¹Ilikuwa kabla ya sikukuu ya Pasaka. Yesu alijua kwamba saa yake ya kuondoka ulimwenguni na kwenda kwa Baba ilikuwa imefika. Alikuwa amewapenda daima watu wake walioko duniani; naam, aliwapenda mpaka mwisho!

¹Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

²Basi, Yesu na wanafunzi wake walikuwa mezani kwa chakula cha jioni. Ibilisi alikwisha mtia Yuda, mwana wa Simoni Iskarioti, nia ya kumsaliti Yesu.

²And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;

³Yesu alijua kwamba Baba alikuwa amemkabidhi kila kitu, na kwamba alikuwa ametoka kwa Mungu na anarudi kwa Mungu.

³Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

⁴Basi, Yesu aliondoka mezani, akaweka kando vazi lake, akachukua kitambaa na kujifunga kiunoni.

⁴He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

⁵Kisha akatia maji katika bakuli, akaanza kuwaosha wanafunzi wake miguu na kuipangusa kwa kile kitambaa alichojifungia.

⁵After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

⁶Basi, akamfikia Simoni Petro; naye Petro akasema, "Bwana, wewe utaniosha miguu mimi?"

⁶Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

⁷Yesu akamjibu, "Huelewi sasa ninachofanya lakini utaelewa baadaye."

⁷Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

⁸Petro akamwambia, "Wewe hutaniosha miguu kamwe!" Yesu akamjibu, "Nisipokuosha hutakuwa na uhusiano nami tena."

⁸Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

⁹Simoni Petro akamwambia, "Bwana, nioshe, si miguu tu, bali na mikono yangu na kichwa pia."

⁹Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

¹⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Aliyekwisha oga hana lazima ya kunawa isipokuwa miguu, maana amekwisha takata mwili wote. Ninyi mmetakata, lakini si nyote."

¹⁰Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

¹¹(Yesu alimjua yule ambaye atamsaliti, ndiyo maana alisema: "Ninyi mmetakata, lakini si nyote.")

¹¹For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

¹²Alipokwisha waosha miguu na kuvaa tena vazi lake, aliketi mezani, akawaambia, "Je, mmeelewa hayo niliyowatendeeni?

¹²So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

¹³Ninyi mwaniita Mwalimu na Bwana, nanyi mwasema vyema, kwa kuwa ndimi.

¹³Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

¹⁴Basi, ikiwa mimi niliye Bwana na Mwalimu, nimewaosha ninyi miguu, nanyi pia mnapaswa kuoshana miguu.

¹⁴If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

¹⁵Nimewapeni mfano, ili nanyi pia mfanye kama nilivyowafanyieni.

¹⁵For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

¹⁶Kweli nawaambieni, mtumishi si mkuu zaidi kuliko bwana wake, wala mtume si mkuu zaidi kuliko yule aliyemtuma.

¹⁶Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

¹⁷Basi, ikiwa mwayajua hayo, mtakuwa na heri mkiyatekeleza.

¹⁷If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

¹⁸"Haya nisemayo hayawahusu ninyi nyote. Mimi nawajua wale niliowachagua. Lakini lazima yatimie Maandiko Matakatifu yasemayo: Yule aliyeshiriki chakula changu amegeuka kunishambulia.

¹⁸I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁹Mimi nimewaambieni mambo haya sasa kabla hayajatokea, ili yatakapotokea mpate kuamini kuwa mimi ndimi.

¹⁹Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

²⁰Kweli nawaambieni anayempokea yule ninayemtuma anaponipokea mimi; na anayenipokea mimi, anampokea yule aliyenituma."

²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

²¹Alipokwisha sema hayo, Yesu alifadhaika sana rohoni, akasema wazi, "Kweli nawaambieni, mmoja wenu atanisaliti!"

²¹When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

²²Wanafunzi wakatazama wasiweze kabisa kujua anasema nani.

²²Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.

²³Mmoja wa wanafunzi, ambaye Yesu alikuwa anampenda sana, alikuwa ameketi karibu na Yesu.

²³Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

²⁴Basi, Simoni Petro akamwashiria na kusema: "Mwulize anasema juu ya nani."

²⁴Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.

²⁵Mwanafunzi huyo akasogea karibu zaidi na Yesu, akamwuliza, "Bwana, ni nani?"

²⁵He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?

²⁶Yesu akajibu, "Yule nitakayempa kipande cha mkate nilichochovya katika sahani, ndiye." Basi, akatwaa kipande cha mkate, akakichovya katika sahani, akampa Yuda, mwana wa Simoni Iskarioti.

²⁶Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

²⁷Yuda alipokwisha pokea kipande hicho, Shetani akamwingia. Basi Yesu akamwambia, "Unachotaka kufanya, kifanye haraka!"

²⁷And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

²⁸Lakini hakuna hata mmoja wa wale waliokaa pale mezani aliyefahamu kwa nini alikuwa amemwambia hivyo.

²⁸Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.

²⁹Kwa kuwa Yuda alikuwa na wajibu wa kuutunza mfuko wa fedha, baadhi yao walidhani kwamba Yesu alikuwa amemwambia anunue vilivyohitajiwa kwa sikukuu, au kwamba alikuwa amemwambia akatoe chochote kwa maskini.

²⁹For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰Basi, Yuda alipokwisha twaa kile kipande cha mkate, akatoka nje mara. Na ilikuwa usiku.

³⁰He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

³¹Baada ya Yuda kuondoka, Yesu akasema, "Sasa Mwana wa Mtu ametukuzwa, naye Mungu ametukuzwa ndani yake.

³¹Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

³²Na kama utukufu wa Mungu umefunuliwa ndani ya Mwana, basi, naye Mungu ataudhihirisha utukufu wa Mwana ndani yake mwenyewe, na atafanya hivyo mara.

³²If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

³³"Watoto wangu, bado niko nanyi kwa muda mfupi tu. Mtanitafuta, lakini sasa nawaambieni yale niliyowaambia viongozi wa Wayahudi: Niendako ninyi hamwezi kwenda!

³³Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

³⁴Nawapeni amri mpya: pendaneni; pendaneni kama nilivyowapenda ninyi.

³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

³⁵Mkipendana, watu wote watajua kwamba ninyi ni wanafunzi wangu."

³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

³⁶Simoni Petro akamwuliza, "Bwana, unakwenda wapi?" Yesu akajibu, "Niendako huwezi kunifuata sasa, lakini utanifuata baadaye."

³⁶Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

³⁷Petro akamwambia "Bwana, kwa nini siwezi kukufuata sasa? Niko tayari kufa kwa ajili yako!"

³⁷Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

³⁸Yesu akajibu, "Je, uko tayari kweli kufa kwa ajili yangu? Kweli nakwambia, kabla jogoo hajawika utanikana mara tatu!"

³⁸Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.