Johana 7
1 Thuutha ũcio, Jesũ nĩaceerangire Galili, nĩ ũndũ ndendaga gũthiĩ Judea tondũ Ayahudi akuo nĩmamũcaragia mamũũrage.
After these things Jesus resided in Galilee: for He would not appear in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
2 No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Gĩathĩ gĩa Ithũnũ kĩa Ayahudi gĩakuhĩrĩirie-rĩ,
Now the Jews feast called the feast of tabernacles was near;
3 ariũ a nyina na Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩwagĩrĩirwo uume gũkũ ũthiĩ Judea, nĩguo arutwo aku mone ciama iria ũringaga.
his brethren therefore said, Depart from hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples there also may see the works which thou performest.
4 Gũtirĩ mũndũ wendaga kũmenyeka nĩ andũ ũhithaga ũrĩa areeka. Na tondũ nĩũreeka maũndũ maya-rĩ, wĩonanie kũrĩ kĩrĩndĩ.”
For no man doth any thing in secret, who is himself desirous to be known in public. As thou dost these wonderful things, make thyself known to the world.
5 Nĩgũkorwo o na ariũ a nyina matiamwĩtĩkĩtie.
For neither did his brethren believe in Him.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ihinda rĩakwa rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire rĩtirĩ rĩrakinya; no harĩ inyuĩ ihinda o rĩothe nĩrĩagĩrĩire.
Then saith Jesus unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always alike ready; for the world cannot hate you:
7 Andũ a gũkũ thĩ matingĩmũthũũra, no niĩ nĩmathũire tondũ nĩnyumbũraga atĩ ũrĩa mekaga nĩ ũũru.
but me it hates, because I bear my testimony concerning it, that it's deeds are evil.
8 Inyuĩ thiĩi Gĩathĩ-inĩ. Niĩ ndikwamba kwambata Gĩathĩ-inĩ kĩu, nĩgũkorwo ihinda rĩakwa rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩru rĩtirĩ rĩrakinya.”
Go ye up to this feast as soon as ye please; for I am not yet going up to it, because my time is not yet fully come.
9 Na aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, agĩikara kũu Galili.
And after He had said these things unto them, He stayed a while in Galilee.
10 No rĩrĩ, thuutha wa ariũ a nyina gũthiĩ Gĩathĩ-inĩ kĩu, o nake agĩcooka agĩthiĩ, no ndaathiire akĩmenyekaga, no aathiire na hitho.
But when his brethren were gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not in a public manner but as it were in private.
11 Na rĩrĩ, kũu Gĩathĩ-inĩ-rĩ, Ayahudi nĩmamũcaragia, makĩũranagia atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũcio arĩ ha?”
The Jews therefore sought for Him at the feast, and said, Where is He?
12 Kũu mũingĩ-inĩ guothe andũ nĩmaragia na mĩheehũ ũhoro wake. Amwe makoiga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũcio nĩ mũndũ mwega.” Nao arĩa angĩ makoiga atĩrĩ, “Aca, mũndũ ũcio nĩaheenagia andũ.”
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, No: He deceiveth the people.
13 No gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩaririe ũhoro wake akĩiguagwo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra Ayahudi.
No one however spake openly in favor of Him, for fear of the Jews.
14 Gĩathĩ gĩakinya gatagatĩ-rĩ, Jesũ akĩambata agĩthiĩ nja-inĩ cia hekarũ, akĩambĩrĩria kũrutana.
But when it was now about the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
15 Nao Ayahudi makĩgega, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ aamenyeire maũndũ maya kũ, na ndathomete?”
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, who never learnt?
16 Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ũrutani ũrĩa ndutanaga ti wakwa niĩ mwene. Uumaga kũrĩ ũrĩa wandũmire.
Jesus answered them and said, The doctrine that I teach is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 Mũndũ o wothe angĩenda gwĩka wendi wa Ngai, ũcio nĩarĩĩmenyaga kana ũrutani wakwa uumaga kũrĩ Ngai, kana njaragia ũhoro wakwa mwene.
