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

¹Hapo Mwanzo, Neno alikuwako; naye alikuwa na Mungu, naye alikuwa Mungu.

²*He* was in the beginning with God.

²Tangu mwanzo Neno alikuwa na Mungu.

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

³Kwa njia yake vitu vyote viliumbwa; hakuna hata kiumbe kimoja kilichoumbwa pasipo yeye.

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

⁴Yeye alikuwa chanzo cha uhai na uhai huo ulikuwa mwanga wa watu.

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

⁵Na mwanga huo huangaza gizani, nalo giza halikuweza kuushinda.

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

⁶Mungu alimtuma mtu mmoja jina lake Yohane,

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

⁷ambaye alikuja kuwaambia watu juu ya huo mwanga. Alikuja ili kwa ujumbe wake watu wote wapate kuamini.

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

⁸Yeye hakuwa huo mwanga, ila alikuja tu kuwaambia watu juu ya huo mwanga.

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

⁹Huu ndio mwanga halisi, mwanga unaokuja ulimwenguni, na kuwaangazia watu wote.

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

¹⁰Basi, Neno alikuwako ulimwenguni; na kwa njia yake ulimwengu uliumbwa, lakini ulimwengu haukumtambua.

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

¹¹Alikuja katika nchi yake mwenyewe, nao walio wake hawakumpokea.

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

¹²Lakini wale wote waliompokea na kumwamini, hao aliwapa uwezo wa kuwa watoto wa Mungu.

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

¹³Hawa wamekuwa watoto wa Mungu si kwa uwezo wa kibinadamu, wala kwa nguvu za kimwili, wala kwa mapenzi ya mtu, bali Mungu mwenyewe ndiye baba yao.

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;

¹⁴Naye Neno akawa mwanadamu, akakaa kwetu. Nasi tumeuona utukufu wake, utukufu wake yeye aliye Mwana wa pekee wa Baba; amejaa neema na ukweli.

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;)

¹⁵Yohane aliwaambia watu habari zake, akasema kwa sauti, "Huyu ndiye niliyemtaja wakati niliposema: Anakuja mtu mmoja baada yangu ambaye ni mkuu kuliko mimi, maana alikuwako kabla mimi sijazaliwa."

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

¹⁶Kutokana na ukamilifu wake sisi tumepokea neema mfululizo.

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

¹⁷Maana Mungu alitoa Sheria kwa njia ya Mose, lakini neema na kweli vimekuja kwa njia ya Kristo.

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 mtu aliyemwona Mungu wakati wowote ule. Mwana wa pekee aliye sawa na Mungu ambaye ameungana na Baba, ndiye aliyetujulisha habari za Mungu.

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?

¹⁹Huu ndio ushahidi Yohane alioutoa wakati viongozi wa Wayahudi kule Yerusalemu walipowatuma makuhani wa Walawi kwake wamwulize: "Wewe u nani?"

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

²⁰Yohane hakukataa kujibu swali hilo, bali alisema waziwazi, "Mimi siye Kristo."

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

²¹Hapo wakamwuliza, "Basi, wewe ni nani? Je, wewe ni Eliya?" Yohane akajibu, "La, mimi siye." Wakamwuliza, "Je, wewe ni yule nabii?" Yohane akawajibu, "La!"

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

²²Nao wakamwuliza, "Basi, wewe ni nani? Wasema nini juu yako mwenyewe? Tuambie, ili tuwapelekee jibu wale waliotutuma."

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

²³Yohane akawajibu, "Mimi ndiye yule ambaye nabii Isaya alisema habari zake: Sauti ya mtu imesikika jangwani: Nyoosheni njia ya Bwana."

²⁴And they were sent from among the Pharisees.

²⁴Hao watu walikuwa wametumwa na Mafarisayo.

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

²⁵Basi, wakamwuliza Yohane, "Kama wewe si Kristo, wala Eliya, wala yule nabii, mbona wabatiza?"

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

²⁶Yohane akawajibu, "Mimi nabatiza kwa maji, lakini yuko mmoja kati yenu, msiyemjua bado.

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

²⁷Huyo anakuja baada yangu, lakini mimi sistahili hata kumfungua kamba za viatu vyake."

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

²⁸Mambo haya yalifanyika huko Bethania, ng'ambo ya mto Yordani ambako Yohane alikuwa anabatiza.

