¹ Akaba arowo omuntu ow'omu bafarisayo, akwetwa Nikodemu, omwe abategeki b'abuyudaya. ² Omuseeza ogu akeeza ari yesu omuciro yamigira ati: Rabi, nitumanya kwari omwegesa owarugire ari Ruhanga; akaba atariwo muntu akubasa kukora obumanyiso obwa kukora, kureka Ruhanga yaguma nawe. ³ Yesu yaamugarukamu ati: mazima mazima ninkugambira nti: omuntu kwakuba atazerwe gwa kabiri, tabasa kureeba bukama bwa Ruhanga. ⁴ Nikodemu yaamubuza ati: omuntu nabasa ata kuzarwa yaakuzire? Nabasa kugaruka omunda ya nyina, azaarwe? ⁵ Yesu yaagarukamu ati: mazima mazima ninkugambira nti omuntu ku aba atazeerwe meezi nari mwoyo, tabasa kutaya omu bukama bwa Ruhanga. ⁶ Ecizaarwa omubiri ciba omubiri, n'ecizarwa omwoyo ciba omwoyo. ⁷ Otangara ecinakugambira nti: musemerire kuzarwa ogwa kabiri. ⁸ Omuyaga guwuwa nigugarunza ayi gukukunda, Iwe awura okuwowa kwago, konka tomanya iyi gukuruga, n'obu yaakuba owu gukuza, n'zerwe mwoyo weena nico oba. ⁹ Nikodemu yaamugarukamu ati: ebyo nibibasika bita? ¹⁰ Yesu yaamugarukamu, naagira ati: ori omwegesa ow'abaisraeli, kandi tokumanya ebigambo ebyo? ¹¹ .Mazima mazima ninkuganbira nti: itwe tugamba eci tukumanya, tuyamye eci turebere; konka imwe timwikiriza kuwamya kwetu ¹² Obu mbagambiire eby'ensi mutabikiriza, murikirizaci muta, naabagambira ebyi iguru? ¹³ Tarowo aratembere omwiguru kureka ogu owagonokere okuruga omu iguru, niwe mwana w'omuntu ari omu iguru ¹⁴ Kandink'oku musa yaayanikire enzoka omu iyamba, niko n'omwana w'omuntu asemerire kuwanikibwa. ¹⁵ ngu omuntu weena akumwikiriza ayeebwe amagara agatawawo ¹⁶ Akuba oku niko Ruhanga yaakunzire atyo ensi akawayo omwana wewe omwe nyamunegere, ngu weena akumwikiriza atawerekerera kureka atunge amagara agatawawo. ¹⁷ mumanye ngu Ruwanga taratumire mwana weewe omu nsi kugicwera omusango, kureka ngu ensi ezunwe abwewe. ¹⁸ Akumwikiriza, takucwerwa musango; konka atakumwikiriza, ayeereze kumucwera, abw'okuba tayikirize iziina ry'omwana wa Ruwanga ¹⁹ Kandi ogu nigwo musango, omusana gwizire omu nsi, abantu baakunda omwirima okucira omusana; akaba emicwe yaabo ekaba eri mibi. ²⁰ omuntu weena akukora ebibi na yanga omusana, kandi teeza amusana , ngu emicwe yeewe eresere kuhaburwa. ²¹ Konka akora eby'amazima na yiza omusana, ngu emicwe yeewe erbeeke butuunu ka yakozerwe omuri Ruhanga ²² ,Abwayuma y'ebyo yesu n'abeegi beewe bataya omu isaza rya buyudaya; yaagumayonabo, naabatiza. ²³ Kandi na yowaana akaba naabatiriza Eno yeeyi na salimu abw'okuba awo niwo ameezi mengi gaabere gari; abantu bengi beeza baabatizibwa. ²⁴ kandi obu Yowaana bakaba batamutere mu cwome ²⁵ Yaabawo empaka agaati y'abeegi ba Yowaana n'omuyudaya aby'okweyeza. ²⁶ Bengi bayiza ari Yowaana, baamugira bati;Rabi; omuseza owabire ari amwe nawe obuseri bwa Yorodani, owu waabere nooyamya, reeba newe naabatiza, abantu boona nibagenda eyari ²⁷ Yowaana yaagarukamu naagira ati: omuntu tabasa kwi wa kintu kyona, kureka biri eciwerwe okuruga omu iguru. ²⁸ Imwe mwenka nimuyamya ku naagambire nti: nyowe tindi kristo, konka nkatumibwa kumwebembera ²⁹ Oyine omugore niwe ciswera; omugambi w'obugenyi aka yaayemerera arubazu rwa ciswera yaamuwura asemerirwe munonga abw'okuwurw iraka ryewe; n'abwecyo okusemererwa kwange ku hikire. ³⁰ Iwe asemerirwa kuguma naakura, naanye nkaguma ningaruka ansi. ³¹ Orugire omu iguru naacira boona; ow'ensi oba ori ow'ensi, kandi ogamba ebyensi orurugire omu iguru naacira boona; ³² eci yaarebere n'eci yaawurire, nibyo ayamya; konka tarowo muntu ayikiriza yayamya. ³³ Oyikiriza eby'okuyamya kwewe, aba ayamize eci ngu Ruwanga n'owamazima ³⁴ Ou Ruhanga yaatumire agamba ebigambo bya Ruhanga; akuba Ruhanga kaaza kuwa omwoyo tamureenga. ³⁵ Ishe akunda omwana, kandi amurekura byona. ³⁶ akwikiriza omwana ayiine amagara agatawawo; konka atakorobera mwana, tayiine magara; kureka eciniga cya Ruhanga ciguma ariiwe