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1Abi Ufarisi aka agũ ugɛ Uyesu ani akposha angwɛ̃ imesa ananga Uyohana na ani akorhuwe umbɔ ubɔtisima.When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2Bɔr asi iwea Uyesu aka isaka akorhuwe umbɔ ubɔtisima hã, awu angwɛ̃ imesanga aka isaka akorhuwe.(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3Ivangyɛ Uteijee aka agũ akɛrɛ, unga asoka ru Uyahudiya na abvui azĩã Ugarhirhi.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4Unga awuri itsĩ ru Usamariya atɔng.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5Nggee unga aba atsĩ ru uteu ukpɔɔ ru Usamariya umbɔ iki iyisa Usaikar, ukhapa ra abĩkɛ Uyakubu aka adzowe ungwɛ̃nga Uyusuf.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Uvãã amɛ̃ Uyakubu uwe ra anang hã. Azhe uzɛ̃rhã aka afɛr Uyesu, unga asei ra angwĩ uvãã amɛ̃ hã. Aka awu idzingga atenuma.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7Utsɛrh Usamariya uwɔɔ aka aba ishɔyi amɛ̃, Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ungo uma udzaango amɛ̃ umum ihwa?>>When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8Angwɛ̃ imesanga aka azĩmbɔ ru utepa igoi ubingha.(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9Utsɛrh Usamariya ha agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ungo uwu utsa Uyahuda. Umum iwu utsɛrh Usamariya. Awu use utsu ungo urhusa umum amɛ̃ aka ahwa?>> Unga arhusa akɛrɛ ubinkutsu abi Uyahuda aka asi isaka agbopumbɔ nggu abi Usamariya.“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Uba ungo uhwɛngo izũwã Unum nu unerwi aka arhusa ungo amɛ̃ aka ahwa, ungo uwuri ifɛnungo unga, unga adzaa ungo amɛ̃ akika adzowe urhɛ.>>Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

11Utsɛrh ha agɔr Uyesu agɛ, <<A uteiya, umum inyã ungo ushiɔ ru ubin ukpuku ushɔi nu uvãã amɛ̃ ukpi uwu ughorghotakpɔ. Ri inɛ̃ɛ̃ ungo iki ikpo amɛ̃ akika adzowe urhɛ ha?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12Use ungo unango utɛmɛn Uyakubu, unga aka aneka uvãã amɛ̃ ru umɛn? Unga nibikanga ahwa amɛ̃ hã, ikɛi angwɛ̃nga, nu íjuɛnga aka ahwa umɔ.>>Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

13Uyesu agɛ, <<Ubɛn uwuku uhwa amɛ̃ akɛrɛ awuri ibvui agũã ugɔ̃ amɛ̃ ikɛi.Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14Bɔr ubɛn uwuku uhwa amɛ̃mum iki ĩdzowe unga asi íbvui agũã ugɔ̃ amɛ̃ ugbagbaa. Amɛ̃ hã umum iki idzowe unga awuri iwu akwiu amɛ̃ ru umbɔ aka idzowe urhɛ uwu ugbagbaa.>>But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

