Jọn 1
1 Na mbụ okwu ahụ dịrịị, okwu ahụ na Chineke nọ, okwu ahụ bụkwa Chineke.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 Ya na Chineke nọ site na mbụ.
He Himself existed in the beginning with God.
3 E sitere na ya kee ihe niile, ọ dịghịkwa ihe ọbụla e kere eke nke a na-ekeghị site na ya.
All things came to be by Him; that is, apart from Him not even one thing that has come into being came to be.
4 Nʼime ya ka ndụ dịrịị, ndụ ahụ bụkwa ìhè nye mmadụ niile,
In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of mankind.
5 ìhè ahụ na-enwu nʼime ọchịchịrị, ma ọchịchịrị ahụ emenyụghị ya.
Now the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 Ọ dị otu nwoke Chineke zitere, aha ya bụ Jọn.
There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
7 Ọ bịara dị ka onye akaebe ịgba ama banyere ìhè ahụ, ka mmadụ niile site nʼaka ya kwere.
This man came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
8 Ya onwe ya abụghị ìhè ahụ, ọ bịara naanị ịgba akaebe banyere ìhè ahụ.
He himself was not the Light but was to testify about the Light—
9 Ezi ìhè ahụ nke na-enye mmadụ ọbụla ìhè na-abịa nʼime ụwa.
the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.
10 Ọ bịara nʼụwa, ma ụwa bụ ihe e kere site nʼaka ya, ma ụwa amataghị onye ọ bụ.
He was in the world, the world that came into being by Him, yet the world did not know Him.
11 Ọ bịakwutere ihe ndị ahụ bụ ndị nke ya, ma ndị ahụ bụ ndị nke ya anabataghị ya.
He came to His own things, yet His own people did not receive Him.
12 Ma ndị ahụ niile nabatara ya, ndị ahụ niile kweere nʼaha ya ka o nyere ike ịghọ ụmụ Chineke.
But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:
13 Ụmụ a na-amụghị site nʼọbara, maọbụ site na mkpebi nke anụ ahụ, ma ọ bụkwanụ mkpebi nke mmadụ, kama site na Chineke.
who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God.
14 Okwu ahụ ghọrọ anụ ahụ birikwa nʼetiti anyị. Anyị ahụla ebube ya, ebube nke onye naanị ya bụ Ọkpara Nna mụrụ, onye si nʼebe Nna nọ bịa, onye jupụtara nʼamara na eziokwu.
So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 Jọn gbara ama banyere ya mgbe ọ na-eti mkpu na-asị, “Onye a bụ onye ahụ m kwuru banyere ya, ‘Onye na-abịa m nʼazụ dị ukwuu karịa m, nʼihi na o bukwa m ụzọ dịrị.’”
John testified about Him and called out saying: “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’”
16 Site nʼịba ụba nke amara ya, anyị niile anatala amara a tụkwasịrị nʼamara.
Now we have all received from His fullness, yes, grace upon grace.
17 Nʼihi na e nyere iwu site nʼaka Mosis, ma amara na eziokwu bịara site nʼaka Jisọs Kraịst.
Because the Law was given through Moses; the Grace and the Truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 Ọ dịbeghị onye ọbụla hụrụla Chineke, ma Chineke, onye naanị ya bụ Ọkpara Nna mụrụ. Onye ya na Nna dị na mma, emeela ka anyị mata ya.
No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.
19 Nke a bụ ịgba ama Jọn mgbe ndị ndu ndị Juu nọ na Jerusalem zipụrụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị ka ha bịa jụọ ya onye ọ bụ?
Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 O mechighị ọnụ ya, kama o kwupụtara sị, “Abụghị m Kraịst ahụ.”
He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
21 Mgbe ahụ ha jụrụ ya sị, “Ị bụkwanụ onye? Ị bụ Ịlaịja?” Ọ zara sị ha, “Abụghị m ya.” “Ị bụ Onye amụma ahụ?” “Mba.”
So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.
22 Ha sịrị ya, “Ị bụ onye? Nye anyị ọsịsa anyị ga-eweghachiri ndị zitere anyị. Gịnị ka i kwuru banyere onwe gị?”
So 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?”
23 Ọ sịrị, dịka Aịzaya onye amụma kwuru, “Abụ m onye na-eti mkpu nʼime ọzara, ‘Meenụ ka ụzọ Onyenwe anyị guzozie.’”
He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the Lord's road straight in the wilderness,”’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 Ma ndị Farisii ahụ ezitere
Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
25 jụrụ ya, sị, “Gịnị mere i ji na-eme baptizim ọ bụrụ na ị bụghị Kraịst maọbụ Ịlaịja, maọbụ onye amụma ahụ?”
So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ‘the Prophet’?”
26 Jọn zara ha sị, “Eji m mmiri na-eme baptizim, ma ọ dị otu onye nọ nʼetiti unu nke unu na-amaghị.
John answered them saying: “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
27 Onye ahụ nke na-abịa nʼazụ m, onye m na-erughị ịtọpụ eriri akpụkpọụkwụ ya.”
He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
28 Ihe a mere na Betani nʼofe osimiri Jọdan bụ ebe Jọn nọ na-eme baptizim.
These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 Nʼechi ya, ọ hụrụ ka Jisọs na-abịakwute ya sị, “Leekwa, Nwa Atụrụ Chineke, onye na-ebupụ mmehie ụwa.
