Jesus and Nicodemus
1 There was a Jewish leader named Nicodemus, who belonged to the party of the Pharisees. 2 One night he went to Jesus and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent by God. No one could perform the miracles you are doing unless God were with him.”
3 Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: no one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again.”
4 “How can a grown man be born again?” Nicodemus asked. “He certainly cannot enter his mother's womb and be born a second time!”
5 “I am telling you the truth,” replied Jesus, “that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the Spirit. 7 Do not be surprised because I tell you that you must all be born again. 8 The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 “How can this be?” asked Nicodemus.
10 Jesus answered, “You are a great teacher in Israel, and you don't know this? 11 I am telling you the truth: we speak of what we know and report what we have seen, yet none of you is willing to accept our message. 12 You do not believe me when I tell you about the things of this world; how will you ever believe me, then, when I tell you about the things of heaven? 13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from heaven.”
14 As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. 16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.
18 Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God's only Son. 19 This is how the judgment works: the light has come into the world, but people love the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds are evil. 20 Those who do evil things hate the light and will not come to the light, because they do not want their evil deeds to be shown up. 21 But those who do what is true come to the light in order that the light may show that what they did was in obedience to God.
Jesus and John
22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the province of Judea, where he spent some time with them and baptized. 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon, not far from Salim, because there was plenty of water in that place. People were going to him, and he was baptizing them. ( 24 This was before John had been put in prison.)
25 Some of John's disciples began arguing with a Jew about the matter of ritual washing. 26 So they went to John and told him, “Teacher, you remember the man who was with you on the east side of the Jordan, the one you spoke about? Well, he is baptizing now, and everyone is going to him!”
27 John answered, “No one can have anything unless God gives it. 28 You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’ 29 The bridegroom is the one to whom the bride belongs; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens, is glad when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This is how my own happiness is made complete. 30 He must become more important while I become less important.”
He Who Comes from Heaven
31 He who comes from above is greater than all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly matters, but he who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He tells what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his message. 33 But whoever accepts his message confirms by this that God is truthful. 34 The one whom God has sent speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit. 35 The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God's punishment.
Yeesu niŋ Nikodemus
1 Kee doo le sotota Farisewolu* la kafoo kono. A too mu Nikodemus le ti, Yahuudoolu la ñaatonkoo doo le mu. 2 A naata Yeesu yaa suutoo. A ko a ye ko, “Karammoo, ŋà a loŋ ne ko, karandirilaa le mu ite ti, meŋ bota naŋ Alla yaa. Kaatu moo-wo-moo te ñiŋ taamanseeroolu ke noo la, ite ka mennu ke, fo Alla be meŋ fee.”
3 Yeesu ye a jaabi ko, “Tooñaa-tooñaa, m be a fo la i ye, fo niŋ moo wuluuta kotenke, niŋ wo nte a te Alla la mansabaayaa je noo la.” 4 Wo to le Nikodemus ko a ye ko, “Moo meŋ keebaayaata, wo be wuluu noo la ñaadii le? A si muru noo a baamaa wuluuñaŋo kono baŋ, a ye wuluu kotenke?” 5 Yeesu ye a jaabi ko, “Tooñaa-tooñaa, m be a fo la i ye, fo niŋ moo wuluuta ka bo jiyo niŋ Nooroo la, niŋ wo nte, a te duŋ noo la Alla la mansabaayaa kono. 6 Meŋ wuluuta balajaatoo la, wo mu balajaatoo le ti, aduŋ meŋ wuluuta Nooroo la, wo mu nooroo le ti. 7 Kana jaakali, kaatu n ko i ye le ko, ‘Ali ñanta wuluu la le kotenke.’ 8 Foñoo ka fee le, a lafita ka taa daameŋ. I ka a kumakaŋo moyi le, bari i maŋ a loŋ, a ka bo naŋ daameŋ waraŋ a ka taa daameŋ. A be moo-wo-moo ye wo ñaa kiliŋo le ñaama, meŋ wuluuta ka bo niŋ Nooroo la.”
9 Nikodemus ye a ñininkaa ko, “Ñiŋ kuwolu si ke noo ñaadii le?” 10 Yeesu ye a jaabi ko, “Ite mu Banisirayilankoolu la karammoo le ti, i maŋ ñiŋ kuwolu loŋ? 11 Tooñaa-tooñaa, m be a fo la i ye, ntolu ye meŋ loŋ, ǹ ka wo le fo. Aduŋ ŋà meŋ je, ǹ ka wo le seedeyaa. Bari ali maŋ ǹ na seedeyaa muta. 12 Niŋ ŋa duniyaa kuwolu fo ali ye, ali buka laa n na. Wo to ali be laa noo la nte la ñaadii le, niŋ ŋa Arijana kuwolu fo ali ye?
