Johani 5
1 Shure kwezvinhu izvi kwakava nemutambo weVaJudha; Jesu ndokukwira kuJerusarema.
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem when the Jews were having [another] celebration.
2 Zvino paJerusarema pedo nesuwo regwai pane dziva rinonzi Bhetisaidha nechiHebheru, rine maberere mashanu.
At one of the gates [into the city] called the Sheep Gate, there is a pool. In our language we call it Bethzatha. [Around the pool] were five open areas with roofs over them.
3 Mukati mawo makange murere chaunga chikuru chevarwere, chemapofu, chezvirema, chevakawonyana, vakamirira kubvongodzwa kwemvura.
Many people were lying there. They were people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed.
4 Nokuti mutumwa waiburukira pane imwe nguva mudziva iro, achibvongodza mvura; koti anotanga kupinda shure kwekubvongodzwa kwemvura, waiporeswa, pachirwere chipi zvacho chaainge akabatwa nacho.
5 Zvino kwaivapo umwe munhu waiva nemakore makumi matatu nemasere ane chifo.
One of those who was there had been paralyzed for 38 years.
6 Jesu wakati amuona arere, achiziva kuti ikozvino wakange ava nenguva refu, akati kwaari: Unoda kuporeswa here?
Jesus saw him lying there and found out that the man had been like that for a long time. He said to the man, “Do you want to become well?”
7 Murwere akamupindura akati: Ishe, handina munhu anondikanda mudziva, kana mvura ichibvongodzwa; asi kana ini ndichiuya, umwe anoburukira mberi kwangu.
The paralyzed man replied to him, “[Yes], sir, [I want to get well, but] there is no one to help me get down into the pool when the water is stirred {stirs}. While I am trying to get [to the pool], someone else always gets there before me.”
8 Jesu akati kwaari: Simuka, simudza nhovo yako, ufambe.
Jesus said to him, “Get up! Then pick up your mat and walk!”
9 Zvino pakarepo munhu uyu akaporeswa, ndokusimudza nhovo yake akafamba. Zvino raiva sabata nemusi iwoyo.
The man immediately was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking! The day on which this happened was a Jewish day of rest.
10 Naizvozvo VaJudha vakati kune wakaporeswa: Isabata; hazvisi pamutemo kuti utakure nhovo.
So the Jewish [leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is (the Sabbath/our rest day), and [in our Jewish] laws [it is written that people should not work on our] ([Sabbath/rest day]), so you should not be carrying your mat!”
11 Akavapindura akati: Uyo wandiporesa, ndiye wati kwandiri: Simudza nhovo yako ufambe.
The man replied to them, “The man who healed me, he himself said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’”
12 Saka vakamubvunza vachiti: Ndiani munhu uyo wati kwauri: Simudza nhovo yako ufambe?
They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk!’?”
13 Zvino wakange aporeswa wakange asingazivi kuti ndiani; nokuti Jesu wakange asvova, zvakwaiva nechaunga panzvimbo iyo.
But since Jesus had disappeared in the crowd [without telling the man his name], the man did not know who it was [who had healed him].
14 Shure kwezvinhu izvi Jesu akamuwana mutembere, akati kwaari: Tarira waporeswa; usatadzazve, zvimwe chimwe chakanyanya kuipa chingaitika kwauri.
Later, Jesus found the man in the Temple [courtyard]. He [told the man his name, and] said to him, “Listen! You are healed! So stop sinning! If you do not stop sinning, something will happen to you that will be worse [than the illness you had before]!”
15 Munhu akabva, akaudza VaJudha kuti ndiJesu wakamuporesa.
The man went away and told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] that it was Jesus who had healed him.
16 Zvino nekuda kweizvozvo VaJudha vakashusha Jesu, ndokutsvaka kumuuraya, nokuti wakaita zvinhu izvi nesabata.
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] started to harass Jesus, because Jesus was doing these things (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
17 Asi Jesu wakavapindura akati: Baba vangu vanoshanda kusvikira ikozvino, neni ndinoshanda.
Then Jesus replied to them, “My Father has always been working every day, [including] ([the Sabbath/the day of rest]), up until now. I am doing the same thing!”
