¹Shure kwezvinhu izvi kwakava nemutambo wevaJudha; Jesu ndokukwira kuJerusarema.

¹After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

²Zvino paJerusarema pedo nesuwo regwai pane dziva rinonzi Bhetisaidha nechiHebheru, rine maberere mashanu.

²Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

³Mukati mawo makange muvete chaunga chikuru chevarwere, chemapofu, chezvirema, chevakawonyana, vakamirira kubvongodzwa kwemvura.

³In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.

⁴Nekuti mutumwa waiburukira pane imwe nguva mudziva iro, achibvongodza mvura; koti unoitanga kupinda shure kwekubvongodzwa kwemvura, waiporeswa, pachirwere chipi zvacho chaainge akabatwa nacho.

⁴For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.]

⁵Zvino kwaivapo umwe munhu waiva nemakore makumi matatu nemasere ane chifo.

⁵But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.

⁶Jesu wakati amuona avete, achiziva kuti ikozvino wakange ava nenguva refu, akati kwaari: Unoda kuporeswa here?

⁶Jesus seeing this [man] lying [there], and knowing that he was [in that state] now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

⁷Murwere akamupindura akati: Ishe, handina munhu unondikanda mudziva, kana mvura ichibvongodzwa; asi kana ini ndichiuya, umwe unoburukira mberi kwangu.

⁷The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.

⁸Jesu akati kwaari: Simuka, simudza nhovo yako, ufambe.

⁸Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.

⁹Pakarepo munhu uyu akaporeswa, ndokusimudza nhovo yake akafamba. Zvino raiva sabata nemusi iwoyo.

⁹And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.

¹⁰Naizvozvo vaJudha vakati kune wakaporeswa: Isabata; hazvisi pamutemo kuti utakure nhovo.

¹⁰The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.

¹¹Akavapindura akati: Uyo wandiporesa, ndiye wati kwandiri: Simudza nhovo yako, ufambe.

¹¹He answered them, He that made me well, *he* said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.

¹²Saka vakamubvunza vachiti: Ndiani munhu uyo wati kwauri: Simudza nhovo yako ufambe?

¹²They asked him [therefore], Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?

¹³Zvino wakange aporeswa wakange asingazivi kuti ndiani; nekuti Jesu wakange asvova, zvakwaiva nechaunga panzvimbo iyoyo.

¹³But he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd in the place.

¹⁴Shure kwezvinhu izvi Jesu akamuwana mutembere, akati kwaari: Tarira waporeswa; usatadzazve, zvimwe chimwe chakanyanya kuipa chingaitika kwauri.

¹⁴After these things Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art become well: sin no more, that something worse do not happen to thee.

¹⁵Munhu akabva, akaudza vaJudha kuti ndiJesu wakamuporesa.

¹⁵The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

¹⁶Zvino nekuda kweizvozvo vaJudha vakashusha Jesu, ndokutsvaka kumuuraya, nekuti wakaita zvinhu izvi nesabata.

¹⁶And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.

¹⁷Asi Jesu wakavapindura akati: Baba vangu vanoshanda kusvikira ikozvino, neni ndinoshanda.

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.

¹⁸Saka naizvozvo vaJudha vakanyanya kutsvaka kumuuraya, nekuti wakange asingadariki sabata chete, asi wakatiwo Mwari ndiBaba vake vomene, achizvienzanisa naMwari.

¹⁸For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.

¹⁹Zvino Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Mwanakomana haagoni kuita pachake, kunze kwezvaanoona Baba vachichiita; nekuti chero zvavanoita, izvo ndizvowo saizvozvo Mwanakomanawo zvaanoita.

¹⁹Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself save whatever he sees the Father doing: for whatever things *he* does, these things also the Son does in like manner.

²⁰Nekuti Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vanomuratidza zvinhu zvose zvavanoita ivo; vachamuratidzawo mabasa makuru anopfuura awa, kuti imwi mushamisike.

²⁰For the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.

²¹Nekuti Baba sezvavanomutsa vakafa vachivararamisa, saizvozvo Mwanakomana unoraramisawo vaanoda.

²¹For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

²²Nekuti naBaba havatongi munhu, asi vakapa Mwanakomana kutonga kose;

²²for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;

²³kuti vose vakudze Mwanakomana sezvavanokudza Baba. Usingakudzi Mwanakomana, haakudzi Baba vakamutuma.

