John 3 (YNS) · Opened

1Kàkäl anà mbuur mwɛy kiböl a Amfarisi ikɔb ande Nàkàdim. Nde kàkäl umwɛy uboo a amfum a Ayudà.Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2Nde kàyi u mpib akà Yɛsu, waa kàtɛn a nde naa: « Rabi, bi ikyàyöb naa ngye awà un'lɔɔŋ an'fà akà Nzam, ntɔn akà mbuur mwɛy ukwe anki mukyer idiim asànaa afàkyer ngye, isàkal naa uboo ande Nzam watɛy. »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.”

3Yɛsu kun'fuur naa: « Ndandaa, ndandaa, mɛ akyään: Isàkal naa mbuur bun'bör anki wàkün, nde ukwe anki muman Imwol a Nzam. »Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nàkàdim kun'fuul naa: « Nkye mbuur aŋànün kan'kwo bàfun'bɔr mbalà asin? Nkye nde kan'kwo ufàbilà mbalà yàyweel kà an'bäl a ngwän waa bàfun'bɔr? »“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?”

5Yɛsu kun'fuur naa: « Ndandaa, ndandaa, mɛ akyään: akà mbuur mwɛy ukwe anki mubilà kà Imwol a Nzam, isàkal naa nde bun'bör anki kà an'dà anà u Dweelà.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Ayà ban'bɔr unsà un'sön yà un'sön, ayà ban'bɔr unsà Dweelà, yà dweelà.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Twon an'bem isàkal naa mɛ an'tɛn a ngye naa: "Yan'kwo naa bàfabɔr mböör a du."Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Un'pöb afàful mper ayà ukwen wa. Ngye awem làso awa, wɛɛ ngye ayöb anki naa wa kan'fà ken, itàkal naa wa sye akyà ken. Ayi yà ndaa ifàlyaaŋ uboo a mbuur wanswà awà ban'bɔr u Dweelà. »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.”

9Apan Nàkàdim kun'fuul naa: « Ndaa ayi yan'kwo mukal aben? »“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Yɛsu kun'fuur naa: « Ngye, ngye awà un'lɔɔŋ atoo làpan kà Isàlɛl, waa ngye indiir abi ayöb anki!“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Ndandaa, ndandaa, mɛ akyään: bi ifàtɛn ya iyöb bi, bi ifàtà imbäl a yakwà kàmɛn bi. Wɛɛ bɛ, bɛ làkwen anki làkyey imbäl abi.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.

12Isàkal naa bɛ làkakyeyà anki mpal alàkyäänà mɛ indiir a mɛɛn, bɛ làyàkyey aben isàkal naa mɛ amàlakyään indiir a du?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Ntɔn, akà mbuur ŋàtàbeenà anki du, nà Mwan a mbuur mpɛl awà kàfü du.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Asànaa Mɔsɛ kàmbaar nde ntäy u nsye a ipɔl, abun sye bàsàmbaar Mwan a mbuur,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15ntɔn mbuur wanswà asà làkwikilà amu nde, ukäl anà mɔ̈ɔ̈ a mbul a in'tye.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Abun Nzam kàkwen mɛɛn mbɔɔn, lalan kàpɛ nde Mwan baal ande mwɛy mpɛl, ntɔn mbuur wanswà asà làkwikilà amu nde ukɔ̈ɔ̈n akyà bwà, wɛɛ nde ukäl anà mɔ̈ɔ̈ a mbul a in'tye.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.

17Ntɔn Nzam kàtöm anki Mwan baal ande u mɛɛn ntɔn mudwa mbuur ndwà, wɛɛ ntɔn mɛɛn iwü mɔ̈ɔ̈ u mbwo a nde.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Mbuur afàsà nde làkwikilà bun'tsüül anki nsaŋ. Mbuur mpa afàsà làkwikilà, bàkyun'tsüül mbar itaan, ntɔn nde kàsi anki làkwikilà amu ikɔb a Mwan baal mwɛy mpɛl a Nzam.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.

19Nsaŋ ya yi: pɛɛlà làyi u mɛɛn, wɛɛ baar bàkwen làpib kà ikal a pɛɛlà, ntɔn nsyääl aba yàkäl yàmbe.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.

20Abun, mbuur wanswà afàkyer ube, nde kan'tɔn pɛɛlà anà nde sye kan'kaabà anà la, manà nsyääl ambe ande iyàmɛnà u leŋ.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Mbuur wanswà afàkyer ndandaa, nde afàyà ntsü awà pɛɛlà, ntɔn nsyääl ande amu Nzam imɛnà u leŋ. »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.”

22Ungö apan, Yɛsu kàkyen Yuday anà alɔŋki ande. Nde kàbwaay kwo anà ba anà kàpɛɛ ndüümà.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Ywan sye kàpɛɛ ndümà u Ɛnɔ tsütsü a Salim, ntɔn an'dà màkäl mbɔɔn kwo. Baar bàyee akà nde, waa bàwɛlà ndüümà.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Ntɔn Ywan kàkäl anki aŋàtàbilà bɔlokà.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Kyekà, nsyeel a mbaaŋ yàkyer abwà uboo a alɔŋki a Ywan anà Un'yudà mwɛy unsà ndaa iler mpɔɔŋà a ndür.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Ba bàyàman Ywan, waa bun'fuul naa: « Rabi, mbuur akwà kàkälà anà ngye u sim a Yɔrdan lumwɛy, nde akwà kàtɛɛlà ngye imbäl, le nde sye wàmupaa ndüümà anà baar banswà bàkyeenà akà nde! »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.”

27Ywan kafuur naa: « Akà mbuur mwɛy ukwe anki muwal undiir asin udu a undiir bun'pɛ fà du.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Bɛ, bɛ ŋakwo làbà ambäl amɛ mpal kàtɛn mɛ naa: "Mɛ, mɛ kà in'wà Klistɔ anki, wɛɛ mɛ in'wà mbuur bàtöm kusà a nde."You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Mbuur awe anà un'kyay, nde wà un'dim. Wɛɛ akà un'sam ande afàkal ukɔl, wàmukun'wemà, ndaa a un'dim yàmukun'paa un'sak. Awà un'sak amɛ, wa wàŋàkwo.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.

30Yubwaŋ naa nde uyɛl, wɛɛ mɛ, mɛ in'tyà.He must increase; I must decrease.

31« Mbuur kan'fà du, wà udu a baar banswà. Mbuur awà u mɛɛn, wà mbuur a mɛɛn, ndaa ande yà ndaa a mɛɛn. Mbuur kan'fà du wà udu a baar banswà,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.

32nde afàtà imbäl a indiir kàmɛn nde anà kàwem nde, wɛɛ akà mbuur mwɛy afàkyey imbäl ande watɛy.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Mbuur afàwal imbäl ande, kan'bɛɛrà inyɛm naa Nzam wà ndandaa.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Ntɔn mbuur kàtöm Nzam afàtɛn ndaa a Nzam, ntɔn nde afun'pà Dweelà aŋàkwo.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Taa akwen Mwan, waa kàpɛ indiir byanswà kà an'kɔɔ ande.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Mbuur afàsà làkwikilà ande amu Mwan, we anà mɔ̈ɔ̈ a mbul a in'tye. Mbuur mpa afàsà làkwikilà amu Mwan usàman anki mɔ̈ɔ̈, wɛɛ nkyɛl a Nzam isàkal udu a nde. »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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