The Bible in Kenya

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 Hapo mwanzo, Baba yetu wa Mbinguni aliumba mbingu na nchi.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 Nayo nchi ilikuwa haina umbo, tena ilikuwa tupu; giza lilikuwa juu ya uso wa vilindi, na Roho wa Baba yetu alikuwa akitulia juu ya uso wa maji.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 Ndipo Baba yetu akasema, "Iwepo nuru," na nuru ikawepo.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 Akaona ya kuwa nuru ni njema, naye akaitenga nuru na giza.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Akaiita nuru "mchana," na giza akaliita "usiku." Ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya kwanza.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 Kisha Baba yetu akasema, "Iwepo nafasi kati ya maji ili kuyatenganisha maji na maji."

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 Basi akaifanya nafasi, akayatenga maji yaliyo chini ya nafasi na maji yaliyo juu yake. Ikawa hivyo.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Akaiita nafasi "anga." Basi ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya pili.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 Ndipo Baba yetu akasema, "Maji yaliyo chini ya anga na yakusanyike mahali pamoja, nayo nchi kavu ionekane." Ikawa hivyo.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 Akaiita nchi kavu "ardhi," na maji yaliyokusanyika akayaita "bahari." Naye akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 Kisha akasema, "Ardhi na izae mimea: mboga zizaazo mbegu na miti izaayo matunda yenye mbegu ndani yake, kila kimoja kwa jinsi yake." Ikawa hivyo.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 Ardhi ikazaa mimea: mboga zizaazo mbegu kwa jinsi zake na miti izaayo matunda yenye mbegu kwa jinsi zake. Naye Baba yetu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 Ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya tatu.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 Kisha Baba yetu akasema, "Iwepo mianga katika anga la mbingu ili kutenga mchana na usiku, nayo iwe kwa ajili ya ishara za kuonyesha nyakati, na siku, na miaka,"

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "nayo iwe mianga katika anga la mbingu kuangaza juu ya nchi." Ikawa hivyo.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 Baba yetu akafanya mianga miwili mikuu: mwanga mkubwa zaidi kuutawala mchana na mwanga mdogo kuutawala usiku. Akazifanya pia nyota.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 Akaiweka katika anga la mbingu ili kuangaza juu ya nchi,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 kuutawala mchana na usiku, na kuitenga nuru na giza. Naye akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 Basi ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya nne.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 Ndipo Baba yetu akasema, "Maji na yajae viumbe hai vingi, na ndege waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu."

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 Basi akaumba viumbe wakubwa wa baharini na kila kiumbe hai chenye kuogelea na kujaa majini, kila kimoja kwa jinsi yake, na kila ndege mwenye mabawa kwa jinsi yake. Naye akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 Baba yetu akavibariki, akasema, "Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkayajaze maji ya baharini, nao ndege waongezeke duniani."

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 Ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya tano.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 Kisha Baba yetu akasema, "Ardhi na izae viumbe hai kwa jinsi zao: wanyama wa kufugwa, viumbe vitambaavyo juu ya nchi, na wanyama wa porini, kila kimoja kwa jinsi yake." Ikawa hivyo.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 Akawafanya wanyama wa porini kwa jinsi zao, na wanyama wa kufugwa kwa jinsi zao, na vitu vyote vitambaavyo juu ya nchi kwa jinsi zao. Naye akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 Ndipo Baba yetu akasema, "Na tufanye mwanadamu kwa mfano wetu, kwa sura yetu, ili watawale samaki wa baharini na ndege wa angani, na wanyama wa kufugwa, na nchi yote, na kila kiumbe kitambaacho juu ya nchi."

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 Basi Baba yetu akamwumba mwanadamu kwa mfano wao; kwa mfano wa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu aliwaumba; mwanamume na mwanamke aliwaumba.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 Baba yetu akawabariki, akawaambia, "Zaeni, mkaongezeke; jazeni nchi na kuitiisha. Tawaleni samaki wa baharini na ndege wa angani, na kila kiumbe hai kitambaacho juu ya nchi."

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 Kisha akasema, "Nimewapa kila mche utoao mbegu juu ya uso wa nchi yote, na kila mti uzaao matunda yenye mbegu. Vitakuwa chakula chenu.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 "Na kwa wanyama wote wa nchi, na ndege wote wa angani, na vitu vyote vitambaavyo juu ya nchi—kila kilicho na pumzi ya uhai ndani yake—nimevipa kila mche wa kijani uwe chakula." Ikawa hivyo.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 Baba yetu akaona kila kitu alichokifanya, na tazama, kilikuwa chema sana. Basi ikawa jioni, ikawa asubuhi—siku ya sita.

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

1 Basi palikuwa na mtu mmoja miongoni mwa Mafarisayo, jina lake Nikodemo, mkuu wa Wayahudi.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 Huyu alimjia Yesu usiku, akamwambia, "Rabi, twajua ya kuwa wewe ni mwalimu uliyetoka kwa Baba yetu, kwa maana hakuna mtu awezaye kufanya ishara hizi uzifanyazo wewe, isipokuwa Baba yetu yu pamoja naye."