15Utsɛrh ha agɔr unga agɛ, <<A uteiya, udzaa umum amɛ̃ hã utsur umum ibvui ĩgũmum ugɔ̃ amɛ̃ ikɛi ni isi íbvui ikɛyiwamum ishɔng amɛ̃ nggimi.>>The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Uzĩ uyisu utsakngo umbi aba nggimi.>>Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17Unga agɛ, <<Umum ishimum ru utsak.>> Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ungo urherhi idzidzɛrhe ungo uku ugɔr ugɛ, ungo ushiɔ ru utsak.“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18Ubinkutsu ungo uku uweɔ ra atsaka atɔ̃ɔ̃ nu unerwi umbi aka awu nggu unga icɛrɛ asi iwea utsakngo. Ungo urherhe ishaa idzidzɛrhe.>>In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19Utsɛrh ha agɛ, <<A uteiya, umum inyã ungo uwu uner uwuku usɔm Arherhu-Num.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20Atokamɛn adzowe Unum igɔng ri igũ iyɛrɛ, bɔr umbi abi Uyahuda agɛ Urusharhima ukpɔ umɛ̃ɛ̃ awu ufang anera adzowe igɔng ru Unum.>>Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<A utsɛrh ha, uwe ru imangmang ra abinkɛ umum iki irherhe. Ivanga niyɔ ibarɔ anera asi ídzowukumbɔ Utɛ igɔng ri igũ iyɛrɛ use ru Urusharhima.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22Umbi abi Usamariya asi ihwɛngmbi ubinkpi umbi aka idzowe igɔng. Bɔr umɛn abi Uyahuda ihwɛngmɛn ubinkpi umɛn iki idzowe igɔng, ubinkutsu udĩ ififɔrh udzeka ra abi Uyahuda.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23Bɔr ivanga niyɔ ibarɔ, iki ibangge, abika adzowe igɔng idzidzɛrhe aka idzowe Utɛ igɔng ri Ipfu nu idzidzɛrhe, ubinkutsu Utɛ abee ikpũ abi ha adzowe unga igɔng.But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

24Unum awu ipfu, abika adzowe unga igɔng ikɛi awu ufang umbɔ adzowe igɔng ri Ipfu nu idzidzɛrhe.>>God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25Utsɛrh ha agɛ, <<Umum ihwɛng Uarhmasihu, awu unga umbɔ iki iyisa Ukiristo, nggawɔ abarɔ. Ivangyɛ unga aka iba, unga awuri idɛyiwanga umɛn abina kishoo.>>The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26Mɔcɛ Uyesu adɛyiwe unga agɛ, <<Umum uner arherhakɛ nggu ungo, iwu unga.>>Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27Ivang hã niyɔ angwɛ̃ imesanga abvui aba adzeidzeu umbɔ aka anyã unga adɛ̃ɛ̃ arherhe nggu ukutsɛrh. Bɔr unera asi igɔra agɛ, <<Ungo ubee use,>> use arhusa unga agɛ, <<Awu use utsu ungo urherha arherhe nggu unga?>>Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

28Mɔcɛ utsɛrh ha abɔruka idzum amɛ̃nga umɔ na atsĩã ru utepa na agɔr anera agɛ,Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29<<Àka aba anyã unerwi aka adɛyiwa umum kishoo abinkɛ umum iki ikorhe! Awu unga awu Ukiristo?>>“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30Umbɔ adzeku utepa aba ra anang Uyesu.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31Angwɛ̃ imesanga ashɔ̃rhã unga agɛ, <<A umarhem, uma ugha ubingha.>>Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32Bɔr unga agɔr umbɔ agɛ, <<Umum iwemum ru ubinkpi umum iki igha umbi aka asi ihwɛngmbi ukpɔ.>>But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33Mɔcɛ angwɛ̃ imesanga arhusa adɔka agɛ, <<Use unera akũ ubingha akowe unga?>>So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34Bɔr Uyesu agɔr umbɔ agɛ, <<Ubinghamum ukpi, umum ikorhu ubin amɛn uwuku udena umum ĩba, ikɛi imashuwe itseryɛ unga aka adzaa umum.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35Uba umbi aka isaka agɔr agɛ, <Abɔr afɛ̃ɛ̃ anaa umbɔ atirhi igbɛr abin>? Bɔr umum idɛyiwa umbi, aka agbisha arhi icanga. Iki ikɔ̃ngge, ni iki iwengge iyiki igbigbɛr.Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

