Jesus na Nikodemus
1 Pa ri omunane Omujuda wena Nikodemus, ngwa ri owotjira tjOvafarisei. 2 Ouṱuku umwe eye we ere ku Jesus na tja: “Rabi, matu tjiwa kutja oove omuhonge ngu wa hindwa i Ndjambi. Kape nomundu ngu ma sora okutjita ovihimise mbi u tjita, Ndjambi tje he ri puna ye.”
3 Jesus arire tja ziri a tja: “Tjiri, tjiri, ami me ku raere ouatjiri, omundu tje hi nokukwatwa rukwao, kamaa sora okumuna ouhona wa Ndjambi.”
4 Nikodemus a pura a tja: “Omundu ngwa kurupa ma sora vi okukwatwa rukwao? Indu eye ma sora okuyaruka mezumo raina na pandukwa rukwao porutjavari are?”
5 Jesus wa zirire a tja: “Tjiri, tjiri, ami me ku raere ouatjiri, omundu tje hi nokukwatwa momeva na mOmbepo, kamaa sora okuhita mouhona wa Ndjambi. 6 Ihi tji tja kwatwa momundu otjo omundu, nu tji tja kwatwa mOmbepo otjo ombepo. 7 Okumwa, tji me ku raere kutja eṋe amuhe mamu sokukwatwa rukwao. 8 Ombepo i hinga ku mai vanga. Ove mo zuu ombosiro yayo, nungwari ko nokutjiwa kutja mai zu pi nu mai i pi. Otjinga ape ri nao wina na ngamwa auhe ngu ma kwatwa mOmbepo.”
9 Nikodemus wa purire a tja: “Oviṋa mbi mavi sora okutjitwa vi?”
10 Jesus arire tja ziri a tja: “Oove omuhonge omutjiukwa mOisrael, noviṋa mbi ko vi i are? 11 Tjiri, tjiri, ami me ku raere ouatjiri, eṱe tu hungira imbi mbi matu tjiwa, nu tu hongonona imbi mbi twa munu, nungwari eṋe kamu vanga okuyakura omahongononeno wetu. 12 Ami tji mbe mu serekarerere oviṋa vyouye mbwi, eṋe kamaamu kambura mu ami, nu mamu kambura vi mu ami tji mbe mu serekarerere imbi ovyeyuru? 13 Kape nomundu ngwa rorere okuronda keyuru posi yOmuna wOmundu. Eye porwe ongwa zire keyuru.”
14 “Nu Moses otja punga a turikire onyoka yongoporo kotjihenḓe mokuti onguza, Omuna wOmundu wina opunga ama turikwa nao, 15 kokutja auhe ngu ma kambura mu ye a kare nomuinyo waaruhe. 16 Orondu Ndjambi wa suverere ouye tjinene nai nga tja yandja Omuna we omukwatwa erike, kokutja auhe ngu ma kambura mu ye a ha pandjara, nungwari a kare nomuinyo waaruhe. 17 Ndjambi ka hindire Omuna we kouye okuyekuupangura, nungwari we mu hindira kutja ouye u yamwe i ye.
18 “Ingwi ngwa kambura mOmuna ke nokupangurwa, nungwari ingwi ngu hi nokukambura, eye wa pangurwa rukuru, tjinga e ha kamburire mOmuna wa Ndjambi omukwatwa erike. 19 Nombanguriro ya Ndjambi i ri nai: Eye wa hinda Ondjerera ye mouye, nungwari imba ovandu ave suvere onḓorera okukapita Ondjerera, ozondjito zawo tjinga aze ri zouvi. 20 Omundu auhe ngu tjita ouvi wa tonda ondjerera, nu kemee ya kondjerera, tjinga e ha vanga kutja ozondjito ze zouvi ze horoke. 21 Nungwari auhe ngu tjita ouatjiri, eye meya kondjerera, kokutja ondjerera i raise kutja ozondjito ze za tjitwa monḓuviro ku Ndjambi.”
Jesus na Johanes
22 Kombunda yoviṋa mbi, Jesus novahongewa ve va ire korukondwa rwa Judea, neye wa kakara ngo puna wo na papitisa ovandu. 23 Johanes wina aa papitisire mOenon, popezu na Salim, tjinga apa ri omeva omengi. Ovandu aave ya ku ye, neye e ve papitisa. 24 Oviṋa mbi vya tjitwa, Johanes ngunda e hiya yumbwa motjovakamburwa.
