Yohane 3
1 Muntu wamulikoto lya Bafalisi, lina lyakendi Nikodemo, mutangunishi wa Bayuda,
Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
2 walesa kuli Yesu mashiku ne kwambeti, “Bashikwiyisha, tucinsheti njamwe shikwiyisha ngwalatutumina Lesa, pakwinga kuliya muntu wela kwinsa bingashilo byeshikukankamanisha mbyomulenshinga, na Lesa nkalipo nendi.”
This man came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that came from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
3 Yesu walambeti, “Cancine ndakwambilinga kuliya muntu wela kwingila mubwami bwa Lesa na liya kusemwa cipya.”
Jesus replied to him, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nikodemo walepusheti, “Sena muntu ngosemwa kayi cipya lakulu kendi? Sena ngawingila mulibunda mubanyina ne kusemwa cipya?”
Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?”
5 Yesu walamukumbuleti, “Ndakwambilinga cancine ncine kwambeti kotana wingila mu Bwami bwa Lesa citanshi kusemwa ne menshi ne Mushimu Uswepa.
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Muntu ukute kusemwa kumubili, nsombi kumushimu ukute kusemwa ne Mushimu Uswepa.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Kotakankamana pakwinga ndakwambilyeti wela kusemwa katubili.
Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 Lukupwe lukute kupupula kulubasu kulikonse, kayi mukute kunyumfweti lulapupulunga, nsombi nkokute kwinshiba nkolulafumunga nambi nkolulenga. Nicimo cimo ne muntu uliyense lasemwa ne Mushimu Uswepa.”
The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nikodemo walepusheti, “Ibi ngabinshika aconi?”
Nicodemus replied and said to him, “How can these things be?”
10 Yesu walambeti, “Sena obe ntobe shikwiyisha wenshibikwa mu islayeli, nomba nkobinshi aconi bintu ibi?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
11 Ndakwambilinga cancine ncine tukute kwamba mbyotwinshi, kayi tukute kupa bukamboni mbyotwalabona, nomba amwe nkamulashomonga maswi etu.
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony.
12 Na nkamulashomonga mpondamwambilinga byapanshi pano, nomba ngamushoma aconi ndamwambila bintu byakwilu?
If I told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 “Kuliya muntu walayako kwilu, nsombi Mwana Muntu ewalesa kufuma kwilu.
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 Nomba kayi mbuli Mose mucinyika musa walapacika njoka ya mukuba pelu pacitondo, copeleco neye Mwana Muntu nakanyamunwe pelu mushobomo.
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that all who believe in him may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Kayi Lesa walabasunisha bantu pacishi capanshi, ecebo cakendi walayaba Mwanendi umo enka, kwambeti uliyense eti akamushome akacane buyumi butapu. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Lesa nkalatuma Mwanendi panshi pano, kwambeti omboloshe milandu ya bantu, nsombi kwambeti abapulushe.
For God did not send the Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but in order to save the world through him.
18 “Namuntu washoma muli Yesu, Lesa nteshi akamomboloshe, nsombi abo balabulunga kushoma balomboloshewanga kendi, pakwinga nkabalashomonga Mwana wa Lesa enka.
He who believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is already condemned because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
19 Lombolosho nulu lwakwambeti nekukabeti mumuni walesa pacishi capanshi bantu balasuna mushinshe, kupita mumuni pakwinga incito shabo shaipa.
This is the reason for the judgment: The light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
20 Uliyense lenshinga byaipa, wapatana ne mumuni. Kayi nkakute kwisa patuba, kutina incito shakendi shaipa kwambeti ngashibonekela.
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.
21 Nsombi balenshinga byancine ncine bakute kwisa patuba, kayi bya kwinsa byabo bikute kwinshibiketi labinshi mwakunyumfwila Lesa.”
However, he who practices the truth comes to the light so that it may be plainly seen that his deeds have been done in God.”
22 Panyuma pakendi, Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi balaya ku cimpansha caYudeya. Walekala nabo kwacindi citali kopeloko kabatisha bantu.
After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. There he spent some time with them and baptized.
23 Neye Yohane walikubatisha ku Ainoni pepi ne Salimu, pakwinga ekwalikuba menshi angi. Bantu balikushika kulyendiye, walikubabatisha.
Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized,
24 Pacindici Yohane walikatana uwalwa mujele.
for John had not yet been thrown in prison.
25 Beshikwiya bambi baYohane balatatika kutototekeshana ne Muyuda naumbi shamwambo wakuliswepesha.
Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and a Jew about ceremonial washing.
26 Neco beshikwiya basa balesa kuli Yohane ne kumwambileti, “Mwiyi bonani, muntu usa ngomwalikwamba nendi kutala kwa mulonga wa Yolodani, usa ngomwalenshila bukamboni neye labatishinga, kayi bantu bonse balafwambilinga kulyendiye.”
They went to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and they are all going to him.”
27 Yohane walakumbuleti, “Muntu nkela kutambula kantu kalikonse na Lesa liya kumupa.
John replied, “A man cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 Amwe ngamumbela bukamboni pakwinga mwalanyumfwa ndalambeti, Ntame Mupulushi Walaiwa, nsombi njame walatumwa pantangu pakendi.
You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but instead, 'I have been sent before him.'
29 Nyabwinga nimuka shibwinga. Nomba munendi nyabwinga emanapepi kanyumfwako ukute kukondwa anyumfwa maswi ashibwinga. Nicimo cimo nenjame kukondwa kwakame kulakwana.
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. Now the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. This, then, is my joy made complete.
30 Usa welela kuba ne bulemu bunene bwapita bwakame.”
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 “Weshikufuma kwilu wapita bonse. Weshikufuma panshi pano niwapanshi pano, kayi ukute kwamba bya panshi pano. Weshikufuma kwilu wapita bonse.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 Nendi uyu lenshinga bukamboni pa bintu mbyalabona ne kunyumfwa, nsombi paliya ukute kushoma maswi akendi.
He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
33 Nsombi muntu ashoma maswi akendi, ukute kulesheti Lesa ukute kukwanilisha malayano akendi.
He who has received his testimony has confirmed that God is true.
34 Uyo Lesa ngwalatuma, ukute kwamba maswi a Lesa, pakwinga Lesa ukute kumupa Mushimu Uswepa wabula cipimo.
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For he does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Bata bamusuni mwanabo, kayi babika bintu byonse mumakasa akendi.
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
36 Muntu lashomonga mwanoyo, ukute buyumi butapu. Nsombi lakananga kushoma mwanoyo, nteshi akabe nebuyumi, neco bukalu bwa Lesa buli palyendiye cindi conse.” (aiōnios g166)
He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God stays on him.” (aiōnios g166)
