¹In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

¹Pakutanga wakange aripo Shoko, uye Shoko wakange ana Mwari, uye Shoko wakange ari Mwari.

²*He* was in the beginning with God.

²Iye uyu wakange ana Mwari pakutanga.

³All things received being through him, and without him not one [thing] received being which has received being.

³Zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa naye, uye kunze kwake hakuna kuitwa chinhu chimwe chakaitwa.

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁴Maari maiva neupenyu, uye upenyu hwaiva chiedza chevanhu,

⁵And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.

⁵uye chiedza chinovhenekera murima, asi rima harina kuchigamuchira.

⁶There was a man sent from God, his name John.

⁶Kwakauya munhu wakatumwa kubva kuna Mwari, zita rake riri Johwani.

⁷He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.

⁷Iye wakauyira uchapupu, kuti apupure zvechiedza, kuti vose vatende naye.

⁸*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.

⁸Iye wakange asiri icho chiedza, asi wakatumwa kuti apupure pamusoro pechiedza.

⁹The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.

⁹Chaiva chiedza chechokwadi, chinovhenekera munhu umwe neumwe unouya panyika.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world had [its] being through him, and the world knew him not.

¹⁰Wakange ari munyika, nenyika yakaitwa naye, asi nyika haina kumuziva.

¹¹He came to his own, and his own received him not;

¹¹Wakauya kune zvake, asi vake havana kumugamuchira.

¹²but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

¹²Asi vose vakamugamuchira, wakavapa kodzero kuti vave vana vaMwari, ivo vanotenda kuzita rake;

¹³who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.

¹³vakaberekwa kwete neropa, kana nechido chenyama, kana nechido chemurume, asi naMwari.

¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;

¹⁴Shoko ndokuzova nyama, akagara pakati pedu, uye takaona kubwinya kwake, kubwinya sekwewakaberekwa umwe woga waBaba, azere nenyasha nechokwadi.

¹⁵(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

¹⁵Johwani wakapupura pamusoro pake, akadanidzira achiti: Uyu ndiye wandaireva ndichiti: Uyu unouya shure kwangu wakanditangira; nekuti wakange aripo mberi kwangu.

¹⁶for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.

¹⁶Nepakuzara kwake isu tose takagamuchira, uye nyasha nenyasha.

¹⁷For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷Nekuti murairo wakapiwa naMozisi, nyasha nechokwadi zvakauya naJesu Kristu.

¹⁸No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, *he* hath declared [him].

¹⁸Hakuna wakatongoona Mwari; Mwanakomana wakaberekwa umwe woga, uri pachifuva chaBaba, ndiye wakamuzivisa.

¹⁹And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

¹⁹Uye uhwu ndihwo uchapupu hwaJohwani, apo vaJudha vakatuma vapristi nevaRevhi kubva kuJerusarema kuti vanomubvunza kuti: Iwe ndiwe ani?

²⁰And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.

²⁰Akabvuma, uye haana kuramba; ndokubvuma achiti: Ini handisi Kristu.

²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²¹Zvino vakamubvunza vachiti: Saka kudini? Iwe uri Erija here? Akati: Handisi. Iwe uri uya muporofita here? Akapindura akati: Kwete.

²²They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

²²Naizvozvo vakati kwaari: Ndiwe ani? Kuti tipe mhinduro vatituma; unoti kudini pamusoro pako?

²³He said, I [am] [the] voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of [the] Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.

²³Akati: Ini ndini inzwi reunodanidzira murenje: Ruramisai nzira yaIshe; sezvakareva muporofita Isaya.

²⁴And they were sent from among the Pharisees.

²⁴Ava vakange vatumwa vaibva kuvaFarisi.

²⁵And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

²⁵Zvino vakamubvunza, vakati kwaari: Unogobhabhatidzirei, kana iwe usiri Kristu, kana Eria, kana muporofita uya?

²⁶John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

²⁶Johwani akavapindura, achiti: Ini ndinobhabhatidza nemvura; asi pakati penyu pamire umwe imwi wamusingazivi;

²⁷he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁷ndiye unouya shure kwangu, uri mberi kwangu, wandisina kufanira ini kuti ndisunungure rukanda rweshangu yake.

²⁸These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁸Izvozvi zvakaitika paBhetabhara, mhiri kwaJoridhani, kwaibhabhatidza Johwani.

