John 7
1 After those things happened, Jesus went around in Galilee [province]. He did not want to travel in Judea [province], because he knew that the Jewish [leaders there] were wanting to kill him.
Shure kwezvinhu izvi Jesu wakafamba-famba muGarirea; nokuti wakange asingadi kufamba-famba muJudhiya, nokuti VaJudha vakange vachitsvaka kumuuraya.
2 But when the time of the Jewish celebration [called] ‘Celebration of [Living in] Shelters’ was near,
Zvino mutambo weVaJudha, mutambo wematende wakange waswedera.
3 Jesus’ [younger] brothers said to him, “[Since many people] here [have left you], you should leave and go to Judea [province and perform] some miracles there, so that your disciples may see them!
Naizvozvo vanin'ina vake vakati kwaari: Ibvai pano muende muJudhiya, kuti vadzidzi venyuwo vaone mabasa enyu amunoita.
4 No one who wants to become famous does things secretly. [You say] you are doing these miracles, [so do some miracles there] so that everyone [MTY] can see them!”
Nokuti hakuna umwe anoita chinhu muchivande iye amene achitsvakawo kuva pachena. Kana uchiita zvinhu izvi, zviratidze kunyika.
5 [They said this critically], because even [though they were] his own [younger] brothers, they did not believe he [was from God].
Nokuti kunyange vanin'ina vake vaiva vasingatendi kwaari.
6 So Jesus said to them, “It is not yet time for me [MTY] [to go to the celebration]. For you, any time is right [to go to the celebration].
Naizvozvo Jesu akati kwavari: Nguva yangu haisati yasvika, asi nguva yenyu inogara yakagadzirwa.
7 [The people] [MTY] [who] ([do not believe in me/do not belong to God]) cannot hate you, but they hate me because I tell them that what they are doing is evil.
Nyika haigoni kukuvengai; asi ini inondivenga, nokuti ini ndinopupura nezvayo, kuti mabasa ayo akaipa.
8 You [(pl)] go ahead to the celebration. I am not going up [to Jerusalem] to the celebration [yet], because now is not the right time for me [to go].”
Kwirai imwi kumutambo uyu; ini handisati ndokwira kumutambo uyu, nokuti nguva yangu haisati yazadzisika.
9 After he said that, Jesus stayed [a little longer] in Galilee.
Wakati areva zvinhu izvi kwavari, akagara muGarirea.
10 However, [a few days] after his younger brothers left to go up to the celebration, he went also. He went, along with [us] disciples, but no others went with us.
Asi vanin'ina vake vakati vakwira, naiye akabva okwira kumutambo, kwete pachena, asi panenge sepachivande.
11 At the celebration, the Jewish [leaders] were looking for him. They were asking people, “Has Jesus come?”
Zvino VaJudha vakamutsvaka pamutambo, vakati: Aripi uya?
12 Among the crowds, many people were whispering about Jesus. Some were saying, “He is a good man!” But others were saying instead, “No! He is deceiving the crowds!”
Kwakavapo kun'un'una kwakawanda pakati pezvaunga pamusoro pake; vamwe vachiti: Wakanaka. Asi vamwe vachiti: Kwete, asi anotsausa chaunga.
13 But no one was speaking so that others could hear them, because they were afraid of the Jewish [leaders] [SYN].
Kunyange zvakadaro kwakange kusina munhu wakataura pachena pamusoro pake nekutya VaJudha.
14 In the middle of the days of the celebration, Jesus went to the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach people.
Zvino pava pakati pemutambo, Jesu akakwira kutembere, akadzidzisa.
15 The Jewish [elders] were amazed [at what he was saying]. They said, “This man never studied [in one of our religious schools]! So (how can he have learned [so much about Scripture]?/it is difficult for us to believe that he has learned [so much about Scripture]!) [RHQ]”
Zvino VaJudha vakashamisika vachiti: Uyu anoziva sei magwaro asina kudzidza?
16 Jesus replied to them, “What I teach does not come from myself. It comes from [God], the one who sent me.
Jesu akavapindura akati: Dzidziso yangu haisi yangu, asi yake wakandituma.
17 Those who choose to do what God wants will find out whether what I teach comes from God or whether I am speaking with [only] my own [authority].
Kana munhu achida kuita chido chake, achaziva zvedzidziso kana ichibva kuna Mwari, kana kuti ini ndinotaura zvangu.
18 Those who speak with [only] their own [authority] do that [only] so that others will honor them. But I am [doing things so that others] will honor the one who sent me, and I am someone who speaks the truth. I never lie.
Anozvitaurira zvake, anotsvaka rumbidzo yake pachake; asi anotsvaka rumbidzo yewakamutuma, ndiye wechokwadi, uye hapana kusarurama maari.
19 [Think about] the laws that Moses gave you [RHQ]. None of you [completely] obeys those laws. So why are you trying to kill me, [saying I do not obey the laws concerning] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish day of rest])?”
