John 16
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me [when people] ([cause you to suffer/persecute you]).
Nivavulile isio kuuti namungalulekaghe ulwitiko lwinu.
2 They will not allow you to worship in (synagogues/[their] meeting places). In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God [by doing that].
Avaanhu vikuvadagha mu masinagogi ghaave, kange ghukwisa unsiki pano umuunhu angavabude umue itisagha ikum'bombela uNguluve.
3 They will do such things because they have never known who I [really am], nor who [my] Father [is].
Vilikuvavombela isio, ulwakuva navankagwile uNhaata, kange navang'hagwile une.
4 I have told you these things in order that when [they start] ([to cause you to suffer]/to [persecute you]) [MTY], you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you these things when you first started [to accompany me] [MTY] because I was with you, [and they were causing trouble for me, not for you].”
Nivavulile isi kuuti unsiki ughuo ghungafike, mukumbukaghe kuuti nilyavavulile. Nanilyavavulile isi ulutasi, ulwakuva nilyale palikimo numue. Sikuwaambia kuhusu mambo haya tangu mwanzo kwa sababu nilikuwa pamoja nanyi.
5 “Now I am [about to] return to the one who sent me. But [I am disappointed that] none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
Poope nambe lino niluta kwa juno alyasung'hile une kulyumue, neke napwale nambe jumo pakate palyumue juno ikumhosia kuuti, “Ghuluta kughi?”
6 Instead, because I have told you these things, you are very sad.
Neke ulwakuva nivavulile isio, musukunile fiijo.
7 But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the [Holy Spirit], who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.
Nikavavuula isa kyang'haani kuuti, luuva lunofu kulyumue une nivuuke, ulwakuva ningaleke pivuuka uNtangili naangise. Looli ningalute nikunsuung'ha kulyumue.
8 When he comes, he will prove that those who do not belong to God [MTY] [are wrong about what is] sinful and about who is really righteous and about whom [God will] judge [and condemn for their sin].
Untangili ujuo angiise, ikuvahufyagha avaanhu ava mu iisi uvuhosi vwave, uvugholofu nu vuhighi vwa Nguluve.
9 [He will tell people that their greatest] sin is that they do not believe in me.
Ihufiagha uvuhosi vwave, ulwakuva navikunyitika une.
10 [He will tell people that] because I am going [back] to my Father, and you will no longer see me, [you will know that I am the one who was truly] righteous.
Ikuvahufiagha uvugholofu vwango ulwakuva niluta kwa Nhaata, namulikunyaagha kange.
11 [He will tell people that the fact] that [God] has already determined that [he] will punish [Satan], the one who rules this world, shows that [some day God] will also punish [those who do not belong to him].
Ikuvahufyagha uvuhighi vwa Nguluve ulwakuva uNguluve amalile kukumhigha uSetano umbaha ghwa iisi iji.
12 I have many more things that [I would like] to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.
Napano nijighe naso nyinga isa kuvavuula, neke nanikuvavuula, ulwakuva unsiki ughu namungasitang'hanie.
13 But [God’s] Spirit is the one who will teach you [God’s] truth. When he comes, he will guide you so that you [understand] all [spiritual] truth. He will not speak from his own [authority]. Instead, it is the things that he hears [my Father say] that he will tell you. He will also tell you about things that will happen [later].
Looli uMhepo ughwa kyang'haani ujuo angiise, ikuvalongosiagha kuvingilila uvwakyang'haani; ulwakuva naijovagha muvuta vulilua vwake jujuo, looli ijovagha sino apuliike na kukuvavuula sino sikwisa.
14 He will honor me by revealing my [truth] to you.
Umwene ihufiagha uvuvaha vwango, ulwakuva ikuvavulagha sino upiile kulyune.
15 Everything that [my] Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit is able to reveal my truth to you.”
Fyoni fino alinafyo uNhaata, fyango, fye nambe nivavulile kuuti, uMhepo ujuo ikuvavulagha sino upiile kuhuma kulyune.
16 “After a short time [I will leave you, and] you will not see me. Then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].”
Ghusighiile unsiki n'debe namukunyaagha kange, neke pambele unsiki n'debe kange mukunyaagha.
17 [So] some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And [what does he mean by] ‘Because I am going back to [my] Father’?”
Vamo mu vavulanisivua vaake vakava viposania viiti, “Asi, kwe kuti kiki pano iiti, 'Ghusighile nsiki n'debe namukunyaagha, neke pambele unsiki n'debe mukunyaagha? Na pano iiti ulwakuva niluta kwa Nhaata?”
