¹And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,

¹Yesu alipokuwa akipita alimwona mtu mmoja, kipofu tangu kuzaliwa.

²and his disciples asked him, saying, `Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?`

²Basi, wanafunzi wakamwuliza, "Mwalimu! Ni nani aliyetenda dhambi: mtu huyu, ama wazazi wake, hata akazaliwa kipofu?"

³Jesus answered, `Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

³Yesu akajibu, "Jambo hili halikutukia kwa sababu ya dhambi zake yeye, wala dhambi za wazazi wake; ila alizaliwa kipofu ili nguvu ya Mungu ionekane ikifanya kazi ndani yake.

⁴it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: —

⁴Kukiwa bado mchana yatupasa kuendelea kufanya kazi za yule aliyenituma; maana usiku unakuja ambapo mtu hawezi kufanya kazi.

⁵when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.`

⁵Wakati ningali ulimwenguni, mimi ni mwanga wa ulimwengu."

⁶These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

⁶Baada ya kusema hayo, akatema mate chini, akafanyiza tope, akampaka yule kipofu machoni,

⁷`Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,` which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;

⁷akamwambia, "Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu." (maana ya jina hili ni "aliyetumwa"). Basi, huyo kipofu akaenda, akanawa, kisha akarudi akiwa anaona.

⁸the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, `Is not this he who is sitting and begging?`

⁸Basi, jirani zake na wale waliokuwa wanajua kwamba hapo awali alikuwa maskini mwombaji, wakasema, "Je, huyu siye yule maskini aliyekuwa akiketi na kuomba?"

⁹others said — `This is he;` and others — `He is like to him;` he himself said, — `I am [he].`

⁹Baadhi yao wakasema, "Ndiye." Wengine wakasema, "La! Ila anafanana naye." Lakini huyo aliyekuwa kipofu akasema, "Ni mimi!"

¹⁰They said, therefore, to him, `How were thine eyes opened?`

¹⁰Basi, wakamwuliza, "Sasa, macho yako yalipataje kufumbuliwa?"

¹¹he answered and said, `A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;`

¹¹Naye akawajibu, "Yule mtu aitwaye Yesu alifanya tope, akanipaka machoni na kuniambia: Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu. Basi, mimi nikaenda, nikanawa, nikapata kuona."

¹²they said, therefore, to him, `Where is that one?` he saith, `I have not known.`

¹²Wakamwuliza, "Yeye yuko wapi?" Naye akawajibu, "Mimi sijui!"

¹³They bring him to the Pharisees who once [was] blind,

¹³Kisha wakampeleka huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu kwa Mafarisayo.

¹⁴and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

¹⁴Siku hiyo Yesu alipofanya tope na kumfumbua macho mtu huyo, ilikuwa siku ya Sabato.

¹⁵Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, `Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash — and I see.`

¹⁵Basi, Mafarisayo wakamwuliza mtu huyo, "Umepataje kuona?" Naye akawaambia, "Alinipaka tope machoni, nami nikanawa na sasa naona."

¹⁶Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, `This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;` others said, `How is a man — a sinful one — able to do such signs?` and there was a division among them.

¹⁶Baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, "Mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, maana hashiki sheria ya Sabato." Lakini wengine wakasema, "Mtu mwenye dhambi awezaje kufanya ishara za namna hii?" Kukawa na mafarakano kati yao.

¹⁷They said to the blind man again, `Thou — what dost thou say of him — that he opened thine eyes?`

¹⁷Wakamwuliza tena huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu, "Maadam yeye amekufungua macho, wasemaje juu yake?" Naye akawaambia, "Yeye ni nabii!"

¹⁸and he said — `He is a prophet.` The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,

¹⁸Viongozi wa Wayahudi hawakusadiki kwamba mtu huyo alikuwa kipofu hapo awali na sasa anaona mpaka walipowaita wazazi wake.

¹⁹and they asked them, saying, `Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?`

¹⁹Basi, wakawauliza hao wazazi, "Je, huyu ndiye mtoto wenu ambaye ninyi mwasema alizaliwa kipofu? Sasa amepataje kuona?"

²⁰His parents answered them and said, `We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

²⁰Wazazi wake wakajibu, "Tunajua kwamba huyu ni mtoto wetu, na kwamba alizaliwa kipofu.