If any man desire to do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
18 Mũndũ ũrĩa waragia ũhoro wake we mwene eekaga ũguo nĩgeetha egoocithie we mwene, no ũrĩa ũrutaga wĩra nĩgeetha agoocithie ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte nĩ mũndũ wa ma; gũtirĩ ũndũ wa maheeni ũmũkoniĩ.
He, that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent him is true, and there is no imposture in him.
19 Githĩ Musa ndaamũheire watho? No gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wanyu ũmenyagĩrĩra watho. Mũrageria kũnjũraga nĩkĩ?”
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you observeth the law? wherefore else do ye seek to kill me?
20 Naguo mũingĩ wa andũ ũkĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ na ndaimono. Nũũ ũrageria gũkũũraga?”
The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
21 Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ndaaringire kĩama kĩmwe, na inyuĩ inyuothe mũkĩgega.
Jesus answered and said unto them, I performed one miracle on the sabbath, and ye are all amazed at it.
22 No rĩrĩ, tondũ Musa nĩamũheire ũhoro wa kũrua (o na gũtuĩka ũhoro ũcio ndwoimire kũrĩ Musa, no woimĩte kũrĩ maithe manyu ma tene-rĩ), inyuĩ nĩ mũruithagia mwana mũthenya wa Thabatũ.
Now Moses gave you the law of circumcision, (not that it is originally from Moses, but from the patriarchs, ) and ye circumcise even on the sabbath:
23 Rĩu angĩkorwo mwana no aruithio mũthenya wa Thabatũ nĩgeetha watho wa Musa ndũgathaahio-rĩ, mũrakĩndakarĩra nĩkĩ nĩkũhonia mũndũ mũthenya wa Thabatũ?
if then a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye angry with me, because I made a man perfectly well on the sabbath-day?
24 Tigai gũtuanagĩra ciira na ũrĩa mũndũ atariĩ, tuanagĩrai ciira na kĩhooto.”
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.
25 Tondũ ũcio andũ amwe a kũu Jerusalemu makĩambĩrĩria kũũrania atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ũyũ tiwe mũndũ ũrĩa marageria kũũraga?
Therefore some of those of Jerusalem said, Is not this He whom they seek to put to death?
26 Na rĩu araaria atekwĩhitha, na matirĩ ũndũ maramwĩra. Kaĩ anene mamenyete kũna atĩ ũyũ nĩwe Kristũ?
and here He talketh openly, and they say nothing to Him: Do the rulers indeed know, that this is in truth the Messiah?
27 No ithuĩ nĩtũũĩ kũrĩa mũndũ ũyũ oimĩte; rĩrĩa Kristũ agooka, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkaamenya kũrĩa agaakorwo oimĩte.”
But we know whence this man is; whereas when Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence He is.
28 Tondũ ũcio Jesũ, o akĩrutanaga kũu hekarũ-inĩ, akĩanĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ; “Ĩĩ nĩguo, nĩmũnjũũĩ, na mũkamenya kũrĩa nyumĩte. Ndiũkĩte gũkũ nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, no ũrĩa wandũmire nĩ wa ma. Inyuĩ mũtimũũĩ,
Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, ye say, and ye know whence I am: now I am not come of myself, but He that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29 no niĩ nĩndĩmũũĩ, tondũ nyumĩte kũrĩ we, na nĩwe wandũmire.”
But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He hath sent me.
30 Maigua ũguo makĩgeria kũmũnyiita, no gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wamũhutirie, tondũ ihinda rĩake rĩtiarĩ ikinyu.
They sought therefore to seize Him, but no one laid hand on Him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 O na kũrĩ o ũguo, andũ aingĩ makĩmwĩtĩkia. Makiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ agooka-rĩ, nĩakaringa ciama nyingĩ gũkĩra mũndũ ũyũ?”
And many of the people believed on Him, and said, When the Messiah cometh, will He do more miracles than this man hath done?
32 Afarisai makĩigua andũ makĩheehana maũndũ ta macio mamũkoniĩ. Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai magĩtũma thigari cia hekarũ ikamũnyiite.
Now the pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning Him: and they, with the chief priests, sent officers to seize Him.
33 Nake Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ngũkorwo na inyuĩ o ihinda inini, njooke thiĩ kũrĩ ũrĩa wandũmire.
