1 Wɛtɛ mbam ɓa̧ kɛ njɔŋ *Ɓefarisɛ̧ nde Nikɔdɛm. A ɓa̧ sendi wɛtɛ kum kɛ njoka Ɓeyudɛn. 2 Ɛ nyɛ kɛ̀ wɛtɛ yesɔ nɛ tu kɛ yi Yesus lɛpɔ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Yekele, wusɛ duwa̧ nde, wɛ nyaŋgwɛ mɔ teɗya mɛmboŋga mɛ Njambiyɛ. Njambiyɛ tomma wɛ njesɛ, kɛto mumɔ wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ ti yaka kelɔ kwalɔ mɛyekambiyɛ mɛte yi wɛ kelɛ kɛ́, ŋgɛ Njambiyɛ ti ɓɛ kɛ yenɛ na.» 3 Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wɛ kɛ́: Ŋgɛ mumɔ ti jaɗyɛ nɛ kɔkɔ na, a ti yaka ɓɛŋɛ *Kandɔ Njambiyɛ na.» 4 Ɛ Nikɔdɛm nje diyɛ nyɛ nde: «Ŋgɛ mumɔ si jombɛ, a yakama kelɔ nan yí jaɗyɛ nɔ nɛ kɔkɔ? ’A yakama yɔkwɛ sendi nyiŋɛ mɔy nyaŋgwɛ nje jaɗyɛ nɛ kɔkɔ?» 5 Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nyɛ nde: «Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wɛ kɛ́: Ŋgɛ mumɔ ti jaɗyɛ nɛ kɔkɔ nɛ nje te yi mɔrɔku, jaɗyɛ sendi nɛ nje te yi Kimɔ Sisiŋ na, a ti yaka nyiŋɛ kɛ Kandɔ Njambiyɛ na. 6 Yasi te yi wulɛ kɛ yi mumɔ nɛ nje te yi mɛmbundɔ ɓɛ́ŋnaŋgwɛ ɓɔnɛ ndi nde, yo wúla kɛ yi mɔ mɛmbundɔ. Yasi wɛtɛ, yasi te yi wulɛ kɛ yi Kimɔ Sisiŋ ɓɛ́ŋnaŋgwɛ ɓɔnɛ, ndi nde, yo wúla kɛ yi Kimɔ Sisiŋ. 7 Wɛ tî ŋgbakimaŋgwɛ lɛpi te yi mi lɛpima nyɛ wɛ nde: ‹Wunɛ yâkaŋgwɛ jaɗyɛ nɛ kɔkɔ kɛ́› na. 8 Pupɔ kwáŋ kɛ mbɛy hɛnɛ te yi nyɛ kwaɗyɛ kwa̧ kɛte kɛ́. Wɛ kɛ wokɔ nda yi yo muŋgula nɔ kɛ̀. Ma yasi wɛtɛ, wɛ yeti kɛ duwɛ mbɛy te yi yo wulma kɛte nɛ̀ mbɛy te yi yo kɛ̀ kɛte kɛ́ na. Yo kwáŋnaŋgwɛ ndi sendi ɗete kɛ yi mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ jaɗyɛ nɛ nje te yi Kimɔ Sisiŋ kɔ.» 9 Ɛ Nikɔdɛm nje ɗiyɔ diyɛ nyɛ nde: «Yo yakama kwaŋna nan?» 10 Ɛ Yesus yeŋsa nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Gba wɛ nyaŋgwɛ mɔ teɗya mɛmboŋga mɛ Njambiyɛ kɛ kandɔ Isarayɛl, ’wɛ kɛ ndekima mɛyasi mɛnɔri? 11 Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wɛ kɛ́: Wusɛ lɛ́pi yasi te yi wusɛ duwa̧, yekiɗye yasi te yi wusɛ ɓɛŋma. Ko ɗete, ko wunɛ yeti kɛ jayɛ tikɔ temɔ kɛ mɛlɛpi mɛte yi wusɛ nje lɛpɔ kɛ mɛyasi mɛte kɛ́ na. 12 Mi lɛpinama kɛ mɛyasi mɛte yi kwaŋna kɛ to mɛnɛti waka kɛ nyɛ wunɛ, ma wunɛ tì jayɛ tikɔ temɔ kɛte na. Ndana, ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, mi lɛ̂pinaŋgwɛ kɛ mɛyasi mɛte yi ɓɛŋɛ kasi ɗyoɓɔ kɛ́ nyɛ wunɛ, ŋge ta nje kelɔ nde, wunɛ jâya tikɔ temɔ kɛ mɛlɛpi mɛte? 13 Kinɛ mumɔ wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ ɛ ɓendima kɛ ɗyoɓɔ na, soŋɛ ndi yɔkɔ ɛ piya wulɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɔ. [Mɔ te, yo *Mɔnɔ mumɔ ɛ ɗiyɛ kɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɔ.] 14 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yi Mɔyisi ɓa̧ nɔ kɛ koŋgor kɛ́, ɛ nyɛ ɓu̧ yekambiyɛ nyɔŋɛ nyɛ kɛ jeti tɛmbiɗye kɛ kwey. Yo ndi ɗete sendi yi ɓo yâkaŋgwɛ kelɔ nɛ Mɔnɔ mumɔ tɛmbiɗye kɛ kwey. 15 Yo yâkaŋgwɛ kelna ɗete, nɛ́ mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ tikɛ temɔ nɛ nyɛ kɔ ɓɛ nɛ joŋgwɛ te yi kpo nɛ kpo. 16 Yo nde, Njambiyɛ jekima kwaɗyɛ ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka, ɛ nyɛ nyɛ nɛ Kikɔ Mɔnɔ wenɛ. Ɗete, mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ ta tikɔ temɔ nɛ nyɛ, a tí gwe yambile na. Yasi wɛtɛ, a ta ɓɛ nɛ joŋgwɛ te yi kpo nɛ kpo. 17 Kɛto, Njambiyɛ ti ma njésikwɛ Mɔnɔ wenɛ kɛ mɛnɛti maka, na nje jɔse ɓomɔ na. Yasi wɛtɛ, a tomma nyɛ njesɛ nde, na kwa̧ nɛ nje nɛ joŋgwɛ nɛ ɓo. 18 Mɔ te ɛ tikɛ temɔ nɛ nyɛ, Njambiyɛ yeti kɛ jɔse nyɛ na. Ma yasi wɛtɛ, yɔkɔ ɛ ɗiyɛ kinɛ tikɔ temɔ nɛ nyɛ, Njambiyɛ ma jɔse nyɛ, kɛto a tì tikɛ temɔ kɛ yi Kikɔ Mɔnɔ Njambiyɛ na. 19 To jɔsi te yo nde, mɛjasi nja̧ kɛ to mɛnɛti. Ɛ ɓomɔ yɔkwɛ kwaɗyɛ yitil sɛŋɛ mɛjasi, kɛto ɓo kwáɗyikwɛ kelɔ ndi ɓeya mɛkele. 20 Yo nde, mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ kelɛ ndi ɓeya mɛkele kɛ ɓenɔ mɛjasi. A ti njáki kɛ puyɛ na, kambɔ mɛkele mɛnɛ nje pundɔ puyɛ. 21 Yasi wɛtɛ, mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ wokuna nɛ Njambiyɛ kelɔ mɛyasi nɛ ŋgbeŋ, mɔ te njáki kɛ puyɛ, nɛ́ ɓomɔ ɓɛŋ gbate nde, a kél mɛyasi nda yi Njambiyɛ kwaɗyɛ kɛ́.»

22 Ndana, kɛ kɔŋ mɛyasi mɛnɔri, ɛ Yesus tɛmɛ kwa̧ ɓenɛ ɓejekɛ ɓenɛ kɛ̀ kɛ mɛnɛti mɛ Yuda. Ɛ nyɛ kwaŋɗye ɓuɗya mɛtu mate ɓenɛ ɓo ɗiki tɔpɛ ɓomɔ kɛ mɔrɔku. 23 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yite Jaŋ ɓa̧ sendi kɛ ɗiki tɔpɛ ɓomɔ kɛ mɔrɔku kɛ wɛtɛ mbɛy nde Enɔŋ kɛ kɛki Salim. Jaŋ ɗikima kɛ̀ mate, kɛto mɔrɔku ɓa̧ ɓuɗyate mate. Ɗete, ɓomɔ ɗikima kɛ̀, ɛ nyɛ ɗiki tɔpɛ ɓo kɛ mɔrɔku. 24 Yo kwaŋnama ɗete, kɛto kɛ ŋgimɔ te yite ɓo tì pa nyɛ Jaŋ kɛ jɔɓɔ na.

