Jan Laabaalihamo 1
1 Hali mi cilima Mi maama den ye. Mi maama den ye leni U Tienu. Mi Maama yeni den tie U Tienu.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 Mi den ye hali mi cilima leni U Tienu.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 Yaala n ye kuli tie Mi yaa tagime, kelima li bonla kuli tie Mi yaa tagime.
All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
4 Li miali den ye mi niinni, li miali yeni den tie mi yenma bi niba kuli po.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 Mi yenma yendi li biigi nni, ama li biigili ki den gaama.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
6 Jan den cua ki tie U Tienu tondo.
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 O den cua ki tie siedi, ki baa tiendi siedi mi yenma yeni po, ke bi niba kuli n daani kelima omaama po.
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 Wani ka, den tie mi yenma, ama o den cua ki baa tieni siedi mi yenma po.
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 Mi yenma yeni den tie mi yenmoanma ki cua handuna nni ki baa yendi nisaalimiali kuli po.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 Mi den cua handuna nni kelima mani n den tagi handuna ama handuna naa go den bandima.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognise him.
11 Mi den cua o yaaba siiga, ama o yaaba ki den gaama.
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
12 Ama yaaba n den gaama kuli ki daani o yeli nni mi dini ba libali ke bi tua U Tienu bila,
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
13 wan mali yaaba, ke laa tie leni soama ka, laa go tie gbannandi yanbuama, laa tie nisaali-yantiali, ama U Tienu wani o ba.
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 Mi maama yeni den tua gbannandi ki cua ti siiga ki gbie leni li hanbili leni imoamoani. Ti den laa okpiagidi wani ki bonjayenyenga yua n ñani Baa kani yaa kpiagidi.
The Word became flesh and lived amongst us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 Jan tieni opo siedi ki kpaani: Wani n tie min maadi yua yaa maama ki yedi: Yua n tiena n tie min baa yua cie nni, kelima o den ye hali ke mini daa ye.
John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
16 Ti kuli baa o hanbili ki go baadi li ki pugidi pugidi.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
17 Kelima Musa n den cuani li bali maama, ama Jesu kilisiti n cuani li hanbili leni imoamoani.
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realised through Jesus Christ.
18 kelima oba kuli ki maani ki le U Tienu, ama obijua yua n ye okani yogunu kuli, n cua ki doagidi o niba siiga ki teni ke bi bandi o.
No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
19 Jan n den cua ki tiedi laa siedi yaa yogunu, Jufinba yaaba n ye Jelusalema den soani bi kopadicianba leni lefi buolu yaaba, ke ban buali o yaa bualu n tiena: A tie ŋme yo?
This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 Jan den doagidi ki waani ba imoamoani ki yedi: Mini ka tie Kilisiti.
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
21 Bi den buali o ki yedi anan tie ŋme? Elia bi? O den yedi: Mii tie Elia. Bi den buali o nan tie o sawalipualo bi? O den yedi ba: A-a.
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Bi den yedi o: Lanwani a nan tie ŋme yo? K e ti bua ki ban waani yaaba n soani ti. A yedi ayuli po be?
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 O den yedi ke o tie Yua n kpaani mi fanpienma nni ki tua: «Naadi mani o Diedo sanu.» Nani Esayi n den yedi maama.
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
24 Ban den soani yaaba yeni den tie falisieninbe.
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
25 Bi go den buali o yaa buali n tiena: A yaa tie Kilisiti, kaa go tie Elia, ki naa go tie o sawalipualo mo be yaapo ke nan tendi bi niba mi walima?
They asked him, “Why then do you baptise if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
26 Jan den guani ki yedi ba: Mini wani n tendi mi ñima yaa batisima, ama onilo ye yi siiga ke yii bani o. O baa cua n puoli.
John answered them, “I baptise in water, but amongst you stands one whom you don’t know.
27 Mii pundi baa yua n gbaani ki lodi o cacaagbansiama.
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
28 Lankuli den tieni betani judana kpenu kandima, Jan n den batisi bi niba naankani.
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptising.
