1 Aaliko ʉndongosi jʉmo ʉgwa Bajuuta, ʉgwa nkɨbugutɨla kya Bafalisai, ɨngamu jaake aalɨ jo Nikotemu. 2 Ɨliisikʉ lɨmo pakɨlo, alɨnkʉbʉʉka kwa Jesu alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Mmanyisi, tʉmeenye ʉkʉtɨ ʉgwe ʉlɨ mmanyisi ʉjʉ atʉmiigwe na Kyala, paapo akajako ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ abagiile ʉkʉbomba ɨfiika ɨfi kʉbomba, lɨnga Kyala akaja pamopeene nagwe.” 3 Jesu alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Nalooli nikʉkʉbʉʉla, akajako ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ abagiile ʉkwingɨla mBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala,* 3:3 ɄBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala Bala kʉ Ɨsyakʉlɨngaania. lɨnga akapaapigwa ʉlwa bʉbɨlɨ.” 4 Nikotemu alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya Jesu alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, ʉnkangale abagiile bʉleebʉle ʉkʉpaapigwa ʉlwa bʉbɨlɨ?† 3:4 Ʉkʉpaapigwa ʉlwa bʉbɨlɨ ko kʉja mwana gwa Kyala. Bʉle, abagiile ʉkwingɨla kangɨ ndwanda lwa nna ʉkʉtɨ apaapigwe?” 5 Jesu alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Nalooli nikʉkʉbʉʉla, akajako ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ abagiile ʉkwingɨla mBʉnyafyale bwa Kyala, lɨnga akapaapigwa kʉ mɨɨsi na kwa Mbepo gwa Kyala. 6 Abapaapi bikʉbapaapa abaanaabo nʉ mbɨlɨ, looli Mbepo gwa Kyala jo ʉjʉ ikʉbapaapa abandʉ ʉkʉtɨ bajege nʉ bʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila. 7 Ʉlɨngaswigaga ɨsi ngʉbʉʉlile ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Fikʉtɨ ʉpaapigwe ʉlwa bʉbɨlɨ.’ 8 Ʉmbelo gukʉkula ʉkʉlabɨla kʉno gwiganile. Ʉbagiile ʉkʉpɨlɨka ʉkʉkula kwake, looli ʉtikʉmanya kʉno gukʉfuma na kʉno gukʉlabɨla. Ɨsi bo silɨ na kʉ mundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ apaapiigwe na Mbepo gwa Kyala.”

9 Nikotemu alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya Jesu alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, ʉmundʉ abagiile bʉleebʉle ʉkʉpaapigwa na Mbepo gwa Kyala?” 10 Jesu alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉgwe ʉlɨ mmanyisi ʉmwɨmɨkigwa ʉgwa bandʉ abaa nkiisʉ ɨkya Isilaɨli. Bʉle, ʉkasimanya syosa ɨsi? 11 Nalooli nikʉkʉbʉʉla, ʉswe tʉsimeenye ɨsi tukʉsijoba, kangɨ tʉsibwene ɨsi tukʉsilɨngaania. Looli ʉmwe mutikwitɨka ɨsyo. 12 Mbabʉʉlile ɨsi sikʉbombigwa pakiisʉ apa, looli ʉmwe mutikwitɨka. Po mubagiile bʉleebʉle ʉkʉʉnyiitɨka, lɨnga ngʉbabʉʉla ɨsi sikʉbombigwa kʉmwanya? 13 Akajako ʉmundʉ najʉmo ʉjʉ abʉʉkileko kʉmwanya. Looli ne Nnyamundʉ jo ʉne naaliisile ʉkʉfuma kʉmwanya.

14 “Moose aatendekiisye ɨkɨfwani kya njoka jaa kɨbʉngʉ‡ 3:14 Ɨnjoka jaa kɨbʉngʉ Moose aabombile bo ʉlo ʉkʉtɨ abapoke aBanyaisilaɨli ʉkʉfuma mu mbiibi syabo. Bala kalata gwa Ɨmbalɨlo 21:8-9. nʉ kʉkɨfyʉsya pa kɨpiki, ʉkʉtɨ abapoke aBanyaisilaɨli bo balɨ ndʉngalangala. Bʉbʉʉbo ne Nnyamundʉ ngwisa kʉfyʉsigwa, 15 ʉkʉtɨ mbape ʉbʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila abandʉ aba bikʉʉnyiitɨka.”

16 Kyala abaganile fiijo abandʉ boosa abaa pakiisʉ apa. Jo nongwa ɨjɨ aalɨntʉmile ʉMwanaake jʉmojwene ntɨga, ʉkwisa pakiisʉ apa, ʉkʉtɨ ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ ikʉmmwitɨka alɨngasobaga, looli akabe ʉbʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila. 17 Kyala akaalɨntʉmile ʉMwanaake pakiisʉ kʉkʉbalonga abandʉ, looli kʉkʉbapoka.

