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Nikodemo aramutaarira Yeesu
1 Yaari ariho omukaangati wumwe wa Abhayahudi we esaango ya Abhafarisayo, eriina ryaaye Nikodemo. 2 Orusiku rumwe obhutiku, Nikodemo akagya ku Yeesu, akamubhuurira, “Omweegya, tumenyiri kubha awe ni mweegya wuno otumirwe na Taatabhugya, kwo okubha atariho omuutu wuno akunagya kukora ebhitiika bhino awe okukora, eraabhe Taatabhugya atari hamwe neewe.”
3 Yeesu akabhuga, “Ndakubhuurira obhuheene, omuutu atakunagya kusikira mubhutemi bhwa Taatabhugya* eraabhe akyaari kwiibhurwa rwa kabhiri.”†
4 Nikodemo akamubhuurya Yeesu, “Omuutu aranagyabhwi okwiibhurwa rwa kabhiri akubha mukaruka? Eheene, aranagya kukyoora muunda ya nina waabhu okubha yiibhurwe kweeki?”
5 Yeesu akamukyoora, “Ndakubhuurira obhuheene, atariho omuutu wuno akunagya kusikira mubhutemi bhwa Taatabhugya eraabhe akyaari kwiibhurwa kwa amaanzi na kwe Ekoro Muhoreeru. 6 Omuutu ahiibhurwa okurwa kubhiibhuri bhaaye, nawe omuutu ahiibhurwa bhuhya kwe Ekoro Muhoreeru. 7 Otaruguura kwo okubha nikubhuuriiri, ‘Mureenderwa mwiibhurwe rwa kabhiri.’ 8 Ekoro Muhoreeru atuubheeni no obhukama bhuno bhukuhuumbuuta okweerekera hano bhukweenda. Oranagya okwiigwa obhuhuumbuuti bhwago, nawe otamenyiri hano bhukurweera na hano bhukugya. Niigo eri kwo omuutu wowoosi wuno yiibhwiirwe ne Ekoro Muhoreeru.”
9 Nikodemo akamubhuurya Yeesu, “Omuutu aranagyabhwi okwiibhurwa ne Ekoro Muhoreeru?”
10 Yeesu akamukyoora, “Awe ni mweegya wuno okusuukwa bhukongʼu mukyaaro kya Iziraeri, no otamenyiri amangʼana gayo? 11 Ndakubhuurira obhuheene, etwe turabhuga gano tumenyiri, na turamenyeekererya gano turuuzi. Nawe emwe mutakwiikirirya obhumenyeekererya bhweetu. 12 Nibhabhuuriiri amangʼana gano gakukorwa mukyaaro hano, nawe emwe mutakwiikirirya. Bhoono muranagyabhwi kuniikirirya eraabhe ndabhabhuurira amangʼana ga amangʼana gano gakukorwa mwiisaaro? 13 Atariho omuutu wowoosi wuno yagiiri mwiisaaro. Nawe enye Omwaana wo Omuutu, neenye nikaaza okurwa mwiisaaro.
14 “Hano Abhiiziraeri bhaari mukibhara, Musa akakora omusaambwa gwo okubhaazwa gwe enzoka ye eshaba no okuyitiirya kuriiti okubha bhahore.‡ Egoego na neenye Omwaana wo Omuutu nireenderwa okutiiribhwa, 15 okubha omuutu wowoosi wuno akuniikirirya abhe no obhuhoru bhwa kirakeego.”
Kyeego Taatabhugya akuseega abhaatu
16 Taatabhugya yaseegiri bhukongʼu abhaatu bhoosi bha mukyaaro muno. Nikyo ekigirirye akamuragania omwaana waaye omweene ego yiize mukyaaro muno, okubha omuutu wowoosi araamwiikirirye atabhura, nawe abhe no obhuhoru bhwa kirakeego. 17 Taatabhugya ataamutumiri Omwaana waaye mukyaaro muno, okubha atinire ekiina abhaatu, nawe abhatuurye kuhitira kweewe. 18 Taatabhugya atakutinira ekiina omuutu wuno amwiikiriirye Omwaana waaye. Nawe omuutu wuno atakumwiikirirya, amariri okutinirwa ekiina kwo okubha ataamwiikiriirye Omwaana wa Taatabhugya. 19 Obhutini bhwe ekiina nibhwo bhuno, Omwaana wa Taatabhugya areetiri obhweero mukyaaro muno,§ nawe abhaatu bhaseegiri ekiirima kukira obhweero, kwo okubha amahokya gaabhu ni mabhiihu. 20 Abhaatu bhoosi bhano bhakutemya mabhiihu, ebho bharabhiihirirwa obhweero bhuyo. Bhatakweenda okuuza mubhweero, okubha amahokya gaabhu mabhiihu gataaza gamenyekane. 21 Nawe abhaatu bhoosi bhano bhakukora amahokya ge eheene, ebho bharamoohya kubha mubhweero bhuyo, okubha emenyekane Taatabhugya niwe akubhaha obhunagya bhwo okugahokya.
