John 3 (MSY2020)

1Gumazir mam iti, an ziam Nikodemus, a Farisin mam, egha a Judabar gumazir aruar mam.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Dɨmagarir mam gumazir kam Iesus bagha izegha kamaghɨn a mɨgei, “Tisa, e fo, God tisan mɨn nɨ amadazɨma nɨ ize. E fo, God gumazitam ko ikian koghtɨma, gumazir kam mirakelɨn nɨ amir kaba, a tam damuva avegham.”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.”

3Ezɨ Iesus kamaghɨn an akam ikaragha ghaze, “Kɨ bar guizbangɨra nɨ mɨgei. Gumazitam ua gumazir igiamɨn otoghan koghɨva, a God Bizibagh Ativamin Dughiamɨn aven ikian kogham.”Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Ezɨ Nikodemus an azara, “Gumazim ghurigh gɨvagh manmaghɨn ua igiam gavagham? A ti uamategh uan amebamɨn navir averiamɨn mangɨtɨ an amebam uam a bategham?”“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?”

5Ezɨ Iesus kamaghɨn a ikaragha ghaze, “Kɨ guizbangɨra nɨ mɨgei, gumazitam dɨpam ko Godɨn Duamɨn ua gumazir igiamɨn otoghan kogh, egh a God Bizibagh Ativamin Dughiamɨn aven ikian kogham.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Nguazir kamɨn itir amiziba boriba batima, borir igiaba otifi. Ezɨ Godɨn Duam gumazimɨn duam gamima, a gumazir igiamɨn oto.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Nɨ akar kɨ nɨ mɨkemezimɨn dɨgavir kuram damuan markɨ, ‘Ia ua igiabar otifigh.’Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Amɨnim a uan ifongiamɨn gɨntɨgha egha pura tintinibar vua zui. Nɨ an nɨgɨnim barasi, egha nɨ fozir puvatɨ, a managh iza egha ua managh zui. Kamaghɨra, Godɨn Duam gumazamiziba bar me gamima me igiabar otifi.”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.”

9Ezɨ Nikodemus kamaghɨn an azara, “Bizir nɨ mɨgeir kam, a manmaghɨn otogham?”“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Ezɨ Iesus kamaghɨn an akam ikaragha ghaze, “Manmaghɨn ami? Nɨ Israelian tongɨn itir tisan ekiam, egha nɨ ti bizir kabagh fozir puvatɨ, o?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Kɨ guizbangɨra nɨ mɨgei, e fozir bizim e a mɨgei. Egha e bizir e ganizimɨn gun mɨgei. Ezɨ ia, e mɨkemezir akam akɨrim ragha a gasara.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.

12Kɨ nguazir kamɨn bizibar ia mɨkeme, ezɨ ia nɨghnɨzir gavgavim dar itir puvatɨ. Eghtɨ kamaghɨn kɨ Godɨn Nguibamɨn bizibar ia mɨkɨmtɨ, ia manmaghɨn nɨghnɨzir gavgavim dar ikiam?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Gumazir igharazitam Godɨn Nguibamɨn ghuavanabozir pu. Puvatɨ. Gumazamizibar Otarim uabɨra Godɨn Nguibam ategha izaghirɨ.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14“Fomɨra Moses gumazamiziba puvatɨzir danganimɨn ikia kuruzimɨn nedazir aghorimɨn itim a ghufe, eghtɨ kamaghɨra me Gumazamizibar Otarim ghufam.Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15God kamaghsua, gumazir nɨghnɨzir gavgavim Gumazamizibar Otarimɨn itiba, me bar zurara itir ikɨrɨmɨrir aghuarim iniam. Bizir kam bagh me Gumazamizibar Otarim ghufam.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16“God Otarir bar vamɨra iti. Egha God nguazimɨn itir gumazamiziba, bar me gifonge. A kamaghsua, gumazamiziba bar nɨghnɨzir gavgavim an Otarimɨn ikɨva ovengan kogh, zurara itir ikɨrɨmɨrir aghuarim iniam. Bizir kam bagha an Otarir bar vamɨran kam me ganɨngi.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.

17God uan Otarim nguazimɨn gumazamizibar jasɨn mɨn me tuisɨghasa anemadazir puvatɨ. A men akurvaghasa anemada.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Gumazim nɨghnɨzir gavgavim Otarimɨn iti, a kotiaba puvatɨ. Ezɨ gumazim nɨghnɨzir gavgavim an ikian aghua, a kotɨn ikia bar ovegha gɨfa. A nɨghnɨzir gavgavim Godɨn Otarir vamɨran kamɨn itir puvatɨ, kamaghɨn amizɨ, an ovegha gɨfa.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.

