John 1
1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
Pakutanga pakanga pane Shoko, uye Shoko rakanga riri kuna Mwari, uye Shoko rakanga riri Mwari.
2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
Iye aiva kuna Mwari kubva pakutanga.
3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
Zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa kubudikidza naye; kunze kwake hakuna kana chinhu chakaitwa pane izvo zvakaitwa.
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Maari maiva noupenyu, uye upenyu ihwohwo hwaiva chiedza chavanhu.
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
Chiedza chinovhenekera murima, asi rima harina kuchikunda.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Pakanga pano murume akatumwa achibva kuna Mwari; zita rake rainzi Johani.
7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
Iye akauya sechapupu kuzopupurira chiedza chiya, kuitira kuti vanhu vatende kubudikidza naye.
8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
Akanga asiri iye chiedza pachake; akauya chete ari sechapupu kuchiedza.
9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
Chiedza chezvokwadi chinovhenekera vanhu vose chainge chichizouya munyika.
10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
Akanga ari munyika, uye kunyange nyika yakaitwa kubudikidza naye, nyika haina kumuziva.
11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
Akauya kuna avo vakanga vari vake, asi vokwake havana kumugamuchira.
12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God — that is, to those who had faith in his name:
Asi kuna vose vakamugamuchira, kuna avo vakatenda muzita rake, akavapa simba rokuti vave vana vaMwari,
13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
vana vasina kuberekwa neropa kana nokufunga kwomunhu kana nokuda kwomurume, asi vakaberekwa naMwari.
14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory — such glory as is given to an only son by his father — saw it to be true and full of grace.
Shoko rakava nyama uye rakagara pakati pedu. Takaona kubwinya kwake, kubwinya kwaIye Mumwe Oga, akabva kuna Baba, azere nenyasha uye nechokwadi.
15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
Johani anopupura nezvake. Anodanidzira achiti, “Uyu ndiye uya wandakati, ‘Anouya mumashure mangu anondipfuura ini nokuti akanditangira.’”
16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
Kubva pakuzara kwake takagamuchira nyasha pamusoro penyasha.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
Nokuti murayiro wakapiwa kubudikidza naMozisi; nyasha nezvokwadi zvakauya kubudikidza naJesu Kristu.
18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
Hakuna akamboona Mwari, asi Mwanakomana Iye Mumwe Oga, ari pachipfuva chaBaba, akaita kuti azivikanwe.
19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
Zvino uku ndiko kwaiva kupupura kwaJohani vaJudha veJerusarema pavakatuma vaprista navaRevhi kuti vanomubvunza kuti iye aimbova ani.
20 He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
Haana kurega kupupura, asi akanyatsopupura pachena achiti, “Handisini Kristu.”
21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
Vakamubvunza vakati, “Zvino ndiwe aniko? Ndiwe Eria here?” Iye akati, “Handizi iye.” “Uri muprofita here?” Akapindura akati, “Kwete.”
22 So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?
Pakupedzisira vakati, “Ndiwe aniko? Tipindure tigondotaurira vatituma. Unozviti aniko?”
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Johani akapindura namashoko omuprofita Isaya achiti, “Ndini inzwi reanodana murenje, richiti, ‘Ruramisai nzira yaShe.’”
24 Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
Zvino vamwe vaFarisi vakanga vatumwa
25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
vakamubvunza vachiti, “Seiko zvino uchibhabhatidza kana usiri Kristu, kana Eria kana Muprofita?”
26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
Johani akapindura akati, “Ini ndinobhabhatidza nemvura, asi pakati penyu pamire mumwe wamusingazivi.
27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
Ndiye anouya shure kwangu, handikodzeri kusunungura rukanda rweshangu dzake.”
28 These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
Izvi zvose zvakaitika paBhetani mhiri kwaJorodhani, uko kwaibhabhatidzira Johani.
29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Chifume chamangwana Johani akaona Jesu achiuya kwaari akati, “Tarirai, Gwayana raMwari, rinobvisa chivi chenyika!
30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
Ndiye wandaireva pandakati, ‘Murume anouya shure kwangu akandipfuura nokuti akanditangira.’
31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
Ini pachangu ndakanga ndisingamuzivi, asi zvandakauyira ndichibhabhatidza nemvura ndezvokuti iye aratidzwe kuIsraeri.”
32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
Ipapo Johani akapupura uchapupu uhu achiti, “Ndakaona mweya achiburuka kubva kudenga akaita senjiva akamhara pamusoro pake.
33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Ndingadai ndisina kumuziva, asi uya akandituma kuti ndizobhabhatidza nemvura ndiye akandiudza achiti, ‘Murume uyo waunoona Mweya achiburuka achigara paari, ndiye achazovabhabhatidza noMweya Mutsvene.’
34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
Ndazviona uye ndinopupura kuti uyu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari.”
35 The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;
Chifume chamangwana Johani akanga aripozve navadzidzi vake vaviri.
36 And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
Akati achiona Jesu achipfuura akati, “Tarirai, Gwayana raMwari!”
37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
Vadzidzi vaviri vakati vachimunzwa achitaura izvi, vakatevera Jesu.
38 And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?
Jesu akatendeuka akavaona vachitevera akavabvunza akati, “Munodeiko?” Ivo vakati, “‘Rabhi’ (ndiko kuti Mudzidzisi), munogarepiko?”
39 He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.
Akapindura akati, “Uyai muzokuona.” Saka vakaenda vakandoona paaigara, vakaswera naye kwezuva rimwe chete. Yakanga iri nguva inenge yegumi.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus.
Andirea mununʼuna waPetro, ndiye mumwe wavaviri vakanga vanzwa zvakanga zvarehwa naJohani uye vakanga vatevera Jesu.
41 Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).
Chinhu chokutanga chakaitwa naAndirea ndechokuti akatsvaka Simoni mukoma wake akati kwaari, “Tamuwana Mesiya” (ndiko kuti Kristu).
42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).
Uye akauya naye kuna Jesu. Jesu akatarisa kwaari akati, “Ndiwe Simoni mwanakomana waJohani. Iwe uchanzi Kefasi” (ndiko kuti, kana zvichishandurwa, Petro).
43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.
Zuva rakatevera Jesu akafunga zvokuenda kuGarirea. Akati awana Firipi akati kwaari, “Nditevere.”
44 Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.
Firipi, aibvawo kuguta reBhetisaidha saAndirea naPetro,
45 Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Firipi akawana Natanieri akati kwaari, “Tamuwana uya akanyorwa nezvake naMozisi muMurayiro, uyewo akanyorwa nezvake navaprofita, Jesu weNazareta, mwanakomana waJosefa.”
46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
Natanieri akati, “Nazareta! Pane chinhu chakanaka chingabva kuNazareta here?” Firipi akati, “Uya uone.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
Jesu akati achiona Natanieri achiuya, akati kwaari, “Houno muIsraeri wechokwadi, asina kunyengera maari.”
48 Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.
Natanieri akamubvunza akati, “Mandiziva seiko?” Jesu akapindura akati, “Ndakuona pawanga uri pasi pomuonde Firipi asati akudana.”
49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
Ipapo Natanieri akati, “Rabhi, ndimi Mwanakomana waMwari; ndimi Mambo weIsraeri.”
50 In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.
Jesu akati, “Unotenda nokuti ndakuudza kuti ndakuona uri pasi pomuonde. Uchaona zvinhu zvikuru kupinda izvozvo.”
51 And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.
Ipapo akatizve, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, muchaona denga richizaruka, uye vatumwa vaMwari vachikwira nokuburuka pamusoro poMwanakomana woMunhu.”
