¹ None hali haliho umuntu umwe wa malali sayo, izina dyage nikodemu, mukulu wa bhayahudi." ² Myuyalamuziliye mwijolo alamubhwila, labi, tulumenya kuko uli mwalimu, uvuye iwa mungu; kwamana ntamuntu ayobhola kuzikola ishala izi zukola wewe, isipokuwa mungu alihamwe nanyene. ³ Yesu alajibu," alamubwila, amini, amini, nma nkubwila, umuntu ata vyawe ila kabhili ntashobhola kubhona ubhufunlume bwimana," ⁴ Nikodemo, alamubwili, ayobholainte ukuvyalwa, ali umuzehe? ala yo bhola kwinjila munda ya nyinawage imalaya kabhili akavyalwa?" ⁵ Yesu alamubhila, "Amina,amina mpa nkubwila, umuntu alavyawe kubwamazi nubwumutima, ntayobhola kwinjila kubhufalume bwimana. ⁶ Ikivuse kubhumu bhili numubholi, na kivusekubhumutima.Numutima. ⁷ Ntushangale kuko ndakubwiye. hamuna kuzaliwa mala ya kabhili. ⁸ Imboge uvuga iyoyimbo, ni sauti yage ulaitegeza,lakini ntume nya iyoyuva awala iyougendakadhalika ni hali yage kila muntu a vuse kubhumutima. ⁹ Nikodemo alajibu, alamubwila, yayo bhoka nte ukubha amagambo aya. ¹⁰ Yesu alagamba," amubwilaje wewe ni mwalimu waizilaeli na magambo aya ntuyamenya? ¹¹ Amini,amini, mpankubhwila kwamba, liyadyatu menya tulaligamba, wala ushuda bwachu ntimu bwemela. ¹² Ikiwa ndabha bwiye amagambo yintala, wala ntumusadiki, mulosadiki hehe hondobha bwila amagambo yomwijulu? ¹³ Wala hakuna umuntu yakuse mwijuluila wene ya gogo mye kuvaa mwijulu, yaani, umwana wa adamu. ¹⁴ Nankakuya musa kwoyamwinuye inzoka ijangwani niho nkinintwo mwana adamu, hana budi kuinuliwa, ¹⁵ Ili kilamuntu amwaniye abhane abhane ubhuzima bwimusi yose hagati ya nyene ¹⁶ Kwamana iyigene Mungu yaishimywe intala, alamutula umwana wage wa pekee ili kila muntu amwamini ntatagike, bali abhane ubhuzima bhwi misi yose. ¹⁷ Kuko Mungu ntiyamutu mywe umwana mwiyintala ila ayihukumu intala, bali intala yokolewe hagati yanyene. ¹⁸ Uwumwemela wene ntahukumiwa; uwuta mini azeya hukumiwe; kuko ntadyamini izina dyumwana pekee wi Mana. ¹⁹ Na iyiniyo hukumu; yakuwa umwanga walaziye muritala abhantu bhakunda umwilima kuliko umwanga; kuko amatendo yabho yali mabhi. ²⁰ Kwamana kila muntu akola mabhi alagaya umwanga, amatendo yage ijabhonekene yakemewe. ²¹ Bali wene uwukola kwene alaza kumwanga, ili anatendo yage yabhone kene wazi yaku wa yakozwe hagati yimana. ²² Baada yayo Yesu na bhanafunzi bhage bhalagiye mpaka munsu ya bhayahudi; alidigwa ilya hamwe nabhene, alabhatiza. ²³ Yahana nawo yali abhatiza ilya ainoni, hofe ni salimu, kwisababu ilya hali ya maji menshi na bhantu balamugila, bhalabatizwa. ²⁴ Kuko yohona yali atala sigwe mwigeleza. ²⁵ Basi halatokeze amashindono kubhanafuni bhayohana numuyahudi wumwe hijulu yubhutakaso. ²⁶ Balamgila yihana bhalambhula, labi Wene yali hamwe nawe hakuya yiyo lodani, wene wowashuhudiye, labha uwoalabhajiza na bhanju bhose bhalamgila." ²⁷ Yohana alajibu, alagamba, ntayobhola umunitu kwakila ijambo lyolyose isipokuwa alahawe kuva mwijulu. ²⁸ Mwemweyene mulambwila yakwamba ndaligamba,jewe siye kirsito, bali ndatumwe imbele yage. ²⁹ Ulinanyene bibi alusi niwo bwana alusi; lakini muhali wage Bwana alusi, wene ahagalala nukumutegeza, ntashime chane isauti, yage bwana alusi. ³⁰ Basi iyi fulaha yanje ilasohoye. wene niahaja kwendelea' bali jewe ukugeluka. ³¹ Wene aloze kuva hejulu, uwo nuwo hejulu wayose. wene uli wintala, asili yage ni wintala, nawo agamba amagambo yintala. wena aza kuva mwijulu alihejulu wayose. ³² Yaya yoya bhoye nukuya tegeza niyo ashuhudia, wala ntawo liho abhwemela ubhushuhuda bwage. ³³ Wene uwemeye ubhushuhuda bwage asize kumuhuli ya kwamba Mungu ni kweli. ³⁴ Kuko wene yalatumwe na Mungu alayagamba amagambo yimana; kuko mutatola umutima kugipimo. ³⁵ Baba alakunda umwana, nawo amuhaye vyose mumabhoko yage ³⁶ Uwumwamini umwana ali nubhuzima bwimisi yose; uwutamwela umwana ntalobhona bhuzima, baliigazabu yimana ila mwichalila.