, ecebo cakendi bashinganwa.”
50 Nicodemus — he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them — said to them,
Lino Nikodemo, umo waBafalisi, usa walaya kuli Yesu kumasuba akunyuma, walabepusha banendi,
51 Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
“Sena milawo yetu yasuminisha kombolosha muntu ngotutana tunyumfwapo maswi akendi kwambeti twinshibe mbyalenshi?”
52 This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
Nabo balambeti, “Sena nenjobe owakuGalileya? Koya ubelenge Mabala niwinshibeti kuliya mushinshimi wela kufuma kuGalileya.”
53 [And every man went to his house;
Popelapo bantu bonse balabwelela kucomwabo.
