Johannes 7:1-52
7 Jesus okwa kala ta udifile muGalilea molwaashi ka li a hala okuudifila muJudea, shaashi Ovajuda ova li va hala oku mu dipaa.
2 Ndele Oshivilo shOmatwali shOvajuda osha li popepi.
3 Opo nee ovamwainamati ova tya kuye: “Inda kuJudea opo ovahongwa voye navo va mone oilonga oyo to longo.
4 Kaku na oo ha longo sha meholeko ngeenge okwa hala okushiivika moipafi. Ngeenge oto longo oinima oyo, i longa moipafi yovanhu aveshe.”
5 Ovamwainamati kava li ve mu itavela.*
6 Onghee Jesus okwa tya kuvo: “Efimbo lange inali fika natango, ndele nye otamu dulu okuya efimbo keshe.
7 Ounyuni itau dulu okukala u mu tonde, ndele ou tonde nge shaashi ohandi popi kutya oilonga yao oii.
8 Nye indeni ashike koshivilo, ame itandi i ko paife molwaashi efimbo lange inali fika natango.”
9 Konima eshi a popya oinima oyo, okwa fyaala muGalilea.
10 Ndele eshi ovamwainamati va ya koshivilo osho, naye okwa ya ko meholeko.
11 Opo nee Ovajuda ova hovela oku mu konga moshivilo tava ti: “Omulumenhu winya oku li peni?”
12 Ndele opa li eengudu dovanhu tadi nongofola kombinga yaye. Vamwe ova li tava ti: “Omulumenhu e li nawa.” Ofimbo vamwe tava ti: “Omulumenhu oo ke li nawa, ota pukifa ovanhu.”
13 Ndele kapa li nande oumwe a popya kombinga yaye moipafi molwaashi ova li va tila Ovajuda.
14 Eshi oshivilo osho sha li pokupwa, Jesus okwa ya motembeli ndele ta hovele okuhonga.
15 Ovajuda ova li va kumwa, ndele tava ti: “Osha enda ngahelipi opo omulumenhu ou a kale e na eshiivo lOmishangwa ye ina hongwa keefikola dopalongelokalunga?”*
16 Jesus okwe va nyamukula ta ti: “Ehongo olo handi hongo kali fi lange, ndele ola dja kwaau a tuma nge.
17 Ngeenge oku na ou a hala okulonga ehalo laKalunga, ota ka shiiva kutya osho handi hongo osha dja kuKalunga ile ohandi popi omadiladilo ange mwene.
18 Keshe ou ta popi omadiladilo aye mwene ota kongo efimano laye mwene, ashike ou ta kongo efimano laau e mu tuma, oye omunashili nomuyuki.
19 Hamba Moses ine mu pa Omhango? Ndele kape na nande oumwe womunye ha dulika kuyo. Omolwashike mwa hala okudipaa nge?”
20 Ongudu yovanhu oya nyamukula ya ti: “Ou na ondemoni. Olyelye a hala oku ku dipaa?”
21 Opo nee Jesus okwa tya kuvo: “Onda longa ashike oshikumwifilonga shimwe, ndele oshe mu kumwifa amushe.
22 Moses okwe mu pa Omhango i na sha nepitotanda, ashike inai dja kuye, ndele oya dja kooxokulululwa, nohamu pitifa ovalumenhu etanda meshabata.
23 Ngeenge ovalumenhu ohava pitifwa etanda meshabata opo ku diininwe Omhango yaMoses, omolwashike mwa handukila nge unene eshi nda velula omunhu meshabata?
24 Inamu tokola vali she likolelela keholokepo lokombada, ndele tokoleni etokolo la yuka.”
25 Ndele Ovajerusalem vamwe ova ti: “Hano omulumenhu ou haye va li va hala okudipaa?
26 Taleni, ota popi moipafi, ashike itava ti sha kuye. Mbela ovapangeli ove shi shii kutya ou oye Kristus?
27 Mepingafano naasho, fye otu shii apa pa dja omulumenhu ou, ashike Kristus ngeenge okwe uya, kape na ou ta ka shiiva apa a dja.”
