John 9
1 And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.
Wathi esedlula wabona umuntu oyisiphofu kusukela ekuzalweni.
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
Abafundi bakhe basebembuza bathi: Rabi, ngubani owonayo, lo kumbe abazali bakhe, aze azalwe eyisiphofu?
3 Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
UJesu waphendula wathi: Konanga lo loba abazali bakhe; kodwa ukuze kubonakaliswe imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuye.
4 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Kufanele ngisebenze imisebenzi yongithumileyo kusesemini; ubusuku buyeza, lapho okungekho olakho ukusebenza khona.
5 When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Ngisekhona emhlabeni, ngiyikukhanya komhlaba.
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
Esetshilo lezizinto, wakhafulela emhlabathini, wenza udaka ngamathe, waninda loludaka emehlweni esiphofu,
7 and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
wasesithi kuso: Hamba uyegeza echibini leSilowama (okuphendulelwa ngokuthi, oThunyiweyo). Ngakho sahamba sageza, sabuya sesibona.
8 The neighbours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Ngakho abakhelene laso lalabo ababesibonile ngaphambili ukuthi sasiyisiphofu, bathi: Kayisuye yini lo owayehlezi ephanza?
9 Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am [he].
Abanye bathi: Lo nguye; kodwa abanye bathi: Unjengaye. Yena wathi: Nginguye.
10 They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?
Ngakho bathi kuye: Avulwe njani amehlo akho?
11 He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.
Yena waphendula wathi: Umuntu othiwa nguJesu wenze udaka, waninda amehlo ami, wathi kimi: Hamba uye echibini leSilowama, ugeze. Njalo ngahamba ngageza, ngabuye ngabona.
12 And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
Ngakho bathi kuye: Ungaphi yena? Wathi: Kangazi.
13 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
Basebemletha kubaFarisi, lowo owayekade eyisiphofu.
14 Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Njalo kwakulisabatha mhla uJesu esenza udaka, evula amehlo akhe.
15 Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
AbaFarisi labo basebembuza futhi, ukuthi wemukele njani ukubona. Wasesithi kubo: Ufake udaka emehlweni ami, ngasengigeza, sengibona.
16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.
Ngakho abanye babaFarisi bathi: Lumuntu kaveli kuNkulunkulu, ngoba kagcini isabatha. Abanye bathi: Umuntu oyisoni angazenza njani izibonakaliso ezinje? Kwasekusiba khona ukwehlukana phakathi kwabo.
17 They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
Baphinda bathi kuso isiphofu: Wena uthini ngaye, lokhu evule amehlo akho? Wasesithi: Ungumprofethi.
18 The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
AmaJuda-ke kawakholwanga ngaye, ukuthi wayeyisiphofu usemukele ukubona, aze abiza abazali bakhe osebuye wabona,
19 and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
asebabuza athi: Lo uyindodana yenu, lina elithi yazalwa iyisiphofu yini? Pho isibona njani khathesi?
20 His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
Abazali bakhe bawaphendula bathi: Siyazi ukuthi lo uyindodana yethu, lokuthi wazalwa eyisiphofu;
21 but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
kodwa ukuthi ubona njani khathesi, kasikwazi; kumbe ngubani ovule amehlo akhe, thina kasikwazi; yena usekhulile; mbuzeni, uzazikhulumela yena.
22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him [to be] Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Abazali bakhe batsho lezizinto, ngoba besesaba amaJuda; ngoba amaJuda ayesevumelene ngokuthi, uba loba engubani ovuma ukuthi unguKristu, kakhutshwe esinagogeni.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
Kungakho abazali bakhe bathi: Usekhulile, mbuzeni.
24 So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
Ambiza-ke ngokwesibili lowomuntu owayeyisiphofu, athi kuye: Phana uNkulunkulu udumo; thina siyazi ukuthi lowomuntu uyisoni.
25 He therefore answered, Whether he be a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
Yena wasephendula esithi: Loba eyisoni kangazi, kunye engikwaziyo, ukuthi bengiyisiphofu, khathesi sengibona.
26 They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
Asesithi kuye futhi: Wenzeni kuwe? Uwavule njani amehlo akho?
27 He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
Wawaphendula wathi: Sengilitshelile, kodwa kalizwanga, lifunelani ukuzwa futhi? Liyafisa lani ukuba ngabafundi bakhe yini?
28 And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
Ngakho amthuka, esithi: Nguwe ongumfundi wakhe; kodwa thina singabafundi bakaMozisi.
29 We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
Thina siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma loMozisi; kodwa lo kasimazi lapho avela khona.
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.
Umuntu waphendula wathi kuwo: Ngoba kulokhu kuyisimanga ukuthi lina kalimazi lapho avela khona, kanti uvule amehlo ami.
31 We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
Njalo siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu kazizwa izoni; kodwa uba umuntu engokhonza uNkulunkulu, esenza intando yakhe, uyamuzwa lowo.
32 Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)
Loba nini kakukaze kuzwakale ukuthi kukhona owavula amehlo owazalwa eyisiphofu. (aiōn g165)
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
Uba lo ubengaveli kuNkulunkulu, ubengebe lamandla okwenza ulutho.
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Aphendula athi kuye: Wena wazalelwa esonweni ngokupheleleyo, njalo wena uyasifundisa yini? Asemxotshela phandle.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
UJesu wezwa ukuthi amxotshele phandle; kwathi esemficile, wathi kuye: Wena uyakholwa yini eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu?
36 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
Yena waphendula wathi: Ingubani, Nkosi, ukuze ngikholwe kuyo?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lawe usuyibonile, njalo okhuluma lawe uyiyo.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
Wasesithi: Nkosi, ngiyakholwa; wasemkhonza.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they which see not may see; and that they which see may become blind.
UJesu wasesithi: Mina ngizele ukwahlulela kulumhlaba, ukuze abangaboniyo babone, lalabo ababonayo babe yiziphofu.
40 Those of the Pharisees which were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
Lalabo kubaFarisi ababelaye bezwa lezizinto, bathi kuye: Lathi siyiziphofu yini?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
UJesu wathi kubo: Uba beliyiziphofu, ngabe kalilasono. Kodwa khathesi lithi: Siyabona; ngakho isono senu simi.
