John 3 (ZIN) · Opened

1Akaba aliho omweébeembezi oómo wa Abayahudi we embága ya Abafarisayo, izíina lyoómwe Nikodemo.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Chilo chimo omu chilo, akazeenda hali Yeézu, yaámugaambila aáti, “Mweégesa, nitusoomboókelwa nka nikwo íiwe oli omweégesa óogwo osiindikilwe na Múungu, habwo kuba táliho omuuntu óogwo ayaakuhicha kukola emanyiso éezo olikukola íiwe hanu, kayaakuba Múungu atali hamo náze.”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.”

3Yeézu yaámugalulila aáti, “Mazima butúnu niinkugaambila nkokwo, táliho omuuntu óogwo ayaakuhicha kutaahamo omu bukáma bwa Múungu kaálaaba atazeélwe entúlo ya kábili.”Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemo yaámubúuza Yeézu aáti, “Ngási! Omuuntu yaakaáhichaho aáta kuzáalwa káandi entúlo ya kábili kunu yaákuzile yaábeele omunyaampala? Kuba, yaakaáhicha kusubamo omuunda ya nyina abone kuzaalwa káandi?”“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?”

5Yeézu yaámugalulila aáti, “Mazima butúnu niinkugaambila nka nikwo, táliho omuuntu óogwo yaakuhicha kutaahamo omu bukáma bwa Múungu kaálikuba atakazéelwe kwa améenzi no kwo Omwooyo.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Omuuntu azaalwa na abazéele boómwe kwo omubili, náho Omwooyo gwa Múungu guzaala omuuntu aha mwooyo.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Otaákusobelwa aha kuba naákugaambila nka nikwo, ‘Ni lwaampaka muzaálwe entúlo ya kábili.’Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Omwooyo Mutakatíifu naasusana omuyaga óogwo ogulikuhéemba kwoólekela áaho gulikweenda. Okaáhicha kuhulila okuhéemba kwaágwo, náho okabula kumanya áaho gulikulugiilila no okwo áaho gulikuzeenda. Nikwo bili aha muuntu óogwo ayaazéelwe no Mwooyo.”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 yaámubúuza Yeézu aáti, “Ngási, aga magaambo nigahichaho gáta kukolwa?”“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Yeézu yaámugalulila aáti, “Ngási íiwe oli omweégesa óogwo olikukuzibwa bwooli omu nsi ya Iziraeli na tokugasoombookelwa amagaambo aga?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Mazima butúnu niinkugaambila nka nikwo, íichwe tugaamba áago tulikumanya, no kusiinza áago tubweéne. Náho íimwe timukwiikiliza okusiinza kwéetu.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.

12Mbasoombooliile empola za amagaambo áago agalikukolwa omuli ezi nsi, náho íimwe mukabula kuunyikiliza. Óobu nimuhichaho muta kuunyikiliza kaándaabasoomboolela empola za amagaambo áago agalikukolwa omu igulu?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Tábaho omuuntu óogwo alahikize kusutuka kuza omu igulu, náho íinye nyeénka Mutábani wo Omuuntu, óogwo naáhanaantukile kuluga omu igulu.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14“Obuchilo Abaiziraeli bakaba bali omu nsi yo obwoóma, Musa akakola echisusano che enzóka ye esaba no kuzihanamika aha muti babone kuchila. Bityo nyini neenye Mutábani wo Omuuntu ni lwaampaka kuhanamikwa,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15kuba buli muuntu óogwo alikwiikiliza abone kuba no obulami bwo obucha no obuchiile.”that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Ensoonga Múungu akabéenda bwooli abaantu bóona be éensi ezi. Niyo entaahililo akamusohoza Omutábani nyakámo kwiiza omu nsi ezi, kuba buli muuntu óogwo alikumwiíkiliza atasiingaálika, náho aábe no obulami bwo obucha no obuchiile.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.

17Múungu talamusiindikile Omutábani omu nsi ezi abone kuchwaáziika abaantu, náho abachuúngule kulabila hali weényini.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Múungu tachwaaziika omuuntu óogwo alikumwiíkiliza Omutábani. Náho omuuntu óogwo atakumwiíkiliza, yaáchwaaziikilwe habwo kuba takamwiíkiliize Omutábani nyakámo wa Múungu.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.

