John 3
1 to be then a human out from the/this/who Pharisee Nicodemus name it/s/he ruler the/this/who Jew
Azɔ la, ame aɖe si tso Farisitɔwo dome, eye eŋkɔe nye Nikodemo la li. Enye Yudatɔwo ƒe takpekpe gã me nɔla.
2 this/he/she/it to come/go to/with (the/this/who *k*) (it/s/he *N(K)O*) night and to say it/s/he Rabbi to know that/since: that away from God to come/go teacher none for be able this/he/she/it the/this/who sign to do/make: do which you to do/make: do if not to be the/this/who God with/after it/s/he
Eva Yesu gbɔ le zã me, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, Nufiala, menya be nufialae nènye tso Mawu gbɔ va. Elabena ame aɖeke mate ŋu awɔ dzesi wɔnuku siwo nèwɔna, ne Mawu meli kplii o.
3 to answer (the/this/who *k*) Jesus and to say it/s/he amen amen to say you if not one to beget from above/again no be able to perceive: see the/this/who kingdom the/this/who God
Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Vavã mele egblɔm na wò be, ne womegbugbɔ ame dzi o la, mate ŋu ayi mawufiaɖuƒe la me o.”
4 to say to/with it/s/he the/this/who Nicodemus how! be able a human to beget an old man to be not be able toward the/this/who belly/womb/stomach the/this/who mother it/s/he secondly to enter and to beget
Nikodemo gblɔ be, “Aleke wɔ ametsitsi nagatrɔ ayi dadaa ƒe dɔ me be woagbugbɔe adzii?”
5 to answer (the/this/who *ko*) Jesus amen amen to say you if not one to beget out from water and spirit/breath: spirit no be able to enter toward the/this/who kingdom the/this/who God
Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nyateƒe gblɔm mele na wò be, ne womegbugbɔ ame dzi to tsi kple gbɔgbɔ me o la, mate ŋu ayi mawufiaɖuƒe la me o.
6 the/this/who to beget out from the/this/who flesh flesh to be and the/this/who to beget out from the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit spirit/breath: spirit to be
Amegbetɔ ate ŋu adzi ŋutilã ko, gake Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe lae naa agbe yeye tso dziƒo.
7 not to marvel that/since: that to say you be necessary you to beget from above/again
Le esia ta megawɔ nuku na wò be megblɔ na wò be ele be woagbugbɔ wò adzi o.
8 the/this/who spirit/breath: breath where(-ever) to will/desire to blow and the/this/who voice/sound: noise it/s/he to hear but no to know whence to come/go and where? to go thus(-ly) to be all the/this/who to beget out from the/this/who spirit/breath: breath
Ya ƒona yia teƒe ɖe sia ɖe si wòlɔ̃ la; àte ŋu ase eŋkɔ, gake màte ŋu agblɔ afi si wòtso alo afi si wòyina o. Nenema ke wònɔna na ame sia ame si wodzi to Gbɔgbɔ la me la.”
9 to answer Nicodemus and to say it/s/he how! be able this/he/she/it to be
Nikodemo gabia Yesu be, “Aleke esia ate ŋu ava emee?”
10 to answer (the/this/who *k*) Jesus and to say it/s/he you to be the/this/who teacher the/this/who Israel and this/he/she/it no to know
Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wò, Israel ƒe nufiala, mèse nu siawo gɔme oa?
11 amen amen to say you that/since: that which to know to speak and which to see: see to testify and the/this/who testimony me no to take
Le nyateƒe me la, míeƒoa nu tso nu siwo míenya la ŋu, eye míeɖia ɖase tso nu siwo míekpɔ la ŋu, ke miexɔa míaƒe ɖaseɖiɖi o.
12 if the/this/who earthly to say you and no to trust (in) how! if to say you the/this/who heavenly to trust (in)
Esi meƒo nu tso anyigbadzinuwo ŋu, eye mèxɔ wo dzi se o ɖe, aleke nàwɔ axɔe se ne meƒo nu tso dziƒonuwo ŋu na wò?
13 and none to ascend toward the/this/who heaven if: not not the/this/who out from the/this/who heaven to come/go down the/this/who son the/this/who a human (the/this/who to be in/on/among the/this/who heaven *KO*)
Elabena Amegbetɔ Vi la koe tso dziƒo va anyigba dzi, eye wòagatrɔ ayi dziƒo.
