Yohane 3
1 Anadwo bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔyɛ Yudafo mpanyimfo no mu baako a wɔfrɛ no Nikodemo a ɔsan yɛ Farisini no,
Ther was a man of the pharises named Nicodemus a ruler amonge ye Iewes.
2 kɔɔ Yesu nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa wo, efisɛ obiara ntumi nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a woyɛ yi gye sɛ Onyankopɔn ka ne ho.”
The same cam to Iesus by nyght and sayde vnto him: Rabbi we knowe that thou arte a teacher whiche arte come from God. For no man coulde do suche miracles as thou doest except God were with him.
3 Yesu buaa no se, “Merema woate ase sɛ, sɛ wɔanwo wo foforo a worentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.”
Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Verely verely I saye vnto the: except a man be boren a newe he cannot se the kyngdom of God.
4 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na me abasiriwa yi betumi akɔ me na yam ama wawo me bio?”
Nicodemus sayde vnto him: how can a man be boren when he is olde? can he enter into his moders wombe and be boren agayne?
5 Yesu nso buaa no se, “Mereka nokware akyerɛ wo se sɛ wɔamfi nsu ne Honhom mu anwo obi a, ɔrentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.
Iesus answered: verely verely I saye vnto the: except that a man be boren of water and of ye sprete he cannot enter into the kyngdome of god.
6 Nea wofi ɔhonam mu awo no no yɛ ɔhonam na nea wofi Honhom mu awo no no yɛ honhom.
That which is boren of the flesshe is flesshe: and that which is boren of the sprete is sprete.
7 Mma ɛnyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ maka se ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwo wo foforo!
Marvayle not that I sayd to the ye must be boren a newe.
8 Sɛnea wote mframa nka, nanso wuntumi nkyerɛ faako a efi ba ne faako a ɛbɔ kɔ no, saa ara na Honhom mu awo no nso te.”
The wynde bloweth where he listeth and thou hearest his sounde: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whether he goeth. So is every man that is boren of the sprete.
9 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na eyi aba mu?”
And Nicodemus answered and sayde vnto him: how can these thinges be?
10 Yesu buaa no se, “Wo, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo a wudi mu wɔ Israel na wonte eyi ase?
Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: arte thou a master in Israel and knowest not these thinges?
11 Nea yenim ne nea yɛahu na yɛreka akyerɛ mo yi, nanso munnye yɛn nni.
Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe and testify that we have sene: and ye receave not oure witnes.
12 Sɛ meka asase yi so nsɛm kyerɛ mo na munnye nni a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na sɛ meka ɔsoro nsɛm kyerɛ mo a mubegye adi?
Yf when I tell you erthely thinges ye beleve not: how shuld ye beleve yf I shall tell you of hevenly thinges?
13 Obiara nkɔɔ ɔsoro da agye nea ofi ɔsoro bae no—Onipa Ba no.
And no man ascendeth vp to heaven but he that came doune from heaven that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heaven.
14 Sɛnea Mose maa ɔwɔ sɛso a wɔde kɔbere ayɛ no so sɛn dua so wɔ sare so no, saa ara na me nso wɔbɛma me so,
And as Moses lifte vp the serpent in the wyldernes even so must the sonne of man be lifte vp
that none that beleveth in him perisshe: but have eternall lyfe. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Na sɛnea Onyankopɔn dɔɔ wiase ni, sɛ ɔde ne Ba a ɔwoo no koro no mae, na obiara a ogye no di no nyera na wanya nkwa a enni awiei. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loveth the worlde yt he hath geven his only sonne that none that beleve in him shuld perisshe: but shuld have everlastinge lyfe. (aiōnios g166)
17 Onyankopɔn ansoma ne Ba amma wiase sɛ ommebu wiase atɛn, na mmom ɔsomaa no se ommegye wiase nkwa.
For God sent not his sonne into the worlde to condepne the worlde: but that the worlde through him might be saved.
18 Obiara a ogye ɔba no di no, wɔremmu no atɛn; na nea onnye no nni no, wɔabu no atɛn dedaw, efisɛ wannye Onyankopɔn Ba koro no anni.
He that beleveth on him shall not be condepned. But he that beleveth not is condempned all redy be cause he beleveth not in the name of the only sonne of God.
19 Nea Onyankopɔn gyina so bu atɛn ne sɛ: Hann no aba wiase nanso nnipa ani gye sum ho sen Hann no, efisɛ wɔn nneyɛe nyinaa yɛ bɔne.
