Yohana 9
1 Wakati, kama Yesu alipokuwa akipita, alimwona mtu kipofu tangu kuzaliwa kwake.
As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man born blind.
2 Wanafunzi wake wakamwuliza, “Rabi, nani aliyetenda dhambi, mtu huyu au wazazi wake, hata azaliwe kipofu?”
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Was it him who sinned, or was it his parents?”
3 Yesu akawajibu, “Siyo huyu mtu wala wazazi wake waliotenda dhambi, bali kazi za Mungu zipate kufunuliwa kupitia kwake.
Jesus replied, “It wasn't because the man or his parents sinned. But so that what God can do may be shown in his life,
4 Tunapaswa kufanya kazi zake yeye aliyenituma wakati bado ni mchana. Usiku waja wakati ambapo hakuna atakayeweza kufanya kazi.
we have to keep on doing the work of the one who sent me as long as it is still daytime. The night is coming when no one can work.
5 Wakati niwapo ulimwenguni, mimi ni nuru ya ulimwengu.”
While I'm here in the world I am the light of the world.”
6 Baada ya Yesu kusema maneno haya, alitema kwenye ardhi, alifanya tope kwa mate, na akampaka yule mtu machoni na lile tope.
After he'd said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva which he put on the man's eyes.
7 Akamwambia, nenda kaoge katika kisima cha Siloam (Inayotafsiriwa kama 'aliyetumwa').” Kwa hiyo huyo mtu alienda, akanawa, na akarudi, anaona.
Then Jesus told him, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “sent”). So the man went and washed, and when he went home he could see.
8 Majirani wa yule mtu na wale waliomuona mwanzo kama mwombaji walisema, Je! huyu siye yule mtu aliyekuwa akikaa na kuomba?” wengine walisema, “Ni yeye.”
His neighbors and those who had known him as a beggar, asked, “Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 Na wengine walisema, “Hapana, bali anafanana naye.” Lakini alikuwa akisema, “Ni mimi.”
Some said he was, while others said “no, it's just someone who looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “It is me!”
10 Wakamwambia, “Sasa macho yako yalifunguliwaje?”
“So how is it you can see?” they asked him.
11 Alijibu, mtu aitwaye Yesu alifanya tope na kupaka macho yangu na kuniambia, 'Nenda Siloam ukanawe.' Kwa hiyo nilienda, na nikanawa, na nikapata kuona tena.”
He replied, “A man called Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go and wash yourself in the Pool of Siloam.’ So I went and washed, and now I can see.”
12 Wakamwambia, “Yuko wapi?” Alijibu, “Sijui.”
“Where is he?” they asked. “I don't know,” he replied.
13 Wakampeleka yule mtu aliyewahi kuwa kipofu kwa Mafarisayo.
They took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.
14 Nayo ilikuwa siku ya Sabato wakati Yesu alipotengeneza tope na kuyafumbua macho yake.
Now it was the Sabbath when Jesus had made the mud and opened the blind man's eyes.
15 Ndipo tena Mafarisayo wakamwuliza alipataje kuona. Aliwaambia, “Aliweka tope katika macho yangu, nikanawa, na sasa naweza kuona.”
So the Pharisees also asked him how he could see. He told them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16 Baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, “Mtu huyu hajatoka kwa Mungu kwa sababu haishiki Sabato.” Wengine walisema, “Inawezekanaje mtu mwenye dhambi kufanya ishara kama hizo?” Kwa hiyo kukawa na mgawanyiko kati yao.
Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this can't be from God because he doesn't keep the Sabbath.” But others wondered, “How could a sinner do such miracles?” So they were divided in their opinion.
17 Ndipo walipomwuliza yule kipofu tena, “Unasemaje juu yake kwa sababu aliyafungua macho yako?” Kipofu akasema, “Ni nabii.”
So they went on questioning the man. “What's your opinion about him, then, since it's your eyes he opened,” they asked. “He's surely a prophet,” the man replied.
18 Hata wakati huu Wayahudi hawakumwamini kwamba alikuwa kipofu naye amepata kuona mpaka walipowaita wazazi wake yeye aliyepata kuona.
The Jewish leaders still refused to believe that the man who had been blind could now see until they had called in the man's parents.
19 Waliwauliza wazazi, Je, huyu ni mtoto wenu mnayesema alizaliwa kipofu? amewezaje sasa kuona?”
They asked them, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? So how is it that now he can see?”
20 Hivyo wazazi wake wakamjibu, “Tunajua kuwa huyu ni mtoto wetu na kwamba alizaliwa kipofu.
His parents answered, “We know this is our son who was born blind.
21 Jinsi gani sasa anaona, hatujui, na yeye aliyemfumbua macho yake, hatumjui. Mwulizeni yeye. Ni mtu mzima. Anaweza kujieleza mwenyewe.”