19No omuchwaáziiko nigwo ogu nka nikwo, Mutábani wa Múungu aleesile omwaanga omu nsi óomu, náho abaantu beenzile kuba omu nsiimbaazi kuchila kuba omu mwaanga, habwo kuba ebikolwa byáabo ni bíbi.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.

20Buli muuntu weena óogwo akola ebikolwa bíbi, weényini agutamwa ogu mwaanga. Tayeénda kwíiza omuli ogu mwaanga, kuba ebikolwa byoómwe bíbi biteéza kumanywa.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Náho abaantu bóona áabo abakola ebikolwa bya amazima, boónyini nibaloondela kuba omuli ogwo mwaanga, kuba esoombóoke nka nikwo niwe Múungu óogwo alikubaha obuhicha bwo kugakola.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.”

22Mbwéenu, kábyaahiíngwiile ebyo, Yeézu na abaheémba boómwe baásohola omu muzihwa baázeenda omu nsi ya Yudea. Yeékala hamo nábo ha mwáanya bunaanka, yaaba naabatiza abaantu.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Yohana náwe akaba abatiza abaantu omu byaalo bya Ainoni, héehi no omugoongo gwa Salimu. Gakaba galiyo améenzi agali méenzi okwo, na abaantu bakaba bazeenda hali Yohana náwe akaba naababatiza.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Aha buchilo obwo, Yohana akaba atakakwaásilwe no kutéebwa omu ibóhelo.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Chilo chimo, omu baheémba ba Yohana bakazogootana no Omuyahudi oómo habwe empola zo obuteéka bwo kweéyeza.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Niho baázeenda ahali Yohana, baámugaambila báti, “Mweégesa, nooyizuka omuuntu óogwo akaba ali hamo neewe okwo aha mulaambo gwo omunóna gwa Yorodáani no óogwo okaatula empola zoómwe? Óobu weényini náwe naabatiza, na abaantu bóona nibazeénda hali weényini!”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.”

27Yohana yaábagalulila aáti, “Omuuntu tiyaákuhicha kubonesa echiintu choóna chóona, kayaakuba ataheélwe na Múungu.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Íimwe nyini ni baalusíinza baanze nkokwo naágaambile nka nikwo, ‘Íinye tiíndi Masihi, náho Múungu akaansiíndika mbone kumweébeembelela weényini Masihi.’You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Chisweélwa ayeendelwa kuzeenda owa chisweéla. Íinye ndi nka munywáani wa chisweéla, nnyimeeliile olubazu lwoómwe na niinulilwa kaandikuhulila iláka lyoómwe chisweéla naahóoya. Mazima nikwo amanulilwa gaanze gaáhikiilizibwa.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.

30Ni lwaampaka Yeézu agume kuba mukúlu bwooli, náho íinye kúba muto.”He must increase; I must decrease.

31Weényini óogwo ayizile kuluga omu igulu, ali olugulu ya bóona. Weéna wéena óogwo alikuluga omu nsi, naagaámba amagaambo go omu nsi ezi. Náho óogwo alugile omu igulu, ali olugulu ya bóona.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.

32Weényini ayatula áago yaabwéene no kugahulila, náho táliho omuuntu óogwo alikwiikiliza okusiinza kwoómwe.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Omuuntu weéna wéena óogwo alikwiikiliza okusiinza kwoómwe, naásuúmba nka nikwo Múungu no owa amazima.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Óogwo akasiindikwa na Múungu agaámba amagaambo ga Múungu, na ha kuba Múungu amuha Omwooyo Mutakatíifu atéena kumuteelaho endeengo.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Isíichwe Múungu azila engoonzi aha Mutábani, káandi amuheéle obuzizi bwa byóona.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Omuuntu óogwo alikumwiíkiliza Mutábani wa Múungu, ogwo ayina obulami bwo obucha no obuchiile. Náho omuuntu óogwo alikumwáanga Mutábani wa Múungu, ogwo taliba no obulami bwo obucha no obuchiile, náho echihulumuko cha Múungu chilyaáguma kumubaho.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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