Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, sisebenzise ivesi leBhayibheli elaziwa kakhulu elivela eVangelini likaJohane ngokuthi “Ivesi Losuku” lethu:
“UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. (Johane 3:3)
Omunye wabafundi bethu e-Australia uveze okuthile okuthakazelisayo -- okuthile okukhanyisa okusha kulesi sitatimende. Embhalweni wokuqala wesiGreki, igama elithi "ἄνωθεν" lisetshenzisiwe, futhi livame ukuhunyushwa ngokuthi "futhi". Lokho akulona iphutha, kodwa akugcizeleli enye incazelo evamile yelithi "ἄνωθεν" eBhayibhelini, njengokuthi "elivela phezulu".
Njengephuzu elilodwa lereferensi, i-"New Testament Greek-English Lexicon" kaThayer inikeza izincazelo ezilandelayo ze-ἄνωθεν (okuthiwa {an'-o-then}):
1) evela phezulu, endaweni ephakemeyo, kanye (1a) nezinto ezivela ezulwini noma kuNkulunkulu
2) kusukela ekuqaleni, kusukela ekuqaleni, kusukela ekuqaleni
3) kabusha, futhi
UNikodima, umFarisi owayekhuluma noJesu endabeni ekuJohane 3, wathatha amazwi kaJesu ngokwezwi nezwi, kanye nencazelo “futhi”.
Kodwa uJesu wakuchaza ngokujulile, futhi kucace kahle emavesini 5-6 ukuthi Wayesebenzisa incazelo ebanzi. Sidinga ukuzalwa kabusha kusuka phezulu.
