Yohani 3
1 Kwe alyale um'baha jumonga ughwa Vayahudi, ughwa mukipugha kya Vafalisayi, akatambulwagha Nikodemo.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 Umuunhu ujuo alyalutile pakilo kwa Yesu akam'buula akati, “Ghwe m'balanisi, tukagwile kuuti uli m'bulanisi juno asung'hilue nu Nguluve, ulwakuva nakwale umuunhu juno ndepoonu ihufia ifivalilo ifi fino ghuvomba, nave uNguluve naali palikimo nu mwene.”
He came to Jesus by 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 UYesu akamwamula akati, “Kyang'haani nikukuvuula, nakwale umuunhu juno ndepoonu ikwingila mu vutwa vwa Nguluve, naaholilue ulwa vuvili.”
Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
4 UNikodemo akamposia uYesu akati, “Umuunhu ung'oyo iholua ndaani? Ndepoonu ikwingila mulileme lya ng'ina neke aholue ulwa vuvili?”
Nicodemus said to 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 UYesu akamwamula akati, “Kyang'haani nikukuvuula, nakwale umuunhu juno ndepoonu ikwingila mu Vutwa vwa Nguluve, nave naaholilue na malenga nu mhepo ghwa Nguluve.
Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
6 Umuunhu iholua kim'bili na vapaafi, neke juno iholua nu mhepo ghwa Nguluve ali nu vwumi kusila kusila.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Nungadeghaghe ulwakuva nikuvulile kuuti, 'lulondua kuholua ulwa vuvili.'
Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
8 Imhepo jigugula kulungama kuno jilonda, ghupulika pano jigugula, neke nungakagule kuno jihuma na kuno jiluta. Fye lulivuo nakwa muunhu juno aholilue nu mhepo ghwa Nguluve.
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 UNikodemu akamposia akati, “Umuunhu iholua ndaani nu mhepo?”
Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
10 UYesu akamwamula akati, “Uve uli m'bulanisi ghwa Vaisilaeli, lwa ndaani nusikagwile isi?
Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
11 Kyang'haani nikuvavuula, usue tujova sino tusikagwile, kange tukwoleka sino tusivwene, neke umue namukwupila uvwolesi vwitu.
Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
12 Nave namukwitika pano nikuvavuula isa mu iisi muno, pe kyande mukwitika ndaani pano nikuvavuula isa kukyanya?
If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 Ulwakuva nakwale umuunhu juno aghelile kutogha kukyanya, looli une ne, Mwana ghwa Adamu ne juno nisile kuhuma kukyanya.
No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
14 Ndavule uMose pano alyatosisie munkyanya ikihwani kya njoka, fye enendiiki umwana ghwa Adamu ilondua kutosivvua,
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 UNguluve avaghanile fijo avanu va muiisi muno, fye nambe akantavula umwanaake juno ali jumo mwene kuuti umuunhu ghweni juno ikumwitika aleke pisova looli aave nu vwumi uvwa kuvusila kusila. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Ulwakuva uNguluve naalyansung'hile umwanake mu iisi kukuvahigha avaanhu, ulwene alyansung'hile kukuvapoka.
For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 Juno ikumwitika umwene, naihighua, Juno naikumwitika ahighilue ulwakuva naikumwitika umwana ghwa Nguluve juno ali jumo mwene.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
19 Uvuhighi uvuo vwe uvu, ulumuli lwisile mu iisi muno, neke avaanu vajighanile ing'hiisi kukila ulumuli, ulwakuva imbombo saave mbiivi.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
20 Umuunhu ghweni juno imbombo saake mbiivi, ikulukalalila ulumuli, naikwisa ku lumuli ulwakuva nailonda imbombo saake imbivi sivoneke pa vuvalafu.
For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
21 Looli umuunhu juno ivomba isa kyang'haani, ikwisa ku lumuli, kuuti imbombo saake sivoneke sivombilue mu ngufu sa Nguluve.
But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
22 Pambele uYesu na vavulanisiva vaake vakaluta kukighavo ikya Yudea. Ukuo akikala ifighono ndafilingi palikimo na veene, akava ikwofugha avaanhu.
After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
23 Unsiki ughuo ghwope uYohana umwofughi alyale ikwafugha kukikaaja ikya Ainea piipi ni likaaja ilya Salim ulwakuva ukuo kwe ghalyale amalenga minga, avaanhu vakalutagha kwa mwene kuuti avofughe,
John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
24 unsiki ughuo uYohana alyakyale kudindilua mu ndiinde.
for John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Ikighono kimonga avavulanisivua vamonga va Yohana valyale vikaning'hana nu Muyahudi jumonga vwimila ulwiho ulwa kuvalasia.
Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
26 Pe vakaluta kwa Yohana vakambuula vakati, Ghwe mbulanisi, umuunhu jula juno aava nuuve imwambo ija kikogha kya Yorodani, juno ghwolekagha imhola saake, lino ghwope ikwofugha avaanhu, kange avaanhu vinga viluta kwa mwene.”
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
27 UYohana akavamula akati umuunhu naangave ni kimonga nave uNguluve naampeliile.
John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
28 Umue mwemue muli volesi vango mu isio sino nikajovile kuuti, 'Une naneene Kilisite', ulwene uNguluve asunghile une kuuti nimulongelele uKilisite.'
You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
29 Umhinja juno itolua muunhu ghwa ntola n'dala. Une ne juno nili ndavule ummanyaani ghwa ntola n'dala nimile palubale pa ntola n'dala, nihovokapano nipulika ilisio lyake. Kyang'haani nihovwike fiijo.
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. Therefore my joy is made full.
30 Luoghiile umwene ave mbaha fiijo, une niive ndebe fiijo.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Umwene juno ihuma kukyanya mbaha kukila avaanhu vooni. Juno ihuma mu iisi, ghwa mu iisi ijova isa mu iisi. Neke juno ahumile kukyanya m'baha kukila avaanhu vooni.
“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 Sino asivwene na kupulika se sino ikwoleka, neke nakwale umuunhu juno ikwupila juno ikwupila uvwolesi vwake.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 Umuunhu juno ikwupila uvwolesi vwake, ihufia kuuti sino ijova uNguluve sa kyang'haani.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
34 Ulwakuva juno asung'hilue nu Nguluve ijova amasio gha Nguluve. Ulwakuva uNguluve ampeliile ingufu sooni isa mhepo umwimike.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
35 UNguluve uNhaata amughanile umwanaake, kange avikile fyoni mu mavoko ghaake.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Umuunhu juno ikumwitika umwana ghwa Nguluve, ali nu vwumi uvwa kuvusila kuvusila kusila, neke umuunhu juno naikumwitika, naali nu vwumi uvuo ulwene ali mu vuhighi vwa Nguluve. (aiōnios g166)
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
