Johana 3
1 Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ na mũndũ wa Afarisai wetagwo Nikodemo, warĩ wa kĩama kĩrĩa gĩathanaga kĩa Ayahudi.
Now there was a man of the pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler among 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.”
who came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for none can do these miracles 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 unto him, Verily verily I tell 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 unto 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?
5 Jesũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩtoonya ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai atangĩciarwo na maaĩ na Roho.
Jesus answered, I tell thee of a truth, Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 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.’
Do not wonder that I said unto thee, Ye 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.”
As the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not whence it cometh, or whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nake Nikodemo akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ ũcio ũngĩhoteka atĩa?”
Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be?
10 Nake Jesũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ mũrutani wa Isiraeli na ndũrataũkĩrwo nĩ maũndũ maya?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things?
11 Ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ na ma, twaragia ũrĩa tũũĩ, na tũkoimbũra ũrĩa tuonete, no inyuĩ, mũtiĩtĩkagĩra ũira witũ.
I assure thee, that we speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; though ye receive not our testimony.
12 Ndakwĩra maũndũ ma gũkũ thĩ, waga gwĩtĩkia; ũngĩtĩkia atĩa ingĩkwĩra maũndũ ma na igũrũ?
If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly ones?
13 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũrĩ wathiĩ igũrũ tiga ũrĩa woimire igũrũ, na nĩwe Mũrũ wa Mũndũ.”
For no one hath ascended up into heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even 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 wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
that whosoever believeth on Him may not perish, but have eternal life. (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, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him might not perish, but have everlasting life: (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 condemn the world, but that the world might 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 on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is already condemned; because he hath not believed on 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 condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds 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 he cometh not to the light, least his deeds should 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 acts according to truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 Thuutha wa ũguo, Jesũ na arutwo ake nĩmoimagarire magĩthiĩ bũrũri wa Judea, kũrĩa aikarangire nao, na akabatithanagia.
After these things came Jesus, and his disciples into the land of Judea: and He stayed with them there, 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 Enon near Salim; because there was much water there: and people came to him 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.
Now there arose a dispute between some of the disciples of John, and the Jews, about purifying.
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 unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee on the other side Jordan, to whom thou barest testimony, behold, He baptizeth and all the people 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 can take nothing upon him, 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.’
Ye your selves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but 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 great joy at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore my joy is complete.
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, is earthly, and talketh like one of the earth:
32 We oimbũraga maũndũ marĩa onete na akaigua no gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wĩtĩkagĩra ũira wake.
but He that cometh from heaven, is above all: and what He hath seen and heard, this He testifieth: and yet scarce any one receiveth his testimony.
33 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkĩrĩte ũira ũcio nĩahũũrĩte mũhũũri atĩ Ngai nĩ wa ma.
He that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, 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 giveth the Spirit to Him not by measure.
35 Ithe nĩendete Mũriũ na nĩ aigĩte indo ciothe moko-inĩ make.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all 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)
wherefore he that believeth on the Son, hath eternal life; and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
