John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Kwaiva nemunhu wekuVaFarisi, Nikodhimo riri zita rake, mutungamiriri weVaJudha.
2 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.”
Uyu wakauya kuna Jesu usiku, akati kwaari: Rabhi, tinoziva kuti muri Mudzidzisi wakabva kuna Mwari; nokuti hakuna anogona kuita zviratidzo izvi zvamunoita imwi, kana Mwari asinaye.
3 Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see God’s Kingdom.”
Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kunze kwekuti munhu aberekwa kutsva, haagoni kuona ushe hwaMwari.
4 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?”
Nikodhimo akati kwaari: Munhu anogona kuberekwa sei ava mukuru? Anogona kupinda rwechipiri mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?
5 Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into God’s Kingdom.
Jesu akapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kana munhu asina kuberekwa nemvura neMweya, haagoni kupinda muushe hwaMwari.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama; nechakaberekwa neMweya, mweya.
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
Usashamisika kuti ndati kwauri: Zvakafanira kuti muberekwe kutsva.
8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Mhepo inovhuvhuta painoda, uye unonzwa inzwi rayo, asi hauzivi painobva nepainoenda; wakadaro wese wakaberekwa neMweya.
9 Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
Nikodhimo akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvinhu izvi zvinogona kuitika sei?
10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
Jesu akapindura, ndokuti kwaari: Iwe uri mudzidzisi waIsraeri, asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi here?
11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.
Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Tinotaura zvatinoziva, tichipupura zvatakaona; asi hamugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu.
12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
Kana ndakakuudzai zvinhu zvenyika uye mukasatenda, muchatenda sei kana ndichikuudzai zvinhu zvekudenga?
13 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
Uye hakuna munhu wakakwira kudenga, kunze kwewakaburuka kudenga, Mwanakomana wemunhu ari kudenga.
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Uye Mozisi sezvaakasimudza nyoka murenje, saizvozvowo Mwanakomana wemunhu anofanira kusimudzwa;
kuti ani nani anotenda maari arege kuparara asi ave neupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
Nokuti Mwari wakada nyika zvakadai, kuti wakapa Mwanakomana wake wakaberekwa umwe ega, kuti ani nani anotenda kwaari arege kuparara, asi ave neupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
Nokuti Mwari haana kutuma Mwanakomana wake munyika kuti ape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe naye.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
Anotenda kwaari haapiwi mhosva; asi asingatendi watopiwa mhosva, nokuti haana kutenda kuzita reMwanakomana waMwari wakaberekwa umwe ega.
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
Uku ndiko kupiwa mhosva, kuti chiedza chakasvika panyika, asi vanhu vakada rima pane chiedza; nokuti mabasa avo akange akaipa.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
Nokuti umwe neumwe anoita zvakaipa anovenga chiedza, uye haauyi pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kutsiurwa.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
Asi anoita chokwadi anouya pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake aratidzwe, kuti akaitwa muna Mwari.
22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
Shure kwezvinhu izvi wakauya Jesu nevadzidzi vake munyika yeJudhiya; zvino akagarako navo, uye akabhabhatidza.
23 John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
NaJohwaniwo wakange achibhabhatidza muAinoni pedo neSarimi, nokuti paiva nemvura zhinji ipapo; uye vaiuyapo vachibhabhatidzwa.
24 for John was not yet thrown into prison.
Nokuti Johwani wakange asati akandwa mutirongo.
25 Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
Zvino gakava rikamuka pakati pevamwe vevadzidzi vaJohwani neVaJudha pamusoro pekuchenura.
26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
Zvino vakauya kuna Johwani vakati kwaari: Rabhi, uya waiva nemwi mhiri kwaJoridhani, wamaipupura nezvake, tarirai, iye anobhabhatidza, uye vanouya kwaari vese.
27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
Johwani akapindura ndoti: Munhu haagoni kugamuchira chinhu, kunze kwekuti achipiwa kubva kudenga.
28 You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
Imwi momene munopupura nezvangu kuti ndakati: Handisi Kristu ini, asi kuti ndakatumwa mberi kwake.
29 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.
Uyo ane mwenga muwani; asi shamwari yemuwani, imire ichimunzwa, inofara nemufaro nekuda kwenzwi remuwani. Naizvozvo mufaro wangu uyu wazadziswa.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
Iye anofanira kukura, asi ini kuderedzwa.
31 “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.
Anobva kumusoro ari pamusoro pezvese. Anobva panyika anobva panyika, uye anotaura achibva panyika; anobva kudenga ari pamusoro pezvese.
32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
Uye zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, ndizvo zvaanopupura; asi hakuna munhu anogamuchira uchapupu hwake.
33 He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
Anogamuchira uchapupu hwake anoisa mucherechedzo kuti Mwari ndewechokwadi.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
Nokuti uyo Mwari waakatuma, anotaura mashoko aMwari; nokuti Mwari anopa Mweya kwete nechiyero.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vakapa zvinhu zvese muruoko rwake.
36 One who believes in the Son has consummate (aiōnios g166) life, but one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
Iye anotenda kuMwanakomana ane upenyu husingaperi; asi iye asingatendi kuMwanakomana, haazooni upenyu, asi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunogara pamusoro pake. (aiōnios g166)