Yohana Omubatiizi aramumenyeekererya Yeesu
22 Ambe, okuhita gayo, Yeesu na abhaanabheega bhaaye bhakarwa mumugye gwa Yerusaremu na bhakagya mukyaaro kya Yudea. Akiikara eyo kwiibhaga irebhe, akabha arabatiiza abhaatu.* 23 Yohana neewe yaari arabatiiza abhaatu Ainoni eyo, haguhi ne ekyaaro kya Saremu, kwo okubha gaari gariyo eyo amaanzi maaru. Na abhaatu bhaari bharagya eyo ku Yohana okubha abhabatiize. 24 Kwe eriibhaga riyo, Yohana yaari akyaari kugwaatwa no okutuurwa munyuumba ya abhabhohwa.
25 Orusiku rumwe, abhaanabheega bha Yohana bhakataanga okuhakana no Omuyahudi wumwe iguru ye enyaangi yo okwiiyeerya. 26 Niho bhakagya ku Yohana, bhakamubhuurira, “Omweegya, orahiita omuutu wuno yaari naawe kumwaambuko gwe Ekitaaro kya Yorodaani, no okagaamba amangʼana gaaye? Bhoono ewe woosi arabatiiza, na abhaatu bhoosi bharagya kweewe!”
27 Yohana akabhuga, “Omuutu atakunagya kubhona kigiro kyokyoosi, eraabhe Taatabhugya akyaari kumuha. 28 Emwe ni bhamenyeekererya bhaane kubha nikabhuga, ‘Enye nitari Masiya, nawe Taatabhugya akaanituma okubha nimukaangatire Masiya.’ 29 Mumweenga, omweenga ni wo omukweeri. Nawe enye ni kyo omusaani wo omukweeri, niimeereeri embarika waaye ndazomererwa okwiigwa eriiraka ryaaye. Eheene ni mirimo gino giinzomeeri bhukongʼu. 30 Ereenderwa Yeesu abhe omukuru bhukongʼu, nawe enye nibhe omusuuhu.”
Amangʼana ga wuno arwiiri mwiisaaro
31 Wuno arwiiri mwiisaaro, ni mukuru kukira bhoosi. Wowoosi wuno akurweera mukyaaro, aragaamba amangʼana ga mukyaaro muno. Nawe wuno arwiiri mwiisaaro, ni mukuru kukira abhaatu bhoosi. 32 Ewe aramenyeekererya gano akarora no okwiigwa, nawe abhaatu bhatakwiikirirya amangʼana gaaye. 33 Omuutu wowoosi wuno akwiikirirya amangʼana gaaye, areerekya kubha Taatabhugya ni we eheene, 34 kwo okubha Taatabhugya akamutuma Yeesu okubha agaambe amangʼana gaaye. Taatabhugya amuheeri Ekoro Muhoreeru kutama kubha ne ekireengo. 35 Taata Taatabhugya amuseegiri Omwaana waaye, kweeki amuheeri obhuturo iguru ye ebhigiro bhyoosi. 36 Omuutu wowoosi wuno akumwiikirirya Omwaana wa Taatabhugya, wuyo ano obhuhoru bhwa kirakeego. Nawe omuutu wowoosi wuno akumwaanga, wuyo atana obhuhoru bhwa kirakeego, kwo okubha obhururu bhwa Taatabhugya bhuri iguru waaye.
* 3:3 Obhutemi bhwa Taatabhugya ni hagiro hayo hoosi hano Taatabhugya niwe omukaangati. Rora amangʼana gano mu Bhugaruri bhwa Amangʼana Amakongʼu. † 3:3 Rora Yohana 1:13. ‡ 3:14 Rora Obhubhari 21:4-9. § 3:19 Rora Yohana 1:4-5. * 3:22 Rora Yohana 4:2.