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Tyjeeˈcañoom Nicodemo Jesús

Tyomˈaaⁿ cwii tsˈaⁿ na tyoluiitquieñe quiiˈntaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ judíos. Tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ tyotseijomñê ñˈoom na quitˈmaⁿ nˈom nnˈaⁿ tmaaⁿˈ fariseos. Jom jñoom Nicodemo. Jñoom na mˈaaⁿ Jesús cwii teijaaⁿ. Matsoom nnom:

—Maestro, manquiuuyâ na ˈu cwiluiindyuˈ tsˈaⁿ na jñom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na caˈmo̱ⁿˈ ñˈoom naya ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ nda̱a̱yâ. Ee xocanda̱a̱ nntsaˈ tsˈiaaⁿmeiⁿˈ xeⁿ nchii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mˈaaⁿ ñˈeⁿndyuˈ.

Jesús tˈo̱o̱ⁿ, matsoom nnom:

—Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ njomˈ, xeⁿ ticaluiixcoñe tsˈaⁿ tixocanda̱a̱ nntseijomñe cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

Ndoˈ taxˈeeñe Nicodemo nnoom, matso:

—¿Chiuu nntsˈaa tsˈaⁿ na nluiiñennaaⁿˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tquieñê? Ee tixocanda̱a̱ nncjaaquieeˈnnaaⁿˈaⁿ tsiatsjaaⁿˈ tsoñeeⁿ ndoˈ na nluiiñennaaⁿˈaⁿ.

Jesús tˈo̱o̱ⁿ, matsoom nnom:

—Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ya njomˈ. Xeⁿ ticaluiiñe tsˈaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ndaatioo ndoˈ ñequio Espíritu, tixocanda̱a̱ nncjaquieeˈñê cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ncˈe na nnˈaⁿ jaa, joˈ chii mati ndaaya mannˈaⁿ joona. Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ tsˈaⁿ na tuiiñe cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Espíritu Santo. Tseixmaⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Tinntseiñˈeeⁿˈñenaˈ tsˈomˈ juu ñˈoom na matsjo̱o̱ya: “Maxjeⁿ jndeiˈnaˈ na caluiindyoˈxcoˈyoˈ.” Ndiˈ na cˈuaa camˈaaⁿ jndye, sa̱a̱ tileicantyjo̱ˈ yuu jnaⁿnaˈ, meiⁿ yuu wjaanaˈ. Malaaˈtiˈ matseijomnaˈ na tileicalaˈno̱ⁿˈ nnˈaⁿ chiuu waa na tuiiñe tsˈaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Espíritu.

Tˈo̱ Nicodemo, tsonnaaⁿˈaⁿ:

—Maxjeⁿ ticatseiˈno̱ⁿˈa.

10 Matso Jesús:

—Aa ljoˈ, ndoˈ ˈu tˈmaⁿ cwiluiindyuˈ na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿˈ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ Israel. Joˈ chii ticatseitiuuya na tileicatseiˈno̱ⁿˈ ñˈoommeiiⁿ. 11 Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ya njomˈ. Matseina̱ⁿya cantyja na mantyjiiya, ndoˈ macwjiˈyuuˈndyo̱ ljoˈ na jnda̱ ntyˈiano̱o̱ⁿ, sa̱a̱ ˈo tiñeˈcalayuˈyoˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ. 12 Jnda̱ mamatseina̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ ˈnaⁿ na niom tsjoomnancue cha calaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ, sa̱a̱ tiñeˈcalayuˈyoˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ. Quia joˈ, ¿chiuu ya nntsˈaa cha na nlayuˈyoˈ ñˈoom na mañequia cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ cañoomˈluee?

13 ’Ee tjaaˈnaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tjawa cañoomˈluee cha nnda̱a̱ nntseicandii nnˈaⁿ chiuu macaⁿnaˈ na calˈana na nlcoˈxcwenaˈ ntyjii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈeⁿndyena. Macanda̱ ja na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na jnaaⁿya cañoomˈluee ntyjiiya. 14 Quia ñetˈom nnˈaⁿ judíos jo ndoˈ ndyuaa yuu na tjaa nnˈaⁿ cˈom, quia joˈ tyˈiom Moisés cwii xjo na tuiinaˈ chaˈna catsuu cjooˈ cwii tsˈoom. Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ na nntyˈioom nnˈaⁿ ja tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na jnaaⁿya cañoomˈluee. 15 Luaaˈ nluii cha meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseiyuˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱ nntseixmaⁿ na ticantycwii na nncwandoˈ.

Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mˈaaⁿ na candyaˈ tsˈoom nnˈaⁿ

16 ’Ncˈe Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tˈmaⁿ waa na mˈaaⁿ na candyaˈ tsˈoom nnˈaⁿ tsjoomnancue, joˈ chii Ja na ñennco̱ na cwiluiindyo̱ Jnaaⁿ tquiaaⁿ na tuiindyo̱ cha ticwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na nntseiyuˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱ tixocatsuuñe. Mˈaaⁿ na ticantycwii na wandoˈ. 17 Ja na cwiluiindyo̱ Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nchii jñoom ja quiiˈntaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ cha na catˈuiiya joona cantyja jnaaⁿna. Jom jñoom ja cha nnda̱a̱ nluiˈnˈmaaⁿndyena.

18 ’Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na nntseiyuˈ ñequio ja, ticatˈuii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ jnaaⁿˈ. Sa̱a̱ meiⁿquia tsˈaⁿ na tiñeˈcatseiyuˈ, jeˈ mamatˈuiinaˈ juu cantyja jnaaⁿˈ, ee na tiñeˈcatseiyuˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱ na macanda̱ ja cwiluiindyo̱ Jnaaⁿ. 19 Jnda̱ mamatˈuiinaˈ nnˈaⁿ na tyoolayuˈ ee ja na cwiluiindyo̱ naxuee jnda̱ tyja̱cano̱o̱ⁿya joona, sa̱a̱ neiiⁿtinaˈ na cwilaˈjomndyena cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ na jo̱o̱ⁿñe, ee cwilˈana yuu na ticatsa̱ntjomnaˈ. 20 Ee ticwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na machˈee natia, jeeⁿ jnoomˈm ja na cwiluiindyo̱ naxueeñe. Tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ tiñeˈcatseijomñê ñˈeⁿndyo̱ ja, ee jeeⁿ nquiaⁿˈaⁿ na nntseicano̱o̱ⁿya natia na machˈeeⁿ. 21 Sa̱a̱ juu tsˈaⁿ na machˈee yuu na matyˈiomyanaˈ, tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ matseijomñê ñˈeⁿndyo̱ ja na cwiluiindyo̱ naxueeñe. Ndoˈ na ljoˈ cwiwitquiooˈya na chaˈtso na machˈeeⁿ, machˈeeⁿ ncˈe Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mˈaaⁿ ñˈeⁿñê.

Matseineiⁿti Juan cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Jesús

22 Jnda̱ joˈ jluiˈ Jesús Jerusalén ndoˈ jâ nnˈaⁿ na tˈmaaⁿ na calaˈjomndyô̱ ñˈeⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ na machˈeeⁿ, mati jluiiˈâ ñˈeⁿñê. Tyomaˈno̱o̱ⁿyâ ñˈeⁿñê tsˈo̱ndaa Judea. Tyomˈaaⁿyâ joˈ joˈ cwantindyo xuee. Ndoˈ jndye nnˈaⁿ tquieˈcañom jom na nleitsˈoomndye. 23 Mati Juan tyotseitsˈoomñê nnˈaⁿ cwii joo na jndyu Enón, manndyooˈ Salim, ee majndye ndaatioo mˈaaⁿ joˈ. Ndoˈ tyoˈoo nnˈaⁿ na tyotseitsˈoomñê joona. 24 Ee xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ tyoojuˈ Herodes jom wˈaancjo.

25 Quia joˈ ntˈom nnˈaⁿ judíos na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈoom na mañequiaa jom, jlaˈñˈeeⁿˈ ndyueena ñequio ncˈiaana nnˈaⁿ judíos na cweˈ tquieya. Ee cwilaˈntjaˈndye naⁿˈñeeⁿ ñˈeⁿndyena cwaaⁿ cwii nnom na jndati tseixmaⁿ na cwiwitsˈoomndye nnˈaⁿ. ¿Aa cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ñˈoom na mañequiaa Juan, oo, aa cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Jesús? 26 Quia joˈ nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈoom na mañequiaa Juan tyˈentyjaaˈna jom. Jluena nnoom:

—ˈU ta na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nda̱a̱yâ, juu tsˈaⁿ na tyocañˈeⁿ ñˈeⁿndyuˈ xndyaaˈ jndaa Jordán, nquii na tjeiˈyuuˈndyuˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ nda̱a̱yâ, cantyˈiaˈ, cwiwitsˈoomndye nnˈaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ, ndoˈ chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ cwiˈoontyjo̱ naxeeⁿˈeⁿ.