Therefore Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while I am to be among you, and then I shall go to Him that sent me.
34 Inyuĩ mũkaanjaria, no mũtikanyona; na kũrĩa ngaakorwo, mũtikahota gũkinya.”
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am to be, ye cannot come.
35 Ayahudi makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ nĩ kũ arenda gũthiĩ, kũu tũtangĩhota kũmuona? Hihi egũthiĩ kũrĩa andũ aitũ matũũraga mahurunjũkĩte gatagatĩ ka Ayunani, akarute Ayunani ũhoro?
Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go to them that are dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
36 Nĩ atĩa ekwendaga kuuga, rĩrĩa oigire atĩ, ‘Mũkaanjaria no mũtikanyona’ na ‘kũrĩa ngaakorwo mũtikahota gũkinya’?”
What is the meaning of this speech, that He said, "Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am to be, ye cannot come?"
37 Mũthenya wa mũthia, na ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa Gĩathĩ kĩu-rĩ, Jesũ akĩrũgama, akĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũnyootiĩ-rĩ, nĩoke harĩ niĩ anyue.
And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
38 Ũrĩa wothe ũnjĩtĩkĩtie, thĩinĩ wake nĩkũriumaga njũũĩ cia maaĩ marĩ muoyo, o ta ũrĩa Maandĩko moigĩte.”
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, rivers of living water shall flow from within him.
39 Akĩaria ũguo aaragia ũhoro wa Roho, ũrĩa arĩa maamwĩtĩkĩtie makaheo thuutha-inĩ. Amu hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho ndaaheanĩtwo, nĩgũkorwo Jesũ ndaagoocithĩtio.
(This He spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive; for the holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ maiguire ciugo ciake, amwe makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ mũndũ ũyũ nĩ we Mũnabii ũrĩa.”
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this discourse, said, This is in truth a prophet.
41 Arĩa angĩ makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe Kristũ.” Nao angĩ makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kwahoteka atĩa Kristũ oime Galili?
Others said, This is the Messiah. But some said, Shall the Messiah come out of Galilee?
42 Githĩ Maandĩko matiugĩte atĩ Kristũ akoima rũciaro-inĩ rwa Daudi, na oime Bethilehemu itũũra rĩrĩa Daudi aatũũraga?”
Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was.
43 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũkĩgĩa na nyamũkano gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ acio nĩ ũndũ wa Jesũ.
So there was a division among the people about Him.
44 Amwe nĩmendaga kũmũnyiita, no gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wamũhutirie.
And some among them would have seized Him: but no one laid hands on Him.
45 Marigĩrĩrio-inĩ arangĩri a hekarũ magĩcooka kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai, nao makĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mwaga kũmũrehe nĩkĩ?”
Then came the officers to the chief priests and pharisees, and they said, Why have ye not brought Him? and the officers answered,
46 Arangĩri acio magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ waria ta ũrĩa mũndũ ũcio aragia.”
Never man spake like this man.
47 Nao Afarisai makĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũroiga atĩ o na inyuĩ nĩamũheenetie?
The pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?
48 Nĩ kũrĩ mũnene o na ũmwe kana Mũfarisai ũmwĩtĩkĩtie?
have any of the rulers believed on Him, or of the pharisees?
49 Aca! No gĩkundi gĩkĩ kĩa andũ matooĩ watho-rĩ, nĩkĩnyiite nĩ kĩrumi.”
but these people, who know not the law, are cursed.
50 Nikodemo, ũrĩa wathiĩte kũrĩ Jesũ mbere ĩyo na aarĩ ũmwe wa gĩkundi kĩao, akĩũria atĩrĩ,
Upon this Nicodemus, (who came to Him by night)
51 “Watho witũ nĩũtuagĩra mũndũ ciira ataambĩte gũthikĩrĩrio nĩguo akamenyeka ũrĩa ekĩte?”
being one of them, saith to them, Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he hath done?
52 Nao makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “O nawe kaĩ uumĩte Galili? Tuĩria ũhoro, na nĩũkũmenya atĩ mũnabii ndangiuma Galili.”
They replied, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 (O mũndũ akĩinũka gwake mũciĩ.
And every man went to his own house.