²¹and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.`

²¹Lakini amepataje kuona, hatujui; na wala hatumjui yule aliyemfumbua macho. Mwulizeni yeye mwenyewe; yeye ni mtu mzima, anaweza kujitetea mwenyewe."

²²These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him — Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

²²Wazazi wake walisema hivyo kwa sababu waliwaogopa viongozi wa Wayahudi kwani viongozi hao walikuwa wamepatana ya kwamba mtu yeyote atakayekiri kwamba Yesu ni Kristo atafukuzwa nje ya sunagogi.

²³because of this his parents said — `He is of age, ask him.`

²³Ndiyo maana wazazi wake walisema: "Yeye ni mtu mzima, mwulizeni."

²⁴They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, `Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;`

²⁴Basi, wakamwita tena aliyekuwa kipofu, wakamwambia, "Sema ukweli mbele ya Mungu! Sisi tunajua kwamba mtu huyu ni mwenye dhambi."

²⁵he answered, therefore, and said, `If he be a sinner — I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.`

²⁵Yeye akajibu, "Kama ni mwenye dhambi mimi sijui. Lakini kitu kimoja najua: Nilikuwa kipofu, na sasa naona."

²⁶And they said to him again, `What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?`

²⁶Basi, wakamwuliza, "Alikufanyia nini? Alikufumbuaje macho yako?"

²⁷He answered them, `I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?`

²⁷Huyo mtu akawajibu, "Nimekwisha waambieni, nanyi hamkusikiliza; kwa nini mwataka kusikia tena? Je, ninyi pia mnataka kuwa wafuasi wake?"

²⁸They reviled him, therefore, and said, `Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses` disciples;

²⁸Lakini wao wakamtukana wakisema, "Wewe ni mfuasi wake; sisi ni wafuasi wa Mose.

²⁹we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one — we have not known whence he is.`

²⁹Sisi tunajua kwamba Mungu alisema na Mose, lakini mtu huyu hatujui ametoka wapi!"

³⁰The man answered and said to them, `Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!

³⁰Naye akawajibu, "Hili ni jambo la kushangaza! Ninyi hamjui ametoka wapi, lakini amenifumbua macho yangu!

³¹and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

³¹Tunajua kwamba Mungu hawasikilizi watu wenye dhambi, ila humsikiliza yeyote mwenye kumcha na kutimiza mapenzi yake.

³²from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;

³²Tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu haijasikika kwamba mtu ameyafumbua macho ya mtu aliyezaliwa kipofu.

³³if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.`

³³Kama mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, hangeweza kufanya chochote!"

³⁴They answered and said to him, `In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!` and they cast him forth without.

³⁴Wao wakamjibu, "Wewe ulizaliwa na kulelewa katika dhambi; unawezaje kutufundisha sisi?" Basi, wakamfukuzia mbali.

³⁵Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, `Dost thou believe in the Son of God?`

³⁵Yesu alisikia kwamba walikuwa wamemfukuzia mbali, naye alipomkuta akamwuliza, "Je, wewe unamwamini Mwana wa Mtu?"

³⁶he answered and said, `Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?`

³⁶Huyo mtu akajibu, "Mheshimiwa, niambie yeye ni nani, ili nipate kumwamini."

³⁷And Jesus said to him, `Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;`

³⁷Yesu akamwambia, "Umekwisha mwona, naye ndiye anayesema nawe sasa."

³⁸and he said, `I believe, sir,` and bowed before him.

³⁸Basi, huyo mtu akasema, "Ninaamini Bwana!" Akamsujudia.

³⁹And Jesus said, `For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.`

³⁹Yesu akasema, "Mimi nimekuja ulimwenguni kutoa hukumu, kusudi wasioona wapate kuona, na wale wanaoona wawe vipofu."

⁴⁰And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, `Are we also blind?`

⁴⁰Baadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwa pamoja naye walisikia maneno hayo, wakamwuliza, "Je, sisi pia ni vipofu?"

⁴¹Jesus said to them, `If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say — We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

⁴¹Yesu akawajibu, "Kama mngekuwa vipofu, hamngekuwa na hatia; lakini sasa ninyi mwasema: Sisi tunaona, na hiyo yaonyesha kwamba mna hatia bado.