And this is the condempnacion: that light is come into the worlde and the me loved darcknes more then light because their dedes were evill.
20 Ɔdebɔneyɛni biara mpɛ Hann no, na ɔremmɛn Hann no, efisɛ osuro sɛ ne nneyɛe bɔne no bɛda adi.
For every man that evyll doeth hateth the light: nether commeth to light lest his dedes shuld be reproved.
21 Na nea ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde no ba Hann no mu na obiara ahu sɛ ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde.”
But he that doth truth commeth to the light that his dedes might be knowen how that they are wrought in God.
22 Eyi akyi no Yesu ne nʼasuafo no fii Yerusalem kɔɔ Yudea akuraa bi ase kɔtenaa hɔ kakra bɔɔ asu wɔ hɔ.
After these thinges cam Iesus and his disciples into the Iewes londe and ther he haunted with them and baptised.
23 Saa bere no ara na Yohane nso rebɔ asu wɔ Ainon a ɛbɛn Salim, efisɛ na nsuwansuwa wɔ hɔ. Nnipa pii baa ne nkyɛn ma ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu.
And Iohn also baptised in Enon besydes Salim because ther was moche water there and they came and were baptised.
24 Saa bere no na wɔmfaa Yohane ntoo afiase ɛ.
For Iohn was not yet cast into preson.
25 Da bi, Yohane akyidifo bi ne Yudani bi gyee akyinnye faa ahodwira ho.
And ther arose a questio bitwene Iohns disciples and the Iewes about purifiynge.
26 Enti asuafo no kɔɔ Yohane nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, ɔbarima bi a na ɔwɔ wo nkyɛn wɔ Yordan fa nohɔ no a wudii ne ho adanse no nso rebɔ asu na nnipa pii rekɔ ne nkyɛn.”
And they came vnto Iohn and sayde vnto him: Rabbi he that was with the beyonde Iordan to whom thou barest witnes. Beholde the same baptyseth and all me come to him.
27 Yohane buae se, “Obi rentumi nni dwuma a ɛte saa gye sɛ Onyame ka ne ho.
Iohn answered and sayde: a man can receave no thinge at all except it be geve him fro heaven.
28 Mo ara mudi me adanse sɛ meka kyerɛɛ mo se, ‘Ɛnyɛ me ne Kristo no na mmom wɔasoma me adi nʼanim kan.’
Ye youre selves are witnesses how that I sayde: I am not Christ but am sent before him.
29 Adamfo a ɔboa ayeforokunu no wɛn nʼaso twɛn no na sɛ ɔte ne nne a, nʼani gye. Ɛno nti na mʼanigye wie pɛyɛ no.
He that hath the bryde is the brydegrome. But the frende of the brydegrome which stondeth by and heareth him reioyseth greately of the brydgromes voyce. Tis my ioye is fulfilled.
30 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔkɛse na me nso meyɛ ɔketewa.
He must increace: and I muste decreace.
31 “Nea ofi ɔsoro aba no yɛ ɔkɛse sen obiara; Nea ofi asase so no yɛ wiaseni na ɔkasa sɛ wiaseni.
He that commeth from an hye is above all: He that is of ye erth is of the erth and speaketh of the erth. He that cometh from heaven is above all
32 Ɔsoroni no ka nea wahu ne nea wate, nanso obiara nnye no nni.
and what he hath sene and hearde: that he testifieth: but no man receaveth his testimonye.
33 Wɔn a wogye no di no di adanse sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔnokwafo.
How be it he that hath receaved hys testimonye hath set to his seale that God is true.
34 Nea Onyankopɔn asoma no no ka Onyankopɔn asɛm, efisɛ Onyankopɔn de ne Honhom ahyɛ no ma.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God. For God geveth not the sprete by measure.
35 Agya no dɔ ne Ba no nti ɔde biribiara so tumi ahyɛ ne nsa.
The father loveth the sonne and hath geven all thinges into his honde.
36 Nea ogye Ɔba no di no benya nkwa a ɛnsa da, na nea onnye no nni no rennya nkwa a ɛnsa da, na mmom Onyankopɔn asotwe da no so.” (aiōnios g166)
He that beleveth on the sonne hath everlastynge lyfe: and he that beleveth not the sonne shall not se lyfe but the wrathe of God abydeth on him. (aiōnios g166)
