John 3
1 Judah mite i lampui, a min Nicodemus a kici Pharisee khat om hi:
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 Ama sia Jesus kung ah zan ciang in hongpai a, Rabbi, nang sia Pathian kung pan in hongpai syapa ni hi, ci hong he khi hi: banghangziam cile na vawt nalamdang te sia Pathian in ompui ngawl hile, kuama in vawt thei ngawl hi, ci hi.
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
3 Jesus in ama kung ah, Thuman, thutak in kong ci hi, mihing khat sia a suakkik bua ahile Pathian kumpingam a mu bua tu hi, ci in zo hi.
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus in, mihing khat a huai zawkciang bangbang in suakkik thei tu ziam? A nu ngil sung ah a ni vei na tum in suakkik tu ziam? ci hi.
Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
5 Jesus in, Aman tak in kong son hi, mihing khat sia tui le Thaa taw a suak bua a hile, Pathian kumpingam sung ah tum thei ngawl tu hi.
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
6 Ci le sa taw a suak sia ci le sa hi; taciang Thaa taw a suak sia thaa a hihi.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Na sua kik kul tu hi kong ci hangin, lamdang na sa heak in.
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Vui sia a uknapo pan in hongpai hi, taciang a nging za ni hi, ahihang kongpan hongpai a, koisang ah pai ziam, ci son thei ngawl ni hi: tasia bangma in Thaa taw a suak te zong tabangma a hihi, ci ni.
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus in, bangbang in hi thu te piang thei tu ziam? ci in zo hi.
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Jesus in zo a, Nangma sia Israel te sya khat hi napi, hi thu te he ngawl ni ziam?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 Aman tatak kong ci hi, kote ka hi uh le ka heak thu uh son khu hi, taciang ka mu uh thu te tettipang khu hi; taciang note in ka tetti pan uh sia hong sang ngawl nu hi.
Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
12 Leitung thu te kong son a, um ngawl na hile, bangbang in vantung thu te kong son ciang in um thei tu ni ziam?
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
13 Van om a, van pan hong tuaksuk, mihing Tapa simngawl kuama van ah kato ngawl hi.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Moses in senneal ngam ah ngul a khai bang in, mihing Tapa zong ki khai tu hi:
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Banghangziam cile Pathian in leitung mite it mama ahikom a Tapa neisun pia hi, akuamapo Ama a um peuma kisia ngawl tu a, nuntak tawntungna nei hi. (aiōnios g166)
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Banghangziam cile Pathian in leitung mite mawsiat tu in a Tapa leitung ah hong paisak ngawl hi; ahihang Ama hang in leitung mite ngupna a nga natu in hongpaisak hi.
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
18 Ama a um peuma mawsiat nataw kipeal hi: ahihang a um ngawl peuma sia mawsiatna thuak zo hi, banghangziam cile Pathian i a neisun a Tapa i min a up ngawl uh hang a hihi.
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Taciang hi thu sia mawsiatna hi, khuavak sia leitung ah hongpai a, mihing te in khuavak sang in khuazing dei zaw uh hi, banghangziam cile amate sep nate a phat ngawl hang a hihi.
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
20 Banghangziam cile na pha ngawl a vawt peuma in khuavak sia ensan uh hi, tabang hi bale a vawtna te tung ah kitekna thuak tu uh hi.
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
21 Ahihang thuman a seam peuma in, a sep uh po Pathian deina taw seam hi, ci kilangsak tu in khuavak sung ah hongpai uh hi, ci hi.
But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
22 Hiteng zawkciang in Jesus le a nungzui te Judah ngamsung ah pai uh hi; tua mun ah amate taw omkhawm uh a, tuiphumna pia hi.
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23 John zong Salim pan a nai na mun Aenon ah tuiphumna pia hi, banghangziam cile tua mun ah tui tam mama om hi: taciang amate hongpai uh a tui kiphum uh hi.
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 Banghangziam cile John sia thong a tak laitak a hihi.
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Tua zawkciang in John i nungzui te le Judah mite kilaklaw ah ki thiansua na taw kisai thu dok na hong piang hi.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Amate John kung ah hongpai uh a, Rabbi, Jordan ngunngal ah nangma taw om a, Ama thu tetti na pansak pa, en in, tua pa in tuiphumna pia a, mi theampo a kung ah pai uh hi, ci hi.
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27 John in, vantung pan a ki pia simngawl mihing in bangma peuma sang thei ngawl hi.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Keima sia Christ hi ngawl khi hi, ahihang Ama mai ah a ki sawlpa ka hihi, ka ci thu ah note ka tetti na hi uh hi.
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Mo nei sia mopa a hihi: ahihang mopa a dinpui pa le, a aw a za a lawmpa sia, mopa i aw hang in nasiatak in lungdam hi: tua ahikom ka lungdamna pawlcing hi.
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30 Ama sia puicing va-ial tu hi, ahihang kei ka hile ka kiam va-ial tu hi.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 Tungsang pan hongpai pa sia na theampo i tung ah om hi: leitung pan hongpai pa sia leitung mi hi a, leitung thu son hi: vantung pan hongpai pa sia na theampo i tung ah a hihi.
He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
32 Ama in a mu le a zak sa thu te son a, ama tettipan na sia kuama in sang ngawl hi.
He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
33 Ama tettipan na a sang peuma in Pathian sia thuman hi, ci ama ceptena khen hi.
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Banghangziam cile Pathian i sawl pa in Pathian thu te son hi: banghangziam cile Pathian in Thaa khaikhin in hong pia ngawl hi.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Pa in Tapa it a, na theampo a khutsung ah pia zo hi.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
36 Tapa a um peuma tawntung nuntakna nei hi: Tapa a um ngawl peuma in nuntakna mu ngawl tu hi; ahihang Pathian thin-ukna a tung ah om tu hi, ci in zo hi. (aiōnios g166)
He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him. (aiōnios g166)
