Johana 3
1 Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ na mũndũ wa Afarisai wetagwo Nikodemo, warĩ wa kĩama kĩrĩa gĩathanaga kĩa Ayahudi.
And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 Nĩokire kũrĩ Jesũ ũtukũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rabii, nĩtũũĩ we ũrĩ mũrutani uumĩte kũrĩ Ngai. Nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũringa ciama iria ũringaga Ngai atarĩ hamwe nake.”
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.
3 Nake Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩona ũthamaki wa Ngai atangĩciarwo rĩngĩ.”
Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nake Nikodemo akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ angĩciarwo atĩa arĩ mũkũrũ? Ti-itherũ ndangĩhota gũtoonya nda ya nyina hĩndĩ ya keerĩ nĩguo aciarwo!”
Nicodemus saith 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 again?
5 Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai atangĩciarwo na maaĩ na Roho.
Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Mwĩrĩ ũciaraga mwĩrĩ, no Roho aciaraga roho.
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Ndũkagegio nĩ ũguo ndoiga atĩ, ‘No nginya ũciarwo rĩngĩ.’
Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.
8 Rũhuho rũhurutanaga na kũrĩa rũngĩenda. Ũiguaga rũkĩhurutana, no ndũmenyaga kũrĩa rumĩte kana kũrĩa rũrorete. Ũguo noguo gũtariĩ harĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũciarĩtwo nĩ Roho.”
The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nake Nikodemo akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ ũcio ũngĩhoteka atĩa?”
Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?
10 Nake Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ mũrutani wa Isiraeli na ndũrataũkĩrwo nĩ maũndũ maya?
Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, twaragia ũrĩa tũũĩ, na tũkoimbũra ũrĩa tuonete, no inyuĩ, mũtiĩtĩkagĩra ũira witũ.
Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.
12 Ndakwĩra maũndũ ma gũkũ thĩ, waga gwĩtĩkia; ũngĩtĩkia atĩa ingĩkwĩra maũndũ ma na igũrũ?
If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
13 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũrĩ wathiĩ igũrũ tiga ũrĩa woimire igũrũ, na nĩwe Mũrũ wa Mũndũ.”
And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 Na o ta ũrĩa Musa aambararirie nyoka ya gĩcango werũ-inĩ, ũguo no taguo Mũrũ wa Mũndũ akaambarario,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩendire kĩrĩndĩ, akĩruta Mũrũ wake wa mũmwe, nĩgeetha mũndũ o wothe ũmwĩtĩkĩtie ndakoore, no agĩe na muoyo wa tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
17 Nĩgũkorwo Ngai ndaatũmire Mũrũwe gũkũ thĩ aciirithie kĩrĩndĩ, no nĩguo kĩrĩndĩ kĩhonoke nĩ ũndũ wake.
For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.
18 Ũrĩa wothe ũmwĩtĩkĩtie ti wa gũciirithio, no ũrĩa wothe ũtamwĩtĩkĩtie ũcio nĩarĩkĩtie gũtuĩrwo ciira, nĩgũkorwo ndehokete rĩĩtwa rĩa Mũrũ wa Ngai wa mũmwe.
He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ituĩro: Ũtheri nĩwokire gũkũ thĩ, no andũ makĩenda nduma gũkĩra ũtheri, nĩ ũndũ ciĩko ciao ciarĩ njũru.
And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.
20 Mũndũ o wothe wĩkaga ũũru nĩathũire ũtheri, na ndangiumĩra ũtheri-inĩ nĩ gwĩtigĩra ciĩko ciake itikoimbũke.
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
21 No mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wĩkaga maũndũ ma ma nĩoimagĩra ũtheri-inĩ, nĩguo kuonekane kũna atĩ ũguo ekĩte nĩ Ngai ũmũhotithĩtie.”
But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.
22 Thuutha wa ũguo, Jesũ na arutwo ake nĩmoimagarire magĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Judea, kũrĩa aikarangire nao, na akabatithanagia.
After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.
23 O nake Johana nĩabatithanagĩria Ainoni gũkuhĩ na Salimu, nĩgũkorwo kũu nĩ kwarĩ maaĩ maingĩ, nao andũ nĩmookaga kuo kaingĩ kaingĩ mabatithio.
And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.
24 (Hĩndĩ ĩyo Johana ndaakoretwo aikĩtio njeera.)
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Nĩ kwagĩire na ngarari gatagatĩ-inĩ ka arutwo amwe a Johana na Mũyahudi ũmwe ũhoro-inĩ wa mĩtugo yao ya gwĩtheria.
And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification:
26 Magĩũka kũrĩ Johana makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rabii, mũndũ ũrĩa mũraarĩ nake mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa Jorodani, ũrĩa wee warutire ũira ũmũkoniĩ-rĩ, nĩarabatithania, nao andũ othe nĩmarathiĩ kũrĩ we.”
And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 Ũhoro-inĩ ũcio Johana agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ndarĩ ũndũ angĩamũkĩra o tiga ũrĩa aheetwo kuuma igũrũ.
John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.
28 Inyuĩ ene no mũheane ũira muuge atĩ nĩndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ti niĩ Kristũ, no ndũmĩtwo njũke mbere yake.’
You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 Mũhiki nĩ wa mũhikania. No rĩrĩ, mũrata wa mũhikania ũrĩa ũmũrũgamĩrĩire nĩamũthikagĩrĩria, na akaiyũrwo nĩ gĩkeno rĩrĩa aigua mũgambo wa mũhikania. Gĩkeno ta kĩu nĩkĩo ndĩ na kĩo, na rĩu nĩgĩkinyanĩru.
He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 We no nginya akĩrĩrĩrie kũneneha, na niĩ ngĩrĩrĩrie kũnyiiha.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 “Ũrĩa uumĩte igũrũ nĩ mũnene kũrĩ andũ othe; nake ũrĩa uumĩte thĩ nĩ wa gũkũ thĩ, na maũndũ marĩa aragia no ma gũkũ thĩ. Ũrĩa uumĩte igũrũ arĩ igũrũ rĩa andũ arĩa angĩ othe.
He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.
32 We oimbũraga maũndũ marĩa onete na akaigua no gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wĩtĩkagĩra ũira wake.
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkĩrĩte ũira ũcio nĩahũũrĩte mũhũũri atĩ Ngai nĩ wa ma.
He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa Ngai atũmĩte aragia ciugo cia Ngai nĩ ũndũ Ngai aheanaga Roho hatarĩ gĩthimi.
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Ithe nĩendete Mũriũ na nĩ aigĩte indo ciothe moko-inĩ make.
The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.
36 Ũrĩa wothe wĩtĩkĩtie Mũriũ, arĩ na muoyo wa tene na tene, no ũrĩa wothe ũregete Mũriũ ndakona muoyo, nĩgũkorwo egũtũũra arakarĩirwo nĩ Ngai.” (aiōnios g166)
He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
