¹Kwaiva nemunhu wekuvaFarisi, Nikodhimo riri zita rake, mutungamiriri wevaJudha.

¹Sas iek manush anda le Farizeanuria kai busholas Nicodemus, iek baro le Zhidovongo.

²Uyu wakauya kuna Jesu usiku, akati kwaari: Rabhi*, tinoziva kuti muri Mudzidzisi wakabva kuna Mwari; nekuti hakuna unogona kuita zviratidzo izvi zvamunoita imwi, kana Mwari asinaye.

²Ai avilo andek e riate ka Jesus ai phendia leske, "Xazhainona, ame zhanas ke O Del tradia tu te sichares amen; ke khonik nashti kerel kadala mirakluria kai keres, te nai O Del kodolesa."

³Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kunze kwekuti munhu aberekwa kutsva, haagoni kuona ushe hwaMwari.

³O Jesus dia les atweto ai phendia leske, "Chachimasa, chachimasa, phenav tuke, khonik nashti dikhela o rhaio le Devlesko te na kerdiola aver data."

⁴Nikodhimo akati kwaari: Munhu unogona kuberekwa sei ava mukuru? Ungapinda rwechipiri mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?

⁴O Nicodemus phendia leske, "Sar dashtilpe iek manush te kerdiol aver data kana si phuro? Sai mai zhal palpale ando ji peska dako, ai te kerdiol aver data?"

⁵Jesu akapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kana munhu asina kuberekwa nemvura neMweya, haagoni kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

⁵O Jesus phendia, "Chachimasa, chachimasa, phenav tuke, khonik nashti zhal ando rhaio le Devlesko te na kerdiola anda pai ai anda Swunto Duxo.

⁶Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama; nechakaberekwa neMweya, mweya.

⁶So kerdilo katar o stato, stato si; ai so kerdilo katar O Swunto Duxo, Swunto Duxo si.

⁷Usashamisika kuti ndati kwauri: Zvakafanira kuti muberekwe kutsva.

⁷Te na chudis tu kai phendem tuke, ke trobul te kerdion aver data.

⁸Mhepo inovhuvhuta painoda, uye unonzwa inzwi rayo, asi hauzivi painobva nepainoenda; wakadaro wose wakaberekwa neMweya.

⁸E barval phurdel kai woi mangel, ai ashunes o shumo, numa tu chi zhanes katar avel, ai chi kai zhal; sakadia si swako manush kai kerdilo anda Swunto Duxo."

⁹Nikodhimo akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvinhu izvi zvinogona kuitika sei?

⁹O Nicodemus phendia leske, "Sar kadia diela sai kerdiol?"

¹⁰Jesu akapindura, ndokuti kwaari: Iwe uri mudzidzisi waIsraeri, asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi here?

¹⁰O Jesus dia les atweto ai phendia leske, "Tu san ek gazda anda Israel, ai chi zhanes kadala dieli?

¹¹Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Tinotaura zvatinoziva, tichipupura zvatakaona; asi hamugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu.

¹¹Chachimasa, chachimasa, phenav tuke, ame mothas so zhanas, ai sam marturia anda so dikhliam, numa tume chi primin amari vorba.

¹²Kana ndakakuudzai zvinhu zvenyika uye mukasatenda, muchatenda sei kana ndichikuudzai zvinhu zvekudenga?

¹²Tume chi pachan man kana phenav tumenge pal dieli la phuviake, sar pachan tume kana phenava tumenge pal dieli le rhaioske?

¹³Uye hakuna munhu wakakwira kudenga, kunze kwewakaburuka kudenga, Mwanakomana wemunhu uri kudenga.

¹³Khonik chi anklisto ando rhaio, ke ferdi kodo kai hulisto tele anda rhaio, O Shav le Manushesko kai si ando rhaio."

¹⁴Uye Mozisi sezvaakasimudza nyoka murenje, saizvozvowo Mwanakomana wemunhu unofanira kusimudzwa;

¹⁴Ai sar o Moses vazdia o sap ando pusta, sa kadia trobul O Shav le Manushesko te avel vazdino.

¹⁵kuti ani nani unotenda maari arege kuparara asi ave neupenyu hwusingaperi.

¹⁵Kashke kon godi kai pachalpe ande leste te na xaiil, numa avel les o traio le rhaiosko.

¹⁶Nekuti Mwari wakada nyika zvakadai, kuti wakapa Mwanakomana wake wakaberekwa umwe woga, kuti ani nani unotenda kwaari arege kuparara, asi ave neupenyu hwusingaperi.

¹⁶O Del drago sas e lumia, ai wo tradia peske ieke shaves, kashke kon godi kai pachalpe ande leste te na xaiil, numa te avel les o traio kai chi mai getolpe.

¹⁷Nekuti Mwari haana kutuma Mwanakomana wake munyika kuti ape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe naye.

¹⁷Ke O Del chi tradia peske shaves ande lumia te del kris la lumia, numa e lumia te sai avel skepime lestar.

¹⁸Unotenda kwaari haapiwi mhosva; asi usingatendi watopiwa mhoswa, nekuti haana kutenda kuzita reMwanakomana waMwari wakaberekwa umwe woga.

