4 Nikodemo kamuuza, “Vodahikaze munhu m'vyele kuleligwa kabili? Havidahika kwingila muinda ya mamaake na kuvumbuka mwanza wa ikabili!”
5 Yesu kamulongela, “Nokulongela ikweli, haduhu munhu yondayengile Muundewa wa Mulungu kamba havumbuke na mazi na Loho.
6 Kivumbuke na lukuli chowa lukuli, na kivumbuke na Loho wa Mulungu chowa loho.
7 Sambiukanganye kwavija nikulongela kamba mose molondigwa m'vumbuke kabili.
8 Ubeho ucholaga kuulonda, na mweye mohulika kisindo chake, ila mweye hamuutanga kuulawa ama kuuchola. Vivo ili na waja wose wavumbuke Muloho wa Mulungu.”
9 Nikodemo kauza, “Yowaze mbuli ino?”
10 Yesu kamulongela, “Gweye kwa mkulufunzi muisi ya Islaeli, hugatangile gano?
11 Nokulongela ikweli, tolonga gaja tugamanyile na tosimulila gaja gatonile, ila haduhu munhu yoyose mmwanza wenu youtogola usenga wetu.
12 Niwalongela mbuli za muulumwengu na hamzitogola, motogolaze kamba nihawalongela mbuli za kuulanga?
13 Haduhu munhu yoyose yakwelile kuulanga ila ayo yahumuluke kulawa kuulanga, nie, Mwana wa Munhu.
14 “Kamba Musa viyamwinule nyoka kuluwala, vivija na Mwana wa Munhu kolondigwa yenuligwe,
15 giladi yoyose yondayamtogole yeng'higwe ugima wa digunge.
16 Kwavija Mulungu kaunogela ulumwengu avo kamulava Mwanage imwe yeiyeka, giladi yoyose yondayamtogole sambiyadanganhike, ila yawe na ugima wa digunge.
17 Kwavija Mulungu hamgalile Mwanage muulumwengu yeze kuutagusa ulumwengu, ila ulumwengu ukomboligwe kubitila heyo.
18 “Awo womtogola Mwana hawatagusigwa. Ila awo woleka kumtogola wesha kutagusigwa, kwavija hawamtogole Mwana yeiyeka wa Mulungu.
19 Na ino iyo nhaguso, mulangaza wiza muulumwengu, ila wanhu wanogelwa na ziza na kuwihila umulangaza, kwavija sang'hano zao ziha.
20 Awo wose wotenda mbuli zihile wowihila mulangaza, na haweza kuna umulangaza kwavija hawalonda mbuli zao zihile zoneke.
21 Waja wotenda mbuli zinogile wokwiza kuna umulangaza, giladi yoneke kamba sang'hano zao zitendeka kubitila Mulungu.”
22 Abaho Yesu na wanahina zake wachola ng'ambu ya Yudea, kakala hiko mkipigiti kidodo na kubatiza.
23 Yohana na heyo kakala yobatiza ako Ainoni behi na Salimu, kwavija hanhu haja kukala na mazi bwando. Wanhu wamgendela na heyo kawabatiza.
24 Mbuli zino zilawilila kipigiti Yohana hanageligwa mkifungo.
25 Wanahina wa Yohana wasonga kuibamilila na Muyahudi imwe muimbuli ya nzoela ya kusuluza magulu na makono.
26 Avo wachola ha Yohana wamulongela, “Mkulufunzi, munhu ija yakalile na gweye mwambu wa ikabili wa Ulwanda lwa Yolodani, ija iumulongile kamba iyo Kilisto, na heyo kobatiza, na wanhu wose womgendela.”
27 Yohana kawalongela, “Haduhu munhu yodaha kupata kinhu chochose kamba hagweleligwe na Mulungu.
28 Mweye wenyego iwo wasindila zangu haja hanilongile, ‘Nie sili Kilisto, ila nitumigwa nimulongole.’
29 Mhambe mwenyego mulawilamhambe, Mbwigaake mulawilamhambe kokwima na kumtegeleza mulawilamhambe, yahadihulika dizwi da mulawilamhambe kodeng'ha ng'hani. Avo sama ya kilamso kino ndeng'ha yangu ivikila.
30 Vinoga heyo yabanze na nie nihungule.”
31 Ayo yezile kulawa uchana kawabanza wose. Ayo yezile kulawa muisi ka munhu wa muisi, na kolonga mbuli za muisi. Ila ayo yezile kulawa kuulanga kawabanza wose.
32 Kolonga gaja gayonile na kugahulika, ila haduhu munhu yozitogola mbuli zake.
33 Ila munhu yondayatogole mbuli zake kosindila kamba Mulungu iyo ikweli.