14 and as/just as Moses to lift up the/this/who snake in/on/among the/this/who deserted thus(-ly) to lift up be necessary the/this/who son the/this/who a human
Abe ale si Mose kɔ akɔblida la ɖe dzi le gbea dzi ene la, nenema ke woakɔ Amegbetɔ Vi la ɖe dzii,
15 in order that/to all the/this/who to trust (in) (in/on/among it/s/he *N(k)O*) (not to destroy but *K*) to have/be life eternal (aiōnios g166)
be ame sia ame si xɔa edzi sena la nakpɔ agbe mavɔ.” (aiōnios g166)
16 thus(-ly) for to love the/this/who God the/this/who world so the/this/who son (it/s/he *ko*) the/this/who unique to give in order that/to all the/this/who to trust (in) toward it/s/he not to destroy but to have/be life eternal (aiōnios g166)
Elabena Mawu lɔ̃a xexea me ale gbegbe be wòtsɔ eya ŋutɔ Via ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la na, be ame sia ame si axɔ edzi ase la, nagatsrɔ̃ o, ke boŋ wòakpɔ agbe mavɔ. (aiōnios g166)
17 no for to send the/this/who God the/this/who son (it/s/he *ko*) toward the/this/who world in order that/to to judge the/this/who world but in order that/to to save the/this/who world through/because of it/s/he
Mawu meɖo Via ɖa be wòava drɔ̃ ʋɔnu xexea me o, ke boŋ be wòaɖe xexea me to edzi.
18 the/this/who to trust (in) toward it/s/he no to judge the/this/who then not to trust (in) already to judge that/since: since not to trust (in) toward the/this/who name the/this/who unique son the/this/who God
Ame siwo xɔ edzi se la, womadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo o, ke ame siwo mexɔ edzi se o la, wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo xoxo, elabena womexɔ Mawu ƒe Vi ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la dzi se o.
19 this/he/she/it then to be the/this/who judgment that/since: that the/this/who light to come/go toward the/this/who world and to love the/this/who a human more: rather the/this/who darkness or the/this/who light to be for it/s/he evil/bad the/this/who work
Nu si ta wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo xoxo lae nye be Kekeli tso dziƒo va xexea me, gake ame siawo lɔ̃ viviti wu Kekeli la, elabena woƒe nuwɔnawo vɔ̃ɖi ŋutɔ.
20 all for the/this/who evil to do/require to hate the/this/who light and no to come/go to/with the/this/who light in order that/to not to rebuke the/this/who work it/s/he
Wolé fu Kekeli si tso dziƒo va la, elabena wodi vevie be yewoawɔ nu vɔ̃ le viviti me. Wote ɖa xaa tso Kekeli la gbɔ, elabena wovɔ̃ be yewoƒe nu vɔ̃wo adze le gaglãgbe.
21 the/this/who then to do/make: do the/this/who truth to come/go to/with the/this/who light in order that/to to reveal it/s/he the/this/who work that/since: that in/on/among God to be to work
Gake ame siwo le nyateƒe la dzi wɔm la vaa Kekeli la gbɔ be ame sia ame nakpɔe be yewole Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu wɔm.
22 with/after this/he/she/it to come/go the/this/who Jesus and the/this/who disciple it/s/he toward the/this/who Jew earth: country and there to remain with/after it/s/he and to baptize
Le esia megbe la, Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dzo le Yerusalem heyi Yudea nyigba dzi, afi si wonɔ ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo hede mawutsi ta na amewo.
23 to be then and (the/this/who *no*) John to baptize in/on/among Aenon near the/this/who Salim that/since: since water much to be there and to come and to baptize
Ke Yohanes hã nɔ mawutsi dem ta na amewo le Aenon, si te ɖe Salem ŋuti, elabena tsi sɔ gbɔ ɖe afi ma, eye amewo nɔ vavam enuenu be wòade mawutsi ta na yewo.
24 not yet for to be to throw: put toward the/this/who prison/watch: prison the/this/who John
(Esia do ŋgɔ na Yohanes léle de gaxɔ me.)
