John 3 (TCZCHONG)

1Pharisee mi amin Nicodemus kiti Judah te hou lamkai khat aum'e.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Amapa chu jankhat Jesu henga ahungin Jesu jah a, “Houhil, keiho dinga Pathen'in nahin sol ahi kaheuve; melchihna kidang hijat nabol ho hi Pathen'a kon nahi aphotchetna ahitai,” ati.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.”

3Jesun adonbut in “Tahbeh a ka seipeh nahi, nangma napen kit louleh Pathen Lenggam namu louding ahi,” ati.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nicodemus chun datmo tah in, “Mi ateh nunga iti anu naobu a lelut kit a hung pengkit thei ding ham?” ati.“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?”

5Jesun adonbut in, “Thutah chu ahileh, twiya le lhagaova apenlou le koima Pathen Lenggam alut theipoi.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Mihem tahsaphe a penga chu tahsa a hinna bou ahin, ahivangin Lhagao Thenga penga chu Lhagaova hinna chang ahi.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Hijeh chun 'nangma napen kit ding ahi,' kati chu datmo hih in.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Hui khu anopna lam lam'a anungin, nangin agin najan, ahivangin hoiya hungkon hoilam ajot nahepoi, chutobang chun Lhagaova pengho jong nangin nahe theipoi,” ati.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.”

9Chuin Nicodemus chun ajah a “Hiche ho chu iti hithei ding ham?” ati.“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Jesun adonbut in, “Nangla Judah te houhil pipu khat nahin, hiche ho hi iti nahet theilou ham?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Tahbeh a ka seipeh nahi, keihon kahet kaseiyu ahin, kamu ka hettohsah u ahi; ahivangin ka hettohsah uhi nang hon nasang pouve.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.

12Keiman leiset thil ho kaseiya na tahsan louleh, van'a thil ho thudol seileng iti na tahsan ding ham?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Koima van'a akal'in, ahung kile khapoi; ahivangin Mihem Chapa vang chu van'a konna hung kumlha ahi.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Chuleh Mose in gamthip a thing'a sum-eng gul adop sang banga chu, Mihem Chapa kidom sang ding,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15hijeh chun amitakip ama tahsan chan in tonsot hinna anei ding ahi.”that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16“Ajeh chu Pathen'in hibanga hi vannoi angailut ahin: Koi hijongleh Ama tahsan chan chu mangthah louva tonsot hinna aneina dingin, aneisun achapa changkhat chu apetan ahi.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.

17Pathen'in achapa vannoiya ahinsol chu, vannoi huhhing'a aumna ding joh ahi bouve.”For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18“Koi hileh ama tahsan chan chu, achunga thutanna umlou ahitai; ahivangin koi hijongleh atahsanlou vang chu, Pathen chapa changkhat chu atahsan loujeh a achunga thutanna umsa ahitai.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.

19Chule thutanna chu hiche hi ahi; Pathen vah chu vannoiya ahungin, ahivangin mihon vah sangin, achonna u aphatlou jeh in muthim joh adeijouvin ahi.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.

20Michonphalou jousen vah athet un, nai jong anailut ngam pouve, ajeh chu achonset nau hin phongdoh khante tin akichauve.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Ahivangin thudih a chonphat bol ho vang chun Pathen lungdei abol'u chu mihon amutheina dingin vah a aum jing uve.”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.”

22Chuin Jesu leh seijui ten Jerusalem adalhauvin, Judea gam thinglhang lam ajon tauve; chukom'a chun phat chomkhat aumkhom'un, miho baptize achansah jin ahi.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Hiche pet chun Twilutsah John injong Salim kom'a Aenon mun'a twi ninglhing tah a aum jeh chun, miho baptize achansah jin, chule aphat seh in, miho jong baptize chang dingin ahung jingun ahi.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Hichu John songkul'a akikhum masang ahi.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Hichun kisuhthengna thudol'a John seijui ho leh Judah mi phabep kikah a kinelna anasoh in ahi.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Hijeh chun John seijui ho ahenga ahung'un, ajah a “Rabbi (hichu houhil tina ahi), Jordan luigala nakimupi a ama Messiah ahi tia na hettohsah pa jong chun miho baptize achansah jin ahi. Chuleh mi tampi eiho henga hung talouvin ama henga ache tauve,” atiuvin ahi.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.”

27Chuin John in adonbut in “Pathen'in van'a konna apehlou chu, koima ima achang theipoi.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Keiman naheng uva kasei chu, nangho ahetoh ah nahiuve; keima Christa kahipoi, ama lampi semtoh dinga hung kahi bouve.You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Hiche hi ahi, mou kichenpia chu moulang ahin; chuleh moulang jolpa vang chu moulang kom'a adin'a moulang kitepna ajah chu akipana ahijenge. Hijeh chun ama lolhinna chun keima kipana dim'a eikoi ahi.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 khangtou touding, chule keima kemsuh suh ding kahi.He must increase; I must decrease.

31Ama chunga hungkon ahin, mijouse sanga chungnungjo ahi; Eiho leiset a kon ihiuvin, leiset thu iseiyu ahi, ahivangin ama chu chunga kon ahijeh in mijouse chunga achungnungpen ahi.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.

32Aman amu leh ajah chu a hettohsah ahi, ahivangin ama hettohsah chu koiman asangpoi.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Hijeh chun koi hileh, athu hettohsah tahsan'a kisan chun Pathen dihtah chu apomdet ahitai.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Ama chu Pathen hinsol ahi, Aman Pathen thutah aseiye, ajeh chu ama Pathen Lhagao dimset a kipe ahi.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Pa chun Achapa angailun, chule ima jouse ama khut a apetai.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Hijeh chun, koi hijongleh Pathen tahsan'a chun tonsot hinna anei ahitai. Pathen chapa thungailou vang chu tonsot hinna chang louva Pathen lunghanna thutan chu achunga chu ding ahi,” ati.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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