1 Tsakukala ne imkulu yumwe wa Mafarisayo, imunu we libalatsa lya Wayahudi iyakemighwe Nikodemu. 2 Chilo chimwe, kamghendela Yesu, kamlongela, “Mlangulitsi, twokumanya ghweghwe kwa mlangulitsi yulawile kwe Imulungu. Kwaapfila kuduhu imunu wowose iyodaha kutenda pfinu pfa kukangawatsa pfautenda ka Imulungu ng'ali hamwe naye bae.”

3 Yesu kamwidika, “Nokulongela ghendo, kuduhu imunu iyodaha kuwona undewa we Imulungu ka ng'elekighwe lwa keli.”

4 Nikodemu kamghutsa, “Apfi imunu imbala yodahatse kwelekighwa keli? Ng'aidahika ghendo imunu kwingila munda mwa mai wake na kwelekighwa keli!”

5 Yesu kamwidika, “Nokulongela ghendo, kuduhu imunu iyodaha kwingila mne undewa we Imulungu ka ng'elekighwe bae kwa ghamatsi na kwa Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka. 6 Imunu kakwelekighwa kwa lukuli kulawa kwa aba wake na mai wake, ila kakwelekighwa kwa muhe kulawa kwa Ghumuhe. 7 Uleke kukangawala kwaapfila nokulongela wose mwobamighwa mwelekighwe keli. 8 Libeho lyoduma kokose kwalibama, kohulika litsi lyake. Lekeni ng'umanya bae kwalilawile kwani wala kwalighenda kwani. Apfi pfipfo pfaili kwa chila imunu yelekighwe na Ghumuhe.”

9 Nikodemu kamghutsa, “Angu ghano ghodahatse kulawila?”

10 Yesu kamwidika, “Ghweghwe kwa mlangulitsi mkulu wa Waisiraeli, angu naghwe ng'utsimanyile bae mbuli tsino? 11 Nokulongela ghendo, twolonga ipfinu pfatumanya na twowalongela ipfinu pfatwonile, lekeni mng'ali mwolema usenga wetu. 12 Ng'amtoghole bae haniwalongele mbuli tse ipfinu ipfili muisi, apfi mtsotogholatse ning'awalongela mbuli tse ipfinu ipfili kulanga?” 13 Kuduhu imunu iyaghendile kulanga ila Imwana we Imunu, iyatsile kulawa kulanga.

14 Ka Musa pfayachinule ichinyagho chila che inzoka kwa lubiki kunyika, pfipfila Imwana we Imunu kobamighwa yenulighwe, 15 ili chila imunu iyomtoghola awe ne ughima wa ghamatsuwa ghose. 16 Kwaapfila Imulungu tsakainoghela isi yose mbaka kamlapfa Imwanaghe nyalimwe, ili chila imunu iyomtoghola aleke kwagha ila yawe na ughima wa ghamatsuwa ghose. 17 Kwaapfila Imulungu ng'amtumile bae Imwanaghe muisi, yaihighe, ila yaikombole kubitila yeye.

18 Imunu wowose iyomtoghola ng'atsohighighwa bae, lekeni imunu wowose iyolema kumtoghola ayo ma kahighighwa, kwaapfila ng'amtoghole bae Imwana nyalimwe we Imulungu. 19 Apfi pfipfo pfamtsohighighwa, Ghumwanga ghutsa muisi, lekeni iwanu wanoghela ichisi kubita ghumwanga, kwaapfila ghawotenda gheha. 20 Iwanu wose iwotenda ghehile woghuhila ghumwanga, ng'awakutsa bae mne ghumwanga, kwaapfila wopfuka aghala ghehile ghawotenda ghatsakoneka. 21 Lekeni awala iwotenda ghanoghile wakutsa mne ghumwanga, ili aghala ghawotenda ghoneke mwatsi ka ghatendighwa kwa kumuhulikitsa Imulungu.

22 Hambele Yesu ne iwanang'ina wake waghenda mne isi ya Yudeya, ako kakala nawo, na tsakawabatitsa iwanu. 23 Pfipfila Yohane yang'ali yobatitsa Ainoni habehi ne Salemu, kwaapfila hanu aho tsahana ghamatsi mengi. Iwanu wang'ali womghendela, naye yang'ali yowabatitsa. 24 Ghamatsuwa agho Yohane tsakakala ng'ana yohighwe mchifungo.

25 Iwanang'ina wangi wa Yohane na Myahudi yumwe wang'ali weghutsaghutsa kwa mbuli ya ukuhopfugha ghamaghulu na ghamoko. 26 Apfo wamghendela Yohane, wamlongela, “Mlangulitsi, imunu yula iyakalile naghwe kumwambu kwe tsiwa Yoridani, ayula yutulongele mbuli tsake, sambi kobatitsa na iwanu wose womghendela.”

27 Yohane kawedika, “Kuduhu imunu iyodaha kubokela ichinu ka ng'eng'ighwe bae ne Imulungu iyali kulanga. 28 Mwemwe iwenyegho mwa iwakalangama haniwalongele, ‘Nene si Kiristu Mkombotsi bae, ila nene nitumighwa nimlongole.’ 29 Iyali na pinga iyokwelighwa, ayo iyo immale iyomkwela. Sale wake immale iyokwela kombeta na komtegheletsa, kodeng'elela hayohulika litsi lyake. Sambi ndeng'elo yangu itimila. 30 Yeye kobamighwa awe mkulu, nene nobamighwa niwe mdodo.”

31 Ayula iyolawila kulanga ka mkulu kubita wose. Imunu wa iisi kolawa muisi, na kolonga mbuli tse isi, ila iyolawila kulanga ka mkulu kubita wose. 32 Yeye kolonga chayonile na chayahulike, lekeni kuduhu imunu iyotoghola mbuli tsalongile. 33 Lekeni imunu wowose iyotoghola usenga wake, katsolonga Imulungu kolongesa. 34 Iyatumighwe ne Imulungu kolonga mbuli tse Imulungu, kwaapfila Imulungu kommemesa Ghumuhe ghwake Mwenzeluka. 35 Aba komnoghela Imwanaghe na kagheka ghose mmoko mwake. 36 Imunu wowose iyomtoghola Imwana kakuwa ne ughima wa matsuwa ghose, lekeni imunu wowose iyomlema Imwana ng'atsakuwa ne ughima bae, ila katsokala mne maya ye Imulungu.