25 Ndana, ɛ wɛtɛ mɔ Ɓeyudɛn ɓɛ nɛ mɛtandɔ ɓenɛ ɓaŋa ɓejekɛ ɓe Jaŋ kɛ kasi mɛweya mɛsɛmbɔ te yi mɛmboŋga man teɗye kɛ́. 26 Ɛ ɓo tɛmɛ kɛ̀ dolɔ Jaŋ lɛpɔ nyɛ nyɛ nde: «Yekele ɓɛŋa, mɔ te yi wúnɛ nyɛ ɓa̧ kɛ ŋginjɛ Yurdɛ̧ yi wɛ ɗikima lɛpɔ kasi nɛ nyɛ ɓomɔ kɔ mɛ nɛ kɛ tɔpɛ ɓomɔ ndana kɛ mɔrɔku. Ma ɓomɔ hɛnɛ kɛ si lekwɛ kɛ̀ pɛ yenɛ.» 27 Ɛ Jaŋ yeŋsa nde: «Ŋgɛ Njambiyɛ ti nyɛ mumɔ ɗeti na, a ti yaka kelɔ yaŋa na. 28 Wunɛ nɛ ŋguru wun yakama lɛpɔ yasi te yi mi lɛpima kɛ́. Wunɛ wokuma nda yi mi lɛpima nde: Mi yeti mbɛ *Krist na. Yasi wɛtɛ, Njambiyɛ kandima tomɔ mi nde, mi kwâŋ mbɔmbu nɛ nyɛ.» 29 Ɛ Jaŋ kɛ̀ sendi mbɔmbu lɛpɔ nde: «Nya gwaki wókunaŋgwɛ nɛ mbam gwaki. Ma sɔ nɛ mbam gwaki ɗíy nɛ ɗiyɔ kɛ kɛki sɔ wenɛ yí lɛŋgwɛ mɛtɔ kɛ yasi te yi nyɛ lɛpɛ kɛ́. A nɛ mɛsosa ɓuɗyate komɛ nyɛ wokɛ mɛn mbam gwaki kɛ́. Njena nyaŋgwɛ mɛsosa yi mi nɔ ndana kɛ́, yo kwalɔ mɛsosa te yite.» 30 Ɛ Jaŋ kɛ̀ mbɔmbu lɛpɔ nde: «Mɛkele mɛnɛ ɗɔ̂ku ɗɔkɔ kɛ̀ nɔ mbɔmbu, nɛ̀ yembɛ yɔ̂kwɛ sinɛ sina.»

31 «Yɔkɔ ɛ wulɛ kwey nje nɔ kɔ kwa̧ ɓomɔ hɛnɛ. Mɔ mɛnɛti maka ndi mɔ mɛnɛti, a lɛ́pi ndi sendi yasi te yi ɓɛŋɛ mɛnɛti. Yɔkɔ ɛ wulɛ ɗyoɓɔ nje nɔ kɔ kwa̧ ɓomɔ hɛnɛ. 32 Mɛyasi mɛte yi nyɛ ɓɛŋma nɛ̀ yi nyɛ wokuma, yo yite yi nyɛ lɛpɛ nyɛ ɓomɔ. Ma ko mumɔ wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ yeti kɛ jayɛ tikɔ temɔ kɛ mɛlɛpi mɛte yi nyɛ lɛpɛ kɛ́ na. 33 Mumɔ hɛnɛ ɛ ma jayɛ tikɔ temɔ kɛ mɛlɛpi mɛte yi nyɛ lɛpɛ kɛ́ ma pɛsɔ gbate nde, Njambiyɛ nyɛ yɔkɔ ɛ lɛpɛ gbakasi. 34 Yo nde, yɔkɔ yi Njambiyɛ tomma kɔ lɛ́pi ndi mɛlɛpi mɛ Njambiyɛ, kɛto Njambiyɛ tonja Sisiŋ nɛ kɛ yotu nɛ ndi tu wɛtɛ. 35 Saŋgwɛ kɛ kwaɗyɛ Mɔnɔ, ɛ nyɛ nyɛ nyɛ ɗeti te yi namɔ mɛyasi hɛnɛ. 36 Mɔ te ɛ tikɛ temɔ nɛ Mɔnɔ, mɔ te nɛ joŋgwɛ te yi kpo nɛ kpo. Ma yɔkɔ ɛ kelɛ mbandɔ kinɛ tikɔ temɔ nɛ Mɔnɔ, mɔ te tí ɓɛ nɛ joŋgwɛ te na. Yasi wɛtɛ, ŋgambi Njambiyɛ ta ɗiyɔ ndi kɛ to nɛ, ɓɔnɛ kɛte.»