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!

¹And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who [are] in the world — to the end he loved them.

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 come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

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

³Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him — into [his] hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth,

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

⁴doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;

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

⁵afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded.

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

⁶He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou — dost thou wash my feet?`

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

⁷Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;`

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

⁸Peter saith to him, `Thou mayest not wash my feet — to the age.` Jesus answered him, `If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;`

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

⁹Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the 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 who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;`

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

¹¹for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, `Ye are not all clean.`

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

¹²When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you?

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

¹³ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;

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

¹⁴if then I did wash your feet — the Lord and the Teacher — ye also ought to wash one another`s feet.

¹⁵Nimewapeni mfano, ili nanyi pia mfanye kama nilivyowafanyieni.

¹⁵`For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

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

¹⁶verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

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

¹⁷if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

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

¹⁸not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

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

¹⁹`From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may 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 to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.`

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

²¹These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;`

²²Wanafunzi wakatazama wasiweze kabisa kujua anasema nani.

²²the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh.

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

²³And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

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

²⁴Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,

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

²⁵and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, 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 answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;` and having dipped the morsel, he giveth [it] to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

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

²⁷And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, `What thou dost — do quickly;`

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

²⁸and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to 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 certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;` or that he may give something to the poor;

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

³⁰having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

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

³¹When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, `Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was 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 was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will 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!

³³`Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews — Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say [it] now.

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

³⁴`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

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

³⁵in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.`

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

³⁶Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?` Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.`

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

³⁷Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;`

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

³⁸Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.`