Johani 9
1 Linu Jesu habahitite, nabona mukwame yabazalwa nalimuhofu.
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
2 Barutwana bakwe chibamubuza, “Muruti, babatendi chive njibani, uzu mukwame kapa bazazi bakwe, habazalwa nalimuhofu?”
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus abetabi, “Kenakuti uzu mukwame aba tendi chive nandi bazazi bakwe “kono kuti mitendo ya Ireeza ibungutulwe chali.
Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
4 Tutameha kutenda mitendo yozo yabanitumi nichili musihali. Masiku akezite mweyonako kakwina yeti nawole kusebeza.
I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
5 Hanichina muchisi, njime nisele lyechinu chisi.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 Jesu hamana kuwamba izi zintu, naswila hansi, kutenda itope chamate, imi nasinga itope hamenso akwe.
When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,
7 Nichati kwali, “Yenda, kasambe muchihumbi cha Siloe (Itoloka kuti: kutumwa.” Hakwinabulyo mukwame naliyendela, nakasamba, imi nakabola chobona.
and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
8 Hahabulyo bababambene nozo mukwame nabana babamuboni nali mukumbili babali kuwamba kuti, “Uzu kanjiyena yaba kuikalanga na kumbila?”
Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”
9 Balikene nibati, “Nji yena” Bamwi nibati, “Nanta, kono uboneka ubu njeye.” imi iye chati, “Njime.”
Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”
10 Nibati kwali, “Linuhe menso ako ayeluki bule?”
They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11 Netaba, mukwame yo sumpwa Jesu watenda itope ni kunisunga amenso angu imi nati kwangu, 'Yende kwa Siloe mi uka sambe,' Chobulyo chinayenda imi ninakasamba imi ninatanga kubona.”
He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
12 Nibati kwali, “Winahi iye?” Netaba nati, “kanizi.”
Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”
13 Nibaleta mukwame yaba kubanga chihofu ku Mafalisi.
They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
14 Linu ibali izuba lye nsabata ilyo Jesu aba tendi itope heyalula menso akwe.
It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
15 Linu hape Mafalisi chiba mubuza mwaba bonene. Nati kubali, “Wabika itope hamenso angu, naka samba imi hanu chini bona.”
Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”
16 Balikene ku Bafilisi nibati, “Uzu mukwame kazwi kwa Ireeza mukuti kechilili Insabata.” Bamwi nibati, “Kwiza buti kuti mukwame wina chive atende imakazo zisika aha?” Chobulyo ni kwaba ni kuliyaba mukati kabo.
Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was division among them.
17 Chobulyo nibabuza mukwame wechihofu hape, “Utinzi kuamana naye mukuti njobeyalulwa menso kwali?” Mukwame wechihofu nati, “mutanikizi.”
Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
18 Nangaho Majuda kanababazumini kuti ibali chihofu yabeyalulwa menso ulukusikila habasumpa bazazi bakwe yasanaabali kubona.
The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
19 Nibabuza bazazi bakwe, “Uzu nji mwanenu wamuswisu imutakuti abazalwa nali chihofu? Kwiza buti kuti linu abone?”
and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
20 Chobulyo bazazi bakwe babetabi, “Twizi kuti uzu nji mwanetu wamuswisu nikuti aba zalwa neli chihofu.
His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21 Mukubezili kuti abone hanu katwizi, ni yabeyaluli menso akwe katwizi. Mumubuze, mukulwana. Uwola kuliwambilila iye mwine.”
but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
22 Bazazi bakwe babawambi izi zintu, mukuti babakutite Majuda. Mukuti Majuda chiba babazuminzene kale kuti iye yete alizumine kuti nji Kreste mubamuhindikile kunze yamasinagoge.
His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
23 Chebaka lyezi, bazazi bakwe nibati, “Mukulwana, mumubuze.”
Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
24 Mukuti chibabahitite tobole nibasumpa mukwame yabakubanga chihofu ni chibati kwali, “Uhe ikanya kwa Ireeza. Twizi kuti uzu mukwame mutendi wazive.”
So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 Linu uzo mukwame netaba, “Kanizi nandi mutendi wazive. Chimwi chinizi: Nibali nimuhofu, imi hanu chinibona.”
He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
26 Kuzwaho nibamuti, “Chinzi chabatendi kwako? Abeyalula buti menso ako?”
They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 Abetabi, namiwambila kale, imi kamutekelezi! Chinzi hamusaka kuzuwa chimwi hape? Kamusaki kuba barutwana bakwe nanwe, nandi musaka?
He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”
28 Nichibamutuka imi nibati, “Umurutwana wakwe, imi iswe tubarutwana ba Mushe.
They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29 Twizi kuti Ireeza abawambi kwa Mushe, imi katwizi kuti uzu uzwa kuhi.”
We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”
30 Mukwame netaba nabacho, Ichi chikomosa, kuti kamwizi kwazwa, kono abeyaluli menso angu.
The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
31 Twizi kuti Ireeza katekelezi batendi bazive, kono haiba muntu ulibekite kwa Ireeza ni kutenda intato yakwe, umutekeleza.
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.
32 Kutanga kumatangilo achisi kana kubeni kuzuweka kuti kwina ichabeyaluli menso amukwame yabazalwa neli muhofu. (aiōn g165)
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 Haiba uzu mukwame kazwi kwa Ireeza, kakwina chiti nabatendi.”
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 Nibamwitaba nibati, “Iwe ubazalilwa muzive kumaniniza, imi utuluta?” Hahobulyo nibamusohela kunze.”
They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
35 Jesu abazuwi kuti babamuhindikili hanze yesinagoge. Hamusangana nati, “Uzumina ku Mwana Muntu na?”
Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
36 Netaba nati, “Njeni uzo, Simwine, kokuti nizumine kwali?”
He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
37 Jesu nati kwali, “Ubamuboni, imi njeyena yowamba nawe.”
Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”
38 Mukwame nati, “Simwine, nizumina” imi namulapela.
He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.
39 Jesu nati, “Kuatulwa chinibezili mwechinu chisi kokuti basaboni babone imi kokuti bana babona basanduke zihofu.”
Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
40 Balikene ku Bafalisi babena naye babazuwi izi zintu imi nibamubuza, “Kana naswe bulyo tubahofu?”
Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
41 Jesu nabati, “Haiba mubali muzihofu, nimusena mubabi ni zive, kono hanu muti, 'Tubona,' chobulyo chive chako muzishale bobulyo.
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