25 Ovahongewa tjiva va Johanes nOmujuda umwe va uta okupatasanena otjiṋa tjomerikohororero. 26 Owo opu va ira ku Johanes ave katja nai: “Muhonge, ove mo tjiwa omundu ngwi ngwa ri puna ove munda mbwina na Jordan, ingwi ngu wa hongonona are? Tara, eye nambano ma papitisa wina, novandu avehe mave i ku ye!”
27 Johanes wa zirire a tja: “Omundu kamaa kara notjiṋa tjinangara eye ke tji perwe i Ndjambi. 28 Eṋe oveni oweṋe ovahongonone vandje indu tji mba tja: ‘Ami hiwami Omutwirisiwa, nungwari mba hindwa komurungu we.’ 29 Omuvareke onguri omuini womuvarekwa, nungwari epanga romuvareke nda kurama mbo amari puratene, oro mari nyanda omutima tjinene tji ra zuu eraka romuvareke. Ami opu mba zu okukara nondjoroka onene tjinene. 30 Onḓengu ye ngai kure, nu indji oyandje i yaruke kehi.”
31 Ingwi ngu ma zire kombanda, eye omunene pu avehe. Nu ngu ma zu mouye, eye owouye nu u hungira ovyouye. Nungwari ingwi ngu ma zu keyuru, eye u ri kombanda yaavehe. 32 Eye u serekarera ihi tja munu nu tja zuu, nungwari kape na ngu yakura ombuze ye. 33 Nu ngu ma yakura ombuze ye, okutja nao wa zikamisa kutja Ndjambi omunauatjiri. 34 Ingwi ngwa hindwa i Ndjambi u hungira omambo wa Ndjambi, Ndjambi tjinga ame mu pe Ombepo ye okuura. 35 Ihe wa suvera Omuna we, notja yandja avihe momake we. 36 Auhe ngwa kambura mOmuna, u nomuinyo waaruhe; nu auhe ngu hi nonḓuviro kOmuna, kamaa munu omuinyo, nungwari omberero ya Ndjambi mai kara kombanda ye.
Jesus naNikodemus
1 Gumwe gwomaafarisayi, edhina lye Nikodemus, oshilyo shomongundu yaapangeli Aajuda, 2 okwe ya kuJesus uusiku nokwa ti kuye: “Muhongi, otu shi shi, ongoye omulongi ngoka a tumwa kuKalunga, oshoka kaku na nando ogumwe ta vulu okulonga iikumithalonga mbyoka to longo, okuninga Kalunga e li pamwe naye.”
3 Jesus okwe mu yamukula nokwa ti: “Ngame otandi ku lombwele oshili: Omuntu ngele ita valululwa, ita vulu okumona Oshilongo shaKalunga.”
4 Nikodemus okwa ti kuye: “Omuntu ngele omukuluntu, ota vulu ngiini okuvalwa ishewe? Ita vulu ndishi okushuna moshivalelo shayina, a valwe olutiyali?”
5 Jesus okwe mu yamukula: “Ngame otandi ku lombwele oshili: Kape na omuntu ta vulu okuya mOshilongo shaKalunga, ngele ina valululwa momeya nomOmbepo. 6 Shoka sha valwa panyama, osho onyama, naashoka sha valwa pambepo, osho Ombepo. 7 Ino kumwa, sho nde ku lombwele kutya omu na okuvalululwa. 8 Ano ombepo ohayi pepe shaa mpoka ya hala. Oto uvu oshihomo shayo, ihe ku shi mpoka tayi zi naankoka yu uka. Osho naanaa shi li kukehe ngoka a valwa pambepo.”
9 Nikodemus okwe mu pula a ti: “Shika otashi vulika ngiini?”
10 Jesus okwa yamukula a ti: “Ngoye omulongi gwAaisraeli, ihe nani shika ku shi shi? 11 Otandi ku lombwele oshili. Tse otatu popi shoka tu shi shi notatu hokolola shoka twa mona, ihe ne inamu hala okutaamba ehokololo lyetu. 12 Ngele tandi mu lombwele iinima yokombanda yevi, ihe itamu itaale, otamu vulu ngiini okwiitaala, ngele tandi mu hokololele iinima yomegulu? 13 Kape na nando ogumwe a yile megulu kakele kOmuna gwOmuntu, ngoka a zi megulu.”
