Johani 2
1 Zvino nezuva retatu kwakava nemuchato muKana yeGarirea; namai vaJesu vakange varipo.
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 NaJesuwo wakange akokwa pamwe nevadzidzi vake kumuchato.
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 Waini yakati ichishaikwa, mai vaJesu vakati kwaari: Havana waini.
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 Jesu akati kwavari: Mukadzi, ndinei newe? Nguva yangu haisati yasvika.
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 Mai vake vakati kuvaranda: Chipi nechipi chaanokuudzai, itai.
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 Zvino kwakange kwakaiswapo zvirongo zvitanhatu zvemabwe semachenuriro emaJudha, chimwe nechimwe chaipinda zviyero zviviri kana zvitatu.
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 Jesu akati kwavari: Zadzai zvirongo nemvura. Vakazvizadza kusvikira pamuromo.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 Ndokubva ati kwavari: Cherai ikozvino, mutakurire kumubati wekudya. Vakazvitakura.
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 Mubati wekudya wakati aravira mvura ikava waini, asingazivi kwainobva (asi varanda vakange vachera mvura vaiziva), mubati wekudya akadana muwani,
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 ndokuti kwaari: Munhu umwe neumwe pakutanga anoisa waini yakanaka, kana vanyatsonwa, isina kunyatsonaka; iwe wachengeta waini yakanaka kusvikira zvino.
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 Uku kutanga kwezviratidzo kwakaita Jesu paKana yeGarirea, akaratidza kubwinya kwake; vadzidzi vake vakatenda kwaari.
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 Shure kweizvozvo wakaburukira kuKapenaume, iye, namai vake, nevanin'ina vake, nevadzidzi vake; vakagarako mazuva asiri mazvinji.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 Zvino pasika yeVaJudha yakange yaswedera, Jesu ndokukwira kuJerusarema.
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 Akawanawo mutembere avo vanotengesa nzombe nemakwai nenjiva, nevatsinhanisi vemari vagere.
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 Zvino wakati aita tyava yerwonzi, akavadzinga vese mutembere, nemakwai nenzombe; akateura mari yevatsinhanisi, ndokupidigura matafura.
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 Akati kune vaitengesa njiva: Bvisai zvinhu izvi pano; musaita imba yaBaba vangu imba yekutengeserana.
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 Vadzidzi vake ndokurangarira kuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Kushingairira imba yenyu kwandidya kukandipedza.
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 Naizvozvo VaJudha vakapindura, vakati kwaari: Unotiratidza chiratidzo chei, chekuti unoita zvinhu izvi?
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Pazai tembere iyi, uye mumazuva matatu ndichaimutsa.
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 Naizvozvo VaJudha vakati: Makore makumi mana nematanhatu tembere iyi ichivakwa, zvino iwe ungaimutsa nemazuva matatu here?
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 Asi iye waireva zvetembere yemuviri wake.
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 Naizvozvo wakati amuka kubva kuvakafa, vadzidzi vake vakarangarira kuti wakange areva izvi kwavari; ndokutenda rugwaro, neshoko Jesu raakange areva.
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 Zvino wakati ava muJerusarema papasika, pamutambo, vazhinji vakatenda kuzita rake pavakaona zviratidzo zvaaiita.
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 Asi Jesu pachake haana kuzvikumikidza kwavari, nokuti wakange achivaziva vese.
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 Uye nokuti wakange asingatsvaki kuti ani nani apupure zvemunhu; nokuti wakange achiziva pachake zvakange zviri mumunhu.
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