But we've no idea how he can see now, or who healed him. Why don't you ask him, he's old enough. He can speak for himself.”
22 Wazazi wake walisema mambo haya, kwa sababu waliwaogopa Wayahudi. Kwa vile Wayahudi walikuwa wamekubaliana tayari kuwa, ikiwa yeyote atakiri kuwa Yesu ni Kristo, atatengwa na Sinagogi.
The reason his parents said this was because they were afraid of what the Jewish leaders would do. The Jewish leaders had already announced that anyone who declared that Jesus was the Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue.
23 Kwa sababu hii, wazazi wake walisema, “Ni mtu mzima, mwulizeni yeye.”
That was why his parents said, “Ask him, he's old enough.”
24 Kwa hiyo kwa mara ya pili, walimwita yule mtu aliyewahi kuwa kipofu na kumwambia, “Mpe Mungu utukufu. Tunajua kwamba mtu huyu ni mwenye dhambi.”
Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”
25 Ndipo yule mtu alijibu, “Awe ni mwenye dhambi, mimi sijui. Kitu kimoja ninachokijua: nilikuwa kipofu, na sasa ninaona.”
The man replied, “Whether he's a sinner or not, I don't know. All I know is that I was blind and now I can see.”
26 Ndipo walipomwambia, “Amekufanyia nini? Aliyafumbuaje macho yako?”
Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 Alijibu, “Nimekwishawaambia tayari, na nyinyi hamkusikiliza! Kwa nini mnataka kusikia tena? Nanyi hamtaki kuwa wanafunzi wake pia, sivyo?
The man replied, “I already told you. Weren't you listening? Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become his disciples too, do you?”
28 Walimtukana na kusema, “Wewe ni mwanafunzi wake, lakini sisi ni wanafunzi wa Musa.
They shouted abuse at him, and said, “You're that man's disciple.
29 Tunajua kwamba Mungu alizungumza na Musa, lakini kwa huyu mtu, hatujui kule atokako.”
We're disciples of Moses. We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this person, we don't even know where he comes from.”
30 Yule mtu akajibu na kuwaambia, “Kwa nini, hili ni jambo la kushangaza, kwamba hamjui anakotoka, na bado ameyafumbua macho yangu.
The man answered, “That's incredible! You don't know where he comes from but he opened my eyes.
31 Tunajua kuwa Mungu hawasikilizi wenye dhambi, lakini ikiwa mtu yeyote anamwabudu Mungu na hufanya mapenzi yake, Mungu humsikiliza.
We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does what he wants.
32 Tangu kuanza kwa Ulimwengu haijawahi kamwe kusikiwa kwamba yeyote ameyafumbua macho ya mtu aliyezaliwa kipofu. (aiōn g165)
Never before in the whole of history has anyone heard of a man born blind being healed. (aiōn g165)
33 Ikiwa mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, asingelifanya chochote.”
If this man weren't from God, he could do nothing.”
34 Walijibu na kumwambia, “Ulizaliwa katika dhambi kabisa, na wewe unatufundisha sisi?” Ndipo walipomfukuza kutoka katika sinagogi.
“You were born totally sinful, and yet you're trying to lecture us,” they replied. And they threw him out of the synagogue.
35 Yesu alisikia kwamba wamemwondoa kwenye sinagogi. Alimpata na kumwambia, “Unamwamini Mwana wa Mtu?”
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he went and found the man, and asked him, “Do you trust in the Son of man?”
36 Alijibu na kusema, “Ni nani, Bwana, ili nami nipate kumwamini?”
The man replied, “Tell me who he is, sir, so I can put my trust in him.”
37 Yesu akamwambia, “Umeshamuona, naye unayezungumza naye ndiye.”
“You've already seen him. He's the one speaking with you now!” Jesus told him.
38 Yule mtu akasema, “Bwana, Naamini.” Ndipo akamsujudia.
“I trust you, Lord!” he said, and he kneeled in worship before Jesus.
39 Yesu akasema, “Kwa hukumu nimekuja katika Ulimwengu huu ili kwamba wale wasioona wapate kuona na wale wanaoona wawe vipofu.”
Then Jesus told him, “I've come into the world to bring judgment so that those who are blind may see, and those who see will become blind.”
40 Baadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwa pamoja naye wakasikia maneno hayo na kumwuliza, “Na sisi pia ni vipofu?”
Some Pharisees who were there with Jesus asked him, “We're not blind too, are we?”
41 Yesu akawaambia, “Kama mngelikuwa vipofu, msingelikuwa na dhambi. Hata hivyo, sasa mnasema, 'Tunaona,' dhambi yenu inakaa.”
Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty. But now that you say you see, your guilt remains.”
