Jan 1
1 U cilyogu, mi maam n bo ye, mi maama bo ye yeni U Tienu, mi maama bo tie U Tienu
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was face to face with God, and the Word was God.
2 Mi bo ye u cilyogu yeni U Tienu.
He was face to face with God in the Beginning.
3 Bi tieni bonli kuli yeni mani i. Ke ban tieni yaali kuli, liba ki tieni ke maa ye.
All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.
4 Li miali bo ye mani nni i, ke li miali bo tie bi niba yenyenma
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 Mi yenyenma yendi li bɔnbɔnli nni, ke li bɔnbɔnli ki tuo ki ga ma.
And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overwhelmed it
6 Ke U Tienu sɔni nilo, o tondo, ke bi yi o Jan.
A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John.
7 Ke o cua, ki tua kasiedi ki ba kadi ki maadi mi yenyenma nni, ke yua kuli ń fidi ki dugi o maama po
He came as a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light - so that all men might believe through him.
8 O bo ki tie mi yenyenma, ama o dɔgdi ke wan saa i mɔni mi yenyenma po
He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being.
9 Li yenyenma bo tie yenyenmɔnma, ki cua ŋanduna nni, ki yendi bi niba kuli po.
The true Light, which enlightens every man, was then coming into the world.
10 Mi bo ye ŋanduna nni, mani n tagi ŋanduna, ama ŋanduna ki bandi ma
He was in the world, and through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not.
11 Mi bo cua mi yaaba siiga, ama mi yaaba naa bo tuo ki ga ma.
He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not.
12 Ama, yaaba n ga ma po yeni yaaba n dugi mi po, mi cabi ba u paalu ke ban tua U Tienu bila
But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
13 Bi mali ke li naa tie mi sɔma po, li naa go tie ti gbannandi buama po ki nan buali o nisaalo buama po; ama U tienu po.
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 Ke mi maama tua nisaalo, ki cua ki ye ti siiga, ki gbie yeni li ŋanbli yeni i mɔmɔni; ke ti la, ki ñuadi o kpiagdi, ya kpiagdi n tie ki bonjayenga yua n ñani Ba po ya kpiagdi.
And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory - glory as of the Father’s only Son - full of grace and truth.
15 Jan saa i mɔni o po, ki kpaandi, ki maadi: N maadi o ya maama i, ki tua “Yua n ŋua n puoli po, bo liidi nni, kelima o bo ye ke n dá ki ye.
John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, ‘He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.’"
16 O ŋanbli yeni o ŋalmani yaali n ki pia gbenma po, o cabi ti li ŋanbili yeni mi yedŋanma,
For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace.
17 Kelima Moyiis den teni yiko, ke li ŋanbli yeni i mɔmɔni ñani Jesu kiristo kani i
For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 Nilobá kuli ki kpeli ki la U Tienu; Ki bonjayenga yua n ye leni Ba, wani n cedi k bi bandi o.
No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father - he has interpreted him.
19 Jan kasiedi n ne: Jufnba bo sɔni Jerusalema salga yidkaaba yeni yiko gbanbanda, ke bi cua ki buali o: “Fini, a tie ŋma i?”
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 Ke o kadi ki yedi, kaa nia; o bo yedi ba ke wani ka tie Kiristu.
He acknowledged - he did not deny it - but acknowledged, "I am not the Christ."
21 Ke bi buali o: Li nan ga ledi i? A tie Eli yo oo? Ke o yedi: mii tie o. Atie sawalpualo yo oo? Ke o jiini: N n.
"What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.
22 Lanwani i, ban maadi o: A tie ŋma i? A ba yedi be a yeceli po? lan todi ti tin caa yaaba sɔni ti u tondu
Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"
23 Wan maadi: mini n tie yua ya nialu n kpaandi ki tinkuonga nni ki tua: «Naadi mani, ki sali O Diedo sanu, nani o sawalpualo Esayi ń yedi maama.»
He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as said the prophet Isaiah."
24 Farisienba ń sɔni ya tonda ń buali o:
Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;
25 Be n cedi ke a batise bi niba, ki naa tie Kiristo, kaa tie Eli, ki naa go tie sawalpualo?
so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
26 Jan ń jiini ba: «Mini, N batise yeni mi ñima. Ama ti siiga nni, nilo ye, ke i ki bani o, ke o ba cua n puoli po
"I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize,
27 N ki dagdi yeni min lodi o taacaaŋui.»
One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."
