¹When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

¹Mafarisayo walisikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anabatiza na kuwapata wanafunzi wengi kuliko Yohane.

²(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

²(Lakini ukweli ni kwamba Yesu hakuwa anabatiza ila wanafunzi wake.)

³He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

³Basi, Yesu aliposikia hayo, alitoka Yudea akarudi Galilaya;

⁴And he must needs go through Samaria.

⁴na katika safari hiyo ilimbidi apitie Samaria.

⁵Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

⁵Basi, akafika Sukari, mji mmoja wa Samaria, karibu na shamba ambalo Yakobo alikuwa amempa mwanawe, Yosefu.

⁶Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

⁶Mahali hapo palikuwa na kisima cha Yakobo, naye Yesu, kutokana na uchovu wa safari, akaketi kando ya kisima. Ilikuwa yapata saa sita mchana.

⁷There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

⁷Basi, mwanamke mmoja Msamaria akafika kuteka maji. Yesu akamwambia, "Nipatie maji ninywe."

⁸(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

⁸(Wakati huo wanafunzi wake walikuwa wamekwenda mjini kununua chakula.)

⁹Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

⁹Lakini huyo mwanamke akamwambia, "Wewe ni Myahudi; mimi ni mwanamke Msamaria! Unawezaje kuniomba maji?" (Wayahudi hawakuwa na ushirikiano na Wasamaria katika matumizi ya vitu.)

¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

¹⁰Yesu akamjibu, "Kama tu ungalijua zawadi ya Mungu na ni nani anayekwambia: Nipatie maji ninywe, ungalikwisha mwomba, naye angekupa maji yaliyo hai."

¹¹The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

¹¹Huyo mama akasema, "Mheshimiwa, wewe huna chombo cha kutekea maji, nacho kisima ni kirefu; utapata wapi maji yaliyo hai?

¹²Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

¹²Au, labda wewe wajifanya mkuu kuliko babu yetu Yakobo? Yeye alitupa sisi kisima hiki; na yeye mwenyewe, watoto wake na mifugo yake walikunywa maji ya kisima hiki."

¹³Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

¹³Yesu akamjibu, "Kila anayekunywa maji haya ataona kiu tena.

¹⁴But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

¹⁴Lakini atakayekunywa maji nitakayompa mimi, hataona kiu milele. Maji nitakayompa yatakuwa ndani yake chemchemi ya maji ya uzima na kumpatia uzima wa milele."

¹⁵The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

¹⁵Huyo mwanamke akamwambia, "Mheshimiwa, nipe maji hayo ili nisione kiu tena; nisije tena mpaka hapa kuteka maji."

¹⁶Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

¹⁶Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda ukamwite mumeo uje naye hapa."

¹⁷The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

¹⁷Huyo mwanamke akamwambia, "Mimi sina mume." Yesu akamwambia, "Umesema kweli, kwamba huna mume.

¹⁸For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

¹⁸Maana umekuwa na waume watano, na huyo unayeishi naye sasa si mume wako. Hapo umesema kweli."

¹⁹The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

¹⁹Huyo Mwanamke akamwambia, "Mheshimiwa, naona ya kuwa wewe u nabii.

²⁰Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

²⁰Babu zetu waliabudu juu ya mlima huu, lakini ninyi mwasema kwamba mahali pa kumwabudu Mungu ni kule Yerusalemu."

²¹Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

²¹Yesu akamwambia, "Niamini; wakati unakuja ambapo hamtamwabudu Baba juu ya mlima huu, wala kule Yerusalemu.

²²Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

²²Ninyi Wasamaria mnamwabudu yule msiyemjua, lakini sisi tunamjua huyo tunayemwabudu, kwa maana wokovu unatoka kwa Wayahudi.

²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

²³Lakini wakati unakuja, tena umekwisha fika, ambapo wanaoabudu kweli, watamwabudu Baba kwa nguvu ya Roho; watu wanaomwabudu hivyo ndio Baba anaotaka.

²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

²⁴Mungu ni Roho, na watu wataweza tu kumwabudu kweli kwa nguvu ya Roho wake."

²⁵The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

²⁵Huyo mama akamwambia, "Najua kwamba Masiha, aitwaye Kristo, anakuja. Atakapokuja atatujulisha kila kitu."

²⁶Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

²⁶Yesu akamwambia, "Mimi ninayesema nawe, ndiye."

²⁷And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

²⁷Hapo wanafunzi wake wakarudi, wakastaajabu sana kuona anaongea na mwanamke. Lakini hakuna mtu aliyesema: "Unataka nini?" au, "Kwa nini unaongea na mwanamke?"

