John 3 (GYZ) · Opened

1Ma̱lgon ni ɗa shin gwas ka̱ɗe Nikodimus, ti wo ɗe na̱m ka̱n tet ka̱ motgaa ji bacina ga̱ ma̱n Yehuda jwe asa̱ mbesi ɗe Parisi wu.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Ta̱ tul mal Yesu ka̱ gasi yek ta̱ wulti ɗe, <<Ma̱n lishti, ma̱ yisi ɗe ki wo ma̱n lishti ka̱n sut mal Nya. Ten ɗe ma̱lgon a man pa̱lti wul cit ɓanti jwe ka̱ na̱ma pa̱lti wu so, ɗe kume Nya ni sukti sowu.>>He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

3Yek Yesu ballit ɗe, <<Gem amik ka hwik ge, ba ma̱lgwe a yen Nya ɗe Guu wu seko sa̱ saka za̱t ga̱ ma̱li.>>Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Yek Nikodimus ngemti ɗe, <<Ɗa̱ni ka̱n sa zi mbala̱n ata̱ koli wi gwi? Ma̱li a man palti te ka̱ tuk ga̱ ana gwas ka asa̱ saka za̱t gwas a?>>“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

5Yek yesu ballit ɗe, <<Gem amik ka hwik ge, ba ma̱lgwe a man tet ka̱ Nya ɗe Guu wu seko sa̱ pa̱lit za̱ti ga̱ ze suk ga̱ Shishi ga̱ Nya.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Ilgwe a mbala̱n zi go mbala̱n ka̱n, ama ilgwe a Shishi ga̱ Nya zi go Shishi ka̱n.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Ba̱ ilgwe a dla̱m wu ɗe, <Ngetli ka̱n ta̱s saka za̱t gwa wu,> cik ɓanti so.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8A yeta̱l ngusi nwuti lu a li ka̱ lu gwe lami wu. Aka̱ kum nwuti lu gwasi, ama ba̱ka yis tet ka̱ lu gwe yil tet wu sogo lu gwe na̱ma la̱t wu so. Nu ka̱n ni suk ma̱lgwe ɗe Shishi ga̱ Nya ka̱ za̱t wu.>>The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

9Yek Nikodimus ngemti ɗe, <<Ɗa̱ni ka̱n a pi nu gwi?>>“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Yek Yesu wulti ɗe <<Ki ɗe ma̱n lishti ga̱ ma̱n Yisraila wu mago yek ba̱ka̱ yis gaa ji wul jimi sa?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Gem amik ka hwik ge, ilgwe ma̱ yisi wu ka̱n ma̱ na̱ma ga̱ɓa dani, ma nikii ma hwit ga̱ɓa ten ilgwe ma̱ yeni wu, ama mas na̱ nu yek ka̱a̱ nge kanti ga̱ɓa ga̱na̱n.Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

12A nikii ma dla̱mti ga̱ɓa ten wul jwe ni dii atl wu yek ka̱a̱ nge ba̱lti gem. Ɗa̱ni ka̱n kaa ba̱l gem, ɗe a dla̱mikii ga̱ɓa ten wul jwe ni nya wu gwi?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Ma̱lgon ɓo taɓa tot nya so, seko ma̱lgwe yil sut nya wu a tik ɗe Yen ga̱ Mbala̱n.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Na̱k gwe Musa tlil wuci zil ga̱lla nya ka̱ me wu, na̱k gwisi ka̱n ngetli ka̱n sa tlil Yen ga̱ Mbala̱n nya pak,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15ten ɗe ta̱ mas ma̱lgwe nga̱sti tenti wu mbi mbadl ma̱n la̱shi pakti.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16<<Ten ɗe Nya lam dii atl i'e yek ta̱ ba̱l Yen ɗe na̱m gwe ba̱ wunda̱l gwas ni ɗa̱ sowu, ten ɗe ta̱ mas ma̱lgwe nga̱sti tenti go ba̱s lil ka̱ so ama ta̱s mbi mbadl ma̱n la̱shi pakti.For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17Ten ɗe Nya shin Yen gwas sut ten dii atl ɗe ta̱s kissi ga̱ɓa mbala̱n ji dii atli so, ama ta̱ shinti sut ɗe ta̱ dii atli mbi kisti tumalti.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Mas ma̱lgwe nga̱sti tenti ten Yen ga̱ Nya go sa nolti so. Ama mas ma̱lgwe nge nga̱sti tenti go sa̱ kisti ga̱ɓa wi, ten ɗe ta̱ nge nga̱sti ten shin ga̱ Yen ga̱ Nya ɗe na̱m gwe ba̱ wunda̱l gwas ni ɗa̱ sowu.Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

