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

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

²Iye uyu wakange ana Mwari pakutanga.

²The same was in the beginning with God.

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

³All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

⁴Maari maiva neupenyu, uye upenyu hwaiva chiedza chevanhu,

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

⁵uye chiedza chinovhenekera murima, asi rima harina kuchigamuchira.

⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome The word translated “overcome” (katelaben) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him. it.

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

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

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

⁷The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

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

⁸He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

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

⁹The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

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

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹¹Wakauya kune zvake, asi vake havana kumugamuchira.

¹¹He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

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

¹²But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

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

¹³who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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

¹⁴The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

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

¹⁵John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”

¹⁶Nepakuzara kwake isu tose takagamuchira, uye nyasha nenyasha.

¹⁶From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

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

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

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

¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, NU reads “God” who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

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

¹⁹This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

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

²⁰He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

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

²¹They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

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

²²They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

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

²³He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ Isaiah 40:3 as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²⁴Ava vakange vatumwa vaibva kuvaFarisi.

²⁴The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

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

²⁵They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

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

²⁶John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

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

²⁷He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁸Izvozvi zvakaitika paBhetabhara, mhiri kwaJoridhani, kwaibhabhatidza Johwani.

²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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

²⁹The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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

³⁰This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’

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

³¹I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”

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

³²John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

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

³³I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

³⁴Zvino ini ndakaona ndikapupura kuti uyu Mwanakomana waMwari.

³⁴I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

³⁵Ava mangwanazve Johwani wakange amire, nevaviri vevadzidzi vake;

³⁵Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

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

³⁶and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

³⁷Vadzidzi vaviri ndokumunzwa achitaura, ndokutevera Jesu.

³⁷The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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

³⁸Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

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

³⁹He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 4:00 PM.

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

⁴⁰One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

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

⁴¹He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”. ).

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

⁴²He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

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

⁴³On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

⁴⁴Zvino Firipi wakange ari weBhetisaidha, muguta raAndiriyasi naPetro.

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

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

⁴⁵Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

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

⁴⁶Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

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

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

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

⁴⁸Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

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

⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”

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

⁵⁰Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”

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

⁵¹He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”