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Yesu ni Nikodemo
1Ghaaligho omusaadha eyali omukulu mu Bayudaaya ng’ayetebwa Nikodemo era nga wa mu kikunsu ky’Abafarisaayo. 2Lwali lulala ono yaaja ye Yesu obwire yaamukoba ati: “Mwegeresa, twidhi tuti oli mwegeresa ava ewa Katonda, kuba ghazira aghanga kukola byewuunhio bino by’okola okutoolaku nga Katonda ali naye.”
3Yesu yaamwiramu ati: “Ka nkukobere bwenebwene, ezira aghanga kubona Bwakyabazinga bwa Katonda okutoolaku ng’azaaliibwa omukuzi ogwokubiri.”
4Nikodemo yaamubuuza ati: “Omuntu aghanga atya okuzaalibwa omukuzi ogwokubiri bw’aba nga mukulu? Asobola okungira mu nda ya inhina omukuzi ogwokubiri yaazaalibwa?”
5Yesu yaamwiramu ati: “Bwenebwene ka nkukobere, okutoolaku ng’omuntu azaaliibwa amaadhi ni Mwoyo, taghanga kwingira mu Bwakyabazinga bwa Katonda. 6Omubiri guzaalibwa mubiri, ate omwoyo gwazaalibwa Mwoyo. 7Oteewuunhia kye nkukobye nti muli n’okuzaalibwa omukuzi ogwokubiri. 8Empewo efuuwa yaalaga y’eyenda, waawulira empiriito aye nga toidhi y’eva oba y’eja. Kityo bwekiri ku buli muntu azaalibwa Mwoyo.”
9Nikodemo yaamukoba ati: “Ebyo bighanga bitya okubaagho?” 10Yesu yaamwiramu ati: “Waaba mwegeresa mukulu mu Isiraeli waaloba kumanha ekyo? 11Bwenebwene ka nkukobere, ife twogera kye twidhi era tukakasa kye twabona, aye imwe muloba okwikiriza obudhulizi bwaife. 12Bwe mbakobera eby’oku nsi timwikiriza, memale bwe nnaabakobera eby’omu igulu lwe munaikiriza? 13Ghazira yaali aniinieku mu igulu okutoolaku Omwana w’Omuntu eyaika okuva mu igulu.”
14Kale nga Musa bwe yaghanika omusota mu irungu, mu nsambo n’endala n’Omwana w’Omuntu bw’ali n’okughanikibwa3:14: Kub 21:9 15kiisi amwikiriza asobole okuba n’obulamu obutawaagho. 16Atyo Katonda bwe yagonza abantu ab’oku nsi, yaaghaayo Omwana we omulala bedengedenge kiisi amwikiriza alobe kuzikirira aye afune obulamu obutawaagho. 17Katonda tiyatuma Mwana we mu nsi kusalira bantu musango, aye abantu babite mu oyo okulokolwa. 18Oyo amwikiriza tigulimusinga aye oyo atamwikiriza gwamala ira okumusinga, kuba taikiriza Mwana wa Katonda omulala bedengedenge.
19Guno n’omusango: Ekimuliikirira kyaidha mu nsi, aye abantu baagonza enzikiiza mu kifo ky’okugonza ekimuliikirira olw’okuba ebikolwa byaibwe bibi. 20Buli akola ebibi akyagha ekimuliikirira, era taidha ya kimuliikirira olw’okutya ati ebikolwa bye bighanga okumanhibwa. 21Aye akola ekituufu aidha y’ekimuliikirira okwoleka ati mu by’akola agondera Katonda by’amukoba.
Yesu ni Yoanne Omubatiza
22Ebyo olwawa, Yesu n’Abeegeresebwa be baaja mu kiketezo eky’e Buyudaaya, yaaba eyo nabo okumala entangama ng’abatiza. 23Yoanne yeena yali abatiriza mu Aenoni okumpi ni Salimu, kuba yaliyo amaadhi kyodo era ng’abantu baidha baabatizibwa. 24Agho Yoanne baali bakaali kumuta mu ikomera.3:24: Mat 14:3; Mar 6:17; Luk 3:19-20
25Abeegeresebwa ba Yoanne abandi baatoolera okutakana n’Omuyudaaya ku mpisa ey’okutukuzibwa. 26Baidha baakoba Yoanne bati: “Omwegeresa, ole ye wayogeraku, ye mwali naye eruuyi ere ng’osomoike Yorudani, yeena ali eyo abatiza era abantu boonaboona bali kuja y’ali!”
27Yoanne yaabairamu ati: “Ezira afuna kitone kyonakyona nga tikiviire mu igulu. 28Imwe beene mundhulira nga nakoba nti, ‘Ti ninze Kurisito, aye natumibwa kumukulembereramu.’3:28: Yoa 1:20 29Omugole aba w’oyo amubayiiza. Mukagwa w’oyo abayiiza bw’ayemerera n’awulira eiroboozi ly’oyo abayiiza asangaala. Kale ni eisanhu lyange lituukiriire. 30Oyo ali n’okweyongera okuja ghaigulu nze ndhike ghansi.”
Ava ghaigulu
31Oyo ava ghaigulu n’asinga abantu boonaboona. Oyo ava ku nsi aba wa ku nsi era ayogera ku bya nsi, aye ava mu igulu, n’asinga boonaboona. 32Akakasa ebyo bye yabona era bye yawulira, aye ghazira aikiriza by’akoba. 33Oyo aikiriza by’akoba akakasa nga Katonda wa mazima. 34Oyo Katonda ye yatuma ayogera ebibono bya Katonda, kuba Katonda tagaba Mwoyo we mu bipimo. 35Lata w’Omwana amugonza era yata ebintu byonabyona mu buyinza bwe.3:35: Mat 11:27; Luk 10:22 36Oyo aikiriza Mwana ali n’obulamu obutawaagho aye aloba okwikiriza Mwana taja kufuna bulamu, era aja kusigala ng’abonerezebwa Katonda.