¹ habyaa omufarisayo, erina riwe nyahulwamo Nikodemu homughuma owabhahombe, owomolushu lwa wayahudi, ² omunduyoyu, mwaendera mwami Yesu omokiro, mwamubhira, Rabi, tunesiko ulyi mukangirisa oyuthoka kwa Kathutshi netsiko hathali mundu oyo angatoka, erikola ebhitikothiko kwebhi, Kathutshi aathalyi naye. ³ yesu mwamusubhisa, wikirirye, wikirirye, omundwathangathoka eringira omobwami bwa Kathutshi, athabhutwe ngendo lyakabhiri. ⁴ Nikodemu mwaneena, omundu angathokathi, eribhutwa inyahere mushakulu? syangathoka eringira omonda yamalyiwe ngendo lyakabhiri, neribhutwa, eho, anganathoka? ⁵ Yesu mwasubhisya, wikirirye, wikirirye, omundu athabhutwa omomaetsi nomomuthima, athangatok' eringira omobwami bha Kathutshi. ⁶ Echabhuthaa momubhiri nimubhiri, nekyabhutwa amomuthima ni muthima. ⁷ Uthaswekaa, kushangwa monyikubhira kitholyere, iwabhutwa, ngendo kabhirio. ⁸ eritsuku, erinaghenda, ehoshihoshi, eryoryanzire, ne mulhenge walyo, munowa o kushangwa, muthesi eyeyithoka, neyeyiya, ngoko irimibhere yo bhurimundu oyo wabhuthawa no muthima. ⁹ Nikodemu, mwamusubhirya, mwabhuwa, ebhinw' ebhi, byangathokana bhithi? ¹⁰ Yesu mwamusubhirya, uwemukangiritsa wa Israeli, nero, uthetsi, ebhinwebhii? ¹¹ Wikirirye, wikirirye, enyikubhira, echotwesi, nethuchothubhuwa, okwechoo twalolako, kushangwa, momuthathimba, ebye twabhuwagha. ¹² Namabhya namabhabhira ebhinwa bhahano, mokihugho muthetsi mwikiriryabho, mwandatoka muthi, erikirirya, namabhabhira, ebhinwa ebyo lubhula? ¹³ bhusangwa, sihalyi eyowirukire ndatha, erilwerubhula hathehoyowakima ayo, omwana wa Adamu. ¹⁴ kushangwa, ngoko musa ashumbe nzoka, omobheru, ngokobhiri, omwana wa Adamu athorhere inyashumbwa. ¹⁵ kumbye abhoshi, abhandamwikirirya, bhandahabhwa, obhuingo we kera- ne-kera. ¹⁶ kushana neshi, Kathutshi mwanze kihughoo, mwaherera omwanauwe, wekwenene, ngobhulyimundu, wandamwikirirya, athandathohotha, andabhya nobhuhingo, bhwe kera ne kera. ¹⁷ Bhushananecho, Kathutshi mwathathuma mwanauwe okokihugho, bhushana nerichweracho, bhushana mwamuthuma, ashamburhe ekihugho. ¹⁸ oyo wamamwikirirya, shendishatwerwa. Oyo wamamuthinda ahonaho, amamalyitswerwa, bhuchana mwathethikirirya, erina , ryomwana uwe, we kwenene rya Kathutshi. ¹⁹ chyinoo, chechirika, eritswerwa, bhushana nechakakala chamahik' omokihugho, kushangwa,mabhandu, bhomusasi, mobhanza, omusisimya Kathusthi, kulhabha, echakakala, kushangwa, emibhere yabho, yabhyagha mibhi. ²⁰ Obhulyimundu, oy' ukolenabhi, athanzire, echakakala athanzire, nerihikamucho, bhushana nemibhere iwe, athanzire emibhere iwe ilolweko, bhurorarora. ²¹ Kushangw'oyukakola- ekwenene, aakasa ihalye chskaka kushangwa, emibhere iwe ilolaweko, bhushana, yamakolwa, mobhubhuya Kathutshi. ²² Enyuma waho, Yesu hauma na bhiya bhuwe mobhaya omo nziera ye Yudea, eyo mwalabhya yo eshondambi, akapatishya, ²³ Na Yoana naye abhya nyaya e Aineo, hakuhi ne Salim, kusangwa habhya ihali amaetsai manji. Abhandu bhabhya bhakamwasako neri patishibhwa. ²⁴ Kundi Yoana, abhya' ishalya bhohwa. ²⁵ Sasa mohasiha obhuhaka omokathikathi kabhiya bha Yoane no muyahudi, kundi ne bhiro ebyeri tshumulwa. ²⁶ bhamasira Yoane, bhamamubhwira; mkangirira oyo ulwe naye eisirya we Yorodani, oyo ulya neyenera anemupatishwa na bhoshi bhamobhiy' iwo. ²⁷ Yoane amabhwirabho athi omundu shangapokera' echindu choshi choshi chamabhya sichinalwa e'lubhula. ²⁸ Enjo' wenewene mona bhabwira k'osinje Kristo, kundi monana bhabwira ngoko namasa embere shiwe, ngoko niri muthangiriri. ²⁹ oyuli n'omuheruchi n'ibha wo muheruchi. Sasa omwira w'omuheruchi mulume, ahangane nerihulikirirya akasahalukira omulenge w'oheruchi mulume. bhuno ni bhutsheme bhwaye, obhwamahika. ³⁰ Liombere inyaendelea nanje inakeha. ³¹ oya' alwe elubhula, alye elubhula oko bhoshi, ow' omochihuo, akalwa omochihuo, aya kanya noko ye chihuo, oya alwe elubhula, alye elughula oko bhoshi. ³² Iye akaneyena ebhyatsunga n'ebhyo' owa, nibwa isihali oyuliya' ebhyo akabhuwa. ³³ Oyo waliya ebhinywa ebhyo ayaneyena, mwabhererya ngoko ye Kathutshi ni kwenene. ³⁴ Kusangwa oyo atumawa na Kathutshi anakanya ebhinywa bhya Kathutshi, kusangwa Kathutshi atalengere omwethe ko chirengo. ³⁵ Ye thatha anzire omwana uwe, amuha ebhundu bhyoshi bhyo amobyala bhiwe. ³⁶ Oyo wikirirye omwana inyali n'engebhe, n'oyu thikirirye omwana nya thandalola oko mulamo.