John 3 (LIN) · Opened

1Ezalaki na moto moko kati na Bafarizeo, oyo kombo na ye ezalaki « Nikodemi. » Azalaki moko kati na bakonzi ya Bayuda.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Ayaki na butu epai ya Yesu mpe alobaki na Ye : — Rabi, toyebi ete ozali Moteyi oyo awuti epai ya Nzambe, pamba te moto moko te akoki kosala bikamwa oyo Yo ozali kosala soki Nzambe azali elongo na ye te.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.”

3Yesu azongiselaki ye : — Nazali koloba na yo penza ya solo : moto moko te akoki komona Bokonzi ya Nzambe soki abotami te mbotama ya sika.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemi atunaki Ye : — Ndenge nini moto oyo akomi mobange akoki kobotama lisusu ? Akoki solo kozonga na libumu ya mama na ye mpo ete abotama lisusu ?“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?”

5Yesu azongiselaki ye : — Nazali koloba na yo penza ya solo : moto moko te akoki kokota na Bokonzi ya Nzambe soki abotami te na mayi mpe na Molimo.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Oyo abotami na mosuni azali mosuni, mpe oyo abotami na Molimo azali molimo.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Kokamwa te ndenge nalobi na yo : « Osengeli kobotama mbotama ya sika ! »Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Mopepe epepaka esika nyonso oyo elingi kopepa ; atako oyoki makelele na yango, kasi okokaka te koloba soki ewuti wapi to ezali kokende wapi. Ezali mpe bongo mpo na moto nyonso oyo abotami na Molimo.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.”

9Nikodemi atunaki lisusu : — Ekosalema ndenge nini ?“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Yesu alobaki na ye : — Ndenge nini yo, molakisi mobimba oyo okenda sango kati na Isalaele, ozali kososola te makambo oyo ?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Nazali koloba na yo penza ya solo : tolobaka makambo oyo toyebi mpe topesaka litatoli na tina na makambo oyo tomoni ; kasi bino, boboyi kondima litatoli na biso.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.

12Soki tango nazali koloba na bino makambo ndenge esalemaka na mokili, bozali kondima te, bongo bokondima ndenge nini soki nalobi na bino makambo ya Likolo ?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Ezali na moto moko te oyo asila komata na Likolo, longola kaka Ye oyo akita wuta na Likolo : Mwana na Moto.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Ndenge kaka Moyize atelemisaki na nzete, ekeko ya nyoka kati na esobe, ndenge wana mpe Mwana na Moto asengeli kotombolamaJust as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15mpo ete moto nyonso oyo akondima Ye azwa, kati na Ye, bomoi ya seko.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Pamba te Nzambe alingaki mokili mingi penza, yango wana apesaki Mwana na Ye se moko, mpo ete moto nyonso oyo akondima Ye akufa te kasi azwa bomoi ya seko.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.

17Nzambe atindaki Mwana na Ye kati na mokili mpo ete akatela yango etumbu te, kasi mpo ete abikisa yango.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Moto nyonso oyo andimi Ye akozwa etumbu te ; kasi ye oyo aboyi kondima Ye asili kozwa etumbu, pamba te aboyi kondima Mwana se moko ya Nzambe.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.

19Tala ndenge nini etumbu yango ezali : pole eyaki kati na mokili, kasi bato balingaki molili, pamba te misala na bango ezali mabe.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.

20Moto nyonso oyo asalaka mabe ayinaka pole mpe apusanaka te epai pole ezali, noki te misala na ye ekomonana polele.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Nzokande, moto nyonso oyo atambolaka na solo ayaka epai pole ezali mpo ete misala oyo asalaka, na boyokani elongo na Nzambe, emonana polele.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.”

22Sima na yango, Yesu akendeki na Yuda, elongo na bayekoli na Ye ; avandaki kuna mwa tango elongo na bango mpe azalaki kobatisa.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Yoane mpe azalaki kobatisa na Enoni, pembeni ya Salimi, mpo ete mayi ezalaki mingi kuna ; bato bazalaki kokende kuna epai na ye mpe bazalaki kozwa libatisi.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Na tango wana, batiaki nanu Yoane na boloko te.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Mokolo moko, bayekoli ya Yoane bazalaki kobendana na Moyuda moko na tina na kopetolama.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Bakendeki epai ya Yoane mpe balobaki na ye : — Moteyi, ozali koyeba lisusu moto oyo azalaki elongo na yo, na ngambo mosusu ya Yordani, oyo na tina ye opesaki litatoli ? Ye mpe azali kobatisa bato, mpe bato nyonso bazali kokende epai na ye.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.”

27Yoane azongisaki : — Moto akoki kozwa eloko moko te soki Likolo epesi ye yango te.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Bino moko bokoki kotatola ete nalobaki : « Ngai, nazali Klisto te, kasi natindamaki liboso na Ye. »You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Mwasi ya libala azali ya mobali oyo abali ye ; mpe moninga ya mobali oyo asili kobala, ezali moto oyo atelemi pembeni na ye mpe azali na esengo makasi tango azali koyoka mongongo na ye. Ezali mpe bongo mpo na ngai : esengo na ngai ezali sik’oyo ya kokoka.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.

30Esengeli ete Ye amata, mpe ngai nakita.He must increase; I must decrease.

31Ye oyo awuti na Likolo azali likolo na nyonso ; kasi moto oyo awuti na mokili akotikala kaka ya mokili mpe alobaka kaka lokola moto ya mokili. Ye oyo awuti na Likolo azali likolo na nyonso,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.

32azali kotatola na tina na makambo oyo amonaki mpe ayokaki, kasi moto moko te azali kondima litatoli na Ye.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Moto nyonso oyo andimi litatoli na Ye akolobaka na solo ete Nzambe azali solo.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Motindami ya Nzambe alobaka kaka maloba kowuta na Nzambe, pamba te Nzambe atondisa ye na Molimo na Ye nyonso.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Tata alingaka Mwana, mpe Mwana azalaka na bokonzi kowuta na Tata mpo na kokonza nyonso.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Moto nyonso oyo andimi Mwana azali na bomoi ya seko ; nzokande moto oyo aboyi kondima Mwana akozwa bomoi yango te, kasi azalaka kaka na se ya etumbu ya Nzambe.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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