John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Mme ya re bosigo bongwe morago ga lotlatlana, moeteledipele wa tumelo ya Sejuta yo o bidiwang Nikodemo, wa leloko la phuthego ya Bafarasai, a tla go kopa Jesu thuso. A re, “Rra, rotlhe re itse gore Modimo o go romile go tla go re ruta. Dikgakgamatso tsa gago di supa ka botlalo gore o romilwe ke Modimo.”
2 This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no one can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly do I say to thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Ka tlhoafalo yotlhe e ke nang nayo ke go bolelela se: fa o sa tsalwe sesha, ga o kake wa tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo.”
4 Nicodemus saith to him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb a second time, and be born?
Mme Nikodemo a gakgamala a re, “Ke tsalwe gape! O rayang? Motho e ka re e le mogolo o ka boela jang mo sebopelong sa ga mmaagwe gore a tsalwe gape?”
5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly do I say to thee, Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Se ke se go bolelelang ka tlhoafalo ke se: kwa ntle ga gore motho a tsalwe ka metsi le ka mowa ga a ka ke a tsena mo Bogosing jwa Modimo.
6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
Batho ba ka tsala batho ba bangwe fela, mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o naya botshelo jo bosha jo bo tswang legodimong.
7 Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Jalo he, o se gakgamalele go bua ga me fa ke re o tshwanetse go tsalwa gape!
8 The wind bloweth where it will; and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Fela jaaka o ka utlwa phefo mme o ka seka wa bolela kwa e tswang teng kgotsa kwa e tlaa fokelang teng gape, Mowa o ntse fela jalo. Ga re itse gore o tlaa neela mang botshelo jo, jo bo tswang legodimong.”
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
Mme Nikodemo a mmotsa a re, “O rayang?”
10 Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “O moruti wa Bajuta yo o tlotlegang, mme a ga o ise o tlhaloganye dilo tse? Ke go bolelela se ke se itseng e bile ke se bonye, mme le fa go ntse jalo ga o ise o ntumele.
11 Truly, truly do I say to thee, We speak that which we know, and testify that which we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
Mme fa o sa ntumele fa ke go bolelela ka ga dilo tse di diragalang fano mo bathong, o ka dumela jang fa ke go bolelela ka tse di diragalang kwa legodimong?
13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of man.
Gonne ke nna fela, Morwa Motho, yo ke tsileng mo lefatsheng mme ke tlaa boela kwa legodimong gape.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up
“Mme fela jaaka Moshe a ne a tsholetsa setshwantsho sa noga ya kgotlho mo mopakong, le nna ke tshwanetse go tsholediwa fela jalo mo mopakong.
Gore le fa e le mang yo o dumelang mo go nna a tle a bone botshelo jo bo sa khutleng. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
Gonne Modimo o ratile lefatshe mo go kalokalo mo o neng wa ntsha Morwa One a le esi gore le fa e le mang yo o dumelang mo go ene a seka a nyelela mme a bone botshelo jo bo sa khutleng. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.
Modimo ga o wa ka wa romela Morwa One go atlhola lefatshe, fa e se go le boloka.
18 He that believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
“Ga go na tshekiso ya bosakhutleng e e emetseng ba ba mo ikanyang go ba boloka. Mme ba ba sa mo ikanyeng ba setse ba sekisitswe ebile ba atlhotswe ka ntlha ya go sa dumeleng mo go morwa Modimo yo o esi.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
Katlholo ya bone e itsetsepetse mo boammaaruring jo: gore Lesedi le le tswang kwa legodimong le tsile mo lefatsheng, mme ba rata lefifi go gaisa Lesedi, gonne ditiro tsa bone di ne di le bosula.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Ba ila Lesedi la legodimo gonne ba ne ba batla go leofa mo lefifing. Ba nna kgakala le Lesedi leo gonne ba ne ba tshaba gore dibe tsa bone di tlaa bewa mo pontsheng, mme ba otlhaiwe.
21 But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mme ba ba dirang tshiamo, ba tla ka boitumelo mo Leseding gore mongwe le mongwe a bone gore ba dira se Modimo o batlang ba se dira.”
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judaea; and there he remained with them, and baptized.
Erile morago, Jesu le barutwa ba gagwe ba tswa mo Jerusalema mme ba nna ka lobakanyana mo Judea ba kolobetsa teng.
23 And John also was baptizing in AEnon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.
Ka nako e, Johane wa Mokolobetsi o ne a ise a tsenngwe mo kgolegelong. O ne a kolobetsa kwa Ainona gaufi le Salema, gonne go ne go na le metsi a mantsi teng.
24 For John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Then there arose a question on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.
Letsatsi lengwe mongwe a simolola go ngangisa barutwa ba ga Johane a ba bolelela gore kolobetso ya ga Jesu ke yone fela e e botoka.
26 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are going to him.
Hong ba tla kwa go Johane ba mo raya ba re, “Rra, monna yo o neng o na nae ka kwa moseja ga Noka ya Jorodane, yo o neng wa re ke Mesia, le ene o a kolobetsa, mme mongwe le mongwe o ya teng mo boemong jwa go tla kwano go rona.”
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.
Johane a fetola a re, “Modimo kwa legodimong o tlhoma tiro ya mongwe le mongwe.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man.
Tiro ya me ke go betlela monna yoo tsela gore mongwe le mongwe a tle a ye kwa go ene. Le lona tota lo itse ka fa ke lo boleletseng sentle ka teng gore ga ke Mesia. Ke fano go mmaakanyetsa tsela, ke gone gotlhe.
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy then hath become full.
Ka tlwaelo bontsintsi bo ya kwa go se se gapang maikutlo, monyadiwa o ya kwa monyadi o teng! Ditsala tsa monyadi di itumela nae. Ke tsala ya monyadi, mme ke tletse boitumelo mo tswelelong pele ya gagwe.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
O tshwanetse go tlotlega thata, mme nna ke tshwanetse go ngotlafala thata.
31 He that cometh from above is above all. He that is from the earth is earthly, and speaketh earthly things; he that cometh from heaven
O tswa legodimong ebile o mogolo mo go mongwe le mongwe. Nna ke wa lefatshe, mme tlhaloganyo ya me e lekaganyeditswe mo dilong tsa lefatshe fela.
32 testifieth what he hath seen and heard; and no one receiveth his testimony.
O bolela se a se bonyeng le se a se utlwileng, mme ke ba se kae fela ba ba dumelang se a se ba bolelelang!
33 He that hath received his testimony hath set his seal that God is true.
“Ba ba mo dumelang ba bona gore Modimo ke motswedi wa boammaaruri. Gonne yo, yo o romilweng ke Modimo, ebile o bua mafoko a Modimo, gonne Mowa wa Modimo o mo go ene mo go senang selekanyo.
34 For he whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
Rara o rata monna yo gonne ke Morwae, mme Modimo o mo neile sengwe le sengwe se se leng teng.
36 He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
Mme botlhe ba ba dumelang Morwa Modimo go ba boloka, ba na le botshelo jo bo sa khutleng; ba ba sa mo dumeleng ebile ba sa mo reetse ga ba kitla ba bona legodimo, mme bogale jwa Modimo bo ntse mo go bone.” (aiōnios g166)
