John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Va thonono, Diambu dikibela, Diambu diba va kimosi ayi Nzambi ayi Diambu diawu Nzambi.
2 This one was in the beginning with God.
Diambu diba va thonono va kimosi ayi Nzambi.
3 All things were made through him, and without him there was not one thing made that has been made.
Bima bioso bivangimina mu diawu, kuisi ko kima kikambu vangu mu kambu diawu mu bibioso bikivangulu.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Mu diawu muba Luzingu. Luzingu beni luba kiezila ki batu.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Kiezila kilembo kienzuka mu tombi vayi tombi kisia kisudika ko.
6 There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John.
Vaba Mutu wumosi wutumu kuidi Nzambi, dizina diandi Yowani.
7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
Wuyiza mu telama kimbangi; mu telama kimbangi mu diambu di kiezila muingi batu boso bawilukila mu niandi.
8 John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light.
Niandi veka kasia ba kiezila ko, vayi, niandi wuyiza kaka mu telama kimbangi mu diambu di kiezila.
9 The true light, which gives light to all men, was coming into the world.
Kiezila ki kiedika kiawu kioki kiyiza va ntoto, kioki kieti kienzulanga batu boso.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
Niandi diambu diyiza va ntoto ayi ntoto wuvangu mu niandi vayi ntoto wusia kunzaba ko.
11 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
Niandi wuyiza ku tsiꞌandi vayi basi tsiꞌandi basia kuntambula ko.
12 But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
Vayi kuidi batu boso bantambula, niandi wuba vana lulendo lukitukila bana ba Nzambi; bobo bawilukila mu dizina diandi.
13 These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Bika sia ti bana beni mu menga voti mu luzolo lu nsuni babutukila, voti mu luzolo lu mutu vayi babutu mu luzolo lu Nzambi.
14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Diambu dikituka nsuni ayi diyiza zinga va khatitsikꞌeto. Beto tumona nkembo andi; banga nkembo wu Muana wumosi kaka wowo wuba kuidi Tata. Nkembo beni wuba wuwala mu nlemvo ayi mu kiedika.
15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, for he was before me.'”
Yowani wuntelimina kimbangi bu katuba mu yamikina: —Talanu mutu wawu, niandi ndiyolukila mu thangu ndilukamba: mutu wowo wunkuiza ku manima mama wundutidi munneni, bila niandi wutuama kukibela ayi minu.
16 For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.
Mu diambu di fuluka ku nlemvo andi, beto boso tutambula lusakumunu va mbata lusakumunu.
17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Bila Moyize niandi wuvana Mina vayi Yesu Klisto niandi wunata nlemvo ayi kiedika.
18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
Kadi mutu kamuenieti Nzambi ko vayi Muanꞌandi wumosi kaka widi va ndambu yi Tata, niandi wunzabikisidi.
19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
Vava vadi kimbangi ki Yowani mu thangu Bayuda baba ku Yelusalemi bafidisa zinganga Nzambi ayi Balevi muingi banyuvula: “ngeyo widi nani e?”
20 He confessed—he did not deny, but confessed—”I am not the Christ.”
Buna wuba kamba kiedika mu kambu memata: —Minu ndisi ama Klisto ko.
21 So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” They said, “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
Babuela kunyuvula: —Vayi buna widi nani e? Widi Eli? Wuba vutudila: —Ndisi ama Eli ko! Bawu babuela kunyuvula: —Widi mbikudi e? Wuba vutudila: —Nana.
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
Buna babuela kunyuvula diaka: —Vayi widi nani e? Wutukamba muingi tubaka buvanina mvutu kuidi bobo batutumini. Mbi wuntuba mu diambu di ngeyo veka e?
23 He said, “I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
Buna wuba kamba: —Minu ndidi mbembo yi mutu wowo wulembo yamikina mu dikanga: luludika nzila yi Pfumu banga bu bikudila mbikudi Ezayi.
24 Now some from the Pharisees were sent,
Batu Bobo bafidusu baba mu dikabu di Bafalisi;
25 and they asked him and said to him, “Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?”
banyuvula: —Enati wisi Klisto ko voti Eli ko, voti mbikudi ko vayi buna bila mbi wulembo botikila e?
26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
Yowani wuba vutudila: —Minu ndilembo lubotikila mu nlangu, vayi va khatitsikꞌeno vadi mutu wumosi wulukambulu zaba,
27 He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
mutu wowo wunkuiza ku manima mama, ndisi fuana ko mu nianguna minsinga mi zisapatu ziandi.
28 These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Mambu mama ku Betani maviokila, buala buidi va disimu di nzadi Yolidani, kuna Yowani kaba botikilanga batu.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look, there is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Mu lumbu kilanda, Yowani wumona Yesu wunkuiza kuidi niandi, buna wutuba: —Tala, Muana dimemi di Nzambi wumbotulanga masumu ma nza.
