YN. 9
Mtu Aliyezaliwa Kipofu apata Kuona
1 tHata alipokuwa akipita alimwona mtu, kipofu tangu kuzaliwa. 2 tWanafunzi wake wakamwuliza wakisema, Rabi, ni yupi aliyetenda dhambi, mtu huyu au wazazi wake, hata azaliwe kipofu? 3 tYesu akajibu, Huyu hakutenda dhambi, wala wazazi wake; bali kazi za Mungu zidhihirishwe ndani yake. 4 tImetupasa kuzifanya kazi zake yeye aliyenipeleka maadamu ni mchana, usiku waja asipoweza mtu kufanya kazi. 5 tMuda nilipo ulimwenguni, mimi ni nuru ya ulimwengu. 6 tAlipokwisha kusema hayo, alitema mate chini, akafanya tope kwa yale mate. Akampaka kipofu tope za macho, 7 akamwambia, Nenda kanawe katika birika ya Siloamu, (maana yake, Aliyetumwa). Basi akaenda na kunawa; akarudi anaona. 8 Basi jirani zake, na wale waliomwona zamani kuwa ni mwombaji, wakasema, Je! Huyu siye yule aliyekuwa akiketi na kuomba? 9 Wengine wakasema, Ndiye. Wengine wakasema, La, lakini amefanana naye. Yeye mwenyewe alisema, Mimi ndiye. 10 Basi wakamwambia, Macho yako yalifumbuliwaje? 11 Yeye akajibu, Mtu yule aitwaye Yesu alifanya tope, akanipaka macho akaniambia, Nenda Siloamu ukanawe; basi nikaenda na kunawa, nikapata kuona.
12 Wakamwambia, Yuko wapi huyo? Akasema, Mimi sijui.Mafarisayo Wauchunguza Uponyaji
13 Basi wakampeleka kwa Mafarisayo yule aliyekuwa kipofu zamani. 14 tNayo ilikuwa sabato, hapo Yesu alipofanya zile tope na kumfumbua macho. 15 Basi Mafarisayo nao wakamwuliza tena jinsi gani alivyopata kuona. Akawaambia, Alinitia tope juu ya macho, nami nikanawa, na sasa naona. 16 tBasi baadhi ya Mafarisayo wakasema, Mtu huyo hakutoka kwa Mungu, kwa sababu haishiki sabato. Wengine wakasema, Awezaje mtu mwenye dhambi kufanya ishara kama hizo? Kukawa matengano kati yao. 17 tBasi wakamwambia yule kipofu mara ya pili, Wewe wasemaje katika habari zake kwa vile alivyokufumbua macho? Akasema, Ni nabii. 18 Basi Wayahudi hawakusadiki habari zake, ya kuwa alikuwa kipofu, kisha akapata kuona; hata walipowaita wazazi wake yule aliyepata kuona. 19 Wakawauliza wakisema, Huyu ndiye mwana wenu, ambaye mnasema kwamba alizaliwa kipofu? Amepataje, basi, kuona sasa? 20 Wazazi wake wakawajibu, wakasema, Tunajua ya kuwa huyu ndiye mwana wetu, tena ya kuwa alizaliwa kipofu; 21 lakini jinsi aonavyo sasa hatujui; wala hatujui ni nani aliyemfumbua macho. Mwulizeni yeye mwenyewe; yeye ni mtu mzima; atajisemea mwenyewe. 22 tWazazi wake waliyasema hayo kwa sababu waliwaogopa Wayahudi; kwa maana Wayahudi walikuwa wamekwisha kuafikiana kwamba mtu akimkiri kuwa ni Kristo, atatengwa na sinagogi.
