John 3 (NMM) · Opened

1Basi palikuwa na mtu mmoja Farisayo, jina lake Nikodemo, mmoja wa Baraza la Wayahudi lililotawala.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Huyu alimjia Isa usiku akamwambia, “Mwalimu, tunajua kuwa wewe ni mwalimu uliyetumwa na Mungu, kwa maana hakuna mtu awezaye kufanya miujiza hii uifanyayo wewe, kama Mungu hayuko pamoja naye.”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.”

3Isa akamjibu, “Amin, amin nakuambia, hakuna mtu anayeweza kuuona ufalme wa Mungu kama hajazaliwa mara ya pili.”Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemo akauliza, “Awezaje mtu kuzaliwa akiwa mzee? Hakika hawezi kuingia mara ya pili kwenye tumbo la mama yake ili azaliwe!”“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?”

5Isa akamwambia, “Amin, amin nakuambia, hakuna mtu yeyote anayeweza kuingia ufalme wa Mungu kama hajazaliwa kwa maji na kwa Roho.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Mwili huzaa mwili, lakini Roho huzaa roho.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Kwa hiyo usishangae ninapokuambia, ‘Huna budi kuzaliwa mara ya pili.’Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Upepo huvuma kokote unakopenda. Mvumo wake unausikia lakini huwezi ukafahamu unakotoka wala unakoenda. Ndivyo ilivyo kwa kila mtu aliyezaliwa na Roho.”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.”

9Nikodemo akamuuliza, “Mambo haya yanawezekanaje?”“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Isa akamwambia, “Wewe ni mwalimu wa Waisraeli, nawe huelewi mambo haya?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Amin, amin ninakuambia, sisi tunazungumza lile tunalolijua na tunashuhudia lile tuliloliona. Lakini ninyi watu hamkubali ushuhuda wetu.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.

12Nimewaambia mambo ya duniani, nanyi hamkuniamini, mtaniaminije basi nitakapowaambia mambo ya mbinguni?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Hakuna mtu yeyote aliyeenda mbinguni isipokuwa yeye aliyeshuka kutoka mbinguni, yaani Mwana wa Adamu.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Kama vile Musa alivyomwinua yule nyoka kule jangwani, vivyo hivyo Mwana wa Adamu hana budi kuinuliwa juu,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15ili kila mtu amwaminiye awe na uzima wa milele.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16“Kwa maana jinsi hii Mungu aliupenda ulimwengu hata akamtoa Mwanawe wa pekee, ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele.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.

17Kwa maana Mungu hakumtuma Mwanawe kuuhukumu ulimwengu, bali kupitia kwake ulimwengu upate kuokolewa.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Yeyote amwaminiye hahukumiwi, lakini asiyeamini amekwisha kuhukumiwa, kwa sababu hakuliamini jina la Mwana pekee wa Mungu.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.

19Hii ndiyo hukumu: Kwamba nuru imekuja ulimwenguni, nao watu wakapenda giza kuliko nuru, kwa sababu matendo yao ni maovu.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.

20Kwa kuwa kila atendaye maovu huchukia nuru, wala haji kwenye nuru ili matendo yake maovu yasifichuliwe.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Lakini yule aishiye kwa ukweli huja kwenye nuru, ili ionekane wazi kwamba matendo yake yametendeka katika Mungu.”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.”

22Baada ya haya, Isa na wanafunzi wake walienda katika eneo la Yudea, nao wakakaa huko kwa muda na kubatiza watu.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Yahya naye alikuwa akibatiza watu huko Ainoni karibu na Salimu, kwa sababu huko kulikuwa na maji mengi. Watu wakamjia huko ili kubatizwa.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24(Hii ilikuwa kabla Yahya hajafungwa gerezani.)(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Mashindano yakazuka kati ya baadhi ya wanafunzi wa Yahya na Myahudi mmoja kuhusu suala la desturi ya kunawa kwa utakaso.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Wakamwendea Yahya wakamwambia, “Mwalimu, yule mtu aliyekuwa pamoja nawe ng’ambo ya Yordani, yule uliyeshuhudia habari zake, sasa anabatiza na kila mtu anamwendea!”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.”

27Yahya akawajibu, “Hakuna mtu yeyote awezaye kupata kitu chochote isipokuwa kile tu alichopewa kutoka mbinguni.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Ninyi wenyewe ni mashahidi wangu kwamba nilisema, ‘Mimi si Al-Masihi, ila nimetumwa nimtangulie.’You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Bibi arusi ni wa bwana arusi. Lakini rafiki yake bwana arusi anayesimama karibu naye na kusikiliza kutoka kwake, hufurahi sana aisikiapo sauti ya bwana arusi. Kwa sababu hii furaha yangu imekamilika.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.

30Yeye hana budi kuwa mkuu zaidi na mimi nizidi kupungua.He must increase; I must decrease.

31“Yeye ajaye kutoka juu yu juu ya yote, yeye aliye wa duniani ni wa dunia, naye huzungumza mambo ya duniani. Yeye aliyekuja kutoka mbinguni, yu juu ya yote.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.

32Yeye hushuhudia yale aliyoyaona na kuyasikia, lakini hakuna yeyote anayekubali ushuhuda wake.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Lakini yeyote anayekubali huo ushuhuda anathibitisha kwamba, Mungu ni kweli.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Yeye aliyetumwa na Mungu husema maneno ya Mungu, kwa kuwa Mungu humpa Roho wake pasipo kipimo.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Baba anampenda Mwana, naye ametia vitu vyote mkononi mwake.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Yeyote anayemwamini Mwana ana uzima wa milele, lakini yeye asiyemwamini Mwana hatauona uzima, bali ghadhabu ya Mungu itakuwa juu yake.”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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