Yowana 3
1 Bhashinkupagwa bhakulungwa bhamo bha ashikalongolele bha lukumbi lwa Bhayaudi, bha munkumbi gwa shikundi sha dini ja Bhayaudi shishemwa Mapalishayo, lina lyabho a Nikodemo.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.
2 Lyubha limo shilo bhashinkwaajendela a Yeshu, gubhaalugulile, “Mmaajiganya, tummanyi kuti mmwe mmaajiganya ntumilwe na a Nnungu, pabha jwakwa mundu akombola kutenda yene ilangulo inkutendai, a Nnungu bhakabhe pamo naka jwenejo.”
This man came to him at night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
3 A Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Kweli ngunakummalanjila, mundu akabhelekwe gwabhili, akagubhona Upalume gwa a Nnungu.”
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4 A Nikodemo gubhaabhushiye, “Mundu jwa nkulungwa pa bhelekwa gwabhili shanabhuli? Shakombole bhuli kujinjila nnipitiu lya akwabhe nibhelekwa gwabhili!”
Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5 A Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Kweli ngunakummalanjila, mundu akabhelekwe kwa mashi na kwa Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, akakombola kujinjila mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu.
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Shibhelekwe kwa shiilu ni shiilu na shibhelekwe kwa Mbumu ni mbumu.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Nnaimonje pabha njibheleketa kuti, nnapinjikwanga mmelekwanje gwabhili.
Do not be surprised that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 Mbungo jinapuga niloya kujipinga, mpugo gwakwe gunapilikanika, ikabheje kukamanyika kuukoposhela wala kuukwenda. Nneyo peyo puili kuka mundu abhelekwa kwa Mbumu jwa a Nnungu.”
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
9 A Nikodemo gubhaabhushiye, “Genega shigakomboleshe shanabhuli?”
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?"
10 A Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Mmwe mmaajiganya bha pa Ishilaeli, bhuli, nnagamanye genega?
Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
11 Kweli ngunakummalanjila, uwe tunabheleketa itukwimanya nikong'ondela ituibhweni, ikabheje mmanganya nkaakundanga ntenga gwetu.
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
12 Monaga nkaakulupalipanga indu ya pa shilambolyo inimmalanjilenje, shinkulupalilanje bhuli nimmalanjilangaga indu ya kunnungu?
If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 Jwakwa jojowe apite kunnungu, ikabhe nne Mwana juka Mundu ngopweshe kunnungu.
And no one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
14 “Malinga a Musha shibhannjinwile kunani nnuishi lijoka jwa alaywa na shabha kuanga kula, nneyo peyo inapinjikwa nne Mwana juka Mundu nyinulwe kunani,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
16 Pabha a Nnungu bhashinkwaapinganga bhandu pa shilambolyo, mpaka gubhampeleshe mwanagwabho jwa jika, nkupinga jojowe shankulupalile anaobhe, ikabhe akole gumi gwa pitipiti. (aiōnios g166)
For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
17 Pabha a Nnungu bhangampeleka mwanagwabho kushilambolyo nkupinga aukumule bhandu, ikabhe kwabhatapulanje.
For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 “Akunkulupalila Mwana jwa a Nnungu akaukumulwa, ikabheje akakunkulupalila jwenejo aukumwilwe, pabha jwangankulupalila Mwana jwa jika jwa a Nnungu.
The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Bhashiukumulwanga pabha, shilangaya shiishe pa shilambolyo, ikabheje bhandunji gubhapinjilenje lubhindu kupunda shilangaya, kwa ligongo lya itendi yabhonji yangali ya mmbone.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their works were evil.
20 Mundu jojowe atenda yambi shinakunshima shilangaya, na akabhandishila ku shilangaya, pabha akaapinga itendi yakwe ya yambi imanyishe.
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works will not be exposed.
21 Ikabheje atenda itendi ya mmbone anakwiya ku shilangaya, nkupinga imanyishe kuti itendi yakwe ni yakomboywa na a Nnungu.”
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."
22 Gakapiteje genego, a Yeshu na bhaajiganywa bhabho gubhapitengenenje mmbali ja ku Yudea, gubhatemi kweneko bhalibhatisha bhandu.
After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and was baptizing.
23 Na bhalabho a Yowana kubhaaliji ku Ainoni, tome na ku Shalemu bhalibhatisha bhandu, pabha kweneko gashinkupagwa mashi gamagwinji. Bhandu gubhaajendelenje, na bhalabho gubhaabhatishenje.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
24 Gene mobhago a Yowana pubhaliji bhakanabhe kamulwa nitabhwa.
For John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Jishinkukoposhela mitau ja bhaajiganywa bha a Yowana na bhayaudi bhamo ga nkubho gwa Shiyaudi gwa tawasha.
Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.
26 Bhai bhaajiganywa bhala gubhaajendelenje a Yowana nikwaalugulila, “Mmaajiganya, mundu aaliji na mmwe kung'ambu lushi lwa Yolodani jumwakong'ondele ga ngani jakwe jula, na jwalakwe nnaino anabhatisha na bhandu bhabhagwinji bhanakunnjendelanga.”
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and everyone is coming to him."
27 A Yowana gubhajangwile, “Mundu nngakola shoshowe akapegwe na a Nnungu kukoposhela kunnungu.
John answered, "No one can receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 Numbe mwaashayene nnikong'ondelanga kuti nantashiyenje kuti, ‘Nne nngabha a Kilishitu Bhagombola, ikabhe njitumwa nkupinga naalongolele!’
You yourselves bear me witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
29 Jwenejo malinga nkulomba, na nne malinga mmbwiga mwine nkulomba, ajima nkulindilila nkulomba aishe, anakwiinonyela kwa kaje paapilikana lilobhe lika nkulomba alikwiiya. Bhai, kwa nneyo kwiinonyela kwangu kutimilile kwa pilikana genego.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine is now complete.
30 Inapinjikwa bhenebho bhapunde kukuywa, nne mujile nnyuma.”
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 “Jwene aishe koposhela kunani, ni jwankulungwa kupunda yowe, ikabheje jwa pashilambolyo ni jwa pashilambolyope na gabheleketa ni ga indu ya pashilambolyo. Ikabheje akwiya kukoposhela kunnungu ni jwankulungwa kupunda yowe.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 Jwenejo yataya yaibhweni na kwipilikana ila, ikabheje jwakwa mundu akunda ntenga gwakwe.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 Ikabheje mundu jo jowe akunda ntenga guka jwenejo, anakong'ondela kuti a Nnungu ni bhakweli.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
34 Jwene atumilwe na a Nnungu anabheleketa malobhe ga a Nnungu, pabha a Nnungu bhanakumpa mundu Mbumu jwabho gwangali shipimilo.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 A Nnungu bhanakumpinga Mwana na bhashikunkamuya yowe mmakono gakwe.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Akunkulupalila mwana akwete gumi gwa pitipiti, akana kunkulupalila mwana, akakola gumi gwa pitipiti, ikabhe nnjimwa ja a Nnungu jintamile.” (aiōnios g166)
Whoever believes in the Son has everlasting life, but whoever refuses to believe in the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." (aiōnios g166)
