John 6
1 Some time later, when Jesus was in Galilee district, near the time of the Jewish Passover celebration, Jesus went [with us disciples by boat] and crossed to another place along Galilee Lake. This lake is [also called] Tiberias Lake.
Hazimana inzi zintu, Jesu chayenda kuyimwi imbali ye wate lya Galileya, hape livali kusupiwa I wate lya Tiberiya.
2 A large crowd of people kept following Jesus [on land] because they had been seeing the miracles he performed [by healing] sick people.
Vungi vwe chichava chivali kumwi chilire kakuli vava voni imakazo zavali kupanga kwavo vavali kulwala.
3 Jesus went up on the hillside and sat down with [us] disciples [to teach us].
Jesu cha yenda kwirundu mi uko abake kali hasi ni varutwana vakwe.
4 Then he looked up and saw a great crowd of people coming toward him.
(Hanu mukiti we Paseka, Mukiti wa Majunda, uvali kwina hafuhi.)
5 He said to Philip, “Where will we buy food for all these people to eat?”
Linu Jesu halola mwi wulu ni kuvona vantu vangi niva keza kwakwe, cha wambira Filipi, “Tuwola kuwula kuhi vuronto ili kuli ava vantu va wole kulya?”
6 He asked this only to find out if Philip believed what [Jesus could do], because Jesus already knew what he himself was going to do.
(Kono Jesu a vawambi ichi kulika Filipi, kakuli iye mwine ivali kwizi icho chavali kuswanera kupanga.)
7 Philip replied to him, “[Even if we had] the amount of money a man earns in eight months, that would not be enough to buy bread so that each person could have a little bit!”
Filipi cha mwi tava, “Miyanda yovere yamashereñi ovuroto kasa a wole kuwulira zumwi ni zumwi wavo nangati kakwa kanini.”
8 Another one of [us] disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s [younger] brother, said to Jesus,
Zumwi wa valutwana vakwe, Adiriyasi, mukulwe wa Simoni Pita, chata kwa Jesu,
9 “There is a boy here who has five small barley loaves and two [cooked] fish. But (they will not help much among so many people!/what good will that do among so many people?) [RHQ]”
“Kwina muhwire wo muswisu hanu wina zikwa zeminwe ye yanza zo Vuroto ni nswi zo vere, kono chinzi ichi mukati ketu?”
10 Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down!” There was plenty of grass there, so they all sat down [comfortably]. There were about 5,000 men [among the crowd].
Jesu chati, “Mwikalike vantu hansi.”( Hanu kuvena lyani liñgi mwe china chivaka, ) Cwale vakwame chive kala hansi, valikana lule na lule lwe minwe yeyanza ku mpalo.
11 Then Jesus took the small loaves and the fish and thanked [God] for them. Then he [gave them to us, and we] distributed the small loaves and the fish to all the people sitting on the ground. [Because God caused the food to keep increasing], everyone ate as much as they wanted.
Linu Jesu chahinda vuloto mi hamana kuha vuitumero, cha tambika kwavo vavali kwi kere, mi kuswana nikwi inswi, chovungi sina muvavali kusakira.
12 When everyone had all the food they wanted, he said to [us] disciples, “Gather up the pieces that are left over. Do not let anything be wasted!”
Linu vantu havave kuti, cha wamba kuva lutwana vakwe, “Mukunganye vu fwafwali ni twa ngamoka twa shala, iri kuli kanji kuwaniki chi zova.”
13 So we gathered up the pieces of the small loaves that were left over by those who had eaten. We filled twelve baskets with those pieces!
Chale chiva tu kunganya ni kwizuza zitanda ze kumi ni tovere tufwafwali tuva zwi ha vuronto bwina palo ye minwe ye yanza ye; tu fwafwali tuva shali kwavo vavali.
14 After the people saw that miracle that Jesus had performed, [many of] them started to say, “Surely this is the prophet [like Moses] that [God promised] to send to the world!”
Linu, vantu hava vona ichi chisupo chava pangi, chiva wamba, “Uzu chovu niti muporofita yo swanera kukeza mwi nkanda.”
15 So, because Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him to make him [their] king, he left them again and went up into the hills by himself.
Chale Jesu ha lemuha kuti chivavali kusaka kukeza ni kumukwata che nkani kuti vamupange mulena, cha zwengera yenke kuma Lundu.
