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3 Kwadiña muntu wakudi aFwarisi, ijina dindi Nikodemu, nyuuli wawaYudeya. 2 Yeniwu muntu wenjili kudi Yesu nawufuku nakumwila nindi: “Rabi, tuneluki netu wudi ntañishi wunafumi kudi Nzambi, muloña kwosi muntu wunateli kukoña iyi yihayamisha yiwunakukoña eyiku, chiña neyi Nzambi wudi nayena.” 3 Yesu wamulejeli nindi: “Inakukuleja chalala chikupu nami, muntu wejima wukubula kuvwalika kamuchiyedi,* hanateli kumona Wanta waNzambiku.” 4 Nikodemu wamwihwili nindi: “Indi muntu wakula dehi nateli kuvwalika ñahi kamuchiyedi? Hanateli kwiñila cheñi mwivumu damama yindi kamuchiyedi nakuvwalika cheñiku, tahindi?” 5 Yesu wamwakwili nindi: “Inakukuleja chalala chikupu nami, neyi muntu kuvwalika mumenji nikuspiritu nehi, hanateli kwiñila muWanta waNzambiku. 6 Owu wunavwaliki kudi muntu, himuntu, nawa owu wunavwaliki kudi spiritu, hispiritu. 7 Bayi wuhayama muloña wakwila nakuleji nami: Enu antu mwatela kuvwalika kamuchiyediku. 8 Mpepela yakunkaña nakuya kuyinakeñi, nawa watiyaña chiyakunkaña, ilaña welukaña wanyi kuyinakufuma hela kuyinakuya. Dichichekala nikudi muntu wejima wunavwaliki kudi spiritu.”
9 Nikodemu wamwihwili nindi: “Indi iyi yuma yinateli kwikala ñahi mwenimu?” 10 Yesu wamwakwili nindi: “Komana eyi hiyeyi ntañishi yawaIsarelaku, hanu dinu wunabuli kwiluka ñahi yumiyi? 11 Inakukuleja chalala chikupu nami, yuma yitweluka diyitwahoshaña nawa yuma yitunamoni diyitwashimunaña, ilaña enu himwatambwilaña wunsahu wutwashimunañaku. 12 Neyi nayileji yuma yahanu hamaseki, ilaña enu munayikuhweleli wanyi, hanu dinu munateli kukuhwelela ñahi neyi niyileja yuma yamwiwulu? 13 Cheñi, kwosi muntu wayahu dehi mwiwulu, chiña hohu owu wafumini mwiwulu, yowu Mwana kamuntu. 14 Nawa neyi chochanyamwiniyi Mosi kapela mwisaña, niMwana kamuntu niyena dichiyatela kumunyamunawu, 15 kulonda muntu wejima wukumukuhwelela yakekali nawumi wahaya nyaaka.
16 “Muloña Nzambi wakeñeli nankashi kaayi chakwila watemesheli Mwanindi wumu hohu, kulonda muntu wejima wukumukuhwelela yakabuli kujilumuka, ilaña yakekali nawumi wahaya nyaaka. 17 Nzambi hatemesheli Mwanindi kwinza mukaayi nakusompesha kaayiku,* ilaña wamutemesheli kulonda kaayi akamwini kuhitila mudi yena. 18 Muntu wejima wamukuhwelelaña, hiyakamusompeshaku. Ilaña muntu wejima wabulaña kumukuhwelela, anamusompeshi dehi, muloña hanakuhweleli mwijina daMwana kaNzambi wumu hohuku. 19 Dichi antu akayisompesha kushindamena hachumichi: chejeji chinenzi mukaayi, ilaña antu anakeñiku mwidima chatela akeñi chejeji, muloña nyidimu yawu yatama. 20 Muntu wejima wakoñaña yuma yatama wahela chejeji nawa henzaña muchejejiku, kulonda nyidimu yindi abuli kuyidiwula.* 21 Ilaña muntu wejima wakoñaña yuma yayiwahi wenzaña kuchejeji, kulonda nyidimu yindi yimwekani nawu nayizati kwesekeja nankeñelu yaNzambi.”
22 Hanyima yachumichi, Yesu niatumbanji twindi ayili mwiluña damukamwihi dawaYudeya, washakamini nawu kwenoku nawa wadiña nakupapatisha antu. 23 Yowanu niyena wadiña nakupapatisha muEnoni kwakwihi naSalimi, muloña kwenoku kwadiña menji amavulu nankashi, dichi antu enjileña nawa ayipapatishileña; 24 haniyi mpinji Yowanu wadiña kanda amushi mukaleya.
25 Dichi, hasañumukili ntaadi hakachi kawatumbanji twaYowanu nakaYudeya hansañu yakuditookesha. 26 Kuhiñahu, wena enjili kudi Yowanu nakumuleja nawu: “Rabi, iyala iwadiña nindi mwishinadi daYodana, ona iwashimwinihu wunsahu hadi yena, tiyaña, nakupapatisha, nawa antu ejima anakuya kudi yena.” 27 Yowanu wahosheli nindi: “Muntu hanateli kutambwila chuma hela chimuku, chiña neyi anamwinkichu kufuma mwiwulu. 28 Enu mudi ayinsahu jami hamazu inahosheli nami, ‘Ami hiyami Kristuku, ilaña anantemeshihu dehi kumbidi yindi.’ 29 Muntu wejima wukweti kankaña hikalemba. Ilaña ibwambu dakalemba neyi yemana nakutiya chinakuhoshayi, wazañalalaña nankashi hakutiya izu dakalemba. Dichi, muzañalu wami wunasweji chikupu. 30 Yenowu watela kuyaña hambidi, ilaña ami natela kufuntaña mwishina.”
31 Owu wafuma mwiwulu wabadika antu ejima. Owu wafuma hamaseki, wahamaseki nawa wahoshaña yuma yahamaseki. Owu wafuma mwiwulu wabadika antu ejima. 32 Washimunaña wunsahu wayuma yinamoniyi nikutiya, ilaña kwosi muntu wetejaña wunsahu windiku. 33 Muntu wejima wuneteji wunsahu windi diyi wuneteji nindi Nzambi walala. 34 Muloña muntu atemesheliwu kudi Nzambi wahoshaña mazu aNzambi, muloña yena hazatishaña chesekelu hakuhana spirituku. 35 Tata wakeña Mwana nawa wamwinka yuma yejima muchikasa chindi. 36 Muntu wamukuhwelelaña Mwana wakekala nawumi wahaya nyaaka; hakwila muntu wadikañaña naMwana hakekala nawumiku, ilaña kuzuwa kwaNzambi kwakekala hadi yena.