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Kwakukhona-ke umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodima ibizo lakhe, isikhulu samaJuda;
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
lo weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kakho ongenza lezizibonakaliso ozenzayo wena, uba uNkulunkulu engelaye.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϫⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngokutsha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲣ ϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲡⲟϥ
UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa njani esemdala? Angangena yini ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina azalwe?
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
UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uba umuntu engazalwanga ngamanzi langoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; lalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya.
Ungamangali ukuthi ngithe kuwe: Kufanele ukuthi lizalwe ngokutsha.
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
Umoya uphephethela lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umdumo wawo, kodwa kawazi lapho ovela khona lalapho oya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoya.
UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Lezizinto zingenzeka njani?
UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Wena ungumfundisi wakoIsrayeli, kodwa kawuzazi lezizinto yini?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaze esikubonileyo; kodwa kalibemukeli ubufakazi bethu.
Nxa ngilitshelile izinto zomhlaba njalo lingakholwa, lizakholwa njani, uba ngilitshela izinto zezulwini?
Njalo kakho owake wenyukela ezulwini, ngaphandle kowehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu esezulwini.
Futhi njengoba uMozisi waphakamisa inyoka enkangala, ngokunjalo iNdodana yomuntu imele ukuphakanyiswa;
ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakade. (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)
Ngoba uNkulunkulu wawuthanda umhlaba ngokunjalo, ngakho wanika iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi iwulahle umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Okholwa kiyo kalahlwa; kodwa ongakholwayo uselahliwe, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
Ukulahlwa kuyilokhu, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, kodwa abantu bathanda ubumnyama kulokukhanya; ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.
Ngoba wonke owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, njalo kezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa.
Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakale, ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu.
Emva kwalezizinto uJesu weza elizweni leJudiya labafundi bakhe; njalo wahlala khona kanye labo njalo wabhabhathiza.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲥⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza eEnoni eduze leSalima, ngoba kwakulamanzi amanengi khona; njalo babesiza bebhabhathizwa.
Ngoba uJohane wayengakaphoselwa entolongweni.
Kwasekusiba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane lamaJuda ngokuhlambulula.
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
Basebesiza kuJohane bathi kuye: Rabi, lowo owawulaye ngaphetsheya kweJordani, owamfakazelayo, khangela yena uyabhabhathiza, njalo bayeza kuye bonke.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
UJohane waphendula wathi: Umuntu angemukele ulutho, ngaphandle kokuthi alunikwe luvela ezulwini.
Lina ngokwenu liyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Kangisuye uKristu mina, kodwa ukuthi ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe.
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
Olomakoti ungumyeni; kodwa umngane womyeni, omiyo emuzwa, uthokoza ngentokozo ngelizwi lomyeni; ngakho lintokozo yami isiphelele.
Umele ukukhula yena, kodwa mina nginciphe.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ϥϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
Ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke. Ovela emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba, njalo ukhuluma okomhlaba; ovela ezulwini uphezu kwakho konke.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
Lalokho akubonileyo lakuzwileyo, ufakaza khona; kodwa kakho owemukela ubufakazi bakhe.
Owemukele ubufakazi bakhe uphawulile ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile.
Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo, ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu umnika uMoya kungeyisikho ngesilinganiso.
UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, njalo unikele izinto zonke esandleni sayo.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ (aiōnios g166)
Yena okholwa eNdodaneni ulempilo elaphakade; kodwa yena ongakholwayo eNdodaneni, kayikubona impilo, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe. (aiōnios g166)