Mozisi haana kukupai murairo here? Asi hakuna wenyu anoita murairo. Munotsvakirei kundiuraya?
20 Someone in the crowd answered, “[By saying this you show that] you are crazy (OR, A demon is controlling you)! Certainly no one is trying to kill you!”
Chaunga chikapindura chikati: Une dhimoni; ndiani anotsvaka kukuuraya?
21 Jesus replied to them, “Because I did a miracle [of healing someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), you are all shocked.
Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Ndakaita basa rimwe, uye munoshamisika mese.
22 Moses gave you [a law that you must] circumcise [the male children and that you must do that exactly seven days after they are born. Actually], it was your ancestors, [Abraham and Isaac and Jacob], not Moses, who [started that ritual]. But because of that law, you sometimes circumcise them (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), [but that is working, too]
Naizvozvo Mozisi wakakupai dzingiso (kusiri kuti yakabva kuna Mozisi, asi kumadzibaba), zvino nesabata munodzingisa munhu.
23 You [sometimes] circumcise boys (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) so that the law of Moses is not disobeyed {[you] do not disobey the law of Moses}, so (it is ridiculous that you are angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man!/why are you angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man?) [RHQ] [Healing someone is far more helpful than circumcising a baby boy]!
Kana munhu nesabata achigamuchira dzingiso, kuti murairo waMozisi urege kutyorwa, munonditsamwira nokuti ndaporesa munhu zvakaperera nesabata here?
24 Stop deciding whether my healing this man is wrong according to what you see! Instead, decide according to what is really the right action [to help people]”!
Musatonga nezvinoonekwa, asi tongai kutonga kwakarurama.
25 Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “(This is the man that they are trying to kill!/Isn’t this the man that they are trying to kill?) [RHQ]
Vamwe veveJerusarema ndokuti: Uyu haasiye wavanotsvaka kuuraya here?
26 He is saying these things (publicly/in front of many people), but our [Jewish] rulers are not saying anything to [oppose] him. Is that because they have decided that he is truly (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)?
Asi tarira, anotaura pachena, asi havarevi chinhu kwaari. Kuti vatungamiriri vanoziva zvechokwadi here kuti ndiye Kristu chaiye?
27 But [he cannot be the Messiah, because] we know where this man came from. When the Messiah really comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
Asi uyu tinoziva kwaanobva; asi Kristu kana achisvika, hakuna angaziva kwaanobva.
28 [They said that because they thought Jesus was born in Nazareth]. So while Jesus was teaching [people] in the Temple [courtyard], he shouted, “Yes, [you say that] you know me, and [you think] you know [IRO] where I am from. But I have come here not (because I appointed myself/with my own authority). Instead, [God] is the one who truly sent me. You do not know him.
Naizvozvo Jesu wakadanidzira mutembere achidzidzisa achiti: Nemwi munoziva ini, uye munoziva kwandakabva; uye handina kuzviuira, asi wakandituma ndewechokwadi, wamusingazivi imwi.
29 But I know him, because I have come from him. He is the one who sent me!”
Asi ini ndinomuziva, nokuti ndinobva kwaari, uye iye wakandituma.
30 Then they tried to seize him [because he said that he had come from God]. But no one put their hands on him [to do that], because it was not yet the time [MTY] [for him to die].
Naizvozvo vakatsvaka kumubata, asi hakuna wakaisa ruoko paari, nokuti awa rake rakange risati rasvika.
31 But many of the crowd believed that he [had come from God]. They said, “When the Messiah comes, he certainly will not do more miracles than this man has done, will he?”
Asi vazhinji vechaunga vakatenda kwaari, vakati: Kana Kristu achisvika, achaita zviratidzo zvizhinji kune izvi uyu zvaaita here?
32 The Pharisees heard them whispering these things about him. So they and the chief priests sent some Temple guards to seize him.
VaFarisi vakanzwa chaunga chichin'un'una zvinhu izvi pamusoro pake; VaFarisi nevapristi vakuru ndokutuma vabatsiri kuti vamubate.
33 Then Jesus said, “I will be with you for only a short time. Then I will return to the one who sent me.
Naizvozvo Jesu akati kwavari: Ndichinemwi chinguvana, ndoenda kune wakandituma.
34 Then you will search for me, but you will not find me. And you will not be able to come to the place where I am.”
Muchanditsvaka mukasandiwana; uye apo pandiri ini, imwi hamugoni kuuya.
35 So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to themselves, “Where is this man about to go with the result that we will not be able to find him? [Some Jewish people have] dispersed [and live] among Greek people. He is not intending to go [and live among them] and teach them, is he?
Naizvozvo VaJudha vakataurirana vachiti: Uyu oda kuendepi kuti isu tisamuwana? Achaenda kune vakapararira veVaGiriki, adzidzise VaGiriki here?
