Jọn 13
1 Tupu oge Mmemme Ngabiga eruo, Jisọs amatala na oge ọ ga-ahapụ ụwa lakwuru Nna ya eruola. Ọ hụrụ ndị nke ya nọ nʼụwa nʼanya, hụkwa ha nʼanya ruo ọgwụgwụ.
Before the feast day of the Passover, Jesus knew that the hour was approaching when he would pass from this world to the Father. And since he had always loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
2 Mgbe a na-eri nri anyasị, ekwensu etinyelarị ya nʼime obi Judas Iskarịọt, nwa Saimọn ka ọ rara ya nye.
And when the meal had taken place, when the devil had now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,
3 Jisọs matara na Nna enyefeela ya ihe niile nʼaka. Ọ maara na ya si nʼebe Chineke nọ bịa, matakwa na ya ga-alaghachikwuru Chineke.
knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he came from God and was going to God,
4 Ya mere, o sitere nʼoche ọ nọkwasịrị bilie ọtọ, yipụ uwe nke elu ya, chiri akwa mmiri e ji ehicha ahụ kee nʼukwu ya.
he rose up from the meal, and he set aside his vestments, and when he had received a towel, he wrapped it around himself.
5 Ọ wụnyere mmiri nʼime efere ịsa aka, bido ịsa ndị na-eso ụzọ ya ụkwụ, jirikwa akwa mmiri ahụ o kere nʼukwu ya na-ehicha ụkwụ ha.
Next he put water into a shallow bowl, and he began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which he was wrapped.
6 Ọ bịakwutere Saimọn Pita, onye sịrị ya, “Onyenwe m, ị ga-asa m ụkwụ?”
And then he came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, “Lord, would you wash my feet?”
7 Ma Jisọs zara sị ya, “Ị ghọtaghị ihe m na-eme ugbu a, ma emesịa ị ga-aghọta ya.”
Jesus responded and said to him: “What I am doing, you do not now understand. But you shall understand it afterward.”
8 Pita sịrị ya, “Ị gaghị asaa m ụkwụ ma ọlị.” Jisọs zara ya, “Ọ bụrụ na m asachaghị gị ụkwụ, mụ na gị enweghị oke ọbụla.” (aiōn g165)
Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you will have no place with me.” (aiōn g165)
9 Saimọn Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe m, ọ bụghị naanị ụkwụ m ka ị ga-asa, kama saakwa aka m na isi m.”
Simon Peter said to him, “Then Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!”
10 Jisọs sịrị ya, “Onye ọbụla sara ahụ agaghị asakwa ya ọzọ, ọ bụ naanị ịsa ụkwụ ya dịrị ya nʼihi na ahụ ya niile dị ọcha. Unu dị ọcha, kama ọ bụghị unu niile.”
Jesus said to him: “He who is washed need only wash his feet, and then he will be entirely clean. And you are clean, but not all.”
11 Nʼihi na ọ maararị onye ahụ ga-arara ya nye. Ya mere o ji sị, “Ọ bụghị unu niile dị ọcha.”
For he knew which one would betray him. For this reason, he said, “You are not all clean.”
12 Mgbe ọ sachasịrị ha ụkwụ, o yiiri uwe ya, nọdụkwa ala ọzọ, ọ sịrị ha, “Unu ghọtara ihe m meere unu?
And so, after he washed their feet and received his vestments, when he had sat down at table again, he said to them: “Do you know what I have done for you?
13 Unu na-akpọ m Onyenwe unu na Nna unu ukwu, unu mere nke ọma nʼihi na nke a ka m bụ.
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you speak well: for so I am.
14 Ebe ọ bụ na mụ onwe m, bụ Nna unu ukwu na Onyenwe unu sachara unu ụkwụ, unu kwesikwara ịsachakwa ụkwụ ibe unu.
Therefore, if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another.
15 Nke a bụ ihe nṅomi m nyere unu, meenụ dị ka mụ onwe m mere unu.
For I have given you an example, so that just as I have done for you, so also should you do.
16 Nʼezie, nʼezie, ohu adịghị adị ukwuu karịa nna ya ukwu, maọbụ onye e ziri ozi a karịa onye ziri ya ozi.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his Lord, and the apostle is not greater than he who sent him.
17 Ọ bụrụ na unu a mara ihe ndị a, ngọzị ga-adịrị unu ma unu mee ha.
If you understand this, you shall be blessed if you will do it.
18 “Anaghị m ekwu maka unu niile, amaara m ndị m họpụtara. Ma nke a bụ imezu ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ, ‘Onye mụ na ya na-erikọ nri ebiliela megide m.’
I am not speaking about all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me shall lift up his heel against me.’
19 “Ana m agwa unu ugbu a tupu ihe ndị a emee, ka unu kwere na mụ bụ ya mgbe ọ ga-emezu.
And I tell you this now, before it happens, so that when it has happened, you may believe that I am.