²³that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.

²⁴Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Unonzwa shoko rangu, nekutenda kune wakandituma, une upenyu hwusingaperi; uye haasviki mukupiwa mhosva, asi wapfuura murufu akaenda muupenyu.

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life.

²⁵Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Awa rinouya, nazvino ravapo, apo vakafa vachanzwa inzwi reMwanakomana waMwari, uye vanonzwa vachararama.

²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.

²⁶Nekuti Baba sezvavane upenyu mavari pachavo, saizvozvo vakapa kuMwanakomanawo kuti ave neupenyu maari pachake;

²⁶For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,

²⁷uye vakamupa simba rekutongawo, nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu.

²⁷and has given him authority to execute judgment [also], because he is Son of man.

²⁸Musashamisika nezvizvi; nekuti awa rinouya, apo vose vari mumakuva vachanzwa inzwi rake,

²⁸Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,

²⁹zvino vachabuda, avo vakaita zvakanaka, mukumuka kweupenyu; neavo vakaita zvakaipa, mukumuka kwekupiwa mhosva.

²⁹and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.

³⁰Ini handigoni kuita chinhu pachangu; semanzwiro angu, ndinotonga; uye kutonga kwangu kwakarurama, nekuti handitsvaki chido changu, asi chido chaBaba vakandituma.

³⁰I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

³¹Kana ndichipupura nezvangu, uchapupu hwangu hahusi hwechokwadi.

³¹If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.

³²Uripo umwe unopupura nezvangu; uye ndinoziva kuti uchapupu hwaanopupura nezvangu ndehwechokwadi

³²It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.

³³Imwi makatumira kuna Johwani, uye akapupurira chokwadi.

³³Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

³⁴Asi ini handigamuchiri uchapupu hunobva kumunhu, asi ndinoreva zvinhu izvi kuti imwi muponeswe.

³⁴But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that *ye* might be saved.

³⁵Iye wakange ari mwenje unopfuta neunovhenekera, nemwi makange muchishuva kufara kwazvo kwechinguvana muchiedza chake.

³⁵*He* was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

³⁶Asi ini ndine uchapupu ukuru kune hwaJohwani; nekuti mabasa Baba avakandipa kuti ndimapedze, awa mabasa ini andinoita, anopupura nezvangu kuti Baba vakandituma.

³⁶But I have the witness [that is] greater than [that] of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.

³⁷NaBaba vakandituma, ivo vakapupura nezvangu. Hamuna chero nguva kunzwa inzwi rake, kana kuona chimiro chake.

³⁷And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,

³⁸Uye hamuna shoko rake rinogara mamuri, nekuti iye waakatuma, uyu imwi hamuna kumutenda.

³⁸and ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom *he* hath sent, him ye do not believe.

³⁹Nzverai magwaro, nekuti imwi munofunga kuti mune upenyu hwusingaperi maari, uye ndiwo anopupura nezvangu.

³⁹Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

⁴⁰Asi hamudi kuuya kwandiri, kuti muve neupenyu.

⁴⁰and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.

⁴¹Handigamuchiri rukudzo kuvanhu;

⁴¹I do not receive glory from men,

⁴²asi ndinokuzivai imwi, kuti hamuna rudo rwaMwari mamuri.

⁴²but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³Ini ndauya muzita raBaba vangu, asi hamuna kundigamuchira; kana umwe akauya muzita rake pachake, muchamugamuchira iye.

⁴³I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.

⁴⁴Munogona kutenda sei imwi munogamuchira rukudzo umwe kune umwe, asi musingatsvaki rukudzo rwunobva kuna Mwari oga?

⁴⁴How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which [comes] from God alone?

⁴⁵Musafunga kuti ini ndichakupai mhosva kuna Baba; uriko unokupai mhosva, ndiye Mozisi wamunovimba naye imwi.

⁴⁵Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust;

⁴⁶Nekuti dai maitenda Mozisi, maitenda ini; nekuti iye wakanyora nezvangu.

⁴⁶for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.

⁴⁷Asi kana musingatendi magwaro ake, muchatenda sei mashoko angu?

⁴⁷But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?