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Awo waaliwo omukulembeze w’Abayudaaya erinnya lye Nikodemo, Omufalisaayo,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲗ︦ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
n’ajja eri Yesu ekiro okwogera naye. N’amugamba nti, “Labbi, tumanyi nti oli muyigiriza eyava eri Katonda kubanga eby’amagero by’okola tewali ayinza kubikola okuggyako nga Katonda ali wamu naye.”
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϫⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Ddala ddala nkugamba nti, Omuntu bw’atazaalibwa mulundi gwakubiri tayinza kulaba bwakabaka bwa Katonda.”
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲣ ϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲡⲟϥ
Nikodemo n’amuddamu nti, “Omuntu ayinza atya okuzaalibwa bw’aba nga muntu mukulu? Ayinza okuyingira mu lubuto lwa nnyina omulundi ogwokubiri, n’azaalibwa?”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϫⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Yesu kwe kumuddamu nti, “Ddala ddala nkugamba nti, Okuggyako ng’omuntu azaaliddwa amazzi n’Omwoyo tasobola kuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
Ekizaalibwa omubiri kiba mubiri, n’ekizaalibwa Omwoyo kiba mwoyo.
Noolwekyo teweewuunya kubanga nkugambye nti kibagwanira okuzaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲅ︦ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲁ
Empewo ekuntira gy’eyagala, n’owulira okuwuuma kwayo, naye tomanya gy’eva newaakubadde gyegenda; bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu yenna azaalibwa Omwoyo.”
Nikodemo n’amubuuza nti, “Ebyo biyinza bitya okubaawo?”
Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Ggwe omuyigiriza wa Isirayiri, n’otomanya bintu bino?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
Ddala ddala nkugamba nti twogera kye tumanyi, ne tutegeeza kye twalaba, so temukkiriza bujulirwa bwaffe.
Naye obanga temukkiriza bwe mbabuulira eby’ensi, kale munaasobola mutya okukkiriza bwe nnaababuulira eby’omu ggulu?
Kubanga tewali muntu eyali alinnye mu ggulu, okuggyako eyava mu ggulu, ye Mwana w’Omuntu.
Era nga Musa bwe yawanika omusota mu ddungu, bwe kityo n’Omwana w’Omuntu kimugwanira okuwanikibwa,
buli amukkiriza alyoke afune obulamu obutaggwaawo. (aiōnios g166)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
“Kubanga Katonda bwe yayagala ensi, bw’atyo n’awaayo Omwana we omu yekka, buli muntu yenna amukkiriza aleme kuzikirira, wabula afune obulamu obutaggwaawo. (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
Kubanga Katonda teyatuma Mwana we mu nsi kugisalira musango, wabula ensi erokolebwe okuyita mu ye.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Amukkiriza tasalibwa musango, naye atakkiriza gumaze okumusinga kubanga takkiririza mu linnya ly’Omwana oyo omu yekka owa Katonda.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
Era guno gwe musango nti: Omusana guzze mu nsi, kyokka abantu ne baagala ekizikiza okusinga omusana, kubanga ebikolwa byabwe bibi.
Buli akola ebibi akyawa Omusana era tajja eri musana, ebikolwa bye bireme okumanyibwa.
Naye buli ajja eri omusana akola eby’amazima, ebikolwa bye bimanyibwe nga byakolerwa mu Katonda.”
Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo Yesu n’abayigirizwa be ne bajja mu nsi y’e Buyudaaya, n’abeera eyo nabo, era n’abatiza.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲥⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
Mu kiseera ekyo ne Yokaana yali abatiriza mu Enoni okumpi ne Salimu, kubanga awo waaliwo amazzi mangi, era ng’abantu bangi bajja okubatizibwa,
olwo nga tannateekebwa mu kkomera.
Ne wabaawo empaka wakati w’abayigirizwa ba Yokaana n’Omuyudaaya ku nsonga ey’okutukuzibwa.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ ⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲣ︦ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
Ne bajja eri Yokaana ne bamugamba nti, “Labbi, omuntu oli gwe wali naye emitala w’omugga Yoludaani, gwe wayogerako, laba abatiza era abantu bonna bagenda gy’ali.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
Yokaana n’abaddamu nti, “Omuntu tayinza kuba na kintu okuggyako nga kimuweereddwa okuva mu ggulu.
Mmwe mwennyini mukimanyi bulungi nga bwe nabagamba nti, ‘Si nze Kristo.’ Nze natumibwa okumukulembera.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Nannyini mugole ye awasizza, naye mukwano nnannyini mugole ayimirira ng’amuwulidde, era asanyukira nnyo eddoboozi ly’oyo awasizza. Noolwekyo essanyu lyange lituukiridde.
Kimugwanira ye okugulumizibwa naye nze okutoowazibwa.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ϥϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
“Oyo ava mu ggulu, yafuga byonna. Ow’omu nsi, aba wa mu nsi, era ayogera bya mu nsi.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
Ye ategeeza ebyo bye yalaba ne bye yawulira, so tewali akkiriza by’ategeeza.
Naye oyo akkiriza by’ategeeza akakasa nti Katonda wa mazima.
Kubanga oyo eyatumwa Katonda ategeeza ebigambo bya Katonda, n’Omwoyo gw’agaba tagerebwa.
Kitaffe ayagala Omwana we era yamukwasa byonna mu mukono gwe.
