John 13
1 When it was the evening before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and [to return] to [his] Father [in heaven]. He loved us who [were his disciples]. He knew [we would continue to live here] in this world, so now he [showed us] how completely he loved us.
Tupu oge Mmemme Ngabiga eruo, Jisọs amatala na oge ọ ga-ahapụ ụwa lakwuru Nna ya eruola. Ọ hụrụ ndị nke ya nọ nʼụwa nʼanya, hụkwa ha nʼanya ruo ọgwụgwụ.
2 We were eating [the Passover meal]. (The devil/Satan) had already suggested to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the son of Simon, that he should (betray Jesus/enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
Mgbe a na-eri nri anyasị, ekwensu etinyelarị ya nʼime obi Judas Iskarịọt, nwa Saimọn ka ọ rara ya nye.
3 But Jesus knew that his Father had given to him complete authority [to control the situation]. He knew that he had come from God and would soon return to God.
Jisọs matara na Nna enyefeela ya ihe niile nʼaka. Ọ maara na ya si nʼebe Chineke nọ bịa, matakwa na ya ga-alaghachikwuru Chineke.
4 [But before he left us, he wanted to show us how we should love each other]. [So] he got up from where he was eating. He took off his [outer] cloak and wrapped a [long] towel around his waist, [as a slave would do].
Ya mere, o sitere nʼoche ọ nọkwasịrị bilie ọtọ, yipụ uwe nke elu ya, chiri akwa mmiri e ji ehicha ahụ kee nʼukwu ya.
5 Then he poured some water in a basin. He began to wash our feet, and then dry them with the towel that he had wrapped around himself.
Ọ wụnyere mmiri nʼime efere ịsa aka, bido ịsa ndị na-eso ụzọ ya ụkwụ, jirikwa akwa mmiri ahụ o kere nʼukwu ya na-ehicha ụkwụ ha.
6 When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, it is not right for you [RHQ] to [humble yourself by] washing my feet!”
Ọ bịakwutere Saimọn Pita, onye sịrị ya, “Onyenwe m, ị ga-asa m ụkwụ?”
7 Jesus replied to him, “Now you do not understand [the meaning of] what I am doing, but you will understand later.”
Ma Jisọs zara sị ya, “Ị ghọtaghị ihe m na-eme ugbu a, ma emesịa ị ga-aghọta ya.”
8 Peter said, “I will never, ever, [allow you to] wash my feet!” Jesus replied to him, “If I do not wash you, you cannot continue (to be my [disciple/to belong to] me).” (aiōn g165)
Pita sịrị ya, “Ị gaghị asaa m ụkwụ ma ọlị.” Jisọs zara ya, “Ọ bụrụ na m asachaghị gị ụkwụ, mụ na gị enweghị oke ọbụla.” (aiōn g165)
9 So Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, [in that case], do not wash only my feet. Wash my hands and my head, [too]!”
Saimọn Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe m, ọ bụghị naanị ụkwụ m ka ị ga-asa, kama saakwa aka m na isi m.”
10 [Then, to show him that after God had cleansed people from being guilty for sin, they needed only for God to forgive their daily sins] [MET], Jesus said to him, “Those who have recently bathed need only to have their feet washed, [because they get dirty very quickly on the dusty roads]. The [rest of their bodies are] clean. Similarly, I have made you [disciples] free/clean [from the guilt of your sins], although not all of you are free from guilt.”
Jisọs sịrị ya, “Onye ọbụla sara ahụ agaghị asakwa ya ọzọ, ọ bụ naanị ịsa ụkwụ ya dịrị ya nʼihi na ahụ ya niile dị ọcha. Unu dị ọcha, kama ọ bụghị unu niile.”
11 He knew which one [of us] was going to betray him. That is the reason he said, “Not all of you are free from guilt.”
Nʼihi na ọ maararị onye ahụ ga-arara ya nye. Ya mere o ji sị, “Ọ bụghị unu niile dị ọcha.”
