1 Amoon na ca Farisen ya nit ku ñu naan Nikodem te mu bokk ca kilifay Yawut ya.
1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 Genn guddi mu ñëw ca Yeesu ne ko: «Kilifa gi, xam nanu ne, Yàllaa la yónni ngir nga jàngal nu, ndaxte kenn mënul a def firnde yii ngay wone te Yàlla àndul ak moom.»
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.
3 Yeesu tontu ko ne: «Ci dëgg-dëgg maa ngi la koy wax, képp ku judduwaatul doo man a seede nguuru Yàlla.»
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.
4 Nikodem ne ko: «Nit ku xas ba màggat, nan lay man a judduwaate? Ndax day dellu ci biiru yaayam ngir judduwaat?»
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?
5 Yeesu tontu ko ne: «Ci dëgg-dëgg maa ngi la koy wax, ku judduwul ci ndox ak ci Xelum Yàlla, doo man a bokk ci nguuru Yàlla.
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.
6 Lu juddoo ci nit, nit la; waaye lu juddoo ci Xelum Yàlla, xel la.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Li ma ne: “Fàww ngeen judduwaat,” bumu la jaaxal.
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 Ngelaw fu ko neex lay jublu. Yaa ngi koy dégg waaye xamuloo fu mu jóge, xamuloo fu mu jëm. Noonu la mel it ci képp ku juddoo ci Xelum Yàlla.»
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.
9 Ci baat yooyu Nikodem ne ko: «Nu loolu man a ame?»
9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Yeesu tontu ko ne: «Yaw yaay jàngal bànni Israyil te xamuloo mbir yii?
10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Ci dëgg-dëgg maa ngi la koy wax, noo ngi wax li nu xam, di nettali li nu gis, waaye nanguwuleen a gëm li nu seede.
11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 Gannaaw gëmuleen li ma leen di wax ci mbiri àddina, naka ngeen man a gëme, bu ma leen waxee ci mbiri asamaan?
12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 Kenn musul a yéeg ci asamaan su dul ki fa jóge, muy Doomu nit ki.
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 Te itam na Musaa sampe woon ab bant ca diggu màndiŋ ma, takk ca jaan, ja mu defare woon xànjar, fàww ñu yékkatee noonu Doomu nit ki,
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 ngir képp ku ko gëm am ci moom dund gu dul jeex.»
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 Ndaxte Yàlla dafa bëgg àddina, ba joxe jenn Doomam ji mu am kepp, ngir képp ku ko gëm am dund gu dul jeex te doo sànku mukk.
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.
17 Yàlla yónniwul Doomam ci àddina ngir mu daan nit ñi, waaye ngir musal leen.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 Képp ku ko gëm deesu la daan, waaye ku ko gëmul daan nañu la ba noppi, ndaxte gëmuloo ci turu Doom ji Yàlla am kepp.
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.
19 Ci nii la àtte bi ame: leer gi ñëw na ci àddina, waaye nit lëndëm gi lañu taamu ndax seeni jëf yu bon.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 Képp kuy def lu bon day bañ leer gi te du ci ñëw, ndax ragal ay jëfam di feeñ bëccëgu ndarakàmm.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 Waaye ku def lu jub day ñëw ci leer gi, ngir ñu xam ne, def na ay jëfam ci kanam Yàlla.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 Gannaaw loolu Yeesu ànd ak ay taalibeem, dem ca biir diiwaanu Yude, toog fa ak ñoom ab diir, di sóob nit ñi ci ndox.
22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 Yaxya moom itam doon na sóobe ci ndox ci dëkku Aynon, ca wetu dëkku Salim, ndaxte diiwaan booba bare woon na ndox. Nit ñi daan nañu ñëw ci moom, mu di leen sóob.
23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 Booba tëjaguñu Yaxya ci kaso.
24For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Foofa ay taalibey Yaxya tàmbalee werante ak benn Yawut ci mbirum sangu set.
25Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 Ci kaw loolu ñu dem ca Yaxya ne ko: «Kilifa gi, ndax fàttaliku nga kooka nga seede woon te mu nekkoon ak yaw ca gannaaw dexu Yurdan? Moom de, ma ngay sóobe ci ndox léegi te ñépp a ngay dem ca moom!»
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.
27 Yaxya tontu leen: «Kenn mënul a am dara lu ko Yàlla joxul.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 Yéen ci seen bopp man ngeen a seede ne, waxoon naa ne, duma Almasi bi waaye dañu maa yónni ma jiitusi ko.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 Kiy céetal moo moom séetam. Waaye xaritu kiy céetal dafay taxaw di ko déglu, tey bég, bu déggee baatam. Mbég moomu moo di sama bos tey, te fi mu nekk mat na sëkk.
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.
30 Li war moo di moom, mu gën a màgg te man, ma gën a féete suuf.»
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Ki jóge ci kaw moo féete kaw ñépp; ki jóge ci suuf nag, ci suuf rekk la man a bokk, te ni niti àddina lay waxe. Ki jóge asamaan
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.
32 day wax li mu gis ak li mu dégg, waaye kenn nanguwul li mu seede.
32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 Képp ku nangu seedeem nangu nga ne Yàlla, dëgg lay wax.
33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 Ndaw li Yàlla yónni, kàddug Yàlla lay wax, ndaxte mayu Xel mu Sell, mi Yàlla sol ci moom, amul dayo.
34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
35 Baay bi dafa bëgg Doom ji, te jox na ko sañ-sañ ci lépp.
35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36 Ku gëm Doom ji, am nga dund gu dul jeex; ku déggadil Doom ji, amuloo dund, waaye merum Yàllaa ngi la tiim.
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.