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3 Yisu afutili nde bunuubu: «Mu mbuli, mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele we, muutu utwala umono ipfumu hya Nzambi ve, hwavele ubwebuta nde.»

3 Yisu afutili nde bunuubu: «Mu mbuli, mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele we, muutu utwala umono ipfumu hya Nzambi ve, hwavele ubwebuta nde.» 4 Nikodemo akaali: «Buni mukuutu bahala mbii me, utwala ubwebutama hu unyatihi? Nde utwala ubwekoto mu moonyi a ngu a nde na ubutama butama la yoole ve.» 5 Yisu afutili nde bunuubu: «Mu mbuli, mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele we, hwavele ubuta muutu mu mamba na mu Livupu, nde utwala ukoto mu ipfumu hya Nzambi ve. 6 Hi himiibutama mu musunya hili musunya, na hi himiibutama mu Livupu hili Livupu. 7 A hakimuha ve bu me ndeeli we ti: "Hwafwana huli benu mu ubwebutama." 8 Livupu lili we ifula. Lo libanyingasa hu lo litondi. Muutu ubaayuha kele a lo, hwavele uyaaba huni lo lili mu umata, tso huni lo lili mu uyene. Hu li bumosi kaka mu pasi muutu wu miibutama mu Livupu.»

5 Yisu afutili nde bunuubu: «Mu mbuli, mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele we, hwavele ubuta muutu mu mamba na mu Livupu, nde utwala ukoto mu ipfumu hya Nzambi ve. 6 Hi himiibutama mu musunya hili musunya, na hi himiibutama mu Livupu hili Livupu. 7 A hakimuha ve bu me ndeeli we ti: "Hwafwana huli benu mu ubwebutama."

15 Mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele benu, woosi wu uveleyaka Ipfumu hya Nzambi we imwamwana, a huukoto huuna ve.»

Yisu li mu ulongese bayihi

Na alutahala bukuutu hutso Ipfumu hi mayulu?

1 Mu taangu mo yiina, bayihi baayasusaha huli Yisu na ufuula nde: «Na alutahala bukuutu hu Ipfumu hi mayulu?» 2 Buuna, Yisu ateeli mwana a ngebe mumosi, asuusi nde ŋa hati la bo, 3 na aleeli: «Mu mbuli me ndi mu undeele benu, tso benu a lisobi na ukituha we baana ba bangebe ve, benu a luukoto hu Ipfumu hi mayulu ve. 4 Ni mu buuna, muutu wu alutahala bukuutu hu Ipfumu hi mayulu ni nde wuuna wu ubaakulamana na ubaakituha we mwana a ngebe mo wunuunu.

17 Tso muutu li itwadi mu Kristo, nde li ivaangu hi inyatihi. Mbiili yikulu yimiidimbala, bunuubu, mbiili a nde ka yinyatihi✝.

4 Mu tondihili mo yiina yi lipfu, badiihi bisu kaka na nde. We bu Kristo hasuuhi mu babakwa mu muyusu a Taata, ni bumosi kaka, bisu luudyata mu moonyi wu munyatihi mu nde.

5 Ni mu buuna, tso bisu laaba itwadi na nde mu lipfu bibaayaka laafwanina na la nde, bumosi kaka, bisu luuba itwadi na nde mu tsuuhili yi yafwanina na ya nde. 6 Ni mu buuna, liyabani ti, imuutu hya bisu a benu hya tsikulu bakomini hyo ŋa muti itwadi na Kristo. Mana itwadi hya bisu na masumu hitabuha, na libwevelebani baviha ba masumu. 7 Mu tooni ati, muutu wu miikwa itwadi na Kristo, aka wu akuha, na amiitahuha na masumu.

4 Mu tondihili mo yiina yi lipfu, badiihi bisu kaka na nde. We bu Kristo hasuuhi mu babakwa mu muyusu a Taata, ni bumosi kaka, bisu luudyata mu moonyi wu munyatihi mu nde.

11 Ni bumosi kaka mu benu, yaabaani ti, benu lili baatu babakwa mu masumu. Na ti, benu lili kaka moonyi mu Nzambi itwadi na Yisu Kristo.

20 Ni mu buuna, a me ndi moonyi ve, ka ni Kristo li moonyi mu me. Idiingu hya me ŋa toto, ni mu imiinu mu Mwana a Nzambi me ndi mu ukuhasa hyo. Nde wu atondi me, ayehuli moonyi a nde mu tooni a me.

