John 3 (SCH) · Opened

1Hanchu Phariseengei pâl kâra mi inkhat a riming Nicodemus Judangei ruoipu aoma.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Jân khat chu Jisua kôm a sea, a kôm, “Rabbi, Pathien juongtîr Minchupu ni ni ti kin riet. Pathien an chunga aom nônchu tutên nangma angin sininkhêlngei hih tho thei no ni ngei,” a tia.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.”

3Jisua'n, “Chongdiktak nang ki ril: tutu khom a suok nôk nônchu Pathien Rêngram mu thei no ni ngei,” tiin a thuona.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nicodemus'n a rekela, “Kho angin mo mi ulien a chang suo nûkin a suok nôk thei rang? A nû sûnga lûtin voinik suok thei no nih!” a tia.“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?”

5Jisua'n, “Chongdiktak nang ki ril ani. Tukhom tui le Ratha'n a suok nôk nônchu Pathien Rêngram lût thei no nih.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Taksân ânzir kai chu taksa mi an nia, Ratha'n ânzir kai chu ratha mi an ni.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Nu suok nôk rang kêng ki ti hih kamâm aom ti no roh.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Phâivuo hih anuomna ti-tieng asêma; arahang khom ni riet, aniatachu khotieng renga hong mo, khotieng mo ase rang riet mak che. Ma angdên hah ani, tukhom Ratha'n a suok nôk nônchu,” a tipea.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.”

9Nicodemus'n, “Kho angin mo anithei ranga?” tiin a thuona.“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Jisua'n a kôm, “Israelngei lâia minchupu lien ni nia, hima roi hih ni riet minthâr theiloi mini?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Chongdiktak nang ki ril: kin ti hih kin riet ania, kin mu hih kin ril ani; hannoma, kin thurchi misîr tutên pom nuom mak chei.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.

12Rammuola neinunngei chungroi ki misîr luo nin iem nônchu; i angin mo invân neinunngei chungroi ki misîr hin nin iem thei ranga?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Invân renga juong chumpu, Miriem Nâipasal tiloiin chu, tute invâna lei hong se sai la om mak ngei.”No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Moses'n ramchâra sumdâr murûl a târ anghan Miriem Nâipasal khom târin a om ngêt rang ani,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15masika han tukhom ama iem kai chu kumtuong ringna an dôn theina rangin.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Pathien'n rammuol a lungkham tatak sikin a Nâipasal khât a pêka, masika han tukhom ama iem kai chu thi loia kumtuong ringna an dôn theina rangin.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.

17Pathien'n rammuol theiloi mintum rangin a Nâipasal juongtîr maka, rammuol sanminring rangin kêng a juongtîr ani.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Tukhom Nâipasal a iem kai chu theiloi intumin om no ni ngeia, tukhom a iem loi ngei chu atûn renga theiloi changin an om zoi, Pathien Nâikhât an iem loi sikin.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.

19Mahi theiloi intumna chu ani: vâr ha rammuola ajuonga, aniatachu, mingeiin avâr nêkin ajîng an midit uola, an sinthongei hah asaloi sikin.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.

20Tukhom sin saloi tho ngei nâmin chu avâr an henga, avâra hong ngâi mak ngei; asaloi an thongei hah minlang an nuom loi sikin.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Aniatachu, adik sinpu ngeiin chu Pathien chongjômna sintho an ni ti avârin a minlang theina rangin avâra an hong ngâi.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.”

22Masuole chu, Jisua hah a ruoisingei leh Judea ramhuola an sea, mahan môrkhat an lâia omin baptis a thoa.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23John khomin Aenon, Salim khuo kôla han mi a baptis ngâia, ma muna han tui atam sikin. Mingei a kôm an sea, male ama'n a lei baptis ngei ngâia.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24(Ma zora han John ha intângna ina la khum mak ngei.)(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Hanchu John ruoisi senkhatngei le Juda inkhat rusûk minsâina balam roia an inkhala.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Masikin John kôm an sea, “Minchupu, Jordan râl nisuo tienga no kôma om, a chungroi ni misîr ngâi hah na la riet mo? Asa, atûnhin, ama'n mi a baptis'a mi murdi ama tieng kêng an se suo zoi!” an tia.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.”

27John'n a thuona, “Miriemin ite dôn mak me, Pathien'n a pêk ani nônchu.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28‘Keima hi Messiah ni mu-ung, aniatachu, a motona tîr ki ni’ ti hih nangni ngei reng hi ki rietpuipu nin ni.You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Moi puma chu mâkpa hah ani; hannirese mâkpa mal, a kôla ândinga a he a rangâichaka, a rôl a rietin chu a râisân tatak ngâi. Ma angdên han ka râisâna mikhipin aom ani.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.

30Ama chu a hôn lal tetet ngêt rang ania, keima chu ko hôn tem tetet rang ani.”He must increase; I must decrease.

31Chung tieng renga juongpu chu mi murdi nêka ânchungtak ani. Pila inzir chu pilchung mi ani, pilchung roi a misîr ngâi, hannirese, invân renga juongpu chu mi murdi nêka an chungtak ani.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.

32A mu le a riet ngei a misîra, hannoma, tutên a thurchi misîr pom mak ngei.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Aniatachu, a thurchi misîr a pom kai chu Pathien chu mi diktak ani ti a nammindet ani.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Pathien tîrpu'n chu Pathien chong a misîr ngâi, Pathien'n ama Ratha akipin a pêk sikin.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Pa'n a Nâipasal a lungkham ngâia, neinunngei murdia a racham nuoia a dar let zoi.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Tukhom Nâipasal a iem kaiin chu kumtuong ringna an dôn zoi; tukhom Nâipasal chongjômloi chu ringna dôn no ni ngeia, Pathien dûkmintongna nuoia kêng an om rang.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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