16 When it was evening, [we] disciples went down to [Galilee] Lake.
Hachiyiza kuva chitengu, va lutwana vakwe chiva shetumukera kwi wate.
17 When it became dark and Jesus had still not joined us, [we] got into a boat and went across the lake towards Capernaum [city].
Chive chira muchikepe, mi vavali kuluta i wate kuya kwa Capenaume. Chikuvali kusiha cheyi nako, mi Jesu kena aveni kuka vola kale kuvali.
18 A strong wind started to blow and caused the water (to become very rough/to have high waves).
Imi i huho likolete livali kuhunga, mi iwate chili vali kutangite kulwa.
19 After we had rowed (three or four miles/five or six kilometers), we saw Jesus coming near the boat; he was walking on the water! So we were terrified!
Hachi va zuhite chiuvaka chilikana makumi overe ni minwe ye yaza lyoke kamba makumi o tatwe muvule, chiva vona Jesu nakaya vuyenda he wulu lya wate ni kezite kumbali ni chikepe, mi vavali kutiyite.
20 But he said to us, “Do not be afraid! It is I!”
Kono chati kuvali, “Njeme! Kanji mutiyi.”
21 We were glad to take him into the boat. As soon as [we] did that, the boat reached the shore where [we] were going!
Linu vavali kukusaka kumu longa muchi sepe, mi yahaho chisepe chicha kasika he rizo havavali kukaya.
22 The next day the crowd of people that had stayed on the other side of the lake [were perplexed about how Jesus had left that area]. They knew that there had been only one boat there [the previous day]. They knew that we had gone away in it by ourselves. They knew that Jesus had not gone with us.
Izuva lichilira, chinavungi chivali kuzimene kwishirya lye wate chiva vona kuti kena kuvena chimwi chikepe mbwita fera china choke, ni kuti Jesu kena ave chili mwateni ni varutwana vakwe kono kuti varutwana vakwe chivavali kuyendete vovona.
23 Then some [men came] from Tiberias [city] in boats. [They were hoping to take some of the crowd back to Tiberias]. They arrived near the place where the people had eaten the food after Jesus had given thanks [and caused it to multiply].
Niha kuva vulyo, kuvena amwi mato avali kukazwa kwa Tiberiasi hafuhi ni chivaka aho hava liri vuroto uvo Simwine hava litumeri.
24 When the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor we disciples were there, [some of] them got into those boats and they sailed to Capernaum to find Jesus.
Linu china vungi hachi lemuha kuti nangati Jesu kamba varutwana vakwe kena vavali kusikwina, cwale avo vene chiva chira mumato ni kuyenda kwa Capenaume kuka ngana Jesu.
25 When they found him [in Capernaum] further around the lake, they asked him, “Teacher, [since you(sg) did not come in a boat], when [and how] did you get here?”
Hachiva manite kumuwana kweyina imwi imbali ye wate, chiva cho kwali, “Rabbi, wakeza liri kunu?”
26 Jesus replied to them, “Listen to this carefully: Do you know why you are looking for me? It is not because you saw [me perform] miracles [and as a result have realized who I really am]. No! You are looking for me [only] because you had plenty of bread to eat [after I provided it for you by performing a miracle].
Jesu chave tava, ni kucho, “cho vuniti, niti, muni ngana, isiñi kuti muvavoni imakazo, kono ivaka lyokuti muvali vuroto vumwi bwe nkonko mi muve kuti.
27 Stop desiring food that will soon spoil! Instead, desire to get [spiritual] food that will last forever! Yearn for eternal life! That is what I, the one who came from heaven, will give you. God [my] Father has shown that he approves of me [enabling me to do that].” (aiōnios g166)
Kanji muverekeri zilyo inzo zisinyeha, kono muverekere zilyo zikala inako kutwala kuvahalo vusa mani uvo Mwana o Muntu bwasa mihe, kwe Ireeza Isi ava viki iswayo hali.” (aiōnios g166)
28 Then the people asked him, “What things should we do [to please] God?”
Cwale chivati kwali, “Chizi chi tuswanera ku panga, iri kuli tuwole kupanga misevezi ye Ireeza?”
29 Jesus replied, “What God [wants you] to do is this: He wants you to believe that [I am] the one he has sent.”
Jesu che tava ni kuta kuvali, “Uwu njo musevezi we Ireeza: kuti mu zumine ku yenke unzo yavaka tumi.”