28 Ndele fimbo Jesus a li ta hongo motembeli, okwa popya mokule ta ti: “Omu shii nge nomu shii apa nda dja. Ashike inandi uya kwaame mwene, ndele Ou a tuma nge oko e li shili, ashike kamu mu shii.
29 Ame ondi mu shii, molwaashi oye a tuma nge nondi li omukalelipo waye.”
30 Ndele ova li tava kongo omhito ve mu kwate po, ashike kapa li nande oumwe e mu kwata molwaashi efimbo laye kala li la fika natango.
31 Vahapu vomongudu oyo ova li ve mu itavela, nova li tava ti: “Ngeenge Kristus okwe uya, mbela ota ka longa ngoo oikumwifilonga ihapu i dule ei ya longwa komulumenhu ou?”
32 Ndele Ovafarisai eshi va uda ongudu yovanhu tai ngongota kombinga yaJesus omolwoinima oyo, ovapristeri ovakulunhu nOvafarisai ova tuma ovakeleli votembeli ve ke mu kwate po.
33 Opo nee Jesus okwa ti: “Ohandi kala nanye okafimbo kanini fimbo inandi shuna kwaau a tuma nge.
34 Otamu ka konga nge, ndele itamu ka mona nge, naako handi i itamu dulu okuuya ko.”
35 Onghee Ovajuda ova pulafana tava ti: “Omulumenhu ou okwa diladila okuya peni, opo tuha dule oku mu mona? Mbela okwa diladila okuya kOvajuda ovo ve lihanena mokati kOvagreka nokuhonga Ovagreka?
36 Okwa hala okutya ngahelipi eshi ta ti, ‘Otamu ka konga nge, ndele itamu ka mona nge, naako handi i itamu dulu okuuya ko’?”
37 Ndele mefiku laxuuninwa la fimanenena loshivilo osho, Jesus okwa fikama nokwa popya mokule ta ti: “Ngeenge oku na ou a fya enota, ne uye kwaame a nwe omeva.
38 Keshe ou ta itavele nge, ngaashi omushangwa wa ti: ‘Meni laye otamu ka kala omeva e na omwenyo taa kunguluka.’”
39 Jesus okwa popya ngaho shi na sha nomhepo iyapuki oyo ya li poku ka pewa ovo ve mu itavela, osheshi kaya li ya yandjwa molwaashi Jesus ka li a tumbalekifwa natango.
40 Vamwe vomongudu yovanhu eshi va uda eendjovo odo ova ti: “Oshili ou Omuprofeti.”
41 Vamwe vali ova ti: “Ou oye Kristus.” Ndele vakwao ova ti: “Mbela Kristus ota di ngoo muGalilea?
42 Hano omushangwa inau tya kutya Kristus ota ka dja moludalo laDavid nosho yo muBetlehem, momukunda omo mwa li David?”
43 Onghee mongudu yovanhu omwa li mwa holoka eenhamanana kombinga yaye.
44 Nonande vamwe vomuvo ova li va hala oku mu kwata po, kapa li nande oumwe e shi ninga.
45 Ndele ovakeleli votembeli ova shuna kovapristeri ovakulunhu nokOvafarisai nova pulwa kutya: “Omolwashike inamu mu eta oku?”
46 Opo nee ovakeleli ovo ova nyamukula tava ti: “Kape na nande omunhu ha popi ngaashi winya.”
47 Ovafarisai ova ti: “Hano nanye omwa pukifwa?
48 Ope na tuu nande omupangeli umwe ile Omufarisai e mu itavela?
49 Ovanhu ava vehe shii Omhango ova fingwa.”
50 Nikodemus, umwe womuvo oo e uyile kuJesus okwa tya kuvo:
51 “Mbela pamhango yetu fimbo inatu tokola omunhu ihatu mu pula tete opo tu shiive osho a longa?”
52 Ova tya kuye: “Hano naave ku fi Omugalilea? Ka konge mOmishangwa u mone kutya muGalilea itamu di nande omuprofeti.”*
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Ile “ve na eitavelo li na oilonga.”
^ Sha hala okutya, keefikola dooRabbi.
^ Momashangelo mahapu onale e shii okulineekelwa kamu na ovelishe 53 fiyo etukulwa 8 ovelishe 11.
