John 3 (HLTTHB)

1Juda ukkungkhqi ak khuiawh kaw Nikodemu ak mingnaak Farasi thlang pynoet awm hy.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Anih ce khawmthan awh Jesu a venna law nawh, “Cawngpyikung, nang ve Khawsa venna kawng ak law cawngpyikung ni tice ni sim nyng. Nang ing na sai kawpoek kyi ik-oeihkhqi ve Khawsa ing ama awm pyi mantaw u ingawm am sai thai ti kaw,” tina hy.He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

3Jesu ing anih ak awi ce hlat pe nawh, “Awitak ka nik kqawn peek, u awm ama thang tlaih awhtaw Khawsa ram ce am hu thai tikaw,” tina hy.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemu ing, “Ikawmyihna thlang ing a pacawng a hu na a thang tlaihnaak thai kaw? A nu pukkhui na a hih voeinaak na am lut hly thai saw!” tina hy.“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

5Jesu ing, “Awitak ka nik kqawn peek, u awm tui ingkaw Myihla ing ama thang tlaih awhtaw Khawsa qam khuiawh am lut thai kaw.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Pumsa awh ak thang taw pumsa na awm hy, cehlai Myihla awh ak thang taw Myihla na awm hy.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7'Na thang tlaih aham awm hy,’ ka ti dawngawh nang ngaih a kyi aham am awm hy.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Khaw ing a ngaihnaak na hli hy. Khaw hli awi taw za uhyk ti, 'hana kawng law nawh hana a ceh, tice am sim uhyk ti. Cemyihna ni Myihla awh ak thangkhqi ce a awm hy,” tina hy.The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

9Nikodemu ing, “Ve ve ikawmyihna nu ang coengnaak hly thai?” tina hy.“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Jesu ing, “Nang ve Israelkhqi cawngpyi kung pynoet na awm hlai hyk ti, vemyihkhqi ve am nang zasim nawh nu?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Awitak ka nik kqawn peek, ni sim ve ni nik kqawn nawh, ni huh ceni ni sim pyi, cehlai nangmih ingtaw kaimih a simpyinaak ve am do uhyk ti.Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

12Khawmdek them akawng kak kqawn zani am zasim thai utik saw; ikawmyihna khan benna kaw themkhqi ce naming zaksim naak pai kaw?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Khan benna kawng ak law Thlanghqing Capa ti kaana taw, u awm khawk khan na am kai hy.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Mosi ing kqawng na khqui a tai myihna, Thlanghqing Capa awm tai na awm lawt kaw,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15amah ce ak cangnaak thlang boeih ing kumqui hqingnaak ce ami taaknaak thai aham.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16U awm amah ak cangnaak boeih am qeeng kawmsaw kumqui hqingnaak a taaknaak thai aham, Khawsa ing khawmdek a lungnaak awh a Capa a taak dyyn ce pehy.For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17Khawmdek thawlh sak aham Khawsa ing a Capa ce am tyi law nawh, anih ak caming khawmdek thaawngna a awmnaak aham ni a tyih law hy.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18U awm anih ce ak cangnaak thlang boeih taw thawlh awideng na am awm kaw, cehlai amak cangnaak thlang boeih taw Khawsa Capa a taak dyyn ang ming ce ama mik cangnaak dawngawh thawlh awideng na awm kaw.Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

19Ve ve thawlh awidengnaak na awm hy: Vangnaak ce khawmdek awh law hawh hy, cehlai thlang ing a ik-oeih saikhqi a set dawngawh, vangnaak anglakawh thannaak ce lungna uhy.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

20U awm them che ak sai boeih ingtaw vangnaak ce sawh na uhy, ami them saikhqi ce dang hau kaw ti unawh vangnaak ak khuiawh lut aham am ngaih uhy.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Cehlai awitak ing ak hqingkhqi boeih taw vangnaak ak khuiawh ce law uhy, ami them saikhqi ce Khawsa ak caming ni a sai tice ang dangnaak thai aham,” tina hy.But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

22Cekcoengawh Jesu ingkaw a hubatkhqi ce Judah qam na cet uhy, ce a hun awh cekkhqi ce awm pyi nawh, baptisma ce pehy.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Cawh Johan ingawm Salim a venawh kaw Aenon awh baptisma pe lawt hy, cawh tui khawzah a awm dawngawh, thlangkhqi ce baptisma huh aham a venawh law uhy.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Ve ve Johan thawngim na ang tlaak hlan awhkaw hawh ni.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Cawh tui ing silhnaak awh Johan a hubatkhqi ingkaw Juda thlang pynoet mi oelh qu uhy.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Cawh Johan a venna law unawh, “Cawngpyikung, Jordan tui caqai awh nang ing nanik awm haih thlang nang dyih pyi ce, anih ing baptisma pek khqi nawh thlangkhqi a venna cet uhy,” tina uhy.So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

27Joahan ing cekkhqi venawh, “Khawk khan nakawng a peek doeng ce ni thlang ing a huh hy.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Kai ve Khrih amni, anih a haiawh a tyih thlang na ni ka awm hy,’ ka tice nangmih ingawm ni sim pyi thai uhyk ti.You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Nula be cee na ak awm taw anih ak bekung cadawng a koe hawh ni. Zuk lokung cadawng a pyi ing anih ce qeh nawh ak awi ce ngai pehy, Zuk lokung ak awi ce ang zaak awh zeel soeih hy. Cawhkaw zeelnaak ce kai a zeelnaak ni, tuh awhtaw ce ce soep hawh hy.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

30Anih cetaw hang bau hlyk khqoet khqoet hy, cehlai kai taw zawi hly hqui khqoet khqoet nyng.He must increase; I must decrease.

31U awm khan benna kawng ak law taw khan ben thlang na awm nawh; khawmdek benna kawng ak law cetaw khawmdek a koe na awm hy. Khawmdek awhkawng ak law cetaw ik-oeih boeih ak khanawh awm hy.The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

32Anih ing a huh ingkaw ang zaak ce dyihpyi hy, cehlai u ingawm ak awih kqawn ce am do pehy.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Ak do ingtaw, “Khawsa taw ak thyym ni,” tice dyihpyi hy.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Khawsa ing awi ce kqawn hy, kawtih Khawsa ing a qi a mawng a awm kaana Myihla ce pehy.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Pa ing Capa ce lungna nawh a kut awh ik-oeih soepkep ce pehy.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36U awm Capa ak cangnaak thlang ingtaw kumqui hqingnaak ce ta hy, cehlai u awm Capa ak oelh ingtaw hqingnaak ce am hu nawh, Khawsa ak kawsonaak ce ak khanawh awm loet hy,” tinak khqi hy.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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