Jesub tsî Nikodemub
1 Jodeǁîn di danaǂgaeǂgui-aob, Farisegu di ǀApemāǃnans di ǁanib, Nikodemub ti ǀon hâb ge ge hâ i. 2 ǁÎb ge tsuxuba Jesub tawa hā tsî ge mî: “ǁKhāǁkhā-aotse, Eloba xuts ge sidats nî ǁkhāǁkhāse hā ǃkhaisa da ge a ǂan. Khoe-i xare-i ge sats ra dī saode a dī ǁoa, Elob ga ǁî-i ǀkha hâ tama io.”
3 Ob ge Jesuba ge ǃeream bi: “Amase, amase ta ra mîba tsi, khoe-i ga ǁkhawa ǃnae tama io, o-i ge tātsē Elob Gaosiba mû ǁoa.”
4 Ob ge Nikodemuba ge dî bi: “Kaira hâ khoe-e mâti i ǁkhawa a ǃnae ǁkhā? Amase i kom ǁgûs ǃnāb ǃnâ ǂgâ-oa tsî ǁkhawa a ǃnae ǁoao?”
5 Ob ge Jesuba ge ǃeream: “Amase, amase ta ra mîba tsi, khoe-i ga ǁgam-i tsî Gagaba xu ǃnae tama io, o-i ge tātsē Elob Gaosib ǃnâ ǂgâ ǁoa. 6 ǁNā-i khoe-e xu ǃnae hâ-i ge a khoe, xawe Gagaba xu ǃnae hâ i ge a gaga. 7 Tā buru ‘ǁKhawa du nî ǃnae’ ti ta go mîba tsi ǃkhais xa. 8 ǂOab ge ǂgaob ra khami ra ǃgom tsîts ge ǀōb âba ra ǁnâu, xawets ge mâpa xub ra hā tamas ka io mâǀîb garu ǃkhaisa a ǀū. ǁNās ǁkhās khami i ge Gagaba xu ǃnae hâ-i hoa-i ǀkha ī.”
9 “Mâtis nēsa a īǁkhā?” tib ge Nikodemuba ge dî.
10 Ob ge Jesuba ge ǃeream bi: “Sats kom Israeli di ǂanǂansa ǁgauǃnâ-aotsao, mâtits nēna ǁnâuǃā tama hâ? 11 Amase, amase ta ge ra mîba tsi, xūn ǂan ge an tsî mû ge gen xa ge ge ra ǃkhō-am, xawe go ge sige ǃkhō-amsa ǃkhōǃoa tama hâ. 12 ǃHūbaib di xūn xa ta ga mîba du tsî du ga ǂgom tama io, mâti du ǁnâi ǀhomsi xūn xa ta ga mîba du, o nî ǂgom? 13 Khoen Ôab ge ǀhomma xu ǃhūbaib ǃoa ge hā tsî ǁkhawa ǀhommi ǃoa nî oa.” 14 Tsî Moseb ge ǀaoba haib ai ūkhâi hâ is ǁkhās khamib ge Khoen Ôab tsîna nî ǀgapiǀgapihe, 15 hoan tita ǃnâ ra ǂgomn nî ǀamo ûiba ūhâse. 16 “ǁNātikōseb ge Eloba ǃhūbaiba ge ǀnam tsîb ge ǁîb di ǀguise ǃnae hâ ǀGôaba ge mā, ǁîb ǃnâ ra ǂgomn hoan kāǁō tide, xawen nî ǀamo ûiba ūhâse. 17 ǁNā-amagab ge Eloba ǁîb Ôaba ǃhūbaibab nî ǀgoraǃgâse sî tama hâ, xawe ǃhūbaib nî ǁîb ǃnâ-u orehese.
18 “ǁÎb ǃnâ ga ǂgom-i ge ǀgoraǃgâhe tide. Xawe ǁîb ǃnâ ga ǂgom tama i-i ge ǀnai ǀgoraǃgâhe hâ, ǀguise ǃnae hâ ǀGôab Elob dib di ǀons ǃnâ-i ǂgom tama amaga. 19 Tsî ǁîn ǀgoraǃgâs ge nēsa: ǃNâb ge ǃhūbaib ai hā, xawen ge ǁîba ge ǂgao tama hâ i. Tsîn ge ǃkhaenaba ge ǀnam i, dīn gere xūn ge ǂkhaba i xui-ao. 20 ǁÎn ge ǃnâba ǁkhan hâ, ǁîn ǃkhaenab ǃnâ ǁoreba ra dī amaga. ǁÎn kom ǃnâba xu ra hâbēo, ǁoren ân nî ǂhai ǃkhaisan ra ǃao amaga. 21 Xawe ǁnān, amaba ra dīn ge ǃnâb ǃoa ra hā, î gu ǁîn di sîsengu Elob ǃnân ge dīga ǂhai.”