18 Kyala atikʉnndonga ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ ikʉmmwitɨka ʉMwanaake, looli ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ atikʉmmwitɨka alongiigwe, paapo akammwitɨka ʉMwanaake jʉmojwene ntɨga. 19 Ʉbʉlongi bo ʉbʉ, ʉlʉmuli lwisile pakiisʉ apa, looli abandʉ bingi biiganile ʉkʉja mu ngiisi ʉkʉkɨndapo ʉkʉja ndʉmuli, paapo ɨmbombo syabo mbiibi. 20 Abandʉ boosa aba bikʉbomba ɨsi sikaja nunu, balʉbengile ʉlʉmuli ʉlo. Kangɨ bomma ʉkʉbʉʉka ndʉmuli, ʉkʉtɨ ɨmbiibi syabo silɨngiisa kʉboneka pabwelu. 21 Looli abandʉ boosa aba bikʉlonda fiijo ɨsya bwanalooli bikʉbʉʉka ndʉmuli ʉlo, ʉkʉtɨ ɨmbombo syabo sije pabwelu, simanyigwege ʉkʉtɨ jo Kyala ʉjʉ ikʉbapa amaka agaa kʉsibomba.

22 Akabalɨlo bo kakɨndilepo panandɨ, Jesu na bafundigwa baake balɨnkʉbʉʉka nkiisʉ ɨkya Jutai. Balɨnkʉtʉʉgala mula kʉkabalɨlo kamo, paapo oosyaga abandʉ. 23 Nkabalɨlo kalakala, joope Johani oosyaga abandʉ mu Ainoni, kɨfuki na nkaaja akaa mu Salimu, paapo gaaliko amɨɨsi mingi. Abandʉ bingi balɨnkʉbʉʉka kʉmyake ʉkʉtɨ aboosye. 24 Johani aabombaga ɨmbombo ɨjo, bo Heloti akaalɨ ʉkʉnkola nʉ kʉmmbɨɨka mu nnyololo.

25 Ɨliisikʉ lɨmo abafundigwa bamo abaa Johani, balɨnkwanda ʉkʉkaanikana nʉ Njuuta jʉmo, ɨsya lwiho ʉlwa kwijeelʉsya bo kʉja pakwipuuta. 26 Po balɨnkʉbʉʉka kwa Johani, balɨnkʉmmbʉʉla balɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Mmanyisi, ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ gwalɨ nagwe kwi isɨɨlya ɨlɨngɨ ɨlya lwɨsi Jolitani, ʉjʉ gwatʉbʉʉlile ɨnongwa syake, joope ikoosya abandʉ. Kangɨ bingi bikʉbʉʉka kʉmyake ʉkʉkɨndapo kʉmyako.”

27 Johani alɨnkʉbaamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉmundʉ akabagɨla ʉkʉkaaga akandʉ nakamo, lɨnga Kyala akampa. 28 Ʉmwe mulɨ bakeeti bangʉ, kʉlɨ ɨsi ngʉsijoba ʉkʉtɨ, ‘Ʉne ngaja ne Meesija, looli Kyala aalɨndʉmile ʉne ʉkʉtɨ ndalepo nkyeni mmyake.’ 29 Ʉndɨndwana ʉjʉ ikwegigwa ikʉlondigwa ʉkʉbʉʉka kʉ nnyambala ʉjʉ ikʉmmwega. Ʉne ndɨ bo ʉlwa mmanyaani ʉgwa mwega nkiikʉlʉ, nɨɨmile kʉmbalɨ kʉmyake ʉjʉ ikwega, ngʉsekela bo ngʉpɨlɨka iisyʉ lyake. Nalooli jo mbombo ɨjɨ jɨɨhobwisye fiijo. 30 Fikʉtɨ Jesu ajege nkʉlʉmba ʉkʉkɨndapo, looli ʉne njege nnandɨ ʉkʉkɨndapo.”

31 ɄMwana gwa Kyala ʉjʉ afumile kʉmwanya, alɨ nʉ bʉlagɨli ʉkʉbakɨnda abandʉ boosa. Gwesa ʉjʉ atikʉfuma kʉmwanya, ikʉjoba syene ɨnongwa ɨsya pakiisʉ apa. Kokʉtɨ ʉjʉ afumile kʉmwanya, alɨ nʉ bʉlagɨli ʉkʉbakɨnda abandʉ boosa. 32 Jesu ikʉlɨngaania ɨsi asibwene nʉ kʉsipɨlɨka ʉkʉfuma kwa Kyala, looli abandʉ banandɨ itolo aba bikwitɨka ʉkʉtɨ ɨsi ikʉjoba sya nalooli. 33 Ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ ikwitɨka amasyʉ gaa Jesu, ikʉnangɨsya ʉkʉtɨ ɨsi Kyala ikʉjoba sya nalooli, 34 namanga Kyala aalɨntʉmile Jesu ʉkʉjoba amasyʉ gaa Kyala. Kyala aalɨmpeele Mbepo Mwikemo kɨsita kɨpɨmo. 35 Taata Kyala annganile ʉMwanaake, kangɨ ampeele amaka agaa kʉlagɨla ʉtʉndʉ toosa. 36 Ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ ikʉmmwitɨka ʉMwanaake Kyala, alɨ nʉ bʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila. Looli ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ ikʉnkaana, akaja nʉ bʉʉmi bwa bwila na bwila, paapo ɨngalalɨsi sya Kyala sikwendelelaga ʉkʉja pamyake bwila.