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Jishɔ pugu Nikodemu
Yichəɨ nthishɨ pa Juu ni mbɔ fɔ, mbɔ ŋoŋ Farashi, ligi yi pɔ Nikodemu. Ŋoŋ vei thɔ njəɨ Jishɔ ni tuʼu nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Masha, pigi ji ŋa ɔ ŋgaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa llɔ mbɔ Minnwi, nthɛ ŋa a nthɛ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ nōoŋ pa lì pei ŋa ɔ nōoŋ nɛ ki Minnwi lɔ mbɔ pugu yu kaʼa.”
Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Shishini, ǹshwei ghɔ, ŋ̈oŋ mieŋ ki lɔ mbɔ phi ŋkamuʼɔŋ* 3:3 Moŋ chrà Gri, a nthɛ njiŋ yi pɨnɨ mbɔ ŋa llɔ tɔthɨ., paʼa Minnwi lɔ nshaʼa fùoŋ yi moŋ chɔmbhi yi.”
Nikodemu chhu ghɔ ŋa, “Mimfɛ pi pɨnɨ mbhi ŋoŋ pi nɛiŋ ndɨɨ ŋa a kwo pɔ mmɛŋoŋ nɛ? A nthɛ a pɨnɨ nii moŋ puŋ mǔuŋ vi pi pɨnɨ mbhi vi?”
Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Shishini, ǹchhu vɛ ŋa pi mieŋ ki phi ŋoŋ ni ŋkhǐ pugu pa Jijwɛ, paʼa a lɔ nii moŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi. Yɛ ŋa a phi frɛinoŋ mbhi vi nɛ frɛinoŋ, yɛ ŋa a phi Jijwɛ mbhi vi nɛ, pɔ jijwɛ. Kiʼi ŋgrāo nɔ haʼaŋ ǹchhu vɛ ŋa a yīʼi ŋa pi phi vəɨ ŋkamuʼɔŋ nɛ. Fɨfrəɨ ghà ntɔgɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nu lɨʼɨ ŋa a khwā nɛ, ɔ yaʼo ŋkaoŋ yi ndɔ paʼa ndɔ nji lɨʼɨ ŋa a llɔ nɛ, ki lɨʼɨ ŋa a ghə̄ɨ nu nɛ. A haʼaŋ a pɔ ni shesheŋoŋ ŋa a phi Jijwɛ Minnwi mbhi vi nɛ.”
Nikodemu pie ŋa, “Pa nnu pei nthɛ a lɔ̄gɔ lɨʼɨ pi nɛiŋ?”
10 Jishɔ khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Ɔ ŋgaŋ yɛʼi ŋgwa Ishrae ki lɔ nji nnu pei? 11  Shishini, ǹchhu vɛ ŋa pigi ghà nchrā pi nnu ŋa pigi ji nɛ, ŋkwe ntie yaoŋ ŋa pigi yəɨ nɛ, ndɔ paʼa pəɨ lɔ mbiŋ nnu ŋa pigi chhu nu nɛ. 12  M̈i nshwei vəɨ ni pa nnu ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei ki pəɨ lɔ mbiŋ, pəɨ shi mbiŋ ndɨɨ ŋa ǹshwei vəɨ ni pa nnu po nɛ pi ŋkwaŋ nɛiŋ? 13  Yichəɨ kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ lɔ naa ŋkuʼɔ po ŋkiɛŋ ŋoŋ ŋa a llɔ po nshwiʼi shhɛ nɛ, mbɔ Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua. 14  Ndɔ nɔ haʼaŋ Mushi ni ŋkə̄rə mitwɛʼi tɔthɨ moŋ ŋkǔnu njó nɛ, wuʼɔ nɛnnɛ, a yiʼi ŋa pi shi ŋkə̄rə Muuŋ Ŋoŋmishua tɔthɨ, 15  nnɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a piŋ vi nɛ, shi mfāʼo chɔmbhi ki mmɛ.
16  “Nthɛ ŋa Minnwi ni ŋkhwā ŋgwa ŋkuoŋ mbhi yei ntou yi ti mfɛ taʼa fiɛŋ muuŋ vi, ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa a piŋ vi nɛ, mbaʼa a yiʼi ŋkhu 3:16 Yei lɔ mbɔ pi ŋa mbaʼa ŋoŋ ghɔ khu gu moŋ frɛinoŋ. A pɔ pi ŋa mbaʼa ŋoŋ ghɔ ma njiʼi ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ móŋoŋ., a shi mfāʼo chɔmbhi ki mmɛ. 17  Nthɛ ŋa Minnwi shini ndɔ ntaoŋ muuŋ vi ŋkuoŋ mbhi pi ŋa a thɔ nshaʼa mbhi shaʼa, a ni ntaoŋ vi pi ŋa a thɔ nnɛ ŋa ŋgwa ŋkuoŋ mbhi hɛiŋ kie mbɨŋ yu ndūgu.
