John 4 (ZGAM) · Opened

1Pakhuva u Yesu avile alomanyile ukhuta Mafalisayo vapulikhe ukhuta u Yesu alena vakongi nukhuvoncha khulikho u Yohana,When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2(pakhuva Yesu yumwene salekhwoncha ila avakongi vamwene),(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3akhumile khu Yudea akhaluta khu Galilaya.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4Evo yale lasima okhugendela khu Samalia.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5Pu akhafikha khukhelunga ekhwa Samalia, ekhekhikhelangiwa Siakari, uvuvubadaninie ne khelunga akhyapile u Yakobo oswambe u Yusufu.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Ne khekholo khwa Yakobo khwalepo apo. U Yesu agatile nukhugenda pwa khatama palukanji pakhekhulu. Khale khasekhe khapa musi.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7Udala Osamalia ainchile khunega amagasi, nu Yesu akhanchova, “Ime amagasi nenywe.”When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8Pakhuva avakongi vamwene vakhalutile khujini khwigula ekhyakhula.(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9Udala ola akhambula, “Ndakhekhi uvenjahudi, akhondoma one nedala ne Samalia, akhenu ekhwa khunywa?” Pakhuva Avayahudi savikhekhanjanwa 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.)

10U Yesu akhanda, “Inave akhemanyile ekhikungelwa ekhwa Nguluve, nu munu avikhukhuvola, 'Ime magasi,' ukhalevukhodova, akhale ikhukhupa amagasi aga wumi.”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.”

11Udala khanda, “Imbakha ulevovole endovo eyakhunegela, ne khekholo khetali. Vukhugavona ndakhu amagasi aga wumi?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12Uveve ve mbakha, khuliko ababa veto o Yakobo, avakhatupile ekhekholo ekhe, yu mwene na vana va mwene voni paninie ni senga incha mwene nchikhanywa amagasi pa khekholo ekhe?”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 akhanda, “vevoni uyinywa amagasi aga ipata ekhamu tena,Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14inave uvinywa amagasi aganikhupa one siwesya okhupata ekhemu tena. Pakhuva amagasi aganikhupa giva lumiminukho ulolukhwedekha isikhu nchooni.”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.”

15Udala ola akhambula, “Imbakha nidove amagasi ago nelekhe okhwumila tena, nelekhe okhotesekha okhwincha apa khwinega amagasi.”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.”

16U Yesu akhambula, “Luta khamwilango ogosi, pu vuye.”Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17Udala akhambula, “Nelevovole ogosi.” UYesu akhanda, “Onchovile vononu, 'Ulevovole ugosi;'“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18Pakhuva uvile na vagosi vakhano tena oveulenave leno sio igosi vakho, pakhuva unchovile lweli!”In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19Udala akhambula, “Imbakha nivona ukhuta oveve ve nyamalago.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20Ava baba veto vaisayile mukhe wamba ekhe. Pakhuva omwe mwinchova mwita Yelusalemu lyo lieneo alwa vanu lwa khwesayela.”Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21U Yesu akhanda, “Ovedala, inyedekhe, akhasekhe khikhwincha sokhesaye khwa Baba pa khewa mba ekhe au Yerusalemu.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22Mwe vanu mukhesaya ekhesa mukhevona, pakhuva twikhesaya ekhetukhevona, pakhuva ovolokhole vukhuma khu Vayahudi.”You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23Inave evo, osekhe gukhwincha, leno ogo apa, osekhe ogu vovikhesaya elweli yuvikhesaya khwa Baba khu mepo nelweli, pakhuva u Baba ikhovalonda avanu ndava ukhuta vanu vamwene avavi khesaya.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.

24U Nguluve ve Mepo, na avavikhesaya yenogelanile okhwesaya khu mepo ne lweli.”God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25Udala akhambula, “Nelumanyile ukhuta u Yesu ikhwincha, (Ovikhelangiwa Klisiti). Oywa voikhwincha ikhotuvula gooni.” U Yesu akhavavola,The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26“One vevunchova nene.”Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27Osekhe gugugwa avakongi vamwene vakhakilivokha. Navope vakhaswiga khekhi inchoova nudala, pakhu akhasipali avakhavonchinche, “Vunogwa ekhekhi?” au khekhi vunchovanave oyo?”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?”