²⁸The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

²⁸Huyo mama akauacha mtungi wake pale, akaenda mjini na kuwaambia watu,

²⁹Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

²⁹"Njoni mkamwone mtu aliyeniambia mambo yote niliyotenda! Je, yawezekana kuwa yeye ndiye Kristo?"

³⁰Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

³⁰Watu wakatoka mjini, wakamwendea Yesu.

³¹In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

³¹Wakati huohuo wanafunzi wake walikuwa wanamsihi Yesu: "Mwalimu, ule chakula."

³²But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

³²Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Mimi ninacho chakula msichokijua ninyi."

³³Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

³³Wanafunzi wake wakaulizana, "Je, kuna mtu aliyemletea chakula?"

³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

³⁴Yesu akawaambia, "Chakula changu ni kufanya anachotaka yule aliyenituma na kuitimiza kazi yake.

³⁵Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

³⁵Ninyi mwasema: Bado miezi minne tu, na wakati wa mavuno utafika! Lakini mimi nawaambieni, yatazameni mashamba; mazao yako tayari kuvunwa.

³⁶And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

³⁶Mvunaji anapata mshahara wake, na anakusanya mavuno kwa ajili ya uzima wa milele; hivyo mpandaji na mvunaji watafurahi pamoja.

³⁷And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

³⁷Kwa sababu hiyo msemo huu ni kweli: Mmoja hupanda na mwingine huvuna.

³⁸I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

³⁸Mimi nimewatuma mkavune mavuno ambayo hamkuyatolea jasho, wengine walifanya kazi, lakini ninyi mnafaidika kutokana na jasho lao."

³⁹And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

³⁹Wasamaria wengi wa kijiji kile waliamini kwa sababu ya maneno aliyosema huyo mama: "Ameniambia mambo yote niliyofanya."

⁴⁰So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

⁴⁰Wasamaria walimwendea Yesu wakamwomba akae nao; naye akakaa hapo siku mbili.

⁴¹And many more believed because of his own word;

⁴¹Watu wengi zaidi walimwamini kwa sababu ya ujumbe wake.

⁴²And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

⁴²Wakamwambia yule mama, "Sisi hatuamini tu kwa sababu ya maneno yako; sisi wenyewe tumesikia, na tunajua kwamba huyu ndiye kweli Mwokozi wa ulimwengu."

⁴³Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

⁴³Baada ya siku mbili Yesu aliondoka hapo, akaenda Galilaya.

⁴⁴For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

⁴⁴Maana Yesu mwenyewe alisema waziwazi kwamba, "Nabii hapati heshima katika nchi yake."

⁴⁵Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

⁴⁵Basi, alipofika Galilaya, Wagalilaya wengi walimkaribisha. Maana nao pia walikuwa kwenye sikukuu ya Pasaka, wakayaona mambo yote Yesu aliyotenda huko Yerusalemu wakati wa sikukuu hiyo.

⁴⁶So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

⁴⁶Yesu alifika tena huko mjini Kana, mkoani Galilaya, mahali alipogeuza maji kuwa divai. Kulikuwa na ofisa mmoja aliyekuwa na mtoto mgonjwa huko Kafarnaumu.

⁴⁷When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

⁴⁷Basi, huyo ofisa aliposikia kuwa Yesu alikuwa ametoka Yudea na kufika Galilaya, alimwendea akamwomba aende kumponya mtoto wake aliyekuwa mgonjwa mahututi.

⁴⁸Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

⁴⁸Yesu akamwambia, "Msipoona ishara na maajabu hamtaamini!"

⁴⁹The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

⁴⁹Huyo ofisa akamwambia, "Mheshimiwa, tafadhali twende kabla mwanangu hajafa."

⁵⁰Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

⁵⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Nenda tu, mwanao yu mzima." Huyo mtu akaamini maneno ya Yesu, akaenda zake.

⁵¹And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

⁵¹Alipokuwa bado njiani, watumishi wake walikutana naye, wakamwambia kwamba mwanawe alikuwa mzima.

⁵²Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

⁵²Naye akawauliza saa mtoto alipopata nafuu; nao wakamwambia, "Jana saa saba mchana, homa ilimwacha."

⁵³So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

⁵³Huyo baba akakumbuka kwamba ilikuwa ni saa ileile ambapo Yesu alimwambia: "Mwanao yu mzima." Basi, yeye akaamini pamoja na jamaa yake yote.

⁵⁴This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

⁵⁴Hii ilikuwa ishara ya pili aliyoifanya Yesu alipokuwa anatoka Yudea kwenda Galilaya.