30 So they said to him, “Then perform [another] miracle so that we may see it and believe that [you came from God]. What miracle would you like to perform?
Chwale chiva ta kwali, “Chechihi chisupo cwale choso pange, iri kuli tuvone ni kuku zumina? Chinzi choto pange?
31 Our ancestors ate the [food called] manna [that God provided for them by a miracle] in the desolate area. This is written {[The Psalmist] wrote this} [in the Scriptures] about [what Moses caused to happen: ] ‘He gave them food from heaven to eat.’ [Will you perform a miracle like that]?”
Veshetu vavali maana mwi halaupa, sina hakuñoletwe,'Avavahi inkonko izwa kwi wuulu kulya.”
32 So Jesus said to them, “The truth is that it was not Moses who gave your [ancestors] that food from heaven. No, it was my Father [who gave it to them. And my Father is the one] who gives you the true food from heaven.
Linu Jesu chave tava, “Chovu niti, niti, kena ivali Mushe yava mihi inkonko kuzwa mwi wuulu, kono ivali Tayo yo miha inkonko ye niti izwa kwi wulu.
33 The true bread from God came down from heaven, and he is the one who will give [eternal] life to [the people of] the world [MTY].”
Kakuti inkonko ye Ireeza je china chi zwa kwiwulu ni kukeza hansi ni kwiza kuha vuhalo kwi nkanda.”
34 [Not understanding what he meant], they said to him, “Sir, give us that kind of bread all the time!”
Cwale chiva wamba kwali, “Nfumwetu, utuhe iyi inkonko inako yonse.”
35 Jesus said to them, “[Just like] food [MET] [sustains physical life], I am the [one who enables you to have spiritual] life. Those who [eat ordinary food and drinks will later be hungry and thirsty]. But those who come to me [to receive that life] will never again [lack anything spiritually].
Jesu cha wamba kuvali, “Jeme ni nkonko yo vuhalo; uzo yo keza kwangu kasane ka fwe inzala, mi uzo yo zumina mwangu kesane kafwe inyota.
36 I told you before that you have seen my [miracles, but after seeing them, instead of understanding who I am], you have not believed in me.
Kono ni vami wambiri chovu niti muvani voni, mi kamu zumini.
37 All the people that [my] Father entrusts to me will come to me, and I will certainly (welcome/never send away) [LIT] anyone who comes to me.
Yense uzo Tayo waniha mwa keze kwangu, mi yense yo keza kwangu chovuniti kaseni muzindire hanze.
38 When I came down from heaven, it was not to do what I want. Instead, I came to do what ([God/my Father]), who sent me, wants.
Kakuti niva kezi hansi kukazwa kwi wulu, isiñi kwiza kupanga itato yangu, kono chasaka iye uzo yavaka ni tumi.
39 What the one who sent me wants is that I (keep forever all/never lose any) [LIT] of those whom he has entrusted to me. He wants me to cause all of them to become alive again (on the last day/on the day [when I judge everyone]) [MTY].
Imi iyi nji tanto yakwe uzo yava kanitumi, kuti kanji ni zoverwa nangati yenke kwavo vonse vavanihi, kono kaniva vunse mwizuva lyama mani mani.
40 [Long ago in the desolate area when those who were bitten by snakes looked at the bronze replica of a snake, they were healed] [MET]. What my Father wants is that [similarly] everyone who looks at [what] I [have done] and believes in me will have eternal life. I will cause them to become alive again (on the last day/on the day [when I judge everyone]) [MTY].” (aiōnios g166)
Kakuli iyi nje tanto ya Tayo, kuti yense yo vona Mwana ni kuzumina mwali mwave ni vuhalo vusa mani mi kanimu vunse mwi zuva lya ma mani-mani. (aiōnios g166)
41 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the one who is [like] true bread who came down from heaven.”
Cwale majunda chivatanga kukumbola kuamana naye kakuti avati, “Njeme ni nkonko iyo yaka zwa kwi wulu.”
42 They said, “(This man is Jesus, the son of Joseph!/Isn’t this man the son of Joseph?) [RHQ] We know [the names of] both his father and his mother. [He certainly did not come from heaven], so (he is [lying] by saying ‘I came from heaven.’/why is he now saying, ‘I came from heaven?’) [RHQ]”
Chiva wamba, “Uzu kanjiyena Jesu mwana wa Josefa, uzo insi ni nyina tuve zi? Kwiza vule hape hanu kuti awambe, 'Nakazwa kwi wulu '?”
