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1 manOduHkhinO mA bhUta; IzvarE vizvasita mayi ca vizvasita|
Yesu akawaambia, “Msifadhaike mioyoni mwenu, mnamwamini Mungu, niaminini na mimi pia.
2 mama pitu gRhE bahUni vAsasthAni santi nO cEt pUrvvaM yuSmAn ajnjApayiSyaM yuSmadarthaM sthAnaM sajjayituM gacchAmi|
Nyumbani kwa Baba yangu kuna makao mengi. Kama sivyo, ningeliwaambia. Naenda kuwaandalia makao.
3 yadi gatvAhaM yuSmannimittaM sthAnaM sajjayAmi tarhi panarAgatya yuSmAn svasamIpaM nESyAmi, tatO yatrAhaM tiSThAmi tatra yUyamapi sthAsyatha|
Nami nikienda na kuwaandalia makao, nitarudi tena na kuwachukua mkae pamoja nami, ili mahali nilipo, nanyi mpate kuwepo.
4 ahaM yatsthAnaM brajAmi tatsthAnaM yUyaM jAnItha tasya panthAnamapi jAnItha|
Ninyi mnajua njia ya kufika ninakokwenda.”
5 tadA thOmA avadat, hE prabhO bhavAn kutra yAti tadvayaM na jAnImaH, tarhi kathaM panthAnaM jnjAtuM zaknumaH?
Tomaso akamwambia, “Bwana, sisi hatujui unakokwenda, tutaijuaje njia?”
6 yIzurakathayad ahamEva satyajIvanarUpapathO mayA na gantA kOpi pituH samIpaM gantuM na zaknOti|
Yesu akawaambia, “Mimi ndimi njia na kweli na uzima. Mtu hawezi kuja kwa Baba isipokuwa kwa kupitia kwangu.
7 yadi mAm ajnjAsyata tarhi mama pitaramapyajnjAsyata kintvadhunAtastaM jAnItha pazyatha ca|
Kama mngenijua mimi, mngemjua na Baba pia. Tangu sasa, mnamjua Baba yangu, tena mmemwona.”
8 tadA philipaH kathitavAn, hE prabhO pitaraM darzaya tasmAdasmAkaM yathESTaM bhaviSyati|
Filipo akamwambia, “Bwana, tuonyeshe Baba yako yatosha.”
9 tatO yIzuH pratyAvAdIt, hE philipa yuSmAbhiH sArddham EtAvaddinAni sthitamapi mAM kiM na pratyabhijAnAsi? yO janO mAm apazyat sa pitaramapyapazyat tarhi pitaram asmAn darzayEti kathAM kathaM kathayasi?
Yesu akamjibu, “Filipo, nimekaa nanyi muda huu wote hata usinijue? Mtu yeyote aliyeniona mimi, amemwona Baba. Sasa wawezaje kusema, ‘Tuonyeshe Baba’?
10 ahaM pitari tiSThAmi pitA mayi tiSThatIti kiM tvaM na pratyaSi? ahaM yadvAkyaM vadAmi tat svatO na vadAmi kintu yaH pitA mayi virAjatE sa Eva sarvvakarmmANi karAti|
Je, huamini ya kuwa mimi niko ndani ya Baba, naye Baba yuko ndani yangu? Maneno ninayowaambia siyasemi kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe, bali Baba akaaye ndani yangu ndiye atendaye hizi kazi.
11 ataEva pitaryyahaM tiSThAmi pitA ca mayi tiSThati mamAsyAM kathAyAM pratyayaM kuruta, nO cEt karmmahEtOH pratyayaM kuruta|
Nisadiki mimi kwamba niko ndani ya Baba na Baba yuko ndani yangu, la sivyo, niaminini kwa sababu ya zile kazi nizitendazo.
12 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, yO janO mayi vizvasiti sOhamiva karmmANi kariSyati varaM tatOpi mahAkarmmANi kariSyati yatO hEtOrahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
Amin, amin nawaambia, yeyote aniaminiye mimi, kazi nizifanyazo yeye atazifanya, naam na kubwa kuliko hizi atazifanya, kwa sababu mimi ninakwenda kwa Baba.
13 yathA putrENa pitu rmahimA prakAzatE tadarthaM mama nAma prOcya yat prArthayiSyadhvE tat saphalaM kariSyAmi|
Nanyi mkiomba lolote kwa Jina langu, hilo nitalifanya, ili Baba apate kutukuzwa katika Mwana.
14 yadi mama nAmnA yat kinjcid yAcadhvE tarhi tadahaM sAdhayiSyAmi|
Kama mkiniomba lolote kwa Jina langu nitalifanya.
15 yadi mayi prIyadhvE tarhi mamAjnjAH samAcarata|
“Kama mnanipenda, mtazishika amri zangu.
16 tatO mayA pituH samIpE prArthitE pitA nirantaraM yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM sthAtum itaramEkaM sahAyam arthAt satyamayam AtmAnaM yuSmAkaM nikaTaM prESayiSyati| (aiōn g165)
Nami nitamwomba Baba, naye atawapa Msaidizi mwingine akae nanyi milele. (aiōn g165)
17 EtajjagatO lOkAstaM grahItuM na zaknuvanti yatastE taM nApazyan nAjanaMzca kintu yUyaM jAnItha yatO hEtOH sa yuSmAkamanta rnivasati yuSmAkaM madhyE sthAsyati ca|
Huyo ndiye Roho wa kweli ambaye ulimwengu hauwezi kumpokea, kwa sababu haumwoni wala haumjui. Ninyi mnamjua kwa kuwa yuko pamoja nanyi naye anakaa ndani yenu.
