Yesu nɛ Niikodɛm pɔ-tɔm
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1 Abalʋ nɔɔyʋ kɛwɛ Farɩsɩ ñɩma ɛgbɛyɛ taa, payaɣ-ɩ se Niikodɛm. Ɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma wiyaʋ nɔɔyʋ. 2 Abalʋ ɛnʋ, ɛkʋyɩ ɖoo naayɛ taa nɛ ewolo Yesu cɔlɔ nɛ eheyi-i se: “Wɩlɩyʋ! Ɖɩnawa se Ɛsɔ tiyini-ŋ se ŋkɔɔ ŋwɩlɩ-ɖʋ ɛ-tɔm. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ se ɛpɩzɩɣ ɛla hama lakasɩ nzɩ ŋlaba yɔ nɛ Ɛsɔ fɛyɩ ɛ-cɔlɔ.” 3 Ɛlɛ Yesu kaɖɩ-ɩ se: “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-ŋ se ye pataɖaɣnɩ nɔɔyʋ lʋlʋʋ yɔ, ɛɛkɛɣ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa tʋ.” 4 Peeye Niikodɛm pɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Ɛzɩma papɩzɩɣ paɖaɣnɩ lʋlʋʋ ɛyʋ weyi ɛtɛm paɣlʋʋ yɔ? Ŋgʋ, ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛpɩsɩ e-ɖoo taa nɛ ɛlɛ tasɩ-ɩ lʋlʋʋ!” 5 Yesu cosi-i se: “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-ŋ se weyi paɖaɣnɩɣ-ɩ lʋlʋʋ nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ lɩm nɛ Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, e-ɖeke ɛkɛɣnɩ Ɛsɔ Kewiyaɣ taa tʋ. 6 Meheyiɣ-ŋ se: ɛyʋ lʋlʋʋ ɛyʋ. Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ yeki nɛ ɛyʋ kalɩzaɣ ɖaɣnɩ wɛʋ wezuu. 7 Pɩtaalabɩ-ŋ piti se mɔntɔm se pʋwɛɛ se paɖaɣnɩ-ŋ lʋlʋʋ. 8 Heɣlim makɩ ɖenɖe pʋsɔɔlaa yɔ nɛ ŋnɩɣ kɔkɔɖɛ nɖɩ pɩlakɩ yɔ. Ɛlɛ, ŋŋnaɣ ɖenɖe pɩlɩnaa yaa ɖenɖe puwoki yɔ. Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pʋwɛnɩ weyi Ɛsɔ Kalɩzaɣ yeki nɛ ɛwɛnɩ Ɛsɔ wezuu yɔ.”
9 Peeye Niikodɛm pɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Ɛzɩma pɩpɩzɩɣ pɩla mbʋ?” 10 Yesu cosi-i se: “Ŋkɛ Wɩlɩyʋ sɔsɔ Izrɛɛlɩ ñɩma hɛkʋ taa lɛ, pɩla ɛzɩma ŋŋnɩɣ tɔm ndʋ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ yɔ?” 11 Peeye Yesu heyi-i se: “Toovenim lɛ, meheyiɣ-ŋ se mbʋ ɖɩsɩma yɔ, pʋ-tɔm ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ, mbʋ ɖɩnanɩ ɖɛ-ɛza yɔ, pɩ-aseɣɖe ɖɩlɩzɩɣ. Ɛlɛ, mɩ miitisiɣ. 12 Ye meheyiɣ-mɩ mbʋ pɩlakɩ kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ yɔ pʋ-tɔm nɛ iitisiɣ lɛ, ɛzɩma ɩpɩzɩɣ itisi alɩwaatʋ ndʋ meheyiɣ-mɩ mbʋ pɩlakɩ ɛsɔdaa yɔ pɩ-ñɩndʋ yɔ? 13 Nɔɔyʋ takpa ɛsɔdaa wiɖiyi kaʋ nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ *Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ, ɛnʋ lɩnɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ etii. 14 Ɛzɩma mbʋ *Mooyiizi kopuzi ɖʋm weyi ɛlabɩnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ yɔ ɖaʋ yɔɔ lakʋ taa, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pʋwɛɛ se pala Ɛyʋ Pɩyalʋ, 15 nɛ weyi ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ lɛ, ehiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ.
16 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩ ɛyaa siŋŋ. Pʋ-yɔɔ ɛha ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ɛgbamɩyɛ se weyi ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɛtaatɛŋɛlɩ, ɛlɛ, ehiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ. 17 Toovenim lɛ, Ɛsɔ tetiyi ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ɛyaa cɔlɔ se ɛhʋnɩ-wɛ nɛ ɛkʋ pɔ-tɔm. Ɛlɛ, etiyi-i se ɛya pa-ñʋʋ.
