¹As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

¹Yesu alipokuwa akipita alimwona mtu mmoja, kipofu tangu kuzaliwa.

²His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

²Basi, wanafunzi wakamwuliza, "Mwalimu! Ni nani aliyetenda dhambi: mtu huyu, ama wazazi wake, hata akazaliwa kipofu?"

³Jesus answered, “Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

³Yesu akajibu, "Jambo hili halikutukia kwa sababu ya dhambi zake yeye, wala dhambi za wazazi wake; ila alizaliwa kipofu ili nguvu ya Mungu ionekane ikifanya kazi ndani yake.

⁴ I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

⁴Kukiwa bado mchana yatupasa kuendelea kufanya kazi za yule aliyenituma; maana usiku unakuja ambapo mtu hawezi kufanya kazi.

⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

⁵Wakati ningali ulimwenguni, mimi ni mwanga wa ulimwengu."

⁶When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,

⁶Baada ya kusema hayo, akatema mate chini, akafanyiza tope, akampaka yule kipofu machoni,

⁷and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

⁷akamwambia, "Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu." (maana ya jina hili ni "aliyetumwa"). Basi, huyo kipofu akaenda, akanawa, kisha akarudi akiwa anaona.

⁸The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”

⁸Basi, jirani zake na wale waliokuwa wanajua kwamba hapo awali alikuwa maskini mwombaji, wakasema, "Je, huyu siye yule maskini aliyekuwa akiketi na kuomba?"

⁹Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”

⁹Baadhi yao wakasema, "Ndiye." Wengine wakasema, "La! Ila anafanana naye." Lakini huyo aliyekuwa kipofu akasema, "Ni mimi!"

¹⁰They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”

¹⁰Basi, wakamwuliza, "Sasa, macho yako yalipataje kufumbuliwa?"

¹¹He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”

¹¹Naye akawajibu, "Yule mtu aitwaye Yesu alifanya tope, akanipaka machoni na kuniambia: Nenda ukanawe katika bwawa la Siloamu. Basi, mimi nikaenda, nikanawa, nikapata kuona."

¹²Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”

¹²Wakamwuliza, "Yeye yuko wapi?" Naye akawajibu, "Mimi sijui!"

¹³They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

¹³Kisha wakampeleka huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu kwa Mafarisayo.

¹⁴It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

¹⁴Siku hiyo Yesu alipofanya tope na kumfumbua macho mtu huyo, ilikuwa siku ya Sabato.

¹⁵Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”

¹⁵Basi, Mafarisayo wakamwuliza mtu huyo, "Umepataje kuona?" Naye akawaambia, "Alinipaka tope machoni, nami nikanawa na sasa naona."

¹⁶Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

¹⁶Baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, "Mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, maana hashiki sheria ya Sabato." Lakini wengine wakasema, "Mtu mwenye dhambi awezaje kufanya ishara za namna hii?" Kukawa na mafarakano kati yao.

¹⁷Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

¹⁷Wakamwuliza tena huyo mtu aliyekuwa kipofu, "Maadam yeye amekufungua macho, wasemaje juu yake?" Naye akawaambia, "Yeye ni nabii!"

¹⁸The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,

¹⁸Viongozi wa Wayahudi hawakusadiki kwamba mtu huyo alikuwa kipofu hapo awali na sasa anaona mpaka walipowaita wazazi wake.

¹⁹and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

¹⁹Basi, wakawauliza hao wazazi, "Je, huyu ndiye mtoto wenu ambaye ninyi mwasema alizaliwa kipofu? Sasa amepataje kuona?"

²⁰His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

²⁰Wazazi wake wakajibu, "Tunajua kwamba huyu ni mtoto wetu, na kwamba alizaliwa kipofu.

²¹but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”

²¹Lakini amepataje kuona, hatujui; na wala hatumjui yule aliyemfumbua macho. Mwulizeni yeye mwenyewe; yeye ni mtu mzima, anaweza kujitetea mwenyewe."

²²His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

²²Wazazi wake walisema hivyo kwa sababu waliwaogopa viongozi wa Wayahudi kwani viongozi hao walikuwa wamepatana ya kwamba mtu yeyote atakayekiri kwamba Yesu ni Kristo atafukuzwa nje ya sunagogi.

²³Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”

²³Ndiyo maana wazazi wake walisema: "Yeye ni mtu mzima, mwulizeni."

²⁴So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

²⁴Basi, wakamwita tena aliyekuwa kipofu, wakamwambia, "Sema ukweli mbele ya Mungu! Sisi tunajua kwamba mtu huyu ni mwenye dhambi."

²⁵He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

²⁵Yeye akajibu, "Kama ni mwenye dhambi mimi sijui. Lakini kitu kimoja najua: Nilikuwa kipofu, na sasa naona."

²⁶They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

²⁶Basi, wakamwuliza, "Alikufanyia nini? Alikufumbuaje macho yako?"

²⁷He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”

²⁷Huyo mtu akawajibu, "Nimekwisha waambieni, nanyi hamkusikiliza; kwa nini mwataka kusikia tena? Je, ninyi pia mnataka kuwa wafuasi wake?"

²⁸They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

²⁸Lakini wao wakamtukana wakisema, "Wewe ni mfuasi wake; sisi ni wafuasi wa Mose.

²⁹We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”

²⁹Sisi tunajua kwamba Mungu alisema na Mose, lakini mtu huyu hatujui ametoka wapi!"

³⁰The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

³⁰Naye akawajibu, "Hili ni jambo la kushangaza! Ninyi hamjui ametoka wapi, lakini amenifumbua macho yangu!

³¹We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him. Psalm 66:18, Proverbs 15:29; 28:9

³¹Tunajua kwamba Mungu hawasikilizi watu wenye dhambi, ila humsikiliza yeyote mwenye kumcha na kutimiza mapenzi yake.

³²Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

³²Tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu haijasikika kwamba mtu ameyafumbua macho ya mtu aliyezaliwa kipofu.

³³If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

³³Kama mtu huyu hakutoka kwa Mungu, hangeweza kufanya chochote!"

³⁴They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” They threw him out.

³⁴Wao wakamjibu, "Wewe ulizaliwa na kulelewa katika dhambi; unawezaje kutufundisha sisi?" Basi, wakamfukuzia mbali.

³⁵Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”

³⁵Yesu alisikia kwamba walikuwa wamemfukuzia mbali, naye alipomkuta akamwuliza, "Je, wewe unamwamini Mwana wa Mtu?"

³⁶He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”

³⁶Huyo mtu akajibu, "Mheshimiwa, niambie yeye ni nani, ili nipate kumwamini."

³⁷Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”

³⁷Yesu akamwambia, "Umekwisha mwona, naye ndiye anayesema nawe sasa."

³⁸He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

³⁸Basi, huyo mtu akasema, "Ninaamini Bwana!" Akamsujudia.

³⁹Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

³⁹Yesu akasema, "Mimi nimekuja ulimwenguni kutoa hukumu, kusudi wasioona wapate kuona, na wale wanaoona wawe vipofu."

⁴⁰Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

⁴⁰Baadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwa pamoja naye walisikia maneno hayo, wakamwuliza, "Je, sisi pia ni vipofu?"

⁴¹Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

⁴¹Yesu akawajibu, "Kama mngekuwa vipofu, hamngekuwa na hatia; lakini sasa ninyi mwasema: Sisi tunaona, na hiyo yaonyesha kwamba mna hatia bado.