29 Lan den fii ki fa Jan den laa ke Jesu kpendi o kani o den yedi: Diidi mani one n tie U Tienu pebiga yua n ŋuudi ki ñandi handuna tuonbiadi.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 Wani n tie min den baa yua, nitoa ba cua n puoli ki cie nni yeni, kelima o den ye hali ke n daa ye.
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
31 Mii den bani, wan tie yua ama n cua ki batisi bi niba leni mi ñima ke wan doagidi Isalele yaaba po.
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptising in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”
32 Jan den tieni yaa siedo n tiena: N den laa ke U Tienu fuoma yua ñani tanpoli, nani ki kpaajiega yeni ki jagini opo.
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33 Mii kpa bani o, ama yua n den soani nni ke min batisi bi niba, mi ñima nni yeni den yedi nni: Han baa le ke U Tienu fuoma yua jiidi ki jagini yua yaapo yeni wani n baa batisi bi niba leni U Tienu fuoma yua.
I didn’t recognise him, but he who sent me to baptise in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptises in the Holy Spirit.’
34 N laa yo ki tieni siedi ke o tie U Tienu Bijua.
I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
35 Li fii faama Jan go di ye li kani leni o hoadikaaba siiga bonbalie.
Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 ki laa ke Jesu cuoni ki baa pedi ke o yedi: One n tie U Tienu pebiga.
and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
37 Jan hoadikaliediba den gbadi wan yedi yaala ki fii ki hoadi Jesu.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Jesu den gbegidi ki nuali ki sua ke bi hua o, ke o yedi ba: Yi lingi be? Bi den guani ki yedi o labi, lani n tie canbaa a denpo ye le yo?
Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
39 O den yedi ba: Cua mani yi baan le, bi den yegi leni o ki ban laa o deni n ye naani, li den tie liyenlebidili yogunu bi den sedi leni o laa juagu kuli.
He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
40 Andile Simono Pieli waalo den tie yaa niliediba n den gbadi Jan maama ki hoadi Jesu yeni siiga yendo.
One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 Wani n den kpa tuogi o ciamo Simono ki yedi o: Ti laa Mesia, lani n tie U Tienu n gandi yua.
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
42 O den gedini o Jesu kani. Jesu den nuali o ki yedi o: A tie Simono Jonasa bijua, a ji baa yi sefa yo yaala n bua ki yedi Pieli.
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).
43 Lan den fii ki fa Jesu den jagi ke o baa gedi Galile. O den tuogi leni Filipi ki yedi o: ŋoadi nni.
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Filipi den tie Betisayida yua, Pieli leni Andile moko n den ñani yaa dogu.
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Filipi n den tuogi leni Nataneli ki yedi o: Ti laa Musa n den diani yua yaa maama li balimaama nni yeni, bi sawalipuaba n den maadi yua yaa maama yeni lani n tie Jesu Nasaleti Josefi bijua.
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 Nataneli den yedi o: Naani yaala n hani baa fidi ki ña nasaleti? Filipi den yedi o: Cua ki ban le.
Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
47 Jesu den laa Nataneli ke o kpendi o kani, o den yedi one tie Isalele buolu yua moamoani tudima ki ye oniinni baa waamu.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
48 Nataneli den buali o, a bandini hali le? Jesu den guani ki yedi o: Hali ke Filipi ki yini a, han bi ye bu kankanbu tinga yeni n bi nua a.
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nataneli den guani ki yedi o: Labi lani n tie canbaa a tie U Tienu Bijua fini n tie Isalele yaaba bado.
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
50 Jesu den guani ki yedi o: Kelima n yedi a ke n bi nua ha bu kankanbu tinga lane ke a daani, ama a go baa la yaala n cie yeni.
Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
51 O go den yedi o: Imoamoani imoamoani kani n yedi yi ke dinla liiga yi baa le ke tanpoli luodi ke U Tienu Malekinba do tanpoli ki go jii O joa Bijua po.
He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
