Yokaana 9
1 Awo Yesu bwe yali ng’atambula, n’alaba omusajja eyazaalibwa nga muzibe w’amaaso.
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
2 Abayigirizwa be ne bamubuuza nti, “Labbi, ani eyayonoona, ono oba bazadde be alyoke azaalibwe nga muzibe w’amaaso?”
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Yesu n’addamu nti, “Ku bonna omusajja ono newaakubadde bazadde be tekuliiko yayonoona, wabula kino kyabaawo emirimu gya Katonda girabikire ku ye.
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4 Kale kitugwanidde okukola emirimu gy’oyo eyantuma, obudde nga bukyali misana. Ekiro kijja omuntu mw’atasobolera kukola.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5 Kyokka Nze bwe mbeera mu nsi mba musana gwa nsi.”
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 Yesu bwe yamala okwogera bw’atyo, n’awanda amalusu ku ttaka n’atabula, n’alisiiga ku maaso g’omusajja oyo.
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
7 N’amugamba nti, “Genda onaabe mu kidiba kya Sirowamu,” amakulu nti, “Eyatumibwa”. Awo omusajja n’agenda, n’anaaba, n’adda ng’alaba.
Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Baliraanwa b’oyo eyawonyezebwa era n’abalala abaali bamumanyi nga muzibe w’amaaso, asabiriza, ne beebuuzaganya nti, “Ono si ye musajja oli eyatuulanga wali ng’asabiriza?”
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 Abamu ne bagamba nti, “Ye ye,” abalala ne bagamba nti, “Nedda, anaamufaanana bufaananyi.” Kyokka ye n’abagamba nti, “Ye nze ddala.”
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
10 Bo kwe ku mubuuza nti, “Kale amaaso go gaazibuse gatya?”
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 N’abategeeza nti, “Omuntu ayitibwa Yesu, yatabula ettaka n’alinsiiga ku maaso, n’andagira nti, ‘Genda e Sirowamu onaabe.’ Ne ŋŋenda ne naaba, ne nsobola okulaba.”
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12 Ne bamubuuza nti, “Ali ludda wa?” N’addamu nti, “Simanyi.”
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
13 Awo ne batwala omusajja eyali omuzibe w’amaaso eri Abafalisaayo.
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 Olunaku olwo Yesu lwe yatabulirako ettaka n’azibula omusajja oyo amaaso, lwali lwa Ssabbiiti.
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 Abafalisaayo nabo ne babuuza omuntu oyo engeri gye yazibuka amaaso. Awo n’ababuulira ng’agamba nti, “Yesu yatabula ettaka n’alinsiiga ku maaso, ne naaba, kaakano ndaba.”
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16 Abamu ku bo ne bagamba nti, “Omusajja oyo Yesu teyava wa Katonda kubanga takwata Ssabbiiti.” Kyokka abalala ne bagamba nti, “Omuntu omwonoonyi ayinza atya okukola eby’amagero ebifaanana bwe bityo?” Ne wabaawo okwawukana kunene mu bo.
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
17 Awo Abafalisaayo ne bakyukira omusajja eyali omuzibe w’amaaso ne bamubuuza nti, “Omuntu oyo eyakuzibula amaaso olowooza wa ngeri ki?” Omusajja n’addamu nti, “Ndowooza nnabbi.”
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
18 Ne batakkiriza nti omusajja oyo yali muzibe, okutuusa lwe baayita abazadde be,
The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
19 ne bababuuza nti, “Ono mutabani wammwe? Era yazaalibwa nga muzibe wa maaso? Kale obanga bwe kiri kaakano asobola atya okulaba?”
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
20 Bakadde be ne baddamu nti, “Tumanyi ng’oyo ye mutabani waffe era nga yazaalibwa muzibe wa maaso.
His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21 Naye engeri gye yazibukamu amaaso tetugimanyi, era n’eyamuzibula amaaso tetumumanyi. Wuuyo musajja mukulu mumwebuulize ajja kweyogerera.”
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22 Ekyaboogeza batyo lwa kutya Bayudaaya. Kubanga Abayudaaya baali bamaze okuteesa nti buli ayatula nti Yesu ye Kristo agobebwe mu kuŋŋaaniro.
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23 Ekyo kye kyaboogeza nti, “Wuuyo musajja mukulu mumwebuulize.”
That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 Awo ate ne bongera okuyita omusajja eyali omuzibe w’amaaso ne bamugamba nti, “Gulumiza Katonda, kubanga tumanyi omusajja oyo mwonoonyi.”
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 Omusajja n’addamu nti, “Oba mwonoonyi oba si mwonoonyi simanyi, wabula kye mmanyi kiri kimu nti nnali muzibe w’amaaso, naye kaakano ndaba.”
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26 Kyebaava bamubuuza nti, “Kiki kye yakola? Amaaso yagazibula atya?”
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27 Omusajja n’addamu nti, “Nabategeezezza dda ne mutawuliriza. Lwaki ate mwagala mbaddiremu? Nammwe mwagala kufuuka bayigirizwa be?”
He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Ne bamuvuma ne bamugamba nti, “Ggwe oli muyigirizwa we. Naye ffe tuli bayigirizwa ba Musa.
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 Ffe tumanyi nga Katonda yayogera ne Musa, naye oyo tetumanyi gy’ava.”
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30 Ye n’addamu nti, “Kino kitalo, mmwe obutamanya gye yava ate nga nze yanzibula amaaso.
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31 Tumanyi nti Katonda tawulira balina bibi, naye awulira abo abamutya era abakola by’ayagala.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32 Ensi kasookedde ebaawo tewalabikangawo yali azibudde maaso ga muntu eyazaalibwa nga muzibe wa maaso. (aiōn g165)
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 Kale omuntu ono eyanzibula amaaso singa teyava wa Katonda ekyo teyandikisobodde.”
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34 Awo ne bamuboggolera nga bagamba nti, “Ggwe eyazaalirwa mu bibi, ggw’oyigiriza ffe?” Ne bamusindika ebweru.
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35 Yesu n’ategeera nga bamusindise ebweru. Bwe yamusanga n’amugamba nti, “Ggwe okkiriza Omwana w’Omuntu?”
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36 Omusajja n’amubuuza nti, “Ssebo, y’aluwa mmukkirize?”
“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37 Yesu n’amugamba nti, “Omulabye, ye wuuyo ayogera naawe.”
“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38 Omusajja n’agamba nti, “Mukama wange, nzikiriza!” N’amusinza.
“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 Awo Yesu n’agamba nti, “Najja mu nsi okusala omusango, abatalaba balabe, ate naabo abalaba babe bazibe ba maaso.”
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40 Abamu ku Bafalisaayo abaali bayimiridde awo bwe baawulira ebigambo ebyo ne bamubuuza nti, “Ky’ogamba nti naffe tuli bazibe ba maaso?”
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Singa mubadde bazibe ba maaso, temwandibadde na kibi. Naye kubanga mugamba nti tulaba, ekibi kyammwe kyekiva kibasigalako.”
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