18 Naizvozvo nekuda kweizvi VaJudha vakanyanya kutsvaka kumuuraya, nokuti wakange asingadariki sabata chete, asi wakatiwo Mwari ndiBaba vake vomene, achizvienzanisa naMwari.
The Jewish leaders [SYN] considered that he was disobeying their rules about (the Sabbath/the day of rest), and that by saying that God was his Father, he was making himself equal with God. And they considered that both these things were grounds for killing him. So they tried even harder to find a way to kill him.
19 Zvino Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Mwanakomana haagoni kuita pachake, kunze kwezvaanoona Baba vachichiita; nokuti chero icho chavanoita, ndizvowo saizvozvo Mwanakomanawo zvaanoita.
Jesus replied to them by saying, “You need to know this: I can do nothing by my own [authority]. I do only the [kind of] things that I see [my] Father doing. Whatever kinds of things my Father is doing, those are the things I am doing.
20 Nokuti Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vanomuratidza zvinhu zvese zvavanoita ivo; vachamuratidzawo mabasa makuru anopfuura awa, kuti imwi mushamisike.
[My] Father loves me, and he shows me everything that he is doing. He will show me [the miracles] that [he wants me to do] that will be greater than the ones that [you have already seen me do], so that you may be amazed.
21 Nokuti Baba sezvavanomutsa vakafa vachivararamisa, saizvozvo Mwanakomana anoraramisawo vaanoda.
[For example], just like [my] Father causes people who have died to become alive again, I will give [eternal] life to everyone that I want to.
22 Nokuti naBaba havatongi munhu, asi vakapa Mwanakomana kutonga kwese;
Furthermore, [my] Father is not the one who judges people [concerning their sins]. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,
23 kuti vese vakudze Mwanakomana sezvavanokudza Baba. Asingakudzi Mwanakomana, haakudzi Baba vakamutuma.
in order that all people may honor me, just like they honor [my] Father. [My] Father [considers that] anyone who does not honor me is not honoring [him], the one who sent me.
24 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Anonzwa shoko rangu, nekutenda kune wakandituma, ane upenyu husingaperi; uye haasviki mukupiwa mhosva, asi wapfuura kubva murufu akaenda muupenyu. (aiōnios g166)
Listen to this carefully: Those who hear my message and believe that [God] is the one who sent me have eternal life. [God will] not (condemn them/say that he will punish them). They are no longer separated from God. Instead, they have [eternal] life. (aiōnios g166)
25 Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Awa rinouya, nazvino ravapo, apo vakafa vachanzwa inzwi reMwanakomana waMwari, uye vanonzwa vachararama.
Listen to this carefully: There will be a time when those who are (spiritually dead/separated from God) will hear the voice of me, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). In fact, it is that time already. Those who hear [and pay attention to my message] will have [eternal] life.
26 Nokuti Baba sezvavane upenyu mavari pachavo, saizvozvo vakapa kuMwanakomanawo kuti ave neupenyu maari pachake;
[My] Father has [power to] make things live. Similarly, he has given me the [power to enable] people to live [eternally].
27 uye vakamupa simba rekutongawo, nokuti Mwanakomana wemunhu.
Because I am the one who came from heaven, he has given me the authority to judge people [concerning their sins].
28 Musashamisika nezvizvi; nokuti awa rinouya, apo vese vari mumakuva vachanzwa inzwi rake,
Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,
29 zvino vachabuda, avo vakaita zvakanaka, mukumuka kweupenyu; neavo vakaita zvakaipa, mukumuka kwekupiwa mhosva.
and they will become alive again. Those who have lived good [lives] will rise [from their graves] and live forever. But those who have lived evil lives will rise, and I will (condemn them/declare that I will punish them [for their sins]).
30 Ini handigoni kuita chinhu pachangu; sekunzwa kwangu, ndinotonga; uye kutonga kwangu kwakarurama, nokuti handitsvaki chido changu, asi chido chaBaba vakandituma.
I do not do anything [like that] by my own authority. I judge people only according to what I hear [my Father tell me]. I will judge people fairly, because I do not want to please only myself. Instead, I want to please [my Father], who sent me.
