Jan Laabaalihamo 3
1 Ama li den pia niyendo ke o yi Nikodema ki tie falisieni, ki go tie Jufinba yudanba siiga yendo.
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 O den cua Jesu kani ku ñiagu ki yedi o: Canba ti bani ke a tie ya bangika n ñani U Tienu kani, kelima o bakuli kan fidi ki yaa tiendi han tiendi yaa banciama ne li yaa tie U Tienu n ye leni yua.
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 Jesu den guani ki yedi o: Imoamoani imoamoani kani n yedi a, yaa nilo n ki mali mi maa panma kan fidi le U Tieenu diema.
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Nikodema den guani ki yedi: Nikpelo mo daa, li baa tieni lede yo ban go maa o? Naani li baa tuo wan go guani kua o naa tugu nni wan maa o.
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 Jesu den guani ki yedi o: Imoamoani imoamoani kani n yedi a, yua n ki mali mi ñima leni U Tienu fuoma yua yaa madi, o kan fidi ki kua U Tienu diema nni.
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 Ti gbannandi n mali yua kuli pia ti gbannandi yaa miali buolu yo, ama U Tienu fuoma yua n mali yua kuli pia U Tienu fuoma yua miali.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Lan da bagi a, ke n yedi: Kali yin maa mi maapanma.
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Ufaalu figi wun bua naani ke a gba u sagimu ama haa bani wun ñani naankani, haa go bani wun caa naani mo, U Tienu fuoma yua n mali yua moko tie yene.
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 Nikodema den buali Jesu, laa bonla mo baa tieni lede ki tieni?
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Jesu den guani ki yedi o: Fini yua n tie isalele siiga bangikaciamo haa bani laa bonla?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 N yedi a yi moamoani ti wangi tin bani yaala leni tin laa yaala, ama yii tuodi ki gaani ti siedi.
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 N ya maadi ki tinga nni bonla ke yii ga li fuuli, li baa ga lede yo, n ya maadi tanpoli bonla maama yin ga li fuuli?
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 O bakuli ki doni tanpoli, li yaa tie yua n ñani tanpoli ki jiidi, lani n tie O joa Bijua yua, n ye tanpoli.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Nani Musa n den joani o kumoanwa mi fanpienma nni maama yeni, kali ban joani Ojoa Bijua moko yeni,
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 Kelima U Tienu den bua handuna hali boncianla, ki puni o bi ja yenyenga ke yua n daani o kuli n da bodi ama wan baa yaa miali n kan gbeni. (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 Kelima U Tienu naa den soani o bi Jua handuna nni ke wan jia handuna buudi ka, ama ke wan faabi handuna.
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 Yua n daani o kuli bi kan jia o buudi, ama yua n ki daani o wani bi tuodi ki jia o buudi kelima waa daani U Tienu bon ja yenyenga.
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 Yaala n baa teni ban jia bi niba ti buudi tie ke mi yenma cua handuna nni, ama bi niba bua li biigili ki ha mi yenma kelima bi tuona bia.
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 Kelima yua n tiendi yaala n bia kuli o nani mi yenma waa bua ki cua mi yenma kani kelima ojie o tuona n da doagidi.
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 Ama yua n tuuni yi moamoani nni baa cua mi yenma kani kelima o bua o tuona n doagidi, kelima o tuona tie U Tienu yanbuame.
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 Lani n pendi Jesu ieni o hoadikaaba den gedi jude tinga nni, o den ye leni o hoadkaaba likani ki batisi bi niba.
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 Jan moko den ye Eno, ya dogu n kuu leni samali ki batisi bi niba, kelima mi ñima den yaba likani, bi niba kuli den kpendi ke o batisi ba
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 kelima li sua ke bi daa kuani Jan li kadidieli nni.
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Jan hoadikaaba siiga bi tianba den nia leni jufi yendo yaala n tie mi walihanbima bogida po.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Bi den cua ki yedi Jan: Canba yua n den ye leni a judana kandima po yeni, han den tieni yua yaapo siedi yeni, o batisi bi niba, ke bi niba kuli caa o kani.
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 Jan den guani ki yedi ba: O nilo kan fidi ki baa li ba, kali U Tienu n den tuodi ki puni o yaala tanpoli po.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Yinba yiba tie n siedinba ke n yedi: Mini ka, tie Kilisiti «lani n tie U Tienu n gandi yua» Ama bi den soani nni o liiga.
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Yua n die opocaano tie opocaano calo. Ama opocaano calo danli yua n ye o kani ya gbadi opocaano calo nialu, o pali yen mangi hali boncianla, kelima opcaano calo nialu po. Li yaa po n moko pia li pamanli cianli.
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 Kali wan yaa yabidi n mo min yaa wada.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 Yua n ñani tanpoli ki cua cie nilo kuli, yua n tie ki tinga nni yua maadi nani ki tinga nni bonla yaa maama, ama yua n ñani tanpoli cie nilo kuli.
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 o tiendi siedi wan laa ki go gbadi yaala po, ama nilo ba kuli ki ga o maama.
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 Yua n ga o siedi saa yi moamoani ke U Tienu tie moamondaano.
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Kelima U Tienu n soani yua maadi U Tienu maama, kelima U Tienu gbieni o, o fuoma yua.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Baa bua bi Jua ki tieni li bonla kuli bali o nuu nni.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
36 Yua n daani bi Jua pia yaa miali n kan gbeni, ama yua n ki daani bi Jua kan le li miali U Tienu pabienli cuonu bebe n baa jagi o yulipo. (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)
