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 by him; and without him was not any thing made that was 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.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 Jan den cua ki tie U Tienu tondo.
There was 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 for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 Wani ka, den tie mi yenma, ama o den cua ki baa tieni siedi mi yenma po.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 Mi yenma yeni den tie mi yenmoanma ki cua handuna nni ki baa yendi nisaalimiali kuli po.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh 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 by him, and the world knew him not.
11 Mi den cua o yaaba siiga, ama o yaaba ki den gaama.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
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 accepted him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on 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.
Which 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.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, ( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten 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 bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16 Ti kuli baa o hanbili ki go baadi li ki pugidi pugidi.
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 Kelima Musa n den cuani li bali maama, ama Jesu kilisiti n cuani li hanbili leni imoamoani.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by 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 man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath 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?
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 Jan den doagidi ki waani ba imoamoani ki yedi: Mini ka tie Kilisiti.
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, 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.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And 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?
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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 said the prophet Isaiah.
24 Ban den soani yaaba yeni den tie falisieninbe.
And they which were sent were of 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?
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that 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, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 Mii pundi baa yua n gbaani ki lodi o cacaagbansiama.
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
28 Lankuli den tieni betani judana kpenu kandima, Jan n den batisi bi niba naankani.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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 John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 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 cometh a man which 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.
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
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.
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon 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.
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 N laa yo ki tieni siedi ke o tie U Tienu Bijua.
And I saw, and bare record 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 after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 ki laa ke Jesu cuoni ki baa pedi ke o yedi: One n tie U Tienu pebiga.
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 Jan hoadikaliediba den gbadi wan yedi yaala ki fii ki hoadi Jesu.
And 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?
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, ( which is to say, being interpreted, Master, ) where dwellest thou?
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 saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for 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 which heard John speak, 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 findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the 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.
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonah: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
43 Lan den fii ki fa Jesu den jagi ke o baa gedi Galile. O den tuogi leni Filipi ki yedi o: ŋoadi nni.
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Filipi den tie Betisayida yua, Pieli leni Andile moko n den ñani yaa dogu.
Now Philip was of 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 findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, 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.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto 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 saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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 saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
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 and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the 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 and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt 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.
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