²⁹On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

²⁹Ava mangwana Johwani wakaona Jesu achiuya kwaari, akati: Tarirai, gwayana raMwari, rinobvisa rotakura chivi chenyika.

³⁰He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he *was* before me;

³⁰Uyu ndiye ini wandaitaura nezvake ndichiti: Shure kwangu kunouya murume, wakanditangira, nekuti wakange ariko mberi kwangu.

³¹and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

³¹Neni ndakange ndisingamuzivi; asi kuti aziviswe kuna Israeri, nekuda kweizvozvo ini ndakauya ndichibhabhatidza nemvura.

³²And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

³²Johwani ndokupupura, achiti: Ndakaona Mweya achiburuka kudenga senjiva, akagara pamusoro pake.

³³And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with [the] Holy Spirit.

³³Neni ndakange ndisingamuzivi; asi wakandituma kubhabhatidza nemvura, ndiye wakati kwandiri: Uyo waunoona Mweya achiburukira pamusoro pake nekugara pamusoro pake, ndiye unobhabhatidza neMweya Mutsvene.

³⁴And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.

³⁴Zvino ini ndakaona ndikapupura kuti uyu Mwanakomana waMwari.

³⁵Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.

³⁵Ava mangwanazve Johwani wakange amire, nevaviri vevadzidzi vake;

³⁶And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

³⁶zvino wakatarisa Jesu achifamba-famba, akati: Tarirai Gwayana raMwari.

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.

³⁷Vadzidzi vaviri ndokumunzwa achitaura, ndokutevera Jesu.

³⁸But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And *they* said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou?

³⁸Zvino Jesu atendeuka wakavaona vachitevera, akati kwavari: Munotsvakei? Vakati kwaari: Rabhi* (ndokuti kana zvichishandurwa, Mudzidzisi) munogarepi?

³⁹He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

³⁹Akati kwavari: Uyai muone. Vakauya vakaona paaigara; ndokugara naye zuva iroro; rakange riri awa rinenge regumi.

⁴⁰Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard [this] from John and followed him.

⁴⁰Andiriya munin'ina waSimoni Petro waiva umwe wevaviri vakange vazvinzwa naJohwani vakamutevera.

⁴¹He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).

⁴¹Iye wakatanga kuwana mukoma wake chaiye Simoni akati kwaari: Tamuwana Mesiasi; ndiko kuti Kristu, kana zvichishandurwa.

⁴²And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

⁴²Zvino akamuisa kuna Jesu. Jesu ndokuti amutarira akati: Iwe uri Simoni mwanakomana waJona; iwe uchanzi Kefasi (zvinoshandurwa kunzi Petro).

⁴³On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.

⁴³Ava mangwana Jesu akada kubuda aende Garirea, ndokuwana Firipi, ndokuti kwaari: Nditevere.

⁴⁴And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁴Zvino Firipi wakange ari weBhetisaidha, muguta raAndiriyasi naPetro.

⁴⁵Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.

⁴⁵Firipi akawana Nataniyeri, ndokuti kwaari: Tamuwana iye Mozisi waakanyora nezvake pamurairo nevaporofita, Jesu weNazareta, mwanakomana waJosefa.

⁴⁶And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

⁴⁶Nataniyeri ndokuti kwaari: Chinhu chakanaka chinogona kubva muNazareta here? Firipi akati kwaari: Uya uone.

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold [one] truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile.

⁴⁷Jesu wakaona Nataniyeri achiuya kwaari, ndokuti pamusoro pake: Tarirai muIsraeri wechokwadi, musina kunyengera maari.

⁴⁸Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

⁴⁸Nataniyeri akati kwaari: Mandizivirepi? Jesu akapindura, akati kwaari: Firipi asati akudana, pawanga uri munyasi momuonde, ndakuona.

⁴⁹Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

⁴⁹Nataniyeri akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Rabhi, imwi muri Mwanakomana waMwari, imwi muri Mambo waIsraeri.

⁵⁰Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

⁵⁰Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Unotenda nekuti ndati kwauri, ndakuona munyasi momuonde. Uchaona zvinhu zvikuru kune izvi.

⁵¹And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

⁵¹Zvino akati kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Kubva ikozvino muchaona denga razaruka, nevatumwa vaMwari vachikwira nekuburukira pamusoro peMwanakomana wemunhu.