John 9

1 Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

1 Yesu alipokuwa akipita, akamwona mtu aliyekuwa kipofu tangu kuzaliwa.

2 and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

2 Wanafunzi wake wakamuuliza, “Rabi, ni nani aliyetenda dhambi, ni huyu mtu au wazazi wake hata azaliwe kipofu?”

3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

3 Yesu akawajibu, “Huyu mtu wala wazazi wake hawakutenda dhambi. Alizaliwa kipofu ili kazi za Mungu zidhihirishwe katika maisha yake.

4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

4 Yanipasa kuzifanya kazi zake yeye aliyenituma wakati bado ni mchana, kwa kuwa usiku waja ambapo hakuna mtu awezaye kufanya kazi.

5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

5 Wakati niko ulimwenguni, mimi ni nuru ya ulimwengu.”

6 When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

6 Baada ya kusema haya, akatema mate ardhini, akatengeneza tope kwa mate na kumpaka yule mtu kipofu machoni.

7 Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

7 Kisha akamwambia, “Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu.” (Siloamu maana yake ni aliyetumwa.) Ndipo yule kipofu akaenda, akanawa, naye akarudi akiwa anaona.

8 At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

8 Majirani zake na wale wote waliokuwa wamemwona hapo awali akiombaomba wakaanza kuuliza, “Je, huyu si yule aliyekuwa akiketi akiombaomba?”

9 Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”

9 Wengine wakasema, “Ndiye.” Wengine wakasema, “Siye, bali wamefanana.” Lakini yeye akawaambia, “Mimi ndiye.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

10 Wakamuuliza, “Basi macho yako yalifumbuliwaje?”

11 He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

11 Yeye akawajibu, “Yule mtu aitwaye Yesu alitengeneza tope, akanipaka machoni mwangu, naye akaniambia nenda ukanawe katika Bwawa la Siloamu, ndipo nikanawa nami nikapata kuona!”

12 “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.

12 Wale wakamuuliza, “Yeye huyo mtu yuko wapi?” Akawajibu, “Sijui.”

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

13 Wakamleta kwa Mafarisayo yule mtu aliyekuwa kipofu hapo awali.

14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

14 Basi siku hiyo Yesu alipotengeneza tope na kuyafungua macho ya huyo mtu ilikuwa Sabato.

15 So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

15 Mafarisayo nao wakaanza kumuuliza alivyopata kuponywa. Naye akawaambia, “Alinipaka tope kwenye macho yangu, nikanawa na sasa ninaona.”

16 Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

16 Baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, “Huyu mtu hatoki kwa Mungu, kwa sababu hashiki Sabato.” Lakini wengine wakasema, “Awezaje mtu mwenye dhambi kufanya miujiza kama hii?” Wakagawanyika.

17 So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

17 Hivyo wakamwambia tena yule mtu aliyekuwa kipofu, “Wewe ndiwe uliyefumbuliwa macho, wasemaje kuhusu mtu huyo?” Maana macho yako ndiyo yaliyofumbuliwa. Yeye akawajibu, “Yeye ni nabii.”

18 The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

18 Wale Wayahudi hawakuamini ya kuwa mtu huyo alikuwa kipofu, akapata kuona, mpaka walipowaita wazazi wake.

19 and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

19 Wakawauliza, “Je, huyu ni mtoto wenu, ambaye mnasema alizaliwa kipofu? Imekuwaje basi sasa anaona?”

20 His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

20 Wazazi wake wakajibu, “Tunajua ya kuwa huyu ni mtoto wetu na ya kuwa alizaliwa kipofu.

21 But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

21 Lakini sisi hatujui ni kwa jinsi gani kwamba sasa anaona, wala hatujui ni nani aliyemfungua macho yake. Muulizeni, yeye ni mtu mzima na anaweza kujieleza mwenyewe.”

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

22 Wazazi wake walisema hivi kwa sababu waliwaogopa Wayahudi kwani walikuwa wamekubaliana kuwa mtu yeyote atakayemkiri Yesu kuwa ndiye Kristo atafukuzwa kutoka sinagogi.

23 That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

23 Kwa hiyo wazazi wake wakasema, “Yeye ni mtu mzima. Muulizeni.”

24 So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

24 Hivyo kwa mara ya pili wakamwita yule aliyekuwa kipofu, nao wakamwambia, “Mpe Mungu utukufu! Sisi tunafahamu kuwa mtu huyu aliyekuponya ni mwenye dhambi.”

25 He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”

25 Akawajibu, “Mimi sijui kama yeye ni mwenye dhambi. Lakini jambo moja ninalojua, nilikuwa kipofu na sasa ninaona.”

26 “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

26 Wakamuuliza, “Alikufanyia nini? Aliyafumbuaje macho yako?”

27 He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

27 Akawajibu, “Tayari nimekwisha kuwaambia, nanyi hamtaki kunisikiliza. Mbona mnataka kusikia tena? Je, ninyi nanyi mnataka kuwa wanafunzi wake?”

28 Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.

28 Ndipo wakamtukana na kusema, “Wewe ndiwe mwanafunzi wake, Sisi ni wanafunzi wa Mose.

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

29 Tunajua kwamba Mungu alisema na Mose, lakini kwa habari ya mtu huyu hatujui atokako.”

30 “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

30 Yule mtu akawajibu, “Hili ni jambo la ajabu! Hamjui anakotoka, naye amenifungua macho yangu!

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

31 Tunajua ya kuwa Mungu hawasikilizi wenye dhambi, lakini huwasikiliza wote wanaomcha na kumtii.

32 Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

32 Tangu zamani hatujasikia kwamba mtu amemponya yeyote aliyezaliwa kipofu.

33 If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

33 Kama huyu mtu hakutoka kwa Mungu, asingeweza kufanya lolote.”

34 They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.

34 Wao wakamjibu, “Wewe ulizaliwa katika dhambi kabisa, nawe unajaribu kutufundisha?” Wakamfukuza atoke nje.

35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

35 Yesu aliposikia kuwa wamemfukuzia nje yule mtu aliyemfumbua macho, alimkuta akamuuliza, “Je, unamwamini Mwana wa Adamu?”

36 “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

36 Yule mtu akamjibu, “Yeye ni nani, Bwana? Niambie ili nipate kumwamini.”

37 “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

37 Yesu akamjibu, “Umekwisha kumwona, naye anayezungumza nawe, ndiye.”

38 “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

38 Yule mtu akasema, “Bwana, naamini.” Naye akamwabudu.

39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

39 Yesu akasema, “Nimekuja ulimwenguni humu kwa ajili ya kuhukumu, ili wale walio vipofu wapate kuona, nao wale wanaoona, wawe vipofu.”

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

40 Baadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwa karibu naye wakamsikia na kumwambia, “Je, kweli sisi ni vipofu?”

41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

41 Yesu akawajibu, “Kama mngekuwa vipofu kweli, msingekuwa na hatia ya dhambi, lakini kwa kuwa mnasema, ‘Tunaona,’ basi mna hatia.