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

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

²The same was in the beginning with God.

²Iye uyu wakange ana Mwari pakutanga.

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

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

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

⁴Maari maiva neupenyu, uye upenyu hwaiva chiedza chevanhu,

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.

⁵uye chiedza chinovhenekera murima, asi rima harina kuchigamuchira.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹¹Wakauya kune zvake, asi vake havana kumugamuchira.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.’”

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

¹⁶From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁶Nepakuzara kwake isu tose takagamuchira, uye nyasha nenyasha.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?”

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

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.”

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

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

²⁴Ava vakange vatumwa vaibva kuvaFarisi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁸Izvozvi zvakaitika paBhetabhara, mhiri kwaJoridhani, kwaibhabhatidza Johwani.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.’

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

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

³⁴Zvino ini ndakaona ndikapupura kuti uyu Mwanakomana waMwari.

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

³⁵Ava mangwanazve Johwani wakange amire, nevaviri vevadzidzi vake;

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

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

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

³⁷Vadzidzi vaviri ndokumunzwa achitaura, ndokutevera Jesu.

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?”

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

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.

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

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

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

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”. ).

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

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).

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

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

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

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

⁴⁴Zvino Firipi wakange ari weBhetisaidha, muguta raAndiriyasi naPetro.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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