Nicodemomi Jesus-huan parlanacushca
1Judiocunata mandajcunapuramanta Nicodemo shuti shuj fariseomi tiyarca. 2Paimi Jesuspajman tuta shamushpaca, cashna nirca:
—Rabí, Canca ñucanchijta yachachichun Taita Dios cachashcamari cangui. Taita Diosllataj Pai Canhuan cajpi Canca, cai señalcunata ruracushcataca yachanchijmi— nircami.
3Shina nijpi Jesusca:
—Pipish mana cutin huacharishpaca, Taita Dios mandacuntaca manataj ricui tucunchu, chaica chashnatajmi— nircami.
4Chashna nijpimi, Nicodemoca:
—¿Ima shinataj shuj yuyaj runaca, cutin huacharingari? ¿Ima shinataj mamapaj huijsamanca cutin yaicungari?— nishpami tapurca.
5Shina nijpi Jesusca, cashnami cutichirca:
—Pipish yacumanta, Diospaj Espiritumanta mana huacharishpaca, Taita Dios mandacunmanca manataj yaicui tucunchu, chaica chashnatajmari. 6Aichamanta huacharishcaca, aichallamari. Espiritumanta huacharishcaca, espiritumari. 7“Cutin huacharinatajmi canguichij” nishcamantaca, ama mancharichu. 8Huairaca, maimanta pʼucusha nishpapish pʼucunllami. Huajyajta uyashpapish maimanta shamucujta, maiman ricujtaca mana yachanguichu. Diospaj Espiritumanta huacharijpish, chashnallatajmi— nircami.
9Chashna nijpimi, Nicodemoca:
—¿Ima shinataj chashnaca tucungari?— nishpa tapurca.
10Chaimantami Jesusca, cashna nirca:
—¿Canca, israelcunata yachachij cashca jahuachu, caitaca mana yachangui? 11Ñucanchijca yachashcatami parlanchij, ñucanchij ñahuihuan ricushcatami huillanchij. Ashtahuanpish cancunamari ñucanchij huillashcataca mana chasquinguichij. Chashnatajmari canguichij. 12Cai pachapi tiyajcunahuan chʼimbapurashpa huillajpipish, mana cringuichijchu. Jahua pachamanta huillajpicarin, ¿ima shinataj cringuichigari?
13Jahua pachamanca, pi mana huichiyarcachu. Runa Aichayujmi, jahua pachapi causacushpa uriyamurcani.
Cai pachapi causajcunataca Diosca yallitajmi cʼuyan
14Ima shinami shitashca pambapi Moisesca, bronce culebrata caspipi huarcurca, Runa Aichayujpish chai shinallataj caspipi huarcushca cangatajmi. 15Pipish Paita crijca ama chingarichun, ashtahuanpish huiñai causaita charichunmi chashnaca tucunga.
16Taita Diosca cai pachapi causajcunata yallitaj cʼuyashpami, Paipaj shujlla Churita curca. Pipish Paita crijca ama chingarichun, ashtahuanpish huiñai causaita charichunmi Paita curca. 17Taita Diosca Paipaj Churitaca, cai pachapi causajcunata jatun llaquiman cachachunca mana cacharcachu. Ashtahuanpish cai pachapi causajcunaca, Paillamanta quishpirichunmi cacharca. 18Pipish Paita crijca, jatun llaquimanca mana ringachu. Ashtahuanpish Taita Diospaj shujlla Churita mana crijmi, Paita mana crishcamantaca ña jatun llaquiman rinapaj tiyacun. 19Luz cai pachaman shamujpica, gentecunaca, mana allita rurajcuna cashpami, Luzta munanapaj randica amsataraj munarcacuna. Chaimantami jatun llaquiman rina tucuncuna. 20Mana allita rurajcunaca, Luztaca pʼiñancunami. Paicuna rurashca mana allicuna ama ricurichunmi, Luzmanca mana cʼuchuyancuna. 21Ashtahuanpish rurana cashcata rurajcunaca, Taita Dios munashca shina causacushca ricurichunmi, Luzmanca cʼuchuyamunllacuna— nircami.
Bautiźaj Juanmi Jesusmanta huillashca
22Chai qʼuipami Jesusca, Paipaj yachacujcunandij Judea llajtaman shamushpa, asha punllacunacama paicunahuan saquirirca. Chaipi cashpaca bautiźarcapishmi. 23Juanpish, Salim cʼuchupi caj, achca yacucuna tiyan Enón pambapimi, paipajman shamujcunata bautiźacurca. 24(Chaicamaca Juantaca, manaraj preźuchishcachu carca). 25Chuyayangapaj maillarina jahuami, Juanpaj yachacujcunahuan, shuj judiohuan rimanacurcacuna. 26Chaimantami Juanpaj yachacujcuna paipajman rishpaca:
—Rabí, can ñucanchijman parlashca runaca, canhuanmari Jordán yacu chʼimbanijpi carca. Cunanca Paipish bautiźacunmari. Gentecunapish tucuicunamari, Paipajman ricuncuna— nircacunami.
27Chashna nijpimi, Juanca cashna cutichirca:
—Jahua pacha Diosllataj cujllapimi, pipish ima ruranataca chasqui tucun. 28Illu cancunallamantajmi: “Ñucaca mana Cristochu cani, Dios cachajpi Paita ñaupashpa shamujllami cani” nishpa huillarcani. 29Noviollami noviapaj cusatajca. Noviohuan apanacujca, novio sumajta rimajta, cʼuchullamanta uyashpallami jatunta cushicun. Ñucapish chashnallatajmi Paimantaca, cushicusha nicushca shinataj cushicuni. 30Paimari tucuipi ashtahuan rijsishca tucunataj can, ashtahuanpish ñucaca huashayanamari cani— nircami.
Jesusca jahua pachamantami shamushca
31Jahua pachamanta shamujca, tucuicunata yallimi. Cai pachallamanta cajca, cai pachapi tiyajcunallamantami riman. Jahua pachamanta shamujmi, tucuicunata yalli. 32Paica imalla ricushcata uyashcatami huillan. Ashtahuanpish Pai huillashcataca, pi mana chasquinchu. 33Maijanpish Pai huillashcata chasquijmi, Taita Diostaca cashcatataj huillaj cashcata ricuchin. 34Taita Dios cachashca cashpami, Diospaj Shimita huillan. Diosca Paipaj Espiritutaca, manamari mitsaj mitsajlla cushcachu. 35Yayaca Paipaj Churi cajpi cʼuyashpami, tucuita Paipaj maquipi churarca. 36Pipish Churita crijca, huiñai causaita charinmi. Ashtahuanpish Churita mana crijca, huiñai causaitaca manataj charingachu, Diosca jatunta pʼiñacungallami.
Jesus teaches Nicodemus
1Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no-one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’
3Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.’
4‘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!’
5Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit3:6 Or but spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, “You3:7 The Greek is plural. must be born again.” 8The 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.’3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
9‘How can this be?’ Nicodemus asked.
10‘You are Israel’s teacher,’ said Jesus, ‘and do you not understand these things? 11Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13No-one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man.3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven 14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted. 15that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19This is the verdict: light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21But 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
22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptised. 23Now John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptised. 24(This was before John was put in prison.) 25An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26They came to John and said to him, ‘Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan – the one you testified about – look, he is baptising, and everyone is going to him.’
27To this John replied, ‘A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, “I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.” 29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. 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. 30He must become greater; I must become less.’3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.
31The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no-one accepts his testimony. 33Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God3:34 Greek he gives the Spirit without limit. 35The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
