¹There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

¹Ria hadua tauna to rahanga' Nikodemus. Nikodemus toei, to Parisi pai' pangkeni agama Yahudi.

²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

²Rala-na hamengi, rata-i mpohirua' -ki Yesus, na'uli' -ki: "Guru, to ki'inca, Iko hadua guru to nasuro Alata'ala, apa' uma ria tauna to bisa mpobabehi tanda mekoncehi hewa to nubabehi, ane uma-i nadohei Alata'ala."

³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

³Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -ki: "Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Ane tauna uma putu nculii', uma-i mpai' jadi' ntodea Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na."

⁴Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

⁴Na'uli' Nikodemus: "Ha beiwa-hawo tauna to motu'a-mi putu nculii' -e? Ha bisa-i mempuna' hi rala puanaka tina-na, pai' -i putu karongkani-nae?"

⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

⁵Na'uli' Yesus: "Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Ane tauna uma putu hante ue pai' hante baraka' Inoha' Alata'ala, uma-i jadi' ntodea Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na.

⁶That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

⁶Manusia' tuwu' hi rala dunia' toi, apa' putu ngkai totu'a-na. Tapi' katuwua' kao' -na to bo'u narata ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli'.

⁷Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

⁷Jadi', neo' nupokakonce lolita-ku tohe'i to mpo'uli': koi' omea kana putu nculii'.

⁸The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

⁸Rapa' -na ngolu', mewui hiapa kalaua-na. Wule' sere-na ta'epe, uma ta'incai kangkaiapa-na ba hilou hiapa-i. Wae wo'o hante tauna to putu ngkai baraka' Inoha' Alata'ala."

⁹Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

⁹Na'uli' Nikodemus: "Beiwa wo'o-hawo kawali-na tetu-e?"

¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

¹⁰Na'uli' Yesus: "Iko-le hadua guru to Israel to rabila', hiaa' uma-di-kona nu'incai batua-na lolita-ku toi-e!

¹¹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

¹¹Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Kai' mpo'uli' napa to ki'inca, kilolita napa to kihilo. Hiaa' uma-di nipangalai' lolita-kai.

¹²If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

¹²Ane kututura-kokoi napa to jadi' hi dunia', uma nipangala'. Peliu-liu-nami mpai' ane kututura-kokoi napa to jadi' hi suruga.

¹³And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

¹³Uma ria haduaa tauna hi dunia' to manake' hilou hi suruga. Muntu' Aku' -wadi to mpo'inca napa to jadi' hi suruga, apa' Aku' Ana' Manusia' to mo'oha' hi suruga ngkai owi pai' to mana'u tumai ngkai suruga.

¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

¹⁴"Owi hi papada to wao', nabi Musa mpobabehi lence ule ngkai ngkala, pai' natu'u hi doe hampole kaju pai' natunya' napopokore. Hema-hema to natilo' ule, ane rangoa' lence ule ngkala toe, tuwu' moto-ra. Jadi', hewa ule ngkala toe rapokalangko owi, wae wo'o mpai' Aku' Ana' Manusia' kana rapokalangko,

¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁵bona hema-hema to mepangala' hi Aku' mporata katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na."

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

¹⁶Hewa toi-mi Alata'ala mpoka'ahi' hawe'ea tauna hi dunia', alaa-na napewai' Ana' -na to Hadudua, bona hema-hema to mepangala' hi Ana' -na toe, uma-ra mporata huku', tapi' mporata-ra katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na.

¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

¹⁷Bela patuju-na Alata'ala mposuro Ana' -na tumai hi dunia' bona mpohuku' manusia'. Patuju-na mposuro Ana' -na tumai-le, bona mpohore manusia' ngkai huku' jeko' -ra.

¹⁸He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

¹⁸Tauna to mepangala' hi Ana' Alata'ala, uma-ra rahuku'. Aga tauna to uma mepangala', monoa' -mi kanahuku' -ra Alata'ala, apa' uma-ra dota mepangala' hi Ana' Alata'ala to Hadudua toei.

