John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
Kwaiva nemunhu wekuVaFarisi, Nikodhimo riri zita rake, mutungamiriri weVaJudha.
2 this one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we have known that You have come from God—a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do, if God may not be 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 and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;
Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kunze kwekuti munhu aberekwa kutsva, haagoni kuona ushe hwaMwari.
4 Nicodemus says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time, and to be born?”
Nikodhimo akati kwaari: Munhu anogona kuberekwa sei ava mukuru? Anogona kupinda rwechipiri mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;
Jesu akapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kana munhu asina kuberekwa nemvura neMweya, haagoni kupinda muushe hwaMwari.
6 that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama; nechakaberekwa neMweya, mweya.
7 You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
Usashamisika kuti ndati kwauri: Zvakafanira kuti muberekwe kutsva.
8 the Spirit blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
Mhepo inovhuvhuta painoda, uye unonzwa inzwi rayo, asi hauzivi painobva nepainoenda; wakadaro wese wakaberekwa neMweya.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
Nikodhimo akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvinhu izvi zvinogona kuitika sei?
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?
Jesu akapindura, ndokuti kwaari: Iwe uri mudzidzisi waIsraeri, asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi here?
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, what We have known We speak, and what We have seen We testify, and you do not receive Our testimony;
Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Tinotaura zvatinoziva, tichipupura zvatakaona; asi hamugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu.
12 if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?
Kana ndakakuudzai zvinhu zvenyika uye mukasatenda, muchatenda sei kana ndichikuudzai zvinhu zvekudenga?
13 And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
Uye hakuna munhu wakakwira kudenga, kunze kwewakaburuka kudenga, Mwanakomana wemunhu ari kudenga.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
Uye Mozisi sezvaakasimudza nyoka murenje, saizvozvowo Mwanakomana wemunhu anofanira kusimudzwa;
15 that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life, (aiōnios g166)
kuti ani nani anotenda maari arege kuparara asi ave neupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
16 for God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous 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 did not send His Son into the world that He may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him;
Nokuti Mwari haana kutuma Mwanakomana wake munyika kuti ape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe naye.
18 he who is believing in Him is not judged, but he who is not believing has been judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
Anotenda kwaari haapiwi mhosva; asi asingatendi watopiwa mhosva, nokuti haana kutenda kuzita reMwanakomana waMwari wakaberekwa umwe ega.
19 And 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 is doing wicked things hates the light, and does not come into the light, that his works may not be detected;
Nokuti umwe neumwe anoita zvakaipa anovenga chiedza, uye haauyi pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kutsiurwa.
21 but he who is doing the truth comes into the light, that his works may be revealed, that in God they are having been worked.”
Asi anoita chokwadi anouya pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake aratidzwe, kuti akaitwa muna Mwari.
22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He tarried with them, and was immersing;
Shure kwezvinhu izvi wakauya Jesu nevadzidzi vake munyika yeJudhiya; zvino akagarako navo, uye akabhabhatidza.
23 and John was also immersing in Aenon, near to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being immersed—
NaJohwaniwo wakange achibhabhatidza muAinoni pedo neSarimi, nokuti paiva nemvura zhinji ipapo; uye vaiuyapo vachibhabhatidzwa.
24 for John was not yet cast into the prison—
Nokuti Johwani wakange asati akandwa mutirongo.
25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
Zvino gakava rikamuka pakati pevamwe vevadzidzi vaJohwani neVaJudha pamusoro pekuchenura.
26 and they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this One is immersing, and all are 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 and said, “A man is not able to receive anything if it may not have been given him from Heaven;
Johwani akapindura ndoti: Munhu haagoni kugamuchira chinhu, kunze kwekuti achipiwa kubva kudenga.
28 you yourselves testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been sent before Him;
Imwi momene munopupura nezvangu kuti ndakati: Handisi Kristu ini, asi kuti ndakatumwa mberi kwake.
29 He who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing Him, rejoices with joy because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy has been fulfilled.
Uyo ane mwenga muwani; asi shamwari yemuwani, imire ichimunzwa, inofara nemufaro nekuda kwenzwi remuwani. Naizvozvo mufaro wangu uyu wazadziswa.
30 It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
Iye anofanira kukura, asi ini kuderedzwa.
31 He who is coming from above is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaks; He who is coming from Heaven is above all.
Anobva kumusoro ari pamusoro pezvese. Anobva panyika anobva panyika, uye anotaura achibva panyika; anobva kudenga ari pamusoro pezvese.
32 And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
Uye zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, ndizvo zvaanopupura; asi hakuna munhu anogamuchira uchapupu hwake.
33 he who is receiving His testimony sealed that God is true;
Anogamuchira uchapupu hwake anoisa mucherechedzo kuti Mwari ndewechokwadi.
34 for He whom God sent, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by 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 he who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
Iye anotenda kuMwanakomana ane upenyu husingaperi; asi iye asingatendi kuMwanakomana, haazooni upenyu, asi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunogara pamusoro pake. (aiōnios g166)
