John 4
1 [At that time, many people were asking] Jesus to baptize them. He did not baptize people; it was [we] his disciples who were doing the baptizing. But when some of the Pharisee [religious group] heard [people say that] Jesus was making more disciples than John [the Baptizer] and was baptizing them, [they became very jealous].
O Yesu na wamanya aje aMafalisayo bhomwezye aje amemile na bhozye ashile oYohana,
(japokuwa oYesu yoyo ali sahwonzya ila awanafunzi bhakwe),
3 When the Lord [Jesus] heard about that, [so that the Pharisees would not cause trouble for him], he left Judea [district], and went again [with us disciples] to Galilee district.
afumile hu Yudea na bhale hu Galilaya.
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
Esho hwali muhimu ashilile hu Samaria.
5 So we arrived at a town named Sychar in Samaria [district]. That was near the plot of ground that [our ancestor] Jacob had given to his son Joseph [long ago].
Na afishile hunsi ye Samalia, yehwetwagasi Sikari, karibu no sehemu ela o Yakobo yapiye mwanawakwe oYusufu.
6 The well that [used to] belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while [we] disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who [lived there] in Samaria came to get some water [from the well]. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me [from the well] some water [to drink]?” The [woman knew that] Jews did not like ([to touch things that belong to] Samaritans/[to] come near Samaritans), (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans, )
Eshi sima sha Yakobo shali epo. O Yesu ali alitile alengane ne safari na akhala karibu ne shi sima. Gwali muda wa gwa pasanya.
Oshe oSamalia ahenzele atape menze, no Yesu abhozye, “Mpele amenze emwele.”
Afuatanaje abhanafunzi bhakwe abhafunzi bhali bhabhalile hujini akale esholye.
9 so the woman said to him, “You are a Jew, and I am from Samaria. Furthermore, I am a woman. So ([I am surprised] that you are asking me for a drink [of water]!/how is it that you are asking me for a drink [of water]?) [RHQ]”
Ola oshe abhozya, “Shibha bhole awe wo Myahudi, kuniomba mimi mwanamke Msamaria, andabhe amenze ga mwele?” Afuatanaje Ayahudi sebhasangana na Samaria.
10 Jesus replied to her, “If you [(sg)] knew what God [wanted to] give you, and if you knew who I am, the one who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked me, and I would have given you water that gives life.”
O Yesu wayanga, “Ogamenye ashipawa sha Ngolobhe, nola wahubhozya aje, 'Mpele menze, 'handawalabhile, handapiye amenze ge womi.”
11 She [thought he was talking about] ordinary [water. So she] said to him, “Sir, you do not have a bucket [or a rope with which to get water from the well], and the well is deep. So [since you cannot get water from this well], where can you get that life-giving water?
Oshe ayanga, “'Gosi sagoli nidebe lya tapile, na eshisima shitali. Obhawapate hwi Amenze ge womi?
12 Our ancestor Jacob left us this well. He drank water from it, and there was [enough good water] so that his sons and his flocks [of sheep] and goats drank from it also. [Do you claim that] you are greater than Jacob, [and because of that you can give us life-giving water]?”
Aje awe oli gosi, ashile odaada wetu oYakobo, ola watipiye eshi sima eshi, na yeye mwenyewe na watoto wake pamoja na mifugo yake wakanywa maji ya kisima hiki?”
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
O Yesu wayanga, “Wawonti amwelile amenze obhapate eshomelwa nantele,
15 The woman [did not understand that Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that would sustain her spiritually. So she] said to him, “Sir, give me that kind of water so that I will not get thirsty again, and so that I will not have to keep returning here to get water!”
Ola oshe wabhozya, “Ogosi, engalabha amenze ego nkengaje olole eshomelwa, na enganje alabhe ahenze epa atape menze.”
16 [Jesus knew that she did not understand, but he wanted to show her by his God-given knowledge of her personal life that because he was the Messiah he could supply her spiritual need. So] he said to her, “Woman, go and call your husband, and bring him here!”
O Yesu wabhozya, “bhala kwizye olume waho, nantele uyenzaje.”
17 She replied, “I do not have a husband!” Jesus said to her, “You said that you do not have a husband, and that is true.
Oshe wabhozya wage, “Sendi nolume.” O Yesu wayanga, “Aje oyajile sawa, 'Aje sendi nolume;'
18 It is also true that you have had five husbands [one by one]. And the man you are living with now is not your husband! What you have said is very true.”
afuatanaje oli nalumo wa sanu, mo wope wolinawo esalaze se lume waho. Hweli oyanjile lyoli!”
