Nikodimu tuwa̱i ara Yesu
3
A asuvu a Asheshi a Pige yi,
uza roku ɗa pini uza ɗa a ka isa̱ Nikodimu,
Kafarishi ka.
2 Kain ka te n kayin,
u banai ara Yesu,
u danai,
“Uzapige,
tsu reve ta̱ Kashila̱ ka ka suku vu ara tsunu vu wenishike tsu.
Kpaci ko uza wa fuɗa wa yan ikunesavu tyoku ɗa va yansa wa,
shegai Kashila̱ ka̱ baci n eyi.”
Jesus speaks with Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)
3 Yesu wushuki,
“Mayun n tonuko vu,
uza wa̱ la wa uwa a tsugono tsu Kashila̱ wa,
she a doku a matsa yi ilimaci i ire.”
4 Nikodimu wece yi,
“Vuma u kutsa baci,
niɗa wa̱ kpam a ka doku a matsa yi?
Wa doku kpam wa uwa a katsuma̱ ka mma u ne wa.
Niɗa a ka yan a matsa vuma ilimaci i ire?”
5 Shegai u wushunku yi,
“Mayun n tonuko vu,
uza wa̱ la wa uwa a tsugono tsu Kashila̱ wa,
she a matsa yi ilimaci i ire n mini n Kulu Keri.
6 Isheku i vuma alya a tsu zuwa ikyamba i vuma i tsa̱ra̱ uma,
shegai Kulu Keri ku Kashila̱ ka ku tsu zuwa kulu ku vuma ku tsa̱ra̱ uma.
7 Kotsu vu yain majiyan an n tonuko vu,
‘She a doku a matsa ɗa̱ ilimaci i ire wa.’
8 Uwule u tsu lapana ta̱ a asu u ɗa dem wa ciga,
kpam vu tsu pana ta̱ mawura̱ ma ne,
shegai vu tsu reve asu u ɗa u gita̱i ko kpam a asu u ɗa wa bana wa.
Nala dem wa̱ri Kulu Keri ku matsa baci vuma.”
9 Nikodimu wece yi,
“Niɗa wa yan u gita̱ nala?”
10 U wushunku yi,
“Avu kawenishiki ka ka pige a asuvu a Isaraꞌila.
Niɗa vu yansai vu kpa̱ɗa̱i ureve ukuna u na?
11 Mayun n tonuko vu,
ukuna u ɗa tsu revei u ɗa tsa dansa,
kpam tsu yain kadyanshi ka ili iꞌya tsu wenei.
Shegai i wushuku n ili iꞌya tsu tonuko ɗa̱ wa.
12 N tonuko ɗa̱ ta̱ ukuna u likimba naha,
shegai i wushuku n kadyanshi ka va̱ wa.
Adama a nala,
ya fuɗa ya wushuku na̱ mpa n tonuko ɗa̱ baci ili iꞌya iꞌa̱ri a zuba wa.
13 Mpa Maku ma Vuma,
mpa koshi n wuta̱i a zuba n tuwa̱i a likimba,
kpam ma doku ma gono a zuba.
14 Tyoku ɗa Musa saki kali ka urim u shili a kakamba,
nala dem a ka saku Maku ma Vuma.
15 Adama a nala,
uza ɗa baci dem u wushuki n Maku ma Vuma,
wa tsa̱ra̱ ta̱ uma u ɗa bawu wa kotso.
16 “Tyoku ɗa Kashila̱ ka cigai ama a likimba cika u ɗa na:
u neke ta̱ Maku ma te ma ne koshi tsa̱ra̱ uza ɗa baci dem u wushuki n eyi kotsu u kuwa̱ wa,
shegai u tsa̱ra̱ uma u ɗa bawu wa̱ri n utyoku.
17 Kashila̱ ka suku Maku ma ne a likimba tsa̱ra̱ u kiɗa̱ga ama ugana u ukpa̱ wa.
Shegai u suku yi ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ u wauwa le.
18 A ka kiɗa̱ga aza ɗa a wushuki n Maku mi ugana wa.
Shegai a kiɗa̱ga ɗe aza ɗa bawu a wushuki vi ugana,
kpaci a wushuku n Maku ma te ma Kashila̱ mi wa.
19 Ili iꞌya i zuwai a ka kiɗa̱ga le ugana iꞌya na:
Katyashi ka tuwa̱ ta̱ a likimba.