43 Jesus replied to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves [about what I just said]!
Jesu che tava ni kuvata, “Musiye kukumbola mukati kenu.
44 [My] Father, who sent me, makes people want to come to me. No others will come to me [to receive eternal life]. Those who come to me are the only ones who will believe in me. I will (cause them to be alive again/raise them [from the dead]) (on the last day/on the [judgment] day).
Kakwina zumwi yo wola kukeza kwangu mbwita Tayo yava kanitumi hamu chuza, mi kani muvunse mwi zuva lyama mani-mani.
45 It was written ([by one of the prophets/by the prophet Isaiah]) {([One of the prophets/The prophet Isaiah]) wrote} [about all those who will trust in me], ‘God will teach them all.’ Everyone who listens to what [my] Father [says] and learns from him will (come to/believe in) me.
Ku ñoletwe muma porofita, 'Yense karutiwe nji Ireeza. 'Yense yava zuwi ni kulituta kwa Tayo ukeza kwangu.
46 I came from God. I am the only one who has seen [my] Father. No one else has seen him.
Kena kuti vonse vava voni Tayo, mbwita fera iye yokazwa kwe Ireeza- ava voni Tayo.
47 Listen to this carefully: Everyone who believes ([my message/in me]) has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Chovu niti, niti, iye yo zumina wina vahalo vusa mani. (aiōnios g166)
48 [Just like] food [MET] [sustains your physical life], I am the [one who enables you to have spiritual] life.
Jeme ni nkonko yo vuhalo.
49 Even though your ancestors ate the manna [while they were traveling] in the desolate area, they died [anyway].
Veshenu vavali maana mwi halaupa, mi vava mani kufwa.
50 But the bread [I am talking about] is something that came down from heaven. If people eat that bread, their [spirits] will never die.
Iyi nje nkonko ikeza hansi kukazwa kwi wulu, iri kuli muntu awole kulya yimwi kuili ni kusa fwa.
51 I am the one who came down from heaven to enable people to have [spiritual] life. If people take what I will give them, they will live forever. What I will give them is my flesh, which I will give to [all the people in] [MTY] the world in order that they may have [spiritual] life.” (aiōn g165)
Jeme ni nkonko i hala iyo ikazwa kwi wulu. Haiva zumwi ulya kuili iyi nkonko, mwa hale kuya kuire. Inkonko iyo yete nihe inyama wangu kuvu halo vwe kanda.” (aiōn g165)
52 Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] began to argue among themselves. They said, “(There is no way this man can give us his flesh to eat!/How can this man give us his flesh to eat?)” [RHQ]
Majunda chiva venga mukati kavo vene niku tanga kukanana, nivati, Kuwoleka vule kuti uzu mukwame atuhe inyama wakwe kuti tulye?'
53 So, [speaking figuratively of the need for them to accept for themselves the benefits of his sacrificing himself and shedding his blood to atone for their sins] [MET], Jesus said to them, “Listen carefully to this: [Although] I am the one who came from heaven, if you do not eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will not have eternal life.
Cwale Jesu cha wamba kuvali, “Chovu niti, niti, kwanda yo kuti mulye inyama o Mwana o Muntu ni kunwa malaha akwe, kete muve ni vuhalo mwenu.
54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will cause them to become alive again at (the last day/the [judgment] day), (aiōnios g166)
Yense yolya inyama wangu ni kunwa malaha angu wina vuhalo vusa mani, mi kani muvuse mwizuvalya mamanikizo. (aiōnios g166)
55 because my flesh and my blood are truly spiritual food.
Kakuti inyama yangu chilyo che niti, mi malaha angu chinwiwa che niti.
56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood will have a close relationship with me, and I will have a close relationship with them.
Iye yo lya inyama wangu ni kunwa malaha angu ushala mwangu, ni me mwali.
57 [My] Father, who is the [source of everything that] lives, sent me, and I live because [my] Father has [given me life]. Similarly those who eat my [flesh] will live [eternally] because of what I [do for them].
Sina Tayo yo hala havaka ni tumi, mi sina hani hala ivaka lya Tayo, cwale iye yonilya, mwahale naye ivaka lyangu.