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
Oshe wabhozya, “Ogosi aje elole ajewe oli kuwa.
20 But [let me ask you a different question]: Our ancestors worshipped God here on [Gerizim Mountain], but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship [God. So who is right]?”
Yise bhetu bhaputile pigamba amwe mwiga aje Yerusalemu ndiyo sehemu ambayo awantu bhahwanzia waapute.”
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me [when I say that] there will be a time when it will not [matter whether] you worship [God our] Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem [or somewhere else].
O Yesu ajile, “Weshe, niteshele, ensiku zihwenza nasemwaihuputa Daada huigamba eli au hu Yelusalemu.
22 You [people from Samaria] do not know the one you are worshipping. But we [(exc) Jews] know whom we worship, because it is from [us] Jews that [God has sent the one who] will save people [from the guilt of their sins].
Amwe mubhantu muputa hasemuhamanye, afuatanaje ofyilwe ufuma hwa Yaudi.”
23 However, there will be a time when those who genuinely worship God will worship him as [God’s] Spirit [directs] and according to [God’s] truth. In fact, that time is now. Those are the kind of worshipers my Father seeks.
Hata sheshi, ensiku zihwenza, neshi zihweli epa, nabhaihuputa Daada hu shiroho ne lyoli, afuatanaje oDaada abhanza abhantu bhabhali esho aje abhantu bhakwe bhabhahuputa.
24 God is a spiritual being. So it is necessary that those who worship him must worship him as his Spirit [directs] and [according to God’s] truth.”
Ongolobhe weshi Roho, bhabhahuta bhahwanziwa bhaputaje hushiroho ne lyoli, afuatanaje odaada abhanza abhantu ebho bhabhahupata.”
25 The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything [we need to know].” (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ [both mean ‘God’s promised king]’.)
Oshe ola abhozya, “Emenye aje Yesu ohwenza, (wohwetwa Kilisiti). Ono nayenza aitibhozya gonti.”
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
O Yesu abhozya, “Ane woyanga nane nene.”
27 Just then [we] disciples returned [from town]. [Since it was contrary to our custom for Jewish religious teachers to converse with a woman they did not know], we were surprised that he was talking to a woman. However, none of us asked her, “What do you want?” and none of us asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”
Insiku ezyo abhanafunzi bhakwe bhawela. Bhope bhaswigaga yenu ali ayanga noshe, ila nomo walenjele ahubhozye, “Ohwanza yenu?” au “Yenu ayanga nawo?”
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
Esho oshe ola ayileha ensonta yakwe abhalile husokoni abhabhozye abhantu,
29 “Come and see a man who [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP], [even though I never met him before] Could this man be the Messiah?”
“Enzaji mwenye omuntu wambozezye enongwa zyane zyonti zyebhomba, aje egawezehana aje agabhayo Kilisiti?”
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
Bhafumile hu sokoni bhenza hwamwene.
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
Pasanya abhanafunzi bhakwe bhalambile wajile, “Mwalimu alya eshalye.”
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
ila omwene abhabhozezye, “Ane endi nashalye shasemushimenye amwe.”
33 So we started saying to each other, “(Surely no one has brought him any food [when we] were not [here]!/Has anyone brought him any food [when we] were not [here]?) [RHQ]”
Abhanafunzi bhabhozanya, nomo waleteye ahantu hahonti alye,” Aje bhaletile?”
34 Jesus said to us, “Doing what [my Father] who sent me wants [me to do] and finishing the work he [gave me to do] is ([what sustains me/like] my food) [MET].
O Yesu abhabhozya, “Eshalye shane hubhombe ensongwo zyakwe omwene wantumile nakamilisye embombo yakwe.
35 [At this time of the year] you are saying (OR, your ancestors used to say), ‘There are four months left before we harvest [the crops].’ But I say to you, look carefully [at the non-Jewish people around here. God says, ‘They are ready to accept my message] [MET], [like crops in] fields that are ready for people to harvest.
Aje, semuyanga, 'Bado mezi gasanu emvuna ebhabhe tayari?” Embabho enyaji amagonda shagali tayari hu mvuna!
