John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Ama o nilo den ye Farisienba siiga nni, ke bi yii o Nikodema, ke o tie Juufinba bado,
2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
O den cua Jesu kani ku ñiagu, ki maadi o: “Rabbi (Canbáa), ti bani ke a tie banciamo i, ki ñani U Tienu kani; kelima obá kuli kan fidi ki tieni ŋan tie ya yaalidgu bona ne li ya ki tie ke U Tienu ye yeni o.
3 Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
Jesu ń jiini o: «I mɔmɔni, i mɔmɔni, n maadi a, nilo ya ki guani ki mali ki pandi o bá, o kan la U Tienu diema.
4 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?”
Nikodema ń buali: “O nilo ba tieni ledi i, ki guani ki mali, ki nan kpelgi o? O ba fidi ki guani ki kua o naá tugu nni ki go mali ii?
5 Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
Jesu ń jiini o: «I mɔmɔni, i mɔmɔni, n maadi a, nilo ya ki mali yeni mi ñima yeni mi foŋanma, o kan kua U Tienu diema nni.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Ti gbannandi ń mali yaali tie gbannandi, Mi Foŋanma ń mali yaali mo tie Foŋanma.
7 Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
Lan da lidi a ke n maadi a: «Li buali ke ŋan guani ki mali, ki pandi a bá.»
8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
U faalu figi un bua naani i, ke a gbia u fuugu, ama a nan ki bani un ñani naani, ki caa naani. Li go tie yeni i, ya nilo ke mi foŋanma mali o.
9 Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
Nikodema ń buali o: “Li ba tieni ledi i?
10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
Jesu ń jiini o: «A tie Israyeli banciamo i, ki nan ki bani ya bona ne ee?
11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
«I mɔmɔni, i mɔmɔni, n maadi a, ti maadi tin bani yaali, ki tiendi kasiedi ki kadi ki maadi tin la yaali; ke yinba wani nan ki tuo ki ga ti kasiedi maama.
12 If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
N ya maadi tinga n ne maama ke maa pia o po dudugdi, a ba tieni ledi i, ki ya dugi min ba maadi a tanpoli bona po?
13 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
Nilo bá́ kuli ki doni tanpoli, li nan ya ki tie yua n ñanu tanpoli ki jiidi yaa ka, O nisaalo Bijua yua n ye tanpoli.
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Nani Moyiis ń den fiini ki sieni o waa ki tinkuonga nni yeni, li buali ke ban fiini ki sieni o nisaalo Bijua mo yeni i,
lan fidi ke yua n dugi o po ń baa ya miali n ki pia gbenma. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Kelima U Tienu buadi ŋanduna hali ki teni o bijayendga, lan fidi ke yua n dugi o po wan da kpe ka, ama wan baa ya miali n ki pia gbenma (aiōnios g166)
17 For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
Yin ya bani ke U Tienu ki sɔni o Bijua ŋanduna nni ke wan jia ti buudi yeni ŋanduna ka, ama ke o po, ŋanduna ń baa mi faabma.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
Yua n dugi o po, bi ji kan jia o buudi; ama yua n ki dugi o po, bi tuodi ki jia o buudi o, kelima o nan ki tuo ki dugi U Tienu bijayenyenga yeli po.
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
Lanya buudi tie be i, mi yenyenma cua ŋanduna nni, ke bi niba faadi li bɔnbɔnli ki cie mi yenyenma, kelima bi tuona den tie tuonbiadi
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
Kelima yua n tie ti biidi ki bua yenyenma maama, o kan gedi mi yenyenma nni, kelima mi ba pibdi ki waani o tuonbiidi.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
Ama yua n tuuni yeni i mɔni lingi mi yenyenma ń ye naana, keli ma mi ba pibdi ki waani ke o tuona dagdi yeni U Tienu ń bili maama.
22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
Lani ń pendi, Jesu den yegi yeni o ŋɔdkaaba ki gedi Jude tinga nni. O ji den ye li kani yeni o ŋɔdkaaba ki batise bi niba.
23 John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
Jan mo den ye Enɔn, ki batise bi niba, kelima mi ñima den yabi li kani, ke bi niba mo kpendi boncianla ki bua wan batise ba.
24 for John was not yet thrown into prison.
Lanyogu Jan dá den ki kua dansalga (li kpaadidieli nni)
25 Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
Li sua ke Jan ŋɔdkaaba den gagi yeni Juufi yendo, ke li nua mu cicibiadmu beliga jaandi po.
26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
Ke bi cua ki la Jan ki maadi o: Rabbi, ŋan den ye yeni yua Juurden kpenpuoli yeni, ŋan den tieni kasiedi yua ya po yeni, o mo ji batise bi niba, ke bi kuli ji caa o ya kani i.
27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
Jan ń jiini ba: “Nilo kan fidi ki baa yaali n kandi ban puni o yaali tanpoli.
28 You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
Yinba mono tie n kasiedinba, ke n maadi: “N ki tie Kiristu, ama bi sɔni nni o liiga i.”
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
Yua n yeni o pocaano tie o calo i; ama o calo dɔnli yua n kuu ba, ki cengi o poja maama pali mani boncianla yeni wan cengi o ja nialu: lanya pamanli tie n mo ya pamanli i, ki tie bonŋancianli.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
Li buali ke wani ń ya kpedi ki pugdi, ke mini wadi.
31 “He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
Yua n ñani tanpoli yabi ki cie bonli kuli; yua n tie ki tinga yua li tie tinga yua i, o maadi nani ki tinga yua yeni i. Yua n ñani tanpoli n cie bi niba kuli.
32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
O tiedi kasiedi, ki kadi ki maadi wan la yaali yeni wan gbadi yaali, ama obá kuli naa cengi o kasiedi maama.
33 He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
Yua n tuo ki ga o kaseidi maama kadi ki maadi, ki waani ke U Tienu tiegi, ki tie mɔmɔndaano.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
Kelima U Tienu ń sɔni yua maadi U Tienu maama, kelima U Tienu ń teni o ya foŋanma ki pia biginma.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
Báa bua Bijua, ki mubni bonli kuli o nui nni.