58 [I am] the true bread that came down from heaven. Although our ancestors ate [manna], they [later] died [anyway]. But those who eat this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
Iyi nje nkonko ina yakeza hansi kukazwa kwi wulu, isiñi uvu veshenu vavali ni kufwa. Iye yo lya iyi nkonko mwahale kuya kuire.” (aiōn g165)
59 He said this while he was teaching people in (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) in Capernaum.
Kono Jesu avali kuwamba inzi zintu mwi sinangonge na kwete kuruta mwa Capenaume.
60 After they heard him say that, many of his disciples said, “What he is teaching is hard [to understand]; (it is very difficult for anyone to accept it!/how can anyone accept it?) [RHQ]”
Cwale vungi vwava rutwana vakwe vava zuwi izi chiva ti, “Iyi ituto ikavo ahulu; jeni yo wola kuitambula?”
61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were grumbling about it, so he said to them, “(I am sorry that this is offending you./Is this offending you?) [RHQ]
Jesu, kakuli avali kwizi mwali kuti varutwana vakwe vavali kukumbola heyi dava, chati kuvali, “Kana ichi chimi nyeza?
62 ([Perhaps you will believe my message] if you see me, the one who came from heaven, ascending [there] to where I was before!/[(What will you think if you see me], the one who came from heaven, ascending [there] to where I was before)?) [RHQ]
Cwale mukuve vule aho hasane kamuvone Mwana o Mutu nakambama kuta uko kwavali kwina sapilio?
63 [God’s] Spirit is the one who gives people [eternal] life. Human efforts are no help at all [for giving people eternal life]. The message I have spoken to you [gives spiritual] life (OR, [comes from] God’s Spirit [and gives eternal] life.)
Luhuho luha vuhalo; inyama kakwina chi ivozekeza. Mazwi awo ani vawambi kwenu nga luhuho, mi go vuhalo.
64 But there are some of you who do not believe [my message.” Jesus said that] because he knew from the time he started [MTY] [his ministry] which of them would not believe his message. He also knew who would (betray him/enable his enemies to seize him).
Imi kwina vamwi kwenu avo vasa zumini.”Kakuti Jesu avali kwinzi kuzwa kuma tangiro kuti mbani avo vate ni vakangwe kuzumina mi njeni uzo yate na muveteke.
65 Then he continued by saying, “That is why I told you that only those whom my Father has enabled [to believe in me] will come to me [and receive eternal life].”
Cha wamba, “I vaka lyezi kuti na miwamba kwenu kuti kakwina zumwi yo wola kukeza kwangu mbwita haiva wa zumininwa kwa Tayo.”
66 From that [time], many of his disciples left him and no longer went with him.
Kevaka lyezi, vungi bwa varutwana chiva vola kumusiya mi kena vavazwiri havusu ni kumwi chilira.
67 So he said to [us] twelve [apostles], “You do not want to leave me also, do you?”
Linu Jesu cha wamba kuvana ikumi ni tovere, “Inwe nanwe kamusaki kuyenda nanwe, musaka?”
68 Simon Peter replied to him, “Lord, [we] will not [leave you], [because] (there is no other person [like you] to whom we can go!/what other person is there like [you] to whom we can go?) [RHQ] You have the message about eternal life! (aiōnios g166)
Simoni Pitorosi chamwi tava, “Simwine, njikwani kwete tuyende? Wina manzwi ovuhalo vusa mani, (aiōnios g166)
69 We have come to believe for certain that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
mi tuva zumini ni kwiza kwiziva kuti jewe yo Chena yenke we Ireeza.”
70 Then Jesus replied to us, “[You are saying that as though all] you twelve [men] whom I have chosen [RHQ] believe that. But one of you is [under the control of] Satan!”
Jesu cha wamba kuvali, “Kena kuti ni vamiketi, vena ikumi ni minwe yovere, imi zumwi kwenu ji diavulusi?”
71 He was talking about Judas, the [son] of Simon, from Kerioth [village]. [Even though] Judas was one of us twelve [apostles], he was about (to betray Jesus/to enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
Hanu avali kuwamba kuama ni Judasi mwana wa Simoni Isikariyoti, kakuti ivali iye, omumwina kuvena ikumi ni tovere, kakuti ivali njiyena, uzo yatane veteke Jesu.
