John 3 (XNJ) · Opened

1Kwavi na chilongosi mmonga Myawudi wa chikundi cha Vafalisayu, liina laki Nikodemu.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Ligono limonga kimihi Nikodemu amhambalili Yesu akamjovela, “Muwula, tikumanyii ngati veve muwula mweutumwili kuhuma kwa Chapanga, muni kawaka mundu mweihotola kukita ulangisu weukita changali kuvya na Chapanga.”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 akamjovela, “Chakaka nikujovela, mundu ngati avelekiwi lepi kavili ihotola lepi kulola Unkosi wa Chapanga.”Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemu akamkota, “Wu, mundu mvaha yihotoleka kuvelekewa kavili? Yihotoleka lepi kuyingila mulileme la nyina waki na kuvelekewa kavili.”“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 akamyangula, “Chakaka nikukujovela,” Mundu ngati avelekiwi lepi kwa manji na kwa Mpungu Msopi katu nakuhotola kuyingila mu Unkosi wa Chapanga.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Mundu ivelekewa chihiga kwa dadi na mau, nambu ivelekewa chimpungu kwa Mpungu Msopi.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Ukotoka kukangacha kuvya nijovili yikumgana mundu kuvelekewa kavili.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Chimbungululu chibuma, kuhamba kwechigana wiyuwana chibuma, nambu wimanya lepi kwe chihuma amala kwe chihamba. Mewawa kwa kila mundu mweavelekiwi kwa Mpungu Msopi.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 akamkota, “Mambu genaga gihotoleka wuli?”“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Yesu akamyangula, “Veve muwula wa vandu va Isilaeli nakugamanya mambu aga?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Chakaka nikujovela, tete tijova getikugamanya na tikuvajovela vandu vindu vyetiviwene, nambu nyenye nakuyidakila ujumbi witu.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.

12Nivajovili mambu ga pamulima nakusadika, hinu mwihotola wuli kusadika nikavajovela mambu ga kunani kwa Chapanga?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Kawaka mundu mwahambili kunani kwa Chapanga, nambu Mwana wa Mundu ndi mweahelili kuhuma kunani kwa Chapanga.”No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Ngati Musa cheanyakwili Liyoka la Shaba panani ya ndonga kulugangatu kula, mewa na Mwana wa Mundu yati inyakuliwa kunani,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15muni kila mundu mweakumsadika yati ivya na wumi wa magono goha gangali mwishu.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Muni Chapanga avaganili neju vandu va mulima hati amuwusili Mwana waki ngamwene yuyo, muni yoyoha mwaisadika akotoka kuyaga ndi avyayi na wumi wa magono goha.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.

17Chapanga amtumili lepi Mwana waki pamulima ndava ya kuvahamula vandu, nambu kuvasangula.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Mweakumsadika Mwana ihamuliwa lepi, nambu mwangamsadika amali kuhamuliwa, ndava amsadiki lepi, nga Mwana yuyo wa Chapanga.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.

19Na uhamula wene ndi uwu, lumuli lubwelili pamulima nambu vandu vaganili chitita kuliku lumuli, muni matendu gavi gahakau.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.

20Mundu yoyoha mweikita gahakau angalugana lumuli, mewa ibwela lepi kulumuli, muni igana lepi matendu gaki gahakau galangalayi.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Nambu mundu yeyoha mweilanda gachakaka ibwela kulumuli muni matendu gaki galolekanayi, gahengiki kwa kumyidakila Chapanga.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.”

22Pegamaliki genago, Yesu na vawuliwa vaki vakahamba kumulima wa Yudea, akatama navu kwenuko na kubatiza vandu.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Mewawa Yohani avi mukubatiza vandu ku Ainoni, papipi na ku Salemu, muni kwenuko kwavi na manji gamahele vandu vamhambalili, mwene akavabatiza.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Genaga gahumalili lukumbi Yohani peavi angasopewa muchifungu.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Ukahumila muhutanu pagati ya vawuliwa va Yohani na myawudi mmonga ndava ya mvelu wa kunyambiswa ndava ya kumuyupa Chapanga.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Hinu, vawuliwa avo vakamhambila Yohani na kumjovela “Muwula mundu yula mwewavili nayu kumwambu ya Yoludani, yula veve mwewatijovili malovi gaki, hinu namwene ibatiza na vandu voha vakumlanda!”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.”

27Yohani akavayangula, “Mundu ihotola lepi kuvya na chindu ngati angapewa na Chapanga.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Nyenye mwavene mumanyili kuvya najovili, ‘Nene lepi Kilisitu Msangula, nambu natumiwi nimlongolela.’You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Mdala wa ndowa ndi waki mkolo ndowa, nambu nkozi wa mkolo ndowa mweiyima kumyuwanila iheka neju kuyuwana mkolo ndowa ijova. Mewa nene nisangalwiki neju.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.

30Yesu yikumgana avyayi mkulu na nene nivyayi namdebe.”He must increase; I must decrease.

31Mweibwela kuhuma kunani kwa Chapanga ndi mkulu kuliku voha, mweihuma pamulima ndi wa pamulima, na ilongela mambu ga pamulima. Nambu mweibwela kuhuma kunani ndi ilongosa vindu vyoha.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.

32Mwene ijova gala geagawene na kuyuwana, nambu kawaka mundu mweiyidakila ujumbi waki.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Nambu mundu yoyoha mweiyidakila ujumbi waki ndi ijova Chapanga ndi mchakaka.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Ndava yula mweatumwili na Chapanga ijova malovi ga Chapanga, ndava Chapanga ammemisi mundu mwenuyo Mpungu Msopi.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Dadi amganili Mwana na amgotolili vindu vyoha.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Mweakumsadika Mwana avi na wumi wa magono goha gangali mwishu, nambu angamsadika Mwana avi lepi na wumi, nambu ligoga la Chapanga likumtamila.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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