¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ.

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

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ.

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

³ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲏⲧϥ.

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.

⁴⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.

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

⁵ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.

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

⁶ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏ ⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲗⲁⲗⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ.

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

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲗⲱⲁⲙ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲓⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

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

⁸ⲛⲉϥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ.

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

⁹ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ.

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

¹⁰ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ.

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

¹¹ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲗⲁⲗⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲗⲱⲁⲙ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲓⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

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

¹²ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ.

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

¹³ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.

¹³Kisha wakampeleka huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu kwa Mafarisayo.

¹⁴ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ.

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

¹⁵ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

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

¹⁶ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲭⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.

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.

¹⁷ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.

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

¹⁸⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ.

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

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

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

²⁰ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ.

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

²¹ⲡⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϣⲉⲛϥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.

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

²²ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲧⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ.

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.

²³ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϩⲱϥ ϣⲉⲛϥ.

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

²⁴ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ.

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

²⁵ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.

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

²⁶ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ.

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

²⁷ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.

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

²⁸⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.

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

²⁹⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ.

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

³⁰ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ.

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

³¹ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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

³²ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ.

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

³³⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.

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

³⁴ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

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

³⁵ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.

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

³⁶ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

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

³⁷ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ.

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

³⁸⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

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

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ.

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

⁴⁰ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ϩⲱⲛ.

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

⁴¹ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ

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