31 Kana ini ndichipupura nezvangu, uchapupu hwangu hahusi hwechokwadi.
If I were the [only] one to tell people about myself, [people could rightly say that] what I say is not true.
32 Aripo umwe anopupura nezvangu; uye ndinoziva kuti uchapupu hwaanopupura nezvangu ndehwechokwadi.
But there is someone else who tells people about me. And I know that what he tells people about me is true.
33 Imwi makatumira kuna Johwani, uye akapupurira chokwadi.
As for you, when you sent messengers to John [the Baptizer to ask about me], he told the truth [about me].
34 Asi ini handigamuchiri uchapupu hunobva kumunhu, asi ndinoreva zvinhu izvi kuti imwi muponeswe.
I do not [need that] people tell others [about me]. But instead, I am reminding [you about what John told people about me], in order that you will [believe it and] be saved {[God] will save you}.
35 Iye wakange ari mwenje unopfuta neunovhenekera, nemwi makange muchishuva kufara kwazvo kwechinguvana muchiedza chake.
[John’s message about me] (OR, [John]) [MET] was [like] a lamp that shines brightly. For a short while you were willing to be made happy [by that message] {to let [that message] make you happy}.
36 Asi ini ndine uchapupu ukuru kune hwaJohwani; nokuti mabasa Baba avakandipa kuti ndimapedze, mabasa pachawo ini andinoita, anopupura nezvangu kuti Baba vakandituma.
But there is something else that tells you about me. [It should prove who I am] more than what John [said about me]. The miracles [PRS] that [my] Father told me to do, the miracles that I am performing, show (OR, prove) to people that my Father sent me.
37 NaBaba vakandituma, ivo vakapupura nezvangu. Hamuna chero nguva kunzwa inzwi rake, kana kuona chimiro chake.
Furthermore, [my] Father, who sent me, tells people about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him.
38 Uye hamuna shoko rake rinogara mamuri, nokuti iye waakatuma, uyu imwi hamuna kumutenda.
Furthermore, you have not believed in [me], the one he sent. So you have not [believed] his message in your inner beings.
39 Nzverai magwaro, nokuti imwi munofunga kuti mune upenyu husingaperi maari, uye ndiwo anopupura nezvangu. (aiōnios g166)
You carefully study (OR, Study) the Scriptures, because you think that by [studying] them you will [find the way to] have eternal life. And those Scriptures tell people about me! (aiōnios g166)
40 Asi hamudi kuuya kwandiri, kuti muve neupenyu.
But you refuse (to come to me/to believe my message) in order that you may have [eternal] life.
41 Handigamuchiri rukudzo kuvanhu;
It does not [matter to] me whether people praise me.
42 asi ndinokuzivai imwi, kuti hamuna rudo rwaMwari mamuri.
But you [want people to praise you]. I know that within yourselves you do not love God.
43 Ini ndauya muzita raBaba vangu, asi hamuna kundigamuchira; kana umwe akauya muzita rake pachake, muchamugamuchira iye.
Although I have come to earth with my Father’s authority [MTY], you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority [MTY], you accept him!
44 Munogona kutenda sei imwi munogamuchira rukudzo umwe kune umwe, asi musingatsvaki rukudzo rwunobva kuna Mwari ega?
You accept your praising each other, but you do not try to do things that will result in God himself praising you. So (there is no way you can believe [in me]!/how can you believe [my message]?) [RHQ]
45 Musafunga kuti ini ndichakupai mhosva kuna Baba; ariko anokupai mhosva, ndiye Mozisi wamunovimba naye imwi.
But do not think that I am the one who will accuse you while [my] Father is listening! No, it is Moses who will accuse you! You thought that he would [defend you].
46 Nokuti dai maitenda Mozisi, maitenda ini; nokuti iye wakanyora nezvangu.
Moses wrote about me, so if you had believed what he [wrote], you would have believed what I [said]
47 Asi kana musingatendi magwaro ake, muchatenda sei mashoko angu?
But because you did not believe what he wrote [about me], (you will certainly not believe what I say!/how will you believe what I say?) [RHQ]”