The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30 Ọ bụ onye a ka m kwuru okwu ya mgbe ahụ m sịrị, ‘otu nwoke na-abịa nʼazụ m, onye dị ukwuu karịa m, nʼihi na o bukwa m ụzọ dịrị.’
This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’
31 Mụ onwe m amataghị ya, ma a bịara m were mmiri na-eme baptizim nʼihi nke a, ka e kpughee ya nye ndị Izrel.”
I did not know Him; but so that He should be revealed to Israel, that is why I came baptizing with water.”
32 Mgbe ahụ Jọn gbara ama a sị, “Ahụrụ m ka Mmụọ Nsọ sitere nʼeluigwe rịdata dị ka nduru, nọkwasị ya.
And John testified saying: “I observed the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and He rested upon Him.
33 Mụ onwe m amabughị ya, ma onye ahụ zitere m ka m jiri mmiri mee baptizim kwuru, ‘Onye ahụ ị ga-ahụ, onye Mmụọ Nsọ ga-ebekwasị, ma nọgidekwa, ọ bụ ya ga-eji Mmụọ Nsọ mee baptizim.’
Now I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting—this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 Mụ onwe m ahụla ya, na-agbakwa ama na onye a bụ Ọkpara Chineke.”
So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 Nʼechi ya, Jọn na mmadụ abụọ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya guzoro nʼebe ahụ ọzọ.
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 Mgbe ọ hụrụ Jisọs ka ọ na-agafe, ọ sịrị, “Leenụ, Nwa Atụrụ Chineke.”
And seeing Jesus walking by, he says, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 Mgbe mmadụ abụọ ahụ na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ nke a, ha tụgharịrị soro Jisọs.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Mgbe Jisọs tụgharịrị hụ ka ha na-eso ya, ọ sịrị ha, “Gịnị ka unu chọrọ?” Ha sịrị ya, “Rabbi” (nke pụtara “Onye ozizi”), “olee ebe i bi?”
So turning and observing them following Jesus says to them, “What do you want?” So they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which translated means ‘Teacher’), “where are You staying?”
39 Ọ sịrị ha, “Bịanụ, unu ga-ahụ.” Ha sooro ya ga hụ ebe ọ na-anọ. Ha nọnyekwara ya ụbọchị ahụ niile. Ọ bụ nʼihe dị ka elekere anọ nke mgbede.
He says to them, “Come and see.” So they went and saw where He was staying, and stayed with Him that day—it was about the tenth hour.
40 Otu nʼime mmadụ abụọ ahụ nụrụ ihe Jọn kwuru, nke sooro ya bụ Andru nwanne Saimọn Pita.
One of the two who heard John and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 Ihe mbụ o mere bụ ịchọta Saimọn nwanne ya sị ya, “Anyị achọtala Mezaya ahụ” (onye a na-akpọkwa Kraịst).
He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’).
42 Ọ kpọtaara ya Jisọs. O lere ya anya sị, “Ị bụ Saimọn nwa Jọn. A ga-akpọ gị Sefas” (nke nsụgharị ya, pụtara Pita).
And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).
43 Nʼechi ya, o kpebiri ịga Galili. Mgbe ọ hụrụ Filip, ọ sịrị ya, “Soro m.”
The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”
44 Filip bụ onye obodo Betsaida dị ka Andru na Pita.
(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)
45 Filip chọtara Nataniel sị ya, “Anyị achọtala onye ahụ Mosis dere banyere ya nʼiwu, onye ndị amụma dekwara banyere ya, Jisọs onye Nazaret, nwa Josef.”
Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses in the Law—and also the prophets—wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Natsareth.”
46 Nataniel sịrị ya, “Ihe ọma ọbụla ọ pụrụ i si na Nazaret pụta?” Ma Filip sịrị ya, “Bịa ka ị hụrụ.”
So Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Natsareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see!”
47 Mgbe Jisọs hụrụ ka Nataniel na-abịaru ya nso, o kwuru sị, “Leenụ ezi nwa afọ Izrel onye aghụghọ na-adịghị nʼime ya.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and says about him, “There, a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nataniel sịrị ya, “Olee otu i si mata onye m bụ?” Jisọs sịrị ya, “Tupu Filip akpọ gị, ahụlarị m gị ka ị nọ nʼokpuru osisi fiig.”
Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Mgbe ahụ, Nataniel zaghachiri, “Onye ozizi, ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke; ị bụ eze Izrel.”
In answer Nathanael says to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jisọs zara sị ya, “I kwere nʼihi na agwara m gị na ahụrụ m gị nʼokpuru osisi fiig? Ị ga-ahụ ihe dị ukwuu karịa nke a.”
Jesus answered and said to him: “You believe because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater than these.”
51 Ọ sịkwara ya, “Nʼezie, nʼezie agwa m unu, unu ga-ahụ eluigwe ka o meghere hụkwa ndị mmụọ ozi Chineke ka ha na-arịgokwuru, ma na-arịdakwuru Nwa nke Mmadụ.”
And He says to him, “I tell you (pl) most assuredly, later on you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of the Man.”