27 Juan tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na, matsoom:

—Tjaa na nnda̱a̱ nntsˈaa tsˈaⁿ xeⁿ nchii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom matseijndaaˈñê ljoˈ nntseixmaⁿ tsˈaⁿ. 28 Mancjoˈyoˈ nquiuˈyoˈ na ñetsjo̱o̱ cantyja ˈnaⁿya, ja nchii Cristo cwiluiindyo̱. Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tyˈioom tsˈiaaⁿ ja na catseijndo̱ˈa nˈom nnˈaⁿ na calaˈjndaaˈndyena naquiiˈ nˈomna na calaˈljona Cristo. 29 ˈO cwilaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tjañoomˈ na juu tsaⁿsˈa na macoˈñom yuscu na macoco ñˈeⁿñê, masaaˈ yuscuˈñeeⁿ jom. Sa̱a̱ juu tsˈaⁿ na matseijomñe ñˈeⁿ tsaⁿsˈaˈñeeⁿ, nchii mˈaaⁿ na liooˈ na macoˈñom xˈiaaˈ yuscuˈñeeⁿ. Nchii joˈ. Cwiquioo na neiiⁿˈ na mandiiñe ñˈoom na matseineiⁿ xˈiaaˈ. Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ na matseicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ na neiⁿya cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Jesús. 30 Joˈ chii jeeⁿ xcwe na jom cjaaluiitˈmaⁿñetyeeⁿ sa̱a̱ ja catseicjetinaˈ.

Luaa nquii na jnaⁿ cañoomˈluee

31 Tsoti Juan:

—Ncˈe tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ jnaaⁿ cañoomˈluee, tˈmaⁿti cwiluiiñê, nchiiti chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ. Ja na cweˈ tsˈaⁿ ja, matseixmaⁿya cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsjoomnancue ndoˈ matseina̱ⁿya cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈnaˈ. Sa̱a̱ nquii tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ na jnaaⁿ cañoomˈluee, cwiluiitˈmaⁿñetyeeⁿ na chaˈtso. 32 Ndoˈ macwjiˈyuuˈñê cantyja na jnda̱ ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ ñequio na jnda̱ jñeeⁿ, sa̱a̱ tjaaˈnaⁿ ˈñeeⁿ juu ñeˈcoˈñom ñˈoom na macwjiˈyuuˈñê. 33 Juu tsˈaⁿ na macoˈñom ñˈoom na macwjiˈyuuˈñê, matseijomñe tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ na Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cwiluiiñe na mayuuˈ. 34 Ee nquii na jñom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ, ñˈoomˈm matseineiⁿ, ee canda̱a̱ˈya mañequiaaⁿ Espíritu na cwiluiiñê naquiiˈ tsˈom. 35 Nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na cwiluiiñê Tsotya̱a̱ya mˈaaⁿ na candyaˈ tsˈoom Jnaaⁿ. Ndoˈ naquiiˈ lˈo̱ jnda̱ tqueeⁿ chaˈtsoti na maniom. 36 Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseiyuˈ ñequio Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, matseixmaⁿ na ticantycwii na wandoˈ añmaaⁿˈ. Sa̱a̱ ˈñeeⁿ juu na ticatseiñˈoomˈñe na nntseiyuˈ ñequio Jnaaⁿ, tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ xocandaaˈ na nncwandoˈ añmaaⁿˈ. Tyeⁿ waa na matseiwˈii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu.

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus(A) who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.(B) He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi,(C) we know(D) that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs(E) you are doing if God were not with him.”(F)

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](G)

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(H) Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit.(I) You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[c] must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[d](J)

“How can this be?”(K) Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,”(L) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,(M) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.(N) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven(O) except the one who came from heaven(P)—the Son of Man.[e](Q) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(R) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f](S) 15 that everyone who believes(T) may have eternal life in him.”[g](U)

16 For God so loved(V) the world that he gave(W) his one and only Son,(X) that whoever believes(Y) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(Z) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world(AA) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(AB) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(AC) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(AD) 19 This is the verdict: Light(AE) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(AF) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(AG) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John Testifies Again About Jesus

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.(AH) 23 Now John(AI) also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. 24 (This was before John was put in prison.)(AJ) 25 An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.(AK) 26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,(AL) that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified(AM) about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”

27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(AN) 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(AO) The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.(AP) 30 He must become greater; I must become less.”[h]

31 The one who comes from above(AQ) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(AR) The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard,(AS) but no one accepts his testimony.(AT) 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent(AU) speaks the words of God, for God[i] gives the Spirit(AV) without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(AW) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(AX) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.
  2. John 3:6 Or but spirit
  3. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.
  4. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
  5. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
  6. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  7. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.
  8. John 3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.
  9. John 3:34 Greek he