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

²⁹Kesho yake, Yohane alimwona Yesu akimjia, akasema, "Huyu ndiye Mwana-kondoo wa Mungu aondoaye dhambi ya ulimwengu!

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

³⁰Huyu ndiye niliyesema juu yake: Baada yangu anakuja mtu mmoja aliye mkuu zaidi kuliko mimi, maana alikuwako kabla mimi sijazaliwa!

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

³¹Mimi mwenyewe sikumfahamu, lakini nimekuja kubatiza kwa maji ili watu wa Israeli wapate kumjua."

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

³²Huu ndio ushahidi Yohane alioutoa: "Nilimwona Roho akishuka kama njiwa kutoka mbinguni na kutua juu yake.

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.

³³Mimi sikumjua, lakini yule aliyenituma nikabatize watu kwa maji alikuwa ameniambia: Mtu yule utakayemwona Roho akimshukia kutoka mbinguni na kukaa juu yake, huyo ndiye anayebatiza kwa Roho Mtakatifu.

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

³⁴Mimi nimeona na ninawaambieni kwamba huyu ndiye Mwana wa Mungu."

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

³⁵Kesho yake, Yohane alikuwa tena mahali hapo pamoja na wanafunzi wake wawili.

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

³⁶Alipomwona Yesu akipita akasema, "Tazameni! Huyu ndiye Mwana-kondoo wa Mungu."

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

³⁷Hao wanafunzi walimsikia Yohane akisema maneno hayo, wakamfuata Yesu.

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?

³⁸Basi, Yesu aligeuka, na alipowaona hao wanafunzi wanamfuata, akawauliza, "Mnatafuta nini?" Nao wakamjibu, "Rabi (yaani Mwalimu), unakaa wapi?"

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.

³⁹Yesu akawaambia, "Njoni, nanyi mtaona." Hao wanafunzi wakamfuata, wakaona mahali alipokuwa anakaa, wakashinda naye siku hiyo. Ilikuwa yapata saa kumi jioni.

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

⁴⁰Andrea, nduguye Simoni Petro, alikuwa mmoja wa hao wawili waliokuwa wamemsikia Yohane akisema hivyo, wakamfuata Yesu.

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

⁴¹Andrea alimkuta kwanza Simoni, ndugu yake, akamwambia, "Tumemwona Masiha" (maana yake Kristo).

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).

⁴²Kisha akampeleka Simoni kwa Yesu. Naye Yesu akamtazama Simoni akasema, "Wewe ni Simoni mwana wa Yohane. Sasa utaitwa Kefa." (maana yake ni Petro, yaani, "Mwamba.")

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

⁴³Kesho yake Yesu aliamua kwenda Galilaya. Basi, akamkuta Filipo, akamwambia, "Nifuate."

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

⁴⁴Filipo alikuwa mwenyeji wa Bethsaida, mji wa akina Andrea na Petro.

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.

⁴⁵Naye Filipo akamkuta Nathanieli, akamwambia, "Tumemwona yule ambaye Mose aliandika juu yake katika kitabu cha Sheria, na ambaye manabii waliandika habari zake, yaani Yesu Mwana wa Yosefu, kutoka Nazareti."

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

⁴⁶Naye Nathanieli akamwuliza Filipo, "Je, kitu chema chaweza kutoka Nazareti?" Filipo akamwambia, "Njoo uone."

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

⁴⁷Yesu alipomwona Nathanieli akimjia alisema juu yake, "Tazameni! Huyo ni Mwisraeli halisi: hamna hila ndani yake."

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.

⁴⁸Naye Nathanieli akamwuliza, "Umepataje kunijua?" Yesu akamwambia, "Ulipokuwa chini ya mtini hata kabla Filipo hajakuita, nilikuona."

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

⁴⁹Hapo Nathanieli akamwambia, "Mwalimu, wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu. Wewe ni Mfalme wa Israeli!"

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.

⁵⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Je, umeamini kwa kuwa nimekwambia kwamba nilikuona chini ya mtini? Utaona makubwa zaidi kuliko haya."

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.

⁵¹Yesu akaendelea kusema, "Nawaambieni kweli, mtaona mbingu zinafunguka na malaika wa Mungu wakipanda na kushuka juu ya Mwana wa Mtu."