13 “Moo nene maŋ taa Arijana kono, fo kiliŋ, meŋ jiita ka bo Arijana kono, meŋ mu Moo Dinkewo* ti. 14 Aduŋ ko Musa ye saa wulindi santo nuŋ ñaameŋ keñewuloo* kono, Moo Dinkewo be wulindi la santo wo ñaa kiliŋo le la, 15 fo moolu bee mennu laata a la, ì si badaa-badaa baluwo soto.”
16 Alla ye duniyaa kanu baake le, fo a ye a Dinkee kiliŋo dii, fo moo-wo-moo meŋ laata a la, a te kasaara la, bari a si badaa-badaa baluwo soto. 17 Kaatu Alla maŋ a Dinkewo kii ñiŋ duniyaa kono ka duniyaa kiitindi, bari ka bo niŋ ate la duniyaa si kiisa. 18 Moo meŋ laata a la, wo buka kiitindi. Bari moo meŋ maŋ laa a la, wo kiitindita le fokabaŋ, kaatu a maŋ laa Alla Dinkee kiliŋo too le la. 19 Aduŋ ñiŋ ne mu kiitiyo ti ko, maloo naata duniyaa kono le, bari moolu ye diboo le kanu ka tambi maloo la, kaatu ì la kebaaroolu jawuyaata le. 20 Kaatu moo-wo-moo meŋ ka kuu kuruŋo ke, wo ka maloo koŋ ne. A buka naa maloo to, fo a la kebaaroolu kana waañaari. 21 Bari moo, meŋ ka kuu tilindiŋo ke, wo le ka naa maloo to, fo a la kebaaroolu si je faramansarinke ko, Alla la lafoo le mu.
Yeesu niŋ Yaayaa Batiseerilaa
22 Ñiŋ kuwolu koolaa, Yeesu niŋ a la saayiboolu taata Yudeya tundoo kaŋ. A niŋ ì sabatita jee fo waati dantaŋ, aduŋ a ye batiseeroo* ke. 23 Yaayaa fanaa be nuŋ batiseeroo la Enoni le Salimu maafaŋo la, kaatu jii jamaa le be jee. Moolu naata jee ka batisee. 24 Wo waatoo la, ì maŋ Yaayaa soroŋ bunjawoo kono foloo.
25 Bituŋ ñoo soosoo naata wuli Yaayaa la saayiboolu niŋ Yahuudi kiliŋ teema seneyandiroo la kuwo to. 26 Ì taata Yaayaa kaŋ, ì ko a ye ko, “N karammoo, wo kewo meŋ tarata nuŋ i fee Yoridani Boloŋo kara doo la, i ye meŋ na kuwo seedeyaa, a hayinaŋ, a ka batiseeroo ke. Aduŋ moolu bee ka taa ate le yaa.”
27 Wo to le Yaayaa ye ì jaabi ko, “Moo te feŋ soto noo la, fo niŋ Alla ye a dii a la. 28 Alitolu faŋolu si a seedeyaa noo le ko, nte ko le, ‘M maŋ ke Alimasiihu* ti, bari nte kiita a ñaato le, janniŋ ate be naa la.’ 29 Moo meŋ ye maañoo soto, wo le mu maañootiyo ti. Maañootiyo teerimaa ka loo le, a ye a lamoyi, aduŋ a ka jusulaa baake le, niŋ a ye maañootiyo kaŋo moyi. Ñiŋ ne mu nte la seewoo ti, meŋ timmata saayiŋ. 30 Ate la kuwo ñanta kafu la le, nte taa ye talaa.”
Alla le ye Yeesu kii naŋ
31 Moo meŋ bota naŋ santo, wo le be moolu bee ye santo la. Moo meŋ bota ñiŋ duniyaa kono, wo mu duniyaa le taa ti, aduŋ a ka duniyaa kuwolu le fo. Bari moo meŋ bota Arijana kono, wo le be moolu bee ye santo. 32 A ye meŋ je, aniŋ a ye meŋ moyi, a ka wo le seedeyaa, bari moolu maŋ soŋ a la seedeyaa la. 33 Bari meŋ laata a la seedeyaa la, wo maarii keta seedoo le ti ko, Alla mu tooñaatiyo le ti. 34 Alla ye moo meŋ kii, wo ka Alla la kumoolu le fo, kaatu Alla ka a la Nooroo dii le, diiroo meŋ maŋ dandulaa soto.
35 Faamaa ye a Dinkewo kanu le, aduŋ a ye feŋo bee duŋ ate le bulu. 36 Moo meŋ laata Dinkewo la, wo ye badaa-badaa baluwo le soto. Bari moo meŋ maŋ Dinkewo la yaamaroo muta, wo te badaa-badaa baluwo je la, bari Alla la kamfaa baa le be tu la a kaŋ.
