Omunaudu womuBetesda ta velulwa
1 Ndele konima yoinima ei opa li oshivilo shOvajuda, ndele Jesus okwa ya kombada kuJerusalem.
2 Ndele muJerusalem, oposhivelo sheedi, omu netale la ifanwa mOshiheberi Betesda, ndele li neenduda nhano dinene. 3 Omudo mwa nangala ongudu inene yovanaudu, ovapofi novavelimbada noingudu, ava va teelela omeva a nyenganyengifwe. 4 Osheshi opomafimbo amwe omweengeli wOmwene okwa londolokela metale, ndele okwa nyenganyengifa omeva. Ndele ou ta i mo tete, omeva eshi a nyenganyengifwa, ota veluka, kukeshe oudu e u kwete. 5 Ndele opa li omunhu omulumenhu, a li ta vele omido omilongo nhatu nahetatu. 6 Hano Jesus eshi e mu mona a nangala, ndele okwa shiiva, a ninga efimbo lile ta vele, okwa tya kuye: “Wa hala okuveluka?” 7 Opo omunaudu okwe mu nyamukula ta ti: “Omwene, ame nghi nomunhu ta twala nge metale, omeva ngeenge taa nyenganyengifwa; ndele fimbo handi i ko, umwe ta piti komesho yange.” 8 Jesus okwa tya kuye: “Fikama, kufa olutala loye u ende.” 9 Ndele divadiva omulumenhu okwa veluka, ndele a kufa olutala laye ndele ta i.
Ndelenee efiku olo la li Eshabata. 10 Opo Ovajuda va tya kwaau a veluka: “Oku nEshabata, itashi dulika okuhumbata olutala.” 11 Ye okwe va nyamukula: “Ou a velula nge, ye okwa lombwela nge: ‘kufa olutala loye u ende.’ ” 12 Opo vo ve mu pula: “Omulumenhu ou olyelye, e ku lombwela, ‘kufa olutala loye u ende?’ ” 13 Ndelenee ou a velulwa ine mu shiiva oye olyelye; Jesus a hangika a dja po, osheshi opa li ongudu inene yovanhu. 14 Ndele konima yoinima ei Jesus okwe mu mona motembeli, ndele ta ti kuye: “Tala, ove wa veluka, ino nyona vali, uha hangike kowii umwe u dule winya.” 15 Ndele omulumenhu okwa ya, ndele a hepaululila Ovajuda nokutya, ou e mu velula, Oye Jesus. 16 Ndele Ovajuda va nangela Jesus, osheshi Oye e shi ninga mEshabata.
17 Ndelenee Jesus okwe va nyamukula: “Tate ta longo fiyo opaife, naame yo handi longo.” 18 Onghee hano Ovajuda va hala neenghono oku mu dipaa, osheshi hasheshi ashike eshi a nyona Eshabata, ndelenee okwa tya yo Kalunga Oye Xe, ndele e lininga e fike puKalunga.
19 Ndele Jesus okwe va lombwela ndele ta ti: “Oshilishili handi mu lombwele: Omona iha dulu okuninga nande sha muye mwene, ndelenee oshosho ashike ta mono Xe te shi ningi; osheshi osho Xe te shi ningi, osho Omona te shi ningi yo. 20 Osheshi Xe e hole Omona, ndele te mu ulikile aishe ei Oye mwene te i longo; ndele te ke mu ulikila oilonga inene i dule ei, opo mu kumwe. 21 Osheshi ngaashi Xe ta nyumuna ovafi, ndele te va ningi vali ovanamwenyo, osho tuu nOmona yo ta ningi ovanamwenyo ava a hala. 22 Osheshi Tate ita tokola nande umwe, ndelenee etokolo alishe okwe li yandja kOmona, 23 opo aveshe va fimaneke Omona, ngaashi tava fimaneke Xe. Ou ita fimaneke Omona, oye ita fimaneke Xe ou e mu tuma.
24 “Oshilishili handi mu lombwele: Ou ta udu eendjovo dange, nota itavele ou a tuma nge, oku na omwenyo waalushe, ye ita ka tokolwa, ndelenee ye okwa dja mo mefyo, ndele e uya momwenyo. 25 Oshilishili handi mu lombwele: efimbo tali uya, ndele opo li li paife, ovafi tava udu ondaka yOmona waKalunga, naava tave i udu, otava kala ve nomwenyo. 26 Osheshi ngaashi Xe e nomwenyo muye mwene, osho tuu okwe u pa Omona, Ye a kale yo e nomwenyo muye mwene. 27 Ndele Oye okwe mu pa eenghono dokutokola, osheshi Oye Omona wOmunhu.
28 “Inamu shi kuminwa, osheshi efimbo tali uya, opo aveshe ava va kala meembila otava udu ondaka yaye 29 ndele tava hololoka mo, ava va longa ouwa okunyumukila omwenyo, naava va longa owii, okunyumukila etokolo.
30 “Mwaame mwene ihandi dulu okulonga nande sha. Ongaashi handi udu, osho handi tokola; netokolo lange ola yuka, osheshi Ame ihandi shikula ehalo lange mwene, ndelenee ehalo laau a tuma nge. 31 Ngeenge handi lihepaulula Ame mwene, ehepaululo lange kali shii okulineekelwa. 32 Ope na umwe ta hepaulula nge, ndele ndi shi shii ehepaululo olo ta hepaulula nge, oloshili. 33 Onye mwa tuminwa Johannes, ndele ye okwa hepaulula oshili. 34 Ndelenee Ame itandi tambula ehepaululo komunhu, ndelenee handi popi eshi, nye mu xupifwe. 35 Winya okwa li oshela ya xwama ndele ya minikila, ndelenee nye omwa hala okunyakukwa okafimbo kaxupi mouyelele waye. 36 Ndelenee Ame ondi na ehepaululo linene li dule linya laJohannes; osheshi oilonga ei Tate okwe i pa nge ndi i wanife, oilonga tuu ei handi longo, oyo tuu tai hepaulula nge nokutya, Tate okwa tuma nge. 37 Ndele Tate ou a tuma nge, Ye okwa hepaulula nge. Onye inamu uda ondaka yaye nande, nye inamu mona olupe laye, 38 neendjovo daye kamu di kwete di kale munye; osheshi nye inamu itavela ou a tumwa kuye. 39 Nye tamu konakona momishangwa, osheshi omu shii nye omu na omwenyo waalushe mudo, ndele odo otadi hepaulula nge; 40 ndelenee onye inamu hala okuuya kwaame, mu kale nomwenyo.
41 “Ame ihandi tambula efimano kovanhu; 42 ndelenee ondi mu shii nokutya, ohole yaKalunga kai mo munye. 43 Ame nde uya medina laTate, nye itamu tambula nge. Ngeenge umwe e lili te uya medina laye mwene, oye nee otamu mu tambula. 44 Otamu dulu ngahelipi okwiitavela, onye ava hamu tambulafana omafimanekafano, nefimaneko olo tali di kuKalunga aeke, ihamu li kongo. 45 Inamu tya, Ame handi ke mu popya kuTate; ope na umwe te mu popi, oye Moses, ou mwe mu lineekela. 46 Ndelenee ngeno mwa itavela Moses, ngeno mwa itavela nge yo, osheshi Aame tuu ou nda shangwa kuye. 47 Ndelenee fimbo inamu itavela omishangwa daye, otamu itavele ngahelipi eendjovo dange?”
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