25 to be therefore/then controversy out from the/this/who disciple John with/after (Jew *N(K)O*) about cleansing
Nyaʋiʋli ɖo Yohanes ƒe nusrɔ̃la aɖewo kple Yudatɔwo dome tso Yudatɔwo ƒe ŋutikɔklɔkɔnu la ŋu.
26 and to come/go to/with the/this/who John and to say it/s/he Rabbi which to be with/after you other side the/this/who Jordan which you to testify look! this/he/she/it to baptize and all to come/go to/with it/s/he
Esia na be nusrɔ̃lawo va Yohanes gbɔ va gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala, ŋutsu si nèdo goe le Yɔdan tɔsisi la godo, ame si ŋuti nèɖi ɖase le hã le mawutsi dem ta na amewo, eye ame geɖewo le egbɔ yim.”
27 to answer John and to say no be able a human to take (nor *N(k)O*) (one *no*) if not to be to give it/s/he out from the/this/who heaven
Yohanes ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Nu si Mawu na ame tso dziƒo la ko wòate ŋu axɔ.
28 it/s/he you me to testify that/since: that to say (that/since: that *n*) (I/we *o*) no to be I/we the/this/who Christ but that/since: since to send to be before that
Miaɖo ŋku edzi be megblɔ na mi be, ‘Menye nyee nye Kristo la o, ke boŋ ame dɔdɔ menye le eyama ŋgɔ.’
29 the/this/who to have/be the/this/who bride bridegroom to be the/this/who then friendly/friend the/this/who bridegroom the/this/who to stand and to hear it/s/he joy to rejoice through/because of the/this/who voice/sound: voice the/this/who bridegroom this/he/she/it therefore/then the/this/who joy the/this/who I/we to fulfill
Ŋugbetɔ la nye ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la tɔ. Ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ xɔlɔ̃ si subɔa ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la nɔa to dzi, eye wòkpɔa dzidzɔ ne ese ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la ƒe gbe. Nyee nye ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la xɔlɔ̃, eya ta dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ yɔ menye ɖe ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la ƒe dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ ta.
30 that be necessary to grow I/we then to make less
Ele be nàzu gã, ke nye la, mayi to.
31 the/this/who from above/again to come/go above all to be the/this/who to be out from the/this/who earth: planet out from the/this/who earth: planet to be and out from the/this/who earth: planet to speak the/this/who out from the/this/who heaven to come/go above all to be
“Ame sia la, dziƒoe wòtso eye ede ŋgɔ wu amewo katã. Nye la, anyigba dzie metso eye nye nunya kple nugɔmesese mate ŋu akɔ wu anyigbadzitɔwo tɔ o.
32 (and *k*) which to see: see and to hear this/he/she/it to testify and the/this/who testimony it/s/he none to take
Eɖia ɖase le nu si wokpɔ kple nu si wose la ŋuti, gake ame aɖeke mexɔa eƒe ɖaseɖiɖiwo dzi sena o.
33 the/this/who to take it/s/he the/this/who testimony to seal that/since: that the/this/who God true to be
Ame si xɔ edzi se la ɖi ɖase be Mawue nye anukwaretɔ
34 which for to send the/this/who God the/this/who declaration the/this/who God to speak no for out from measure to give (the/this/who God *KO*) the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit
Elabena ame si Mawu ɖo ɖa gblɔa Mawu ƒe nyawo elabena Mawu na Gbɔgbɔ lae le agbɔsɔsɔ me.
35 the/this/who father to love the/this/who son and all to give in/on/among the/this/who hand it/s/he
Fofo la lɔ̃a Via sia ale gbegbe be etsɔ nu sia nu de asi nɛ.
36 the/this/who to trust (in) toward the/this/who son to have/be life eternal the/this/who then to disobey the/this/who son no to appear life but the/this/who wrath the/this/who God to stay upon/to/against it/s/he (aiōnios g166)
Ame sia ame si xɔ Mawu ƒe Vi sia dzi se la akpɔ agbe mavɔ. Ke ame siwo meɖoa toe o, eye womexɔa edzi sena o la makpɔ agbe mavɔ la o, ke boŋ Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe anɔ wo dzi.” (aiōnios g166)
