John 4 (WBI) · Opened

1Lino aVafalisayi vakapulika imhola sa Yesu kuuti ikwofugha na kuuva na vavulanisivua vinga kukila uYohana umwofughi,When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2(neke uYesu jujuo naakava ikwofugha, looli avavulanisivua vaake ve vano valyale vikwofugha),(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3UYesu ye akagwile kuuti imhola saake sipulikiike, akavuuka mukighavo ikya Yudea akagomoka ku kighavo ikya Galilaya.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4Ye vigomoka ku Samalia lukavoneka kuuti kwevule uvufumbue uvwa kukilila mu kighavo ikya Samalia, pe vakakilila isila ijio.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5Pe vakafika mu likaaja ilya Sikali lino lyale mukighavo ikya Samalia, ilikaaja ilio lilyale piipi nu mughunda ghuno u Yakobo alyampeliile umwanake u Yosefu.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Apuo pwekilyale ikitiimu kya Yakobo. UYesu akikala palubale pa kitiimu ikio kuuti apuume, ulwakuva alyakatiile nu lughendo. Unsiki ughuo ghwale ghwa kavalilo aka ntanda pamwisi.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7Pe akiisa umukijuuva jumomonga uNsamalia kunegha amalenga pa kitimu kila, uYesu akam'buula akati, “Nisuuma amalenga ninyue.”When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8Ulwakuva avavulanisivu vaake vakava valutile kughula ikyakulia.(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9Umukijuuva jula uNsamalia akamwamula akati, “Uve uli Muyahudi, une nilinsamalia, lwandaani ghusuuma amalenga kulyune?” Alyajovile enendiki ulwakuva aVayahudi navalyale nu vuhangilanisi na Vasamalia.“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 akamwamula akati, “Ghwale ukagulaghe sino uNguluve ilonda kukukupeela na kuuti nene veeni ne juno nikukusuuma amalenga, ngale usumile une, une naale nikukupeela amalenga ghano ghikuvapeela avaanhu uvwumi.”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.”

11Umukijuuva jula akamwamula uYesu akati, “Ghwe Ntwa uve nuli ni ndoovo ija kuneghela, kyope ikitiimu kitali. Lino ukughaagha kuughi amalenga gha vwumi?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12Unkuulu ghwitu uYakobo alyatupeliile ikitiimu iki, umwene na vanaake vanywile amalenga agha kitiimu ulim'baha kukila uYakovo?”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 akamwamula akati, “Umuunhu ghweni juno inyua amalenga agha kitimu iki, ikwumilua kange,Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14neke umuunhu juno inyua amalenga ghano nikumpeela ghiiva nkate mwa mwene, kiiva kindwivu kya malenga ghikumpeelagha uvwumi vuno navusila lusiku.”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.”

15Pe umukijuuva jula akansuuma uYesu akati, “Ghwe Ntwa, umeele amalenga aghuo, nileke pikwumilua, kange nileke pikwisa apa kunegha amalenga.”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 akambuula akati, “Lutagha, unkemeele umughosi ghwako, ghwise naghwo apa.”Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17Umukijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Une nili nsila mughosi.” UYesu akambuula akati, “Ujovile seseene kuuti, 'ulinsila mughosi,'“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18Ulwakuva ulyatolilue na vaghosi vahano, ghwope juno ghukukala naghwo lino, naghwako. Mu ulu ujovile isa kyang'haani!”In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19Umukijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Ghwe Ntwa, nivona uve uli m'bili.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20Avakuulu viitu valyale vikumwimika uNguluve pa kidunda iki, neke umue mwiti ku Yelusalemu kwe kuno kunoghiile kukumwimika uNguluve.”Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21UYesu akam'buula akati, “Ghwe mukijuva uve, ghwitikaghe sino nijova, ghukwisa unsiki ghuno namukumwimikagha uNguluve uNaata pa kidunda iki nambe ku Yelusalemu.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22Umue mu kumwimika uNguluve juno namunkagwile, neke usue tukumwimika uNguluve juno tunkagwile, ulwakuva uNguluve ikuvapokea avaanhu kukilila ku Vayahudi.”You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23Lino unsiki ghukwisa, kange ghufikile, pano avaanhu vano vikumwitika uNguluve uNhaata mu vwakyanghaani, vikumwimikagha mutwa kulongosivua nu mhepo ghwake na vule vulungika uvwakyang'haani vwake.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.

24UNguluve ghwe mhepo, avaanhu vano vikumwimika umwene, vanoghiile kukumwimika mu ngufu isa mhepo ghwake na mu vwakyang'haani.”God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25Umulijuuva jula akamwamula akati, “Nikagwile kuuti uMesiya, (juno ghwe Kilisite). Ikwisa iliva isile, ujuo ilikutuvuula sooni.The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26UYesu akam'buula akati, “Une ne juno nijova nuuve, neene Mesiya.”Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27Unsiki ughuo avavulanisivua vaake vakagomoka, vakadegha kyongo kuvona uYesu ijova nu mukijuuva, neke nakwealyale juno alyaghelile kukumposia kuuti, “Ghulonda kiki?” nambe kuuti “Kiki ghujova naghwo?”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?”