12 After he finished washing our feet, he put his cloak back on. Then he sat down and said to us, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
Mgbe ọ sachasịrị ha ụkwụ, o yiiri uwe ya, nọdụkwa ala ọzọ, ọ sịrị ha, “Unu ghọtara ihe m meere unu?
13 You [show that you respect me by] calling me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’. You are right to say that, because I am your teacher and your Lord.
Unu na-akpọ m Onyenwe unu na Nna unu ukwu, unu mere nke ọma nʼihi na nke a ka m bụ.
14 But if I, who am your teacher and your Lord, have washed your feet, you ought to [serve each other by doing things like] washing each other’s feet.
Ebe ọ bụ na mụ onwe m, bụ Nna unu ukwu na Onyenwe unu sachara unu ụkwụ, unu kwesikwara ịsachakwa ụkwụ ibe unu.
15 I have made myself an example for you in order that you should [humbly serve each other] as I have done for you.
Nke a bụ ihe nṅomi m nyere unu, meenụ dị ka mụ onwe m mere unu.
16 Listen to this carefully: A servant is not greater than his master. A messenger is not greater than the one who has sent him. [So, since you are not greater than I am, you should not be proud and unwilling to serve each other].
Nʼezie, nʼezie, ohu adịghị adị ukwuu karịa nna ya ukwu, maọbụ onye e ziri ozi a karịa onye ziri ya ozi.
17 Since you now know these things, [God will] be pleased with you if you do them.”
Ọ bụrụ na unu a mara ihe ndị a, ngọzị ga-adịrị unu ma unu mee ha.
18 “I am not saying that [God will bless] all of you. I knew [what all of you were like when] I chose you. But [I also chose the one who will betray me], in order that what is written in Scripture might be fulfilled {to fulfill what someone/the psalmist wrote in Scripture}, ‘The one who is [acting like he is my friend by] eating with me has become my enemy [IDM].’
“Anaghị m ekwu maka unu niile, amaara m ndị m họpụtara. Ma nke a bụ imezu ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ, ‘Onye mụ na ya na-erikọ nri ebiliela megide m.’
19 I am telling you [about someone betraying me] before it happens, in order that when it happens, you may continue to believe that I am ([the Messiah/who I say I am]).
“Ana m agwa unu ugbu a tupu ihe ndị a emee, ka unu kwere na mụ bụ ya mgbe ọ ga-emezu.
20 Listen to this carefully: Those who accept any one of you whom I am sending out, [God will consider that] they are accepting me. And those who accept me, [God will consider that] they are accepting [my Father], who sent me.”
Nʼezie, nʼezie, agwa m unu, onye ọbụla nabatara onye m zitere nabatara m. Onye ọbụla nabatara m nabatakwara onye zitere m.”
21 After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He solemnly declared, “Listen to this carefully: One of you is going to enable [my enemies] to seize me.”
Mgbe Jisọs kwusiri ihe ndị a, o nweghị udo nʼime mmụọ ya. Ọ gbara ama sị, “Nʼezie, nʼezie, a sị m unu, na otu onye nʼime unu ga-arara m nye.”
22 We looked at each other. We had no way [to know] whom he was talking about.
Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya lerịtara onwe ha anya na-eche nʼime obi ha onye ọ na-ekwu maka ya.
23 [I], the [man other people call] ‘the one Jesus loved’, was sitting very close to Jesus.
Otu nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nke Jisọs hụrụ nʼanya dabere ya nso.
24 Simon Peter motioned to me to indicate that I should ask Jesus whom he was talking about.
Saimọn Pita fufeere ya isi, ka ọ, Jụọ ya onye ọ na-ekwu maka ya.
25 So I leaned close to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
Ebe ọ dabere Jisọs nso, ọ sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, onye ka ọ bụ?”
26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I dip it [in the sauce in the dish].” Then, [to show us that he knew who would enable his enemies to seize him], after he dipped the bread [in the sauce], he gave it to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]).
Jisọs zara, “Ọ bụ onye ahụ m ga-enye iberibe achịcha a mgbe m sunyere ya nʼime efere nri.” Mgbe o sunyesịrị achịcha ahụ nʼime efere ahụ, o nyere ya Judas nwa Saimọn Iskarịọt.