14 “Ngashika naanaa Moses a li a yelutha eyoka pombanda mombuga, osho wo Omuna gwOmuntu e na oku ka yeluthwa pombanda, 15 opo kehe ngoka te mu itaale, a kale e na omwenyo gwaaluhe. 16 Oshoka osho ngeyi Kalunga a kala e hole uuyuni, oye a gandja Omwana awike, opo shaa ngoka te mu itaale, kaa kane, ihe a kale e na omwenyo gwaaluhe. 17 Oshoka Kalunga ina tuma Omwana muuyuni, a pangule uuyuni, aawe, okwe mu tumu, opo uuyuni u hupithwe kuye.”
18 “Ngoka i itaala Omwana, ita pangulwa; ngoka ini itaala, okwa pangulwa nale, oshoka ini itaala Omuvalwa awike gwaKalunga. 19 Ihe epangulo oli li mpoka kutya uuyelele owe ya muuyuni, ihe aantu oye hole omilema shi vulithe pokuhola uuyelele, oshoka iilonga yawo iiwinayi. 20 Kehe ngoka ha longo uuwinayi, oku tonde uuyelele noite ya puuyelele, oshoka ina hala, iilonga ye iiwinayi yi holoke. 21 Ihe ngoka ta longo iilonga yu uka, ote ya puuyelele, opo uuyelele u holole kutya iilonga ye oya longwa omolwokuvulika kuKalunga.”
Jesus naJohannes Omushashi
22 Konima yaambika Jesus naalongwa ye oya yi kuJudea. Ye okwa kala ko omasiku gamwe pamwe nayo ta shasha aantu. 23 Johannes okwa li ta shasha puAinon, popepi naSalim, oshoka kokuma nkoka okwa li ku na omeya ogendji. Aantu oyendji oye ya kuJohannes, oye nokwe ya shasha, 24 oshoka Johannes okwa li ine edhililwa natango mondholongo.
25 Yamwe yomaalongwa yaJohannes oya tameke okuludhika nOmujuda gumwe kombinga yeyogo lyopaShijuda. 26 Yo oye ya kuJohannes noya ti kuye: “Muhongi, tala ko, omulumentu ngoka a li pamwe nangoye handiyaka yomulonga gwaJordan naangoka we mu hokolola, ota shasha, naantu ayehe otaa yi kuye.”
27 Johannes okwa yamukula a ti: “Kape na omuntu ta vulu okwiikuthila nando osha, okuninga Kalunga te shi mu pe. 28 One yene oonzapo dhandje, sho nda tile, ngame kandi shi Kristus, ihe onda tumwa oku mu tetekela. 29 Ngoka e na omufuko, oye ombushiki. Ihe kuume kombushiki ota thikama e ta pulakene nota nyanyukilwa ewi lyombushiki. Osho wo nenyanyu ndika lyandje olya gwanenena. 30 Oye e na okunenepala, ihe ngame ondi na okushonopala.”
Ngoka a za megulu
31 “Oongoka a za pombanda, oye omunene e vule ayehe. Ngoka gwopavi, ogwopavi nota popi iinima yopavi. Ngoka a za megulu, oye omunene e vule ayehe. 32 Oye ta hokolola shoka a mono nokwa uvu, ihe kape na nando ogumwe ta taamba ehokololo lye. 33 Oongoka ta taamba ehokololo lye, ota koleke nokutya Kalunga oye Kalunga kashili. 34 Ngoka a tumwa kuKalunga, oye ta popi oohapu dhaKalunga; oshoka Kalunga ite mu pe Ombepo ta yeleke, ihe ote mu pe sha gwana. 35 He oku hole Omwana nokwe mu pa iinima ayihe miikaha ye. 36 Oongoka i itaala Omwana, oku na omwenyo gwaaluhe, ihe ngoka itaa vulika kOmwana, ita ka mona omwenyo, ihe ondjahi yaKalunga otayi kala kombanda ye.”
