Yohani 17

1 UYesu ye amalile kujova isio, akalola kukyanya akati, “Nhaata, akavalilo kafikile; umughinie umwanaako, neke -

After Jesus said those things, he looked [up] toward heaven. Then he prayed, “[My] Father, it is now the time [MTY] [for me to suffer and die]. Honor me [as I do that], in order that I may honor you.

2 ghwope umwanako akughinie uve ndavule vule umpeliile uvutavulilua uvwa kuvalongosia avaanhu vooni, neke avapeele uvwumi uvwa kuvusila kusila. (aiōnios g166)

You gave me authority over all people, in order that I might enable all those whom you chose [to come] to me to live eternally. (aiōnios g166)

3 Uvwumi uvwa kuvusila kusila vwe uvu: vakukagule uve ghwe Nguluvuve ghwa kyang'haani, ghwe juno uli jumo ghwe mwene, kange vang'hagule une ne Yesu Kilisite ne juno ulyasung'hile ku veene. (aiōnios g166)

[The way for people] to live eternally is for them to know that you are the only true God, and to know that [I], Jesus, am the Messiah, the one you have sent. (aiōnios g166)

4 Une nikughinisie pa iisi apa mulwa kumala imbombo jila jino ulyamheliile.

I have honored you here on this earth by completing all the work that you gave me to do.

5 Lino ghwe Nhaata, unginie une palikimo nuuve, mu vuvaha vuno nilyale navwo palikimo nuuve iisi ye jikyale kupelua.

[My] Father, now honor me when I am with you [again], by causing me to have the greatness I had when I was with you before the world began.”

6 Avanu vano ulyamheliile mu iisi, nivahufisie uvuvaha vwa litavua lyako. Avaanhu avuo valyale vaako ukamheela une, voope valigadilile ilisio lyako.

“I have revealed [what] you [are like] to the people whom you brought to me from among those who do not belong to you [MTY]. Those [who came to me] belonged to you, and you brought them to me. Now they have obeyed your message.

7 Lino vakagwile kuuti fyoni fino ulyamheliile fihumile kulyuve,

Now they know that everything you have given me, [your message and your work], comes from you.

8 ulwakuva imhola jino ulyamheliile nivapulisie, voope vupiile, vakagwile kuuti kyang'haani nihumile kulyuve, kange vikwitika kuuti uve veeve ulyasung'hile une.

I gave them the message that you gave me, and they have accepted it. They now know for certain that I came from you. They now believe that you sent me.

9 Une nikuvasumila avaanu vaako avuo, ulwakuva ve vano ulyamheliile. Nanikuvasumila avaanhu vooni mu iisi.

I am praying for them. I am not praying for those [who do not belong to you] [MTY]. Instead, [I am praying] for those whom you have brought to me, because they belong to you.

10 Avaanhu vango vooni, vaako; avaanhu vaako, vango uvuvaha vwango vuvoniike kukilila aveene.

All [the disciples] that I have belong to you, and all those who belong to you also belong to me. They have shown how great I am.

11 Une lino vivuuka mu iisi, nikwisa kulyuve, neke aveene vajiighe mu iisi, Ghwe Nhaata ghwe Mwimike, uvalolelelaghe mu ngufu isa litavua lyako lino ulyamheliile. Uvalolelelaghe kuuti vaave nu vumo ndavule tuli vumo une nuve.

I will not be [staying] in the world any longer. I will be coming back to you. They, however, will be [here] in the world [among those who are opposed to you]. [My] Holy Father, protect them from spiritual harm by your power [MTY], the power that you gave me, in order that they may be united as we are united.

12 Ye nili palikimo na veene, navalolelelagha mu ngufu isa litavua lyako lino ulyamheliile. Nivadimile, nakwale nambe jumo juno asovile, looli juno akanoghiile kusova kukwilanisia sino silyalembilue mu Malembe aMimike.

While I have been with them, I have [completely] protected them by the power [MTY] that you gave me. As a result, only one of them will be eternally separated from you. He is the one who was doomed to be eternally separated from you. [That has happened] to fulfill [what a prophet wrote] in the Scriptures [would happen].

13 Lino nikwisa kulyuve, nijova amasio agha pano nijiighe mu iisi, kuuti avavulanisivua vango vavisaghe nu lukeelo mu moojo ghaave, ndavule nilinalwo une.

