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.”
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