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 Yesu akamjibu, akamwambia, "Amin, amin, nakuambia, mtu asipozaliwa mara ya pili hawezi kuuona ufalme wa Baba yetu."

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 Nikodemo akamwambia, "Awezaje mtu kuzaliwa akiwa mzee? Aweza kuingia tena mara ya pili tumboni mwa mama yake akazaliwa?"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 Yesu akajibu, "Amin, amin, nakuambia, mtu asipozaliwa kwa maji na kwa Roho Mtakatifu, hawezi kuingia katika ufalme wa Baba yetu."

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 Kilichozaliwa kwa mwili ni mwili, na kilichozaliwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu ni roho.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 Usistaajabu kwa kuwa nilikuambia, 'Hamna budi kuzaliwa mara ya pili.'

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 Upepo huvuma upendako, nawe waisikia sauti yake, lakini hujui utokako wala uendako. Ndivyo alivyo kila mtu aliyezaliwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 Nikodemo akamwambia, "Yawezaje kuwa mambo haya?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 Yesu akajibu, akamwambia, "Wewe u mwalimu wa Israeli, nawe huyafahamu haya?"

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 Amin, amin, nakuambia, tunena tuyajuayo, na kuyashuhudia tuliyoyaona, lakini ninyi hamukubali ushuhuda wetu.

12 If I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

12 Ikiwa nimewaambia mambo ya duniani, wala hamsadiki, mtasadikije nikiwaambia mambo ya mbinguni?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 Wala hakuna mtu aliyepaa mbinguni isipokuwa yeye aliyeshuka kutoka mbinguni, yaani, Mwana wa Adamu.

14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

14 Na kama vile Musa alivyomwinua yule nyoka jangwani, vivyo hivyo Mwana wa Adamu hana budi kuinuliwa,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 ili kila mtu amwaminiye apate uzima wa milele.

16 For our Father so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

16 Kwa maana Baba yetu aliupenda ulimwengu hivi, hata akamtoa Mwanawe wa pekee, ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 Kwa maana Baba yetu hakumtuma Mwanawe ulimwenguni ili auhukumu ulimwengu, bali ili ulimwengu uokolewe kwa yeye.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 Amwaminiye yeye hahukumiwi; asiyeamini amekwisha kuhukumiwa, kwa sababu hakuliamini jina la Mwana wa pekee wa Baba yetu.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 Na hii ndiyo hukumu: ya kuwa nuru imekuja ulimwenguni, nao watu wakapenda giza kuliko nuru, kwa sababu matendo yao yalikuwa maovu.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 Maana kila mtu atendaye maovu huichukia nuru, wala haji kwenye nuru, matendo yake yasije yakakemewa.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 Bali yeye aitendaye kweli huja kwenye nuru, ili matendo yake yaonekane wazi ya kuwa yametendwa katika Baba yetu.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 Baada ya hayo, Yesu na wanafunzi wake wakaenda mpaka nchi ya Uyahudi, naye akakaa huko pamoja nao, akawa akibatiza.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 Naye Yohana pia alikuwa akibatiza huko Ainoni, karibu na Salimu, kwa sababu huko kulikuwa na maji tele, nao watu wakawa wakija, wakabatizwa.

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 Kwa maana Yohana alikuwa hajatiwa gerezani bado.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 Basi palikuwa na mashindano kati ya baadhi ya wanafunzi wa Yohana na Myahudi mmoja juu ya utakaso.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 Wakamjia Yohana, wakamwambia, "Rabi, yeye aliyekuwa pamoja nawe ng'ambo ya Yordani, uliyemshuhudia—tazama, huyo anabatiza, nao watu wote wanamwendea."

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 Yohana akajibu, akasema, "Mtu hawezi kupokea hata neno moja isipokuwa amepewa kutoka mbinguni."

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 Ninyi wenyewe mwaweza kunishuhudia ya kuwa nalisema, 'Mimi siye Kristo, bali nimetumwa mbele yake.'

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 Aliye na bibi arusi ndiye bwana arusi — Yesu. Rafiki yake bwana arusi, asimamaye na kumsikia, hufurahi sana kwa sababu ya sauti ya bwana arusi. Basi furaha yangu hii sasa imetimia.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 Yeye hana budi kuzidi, bali mimi kupungua.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 Yeye ajaye kutoka juu yu juu ya yote. Yeye atokaye duniani ni wa dunia, naye hunena ya kidunia. Yeye ajaye kutoka mbinguni yu juu ya yote.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 Hushuhudia yale aliyoyaona na kuyasikia, lakini hakuna mtu aukubaliye ushuhuda wake.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 Yeye aukubaliye ushuhuda wake huthibitisha ya kuwa Baba yetu ni mwaminifu.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 Kwa maana yeye aliyetumwa na Baba yetu huyanena maneno ya Baba yetu, kwa kuwa yeye humtoa Roho Mtakatifu pasipo kipimo.

35 Our Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

35 Baba yetu ampenda Mwana, naye amevitia vitu vyote mkononi mwake.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 Amwaminiye Mwana yuna uzima wa milele; asiyemtii Mwana hataona uzima, bali ghadhabu ya Baba yetu inakaa juu yake.