Jesub tsî Johaneb ǁĀǁnâ-aob
22 ǁNās khaoǃgâ gu ge Jesub tsî ǁîb ǁkhāǁkhāsabegu* tsîga Jerusalemsa xu ge ǂoa, xawe gu ge ǁaero-e Judeaǀkharib ǃnâ hâ tsî ǁnāpa gere ǁāǁnâ.
23 ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnâb ge Johaneb ǁĀǁnâ-aob tsîna Salims ǀgūse ǂnôa ǃās, Aenons tawa gere ǁāǁnâ, ǁnāpa i ge kai ǁgam-e hâ i tsîn gere khoena ǀû tamase ǁāǁnâ kaisen nîse sī xui-ao. 24 Nēs ge Johaneb ǃkhō-oms ǃnâ nî aoǂgāhes aiǃâ ge isa. 25 ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnâ i ge Jodeǁî-e Johaneb di ǁkhāǁkhāsabegu tawa ǀkhī tsî ǃanuǃanusens xa ǁîgu ǀkha ge ǂnoagutsoatsoa. 26 Johaneb di ǁkhāǁkhāsabegu ge ǁîb ǃoa hā tsî ge mî: “ǁKhāǁkhā-aotse, ǁnā khoeb Jordanǃāb di aiǂoasǀkhāb aits ge ǀhao-ūb, sats ge ǁîb xa ǃkhō-ammi tsîn ge khoena ra ǁāǁnâ, tsîn ge hoaraga khoena ǁîb tawa ra sī.”
27 Ob ge Johaneba ge ǃeream: “Khoe-i ge xū-i xare-e a ǃkhōǃoa ǁoa Elob ǀhommi ǃnâ hâba xu i ga māhe tama io. 28 Sago ǂûgo ge a ti ǀhûǀguitimî-ao, tita ge sago ǃoa ‘Tita Xristu* tama’ ti mî hâ i ǃkhaisa. Tita ge nēpa ǁîb daoba ta nî ǂhomise ǀgui ge sîhe. 29 ǃGame-aos ge ǃgame-aob hâpa nî sī. ǃGame-aob di horesab hîa mâ tsî ǁîba ra ǃgâb ge ǁîb dommab ra ǁnâu, o kaise ra ǃgâiaǂgao. ǁKhā ǀgaub aib ge ti ǃgâiaǂgaoba ra ǀoa. 30 ǁÎb ge ǃaruǀîǀgui nî kai tsî tita ge ǃaruǀîǀgui nî ǂkhari.
ǁNāb ǀhomma xu ra hāb
31 “ǁÎb ge ǀhomma xu ge ǁgôaxa tsî hoan ǃgâ-ai a kai. Tita ge a ǃhūbaib di tsî ǃhūbaib din xa ǀgui ra ǃhoa, xawe ǁîb ge ǀhomma xu ge hā tsî hoan ǂamai hâ. 32 ǁÎb ge mû tsîb ge ǁnâun xa ra ǃkhō-am, xawe i ge khoe-i xare-e ǃkhō-ams âba ǃkhōǃoa tama hâ. 33 ǁNān hîa ǃkhō-ams âba ra ǃkhōǃoan ge Elob a ama ǃkhaisa nî ǁapoǁapo. 34 Elob xa ge sîheb ge Elob mîde ra ǃhoa, Elob ra ǁîb Gagaba ǀoasase mā xui-ao. 35 ǁGûb ge ǀGôaba a ǀnam tsî ǁkhāsiba hoaraga xūn ǂamai ge mā bi. 36 Tsî hoan hîa Elob Ôab ǃnâ ra ǂgomn, ge ǀamo ûiba ūhâ. ǁNān hîa ǁîba ǁnâuǀnam taman ge tātsēs tsîna ǀamo ûiba tsâ tide, xaweb ge Elob di ǁaiba ǁîn ai nî hâhâ.”
