9 Nikhodemu wambuta watsi: “Loku kungenteka kanjani?”
Kodvwa indlela yalabalungile ifanana nekukhanya kwentsatsakusa, lokuya ngekuya kuze kube ngusemini.
Labatimphumphutse ngitabahola ngetindlela labangazange batati, ngibahole ngetindlela letingakavami. Bumnyama ngitabenta bube kukhanya embikwabo, ngente tindzawo letimagebhugebhu tibe ngematsafa. Leti tintfo lengitawutenta; ngingeke ngitiyekele.
Mariya wase utsi engilosini: “Kepha loko kungenteka kanjani ngingakahlangani nendvodza?”
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Wena, ungumfundzisi waka-Israyeli. Pho, awukucondzi ngani loku?
Nikhodemu wabuta watsi: “Kodvwa umuntfu losamdzala angatalwa njani kabusha? Angangena yini ngekwesibili esiswini senina aphindze atalwe?”
Umoya uhhusha lapho utsandza khona, uyakuva kuhhusha kwawo, kodvwa awati lapho uphuma khona nalapho uya khona. Loko-ke kufanana naye wonkhe umuntfu lotelwe nguMoya.”
EmaJuda aphikisana odvwana atsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, kutsi siyidle?”
Linyenti lebafundzi bakhe lelayiva lenkhulumo latsi: “Ilukhuni-ke lemfundziso. Ngubani nje longayiva?”