< 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].
Lino aVafalisayi vakapulika imhola sa Yesu kuuti ikwofugha na kuuva na vavulanisivua vinga kukila uYohana umwofughi,
(neke uYesu jujuo naakava ikwofugha, looli avavulanisivua vaake ve vano valyale vikwofugha),
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.
UYesu ye akagwile kuuti imhola saake sipulikiike, akavuuka mukighavo ikya Yudea akagomoka ku kighavo ikya Galilaya.
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
Ye vigomoka ku Samalia lukavoneka kuuti kwevule uvufumbue uvwa kukilila mu kighavo ikya Samalia, pe vakakilila isila ijio.
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].
Pe vakafika mu likaaja ilya Sikali lino lyale mukighavo ikya Samalia, ilikaaja ilio lilyale piipi nu mughunda ghuno u Yakobo alyampeliile umwanake u Yosefu.
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, )
Apuo pwekilyale ikitiimu kya Yakobo. UYesu akikala palubale pa kitiimu ikio kuuti apuume, ulwakuva alyakatiile nu lughendo. Unsiki ughuo ghwale ghwa kavalilo aka ntanda pamwisi.
Pe akiisa umukijuuva jumomonga uNsamalia kunegha amalenga pa kitimu kila, uYesu akam'buula akati, “Nisuuma amalenga ninyue.”
Ulwakuva avavulanisivu vaake vakava valutile kughula ikyakulia.
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]”
Umukijuuva jula uNsamalia akamwamula akati, “Uve uli Muyahudi, une nilinsamalia, lwandaani ghusuuma amalenga kulyune?” Alyajovile enendiki ulwakuva aVayahudi navalyale nu vuhangilanisi na Vasamalia.
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.”
UYesu akamwamula akati, “Ghwale ukagulaghe sino uNguluve ilonda kukukupeela na kuuti nene veeni ne juno nikukusuuma amalenga, ngale usumile une, une naale nikukupeela amalenga ghano ghikuvapeela avaanhu uvwumi.”
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?
Umukijuuva jula akamwamula uYesu akati, “Ghwe Ntwa uve nuli ni ndoovo ija kuneghela, kyope ikitiimu kitali. Lino ukughaagha kuughi amalenga gha vwumi?
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]?”
Unkuulu ghwitu uYakobo alyatupeliile ikitiimu iki, umwene na vanaake vanywile amalenga agha kitiimu ulim'baha kukila uYakovo?”
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
UYesu akamwamula akati, “Umuunhu ghweni juno inyua amalenga agha kitimu iki, ikwumilua kange,
14 But those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. On the contrary, the water that I give them will become in their inner beings like a spring of water that will enable them to have eternal life.” (aiōn , aiōnios )
neke umuunhu juno inyua amalenga ghano nikumpeela ghiiva nkate mwa mwene, kiiva kindwivu kya malenga ghikumpeelagha uvwumi vuno navusila lusiku.” (aiōn , aiōnios )
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!”
Pe umukijuuva jula akansuuma uYesu akati, “Ghwe Ntwa, umeele amalenga aghuo, nileke pikwumilua, kange nileke pikwisa apa kunegha amalenga.”
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!”
UYesu akambuula akati, “Lutagha, unkemeele umughosi ghwako, ghwise naghwo apa.”
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.
Umukijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Une nili nsila mughosi.” UYesu akambuula akati, “Ujovile seseene kuuti, 'ulinsila mughosi,'
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.”
Ulwakuva ulyatolilue na vaghosi vahano, ghwope juno ghukukala naghwo lino, naghwako. Mu ulu ujovile isa kyang'haani!”
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
Umukijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Ghwe Ntwa, nivona uve uli m'bili.
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]?”
Avakuulu viitu valyale vikumwimika uNguluve pa kidunda iki, neke umue mwiti ku Yelusalemu kwe kuno kunoghiile kukumwimika uNguluve.”
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].
UYesu akam'buula akati, “Ghwe mukijuva uve, ghwitikaghe sino nijova, ghukwisa unsiki ghuno namukumwimikagha uNguluve uNaata pa kidunda iki nambe ku 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].
Umue mu kumwimika uNguluve juno namunkagwile, neke usue tukumwimika uNguluve juno tunkagwile, ulwakuva uNguluve ikuvapokea avaanhu kukilila ku Vayahudi.”
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.
Lino unsiki ghukwisa, kange ghufikile, pano avaanhu vano vikumwitika uNguluve uNhaata mu vwakyanghaani, vikumwimikagha mutwa kulongosivua nu mhepo ghwake na vule vulungika uvwakyang'haani vwake.
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.”
UNguluve ghwe mhepo, avaanhu vano vikumwimika umwene, vanoghiile kukumwimika mu ngufu isa mhepo ghwake na mu vwakyang'haani.”
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]’.)
Umulijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Nikagwile kuuti uMesiya, (juno ghwe Kilisite). Ikwisa iliva isile, ujuo ilikutuvuula sooni.
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
UYesu akam'buula akati, “Une ne juno nijova nuuve, neene Mesiya.”
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?”