27 As soon as [Judas ate] the bread, Satan took control of him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
Mgbe ọ narasịrị iberibe achịcha ahụ, ekwensu bara nʼime ya. Jisọs sịrị ya, “Ihe ọbụla ị chọrọ ime, mee ya ngwangwa.”
28 But none of the rest of us who were sitting there knew why Jesus said that to him.
Ma ọ dịghị onye ọbụla so nọrọ nʼoche nri ghọtara ihe mere o ji gwa ya otu a.
29 Since Judas took care of the money [people gave us to help us], some thought Jesus was telling him to [go and] buy some things we needed for the [Passover] celebration. [Some thought he was telling him] to give some money to poor people.
Nʼihi na ụfọdụ na-eche, ebe Judas ji akpa ego ha, Jisọs na-asị ya ka ọ gaa zụta ihe ndị dị mkpa maka mmemme, maọbụ ka ọ gaa nye ndị ogbenye ihe.
30 As soon as Judas had eaten the bread, he left. It was dark [outside], and it was dark [MET] [in his soul, too].
Mgbe ọ natachara iberibe achịcha ahụ, ọ pụrụ na-atụfughị oge, ọchịchịrị agbaala.
31 After Judas left, Jesus said, “Now it will be shown {[my Father] will show} how wonderful I, the one who came from heaven, am. And by what I do it will be seen {people will see} how great God is.
Mgbe ọ pụrụ, Jisọs sịrị, “Ugbu a ka a na-enye Nwa nke Mmadụ otuto, a na-enyekwa Chineke otuto nʼime ya.
32 Since by what I do people will see how awesome God is, God himself will show people how awesome I am. And he will do that very soon.
Ọ bụrụ na e nye Chineke otuto nʼime ya, Chineke ga-enyekwa Ọkpara ya otuto nʼime onwe ya, ọ ga-enyekwa ya otuto ahụ ngwangwa.
33 [You whom I love as though you were] my children, I will continue with you only a short time longer. Then you will look for me, but I will not be here. Just like I told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], I am telling you now, that where I am going, you cannot come [yet].
“Ụmụntakịrị m, enwere m oge ntakịrị nke mụ na unu ga-anọ. Unu ga-achọ m, ma dị ka m gwara ndị Juu ka m na-agwa unu ugbu a. Ebe m na-aga unu enweghị ike ịbịa ya.
34 Now I am giving you a new commandment: You must love each other. You must love each other in the way that I have loved you.
“Ana m enye unu iwu ọhụrụ: Hụrịtanụ onwe unu nʼanya. Dị ka m hụrụ unu nʼanya, otu a ka unu ga-esi hụrịta onwe unu nʼanya.
35 If you keep loving each other, everyone [who is aware of that] [HYP] will know that you are my disciples.”
Ọ bụrụ na unu ahụrịta onwe unu nʼanya, otu a ka mmadụ niile ga-esi mata na unu bụ ndị na-eso ụzọ m.”
36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “The place where I am going, you cannot come with me now, but you will come there later.”
Saimọn Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị ebee ka ị na-aga?” Jisọs zaghachiri ya, “Ebe m na-aga, i nweghị ike iso m gaa ya ugbu a. Ma ị ga-abịa ma emesịa.”
37 Peter said, “Lord, why can I not come with you now? I [am ready] to die for you!”
Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, gịnị mere na m apụghị isoro gị ugbu a? Aga m atọgbọ ndụ m nʼihi gị.”
38 Jesus answered, “[You say] [RHQ] that you [are ready] to die for me. But the truth is that before the rooster crows [early tomorrow morning], you will say three times that you do not [know] me!”
Jisọs zaghachiri, “I jikeere ịtọgbọ ndụ gị nʼihi m? Nʼezie, nʼezie, asị m gị, tupu oke ọkụkụ akwaa akwa, ị ga-agọnarị m ugboro atọ.”