18  “Mbaʼa pi yiʼi nshaʼa ŋoŋ ŋa a piŋ vi nɛ. Ndɔ ŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ mbiŋ vi nɛ kwo pɔ ŋgushaʼa nthɛ ŋa a lɔ mbiŋ fiɛŋ taʼa Muuŋ Minnwi. 19  Yei ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ sháʼa ghɔ pɔ nɛ: ŋa líʼɛ thɔ ŋkuoŋ mbhi, ŋgwa mieŋ líʼɛ ghɔ ŋkhwā pi njiŋnjiŋ nthɛ ŋa mbha nnu pugu pɔ pi pa pi pɨphɨ. 20  Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a ghà nchwīe pa nnu pɨphɨ nɛ pɨ̄na líʼɛ, nnɛ paʼa ndɔ nthɔ mbara yəɨ líʼɛ ghɔ nthɛ ŋa mbha nnu pi pi pɨphɨ shi ntaoŋ páa. 21  Ndɔ shesheŋoŋ ŋa a ghà nchwīe nnu shini nɛ ghà nthɔ moŋ líʼɛ, nnɛ ŋa a nthɛ pi yəɨ ŋa nnu ŋa a chwīe nu nɛ a yaʼo pi nchò Minnwi.”
Jouŋ pɨʼɨ ligi Jishɔ tɔthɨ
22 Nnu pei ni ŋga ntɔgɔ, Jishɔ pugu pa ghaŋ younjiŋ pi ghə̄ɨ moŋ shhɛ Judia, nchhɔ fɔ pugu pugu, ŋkwe ŋgwa ni ŋkhǐ. 23 Jouŋ ŋkaa yu ni nthɔ ŋkwe ŋgwa moŋ ŋkhǐ Aenoŋ ŋkɨŋ Shaliŋ, nthɛ ŋa ŋkhǐ ni njiɛŋ fɔ, ŋgwa thɔ nu fɔ ŋkwe ŋkhǐ. 24 (Yei ni mbɔ ndɨɨ ŋa pi shini ndɔ naa niʼiŋ Jouŋ chə́ɨŋ nɛ.) 25 Mindoundou ni ŋgū shɨna pa ghaŋ younjiŋ Jouŋ pugu pa yichəɨ ŋoŋ Juu ŋkuoŋ nnu shɨ̄gao nu noŋ mbɔ yi taoŋtaoŋ nɔ haʼaŋ nùʼɔŋ chhu nɛ. 26 Pugu thɔ mbara Jouŋ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Masha, līi njəɨ, ŋoŋ yɛ ŋa pəɨ yu ni mbɔ njiɛŋ ŋkhǐ Jodaŋ, ɔ chrà nɔ ligi yi nɛ thɔ nɛ mfɛ ŋkhǐ, ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ghə̄ɨ mbara vi.”
27 Jouŋ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Mbaʼa ŋoŋ fāʼo kaŋ taʼa yaoŋ kaŋ a nɛiŋ pi fɛ fɛ ghɔ llɔ po. 28 Pəɨ ŋkaa pəɨ pa miŋkwentie paŋ ŋa ŋki nchhu ŋa, ‘Ǹdɔ mbɔ Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ, ndɔ pi taoŋ a ŋa ŋ̀gə̄ɨ shhɨ yu.’ 29 Ŋoŋ ŋa a laŋ miŋgwɛ fhi nɛ, ju mbɔ mimbia láŋ. Ndɔ taannu mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ gha ntithi njaʼo ŋggì mimbia ŋgaŋ láŋ ghɔ, mfāʼo pwanjuʼɔ ntou yi. Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pwanjuʼɔ a lɨnaoŋ ndwɛ. 30 A shi ŋguʼɔ ŋkuʼɔ kuʼɔ mbɔ ŋoŋ ndiɛŋ, ŋ̀guʼɔ nshwishwiʼi mbɔ ŋoŋ kikɛʼi.
31 Ju ŋa a llɔ pi tɔthɨ nɛ ghaʼo nchaa ŋguoŋ ŋgwa, ju ŋa a llɔ pi ŋkuoŋ shhɛ nɛ pɔ ŋoŋ ŋkuoŋ shhɛ, nchrā pi nnu ŋkuoŋ shhɛ, ndɔ ju ŋa a llɔ pi po nɛ chaa ŋguoŋ ŋgwa. 32 A chhu nnu pɛ ŋa a yəɨ ndɔ njaʼo nɛ, ndɔ paʼa kaŋ taʼa ŋoŋ lɔ mbiŋ ŋkɨ̀nɨ yi. 33 Ndɔ shesheŋoŋ yɛ ŋa a piŋ ŋkɨ̀nɨ yi nɛ frɛ̄i mbhɔ yi ŋkuoŋ yei nnu, ŋa Minnwi ŋgaŋ nnu shini. 34 Nthɛ ŋa ŋoŋ ŋa Minnwi taoŋ nɛ chrā pi chrà Minnwi nthɛ ŋa Minnwi fɛ Jijwɛ yi ghɔ ki fɨʼɨ. 35 Tǎa khwā Muuŋ vi, mfɛ ŋguoŋ yaoŋ liɛŋ mbɔ yu ghao. 36 Shesheŋoŋ ŋa a piŋ Muuŋ nɛ fāʼo chɔmbhi ki mmɛ, ndɔ shesheŋoŋ ŋa a lɔ njaʼo nchò Muuŋ nɛ, mbaʼa a lɛ mfāʼo ŋkiɛŋ chɔmbhi ndɔ ŋgəʼɨ pɨgɨtua Minnwi shi ŋkɨna mbɨŋ yu.”

*3:3 3:3 Moŋ chrà Gri, a nthɛ njiŋ yi pɨnɨ mbɔ ŋa llɔ tɔthɨ.

3:16 3:16 Yei lɔ mbɔ pi ŋa mbaʼa ŋoŋ ghɔ khu gu moŋ frɛinoŋ. A pɔ pi ŋa mbaʼa ŋoŋ ghