John 3
1 There was nowe a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes.
Kwaiva nemunhu wekuVaFarisi, Nikodhimo riri zita rake, mutungamiriri weVaJudha.
2 This man came to Iesus by night, and sayd vnto him, Rabbi, we knowe ye thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do these miracles that thou doest, except God were 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 Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he can not see the kingdome of God.
Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kunze kwekuti munhu aberekwa kutsva, haagoni kuona ushe hwaMwari.
4 Nicodemus sayde vnto him, Howe can a man be borne which is olde? can he enter into his mothers wombe againe, and be borne?
Nikodhimo akati kwaari: Munhu anogona kuberekwa sei ava mukuru? Anogona kupinda rwechipiri mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?
5 Iesus answered, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirite, hee can not enter into the kingdome of God.
Jesu akapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kana munhu asina kuberekwa nemvura neMweya, haagoni kupinda muushe hwaMwari.
6 That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit.
Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama; nechakaberekwa neMweya, mweya.
7 Marueile not that I said to thee, Yee must be borne againe.
Usashamisika kuti ndati kwauri: Zvakafanira kuti muberekwe kutsva.
8 The winde bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it commeth, and whither it goeth: so is euery man that is borne of the Spirit.
Mhepo inovhuvhuta painoda, uye unonzwa inzwi rayo, asi hauzivi painobva nepainoenda; wakadaro wese wakaberekwa neMweya.
9 Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, Howe can these things be?
Nikodhimo akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvinhu izvi zvinogona kuitika sei?
10 Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Jesu akapindura, ndokuti kwaari: Iwe uri mudzidzisi waIsraeri, asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi here?
11 Verely, verely I say vnto thee, wee speake that we know, and testifie that we haue seene: but yee receiue not our witnesse.
Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Tinotaura zvatinoziva, tichipupura zvatakaona; asi hamugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu.
12 If when I tel you earthly things, ye beleeue not, howe should yee beleeue, if I shall tel you of heauenly things?
Kana ndakakuudzai zvinhu zvenyika uye mukasatenda, muchatenda sei kana ndichikuudzai zvinhu zvekudenga?
13 For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.
Uye hakuna munhu wakakwira kudenga, kunze kwewakaburuka kudenga, Mwanakomana wemunhu ari kudenga.
14 And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernesse, so must that Sonne of man be lift vp,
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 loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
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 sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.
Nokuti Mwari haana kutuma Mwanakomana wake munyika kuti ape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe naye.
18 Hee that beleeueth in him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because he hath not beleeued in the Name of that onely begotten Sonne of God.
Anotenda kwaari haapiwi mhosva; asi asingatendi watopiwa mhosva, nokuti haana kutenda kuzita reMwanakomana waMwari wakaberekwa umwe ega.
19 And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill.
Uku ndiko kupiwa mhosva, kuti chiedza chakasvika panyika, asi vanhu vakada rima pane chiedza; nokuti mabasa avo akange akaipa.
20 For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.
Nokuti umwe neumwe anoita zvakaipa anovenga chiedza, uye haauyi pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kutsiurwa.
21 But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.
Asi anoita chokwadi anouya pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake aratidzwe, kuti akaitwa muna Mwari.
22 After these things, came Iesus and his disciples into the lande of Iudea, and there taried with them, and baptized.
Shure kwezvinhu izvi wakauya Jesu nevadzidzi vake munyika yeJudhiya; zvino akagarako navo, uye akabhabhatidza.
23 And Iohn also baptized in Enon besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
NaJohwaniwo wakange achibhabhatidza muAinoni pedo neSarimi, nokuti paiva nemvura zhinji ipapo; uye vaiuyapo vachibhabhatidzwa.
24 For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.
Nokuti Johwani wakange asati akandwa mutirongo.
25 Then there arose a question betweene Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying.
Zvino gakava rikamuka pakati pevamwe vevadzidzi vaJohwani neVaJudha pamusoro pekuchenura.
26 And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Zvino vakauya kuna Johwani vakati kwaari: Rabhi, uya waiva nemwi mhiri kwaJoridhani, wamaipupura nezvake, tarirai, iye anobhabhatidza, uye vanouya kwaari vese.
27 Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen.
Johwani akapindura ndoti: Munhu haagoni kugamuchira chinhu, kunze kwekuti achipiwa kubva kudenga.
28 Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Imwi momene munopupura nezvangu kuti ndakati: Handisi Kristu ini, asi kuti ndakatumwa mberi kwake.
29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled.
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 Hee that is come from an hie, is aboue all: he that is of the earth, is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: hee that is come from heauen, is aboue all.
Anobva kumusoro ari pamusoro pezvese. Anobva panyika anobva panyika, uye anotaura achibva panyika; anobva kudenga ari pamusoro pezvese.
32 And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no man receiueth his testimonie.
Uye zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, ndizvo zvaanopupura; asi hakuna munhu anogamuchira uchapupu hwake.
33 He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true.
Anogamuchira uchapupu hwake anoisa mucherechedzo kuti Mwari ndewechokwadi.
34 For hee whome God hath sent, speaketh the woordes of God: for God giueth him not the Spirit by measure.
Nokuti uyo Mwari waakatuma, anotaura mashoko aMwari; nokuti Mwari anopa Mweya kwete nechiyero.
35 The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen all things into his hande.
Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vakapa zvinhu zvese muruoko rwake.
36 Hee that beleeueth in the Sonne, hath euerlasting life, and hee that obeyeth not the Sonne, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
Iye anotenda kuMwanakomana ane upenyu husingaperi; asi iye asingatendi kuMwanakomana, haazooni upenyu, asi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunogara pamusoro pake. (aiōnios g166)