18 We kept asking each other, “What [does he mean by] saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Vakava viposania viiti, “Kwekuti kiki pano iiti, “Ghusighile unsiki n'debe?' Natusitang'hinie isi sino ijova.”
19 Jesus realized that we wanted to ask him [about that]. So he said to us, “You are asking [RHQ] each other [what I meant] when I said, ‘After a short time you will not see me, and then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].’
UYesu akakagula kuuti vilonda kukumposia sino ajovile, pe akati, “Muposania sino nijovile kuuti, “Ghusighile unsiki n'debe mukunyaagha, neke pambele unsiki n'debe mukunyaagha'?
20 Listen to this carefully: [After I] ([leave you/die]), those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But [later] you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
Kyang'haani nikuvavuula, umue mulilila na kusukunala neke avaanhu ava mu iisi vilihovoka. Mulisukunala, neke pambele ulisukunalo lwinu luluhambuka lukeelo.
21 A woman who is about to bear a child feels pain, because that is [what happens] [MTY] [at] that time. But after her baby is born, she forgets that pain, because she is very joyful that her child has been born.
Umukijuuva pano ipaapa, iiva nu lusukunalo ulwakuva ali nu vuvafi. Neke angapaape, maikumbuka kange uvu vafi uvuo, ulwakuva iiva nu lukeelo ulwa kuuva nu mwana.
22 It will be the same with you. [I will soon die and] you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Najumue muli nu lusukunalo lino, neke nilikwisa kange kulyumue neke muliiva nu lukeelo. Nakwale juno anoghiile kuvusia ulukeelo uluo kulyumue.
23 When that happens, you will not ask me any questions [about anything]. Listen to this carefully: [After that happens, my] Father will do for you anything you ask, because of his relationship with me [MTY].
Kange unsiki ughuo ghungafike, namulikumhosia kimonga. Kyanghaani nikuvavuula, mungansuume kimonga uNhaata mu litavua lyango, ikuvapeela.
24 Up to the present time, using my authority you have not asked [God to do] anything for you [MTY]. Now keep asking [him for things that you need. If you do that], you will receive them, and then you will be completely joyful.
Nambe lino namunsumile kimonga mu litavua lyango. Musumaghe mupelua, neke ulukeelo lwinu lukwilane.
25 Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly (about my Father/what my Father [wants]).
Nijovile isio numue mufihwanikisio, neke ghukwisa unsiki ghuno nanijovagha numue kange mu fihwanikisio. Looli nijovagha numue pa vuvalafu imhola sa Nhaata.
26 At that time, you will ask [him for things] (because you belong to me/with my authority) [MTY]. I will not [need to] ask [my] Father to do what you ask.
Unsiki ughuo musumagha mu litavua lyango, naniiti une nikuvasumilagha kwa Nhaata, jeeje!
27 [My] Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from God [my Father], [so he wants you to ask] him (OR, [so he does not need anyone to persuade] him [to help you])
Unaata jujuo avaghanile umue ulwakuva munganile une, kange mukwitika kuuti nihumile kwa Nguluve.
28 I came from [my] Father into this world. Very soon I will be leaving this world and going [back] to my Father.”
Nilyahumile kwa Nhaata, nikiisa mu iisi muno; kange nivuuka mu iisi muno, nigomoka kwa Nhaata.
29 Then [we], his disciples, said, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figurative language.
Avavulanisiva vaake vakati, “Ulolile, lino ghujova pavuvalafu, naghujova mu fihwanikisio.
30 Now we understand that you know everything. You do not need anyone to ask you questions [about anything, because you know what we want to ask before we ask you]. That [also] leads us to believe that you came from God.”
Lino, tukagwile kuuti uve usikagwile sooni, naghulonda umuunhu ghweni akuposiaghe lumonga. Mu uluo tukwitika kuuti ulyahumile kwa Nguluve.
31 Jesus replied, “Now you [RHQ] say that you believe [that I came from God].
UYesu akavaposia akati, “Lino mukwitika?
32 But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not [really] be alone [at that time], because [my] Father is always with me.
Lolagha, unsiki ghuli piipi, lweli kange seseene ghufikile, pano umue mupalasana nujunge iluta kwa mwene na kukundeka ne mwene. Neke une nanili ne mwene ulwakuva uNhaata ali palikimo nuune.
33 I have told you these things in order that you may have [inner] peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and [you can defeat them, too]!”
Nikuvavuula isi kuuti muve nu lutengaano, ulwakuva muli nkate mulyune. Pa iisi apa muli ni mhumhuko, neke namungoghopaghe ulwakuva une nijilefisie iisi.”
