Ufundibue kui Yowano
3 Kubaadi ungi muntu a ku Bafadisee abetanyina bu Nikodeme, baadi mukunkushi a bena Yunda. 2 Yawa muntu bafikile kui Yesu bufuku amulungula’shi: “Rabbi, atuuku’shi we mulongieshi akatukila kui Efile Mukulu, muanda takui muntu mulombene kukita bino bilengieleshi biokuete kukita su Efile Mukulu te naye.” 3 Yesu nkumulungula’shi: “Nakulungula binyibinyi’shi, su muntu ta mutandikue dia kabidi,* ta mukumbene kumona Bufumu bu’Efile Mukulu.” 4 Nikodeme nkumuipusha’shi: “Muntu baapu kukula mmulombene kutandikua naminyi? Mmulombene dingi kutuela muifu dia nyinaye bua kutandikua?” 5 Yesu nkualula’shi: “Nakulungula binyibinyi’shi su muntu ta mutandikue ku mema na ku kikudi, ta mulombene kutuela mu Bufumu bu’Efile Mukulu. 6 Kiakia kitandikue ku mbidi, mmbidi, na kiakia kitandikue ku kikudi, nkikudi. 7 Tokaanyanga muanda nakulungula’shi: Abitungu nutandikue dingi. 8 Lupapi alupukaa kualukumiina, na oteemesha tuleo tualo kadi touku kualufiki na kualuende. Bi mumune bua baaba boso batandikue ku kikudi.”
9 Nikodeme nkumuipusha’shi: “Ino mianda ngilombene kukitshika naminyi?” 10 Yesu nkumualula’shi: “We mulongieshi a Isalele kadi touku ino mianda? 11 Nakulungula binyibinyi’shi, atuakula kiatuuku na atutuusha bukamonyi bua kiatudi bamone, kadi tanui bakumiine bukamonyi buetu. 12 Su nenulungula mianda ya pa nsenga, kadi tanukuete nka kukumiina, mbinkunyi bianukakumiina su nenulungula mianda ya muiyilu? 13 Dingi, takui muntu mukaamine muiyilu kadi nka yawa muikie muiyilu, Muana a muntu. 14 Na nka bu bibaadi Moyise mukaamishe nyoka mu kabaaka, abitungu Muana a muntu akaamishue, 15 bua’shi yawa oso mukumiine muadi apete muwa wa loso.
16 “Muanda Efile Mukulu bafudile ba pa nsenga ngofu paaye kutuusha muana aaye eeleka, bua’shi muntu oso aleesha lukumiino muadi tabutudibuanga, kadi apete muwa wa loso. 17 Muanda Efile Mukulu tabaadi mutume Muana aaye pa nsenga bua kutshibila ba pa nsenga kiimu, kadi mbua’shi ba pa nsenga bapaashibue kukiila kuadi. 18 Yawa oso aleesha lukumiino muadi, t’akatshibilua kiimu. Yawa oso sh’aleesha lukumiino mmupue kutshibilua kiimu, muanda ta mmuleeshe lukumiino muishina dia Muana eeleka a Efile Mukulu. 19 Kiimu nkimeene pa bino’shi: etaata ndifikie pa nsenga, kadi bantu nkufula mufito pa mutue p’etaata, muanda bikitshino biabo bibaadi bibubi. 20 Muanda yawa oso akitshi mianda ibubi mmushikue etaata na t’akafiki ku etaata, bua’shi bikitshino biaye tabituushibuanga patooka.* 21 Kadi yawa oso akitshi kiakia kilulame afiki kuitaata, bua’shi bikitshino biaye bimueshibue bu bikitshibue mu kuipushena na kikiebe ki’eshimba di’Efile Mukulu.”
22 Kunyima kua biabia, Yesu na balongi baye abayile mu ntshamba ya Yudeya, aye nkukisha nabo mafuku ebungi kuakua, na baadi abatshisha. 23 Kadi Yowano namu baadi abatshisha mu Ainone pepi na Salime, muanda kuakua kubaadi mema ebungi, na bantu abaadi abatungunuka na kufika na abaadi ababatshishibua; 24 muanda Yowano tabaadi mubande kuedibua mu lukano.
25 Balongi ba Yowano abaadi bekakeene na ungi muina Yunda pabitale kutooshibua. 26 Biabia abafikile kui Yowano na bamulungula’shi: “Rabbi, yawa muntu oyikalanga naye bushiya bua Yordane, oboodi mutushiishe bukamonyi, tala, kuete kubatshisha na bantu boso bakuete abende kuadi.” 27 Yowano nkualula’shi: “Muntu ta mmulombene kupeta kintu su nkimune kuabashi bamupe kianka muiyilu. 28 Anue ba nabene nui tumonyi tua binakuile’shi: ‘Ntshi Nkidishitu kadi abaadi bantume kumpala kuaye.’ 29 Yawa oso e na mukashi a kuibakila, mmuntu bayibakila. Kadi kuuku a muntu bayibakila, p’emana na p’amuteemesha, e na muloo ukata pabitale eyi dia muntu beebakila. Biabia muloo wande ubakumbana. 30 Yawa, abitungu mufubo waye wende na kutama, kadi wande abitungu wende na kupeela.”
31 Yawa akatukila muiyilu e kunundu kua bangi boso. Yawa akatukila pa nsenga nga pa nsenga na aakula mianda ya pa nsenga. Yawa akatukila muiyilu e kunundu kua bangi boso. 32 Atuusha bukamonyi bua biadi mumone na biadi mupushe, kadi muntu su ngumune t’akumiina bukamonyi buaye. 33 Yawa oso mukumiine bukamonyi buaye, mmushinkamishe’shi,* Efile Mukulu nga binyibinyi. 34 Muanda yawa abadi batume kui Efile Mukulu aakula mianda y’Efile Mukulu, muanda Efile Mukulu apeshenaa kikudi kushi kupima. 35 Yaya mmufule Muana na mmutuule bintu bioso mu maasa aaye. 36 Yawa aleesha lukumiino mui Muana e na muwa wa loso; yawa sh’akookiela Muana t’akamono muwa, kadi nsungu y’Efile Mukulu ayishaala paadi.