36 [If you help them to accept my message], I will reward you [MET], [as an owner of a field] pays those who harvest the crops. Because of your work, people will gain eternal life.’ [I have been telling people God’s message. That is like] [MET] a man who plants seeds. [You will help people to accept my message. That will be like] [MET] harvesting crops. [When that happens], both you and I will rejoice. (aiōnios g166)
Omwene wavuna aposhela na wonganye amatunda gewomi we wila wila, ili aje omwane watota na wope wavuna bhasongwe pandwemo. (aiōnios g166)
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
Afuatanaje enjango ene ye lyoli, 'Omomo atotile awamwabho ayawila.'
38 I am sending you [to enable people to accept my message, but you will not be the first ones who tell them God’s message]. Others [previously] worked hard [to tell people God’s message], and now you will be harvesting the results of their work.”
Nabhatumile avune hasemwambeleye, Wamo bhabhombile embombo namwe mwinjiehulishimo lwe mbombo yabho.”
39 Many of the Samaria [district] people who [lived] in that town believed that Jesus [was the Messiah] because they heard what that woman said [about Jesus], “That man [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP]!”
Asamaria abhinji munsi ela bhamwetesheye afwatane ne taarifa ele yashe wayangaga enongwa zyonti zyanabhombile.”
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
Shesho Asamaria bhahenzele bhahenzebhalambile aje akhale pamo na bhahale ahakhala hwa bhene ensiku kuni na mbili.
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
Abhinji bhonti bhamweteshela alengane ni izu lyakwe.
42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus [now], but not [just] because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who [can] save [people] [MTY] [from the guilt of their sins].”
Bhabhozya ola oshe, “Tihweteshela sio aje hunongwa zyaho, afuatanaje ate tete tomvwezye, na esauti tihwelewa aje lyoli ono fyozi we nsi.”
43 Jesus had said [previously] that people did not honor prophets [like himself when they tried to teach people] in their own home area. So, two days later, Jesus and [we] disciples left that area and went to [his own area in] Galilee [district, because he knew that people there would not think very highly of him, and as a result the Jewish leaders would not be jealous].
Baada ye nsiku ezyo zibhele, asogoye na bhale hu Galilaya.
Afuatanaje omwane yoyo atangazezye aje okuwaa saline heshima munsi yakwe yoyo.
45 However, when we arrived in Galilee [district, many] of the people there welcomed him, because they had been in Jerusalem during the [Passover] celebration and had seen all the things he did there.
Nahenzele afume hu Galilaya, Bhahu Galilaya bhakaribisizye bhali bhalolile embombo zyonti zyabhombile hu Yelusalemu hwahwali eshikulukulu, afwataneje abhene bhahuruliye hushi kulu kulu.
46 Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee [district]. That was where he [previously] turned water into wine. There was one of the king’s officials who lived in Capernaum, whose son was very sick.
Ahenzele nante hu Kana ye Galilaya ohwo hwaguzenye amenze abhe divai. Pali no afisa ambaye omwana wakwe ali winu ohwo hu Kaperanaumu.
47 When that man heard [others say] that Jesus had returned to Galilee [district] from Judea [district], he went to Jesus [in Cana] and pleaded with him, “Please come down [to Capernaum] and heal my son, who is about to die!”
Na homvezye aje oYesu afumile hu Yudea na abhalile hu Galilaya, abhalile hwa Yesu na hulambe aishe aponye omwana wakwe, wakati ali karibu afwe.
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
O Yesu nkabhozya, “Amwe nkasemloli ehalama na mahajabu semuwezizye ahweteshele.
49 But the official said to him, “Sir, ([I] believe [in you/I believe that you came from God]). [So please] come down [to my home] before my son dies!”
Olongozi ahayanga, “Gosi iha pansi omwana wane sali seele nafwe.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
O Yesu ahabhozya, “Bhalaga omwana waho mwomi.” Ola omuntu aheteshela izu lyayanjile oYesu wabhala wahwisogolela.
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
Lwali ahwiha, abhomba mbombo bhakwe bhaposheye na hubhozye omwana waho ali mwomi.
52 He asked them, “At what time did my son start to become well?” They said to him, “His fever ceased yesterday [afternoon] at one o’clock.”
Esho wabhabhozya muda nshi ou nafuu. Bhajibu, “Igamo umuda gwesa saba ehoma ehamalishe.”
53 Then the boy’s father realized that this was the time Jesus told him, “Your son will (live/not die).” So he and all the people in his house believed [that Jesus was the Messiah].
Eshi ogosi bhakwe ahamanya aje umuda gwagula oYesu gwayanjile, “Mwana waho mwomi.” Esho omwene ne familia yakwe bhaheteshela.
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
Ene yali halama yabhele yabhombile oYesu afumile hu Yudea abhale hu Galilaya.