Jesus naNikodemus
1 Ndele opa li omulumenhu womOvafarisai, edina laye Nikodemus, omukulunhu wOvajuda. 2 Ye okwe uya kuJesus oufiku ndele ta ti kuye: “Rabbi, otu shi shii, oove omulongi wa dja kuKalunga, osheshi kape na ou ta dulu okuninga oikumwifalonga ei to i ningi, Kalunga ngeenge ke li pamwe naye.” 3 Jesus okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti kuye: “Oshilishili handi ku lombwele: omunhu ngeenge ina dalululwa, ita dulu okumona ouhamba waKalunga.” 4 Nikodemus okwa tya kuye: “Omunhu ta dulu ngahelipi okudalwa omukulunhu? Ita dulu ndishi okushuna medimo laina nokudalwa?” 5 Jesus okwa nyamukula: “Oshilishili handi ku lombwele: omunhu ngeenge ita dalwa komeva nokOmhepo, ita dulu okuya mouhamba waKalunga. 6 Eshi sha dalwa kombelela, osho ombelela, naashi sha dalwa kOmhepo, osho omhepo. 7 Ino kumwa, shaashi nde ku lombwela: mu nokudalululwa. 8 Omhepo otai pepe apa ya hala noshihomo shayo oto shi udu, ndele ove ku shii apa tai di naapa tai i. Hano osho tashi kala nakeshe omunhu, ou a dalwa mOmhepo.” 9 Nikodemus okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti kuye: “Eshi otashi ningwa ngahelipi?” 10 Jesus okwe mu nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Oove omulongi waIsrael, ndele eshi ku shi shii. 11 Oshilishili handi ku lombwele: ohatu popi eshi tu shii, ndele hatu hepaulula eshi twa mona, ndele nye itamu itavele ehepaululo letu. 12 Ngeenge handi mu lombwele ei oikwadu, nye itamu itavele, hano otamu itavele ngahelipi, ngeenge handi mu lombwele ei yomeulu? 13 Ndelenee kape na umwe ou a londa a ya keulu, oye tuu aeke a londoloka keulu, Omona wOmunhu, ou ha kala meulu.” 14 Ndele ngaashi Moses a tulika eyoka pombada mombuwa, nosho yo Omona wOmunhu oku nokutulikwa pombada, 15 opo keshe tuu ou te mu itavele, aha kane, ndele a kale e nomwenyo waalushe.
16 Osheshi osho Kalunga a kala e hole ounyuni, Oye a yandja Omona waye Ewifa, opo keshe ou te mu itavele aha kane, ndelenee a kale e nomwenyo waalushe. 17 Osheshi Kalunga ina tuma Omona waye mounyuni a tokole ounyuni, ndelenee ounyuni u xupifwe kuye.
18 Ou te mu itavele, ye ita tokolwa; ndelenee ou ita itavele, ye okwa tokolwa nale, osheshi ye ina itavela edina lOmona Ewifa laKalunga. 19 Ndelenee etokolo oleli: ouyelele we uya mounyuni, ndelenee ovanhu va li ve hole omulaulu komesho youyelele, osheshi oilonga yavo oii. 20 Osheshi keshe ou ta longo owii, ota tondo ouyelele, ndele ite uya pouyelele, oilonga yaye iha hanyenwe. 21 Ndelenee ou ha longo oshili, oye ta holokele pouyelele, oilonga yaye i hololwe, osheshi oya ningilwa muKalunga.
Johannes Omushashi ta hepaulula vali Kristus
22 Ndelenee konima yoinima ei Jesus okwa ya pamwe novalongwa vaye komikunda daJudea, ndele oko a kala navo, ndele ta shashe. 23 NaJohannes yo okwa li ta shashe muAinon, popepi naSelim, osheshi opa li pe nomeva mahapu, novanhu ve uya ndele tava shashwa. 24 Osheshi Johannes okwa li ina tulwa natango modolongo.
25 Ndele opa ningwa eemhata pokati kovalongwa vaJohannes nOvajuda omolweyelifo. 26 Ndele vo ove uya kuJohannes ndele tava ti kuye: “Rabbi, winya a kala naave kombada yaJordan, ou we mu hepaulula tala, Oye ta shashe, naaveshe otava i kuye.” 27 Johannes okwe va nyamukula ta ti: “Omunhu ita dulu okulikufila sha, ngeenge ite shi pewa tashi di meulu. 28 Onye vene eendobwedi dange, ame eshi nda tile: ame haame Kristus, ndelenee nda tumwa oku mu tetekelela. 29 Ou e nomuhombolwa, oye omuhomboli; ndelenee kaume komuhomboli ou e li ofika ndele te mu pwilikine, oye ta hafele shili ondaka yomuhomboli. Ehafo eli lange paife ola wanenena. 30 Oye e nokukula, ame ndi nokuninipala.
31 “Ou ta di kombada, oye wokombada yaaveshe. Ou womedu, oye wopedu ndele ta popi pedu. Ou ta di meulu, oye wokombada yaaveshe. 32 Ndele osho e shi mona naashi e shi uda, ote shi hepaulula; ndelenee kape na ou ta tambula ehepaululo laye. 33 Ou ta tambula ehepaululo laye, ota pameke nokutya, Kalunga Oye omunashili. 34 Osheshi ou a tumwa kuKalunga, oye ta popi eendjovo daKalunga, osheshi Kalunga ita yandje Omhepo ta yeleke. 35 Xe e hole Omona, ndele okwa yandja aishe meke laye. 36 Ou ta itavele Omona, oye e nomwenyo waalushe; ndelenee ou iha dulika kOmona, ita ka mona omwenyo, ndelenee ehandu laKalunga otali kala kombada yaye.”