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

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

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."

²the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

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."

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

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?"

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?

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

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

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

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

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.

¹³And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.

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,

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

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

¹⁵that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal 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.

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

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.

¹⁷For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

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.

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

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.

¹⁹And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

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.

²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁴For John was not yet cast into prison.

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!"

²⁵There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.

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

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

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

³²What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

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

³³He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.

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

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

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.

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

³⁶He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.