Johan 3
1 Pharise üngka khyang mat Nikawdim ngming naki, Judahea mkhawng veki.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler 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 came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
3 Jesuh naw msang lü, “Akcanga ka ning mthehki, am hmi bekia khyang naw Pamhnama Khaw am hmu thei,” a ti.
Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
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 can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesuh naw, “Akcanga ka ning mthehki, tui ja Ngmüimkhya üng am hmi bekia khyang Pamhnama Khawa am lut thei.
Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
6 Nghngicim üng hmi lawki cun nghngicim khyanga kya lü, Ngmüimkhya üng hmiki cun ngmüimkhya khyanga kyaki.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 ‘Na hmi be vai ka tia phäha käh cäia.
Don’t marvel 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 wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nikawdim naw msang lü, “Ihawkba acukba thawn thei khai ni?” a ti.
Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
10 Jesuh naw, “Nang cun Isarele khyangmjü üng saja kyäpa pi kya lü, ahin am na ksingki aw?
Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand 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.
Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
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 told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 “Khana khyüh kyum lawki Khyanga Capaa thea, u khana am kai khawi.
No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of 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.
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but 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 born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but 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 didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should 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.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born 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.
This is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the 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 doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
21 “Acunsepi, akcang bilokie naw Pamhnama mtheh ami ngjaka mawngma akvai naw mdan khaia, akvai da law khawikie,” a ti.
But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done 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 came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptised.
23 Johan naw Salim pei Anon, acuia tui a daa phäha, baptican a jah pe k’um üng, law u lü Baptican khan lawkie.
John also was baptising in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptised;
24 Acunüng, Johan thawngim üng am khyum ham u.
for John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Acuia Johana xüisawe avang ja Judahea nglak üng, khawning ngcimcaihnaka mawng ngcuhnak ve lawki.
Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some 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.
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptises, and everyone is coming to him.”
27 Johan naw jah msang lü, “Au naw pi, khana khyüh am pet üng ta i am yah khawh.
John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given 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 testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘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 has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
30 “Ani hlüngtai law dämdäm se, kei ka ju nem phätphät khai.
He must increase, but 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 all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 “A hmuh ja a ngjak jah mtheh kyaw sepi, a pyen u naw pi am dokhamei u.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 “Au pi, a pyen dokhamki cun Pamhnam cangki tia mdangki ni.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
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 gives the Spirit without measure.
35 “Pa naw a Capa mhläkphya na lü, ahmäi naküt a kut üng a msum.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
