Yohaana 3 - Baibuli Erikwera

Nikodemu n'eby'okuzaarwa obwa kabiri

¹ Hakaba hariho omuntu ow'omu Bafarisaayo, orikwetwa Nikodemu, omwe aha bategyeki b'Abayudaaya.

² Omushaija ogwo akaija ahari Yesu nyekiro, yaamugira ati: Rabi, nitumanya ku ori omwegyesa owaarugire ahari Ruhanga; ahakuba tihariho muntu orikubaasa kukora obumanyiso obu orikukora, kureka Ruhanga yaaguma nawe.

³ Yesu yaamugarukamu ati: Buzimazima ninkugambira nti: Omuntu, ku aba atazairwe bwa kabiri, tabaasa kureeba bukama bwa Ruhanga.

⁴ Nikodemu yaamubuuza ati: Omuntu naabaasa ata kuzaarwa yaakuzire? Naabaasa kugaruka omu nda ya nyina, azaarwe?

⁵ Yesu yaagarukamu ati: Buzimazima ninkugambira nti: Omuntu, ku aba atazairwe maizi na Mwoyo, tabaasa kutaaha omu bukama bwa Ruhanga.

⁶ Ekizaarwa omubiri kiba omubiri, n'ekizaarwa Omwoyo kiba omwoyo.

⁷ Otatangaarira eki naakugambira nti: Mushemereire kuzaarwa obwa kabiri.

⁸ Omuyaga guhuuha nigugarura ei gurikwenda, iwe ohurira okuhuuha kwagwo, kwonka tomanya i gurikuruga, n'obu yaakuba ei gurikuza; n'ozairwe Omwoyo weena nikwo aba.

⁹ Nikodemu yaamugarukamu ati: Ebyo nibibaasika bita?

¹⁰ Yesu yaagarukamu, naagira ati: Ori omwegyesa w'Abaisraeli, kandi torikumanya bigambo ebyo?

¹¹ Buzimazima ninkugambira nti: Itwe tugamba eki turikumanya, tuhamya eki twareebire; kwonka imwe timwikiriza kuhamya kwaitu.

¹² Obu mbagambira eby'ensi, mutabiikirize, muryaikiriza muta, naabagambira eby'omu iguru?

¹³ Tihariho oratembire omu iguru, kureka Ogwo owaashuumire okuruga omu iguru, niwe Mwana w'omuntu ori omu iguru.

¹⁴ Kandi nk'oku Musa yaahanikire enjoka omu ihamba, nikwo n'Omwana w'omuntu ashemereire kuhanikwa,

¹⁵ ngu omuntu weena orikumwikiriza aheebwe amagara agatahwaho.

¹⁶ Ahakuba oku nikwo Ruhanga yaakunzire atyo ensi, akahayo Omwana we omwe nyamunegyere, ngu omuntu weena orikumwikiriza arekye kuhwerekyerera, kureka atungye amagara agatahwaho.

¹⁷ Mumanye ngu Ruhanga taratumire Mwana we omu nsi kugicwera orubanja, kureka ngu ensi ejunwe ahabwe.

¹⁸ Orikumwikiriza, tarikucwerwa rubanja; kwonka otarikumwikiriza, aherize kurucwerwa, ahabw'okuba taikiriize iziina ry'Omwana wa Ruhanga omwe nyamunegyere.

¹⁹ Kandi oru nirwo rubanja, omushana gwizire omu nsi, abantu baakunda omwirima okukira omushana; ahakuba emicwe yaabo ekaba eri mibi.

²⁰ Omuntu weena okora ebibi ayanga omushana, kandi taija ha mushana, ngu emicwe ye erekye kuhanwa.

²¹ Kwonka okora eby'amazima aija aha mushana, ngu emicwe ye ereebekye butunu ku yaakoreirwe omuri Ruhanga.

Yohaana okugaruka kuhamya Yesu

²² Bwanyima y'ebyo Yesu n'abeegi be baataaha omu ishaza rya Buyudaaya; yaagumayo nabo, naabatiza.

²³ Kandi na Yohaana akaba naabatiriza Enoni haihi na Salimu, ahabw'okuba aho niho amaizi maingi gaabaire gari; abantu baingi baija, baabatizibwa.

²⁴ Kandi obwo Yohaana akaba atakatairwe mu kihome.

²⁵ Haabaho empaka ahagati y'abeegi ba Yohaana n'Omuyudaaya aha by'okweyeza.

²⁶ Baija ahari Yohaana, baamugira bati: Rabi, omushaija owaabaire ari hamwe naiwe seeri ya Yorudani, ou waabaire noohamya, reeba nawe naabatiza, abantu boona nibagyenda ah'ari.

²⁷ Yohaana yaagarukamu naagira ati: Omuntu tabaasa kweha kintu kyona, kureka biri akihairwe okuruga omu iguru.

²⁸ Imwe mwenka nimuhamya ku naagambire nti: Nyowe tindi Kristo, kwonka nkatumwa kumwebembera.

²⁹ Oine omugore niwe kishwera; omugambi w'obugyenyi, ku ayemerera aha rubaju rwa kishwera yaamuhurira, ashemererwa munonga ahabw'okuhurira eiraka rye; n'ahabw'ekyo okushemererwa kwangye oku kuhikire.

³⁰ We ashemereire kuguma naakura, naanye nkaguma ningaruka ahansi.

³¹ Orugire omu iguru naakira boona; ow'ensi aba ari ow'ensi, kandi agamba eby'ensi. Orugire omu iguru naakira boona;

³² eki yaareebire n'eki yaahuriire, nibyo ahamya; kwonka tihariho muntu oikiriza ebi ahamya.

³³ Oikiriza eby'okuhamya kwe, aba ahamize eki, ngu Ruhanga n'Ow'amazima.

³⁴ Ou Ruhanga yaatumire agamba ebigambo bya Ruhanga; ahakuba Ruhanga ku aza kuha Omwoyo, tamurenga.

³⁵ Ishe akunda Omwana, kandi amurekuriire byona.

³⁶ Orikwikiriza Omwana aine amagara agatahwaho; kwonka otarikworobera Mwana, taribona magara; kureka ekiniga kya Ruhanga kiguma ahariwe.