Iwano 3:1-36
3 Kwakele munalume umo wa Kafalisi wa lizina lya Nikodema, umo wa baka-kuyula Bajuda.
2 Ou munalume wezile kuli Yesu butsiki, co walekele Yesu ngwendi: “Rabi, tuzibuka ngwetu u mulongesi wa kutunda kuli Njambi, mwafwa naumo wahi asa kulinga ebi bizibukiso biuli na kulinga, kubanga Njambi akale nendi.”
3 Yesu wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “Cili bene njikuleka ngwange, kubanga munu asemuke lalo,* keti ngoconi Bumwene bwa Njambi kabumono.”
4 Nikodema wehwile Yesu ngwendi: “Munu asa kusemuka bati oku nakolo? Kuma asa kukobela lwamucibali mwimo lya ina na kusemuka lalo ndi?”
5 Yesu wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “Cili bene njikuleka ngwange, kubanga munu asemuke ku mema na ku sipilitu, keti ngoconi kakobela mu Bumwene bwa Njambi.
6 Uje nasemuka ku situ napu situ, co uje nasemuka ku sipilitu napu sipilitu.
7 Keti ukomoke munjinakuleke ngwange: Yeni banu munapande kusemuka lalo.
8 Lihunzi likai kwoshe kulitonda, co ukazibi cilumo calyo, oloni kuuzibuka kulitunda noku kuliya. Omu mukemwo mwanapu na munu uje nasemuka ku sipilitu.”
9 Nikodema wehwile Yesu ngwendi: “Ebi byuma byasa kulingiwa bati?”
10 Yesu wamukumbulwile ngwendi: “U mulongesi wa Baisalele, co wonwa bati kuzibuka ebi byuma?
11 Cili bene njikuleka ngwange, tukendeka byuma bituzibuka, co tukana bukaleho bwa byuma bitunamono. Oloni yeni kumwesi kutambula bukaleho butuli na kumyana.
12 Nga kumwatabele munjinamileke byuma bya hano hasi, co mutaba bati nga njimileka byuma bya mwilu?
13 Co lalo, naumo wahi wayaho laja mwilu, kubanga Muna munu uje wezile kutunda mwilu.
14 Ngecilika Mosesa mwashukikile linyoka mu mambo, na Muna munu nendi banapande kumushukika
15 mangana woshe amukulahela awane kuyoya kwa myaka yoshe.
16 “Mwafwa Njambi wazemene manene kaye mukemwo wanene Munendi umolika mangana woshe amukulahela keti anyonge, oloni awane kuyoya kwa myaka yoshe.
17 Mwafwa Njambi katumine Munendi mu kaye mangana asompe kaye embwe, oloni wamutumine mangana kaye koboke kwitila muli ikeye.
18 Woshe amukulahela kubakamusompo. Oloni uje kakulahela banamusompo laja, mwafwa kakulahelele lizina lya Muna Njambi umolika.
19 Aha hakeho hanemana kusompa: ceke cinaija mu kaye, oloni banu banazeme lisusulungu kutubakana ceke, mwafwa bilinga byabo binapu byabibi.
20 Woshe akalingi byuma byabibi wazinda ceke, co kesi kwija mu ceke mangana bilinga byendi keti babipaye.*
21 Oloni woshe alinga bya busunga aija mu ceke mangana bilinga byendi bisholoke ngwabyo nabilingi mu kulitombola na cizango ca Njambi.”
22 Munima yebi, Yesu na bandongesi bendi baile ku mitambela ya ku Judeya, wakakele nabo simbu yailahako, co wakele na kumbwitika banu.
23 Iwano nendi wakele na kumbwitika banu mu Enoni, kuyehi na Salimu, mwafwa kwakele mema amangi. Co banu babangi bakele na kwija kuli ikeye na kubambwitika.
24 Mwafwa ha simbu ei, Iwano te kanda bacimwake mu kamenga.
25 Bandongesi ba Iwano bakele na kulinga bimata na Kajuda ha ñanda ya kulijelesa.
26 Co bezile kuli Iwano na kumuleka ngwabo: “Rabi, munalume iunakele nendi musambwa lya Jodani, uje iunanene bukaleho hali ikeye, ali na kumbwitika banu. Co boshe bali na kuya kuli ikeye.”
27 Iwano wabakumbulwile ngwendi: “Munu kasa kutambula cuma nambe cimo kubanga bamwaneco kutunda mwilu.
28 Yeni munapu mu bakaleho bange munjendekele ngwange, ‘Keti yange Kristu, oloni bananjitumu kulutwe lwendi.’
29 Woshe ali na shombolwa ikeye cambato. Oloni kabusamba ka cambato mwemana na kuziba lijwi lya cambato, abwahelela manene. Ngeci njinabwahelela manene.
30 Ikeye napande kulibwezelela, oloni yange njinapande kutepuluka.”
31 Uje atunda mwilu natubakana bakwabo boshe. Uje atunda hasi, atunda hasi bene, co akendeka byuma bya hasi. Uje atunda mwilu natubakana bakwabo boshe.
32 Co ali na kwana bukaleho bwa byuma byanamono nebi byanazibi, oloni naumo wahi ataba bukaleho bwendi.
33 Woshe nataba bukaleho bwendi nakaho ciganto cendi* ngwendi Njambi wapwa wa busunga.
34 Uje yanatumu Njambi akendeka majwi a Njambi, mwafwa Njambi kesi kwana sipilitu mu kwesekela.*
35 Tate wazema Mwana, co naka byuma byoshe mu maboko endi.
36 Uje akulahela Mwana ali na kuyoya kwa myaka yoshe. Co uje kononoka Mwana kamono kuyoya, oloni butenu bwa Njambi bukala hali ikeye.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Nambe hamo “asemuke kutunda mwilu.”
^ Nambe “keti bisholoke.”
^ Nambe “nataba.”
^ Nambe “mu kupeselesa.”
