< UJohane 3 >

1 Kwakukhona-ke umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodima ibizo lakhe, isikhulu samaJuda;
Pharisee-singgi maraktagi Nicodemus kouba Jihudisinggi luchingba ama leirammi.
2 lo weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kakho ongenza lezizibonakaliso ozenzayo wena, uba uNkulunkulu engelaye.
Nongma numidang amada mahakna Jisugi manakta laklaga hairak-i, “Oja Ibungo, nahakti Tengban Mapuna thabirakpa oja amani haiba eikhoina khangjei. Maramdi nahakna touriba angakpa khudamsing asi Mapu Ibungona loinabidrabadi kana amatana touba ngamloi.”
3 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngokutsha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Jisuna khumlak-i, “Eina nakhoida tasengnamak hairiba asini, kanagumba amana amuk-hanna poktrabadi mahakna Tengban Mapugi Leibak adu uba ngamloi.”
4 UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa njani esemdala? Angangena yini ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina azalwe?
Maduda Nicodemus-na Ibungoda hanglak-i, “Karamna ahal oiraba mi amana amuk hanna pokpa yagadouribano? Mahakna mamagi puknungda aniraksuba oina changduna amuk pokpa haibasi sukya yaroidaba amani!”
5 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uba umuntu engazalwanga ngamanzi langoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Jisuna khumlak-i, “Eina nakhoida tasengna hairiba asini, kanagumba amana ising amasung Thawaidagi poktrabadi mahakna Tengban Mapugi Leibakta changba ngamloi.
6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; lalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya.
Hakchanggi oinadi mama mapana pokpibani adubu thawaigi oinadi Thawaina pokpibani.
7 Ungamangali ukuthi ngithe kuwe: Kufanele ukuthi lizalwe ngokutsha.
‘Nakhoi amuk-hanna pokkadabani’ haina eina hairiba asida nahak ngakkanu.
8 Umoya uphephethela lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umdumo wawo, kodwa kawazi lapho ovela khona lalapho oya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoya.
Nungsitna sitning sitningba maphamsingda sitli aduga nahakna madugi makholdi tai adubu madu kadaidagi lakpano aduga kadaida chatlibano haiba adudi nahakna khangde. Adugumduna Thawaina poklaba makhoi adusuni.”
9 UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Lezizinto zingenzeka njani?
Maduda Nicodemus-na hanglak-i, “Masi kamdouna oithokkadouribano?”
10 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Wena ungumfundisi wakoIsrayeli, kodwa kawuzazi lezizinto yini?
Jisuna khumlak-i, “Nahak Israel-gi oja ama oiraga masising asi khangdabra?
11 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaze esikubonileyo; kodwa kalibemukeli ubufakazi bethu.
Eina nakhoida tasengnamak hairibasini, eikhoina khangba amadi uba adu eikhoina hai adubu nakhoinadi eikhoina haiba adu louningde.
12 Nxa ngilitshelile izinto zomhlaba njalo lingakholwa, lizakholwa njani, uba ngilitshela izinto zezulwini?
Eina nakhoida taibangpanbagi oibasing adugi maramda haibada nakhoina thajade adu oirabadi swargagi oibasing adugi maramda haibada nakhoina kamdouna thajagani?
13 Njalo kakho owake wenyukela ezulwini, ngaphandle kowehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu esezulwini.
Swargadagi kumthabirakpa Migi Machanupa adu nattana kana amatana swargada kadri.”
14 Futhi njengoba uMozisi waphakamisa inyoka enkangala, ngokunjalo iNdodana yomuntu imele ukuphakanyiswa;
Korina saba lil adu Moses-na lamjao lamhangda thanggatkhiba adugumduna Migi Machanupa adubusu thanggatpa tai,
15 ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
madu mahakpu thajaba mi khudingna lomba naidaba punsi phangnanabani. (aiōnios g166)
16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wawuthanda umhlaba ngokunjalo, ngakho wanika iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
Tengban Mapuna taibangpanbabu asukki matik nungsibire aduna mahakki amatta ngairaba Machanupa adu pibire, maram aduna Machanupa adubu thajaba mi khudingna mangdaduna lomba naidaba hingba phangjananabani. (aiōnios g166)
17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi iwulahle umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.
Tengban Mapuna mahakki Machanupa adubu wayennaba taibangpanda thabiba natte adubu mahakki mapanna taibangpanbabu kanbinanabani.
18 Okholwa kiyo kalahlwa; kodwa ongakholwayo uselahliwe, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.
Machanupa adubu thajaba makhoi adu wayen toubide adubu thajadaba makhoi adugidi wayen loikhre maramdi makhoina amatta ngairaba Tengban Mapugi Machanupa adubu thajade.
19 Ukulahlwa kuyilokhu, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, kodwa abantu bathanda ubumnyama kulokukhanya; ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.
Wayen adu asini madudi mangal aduna taibangpanda lakle adubu misingnadi amamba thabakna henna pambagi maramna makhoina mangaldagi amambana henna pammi maramdi makhoigi thabaksing phattaba oirammi.