Shegai a ciga katyashi ki wa,
aku a gonoi a ka ciga karimbi,
kpaci manyan ma cingi ma a ka yansa.
20 Aza ɗa a ka yansa ukuna u cingi a tsu ciga katyashi wa,
kpam a ka tuwa̱ evu n ka wa,
kpaci a ka ciga uza u wene manyan ma cingi ma a ka yansa wa.
21 Shegai aza ɗa a ka tono ure u mayun a ka tono ta̱ katyashi,
ya dem wa wene ta̱ a ka yansa ili iꞌya Kashila̱ ka ciga le a yain.”
Yahaya Kalyuɓugi cikpalai Yesu
22 An a yain aꞌayin kenu,
Yesu n atoni a ne a banai uɓongu u Yahuda,
a tsa̱ ta̱ a ɓa̱ra̱kpa̱i pini kenu n a lyuɓugusi ama.
John testifies about Jesus (John 3:22-36)
23-24 Aꞌayin a nala yi kotsu a banka Yahaya a kuwa ku aꞌali wa.
Yahaya rongo ta̱ ulyuɓugusu ama a Ayino evu n Salima,
kpaci asu vi mini ma pini ushani.
Ama a rongo ta̱ ubansa ara ne cika tsa̱ra̱ u lyuɓugu le.
25 Kananamgbani ka rukpa̱ ta̱ a mere ma atoni a Yahaya n uza u Yahuda u roku a kaci ka uwulukpe u ikyamba.
26 Aku a banai ara Yahaya,
a danai,
“Kawenishiki,
vuma ɗa vu cinai a kapashi ka Aga̱ta̱ a Urudu vi,
uza ɗa vu danai Kawauwi ka vi,
aya dem pini wa lyuɓugusu ama.
Kpam ya dem nte wa bansa ɗe,
n u ɗa a ka tuwa̱ ara tsunu.”
27 Aku Yahaya wushunku le,
“Ili iꞌya Kashila̱ ka na̱ka̱i vuma iꞌya koshi wa tsa̱ra̱.
28 I pana̱ka mu ta̱ an n danai,
‘Mpa Kawauwi ki wa,
shegai mpa Kashila̱ ka suki n tuwa̱ n lapula ure adama a ne.’
29 Ukasavu u tsu bana ta̱ a asu u ɗa vali u ne wa̱ri.
Kaje ka valisavu ka tsu pana ta̱ kala̱ga̱tsu ka valisavu ki,
u yain kpam maza̱nga̱ kaɓolo n eyi.
Mpa kaje ka valisavu ka,
kpam ma pana ta̱ kayanyan cika an u lyai kaci ka ukuna.
30 U ka̱na̱ ta̱ u lyai kapala n uwoko n tsupige,
mpa kpam n woko uza u kenu.”
Uza ɗa u wuta̱i a zuba
31 Yahaya doki u danai,
“Uza ɗa u wuta̱i a zuba u la ta̱ ama gba̱ tsupige.
Uza ɗa u wuta̱i a likimba uza u likimba u ɗa,
kpam ukuna u likimba u ɗa koshi u tsu rongo udansa.
Shegai uza ɗa u wuta̱i a zuba vi u la ta̱ ya dem tsupige.
32 U tsu yan ta̱ kadyanshi a kaci ka ili iꞌya u wenei kpam u panai,
shegai ko uza u tsu wushuku n iꞌya wa tono wa.
33 Uza ɗa baci dem u wushuki n iꞌya u danai,
u wenike ta̱ an u wushuku ta̱ la vi n ili iꞌya Kashila̱ ka danai mayun ɗa.
34 Uza ɗa Kashila̱ ka suki vi,
ukuna u Kashila̱ u ɗa u tsu dansa,
kpaci Kashila̱ ka na̱ka̱ yi ta̱ ucira u Kulu Keri gbende.
35 Tata vi u ciga ta̱ Maku mi cika,
adama a nala u na̱ka̱ yi ta̱ ucira a kaci ka ili gba̱.
36 Aza ɗa a wushuki n Maku mi,
aꞌa̱ ta̱ n uma u ɗa bawu wa kotso.
Shegai aza ɗa bawu a ka pana̱ka Maku mi,
a ka tsa̱ra̱ uma wa.
Asuvu a upan a Kashila̱ aꞌa̱ ta̱ a kaci ka le maco.”