22 Buuna, siisaani mbiili a benu yi kulu, tiimbaani imuutu hya benu hi ikulu, hi manzala ma hyo mu baabita benu hu bipfu bya soho. 23 Benu laafwana ukituha baatu ba banyatihi, mu Livupu li lili mu usala mu matsimi ma benu. 24 Lwataani imuutu hi inyatihi✝, hibaavaanga mu ifwafwani hya Nzambi✝ mu butsiitsa na bungidi bwosi, hi hili mu ubuta imbuli.

9 A laabaapfutasana, mu tooni ati, benu laamiisiisa imuutu hi ikulu na bipfu bya hyo. 10 Benu laamiilwata imuutu hi inyatihi hi Nzambi wu avaanga bisu ubaabwehwadisa tangu yoosi mu ifwafwani✝ hya nde, mana benu liyaaba nde bubwe-bubwe. 11 A husaali na lisobosono ve, tso we li ngoyi, tso we li Muyudaayo; buuve wu baakete, tso wu baavelekete; buli la baatu ba baavele a nzaabili, tso mubongo; tso muviha, buuve wu li bunyanga. Hya tsoongo ndulu ni Kristo, nde wu li byosi, mutso a baatu boosi.

12 Ka boosi ba baayaki nde, na huli boosi ba baasiidi imiinu mu nde, nde aviidi bo muswa mu uba baana ba Nzambi. 13 Bo a bali baana ba Nzambi mu makila, buuve mu litondo li musunya ve, a tso mu litondo la muutu ve. Ka bo baabutimi baana ba Nzambi mu litondo la nde.

Hiitu hi liyobolo

3 Ba wu baasyeme Nzambi, Taata a Pfumu a bisu Yisu Kristo! Mu bunene bwa kwili a nde lingebe, nde amiiva bisu moonyi wu munyatihi, mu tsuuhili a Yisu Kristo ŋa hati la babaakwa. Nde hasiidi buuna, mana bisu liba na hiitu hi hili moonyi. 4 Tso bisu lili na hiitu mo hiina, bisu sa liyaka mukobe wu Nzambi hamiiswehele baatu ba nde. Mukobe mo wuuna wu buuveleduba, wu buuvelesa mbindu, ka nde afwana ukeelese umwedeme hwa nde. Nzambi amiiswehele benu nde hu mayulu.

23 Baamiibuta benu buta li linyatihi. A mu muhunu wu ubaakwa ve, ka mu muhunu wu avelekwa. Muhunu mo wuuna, ni mambu ma Nzambi ma moonyi, ma bilima na bilima.

2 Benu lili we baana ba bamiibuta. Sahaani mambu ma Nzambi ma mbuli, we bu mwaana ubaasaha unywa mabeelo ma ngu a nde. Mana mu mo, benu likula na liyaka liyobolo. 3 Mu tooni ati, baasonehe: «Benu laamoni buni Pfumu ali wu mubwe✝.»

Baana baa Nzambi

1 Monwaani ki pila litondo Nzambi hatondi bisu! Nde li mu uteele bisu baana ba nde. Mbuli, bisu ni baana ba nde. Tso baatu ba tsi a bayabi bisu ve, ni buuna kaka, bo a bayabi Nzambi ve. 2 Baana baa ngu baa litondo, bunuubu bisu lika baana ba Nzambi. Ka, bisu a laayaaba buni bisu luuba mu bilumbu bya hu busu ve. Bisu liyabi linili: ŋa Kristo huyamonehele, bisu luufwanina na nde mu tooni ati, bisu luumono nde we bu nde ali.

4 Bu taangu yi baakese yaatoodi, Nzambi atsindihi Mwana a nde: Wu mukaasu habuti, wu aba hu tsina Mikele mi Bayudaayo. 5 Mwana mo hayidi mu uyobolo ba baaba hu tsina lituma li Mikele, na mu uva bisu bunyanga mu ukituha baana ba Nzambi.

4 Ka Nzambi aluula mu kwili lingebe! Bunene bu litondo la nde mu bisu ni ti, 5 bu bisu laabeedi babaakwa mu tooni a ma mabi ma bisu, Nzambi abweva bisu moonyi mu Kristo. Ni mu hyese hya Nzambi benu laayobihi.