18 ahaM yuSmAn anAthAn kRtvA na yAsyAmi punarapi yuSmAkaM samIpam AgamiSyAmi|
Sitawaacha ninyi yatima, naja kwenu.
19 kiyatkAlarat param asya jagatO lOkA mAM puna rna drakSyanti kintu yUyaM drakSyatha; ahaM jIviSyAmi tasmAt kAraNAd yUyamapi jIviSyatha|
Bado kitambo kidogo ulimwengu hautaniona tena, ila ninyi mtaniona, kwa kuwa mimi ni hai, ninyi nanyi mtakuwa hai.
20 pitaryyahamasmi mayi ca yUyaM stha, tathAhaM yuSmAsvasmi tadapi tadA jnjAsyatha|
Wakati huo mtajua ya kuwa mimi niko ndani ya Baba na ninyi mko ndani yangu na mimi niko ndani yenu.
21 yO janO mamAjnjA gRhItvA tA Acarati saEva mayi prIyatE; yO janazca mayi prIyatE saEva mama pituH priyapAtraM bhaviSyati, tathAhamapi tasmin prItvA tasmai svaM prakAzayiSyAmi|
Yeyote mwenye amri zangu na kuzishika ndiye anipendaye, naye anipendaye atapendwa na Baba yangu, nami nitampenda na kujidhihirisha kwake.”
22 tadA ISkariyOtIyAd anyO yihUdAstamavadat, hE prabhO bhavAn jagatO lOkAnAM sannidhau prakAzitO na bhUtvAsmAkaM sannidhau kutaH prakAzitO bhaviSyati?
Ndipo Yuda, siyo Iskariote, akamwambia, “Bwana, itakuwaje kwamba utajidhihirisha kwetu na si kwa ulimwengu?”
23 tatO yIzuH pratyuditavAn, yO janO mayi prIyatE sa mamAjnjA api gRhlAti, tEna mama pitApi tasmin prESyatE, AvAnjca tannikaTamAgatya tEna saha nivatsyAvaH|
Yesu akamjibu, “Mtu yeyote akinipenda atalishika neno langu na Baba yangu atampenda, nasi tutakuja kwake na kufanya makao yetu kwake.
24 yO janO mayi na prIyatE sa mama kathA api na gRhlAti punazca yAmimAM kathAM yUyaM zRNutha sA kathA kEvalasya mama na kintu mama prErakO yaH pitA tasyApi kathA|
Mtu yeyote asiyenipenda hayashiki maneno yangu na maneno niliyowapa si yangu bali ni ya Baba aliyenituma.
25 idAnIM yuSmAkaM nikaTE vidyamAnOham EtAH sakalAH kathAH kathayAmi|
“Nimewaambia mambo haya yote wakati bado niko pamoja nanyi.
26 kintvitaH paraM pitrA yaH sahAyO'rthAt pavitra AtmA mama nAmni prErayiSyati sa sarvvaM zikSayitvA mayOktAH samastAH kathA yuSmAn smArayiSyati|
Lakini huyo Msaidizi, yaani, huyo Roho Mtakatifu, ambaye Baba atamtuma kwenu kwa Jina langu, atawafundisha mambo yote na kuwakumbusha yote niliyowaambia.
27 ahaM yuSmAkaM nikaTE zAntiM sthApayitvA yAmi, nijAM zAntiM yuSmabhyaM dadAmi, jagatO lOkA yathA dadAti tathAhaM na dadAmi; yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni duHkhitAni bhItAni ca na bhavantu|
Amani nawaachia, amani yangu nawapa, amani hii niwapayo si kama ile ulimwengu utoayo. Msifadhaike mioyoni mwenu, wala msiogope.
28 ahaM gatvA punarapi yuSmAkaM samIpam AgamiSyAmi mayOktaM vAkyamidaM yUyam azrauSTa; yadi mayyaprESyadhvaM tarhyahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi mamAsyAM kathAyAM yUyam ahlAdiSyadhvaM yatO mama pitA mattOpi mahAn|
“Mlinisikia nikisema, ‘Ninakwenda zangu, lakini nitarudi tena.’ Kama kweli mngelinipenda mngelifurahi kwa kuwa naenda kwa Baba, kwani Baba ni mkuu kuniliko mimi.
29 tasyA ghaTanAyAH samayE yathA yuSmAkaM zraddhA jAyatE tadartham ahaM tasyA ghaTanAyAH pUrvvam idAnIM yuSmAn EtAM vArttAM vadAmi|
Nimewaambia mambo haya kabla hayajatukia, ili yatakapotukia mpate kuamini.
30 itaH paraM yuSmAbhiH saha mama bahava AlApA na bhaviSyanti yataH kAraNAd Etasya jagataH patirAgacchati kintu mayA saha tasya kOpi sambandhO nAsti|
Sitasema nanyi zaidi, kwa sababu yule mkuu wa ulimwengu huu anakuja, naye hana kitu kwangu,
31 ahaM pitari prEma karOmi tathA pitu rvidhivat karmmANi karOmIti yEna jagatO lOkA jAnanti tadartham uttiSThata vayaM sthAnAdasmAd gacchAma|
lakini ulimwengu upate kujua kuwa ninampenda Baba, nami hufanya vile Baba alivyoniamuru. “Haya inukeni; twendeni zetu.
