UJohane 3:1 Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodemu igama lakhe, isikhulu sabaJuda. 3:2 Lowo weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Rabi, siyakwazi lokho ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza lezi zimangaliso uyakwenza, uma uNkulunkulu engenaye. 3:3 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe. Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngokusha, angeke awubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 3:4 UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala? angakwazi Angene ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina, azalwe, na? 3:5 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngamanzi nangoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 3:6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; lalokho okuzelwe nguJehova Umoya ungumoya. 3:7 Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha. 3:8 Umoya uphephetha lapho uthanda khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo. kodwa angazi lapho livela khona nalapho liya khona: banjalo bonke lowo ozelwe nguMoya. 3:9 UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Kungenzeka kanjani lezi zinto? 3:10 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: "Wena umfundisi ka-Israyeli? kawazi lezizinto? 3:11 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, futhi siyafakaza. esikubonile; kepha anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu. 3:12 Uma nginitshelile okusemhlabeni, futhi ningakholwa, nizokwenza kanjani kholwani, uma nginitshela okwasezulwini? 3:13 Futhi akekho oye wakhuphukela ezulwini, ngaphandle kwalowo owehla evela ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu esezulwini. 3:14 Futhi njengoba uMose waphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo kumelwe Ndodana yomuntu iphakanyiswe; 3:15 Ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa kuye angabhubhi, kodwa abe phakade ukuphila. 3:16 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. 3:17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi ilahle umhlaba; kodwa lokho izwe lisindiswe ngaye. 3:18 Lowo okholwa kuye akalahlwa, kodwa ongakholwayo uyalahlwa eselahliwe, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni loyedwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 3:19 Futhi lokhu kungukulahlwa, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, futhi abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi. 3:20 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, futhi akezi kukho ukukhanya, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa. 3:21 Kodwa lowo owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe yenziwe zibonakalise, ukuthi zenziwe kuNkulunkulu. 3:22 Emva kwalokho uJesu nabafundi bakhe baya ezweni laseJudiya; wahlala khona nabo, wabhapathiza. 3:23 UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza e-Enoni eduze leSalimi, ngoba kwakukhona amanzi amaningi lapho: beza, babhapathizwa. 3:24 Ngokuba uJohane wayengakaphonswa etilongweni. 3:25 Kwase kuba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane nabafundi AmaJuda mayelana nokuhlanza. 3:26 Basebesiza kuJohane, bathi kuye: Rabi, lowo owayelawe ngaphesheya kweJordani owafakaza ngaye, bheka, yena uyabhapathiza; bonke beza kuye. 3:27 UJohane waphendula wathi: Umuntu angemukeli lutho, ngaphandle kokuthi aphiwe evela ezulwini. 3:28 Nani ngokwenu niyangifakazela, ukuthi ngathi: Angiyena uKristu, kodwa ukuthi ngithunywe phambi kwakhe. 3:29 Lowo onomakoti ungumyeni, kodwa umngane ka umyeni, omi emuzwa, uthokoza kakhulu ngenxa yakhe izwi lomyeni: ngakho le ntokozo yami igcwalisekile. 3:30 Yena umelwe ukukhula, kodwa mina nginciphe. 3:31 Lowo ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke; owasemhlabeni, futhi ukhuluma okomhlaba: Lowo ovela ezulwini uphezulu konke. 3:32 Lokho akubonileyo nakuzwayo uyakufakaza; futhi akekho umuntu wemukela ubufakazi bakhe. 3:33 Lowo obamukele ubufakazi bakhe ubeke uphawu ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguye iqiniso. 3:34 Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu kapha uMoya kuye ngesilinganiso. 3:35 UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, futhi unikele zonke izinto esandleni sayo. 3:36 Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade, futhi lowo ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila; kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi kuye.