23 Ndiyo sababu wale wazazi wake walisema, Ni mtu mzima, mwulizeni yeye.
24 tBasi mara ya pili wakamwita yule mtu aliyekuwa kipofu, wakamwambia, Mpe Mungu utukufu. Sisi tunajua ya kuwa mtu huyo ni mwenye dhambi. 25 Basi yule mtu akajibu, Kwamba yeye ni mwenye dhambi sijui. Najua neno moja, kuwa mimi nalikuwa kipofu na sasa naona. 26 Basi wakamwambia, Alikutendea nini? Alikufumbua macho jinsi gani? 27 Akawajibu, Nimekwisha kuwaambia, wala hamkusikia; mbona mnataka kusikia tena? Ninyi nanyi mnataka kuwa wanafunzi wake? 28 Basi wakamshutumu, wakasema, Wewe u mwanafunzi wake yule; sisi tu wanafunzi wa Musa. 29 Sisi tunajua ya kuwa Mungu alisema na Musa; bali yule hatujui atokako. 30 Yule mtu akajibu, akawaambia, Hii ni ajabu! Kwamba ninyi hamjui atokako, naye alinifumbua macho! 31 tTwajua ya kuwa Mungu hawasikii wenye dhambi; bali mtu akiwa ni mcha Mungu, na kuyafanya mapenzi yake, humsikia huyo. 32 Tokea hapo haijasikiwa ya kuwa mtu ameyafumbua macho ya kipofu, ambaye alizaliwa hali hiyo. 33 tKama huyo asingalitoka kwa Mungu, asingeweza kutenda neno lo lote.
34 tWakajibu, wakamwambia, Ama! Wewe ulizaliwa katika dhambi tupu, nawe unatufundisha sisi? Wakamtoa nje.Upofu wa Kiroho
35 Yesu akasikia kwamba wamemtoa nje; naye alipomwona alisema, Wewe wamwamini Mwana wa Mungu? 36 Naye akajibu akasema, Ni nani, Bwana, nipate kumwamini? 37 tYesu akamwambia, Umemwona, naye anayesema nawe ndiye. 38 Akasema, Naamini, Bwana. Akamsujudia. 39 tYesu akasema, Mimi nimekuja ulimwenguni humu kwa hukumu, ili wao wasioona waone, nao wanaoona wawe vipofu. 40 tBaadhi ya Mafarisayo waliokuwapo pamoja naye wakasikia hayo, wakamwambia, Je! Sisi nasi tu vipofu? 41 tYesu akawaambia, Kama mngekuwa vipofu, msingekuwa na dhambi; lakini sasa mwasema, Twaona; basi dhambi yenu inakaa.
JOHN 9
Jesus //Heals a Man Born Blind
1 As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind since birth.
2 Jesus' disciples asked, “Teacher, why was this man born blind? Was it because he or his parents sinned?”
3 “No, it wasn't!” Jesus answered. “But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work.
5 t While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”
6 After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man's eyes.
7 Then he said, “Go wash off the mud in Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam, which means “One Who Is Sent.” When he had washed off the mud, he could see.
8 The man's neighbors and the people who had seen him begging wondered if he really could be the same man.
9 Some of them said he was the same beggar, while others said he only looked like him. But he told them, “I am that man.”
10 “Then how can you see?” they asked.
11 He answered, “Someone named Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. He told me to go and wash it off in Siloam Pool. When I did, I could see.”
12 “Where is he now?” they asked.
“I don't know,” he answered.The Pharisees Try To Find Out //What Happened
13-14 The day when Jesus made the mud and healed the man was a Sabbath. So the people took the man to the Pharisees.
15 They asked him how he was able to see, and he answered, “Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. Then after I washed it off, I could see.”
16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus doesn't come from God. If he did, he would not break the law of the Sabbath.”
Others asked, “How could someone who is a sinner work such a miracle?”t
Since the Pharisees could not agree among themselves,
17 they asked the man, “What do you say about this one who healed your eyes?”
“He is a prophet!” the man told them.
18 But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parents
19 and asked them, “Is this the son that you said was born blind? How can he now see?”
20 The man's parents answered, “We are certain that he is our son, and we know that he was born blind.
21 But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. Ask him! He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22-23 The man's parents said this because they were afraid of their leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah.
24 The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.”
25 The man replied, “I don't know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!”
26 “What did he do to you?” they asked. “How did he heal your eyes?”
27 The man answered, “I have already told you once, and you refused to listen. Why do you want me to tell you again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
28 The leaders insulted the man and said, “You are his follower! We are followers of Moses.
29 We are sure God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where Jesus comes from.”
30 “How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from. 31 We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners. 32 And this is the first time in history anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind.
33 Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.”
34 The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?” Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our synagogues!”
35 When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man. Then Jesus asked, “Do you have faith in the Son of Man?”
36 He replied, “Sir, if you will tell me who he is, I will put my faith in him.”
37 “You have already seen him,” Jesus answered, “and right now he is talking with you.”
38 The man said, “Lord, I put my faith in you!” Then he worshiped Jesus.
39 Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.”
40 When the Pharisees heard Jesus say this, they asked, “Are we blind?”
41 Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.”