36 When he said ‘You will search for me, but you will not be able to find me,’ and when he said ‘You will not be able to come to the place where I am,’ what [did he mean]?”
Ishokoi iri raanoti: Muchanditsvaka, asi hamungandiwani; nerekuti: Pandiri ini, imwi hamugoni kuuya?
37 [On each of the seven days of the celebration, the high priest poured out some water on the altar in the Temple to remember how God provided water for the people in the desolate area long ago. But the water he poured did not help anyone who was thirsty. So] on the last day of the festival, which was the most important day, Jesus stood up [in the Temple courtyard] and said with a loud voice, “Those who are thirsty should come to me to drink [what I will give them].
Zvino nezuva rekupedzisira, iro guru remutambo Jesu wakasimuka akadanidzira achiti: Kana ani nani ane nyota, ngaauye kwandiri anwe.
38 Just like the Scriptures teach, streams of water shall flow out from within those who believe in me, and that water will cause them to live [eternally].”
Anotenda kwandiri, rugwaro sezvarwakareva, nzizi dzemvura mhenyu dzichaerera kubva mudumbu rake.
39 When Jesus said that, he was referring to [God’s] Spirit, whom those who believed in Jesus would receive later. Up to that time God had not sent the Spirit [to live within believers], because Jesus had not yet [died and returned to his] glorious [home in] heaven, [from where he would send the Spirit].
Asi izvi wakareva zveMweya wavaizogamuchira vanotenda kwaari; nokuti Mweya Mutsvene wakange asati avapo, nokuti Jesu wakange asati akudzwa.
40 When some of the crowd heard those words, they said, “Surely this man is the prophet [whom God promised to send who would be like Moses]!”
Naizvozvo vazhinji vechaunga vakati vachinzwa shoko iri vakati: Zvirokwazvo uyu ndiye muporofita.
41 Others said, “He is the Messiah!” But others, [thinking Jesus was born in Galilee], said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee [province], will he?
Vamwe vakati: Uyu ndiye Kristu. Asi vamwe vakati: Ko Kristu angabva Garirea here?
42 (Did [a prophet] not write in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived?/[It is written] in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived!) [RHQ]”
Rugwaro haruna kureva here kuti Kristu achabva kumbeu yaDhavhidhi, nepamusha weBhetirehemu paiva naDhavhidhi?
43 So the people were divided because of [what they thought about] Jesus.
Naizvozvo pakava nekupesana pakati pechaunga pamusoro pake.
44 Some people wanted to seize him, but no one tried [to do that].
Zvino vamwe vavo vakada kumubata, asi hakuna wakaisa maoko kwaari.
45 So the Temple guards returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees, [the ones who had sent them to arrest Jesus]. They said to the guards, “Why did you not [seize him and] bring him [here]?”
Zvino vabatsiri vakaenda kuvapristi vakuru neVaFarisi; ivo vakati kwavari: Nemhaka yei musina kumuuisa?
46 They replied, “No one ever spoke such [amazing things] as this man does!”
Vabatsiri vakapindura vakati: Hakuna kumbotaura munhu seizvi, semunhu uyu.
47 Then the Pharisees replied, “Have you been deceived {Has [he] deceived you}, too?
Zvino VaFarisi vakavapindura vakati: Nemwi matsauswa kanhi?
48 (None of our rulers nor any of us Pharisees have believed that (he [is the Messiah]!/he [came from God]!)/Have any of our [Jewish] rulers or any of us Pharisees believed that (he [is the Messiah]?/he [came from God]?)) [RHQ]
Aripo here wakatenda kwaari kuvatungamiriri kana kuVaFarisi?
49 Not one! But, on the contrary, some of this crowd [have believed in him]. They do not know [the true teachings of] our laws! They will go to hell [for listening to him]!” (questioned)
Asi chaunga ichi chisingazivi murairo chakatukwa.
50 Then Nicodemus spoke. He was the one who earlier went to Jesus [at night]. He was also a member of the Jewish council. He said to [the rest of the Council members],
Nikodhimo, uya akauya kwaari usiku, ari umwe wavo, akati kwavari:
51 “[We] have not listened to what he says to find out what he is doing. (It is not permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him!/Is it permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him?) [RHQ]”
Murairo wedu unotonga munhu here, kunze kwekuti wambomunzwa nekuziva chaanoita?
52 They replied to him, “(Are you another [disgusting person] from Galilee?/[You talk like] another [disgusting person] from Galilee!) [RHQ] Read [what is written in the Scriptures] You will find that no prophet comes from Galilee [province, like he does]!”
Vakapindura vakati kwaari: Ko iwewo uri weGarirea here? Nzvera uone kuti hakuna kumuka muporofita kuGarirea.
53 [Then they all left and went to their own homes.
Umwe neumwe ndokuenda kumba kwake.
