4 A Nikodemo gubhaabhushiye, “Mundu jwa nkulungwa pa bhelekwa gwabhili shanabhuli? Shakombole bhuli kujinjila nnipitiu lya akwabhe nibhelekwa gwabhili!”
5 A Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Kweli ngunakummalanjila, mundu akabhelekwe kwa mashi na kwa Mbumu jwa a Nnungu, akakombola kujinjila mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu.
6 Shibhelekwe kwa shiilu ni shiilu na shibhelekwe kwa Mbumu ni mbumu.
7 Nnaimonje pabha njibheleketa kuti, nnapinjikwanga mmelekwanje gwabhili.
8 Mbungo jinapuga niloya kujipinga, mpugo gwakwe gunapilikanika, ikabheje kukamanyika kuukoposhela wala kuukwenda. Nneyo peyo puili kuka mundu abhelekwa kwa Mbumu jwa a Nnungu.”
9 A Nikodemo gubhaabhushiye, “Genega shigakomboleshe shanabhuli?”
10 A Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Mmwe mmaajiganya bha pa Ishilaeli, bhuli, nnagamanye genega?
11 Kweli ngunakummalanjila, uwe tunabheleketa itukwimanya nikong'ondela ituibhweni, ikabheje mmanganya nkaakundanga ntenga gwetu.
12 Monaga nkaakulupalipanga indu ya pa shilambolyo inimmalanjilenje, shinkulupalilanje bhuli nimmalanjilangaga indu ya kunnungu?
13 Jwakwa jojowe apite kunnungu, ikabhe nne Mwana juka Mundu ngopweshe kunnungu.
14 “Malinga a Musha shibhannjinwile kunani nnuishi lijoka jwa alaywa na shabha kuanga kula, nneyo peyo inapinjikwa nne Mwana juka Mundu nyinulwe kunani,
15 nkupinga jojowe shakulupalile akole gumi gwa pitipiti.”
16 Pabha a Nnungu bhashinkwaapinganga bhandu pa shilambolyo, mpaka gubhampeleshe mwanagwabho jwa jika, nkupinga jojowe shankulupalile anaobhe, ikabhe akole gumi gwa pitipiti.
17 Pabha a Nnungu bhangampeleka mwanagwabho kushilambolyo nkupinga aukumule bhandu, ikabhe kwabhatapulanje.