28Pu dala akhalelekha elitenchi akhalula khujini khuvavola avanu,Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29“Mwinche mulole umunu ovyanchovile imbombo nchooni inchinevombile, te yiwesekhana ukhuta ve Klisiti?”“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30Vakhakhuma khumuji vakhincha khu mwene.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31Akhasekhe khapamusi avakongi va mwene vakhanchova, “Rabi lwiya ekhwakhula.”Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32Pakhuva omwene akhanchova, “One nelenakhwo ekhyakholwa ekhesamukhemanyile omwe.”But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33Avakongi vakhavolana, asipali uva ndetile ekhenu khyokhyoni, “Je vakhaletite?”So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34U Yesu akhavavula, “Ekhyakholwa khyango khuvomba uvonogelanile vwa mwene avyasukhile nu khuvomba indagelo incha mwene.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35Te, samunchova, 'Pakhuva akhasekhe khadebe uvubeni vyango vuva tayali?' Nikhuvavula lolaga ifyalo vofilitayali khu vubeni!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.

36Omwene ovibena ikhupelela emisahala nukhuvundanwa isekhe incha wumi wa sikhu nchoni, pakhuva uyivilwa nu vibena va lakhekhelaga pupaninie.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37Pakhuva ovonchovi ovu wayelweli, 'Oyunge iviala oyunge ibena.'For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38Navasukhile khwibene ekhe tava samukhavombele, avange vavombile embombo omwe mwingile ndo khekhelo olwa mbombo eyavene.”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 vingi vakhamwedekha pakhuva khululagelo ulwa dala ole avale khunchova ne mivele, “Ovekhambulile imbombo nchooni inchine khavombile.”Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40Pakhuva Avasamalia vavile vinchile vakhadova okhutama navo pupaninie navene puakhatama khuvene isikhu ivele.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41Vuvingi vakhamwedekha pakhuva khumamenyu gavene.And many more believed because of His message.

42Vakhambula udala ola, “Tukhwekha sio khumamenyu gakho, pakhuva yufwe tupulikhe, leno putulumanyile ukhuta umwene ve mbakha va khelunga.”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.”

43Osekhe ogwa vigono vivele, akhakhega nukhuluta khu Galilaya.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44Pakhuva yumwene akhanchovile ukhuta venyamalago alevovole ulwedekho khukhelunga khya mwene.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45Vuinchile okhukhuma khu Galilaya, ava Galilaya vakhamwupelela, vakhanchiwene imbombo nchooni inchakhavombile khu Yerusalemu mu shelekhe, pakhuva navope vule muvale mushelekhe.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.

46Akhincha tena khu Kana eya Galilaya ukhwa ukhwagewisye amagasi ukhuva inkisa. Palepo nu mbakha oswambe ale intamu khu Kapernaumu.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.

47Vuapulikhe ukhuta u Yesu akhumile khu Yudea nu khuluta khu Galilaya, akhaluta khwa Yesu nu khudova amwokhole omuialeve, avale kholonda okhufwa.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.

48Pu Yesu akhambula, “Umwe mungalekhe okholola ishara ne vidego samukhawesye ukhwedekha.Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49Ondongonchi akhanchova, “Imbakha ekha pasi khetave omwalevango safwile.”“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50U Yesu akhambula lutaga omwalevo inkafu, “Umunu ola akhedekha elimenyu alelekhanchoviwe nu Yesu akhekhegela.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51Pu avile avavombi vamwene vakhamwopela nukhumbula umwaleve ale inkafu.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52Pu akhavavuncha osekhe gule khu akhale khuba. Vakhanda, “Pamikhe akhasekhe akha saa saba ovotamu vokhandekha.”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.”

53Pu babaye akhagundula okhuta akhasekhe khala khala akhanchovile uYesu, “Omwalevo inkafu.” Pu mwene na valokololwe vakhamwedekha.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.

54Eye yale ishala ya vele eya vombile u Yesu voakhumile khu Yudea ukhuluta khu Galilaya.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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