28Umukijuuva jula akaluleka pala pala ulusaaji lwake ulwa malenga akaluta kukikaaja, akavavuula, avanu akati,Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29“Mwise mulole umuunhu juno ambulile sooni sino nivombile. Asi umuunhu ujuo ndepoonu iiva ghwe Kilisite?”“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30Avaanu yepulike isio vakaluta kuno kwale uYesu.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31Unsiki ughwa pamwisi avavulanisivua vaake vakam'buula uYesu vakati, “Ghwe m'bulanisi ulie ikyakulia.”Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32Umwene akavavuula akati, “Une nili ni kyakulia kino umue namukikagwile.”But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33Avavulanisivua vaake vakatengula kuposania viiti, 'Asi, kuli muunhu isile vwa Nhaata, juno kukumuletela ikyakulia?”So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34UYesu akavamula akati, “Ikyakulia kyango une, kwe kuvomba isa vughane vwa Nhaata juno asung'hulile nimale imbombo jaake.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35Asi, namwamujova kuuti, “Gasighile ameesi ghahaano kupeta?” Neke une nikuvavuula niiti, lola amaghunda vule ghalivuo pano lukwiline kupeta!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.

36Ghwope juno ipeta ikwupila uluhombo lwake, umpeto ve vaanhu vano vikwupila uvwumi uvwa kuvusila kusila, apuo juno ivyala na juno ipeta vooni vivisagha nu lukeelo palikimo.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37Kwelule ulujovo luno luuti, 'Jumonga ivyala ujunge ipeta ulujovo uluo lwa kyang'haani.'For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38Une nivasunghile umue kupeta fino namuhangajikile, Avange vakavombile imbombo inalamu, umue mupeta vwimila imbombo jaave.”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.”

39AVasamalia vinga ava mulikaaja lila ilya sikali vakamwitika uYesu ulwakuva valyapuliike sino alyajovile umukijuuva jula kuuti, “Umuunhu ujuo ambulile sooni sino nivombile.”Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40Pe aVasamalia vala vakafika pano pwale uYesu vakampelepesia kuuti ikale palikimo na veene, pe akikala mu likaaja ilio ifighono fivili.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41Avaanhu vinga fiijo vakamwitika uYesu vwimila ilisio lyake.And many more believed because of His message.

42Vakam'buula umukijuva jula vakati, “Lino nakwekuti tumwitiike umuunhu uju vwimila si sino utuvulile uve, looli tumwitike ulwakuva tupulike sino ajovile, kange tukagwile kuuti kyang'haani umuunhu uju ghwe mpoki ghwa vaanhu vooni.”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.”

43Ifighono fivili ye fikilile, akavuuka kiluta ku Galilaya.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44UYesu alyoliike kuuti um'bili naikwoghopua na vaanhu ava mu kikaaja kyake.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45Avaanhu ava ku Galilaya valyamwupiile uYesu, ulwakuva valyasivwene sooni sino alyavombile ku kyimike ikya Pasaka ku Yelusalemu, kukyimike ukuo voope kwevalyale.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.

46UYesu akaluta kange ku kikaaja ikya Kana mu kighavo ikya Galilaya. Kukikaaja ikio kwe kuno alyahambwisie amalenga kuuva luhuuje kwe alyale umulongosi jumonga ughwa selikali ku Kapelnaumu, umulongosi ujuo umwanaake alyale ntamu.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.

47Ye apulike kuuti uYesu isile kange ku Galilaya kuhuma ku Yudea akaluta kukumpelepesia uYesu kuuti alute ku Kapelenaumu, ansosi umwanaake ulwakuva umwanaake ujuo ghulyale ghukova.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 akamwamula akati, “Umue namunganyitike kisila kufyagha ifivalilo ni fidegho.Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49Umulongosi jula akamwamula akati, “Ghwe Mutwa nikukusuuma luvuke unsosie umwanango pano akyale pifua.”“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50UYesu akam'buula akati, “Vujagha, umwanaako asokile.” Akitika amasio gha Yesu akavuuka ivuja.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51Umulongosi jula ye ali mu sila ivuja, akatang'hana na vavombi vaake vakambuula vakati umwanaako asokile nkafu.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52Pe akavaposia akati. Asokile unsiki ghuliku, “Aveene vakamwamula vakati, asooka pamihe pamwisi akavalilo aka lekela lubale.”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.”

53Uviise ghwa mwana jula akakagula kuuti asooka unsiki ghula ghuno uYesu ajova kuuti, “Umwanaako asookile.” Pe umwene palikimo na vaanhu vooni ava munyumba jaake vakamwitika uYesu.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.

54Ikidegho ikio kyale kivalilo kya vuvili kino alyavombile uYesu ku Galilaya ye ahumile ku Yudea.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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