John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, njalo uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Yena lo wayeloNkulunkulu ekuqaleni.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, njalo ngaphandle kwakhe kakulalutho lolulodwa olwenziwayo lolo olwenziweyo.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Impilo yayikuye, njalo impilo yayiyikukhanya kwabantu,
5 And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
lokukhanya kukhanya emnyameni, kodwa ubumnyama kabukwemukelanga.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Kwavela umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, obizo lakhe linguJohane;
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
yena lo wezela ubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Yena wayengayisikho ukukhanya, kodwa ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya.
9 That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.
Kwakuyikukhanya okuqotho, okukhanyisa wonke umuntu oza emhlabeni.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Wayekhona emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, kodwa umhlaba kawumazanga.
11 He came to his own, and his own received him not.
Weza kokwakhe, kodwa abakhe kabamemukelanga.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Kodwa bonke abamemukelayo, wabapha amandla okuthi babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa ebizweni lakhe;
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
abazalwa kungeyisikho ngegazi, langentando yenyama, langentando yendoda, kodwa nguNkulunkulu.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of grace and truth.
ULizwi wasesiba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu, njalo sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo injengeyozelwe yedwa kaYise, egcwele umusa leqiniso.
15 John bore witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza wathi: Nguye lo ebengisitsho ngaye ukuthi: Lowo ozayo emva kwami uphambi kwami; ngoba wayekhona kuqala kulami.
16 And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Lekugcwaleni kwakhe thina semukele sonke, futhi umusa ngomusa;
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
ngoba umlayo wanikwa ngoMozisi, umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristu.
18 No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
Kakho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa, esesifubeni sikaYise, yiyo emvezileyo.
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
Njalo lobu yibufakazi bukaJohane, mhla amaJuda ethuma abapristi lamaLevi bevela eJerusalema ukuze bambuze ukuthi: Wena ungubani?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Wasevuma, kaphikanga; futhi wavuma wathi: Kangisuye uKristu mina.
21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elias? And he says, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.
Bambuza futhi bathi: Kuyini pho? Wena unguElija yini? Wasesithi: Kangisuye. Wena ungulowomProfethi yini? Wasephendula wathi: Hatshi.
22 Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?
Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? Ukuze sibaphe impendulo abasithumileyo; uthini ngawe?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
Wathi: Mina ngiyilizwi lomemezayo enkangala: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, njengoba uIsaya umprofethi watsho.
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
Lalabo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi.
25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptize you then, if you be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
Basebembuza, bathi kuye: Ubhabhathizelani pho, uba wena ungeyisuye uKristu, loElija, lalowomProfethi?
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom you know not;
UJohane wabaphendula, wathi: Mina ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi, lina elingamaziyo;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s lace I am not worthy to unloose.
nguye ozayo emva kwami, ophambi kwami, engingafanele mina ukuthukulula umchilo wenyathela lakhe.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Lezizinto zenzeka eBethabara ngaphetsheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane ayebhabhathiza khona.
29 The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.
Kusisa uJohane wabona uJesu esiza kuye, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa isono somhlaba.
30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Nguye lo mina ebengilitshela ngaye ukuthi: Emva kwami kuza indoda, eyayikhona phambi kwami, ngoba yayikhona kuqala kulami.
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Lami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe kuIsrayeli, ngalokho mina ngizile ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi.
32 And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it stayed on him.
UJohane wasefakaza, esithi: Ngibonile uMoya esehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost.
Lami bengingamazi; kodwa owangithumayo ukubhabhathiza ngamanzi, yena wathi kimi: Lowo ozabona uMoya esehlela phezu kwakhe ahlale kuye, nguye obhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.
34 And I saw, and bore record that this is the Son of God.
Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
Kusisa futhi uJohane wayemi, lababili kubafundi bakhe;
36 And looking on Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God!
wasekhangela uJesu ehambahamba, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu.
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Abafundi ababili bamuzwa ekhuluma, basebemlandela uJesu.
38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and says to them, What seek you? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, ) where dwell you?
Kwathi uJesu enyemukula ebabona belandela, wathi kubo: Lidingani? Basebesithi kuye: Rabi, (okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, Mfundisi) uhlala ngaphi?
39 He says to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelled, and stayed with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
Wathi kubo: Wozani libone. Beza babona lapho ayehlala khona; bahlala laye ngalolosuku; kwakungaba lihola letshumi.
40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
UAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petro wayengomunye wababili ababekuzwe ngoJohane bamlandela.
41 He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Yena wathola kuqala umfowabo uqobo uSimoni, wathi kuye: Simtholile uMesiya, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi, uKristu.
42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jona: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
Wasemletha kuJesu. UJesu esemkhangele wathi: Wena unguSimoni indodana kaJona; uzathiwa nguKefasi, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi uPetro.
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.
Kusisa uJesu wayefuna ukusuka aye eGalili, wathola uFiliphu, wathi kuye: Ngilandela.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
UFiliphu-ke wayengoweBhethisayida, emzini wakibo kaAndreya loPetro.
45 Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
UFiliphu wathola uNathaniyeli, wathi kuye: Simtholile lowo abhala ngaye uMozisi emlayweni labaprofethi, uJesu weNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa.
46 And Nathanael says to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
UNathaniyeli wasesithi kuye: Kambe kungavela okuhle eNazaretha? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
UJesu wabona uNathaniyeli esiza kuye, wathi ngaye: Khangelani umIsrayeli uqobo, okungekho nkohliso kuye.
48 Nathanael says to him, From where know you me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.
UNathaniyeli wathi kuye: Ungazela ngaphi? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: UFiliphu engakakubizi, ungaphansi komkhiwa, ngakubona.
49 Nathanael answered and says to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
UNathaniyeli waphendula wathi kuye: Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wena uyiNkosi kaIsrayeli.
50 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, believe you? you shall see greater things than these.
UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Uyakholwa ngoba ngithe kuwe, bengikubona ungaphansi komkhiwa. Uzabona izinto ezinkulu kulalezi.
51 And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.
Wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesi lizabona izulu livulekile, lengilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu.