¹⁸Kodo kai pachalpe ande leste, nai kris pe leste; numa kodo kai chi pachalpe, e kris vunzhe si pe leste, ke chhi pachaiepe ando anav le ieke Devlesko Shav.

¹⁹Uku ndiko kupiwa mhosva, kuti chiedza chakasvika panyika, asi vanhu vakada rima pane chiedza; nekuti mabasa avo akange akaipa.

¹⁹Katar avel e kris, si ke e vediara avili ande lumia, ai le manush alosarde o tuniariko ke sar e vediara, ke so kerde sas nasul.

²⁰Nekuti umwe neumwe unoita zvakaipa unovenga chiedza, uye haauyi pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kutsiurwa.

²⁰Ke kon godi kerel o nasulimos nai leske drago e vediara, ai chi avel kai vediara, ke chi mangel te dichol leske bezexa.

²¹Asi unoita chokwadi unouya pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake aratidzwe, kuti akaitwa muna Mwari.

²¹Numa kodo kai kerel so si vorta avel kai vediara, ke lesko lashimos sai dichol, ke kerdiol lo pala Del.

²²Shure kwezvinhu izvi wakauya Jesu nevadzidzi vake munyika yeJudhiya; zvino akagarako navo uye akabhabhatidza.

²²Pala kodia O Jesus ai peske disipluria avile ando them kai busholas Judea; ai kotse beshlo lensa, ai bolelas.

²³NaJohwaniwo wakange achibhabhatidza muAinoni pedo neSarimi, nekuti paiva nemvura zhinji ipapo; uye vaiuyapo vachibhabhatidzwa.

²³Ai vi o Iovano bolelas ando Enon pasha Salim, ke sas kotse but pai, ai avenas kotse le manush te bolin.

²⁴Nekuti Johwani wakange asati akandwa mutirongo.

²⁴Ke o Iovano nas inker thodino ande temnitsa.

²⁵Zvino gakava rikamuka pakati pevadzidzi vaJohwani nevaJudha pamusoro pekuchenura.

²⁵Antunchi uni andal disipluria le Iovanoske ai ek Zhidovo marenas mui pa vuzhimos.

²⁶Zvino vakauya kuna Johwani vakati kwaari: Rabhi, uya waiva nemwi mhiri kwaJoridhani, wamaipupura nezvake, tarirai, iye unobhabhatidza, uye vanouya kwaari vose.

²⁶Ai avile ka Iovano, ai phende leske, " Xazhainona, kodo kai sas tusa inchal o Jordan, pa kudo kai dian amenge duma? Eta, wo bolel, ai savorhe zhan leste!"

²⁷Johwani akapindura ndoti: Munhu haagoni kugamuchira chinhu, kunze kwekuti achipiwa kubva kudenga.

²⁷O Iovano phendia, "Khonik nashti avel les vari so te na avela leske dino katar O Del.

²⁸Imwi mumene munopupura nezvangu kuti ndakati: Handisi Kristu ini, asi kuti ndakatumwa mberi kwake.

²⁸Tume san murhe marturia, ke phendem, "Chi sim o Kristo, numa sim tradino angla leste."

²⁹Uyo une mwenga muwani; asi shamwari yemuwani, imire ichimunzwa, inofara nemufaro nekuda kwenzwi remuwani. Naizvozvo mufaro wangu uyu wazadziswa.

²⁹Kodo kai si les e rhomni si o ternaxar; numa o vortako le ternaxaresko, kai beshel pasha leste ai ashunel les, raduilas but pala glaso le ternaxaresko: me sim pherdo kadia raduimasko.

³⁰Iye unofanira kukura, asi ini kudukupa.

³⁰Wo musai bariol, ai me musai teliuvav."

³¹Unobva kumusoro uri pamusoro pezvose. Unobva panyika unobva panyika, uye unotaura achibva panyika; unobva kudenga uri pamusoro pezvose.

³¹Kodo avel katar opral, si opral pe savorhe; kodo kai si la phuviako, la phuviako ashel, ai del duma sar te avino phuviako: kodo kai avel anda rhaio, si opral pa savorhe.

³²Uye zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, ndizvo zvaanopupura; asi hakuna munhu unogamuchira uchapupu hwake.

³²Wo phenel so dikhlia ai ashundia, numa khonik chi pachal leske vorbi.

³³Unogamuchira uchapupu hwake unoisa mucherechedzo kuti Mwari ndewechokwadi.

³³Savo kai premisardia so ashundia lestar, kodo preznail ke O Del si chacho.

³⁴Nekuti uyo Mwari waakatuma, unotaura mashoko aMwari; nekuti Mwari unopa Mweya kwete nechiyero.

³⁴Kodoles kai O Del tradia phenel le vorbi le Devleske; ke O Del chi del les O Swunto Duxo pe musura.

³⁵Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vakapa zvinhu zvose muruoko rwake.

³⁵O Dat drago le Shaves, ai thodia swako fielo ande leske vas.

³⁶Iye unotenda kuMwanakomana une upenyu hwusingaperi; asi iye usingatendi Mwanakomana, haazooni upenyu, asi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunogara pamusoro pake.

³⁶Kodo kai pachalpe ando Shav si les o traio kai chi mai getolpe: numa kodo kai chi pachalpe ando Shav chi dikhela o traio; numa e xoli le Devleski beshel pe leste.