28 Ya bona ne kuli den tieni Betani dogu nni, Jurden kpenjaali po, naani ke Jan bo batise bi niba.
This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 Lan fandi, wan la Jesu, ke o kpendi o kani, wan maadi: Diidi mani, U Tienu pabiga n yeni yua n piindi ŋanduna biidi.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said. "Behold, that is God’s Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.
30 N maadi wani ya maama i, ki tua: «Nilo ŋua n puoli po, ki nan lii nni, kelima o den ye ke n dá ki ye.
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.’
31 N den ki bani o, ama li tie ke lan tua bonwaankaali Isayeli po, ke n cua ki batise yeni mi ñima.
I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel."
32 Jan tieni ya kasiedi ne, ki waani: «N la ke mi foŋanma ñani tanpoli nani ki kpajiega yeni, ki jiidi ki sedi o po.
John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him.
33 N den ki bani o; ama yua sɔni nni ke n batise yeni mi ñima yeni, wani n maadi nni: «ŋan ba la mi foŋanma ke mi jiidi ki sedi yua ya po yeni, wani n batise yeni U tienu Foŋanma.»
And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
34 Ke n la, ki tieni kasiedi, ki waani, ke wani n tie U Tienu Bijua.
This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."
35 Lan fandi, ke Jan go ye likani yeni o ŋɔdkaaba bilie,
Next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
36 wan la Jesu ke o pendi, ke o maadi: «Diidi mani U Tienu Pebiga n yeni.»
After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
37 Li ŋɔdkaliedba ń gbadi Jan maama, ban ŋɔdi Jesu.
The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
38 Jesu ń gbagi ki la ke bi ŋua o, wan maadi ba: «I kpaani be? Ban jiini o: Rabbi (li niima nni tie Canbáa - o tundka - A ye le i?
Then Jesus turned and saw them following him, and said, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated ‘Teacher’), "where are you staying?"
39 Cua mani, ki diidi. Ban ŋɔdi, ki la wan ye naani, ki tundi yeni o lan daali. Li den tie nani kudi piiga po yeni.
He said to them, "Come, and you shall see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four o’clock in the afternoon.
40 Siimɔn ninjua Andere den tie yaaba n gbadi Jan maama, ki ŋɔdi Jesu yeni siiga nni, yendo.
One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 Wani n kpia ki cendi o ninjua Siimɔn, ki maadi o: «Ti la Mesi» (lani n tie Kiristu)
In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One).
42 Ki ciani o Jesu kani, Jesu ń nuali o, ke o maadi: «A tie Siimɔn i, Jonas bijua; bi ji ba yini a Sefas (li niima nni n tie Tangu)
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said. "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or ‘Peter,’ which means ‘Rock’).
43 Lan fandi ke Jesu bua gedi Galile, ki la Filip, ki maadi o: Ya ŋua nni.
Next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee; and he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
44 Filip bo tie Betsayida yua i, Andere yeni Pieri dogu.
Now Philip belonged to Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45 Filip ń cendi Natanayel, ki maadi o: «Ti la Moyiis ń diani yua ya po yiko tili nni, ke bi sawalpuaba maadi o maama yeni, Josef bijua, Jesu, Nasaret yua.»
Then Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found him about whom Moses wrote in the Law, as did the prophets - Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son."
46 Natanayel ń yedi o: «Bonŋanli ba fidi ki ña Nasareti dogu nni ii? Filip ń jiini o: Cua ki diidi.
And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesu ń la ke Natanayel kpendi o kani, wan maadi o po ya maama ne: Diidi mani, o ne tie Isarayeli yua i cain, laa pia tudma!
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
48 Natanayel ń buali o: A bandi nni le i? Jesu ń jiini o: «Hali ke Filip dá ki yini a ŋan bi ye bu kankanbu kani, n bi la ŋa.»
"How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 Natanayel ń jiini ki yedi o: Rabbi, a tie U Tienu bijua i, a tie Isarayeli Badciamo i.
"Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel."
50 Jesu ń guani ki jiini o: «Min maadi a ke n la ŋa bu kankanbu ñiali n cedi ke a dugi; a ba la ya bona n yabi ki cie ne.
Jesus said in reply. "Do you believe because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree?’
51 Ki maadi o: «I mɔmɔni, n maadi yi, u yogu kpendi, ke i ba la ke tanpoli luodi ke U Tienu malekinba do ki go ji o nisaalo Bijua po.»
You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