Unsiki ughuo avavulanisivua vaake vakagomoka, vakadegha kyongo kuvona uYesu ijova nu mukijuuva, neke nakwealyale juno alyaghelile kukumposia kuuti, “Ghulonda kiki?” nambe kuuti “Kiki ghujova naghwo?”
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
Umukijuuva jula akaluleka pala pala ulusaaji lwake ulwa malenga akaluta kukikaaja, akavavuula, avanu akati,
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?”
“Mwise mulole umuunhu juno ambulile sooni sino nivombile. Asi umuunhu ujuo ndepoonu iiva ghwe Kilisite?”
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
Avaanu yepulike isio vakaluta kuno kwale uYesu.
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
Unsiki ughwa pamwisi avavulanisivua vaake vakam'buula uYesu vakati, “Ghwe m'bulanisi ulie ikyakulia.”
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
Umwene akavavuula akati, “Une nili ni kyakulia kino umue namukikagwile.”
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]”
Avavulanisivua vaake vakatengula kuposania viiti, 'Asi, kuli muunhu isile vwa Nhaata, juno kukumuletela ikyakulia?”
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].
UYesu akavamula akati, “Ikyakulia kyango une, kwe kuvomba isa vughane vwa Nhaata juno asung'hulile nimale imbombo jaake.
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.
Asi, namwamujova kuuti, “Gasighile ameesi ghahaano kupeta?” Neke une nikuvavuula niiti, lola amaghunda vule ghalivuo pano lukwiline kupeta!
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 )
Ghwope juno ipeta ikwupila uluhombo lwake, umpeto ve vaanhu vano vikwupila uvwumi uvwa kuvusila kusila, apuo juno ivyala na juno ipeta vooni vivisagha nu lukeelo palikimo. (aiōnios )
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
Kwelule ulujovo luno luuti, 'Jumonga ivyala ujunge ipeta ulujovo uluo lwa kyang'haani.'
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.”
Une nivasunghile umue kupeta fino namuhangajikile, Avange vakavombile imbombo inalamu, umue mupeta vwimila imbombo jaave.”
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]!”
AVasamalia vinga ava mulikaaja lila ilya sikali vakamwitika uYesu ulwakuva valyapuliike sino alyajovile umukijuuva jula kuuti, “Umuunhu ujuo ambulile sooni sino nivombile.”
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
Pe aVasamalia vala vakafika pano pwale uYesu vakampelepesia kuuti ikale palikimo na veene, pe akikala mu likaaja ilio ifighono fivili.
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
Avaanhu vinga fiijo vakamwitika uYesu vwimila ilisio lyake.
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].”
Vakam'buula umukijuva jula vakati, “Lino nakwekuti tumwitiike umuunhu uju vwimila si sino utuvulile uve, looli tumwitike ulwakuva tupulike sino ajovile, kange tukagwile kuuti kyang'haani umuunhu uju ghwe mpoki ghwa vaanhu vooni.”
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].
Ifighono fivili ye fikilile, akavuuka kiluta ku Galilaya.
UYesu alyoliike kuuti um'bili naikwoghopua na vaanhu ava mu kikaaja kyake.
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.
Avaanhu ava ku Galilaya valyamwupiile uYesu, ulwakuva valyasivwene sooni sino alyavombile ku kyimike ikya Pasaka ku Yelusalemu, kukyimike ukuo voope kwevalyale.
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.
UYesu akaluta kange ku kikaaja ikya Kana mu kighavo ikya Galilaya. Kukikaaja ikio kwe kuno alyahambwisie amalenga kuuva luhuuje kwe alyale umulongosi jumonga ughwa selikali ku Kapelnaumu, umulongosi ujuo umwanaake alyale ntamu.
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!”
Ye apulike kuuti uYesu isile kange ku Galilaya kuhuma ku Yudea akaluta kukumpelepesia uYesu kuuti alute ku Kapelenaumu, ansosi umwanaake ulwakuva umwanaake ujuo ghulyale ghukova.
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
UYesu akamwamula akati, “Umue namunganyitike kisila kufyagha ifivalilo ni fidegho.
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!”
Umulongosi jula akamwamula akati, “Ghwe Mutwa nikukusuuma luvuke unsosie umwanango pano akyale pifua.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
UYesu akam'buula akati, “Vujagha, umwanaako asokile.” Akitika amasio gha Yesu akavuuka ivuja.
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
Umulongosi jula ye ali mu sila ivuja, akatang'hana na vavombi vaake vakambuula vakati umwanaako asokile nkafu.
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.”
Pe akavaposia akati. Asokile unsiki ghuliku, “Aveene vakamwamula vakati, asooka pamihe pamwisi akavalilo aka lekela lubale.”
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].
Uviise ghwa mwana jula akakagula kuuti asooka unsiki ghula ghuno uYesu ajova kuuti, “Umwanaako asookile.” Pe umwene palikimo na vaanhu vooni ava munyumba jaake vakamwitika uYesu.
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
Ikidegho ikio kyale kivalilo kya vuvili kino alyavombile uYesu ku Galilaya ye ahumile ku Yudea.