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

¹⁹Rata-imi hi dunia' mpokeni baja hi hawe'ea tauna. Tapi' manusia' mpokono-pi bengi ngkai baja, apa' dada'a kehi-ra. Toe pai' Alata'ala mpohuku' -ra.

²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

²⁰Hawe'ea tauna to mpobabehi kehi to dada'a, mpokahuku' baja. Uma-ra dota rata hi kabajaa-na, bona neo' mpai' kahiloa kehi-ra to dada'a.

²¹But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

²¹Tauna to monoa' kehi-ra rata hi kabajaa-na, bona kahiloa po'ingku-ra pai' bona monoto-mi kampotuku' -ra konoa Alata'ala.

²²After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

²²Oti toe, Yesus pai' ana'guru-na hilou hi tana' Yudea. Bula-ra hi ree, meniu' -ra mponiu' tauna to doko' jadi' topetuku' -na.

²³And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

²⁴Nto'u toe, Yohanes Topeniu' ko'ia-i ratarungku'. Meniu' -i hi ngata Ainon, uma molaa ngkai ngata Salim, apa' hi ree wori' ue. Butu eo-na tauna hilou mpopeniu' hi Yohanes.

²⁴For John was not yet cast into prison.

²⁵Rala-na ha'eo, ba hangkuja dua ana'guru Yohanes momehono' hante to Yahudi mpomehonoi' ada peniu' rala agama.

²⁵Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

²⁶Hilou-ramo hi Yohanes ra'uli' -ki: "Guru, nukiwoi-pidi wengi tauna to dohe-ta hi dipo ue Yordan, to nutudo' -kakaie? Oe-imi ria, meniu' wo'o-i-hawo, pai' kawoo-woria' tauna lou hi Hi'a!"

²⁶And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

²⁷Na'uli' Yohanes: "Kita' manusia' uma mporata napa-napa ane uma pewai' -na Alata'ala.

²⁷John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

²⁸Ni'epe moto-mi wengi lolita-ku. Ku'uli': aku' bela Magau' Topetolo'. Pai' -a tumai-kuwo-le, tumai meri'ulu ngkai Hi'a mporodo-ki ohea-na.

²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

²⁹"Ane rapa' -na hi susa' poncamokoa, topemua' -di-hana to jadi' poko-na, apa' hi'a-mi pue' tobine to rapemuai'. Ane bale-na topemua' -hawo-le, mokore-i mpopanene' -wadi-ki-hawo pai' mpe'epei hawa' -na. Pai' goe' -i mpo'epe libu' topemua'. Wae-mi-kuwo aku' -e, aku' hewa bale-na topemua'. Goe' -a, pai' gana kagoea' -ku, apa' kawoo-woria' tauna mpotuku' -i Yesus.

²⁹He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

³⁰Hi'a-mi to kana tepaiwongko tuwu' -na, pai' aku' kana tepai'ara' tuwu' -ku."

³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹Yesus, Hi'a-mi to tumai ngkai suruga, pai' meliu tuwu' -na ngkai hawe'ea. Tauna to ngkai dunia', bate manusia' biasa, pai' lolita-na mpololita napa-napa to jadi' hi dunia'. Aga Yesus, ngkai suruga-i-hana, pai' meliu tuwu' -na ngkai hawe'ea.

³¹He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

³²Lolita-na mpololita napa to nahilo pai' to na'epe, tapi' uma ria to mpangala' lolita-na.

³²And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

³³Aga hema to mpangala' lolita-na mpo'uli': "Bate makono-hanale lolita Alata'ala-e."

³³He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

³⁴Apa' Hi'a-mi to nasuro Alata'ala mpohowa' lolita-na, pai' Alata'ala mpowai' -i Inoha' Tomoroli' hante uma ria huka' -na.

³⁴For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

³⁵Alata'ala to Tuama mpoka'ahi' Ana' -na, pai' nawai' -imi hawe'ea kuasa-na.

³⁵The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

³⁶Tauna to mepangala' hi Ana' -na toei, mporata-ramo katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na. Tauna to uma mengkoru hi Ana' -na toei, uma-ra mporata katuwua'. Mporata roe Alata'ala lau-rada duu' kahae-hae-na.

³⁶He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.