[Father], now I am about to return to you. I have said these things while I am still [here] in the world in order that my [disciples] may fully experience being joyful, as I have been joyful.

14 Nivavulile ilisio lyako, neke avaanu mu iisi vavakalalile, ulwakuva avavulanisivua vango nava mu iisi ndavule une vule nanili ghwa mu iisi.

I have given them your message. As a result, those who are opposed to you [MTY] have hated them, because [my disciples] do not belong to those who oppose you [MTY], just like I do not belong to those who oppose you [MTY].

15 “Une nanikukusuuma kuuti uvavusie mu iisi. muno, looli nisuma uvapoke kwa mhosi uSetano.

I am asking you, not that you take them out of this world, but instead that you protect them from [Satan], the evil one.

16 Aveene nava mu iisi, ndavule une vule nanili ghwa mu iisi.

They do not belong to those who are opposed to you [MTY], just like I also do not belong to them.

17 Ilisio lyako vwe vwa kyang'haani, lino nikukusuuma uvavalasie avaanhu vaako nu vwakyang'haani uvuo, vaave vaako.

Set [my disciples] apart so that they may (completely belong to/serve) you, by [enabling them to live in accordance with] what is true. Your message is true.

18 Ndavule ulyasung'hile une mu iisi, najune fye nivasung'hile mu iisi.

Just like you sent me here into this world, now I surely will be sending them [to other places] in [MTY] the world.

19 Nikutavula lwoni kulyuve vwimila aveene, neke voope vitavule lwoni kulyuve kukukala mu vwakyanghaani.

I dedicate myself to completely belong to you, in order that they also may truly be dedicated {dedicate themselves} completely to you.”

20 Nanikuvasumila va vulanisivua veene, looli nikuvasumila na vano vikunyitika, vwimila kupulisivua na veene,

“I am praying not only for these [eleven disciples]. I am praying also for those who [will] believe in me as a result of [hearing] their message.

21 Kuuti vooni avuo vavisaghe nu vumo, vavisaghe nkate mulyusue, ndavule uve uli nkate mulyusue, ndavule uve uli nkate mulyune na juune nili nkate mulyuve, Nisuuma vavisaghe vumo neke avaanhu vitike kuuti uve veve usung'hile une.

[My] Father, [I want] all of them to be united, just like I am united with you because of my relationship with you, and as you are united with me because of your relationship with me. I also want them to be united with us. [I want that to happen] so that those who do not know you [MTY] may know that you sent me.

22 Uvuvaha vuno ulyamheliile, najuune nivapeliile aveene, neke vavisaghe nu vumo ndavule une vule nili nu vumo nuuve.

I have honored my disciples just like you honored me, in order that they may be united, as we are united.

23 Une niive nkate mu veene, najuuve nkate mulyune neke vaave nu vumo uvukwilanifu. Luuve enendiiki neke avaanhu avange vakagule kuuti uve veeve ulyasung'hile une, na kuuti uvaghanile ndavule unganile une.

I want them to be united just like they are united with me and as you are united with me. May they be completely united, in order that those who do not belong to you [MTY] may know that you sent me and that you have loved them just like you have loved me.

24 Ghwe Nhaata, nilonda kuuti, avaanhu umheliile vavisaghe palikimo nuune, pooni pano niiva, neke vavuvone uvuvaha vwango vuno ulyamheliile, ulwakuva ulyangani kuhuma iisi ye jikyale kupelua.

[My] Father, I want [the disciples] you have brought to me to [some day] be with me [in heaven], where I will be. I want them to see my greatness. I want them to see the greatness you gave me because you loved me. You gave me that greatness before you created the world.

25 Ghwe Nhaata ghwe ghwa kyang'haani, avaanu ava mu iisi navakukagwile, neke une nikukagwile. Kange avavulanisivua vango vakagwile kuuti uve veve ulyasung'hile.

[My] righteous Father, although the people who do not belong to you [MTY] do not know what you [are like], I know what you [are like], and my disciples know that you sent me.

26 Nivavulanisie vakukagule uve, kange nifivombagha uluo kuuti vaghananaghe ndavule unganile une, na juune niive kuwa ndani yao.”

I have revealed to them [what] you [are like], and I will continue to reveal to them [what] you [are like]. I will do that in order that they may love [others] just like you love me, and in order that I may be in them [by my Spirit].”