¹ Ahavo nfarizi azimiya Nikotemo, n'holeli aYuta. ² Yela ahiwa wa Yesu nuhiiyu ni khumwirela: Mwene, nozuwela wira mwafunti on'wa wan'luku, okhala wira khavo onira mitikinihoo in'ya, vohikhala wira N'luku ori ni yena". ³ Yesu ahakhula: "vekhweli vekhweli kinawuhimerya: Pinatamu kuhiyariyatho vazia, yena kan'weha omwene wa wan'Luku". ⁴ Nikotemo ahimwirela: Namuna xeni n'tthu ayariya vazia anoluvalale? Yena onahokolela n'mirimani mwamamawe ni ayariyetho vazia?". ⁵ Yesu ahakhula: "Vekhweli vekhweli, kinawuhimeria: Yole ohinýariya mwa mazi ni N'nepa khan'kela omwene wa N'luku. ⁶ Ole oyariye n'namani ta n'namani, ni yoyariya n'munepani ti yan'munepani. ⁷ Ohixan'ke owirela wira: 'yarerela oyariyatho vazia' ⁸ Epheyo enupela en'phelaya, ni mwin'niwa n'tzunaya, vano khimwin'zuwela ekhumaya walani en'rowaya. Tzitzan'mo tariaya ale an'yariya n'munepani" ⁹ Nikotemo ohakhula irakha, enkhala tzai? ¹⁰ Yesu ohakhula. yu , inri namavariha insraele , khamwintzuwela ethunya? ¹¹ Mwekweli, ni mwekweli , khinuhimerani: Hi ninlavula tzenye tzintzuweliho, ni ninni tonhihera yele enwehiho; vavotho yu khamnwinthuna namoniho. ¹² Nikhahuhimeryani ethu tzavathi khamwakupali , mwinra okhupali tzai khuhimeryani ethu tzo wirimo? ¹³ Kavo wakhalahi owenle wirimu, ohikhanle yole okhurunwe virimu, Mwana antthu. ¹⁴ Inthoko mosse ovenhiha enowa muhinmela ethu, mwana antthu onrwa ovenhihiya, ¹⁵ vira athu ottene aninkhupali akhalane okhumi ohimmala. ¹⁶ Inlathu muluko opwentha olumwenkhu khukala wira onvaha mwanawe opatjera, wira othene oninthunela ahikhale opweteya, massi akhalane okhumi ohimala. ¹⁷ Vira Muluko khanrumale mwanawe molumwenkhuni wira akhale okhontenari o lumwenkhu, massi wira o lumwenkhu akhale owopoliya wayena. ¹⁸ Yole oninthunela ikhale okhontenariya. ohininthunela okhala okhontenariya, inlathu khaninthunela mwantzina na opatjera mwana a muluko. ¹⁹ Olaa opukhiwa: wokhala wira luxu owale molumwenkhuni, ni a athu apwenta ethu tzotakala khuhiya luxu, inlathu ethu tzovara tzaya tzari tzothakala. ²⁰ Otthene yole onvara ethu tzotakala khaninpwentha luxu, ni khanwa wa luxu wira mitheko tzawe tzikhale tzowehiya. ²¹ Thinkhalaya wira yole onvara ethu tzekheli onwa wa luxuni, wira okhale owehaxiwa wira miteko tzawe tzivariye wa Muluko. ²² Wamanla ya , Yesu na rumehi aara imphantha wa yudeia , wenwe ovirinyaya okhati na yena , ni vavale o batiza. ²³ Yohani vavotho ari abatizakha we enom, wathamela o salim, inlathu yahavo massi mwintjene , ni athu yaniwa wa yena ni ya nibatizariha. ²⁴ Vavo Yohani ari inathi othikeliya inkhatheya. ²⁵ Vavo yahikumelela ovannihana warumehi wa Joyani ni yuda inlathu wa nira wa orerihiya. ²⁶ Ayena yahira wa Yohani khumhimera. Rapi, yari exene imphantha inkhina wa yordao, inlathu wa nhu mwimwirelinho namoni, vavo yena onapatiza, vano athu othene an,ra wa yena. ²⁷ Yohani ohakhula; '' ikhale onthuna wakhela ethu, wi khalale wira onuvahiya wirimu. ²⁸ Yenhu mwathu anmwira namona wira miyano khohima; '' Miyano inkhihiyena Khiristo', massi khohima', khiruminnhe oholo wawe'. ²⁹ Emwali enkhala ya namathela, massi impathani a namathela, ori vavo ni on'ninwa. on'nihakhalala inlathu mwintjene inlathu wa esothe ya namatela. Vavo, onkhala, ohakhalala wakha onamalihera. ³⁰ Onkhala wira yena un'nuwe miyano khiyeve. ³¹ Ole on'wa otzulu ori otzulu wa athu othene ; eele en'wa wa thayani tiyee thaya, ni enlavula ethu tza ethaya. Olee on'wa wirimu ori otzulu wo thene. ³² Yene onathonhihera yele yinwalawe ni yonalawe, massi khavo onthuna othonhihera wawe. ³³ Ole onthuna othonhihera wawe onahima wira muluko ekhele. ³⁴ Vano Yone okhalale orumiya nin'Luku on'lavula molumo an'Luku. Vano N'nepawe on'vahiya wohiphimiya. ³⁵ Papaa on'nin'pheta Mwana ni on'vaha itthu zotene n'matatani mwawe. ³⁶ Yone onin'tthuna Mwana okhalana okumi wohimala, vano ole ohinimwin'welela Mwana khanona okumi, vano wayowo mixan'kiho ni ohawihiya nin'Luku".