20 Nʼezie, nʼezie, agwa m unu, onye ọbụla nabatara onye m zitere nabatara m. Onye ọbụla nabatara m nabatakwara onye zitere m.”
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives anyone whom I send, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.”
21 Mgbe Jisọs kwusiri ihe ndị a, o nweghị udo nʼime mmụọ ya. Ọ gbara ama sị, “Nʼezie, nʼezie, a sị m unu, na otu onye nʼime unu ga-arara m nye.”
When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit. And he bore witness by saying: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that one among you shall betray me.”
22 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya lerịtara onwe ha anya na-eche nʼime obi ha onye ọ na-ekwu maka ya.
Therefore, the disciples looked around at one another, uncertain about whom he spoke.
23 Otu nʼime ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nke Jisọs hụrụ nʼanya dabere ya nso.
And leaning against the bosom of Jesus was one of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved.
24 Saimọn Pita fufeere ya isi, ka ọ, Jụọ ya onye ọ na-ekwu maka ya.
Therefore, Simon Peter motioned to this one and said to him, “Who is it that he is speaking about?”
25 Ebe ọ dabere Jisọs nso, ọ sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, onye ka ọ bụ?”
And so, leaning against the chest of Jesus, he said to him, “Lord, who is it?”
26 Jisọs zara, “Ọ bụ onye ahụ m ga-enye iberibe achịcha a mgbe m sunyere ya nʼime efere nri.” Mgbe o sunyesịrị achịcha ahụ nʼime efere ahụ, o nyere ya Judas nwa Saimọn Iskarịọt.
Jesus responded, “It is he to whom I shall extend the dipped bread.” And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon.
27 Mgbe ọ narasịrị iberibe achịcha ahụ, ekwensu bara nʼime ya. Jisọs sịrị ya, “Ihe ọbụla ị chọrọ ime, mee ya ngwangwa.”
And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
28 Ma ọ dịghị onye ọbụla so nọrọ nʼoche nri ghọtara ihe mere o ji gwa ya otu a.
Now none of those sitting at table knew why he had said this to him.
29 Nʼihi na ụfọdụ na-eche, ebe Judas ji akpa ego ha, Jisọs na-asị ya ka ọ gaa zụta ihe ndị dị mkpa maka mmemme, maọbụ ka ọ gaa nye ndị ogbenye ihe.
For some were thinking that, because Judas held the purse, that Jesus had told him, “Buy those things which are needed by us for the feast day,” or that he might give something to the needy.
30 Mgbe ọ natachara iberibe achịcha ahụ, ọ pụrụ na-atụfughị oge, ọchịchịrị agbaala.
Therefore, having accepted the morsel, he went out immediately. And it was night.
31 Mgbe ọ pụrụ, Jisọs sịrị, “Ugbu a ka a na-enye Nwa nke Mmadụ otuto, a na-enyekwa Chineke otuto nʼime ya.
Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said: “Now the Son of man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
32 Ọ bụrụ na e nye Chineke otuto nʼime ya, Chineke ga-enyekwa Ọkpara ya otuto nʼime onwe ya, ọ ga-enyekwa ya otuto ahụ ngwangwa.
If God has been glorified in him, then God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him without delay.
33 “Ụmụntakịrị m, enwere m oge ntakịrị nke mụ na unu ga-anọ. Unu ga-achọ m, ma dị ka m gwara ndị Juu ka m na-agwa unu ugbu a. Ebe m na-aga unu enweghị ike ịbịa ya.
Little sons, for a brief while, I am with you. You shall seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to go,’ so also I say to you now.
34 “Ana m enye unu iwu ọhụrụ: Hụrịtanụ onwe unu nʼanya. Dị ka m hụrụ unu nʼanya, otu a ka unu ga-esi hụrịta onwe unu nʼanya.
I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.
35 Ọ bụrụ na unu ahụrịta onwe unu nʼanya, otu a ka mmadụ niile ga-esi mata na unu bụ ndị na-eso ụzọ m.”
By this, all shall recognize that you are my disciples: if you will have love for one another.”
36 Saimọn Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị ebee ka ị na-aga?” Jisọs zaghachiri ya, “Ebe m na-aga, i nweghị ike iso m gaa ya ugbu a. Ma ị ga-abịa ma emesịa.”
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus responded: “Where I am going, you are not able to follow me now. But you shall follow afterward.”
37 Pita sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, gịnị mere na m apụghị isoro gị ugbu a? Aga m atọgbọ ndụ m nʼihi gị.”
Peter said to him: “Why am I unable to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
38 Jisọs zaghachiri, “I jikeere ịtọgbọ ndụ gị nʼihi m? Nʼezie, nʼezie, asị m gị, tupu oke ọkụkụ akwaa akwa, ị ga-agọnarị m ugboro atọ.”
Jesus answered him: “You will lay down your life for me? Amen, amen, I say to you, the rooster will not crow, until you deny me three times.”
