Johan 3
1 Pharise üngka khyang mat Nikawdim ngming naki, Judahea mkhawng veki.
Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
2 Ani cun mthana Jesuha veia law lü, “Rabbi, nang Pamhnama vei üngka naw lawkia saja, ti kami ksingki. Isetiakyaküng, müncanksee na jah pawha mäih, Pamhnam am ngpüikia u naw am jah pawh khawh,” a ti.
He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”
3 Jesuh naw msang lü, “Akcanga ka ning mthehki, am hmi bekia khyang naw Pamhnama Khaw am hmu thei,” a ti.
Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nikawdim naw, “Ihawkba khyang axü käna hmi be thei khai ni? A nua pum k'uma lut be lü anghngihnak hmi law be thei khai aw?” ti lü a kthäh be.
Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
5 Jesuh naw, “Akcanga ka ning mthehki, tui ja Ngmüimkhya üng am hmi bekia khyang Pamhnama Khawa am lut thei.
Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Nghngicim üng hmi lawki cun nghngicim khyanga kya lü, Ngmüimkhya üng hmiki cun ngmüimkhya khyanga kyaki.
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 ‘Na hmi be vai ka tia phäha käh cäia.
You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.
8 Khawkhi a ngaihnak da khiki. A khi kthai na ngja kyawki, lüpi hawia khyüh law lü, haw da citki ti am ksingki. Au pi Ngmüimkhya üng hmiki cun acukba ni,” a ti.
The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”
9 Nikawdim naw msang lü, “Ihawkba acukba thawn thei khai ni?” a ti.
Nicodemus responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”
10 Jesuh naw, “Nang cun Isarele khyangmjü üng saja kyäpa pi kya lü, ahin am na ksingki aw?
Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?
11 “Akcanga ka ning mthehki, kami ksing ning jah mtheh lü, kami hmuh kami ning jah mhnuh khawiki. Acunüng mat naw pi kami pyen am doei uki.
Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you do not accept our testimony.
12 “Khawmdeka mawng ka ning jah mtheh üng am nami na kcangnak üng ta, khankhawa mawng ka ning jah mtheh üng ihawkba nami na kcangnak khai ni?
If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things?
13 “Khana khyüh kyum lawki Khyanga Capaa thea, u khana am kai khawi.
And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 “Mosi naw khawmkyanga tangka am pyang kphyu lup a taiha mäiha, Khyanga Capa pi taiha kya khai.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,
so that whoever believes in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Pamhnam naw khawmdek a mhläkphyanak leng lenga phäh a Capa mat däk a jah pet. Ani jumki naküt cun käh thi ti lü angsäia xünnak yah khaie. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 “Pamhnam naw a Capa, khawmdeka a tüih law cun ngthumkhyah khaia a tüih law am ni. Khawmdek küikyan Bawi vaia a tüih law ni.
For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
18 “A Capa jumki cun ngthumkhyahnak am khamei. Acunsepi, Ania ngming am jumki cun Pamhnam Capa mat däk am a jumeia phäha, ngthumkhyahnak khamei pängkia kyaki.
Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
19 “Hin hin, ngthumkhyahnaka kyaki. Pamhnama akvai khawmdek khana lawki, acunsepi nghngicime naw ami bilawh am a dawa phäha, akvaia kthaka nghmüp jawng na bawkie.
And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.
20 “Isetiakyaküng, am dawki bilokie naw akvai cun hnengkie, ami bilawh angdang vai kyüh u lü akvaia veia am law u.
For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
21 “Acunsepi, akcang bilokie naw Pamhnama mtheh ami ngjaka mawngma akvai naw mdan khaia, akvai da law khawikie,” a ti.
But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished in God.”
22 Acunkäna, Jesuh ja axüisaw he cun acuia ve u lü khyange am baptican a jah petnak khawia hnün Judah khaw ngnamea citkie.
After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
23 Johan naw Salim pei Anon, acuia tui a daa phäha, baptican a jah pe k’um üng, law u lü Baptican khan lawkie.
Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
24 Acunüng, Johan thawngim üng am khyum ham u.
For John had not yet been cast into prison.
25 Acuia Johana xüisawe avang ja Judahea nglak üng, khawning ngcimcaihnaka mawng ngcuhnak ve lawki.
Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
26 Johana veia law u lü, “Saja aw, tenga, Jordan mliktuia nghngilawa na hlawnga veki, a mawng na pyen naw Baptican jah pe se, khyang ami van a veia cit ve u,” ami ti.
And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
27 Johan naw jah msang lü, “Au naw pi, khana khyüh am pet üng ta i am yah khawh.
John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 ‘Kei Mesijah am ni, acunsepi, kei cun ania maa tüih lawa ka kyaki ni’ ka ti cen nangmi hin ka ning jah saksie ni.
You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.
29 “Cambumkia cangpyang üng va cangla cun sängeiki. Cunsepi cangpyanga peia ngdüi lü cangpyanga kthai ngjaki a nglawipüi cun naw cangpyanga kthai a ngjak üng jekyaiki. Acukba ni ka jenak akümbe.
He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.
30 “Ani hlüngtai law dämdäm se, kei ka ju nem phätphät khai.
He must increase, while I must decrease.
31 “Khan üngkhyüh lawki cun avana kthaka dämduh bawki ni. Mce üngka cun mce üng sängei lü khawmdeka mawngma va pyetksaki. Cunüngpi, Khankhaw üngkhyüh lawki cun anaküta khana dämduh bawki ni.
He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.
32 “A hmuh ja a ngjak jah mtheh kyaw sepi, a pyen u naw pi am dokhamei u.
And what he has seen and heard, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.
33 “Au pi, a pyen dokhamki cun Pamhnam cangki tia mdangki ni.
Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.
34 “Pamhnama tüih lawa khyang cun naw Mhnama ngthu pyenki. Isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam naw ani üng kümceikia a Ngmüimkhya a peta phäha kyaki.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 “Pa naw a Capa mhläkphya na lü, ahmäi naküt a kut üng a msum.
The Father loves the Son, and he has given everything into his hand.
36 “Au pi, a Capa jumki naw anglät xünnak yahki; au pi a Capa am jumki naküt naw xünnak am yah. Pamhnama mkhuimkhanaka kea ve khaie,” a ti. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
