John 3
1 Pharisee mi amin Nicodemus kiti Judah teho'u lamkai khat aum e.
Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.
2 Amapa chu jankhat Yeshua henga ahungin Yeshua jah'a, “Houhil, keiho dinga Pathen in nahin sol ahi kaheuve; melchihna kidang hijat nabol hohi Pathen'a kon nahi aphot chetna ahitai,” ati.
He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.
3 Yeshuan adonbut'in “Tahbeh a kaseipeh nahi, nangma napen kit loule Pathen lenggam namu lou ding ahi,” ati.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4 Nicodemus chun datmo tah in, “Mi ateh nunga iti anu naobu a lelut kit'a hung peng kit thei ding ham?” ati.
"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Yeshuan adonbut'in, “Thutah chu ahileh, twiya le lhagaova apenlou le koima Pathen lenggam alut thei poi.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
6 Mihem tahsaphe a penga chu tahsa a hinna bou ahin, ahivangin Lhagao Thenga penga chu Lhagaova hinna chang ahi.
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Hijeh chun nangma napen kit ding ahi, kati chu datmo hih'in.
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'
8 Huikhu anopna lam lam'a anungin, nangin agin najan, ahivangin hoiya hungkon hoilam ajot nahepoi, chutobang chun Lhagaova pengho jong nangin nahethei poi,” ati.
The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."
9 Chuin Nicodemus chun ajah'a “Hiche ho chu iti hithei ding ham?” ati.
"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.
10 Yeshuan adonbut in, “Nangla Judah te houhil pipu khat nahin, hiche hohi iti nahet thei lou ham?
"Are you," replied Jesus, "'the Teacher of Israel,' and yet do you not understand these things?
11 Tahbeh a kaseipeh nahi, keihon kahet kaseiyu ahin, kamu kahettohsah'u ahi; ahivangin kahettohsah'u hi nanghon nasang pouve.
In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.
12 Keiman leiset thil ho kaseiya natahsan lou leh, van'a thil ho thudol seileng iti natahsan ding ham?
If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
13 Koima van'a akal'in, ahung kile khapoi; ahivangin Mihem Chapa vang chu van'a kona hung kumlha ahi.
There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.
14 Chuleh Mose in gamthip'a thing'a sum-eng gul adop sang banga chu, Mihem Chapa kidom sang ding ahi.
And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages." (aiōnios g166)
16 Ajeh chu Pathen in hibanga hi vannoi angailut ahin, koi hijongleh Ama tahsan chan chu mangthah louva tonsot hinna anei na dingin, aneisun achapa changkhat chu apetan ahi. (aiōnios g166)
For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. (aiōnios g166)
17 Pathen in achapa vannoiya ahinsol chu, vannoi huhhing'a aumna ding joh ahibouve.
For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
18 Koi hile 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.
He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son.
19 Chule thutanna chu hiche hi ahi; Pathen vah chu vannoiya ahungin, ahivangin mihon vah sangin, achonnau aphatlou jeh in muthim joh adeijouvin ahi.
And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
20 Michonphalou jousen vah athet'un, nai jong anailut ngam pouve, ajeh chu achonset nau hinphong doh khante tin akichauve.
For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.
21 Ahivangin thudih'a chonphat bol ho vang chun Pathen lungdei abol'u chu mihon amuthei na dingin vah'a aum jinguve.” Tuilutsah John in Yeshua achoisang
But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.
22 Chuin Yeshua leh seijuiten Jerusalem adalhauvin, Judea gam thinglhang lam ajontauve; chukom a chun phat chomkhat a umkhom'un, miho baptize achansah jin ahi.
After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.
23 Hiche pet chun Tuilutsah John injong Salim koma 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.
And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.
24 Hichu John songkul'a akikhum masang ahi.
(For John was not yet in prison.)
25 Hichun kisuhtheng na thudol'a John seijui ho leh Judah mi phabep kikah'a kinelna anasoh in ahi.
As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,
26 Hijeh chun John seijui ho ahenga ahung'un, ajah'a “Rabbi (hichu houhil tina ahi), Jordan luigala nakimupi a ama Messiah ahi tia nahettoh sah pa jong chun miho baptize achansah jin ahi. Chuleh mi tampi eiho henga hungtalouvin ama henga ache tauve,” atiuvin ahi.
they came to John and reported to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him."
27 Chuin John in adonbut'in “Pathen in vana kona apehlou chu, koima ima achangthei poi.
"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
28 Keiman nahenguva kasei chu, nangho ahetoh'ah nahiuve; keima Christa kahipoi, ama lampi semtoh dinga hung kahi bouve.
You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'
29 Hiche hi ahi, mou kichenpia chu moulang ahin; chuleh moulang jolpa vang chu moulang koma adin'a moulang kitep na ajah chu akipana ahijenge. Hijeh chun ama lolhin na chun keima kipana dim'a eikoi ahi.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
30 Ama chu khangtou touding, chule keima kemsuh suh ding kahi. Vana hungkon Yeshua
He must grow greater, but I must grow less.
31 Ama chunga hungkon ahin, mijouse sanga chung nungjo ahi; Eiho leiset'a kon ihiuvin, leiset thu iseiyu ahi, ahivangin ama chu chunga kon ahijeh'in mi jouse chunga achungnungpen ahi.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
32 Aman amu leh ajah chu ahettohsah ahi, ahivangin ama hettohsah chu koiman asangpoi.
What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.
33 Hijeh chun koi hileh, athu hettohsah tahsan'a kisan chun Pathen dihtah chu apomdet ahitai.
Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.
34 Ama chu Pathen hinsol ahi, Aman Pathen thutah aseiye, ajeh chu ama Pathen lhagao dimset'a kipe ahi.
For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."
35 Pa chun Achapa angailun, chule ima jouse ama khut'a apetai.
The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to His hands.
36 Hijeh chun, koi hijongleh Pathen tahsan'a chun tonsot hinna anei ahitai. Pathen chapa thungailou vang chu tonsot hinna changlouva Pathen lunghan na thutan chu achunga chu ding ahi,” ati. (aiōnios g166)
He who believes in the Son has the Life of the Ages; he who disobeys the Son will not enter into Life, but God's anger remains upon him. (aiōnios g166)
