¹ Hakabha halio omufarisayo eibhararye Nikodemo, mukuru wa abhayahudi. ² Ogu omusaija aija ahali yesu omuchiro amugambhira hati '' Rabhi nitukumanya okwo oli omwegesa ayarugire ahali katonda. Nitukumanyira ahakulebha okwo atariho muntu wakukora ebhitangazo nky'ebhyokukora, Sana katonda abhe amwemiremu.'' ³ Yesu amuhorora hati, ''Nkugambhire amazima, Omuntu k'atazeirwe bhundi bhusya tarirebha obhukama bhwa katonda ⁴ Nikodemo hamubhaza hati, ''Omuntu ayabheire muzee yakazarwa ata bhundi bhusya? Agaruka omuri nyina azarwe elya kabhili?'' ⁵ Yesu amuhorora hati, ''Nkugambhire amazima, omuntu katazairwe mumeizi na mumwoyo tiyakutaha mubhukama bhwa katonda. ⁶ Echazarwa omubhiri kibha mubhiri, n'echizarwa omwoyo gubha mwoyo . ⁷ Otasobherwa kubhona ninkugambhira okwo kuragirwa kuzarwa bhundi bhusya. ⁸ Omuyaga guhua niguja ahagurikwenda, kandi ohurira akahiriro kagwo. Chonka mubhari gukuruga na mbali gukuja tohamanya.Nomuntu azeirwe nikwo ali atyo. ⁹ Nikodemo amubhaza hati''echi chakubha chita?'' ¹⁰ Yesu amusubhamu ati ''iwe omuri israeli obha mwegesa,Chasubha chakurema kuchishobhokerwa? ¹¹ Nkugamubhire amazima ebhiritulikugambha nitubhimanya, n'ebhyo tubhoine nitubhijurila; Chonka ebhyo tukubhagambhira timukubhikiliza. ¹² Kindabhagambhira eby'omunsi mukanga kwikiriza isi kindabhagambhira ebhyo' mwiguru murabhikiriza muta? ¹³ Tariho aragiire mwiguru sana omwana w'omuntu ayarugireyo. ¹⁴ Okwo musa yahanikire enjoka omwirungu nikwo omwana w'omuntu alikurangirwa atyo kuhanikwa. ¹⁵ Wena alikumwesiga aije abhone hobhurola obhutawaho. ¹⁶ Katonda akenda ensi muno yagobha akugambha omwanawe omo, Wena alimwikiriza atabhura abhone obhurora obhutariwaho. ¹⁷ Katonda akatuma omwanawe omunsi kujirokora tikujiramura. ¹⁸ Amwikiriza taramurwa kandi atamwikiriza ogwo yaramirwe,ahabhwokubha tiyakiriza omwana omo wa katonda. ¹⁹ Eiramu niligenda riti: Omusana gukaija omunsi abhantu bhayenda omwirima kusaaga omusana gwonene, ahabhwokubha ebikorwa bhyabho bhikabha bhili bhibhi. ²⁰ ahabhakubha bhuli muntu akoro kubhi ayanga omusana, Kandi taija aha musana ebhikorwabye bhitaija bhikazoka. ²¹ Ayakora echamazima aija aha musana, Chimanyike okwo ebhyakukora bhili kuruga ahali katonda'' ²² Ebhyo kibhyaweile yesu n'abhegesibhwabhe bagenda Buyahudi; aikarayo nabho abhatiza. ²³ Na yohana akabha nabhatiliza Enoni bhwatana na Salimu, ahabhwokuba kulinya akabha haliyo ameizi gangi. Abhantu bhakeija bhabhatizibhwe. ²⁴ Nomanya omubhirebyo yohana akabha atakafungirwe. ²⁵ Aija abhaza emupaka omu bhegesibhwa bha yohana n'omuyahudi omo, bhahakanira okunabha. ²⁶ Bhagobha yohana bhamugambhira bhati ''Rabhi owo mubheire muli hamoi bhuseri bhwa yolodani owuwa bheire nojulira ali aha nabhatiza, mara abhantu bhona nibhaja ahali wenene'' ²⁷ Yohana abhahorora ati, ''Taliho muntu nomo ayakubhona chintu chona chona atachierwe kuruga omwiguru ²⁸ Imwe bhonene nimujulira okwo nagambhire okwo ntali kristo, Sana nkatumwa kumwebhembera. ²⁹ Omuntu aine omugore niwe chiswera, Munywanyi wa chiswera kayemerera akamuhurira akahurila neirakalye asemererwa muno. Ahabhwecho nigo masemererwa gange. ³⁰ Asanirwe kugenderera. kandi nyawe kusubha enyuma. ³¹ Ayarugire omwiguru nasaga bhona. Omuntu ow'omunsi abha w'ensi, Kandi agambha ebhyensi; ayarugire omwiguru nasaga bhona. ³² Bhiliya ebhyoyabhoine n'ebhiyahulile nibhyo alikujulira chonka alikwikiliza obhujulizibwe. ³³ Alikwikiliza ebhyakugamba omukwikiliza okwo nabha nahamisa okwo katonda abha w'a amazima. ³⁴ Kubha owo katonda atumire nagamba ebhigambho bhya katonda Ahabhwokubha katonda kokumuha omwoyo namuha wena. ³⁵ Ise w'omuntu ayenda omwanawe kandi bhyona abhiteire ombushobhorabhwe. ³⁶ Aikiliza omwana ajira obhurora obhutaliwaho. Atahurila mwana talibhona bhurora,sana echiriho Katonda aliikara amusasire.