18 Weyi ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ yɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ ɛɛhʋʋnɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛkʋ ɛ-tɔm. Ɛlɛ, weyi ɛlɛ fɛyɩnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ tɛm-ɩ hʋnaʋ nɛ ɛkʋ ɛ-tɔm. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛfɛyɩnɩ lidaʋ ɛ-yɔɔ, ŋgʋ ɛnʋ lɛ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ ɛgbamɩyɛ. 19 Mbʋ piyeki nɛ pahʋʋnɩ ɛyaa yɔ lɛ se: weyi ɛkɛ ñalɩmɩyɛ yɔ, ɛkɔm ɛyaa kpeekpe cɔlɔ. Paa mbʋ yɔ, pɔsɔɔlɩ cɩkpɛndʋʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ-ɖɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, palakɩ ɛzaɣtʋ. 20 Weyi ɛlakɩ ɛzaɣtʋ yɔ, ɛɛcaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ kpem, ɛɛñɔtʋʋnɩ-ɖɩ ɖɔɖɔ: eseɣ se pataana mbʋ ɛlakɩ yɔ nɛ pakʋyɩ ɛ-yɔɔ. 21 Ɛlɛ, weyi ɛlakɩ toovenim yɔ, ɛlɩɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ taa se ɛyaa ɛna se mbʋ ɛlakɩ yɔ, pɩlɩnɩ Ɛsɔ cɔlɔ.”
Yesu nɛ Yohanɛɛsɩ pɔ-tɔm
22 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yesu nɛ ɛ-tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa powolo Yudee egeetiye taa nɛ pacaɣ peeye kɩyakɩŋ nɩɩyɩ nɛ palakɩ ɛyaa *lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ. 23 Ŋgʋ, Yohanɛɛsɩ ñaawɛ Enɔɔ tɛtʋ ndʋ tɩñɔtɩnɩ Salɩm ñɩndʋ yɔ tɩ-taa nɛ ɛyaa woki ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ ɛlakɩ-wɛ *lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, lɩm kɔɖɔ peeye. 24 (Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, Eroodi taɖʋdɩ Yohanɛɛsɩ salaka.) 25 Yohanɛɛsɩ tɔmkpɛlɩkɩyaa taa nabɛyɛ nɛ Yuda tʋ nɔɔyʋ, pɔhɔŋaɣnɩ ɖama tɔm cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ wɛtʋ sɔnzɩ yɔɔ.
26 Peeye powobi Yohanɛɛsɩ cɔlɔ nɛ pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se: “Wɩlɩyʋ! Ŋtɔzʋʋ abalʋ weyi ña nɛ ɩ ɩɩwɛ Yɔɔrdaŋ pɔɔ wayɩ nɛ ŋheyi-ɖʋ ɛ-tɔm yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ yaa we? Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛlakɩ *lɩm sɔʋ sɔnzɩ nɛ ɛyaa tɩŋa woki ɛ-cɔlɔ!” 27 Yohanɛɛsɩ cosi-wɛ se: “Mbʋ Ɛsɔ ha ɛyʋ yɔ, pi-ɖeke koŋ ɛpɩzɩɣ ɛmʋ. 28 Mɩ-maɣmaɣ ɩpɩzɩɣ ɩlɩzɩ ma-aseɣɖe se mɔntɔm se: ‘Pɩtɛkɛ ma lɛ *Weyi Ɛsɔ Lɩzaa Yɔ. Ɛlɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyi-m se mɛnɖɛɛ-ɩ nɔɔ.’
29 Ɩtɛm naʋ se weyi ɛkpaɣ halʋ yɔ, ɛnʋ lɛ halɩkpaɣyʋ. Meheyiɣ-mɩ se ma mɛwɛ ɛzɩ halɩkpaɣyʋ ɛgbaadʋ yɔ. Halɩkpaɣyʋ ɛgbaadʋ wɛɣ ɛ-cɔlɔ se ɛsɩnɩ-ɩ. Ɛ-taa hʋlʋmʋʋ siŋŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛnɩɣ halɩkpaɣyʋ taŋ yɔ. Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ man-taa tɛzɩ hʋlʋmʋʋ siŋŋ *Weyi Ɛsɔ Lɩzaa Yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ. 30 Pʋwɛɛ se ɛlɛ hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ nɛ pɔsɔɔ ma mɔ-yɔɔ.”
Weyi ɛlɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa yɔ
31 “Weyi palʋlɩ-ɩ tataa yɔ, ɛ-tɛ lɛ peeye, ɛyɔɔdʋʋ mbʋ pɩlakɩ tataa yɔ pʋ-tɔm. Weyi ɛlɛ lɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ɛkɩlɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ. 32 Ɛyɔɔdʋʋ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛnawa nɛ ɛnɩɩ yɔ pʋ-tɔm. Ɛlɛ, nɔɔyʋ eetisiɣ aseɣɖe nɖɩ ɛlɩzɩɣ yɔ. 33 Weyi ɛlɛ ñetisiɣ ɛ-aseɣɖe nɖɩ yɔ, ɛñɩɣ nesi se Ɛsɔ lɛ toovenim tʋ. 34 Weyi Ɛsɔ tiyi-i yɔ, ɛyɔɔdʋʋ Ɛsɔ tɔm. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ tɛzɩ-ɩ haʋ ɛ-Kalɩzaɣ. 35 Caa Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩ ɛ-Pɩyalʋ nɛ ɛkpaɣ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛɖʋzɩ e-nesi taa. 36 Weyi ɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ Pɩyalʋ yɔɔ yɔ, ehiɣ wezuu pɩɩtɛŋ. Weyi ɛlɛ ɛɛñaŋ-ɩ yɔ, eehikiɣ-kʋ. Ɛlɛ, Ɛsɔ pana wɛɣ-ɩ kpanaʋ yɔɔ.”