30 This is the one of whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'
Niandi mutu wowo ndiluyolukila bu ndilukamba ti: “Mutu wowo wunkuiza ku manima mama wundutidi munneni bila niandi wutuama kukibela ayi minu.”
31 I did not know him, but it was so that he could be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water.”
Minu ndisia tuama kunzaba ko, vayi mu diambu kazabakana kuidi Iseli diawu minu ndilembo botikila mu nlangu.
32 John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it stayed upon him.
Yowani wutelama kimbangi bu katuba: —Ndimona Pheve yitotukila ku Diyilu banga dibembe, yivuanda va niandi.
33 I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing in the Holy Spirit.'
Kuidi minu, ndisi kunzaba ko; vayi mutu wowo wuthuma mu kuiza botika mu nlangu niandi wukhamba: “Va mutu wowo wela mona Pheve yikulukidi va niandi ayi yivuendi va niandi; buna niandi mutu wela botikila mu Pheve Yinlongo.”
34 I have both seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
Buna minu ndimona ayi nditelama kimbangi ti mutu wawu niandi muana Nzambi.
35 Again, the next day, as John was standing with two of his disciples,
Diaka mu lumbu kilanda, Yowani wuba diaka vana ayi minlonguki miandi miodi.
36 they saw Jesus walking by, and John said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
Mu thangu kamona Yesu wumviokila vana buna wutuba: —Tala, Muana dimemi di Nzambi.
37 His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
Minlonguki mi miodi minwa bu katuba, buna milandakana Yesu.
38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What do you want?” They replied, “Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?”
Yesu bu kabaluka wuba mona balembo nlandakana. Diawu kaba yuvudila: —A mbi luntomba e? Bamvutudila: —Labi bu dinsundula Nlongi, kuevi wukala e?
39 He said to them, “Come and see.” Then they came and saw where he was staying; they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
Wuba kamba: —Yizanu ayi malumona. Bayenda ayi bamona va kaba nkalanga. Bakala yandi mu lumbu kina; yiba nduka-nduka thangu yi nya yi masika.
40 One of the two who heard John speak and then followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
Andele, khomba yi Simoni Piela, wuba wumosi mu minlonguki beni miodi miomi miwa mambu ma Yowani ayi milandakana Yesu.
41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated is: Christ).
Ku nzimunina, niandi wuyenda bata theti khombꞌandi Simoni, wunkamba: —Beto tumueningi Mesiya Tsundu Mesiya Klisto.
42 He brought him to Jesus, and Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
Buna wunnata kuidi Yesu. Yesu bu kantala, buna wunkamba: —Ngeyo widi Simoni, muana Zonasi. Ngeyo wela tedolongo Sefasi. Tsundu Sefasi “Ditadi”.
43 The next day, when Jesus wanted to leave to go to Galilee, he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
Mu lumbu kilanda, Yesu wukana kuenda ku Ngalili. Wumona Filipi ayi wunkamba: —Wundandakana!
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Filipi wuba muisi Betesayida, divula dimosi ayi Andele ayi Piela.
45 Philip found Nathaniel and said to him, “He of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found him: Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”
Filipi wuyenda tala Natanayeli ayi wunkamba: —Beto tumueningi mutu wowo Moyize kayolukila mu Mina ayi wowo mimbikudi miyolukila, dizina diandi Yesu, muana zozefu muisi Nazaleti.
46 Nathaniel said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Natanayeli wunkamba: —Buna ku Nazaleti kulenda kuandi totukila diambu dimboti e? Filipi wumvutudila: —Yiza ayi mona.
47 Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and said about him, “See, a true Israelite, in whom is no deceit!”
Yesu wumona Natanayeli wulembo yizi ku kaba, buna wutuba: —Tala muisi Iseli wukiedika, mu niandi mukambulu mayuya.
48 Nathaniel said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Natanayeli wunyuvula: —Kuevi wunzabidi e? Yesu wumvutudila: —Tuamina Filipi kiza kambi, bu vuendingi kuna tsi nti wu figi, minu ndimueningi.
49 Nathaniel replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Buna Natanayeli wunkamba: —Nlongi, ngeyo widi Muana Nzambi, widi ntinu wu Iseli.
50 Jesus replied and said to him, “Because I said to you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than this.”
Yesu wumvutudila: —Ngeyo wilukidi bu ndikembi ti ndimueningi bu vuendingi ku tsi nti wu figi e? Wela mona mambu manneni viokila mama.
51 Then he said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
Buna wubuela kamba: —Bukiedika ndikulukamba, luela mona Diyilu dizibukidi ayi zimbasi zi Nzambi ziela maka ayi kuluka va muana mutu.