36Uner uwuku ugbɛr abin hã aka ikpoa itosanga, ikɛi unga ani ikɔng anera aka akpo urhɛ uwu ugbagbaa, ngge itsú uner uwuku udoi nu uner uwuku ugbugbɛr agɔm anggɔm urhɔnga.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37Ake awu idzidzɛrhe, ake aka agɔr agɛ, <Uwɔɔ adoi, nu uwɔɔ agbɛr.>For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38Umum idena umbi igbɛr abinkɛ umbi aka asi itɔ̃mbi itser ake. Abɔɔ umbɔ atɛ̃wã itsera, umbi agbɛr ugarh ititɛ̃wãmbɔ.>>I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

39Abi Usamariya awu arhɛrhɛ ru uteu ha umbɔ aka awe ru imangmang ru Uyesu ri itsi ideka utsɛrh ha aka agɔr agɛ, <<Unga adɛyiwa umum kishoo abinkɛ umum iki ikorhe.>>Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40Abi Usamariya aka aba ru unga, umbɔ ashɔ̃rhã unga asei nggu umbɔ, unga asei inuma ivaa.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41Arherhanga atsu anera arhɛrhɛ awe ru imangmang.And many more believed because of His message.

42Umbɔ agɔr utsɛrh ha agɛ, <<Umɛn iwe ru imangmang ru Uyesu, ubinkutsu asi iwea ubinkpi ungo uku urherhe ukpekũ, bɔr icɛrɛ umɛn igũmɛn nibikamɛn ni ihwɛngmɛn ugɛ uwɛrɛ ha idzidzɛrhe unga awu Uwuku Ufɔrh upfunga.>>They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

43Inuma ivaa ha iki imaa unga asok azĩã Ugarhirhi.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44Uyesu nibikanga adekuka ugɛ uner uwuku usɔm Arherhu-Num aka isaka ashia ri imor ra abĩnga.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45Ivangyɛ unga aka itsĩ Ugarhirhi, abi Ugarhirhi ayɛi unga aboka avaa, ubinkutsu umbɔ ikɛi azĩmbɔ Irhowa Iyiki Igar Utɔng hã ru Urusharhima na anyãmbɔ kishoo abin Uyesu aka akorhe.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.

46Mɔcɛ Uyesu abvui azĩã iyepu uteu Ukana ukpu Ugarhirhi, anangkɛ unga aka adzipa amɛ̃ ake awu amɛ̃ inebi. Utsa uner itser ijee nuwɔ uwuruwi ungwɛ̃nga aka aghonga unga ru Ukafanahum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

47Ivangyɛ utsa ha aka agũ ugɛ Uyesu aka adzeku Uyahudiya abvui abanga Ugarhirhi, unga azĩ ru unga ashɔ̃rhã unga ama aba akerhuwe ungwɛ̃nga, aka abɔr akpe.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

48Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Umbi aba asi inyãmbi atsar nu abin idzeu, umbi asi íwembi ri imangmang.>>Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49Uner itser ijee ha agɛ, <<A Uteiya, uba umɛn izĩmɛn utsur ungwɛ̃mum akpea.>>“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50Uyesu agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ungo udɛ̃ɛ̃ uzĩɔ. Ungwɛ̃ngo awuri ibɛka.>> Utsa ha awea ri imangmang nu ubin Uyesu aka arherhe nggu unga, umɔ unga azĩã.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51Ana awe ru utsĩndĩ ugãrhãnga agbanga unga, agɔr unga agɛ, <<Ungwɛ̃ngo abɛka.>>And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52Unga arhusa umbɔ ivangyɛ ungwɛ̃ hã aka atirhi igũ ugarha. Umbɔ agɔr unga agɛ, <<Imani iyor ha ineke unga arhɛkɛ ru ukara unying.>>So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

53Utei ungwɛ̃ hã ayita, ivang hã niyɔ Uyesu agɔra unga agɛ, <<Ungwɛ̃ngo awuri ibɛka.>> Nggee unga nu aner iyanga kishoo awe ru imangmang.Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

54Akɛrɛ awu ubin idzeu ukpu uvaa Uyesu aka akorhe unga aka adzeku Uyahudiya azĩ Ugarhirhi.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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