John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ni mumla itre a he u tre he ni ba chi u tre a hi bachi
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
iwayi a he rji ni mumla ni bachi
3 All things were made through him; and without him was nothing made that hath been made.
koge ba tie ni wa wuti ba na tie kpe ri na sei ni wawuyi
4 In him is life; and the life was the light of men.
ni uahi nou ivri he u viri a ka tie ipan ni indi wawu
5 And the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
ipan a lan ni mi bwu i bwu na ka ipan na
6 There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
indi ri he wa bachi ton ndu wa ba yo di yahaya
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that through him all might believe.
aye toh na hla tre ikpan ni ndu indi wawu kpa yenme ni tu ma
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the light.
a na yahaya ahi kpan na ama ndu ye toh kpan na hla
9 The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.
ikpan i njanji wa a no kpan ni indi wawu ani ye ni gbungbula
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
a he ni gbungbulu yi ba mei gbungbulu ni tuma indi bi gbungbulu bana toh na
11 He came to his own, and his own received him not.
aye ni bama u bima bana kpaa na
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God, —to those who believed in his name;
abi wa ba kpa na kpayenme ni indi ma abiki migen ano ba ikon ndu ba yo ba tie imiri rji
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
wa ba na grji ni kon irji u yina ana nitie u kpa na ana tie u ndi na a hi tie rji
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.
ilan tre ka tie nma kpa na son mi mi buu wa aye rji ni irji na sh ni iko ni njaji
15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.
yahaya a hla ni tu ma da ni yo indi kpan kpan me nanihla ahe wayi i mi tre indi wa ani ye ni kogon mu a za me a he ri mi ka ye
16 For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.
ni tsara ma yi kikpa alheri ni tu alheri
17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
doka tre yi ye rji ni musa alheri ni njaji baye rji nikonyesu Amasihu
18 No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.
ba iton wa idiori taba sa shishi ni irji indi wa ahi wawu yi kangrjima a hi nji iwa a kuyer ni kbu bachi rji wawuyi tsro u
19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?
yahudawa ba lude ton ba ni firistici ni lawiyawa he niwu ni ni tu ba son miyen ahi wu nhan?
20 And he declared, and did not deny; and he declared, I am not the Christ.
wa nhla ni bawu gerger ana kpa tron na wa si sa bawu adie ana imeyi me Almasihu na
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
u ba miyen a hi wu nahn? ahi wu yi iliya? iwa tisan ana mena u tra ahi wuyi wu anabi? wa ti san aa
22 They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?
ba miyenu a hi wu nha ki son ki hi hla ni biwa ba ton ta? u hla ta wu di geri ni tu me?
23 He said, I am “a voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,” as said Isaiah the prophet.
wa hla mi lantre wa a bi tie ni kon irji nawa wandi anabi ishaya hla a
24 And they were sent from the Pharisees;
bandi waba ton ba rji tarisawa ba he niba u ba miyen andi
25 and they asked him and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?
u ge mba sa u yin btsima ise una Almasihuna u na iliyana ko annabin?
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,
yahaya se tre a bawu andi mi yi batsima ni ma indi ri k rli ni mibi wa bina toh na
27 he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.
wawu yi ni ye ni kogon wa rjirji lagban ma nii kuyiron wa mi siwua
28 These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
kpi biyi ni Bethany u ngbala rima u Jordan wa Yahaya a sia ti batisma mble
29 The next day he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world!
ni bele ni virima yahaya toh yesu niwa natre yamba ige vreb nkrju irji iwa aban lah tre gbungbulua
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for he was before me.
iwayi ahi iwa mi bla ni yiwu ndi ndi wa asiye a zanme ahe guci nimu
31 And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing in water.
mina toh na ama bana hla tsre ilawa ye miye ni yi batisma ni ma
32 And John bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
yahaya shedai andi mi toh ruhu asi grji na ingyu da ye niwu nituma
33 And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.
mina gani niwu na indi wa a tih me miyi batsima ni mima a hla nimu ko ahi nhan u toh ruhu a grji kuson niwu nituma ahi wawu yi a yin batisna ni ruhu u nja ji
34 And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God.
mitoh ni sheda ahi wawuyi vrena rji
35 On the morrow John was again standing, and two of his disciples;
kan vi nibela u ha ma u yahaya a kri ni hari ni mi almajeran ma
36 and looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
u ba toh yesu a ka vuyaba ni hi u yahaya atre toh ba inge vren krju irji
37 The two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
u almajeran ma hari bawo naki da luwu yesu
38 Jesus turning and seeing them following, saith to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi, (that is to say, when interpreted, Teacher, ) where dost thou dwell?
u yesu kban ya da toh basiwu u wa a miye a ge bi son? u ba yo rabbi andi lu soro ni tseyi
39 He saith to them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he dwelt; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
a hla bawu ye ni ye toh ubaye na ye toh bubu wa ani son u ba ka kuson niwu che chuku ni karfi wollon
40 One of the two who heard what John said, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
iri ni miba biwa ba wo tre yahaya hi androwus vayi siman Bitrus
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; (which is, when interpreted, the Christ.)
a lude da wa vayi ma simanna hla niwu ki ka toh Almasihu
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, Rock.)
a nji ye ni yesu yesu ya da tre ahi wuyi u siman ivren yahaya? ba yo di kefas
43 On the morrow he determined to go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him, Follow me.
ni vikima wa yesu luni shirin u kugon hi nigalili u waka toh filibus da hla niwu luhume
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Filibus ivren i jiji baitsida gbu ba andrawus ni bitrus
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.
filibus ka same ni nata na ilu da hla niwu ki same niwu wa musa a nhan yo nimi attaura ni annabawa yesu ivren yusufu ba nazarat
46 And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.
natan ilu a hla niwu ba ya na fe kperi u ndi ndi ma ni Nazarat? filibus tre ye ni ye toh
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.
u yesu a toh matana ilu si ye niwa u wa tre tre nituma toh ba isra ilyi wa ana mirtan indi na he niwuana
48 Nathanael saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
natana u lu miyen u tie ni he mba ni toh me? u yesu a hla niwu mi toh ri u filibus yo u niwa a son ni chin mbuwa
49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.
natana ilu yo ni rabbi u vren irji u chu israila ko
50 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? Thou shalt see greater things than these.
yesu tre ni wa ni hla ndi me toh u ni chin mbuwa a kpayenme? u toh kpii wa ba nawayi babran
51 And he saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
na hla njajimu njaji misi hla niwu utoh shulu bwu kri wuho malaku irjii ba si hon nani grji nitu vren indi
