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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.

You Must Be Born Again

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named (A)Nicodemus, (B)a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus[a] (C)by night and said to him, (D)“Rabbi, (E)we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do (F)unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is (G)born (H)again[b] he cannot (I)see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born (J)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (K)That which is born of the flesh is (L)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[c] (M)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[d] must be born (N)again.’ (O)The wind[e] blows (P)where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus said to him, (Q)“How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel (R)and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (S)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but (T)you[f] do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (U)No one has (V)ascended into heaven except (W)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[g] 14 And (X)as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man (Y)be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes (Z)in him (AA)may have eternal life.[h]

For God So Loved the World

16 “For (AB)God so loved (AC)the world,[i] (AD)that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not (AE)perish but have eternal life. 17 For (AF)God did not send his Son into the world (AG)to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 (AH)Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not (AI)believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 (AJ)And this is the judgement: (AK)the light has come into the world, and (AL)people loved the darkness rather than the light because (AM)their works were evil. 20 (AN)For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, (AO)lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever (AP)does what is true (AQ)comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and (AR)was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for (AS)John had not yet been put in prison).

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over (AT)purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, (AU)“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, (AV)to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and (AW)all are going to him.” 27 John answered, (AX)“A person cannot receive even one thing (AY)unless it is given him (AZ)from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (BA)‘I am not the Christ, but (BB)I have been sent before him.’ 29 (BC)The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. (BD)The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, (BE)rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 (BF)He must increase, but I must decrease.”[j]

31 (BG)He who comes from above (BH)is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and (BI)speaks in an earthly way. (BJ)He who comes from heaven (BK)is above all. 32 (BL)He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, (BM)yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony (BN)sets his seal to this, (BO)that God is true. 34 For he whom (BP)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (BQ)without measure. 35 (BR)The Father loves the Son and (BS)has given all things into his hand. 36 (BT)Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; (BU)whoever does not obey the Son shall not (BV)see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Footnotes

  1. John 3:2 Greek him
  2. John 3:3 Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7
  3. John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
  4. John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here
  5. John 3:8 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
  6. John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12
  7. John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who is in heaven
  8. John 3:15 Some interpreters hold that the quotation ends after verse 15
  9. John 3:16 Or For this is how God loved the world
  10. John 3:30 Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues to the end of verse 36

The New Birth

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. (A)This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for (B)no one can do these signs that You do unless (C)God is with him.”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (D)unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (E)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is (F)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ (G)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus answered and said to Him, (H)“How can these things be?”

10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? 11 (I)Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and (J)you do not receive Our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (K)No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man [b]who is in heaven. 14 (L)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so (M)must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever (N)believes in Him should [c]not perish but (O)have eternal life. 16 (P)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (Q)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 (R)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 (S)“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, (T)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (U)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been (V)done in God.”

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them (W)and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near (X)Salim, because there was much water there. (Y)And they came and were baptized. 24 For (Z)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, (AA)to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all (AB)are coming to Him!”

27 John answered and said, (AC)“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (AD)‘I am not the Christ,’ but, (AE)‘I have been sent before Him.’ 29 (AF)He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but (AG)the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 (AH)He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 (AI)He who comes from above (AJ)is above all; (AK)he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. (AL)He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 And (AM)what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. 33 He who has received His testimony (AN)has certified that God is true. 34 (AO)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (AP)by measure. 35 (AQ)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 (AR)He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the (AS)wrath of God abides on him.”

Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 Or from above
  2. John 3:13 NU omits who is in heaven
  3. John 3:15 NU omits not perish but