19Kangwe kisti ga̱ɓe ni wukgu, cilti tul ten dii atli, ama yek mbala̱n lam da̱mshal man cilti, ten ɗe pa̱lti wul jwasa̱n wo byasi ka̱n.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

20Mas ma̱lgwe ata̱ pa̱l byas wul go, ata̱ nge cilti a ba̱ta li tet mal cilti so ten ɗe cilti a lak ɓuli byas pa̱lti wul gwas gal ɗa̱ gaa ka.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Ama mas ma̱lgwe ata̱ pa̱l gem go ata̱ li tet mal cilti, ten ɗe ta̱ mbala̱n yeni ten dii ɗe ilgwe ata̱ pa̱li go tumal za̱t ang ga̱ Nya ka̱n.>>But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

22Kaal ɗa̱ na̱k gwisi yek Yesu suk mil lishti jwas li tu ka̱t atl ga̱ Yehudiya, ka̱li ka̱n ta̱ la̱m multi suksi, ata̱ nima pa̱lti Baptisma mbala̱n.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Yohana mago ata̱ nima pa̱lti Baptisma a Ainon lu gwe ni njaa a Salim ten ɗe ze ni ɗa nal ka̱li. Yek mbala̱n ngusi tulti asa̱ nisi ma pa̱lti Baptisma.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24(Na̱k gwisi pi aba̱ sa̱ ɓo le Yohana ka ka̱ lu leti so.)(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Yek mil lishti ji Yohana ngusi calti ga̱ɓa suk ma̱n Yehuda gon ten bi polti-polti jwe a ma̱n Yehuda pa̱li na̱k kangwe mba̱t ga̱ɓa ga̱ Musa ba̱li wu.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Yek sa̱ li mal Yohana yek sa̱ wulti ɗe, <<Ma̱n lishti, ma̱lgwe ka̱ni sukti tu ten ka̱ti gon ga̱ dla̱lka Yodan wu, ma̱lgwe ka̱ hwi mbala̱n ga̱ɓa tenti ki na̱ gaa wu, tik tek gu ta̱ na̱ma pa̱lti baptisma a mbala̱n wonti nima la̱t malti.>>So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

27Yek Yohana ballisi ɗe, <<Ma̱lgon a man mbit ilgon so seko ɗe kume sa̱ ba̱lti sut nya wu.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Kii gaa gwaka̱n mago sheda ka̱n, ten ɗe ami na̱ gaa gi ka̱ dla̱mkii ɗe, <Amik ɗe Almasihu so ama sa̱ shina̱n ɗe ta tul a cina gwasi.>You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Ka̱ biki hapti wo amarya wo kili ga̱ yen kos ka̱n. Yela̱n ga̱ yen kosi wo ata̱ ɓa̱ti ɗe ta̱s kum yal ga̱ yen kosi. Ata̱ pa̱l hwol tuki ɗe kume ta̱ kum yen kosi ten ga̱ɓa wu. Na̱ nu ka̱n a hwol tuk gi njika̱n.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

30Ngetli ka̱n ta̱s ngusi mba̱lti dli, a ami wo a ngusi hwulti ka.He must increase; I must decrease.

31<<Ma̱lgwe yil sut nya go ta̱ man ko wokko, a ma̱lgwe ɗe tet dii atl ka̱n ta̱ni go ti wo ga̱ dii atl ka̱n, a ga̱ɓa gwas wo ten wul ji dii atli ka̱n. Ma̱lgwe yil sut nya go ta̱ man mas wul.The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

32Ta̱ na̱ma dla̱mti wul jwe ta̱ kumi yek ta̱ yeni wu, ama mas na̱ nu yek ba̱ ma̱lgon kan ilgwe ta̱ dla̱m wu so.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Ama mas ma̱lgwe kan ilgwe ta̱ dla̱m wu go, ma̱li kan ɗe Nya wo ma̱n pa̱lti gem ka̱n.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Ten ɗe ma̱l gwisi ɗe Nya ka̱ shinti sut go ga̱ɓa ga̱ Nya ata̱ dla̱mi, na̱k ɗe Nya ba̱lti Shishi gwasi ba mba̱t wu.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Abe lam Yeni yek ta̱ zi mas wul a ang ɗatka.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Mas ma̱lgwe ci cina na̱ ba̱lti gem na̱ Yeni go mbadl ma̱n la̱shi pakti nit ɗa. Ama mas ma̱lgwe nge Yeni go ta mbi mbadl so, ama lilti mbadl ga̱ Nya ni tenti.>>Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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