19Ezɨ Godɨn kotiamɨn mɨngarimɨn arazim kamakɨn, Godɨn angazangarim nguazimɨn izegha gɨfa. Ezɨ gumazamiziba, me amir araziba bar ikufi, kamaghɨn amizɨ, me mɨtatem bagha bar ifonge, me angazangarimɨn aghua.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.

20Gumazamizir arazir kurabagh amiba bar, angazangarimɨn apaniba. Men arazir kuraba azenim giran me aghua, kamaghɨn amizɨ, me angazangarimɨn izir puvatɨ.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Ezɨ gumazir guizbangɨn arazim gamim, a Godɨn angazangarimɨn izi. A kamaghɨn ifonge, Godɨn angazangarim deravɨra kamaghɨn gumazamizir igharazibar akagham, a Godɨn gavgavimɨn uan ingangarim gami. Ezɨ kamaghɨn gumazir kam Godɨn angazangarimɨn aven izi.”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.”

22Ezɨ bizir kabar gɨn Iesus uan suren gumaziba ko me Judian Distrighɨn zui. A me ko danganir kamɨn ikia gumazamiziba rue.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Jon, Salimɨn nguibamɨn boroghɨn itir nguibam Ainonɨn ikia gumazamiziba rue. Danganir kam dɨpar avɨriba iti, ezɨ gumazamizir avɨrim rurim iniasa izi.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24(Dughiar kamɨn, Herot tɨghar Jon isɨ kalabus darɨgham.)(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Ezɨ akavdorozir mam Jonɨn suren gumaziba ko Judan gumazir mamɨn tongɨn oto. Me uari adogha ghaze, e rurir arazir manamɨn gɨn mangɨ, Godɨn damazim zuegham?Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Egha suren gumaziba Jon bagha ghuegha kamaghɨn a mɨgei, “Tisa, gumazir kam fomɨra nɨ ko Jordanɨn Fanemɨn vongɨn ike, ezɨ nɨ an gun mɨkeme, gumazir kam datɨrɨghɨn gumazamiziba ruema, gumazamiziba bar a bagha zui.”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.”

27Ezɨ Jon kamaghɨn me ikaragha ghaze, “Godɨn uan Nguibamɨn itim, bizitam gumazim danighan koghtɨ, an a inighan kogham.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Kɨ fomɨra akar kam ia mɨkeme, ezɨ ia uari a baraki, ‘Kɨ God Ua E Iniasa Mɨsevezir Gumazim puvatɨ. God na amadazɨma kɨ an faragha ize.’You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Gumazitam amizitamɨn ikiam, eghtɨ amizir kam a gumazir kamɨn amuim. Ezɨ gumazir kamɨn namakam, a tugha gumazir amuimɨn itimɨn akam baraghasa bar akonge. Ezɨ kamaghɨra agorogem nan navir averiam bar a gizɨfa.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.

30An ziam bar ekevegh mamaghɨra ikɨtɨ, nan ziam bar magɨrɨgh.He must increase; I must decrease.

31“Gumazir Godɨn Nguibamɨn pɨn ikegha izezim, a bar bizibagh isɨn iti. Ezɨ nguazir kamɨn gumazim, a nguazir kamɨn bizibagh amua egha nguazir kamɨn bizibav gei. Ezɨ gumazir Godɨn Nguibamɨn izezim a biziba bar dagh isɨn iti.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.

32A bizir a ganiziba ko oraghizibar gun mɨgei. Ezɨ gumazitam a mɨkemezir akar katam inigha nɨghnɨzir gavgavim an itir puvatɨ.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Ezɨ gumazim an akam inigha nɨghnɨzir gavgavim an ikia, egha tuavir kamɨn kamaghɨn men aka, God a guizɨn akam mɨgei.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Gumazir God amadazir kam, God uan Duam isa bar a ganɨngi. Kamaghɨn amizɨ, a Godɨn akam akuri.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35“Afeziam uan Otarim bar a gifongegha biziba bar an agharim gatɨzɨ a bar dagh atifa.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Gumazim nɨghnɨzir gavgavim Otarimɨn iti, a zurara itir ikɨrɨmɨrir aghuarim iti. Ezɨ gumazim Otarimɨn akamɨn gɨn zuir puvatɨ, a zurara itir ikɨrɨmɨrir aghuarim inian kogham, Godɨn anɨngagharim an ikɨvɨra ikiam.”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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