20 Ngoba wonke owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, njalo kezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa.
Phattaba touba mi khudingna mangal adubu tukkachei maramdi makhoigi thabaksingdu phongdokkani haiba kibagi maramna makhoina mangalda lakloi.
21 Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakale, ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu.
Adubu achumba toubasingnadi mangalda lak-i maramdi makhoina touba thabaksing adu Tengban Mapugi haiba inba oina toubani haibadu mangal aduna utnanabani.
22 Emva kwalezizinto uJesu weza elizweni leJudiya labafundi bakhe; njalo wahlala khona kanye labo njalo wabhabhathiza.
Masigi matungda Jisu amadi mahakki tung-inbasingna Judea-gi lamda chatlammi aduga mapham aduda Ibungona makhoiga loinana matam khara leiminnarammi amasung misingbu baptize toubirammi.
23 UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza eEnoni eduze leSalima, ngoba kwakulamanzi amanengi khona; njalo babesiza bebhabhathizwa.
Salim-dagi panglap laptana leiba Aenon-da ising marang kaina leibagi maramna John-nasu mapham aduda baptize tourammi. Misingna mahakki manakta chatlammi aduga mahakna makhoibu baptize toubirammi.
24 Ngoba uJohane wayengakaphoselwa entolongweni.
(Masi John-bu keisumsangda thamdringeigi mamangdani.)
25 Kwasekusiba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane lamaJuda ngokuhlambulula.
John-gi tung-inba kharaga Jihudi amaga laininggi oiba isingna chamthokpagi maramda makhoi yetnarammi.
26 Basebesiza kuJohane bathi kuye: Rabi, lowo owawulaye ngaphetsheya kweJordani, owamfakazelayo, khangela yena uyabhabhathiza, njalo bayeza kuye bonke.
Makhoina John-gi manakta chattuna John-da hairammi, “Oja Ibungo, Jordan-gi wangmada nahakka leiminnaramba nupa haibadi nahakna mahakki maramda haibikhiba mahak aduna houjik baptize toubiri aduga mi pumnamakna mahakki manakta chatli.”
27 UJohane waphendula wathi: Umuntu angemukele ulutho, ngaphandle kokuthi alunikwe luvela ezulwini.
Maduda John-na khumlak-i, “Mapu Ibungona pibiba nattana kana amatana karisu phangba ngamloi.
28 Lina ngokwenu liyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Kangisuye uKristu mina, kodwa ukuthi ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe.
‘Eidi Christta adu natte, adubu eidi Ibungo mahakki mang thana thabirakpani’ haina eina haikhiba adu nakhoina khanglibaduni.
29 Olomakoti ungumyeni; kodwa umngane womyeni, omiyo emuzwa, uthokoza ngentokozo ngelizwi lomyeni; ngakho lintokozo yami isiphelele.
Mou anoubi phangliba mahak adu bor aduni adubu bor adugi marup adudi mapham aduda bor adugidamak leijabani amadi mahakki khonjel tajaba aduni, marup aduna bor adugi khonjel tajabada adukki matik haraojei. Madugi haraoba adu eihakkini aduga haraoba adu houjik mapung phare.
30 Umele ukukhula yena, kodwa mina nginciphe.
Ibungo mahakti chaokhatlakpa tai aduga eidi hantharakpa tai.”
31 Ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke. Ovela emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba, njalo ukhuluma okomhlaba; ovela ezulwini uphezu kwakho konke.
Mathaktagi lengthabirakpa Ibungo mahakti pumnamakki mathakta lei. Taibangpanbagi oiba mahak adudi taibangpanba asigini aduga mahakna taibangpanbagi oiba mi amagumna wa ngang-i adubu swargadagi lengthabirakpa Ibungo mahakti pumnamakki mathakta lei.
32 Lalokho akubonileyo lakuzwileyo, ufakaza khona; kodwa kakho owemukela ubufakazi bakhe.
Ibungo mahakna ukhraba amadi takhraba adu haibi adubu mi kana amatanadi Ibungogi wa adu loubide.
33 Owemukele ubufakazi bakhe uphawulile ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile.
Adum oinamak Ibungogi wa adubu lousinjaba makhoina Tengban Mapudi achumbani haibadu yajare.
34 Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo, ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu umnika uMoya kungeyisikho ngesilinganiso.
Tengban Mapuna thabirakpa mahak adudi Tengban Mapugi wa ngang-i maramdi Tengban Mapuna mangonda Thawai adu mapan naidana pibi.
35 UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, njalo unikele izinto zonke esandleni sayo.
Mapa aduna mahakki Machanupa adubu nungsi aduga Machanupa adugi makhutta pumnamak sinnabire.
36 Yena okholwa eNdodaneni ulempilo elaphakade; kodwa yena ongakholwayo eNdodaneni, kayikubona impilo, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe. (aiōnios g166)
Machanupa adubu thajaba mi aduna lomba naidaba hingba adu phangle; Machanupa adugi wa indaba mahak aduna hingba phangloi adubu Mapu Ibungogi asaoba mahakki mathakta leigani. (aiōnios g166)

< UJohane 3 >