Jọn 3
1 O nwere otu nwoke onyeisi ndị Juu nke so nʼotu ndị Farisii aha ya bụ Nikọdimọs.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 Ọ bịakwutere ya nʼabalị sị ya, “Onye ozizi, anyị maara na ị bụ onye ozizi sitere na Chineke, nʼihi na o nweghị onye ọbụla pụrụ ịrụ ọrụ ebube dị otu a ma ọ bụrụ na Chineke anọnyereghị ya.”
The same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
3 Jisọs zara sị ya, “Nʼezie, nʼezie agwa m unu, ọ bụrụ na amụghị mmadụ ọzọ, ọ pụghị ịhụ alaeze Chineke anya.”
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nikọdimọs sịrị ya, “Olee otu a ga-esi mụgharịa mmadụ mgbe o mere okenye? Ọ ga-aba nʼafọ nne ya nke ugboro abụọ?”
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 Ma Jisọs sịrị, “Nʼezie, nʼezie agwa m unu, ọ bụrụ na amụghị mmadụ site na mmiri na Mmụọ Nsọ, o nweghị ike ịba nʼalaeze Chineke.
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Ihe e si nʼanụ ahụ mụọ bụ anụ ahụ, ma ihe a mụrụ site na Mmụọ bụ mmụọ.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Ya ejula gị anya na m sịrị gị, ‘Agaghị ịmụ unu ọzọ.’
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
8 Ifufe na-efe nʼebe ọbụla masịrị ya. I nwere ike nụ ụzụ ya ma ịmataghị ebe o si abịa maọbụ ebe ọ na-aga. Otu a ka ọ dịkwara onye ọbụla a mụrụ site na Mmụọ.”
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nikọdimọs zara sị ya, “Olee otu ihe ndị a ga-esi mee?”
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jisọs zara sị ya, “Ị bụ onye ozizi ndị Izrel, ma ị ghọtaghị ihe ndị a?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
11 Nʼezie, nʼezie agwa m unu. Anyị na-ekwu banyere ihe anyị maara, na-akọwapụtakwa ihe anyị hụrụ, ma unu onwe unu adịghị anabata akaebe anyị.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 Ekwuola m banyere ihe dị nʼụwa ma unu ekweghị ya, oleekwanụ otu unu ga-esi kwere, ma ọ bụrụ na mụ agwa unu banyere ihe ndị dị nʼeluigwe?
If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things?
13 O nwebeghị onye ọbụla rigooro nʼeluigwe ewezuga Nwa nke Mmadụ bụ onye siri nʼeluigwe rịdata.
And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, which is in heaven.
14 Dị ka Mosis weliri agwọ elu nʼime ọzara, otu a ka a ga-ewelikwa Nwa nke Mmadụ elu.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Nʼihi na Chineke hụrụ ụwa nʼanya, nke a mere o jiri nye Ọkpara ọ mụrụ naanị ya, ka onye ọbụla kweere na ya ghara ịla nʼiyi, kama ka o nwee ndụ ebighị ebi. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Nʼihi na Chineke eziteghị Ọkpara ya nʼụwa ka o maa ụwa ikpe, kama ka e site nʼaka ya zọpụta ụwa.
For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
18 Ikpe amaghị onye ọbụla kwere na ya, ma onye ọbụla na-ekweghị aghọọlarị onye ikpe mara, nʼihi na o kweghị nʼaha Ọkpara Chineke mụrụ naanị ya.
He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 Nke a bụ mkpebi ikpe ahụ; na Ìhè abịala nʼụwa, ma ụmụ mmadụ hụrụ ọchịchịrị nʼanya kama ìhè ahụ, nʼihi na ọrụ ha jọrọ njọ.
And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
20 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-eme ihe ọjọọ kpọrọ ìhè ahụ asị, ọ dịghị abịakwute ìhè ahụ, ka a ghara ime ka ọrụ ya pụta ìhè.
For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
21 Ma ndị na-ebi ndụ nʼeziokwu na-abịakwute ìhè ahụ, ka e nwee ike hụta ya nke ọma, na ihe niile ha na-eme sitere na ike Chineke.
But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.
22 Emesịa, Jisọs na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya banyere nʼime obodo Judịa, ebe ọ nọtụrụ nwa oge, meekwa baptizim.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 Nʼotu aka ahụ, Jọn nọkwa nʼọnụ mmiri Enọn dị nso na Salim na-eme baptizim nʼihi na mmiri buru ibu nʼebe ahụ, ndị mmadụ gakwara nʼihu na-abịakwute ya, ọ na-emekwa ha baptizim.
And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 E tinyebeghị Jọn nʼụlọ mkpọrọ mgbe ahụ.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Nʼoge a, ịrụrịta ụka malitere nʼetiti ndị na-eso ụzọ Jọn na otu onye Juu banyere mmemme ịdị ọcha.
There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying.
26 Ha bịakwutere Jọn sị ya, “Onye ozizi, onye ahụ ị gbara ama banyere ya nọ nʼofe Jọdan na-eme baptizim, mmadụ niile na-agakwukwara ya.”
And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 Jọn zaghachiri sị, “Ihe mmadụ nwere ike ịnata bụ naanị ihe ahụ e nyere ya site nʼeluigwe.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
28 Unu onwe unu ga-agbara m akaebe na m sịrị, na abụghị m Kraịst ahụ, kama e zitere m ka m buru ụzọ bịa.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
29 Nwanyị a na-alụ ọhụrụ bụ nke di ya. Enyi onye na-alụ nwunye ọhụrụ na-eche ma na-egekwa ntị ịnụ olu ya, ọṅụ na-ejupụtakwa ya obi mgbe ọ nụrụ olu onye ahụ na-alụ nwunye ọhụrụ. Ya mere, ọṅụ m e zuola oke ugbu a.
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 Ọ ghaghị ịdị elu, ma mụ onwe m aghaghị ịdịkwa ala.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 “Onye ahụ si nʼelu bịa dị elu karịa ihe niile, onye ahụ si nʼụwa bụkwa nke ụwa ma na-ekwukwa okwu dị ka onye si nʼụwa. Onye ahụ si nʼeluigwe dị elu karịa ihe niile.
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32 Ọ na-agba ama banyere ihe ọ hụrụ nakwa nke ọ nụrụ, ma o nweghị onye na-anabata ama ya.
What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
33 Onye ọbụla nabatara akaebe ya ji nke a mere akara, na Chineke bụ eziokwu.
He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.
34 Nʼihi na onye Chineke zitere na-ekwu okwu Chineke. Nʼihi na ọ na-enye Mmụọ ya nʼuju.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
35 Nna hụrụ Ọkpara ya nʼanya, o tinyekwala ihe niile nʼaka ya.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36 Onye ọbụla kwere nʼỌkpara ahụ nwere ndụ ebighị ebi, ma onye ọbụla jụrụ Ọkpara ahụ agaghị ahụ ndụ nʼihi na iwe Chineke ga-adịrị ya.” (aiōnios g166)
He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
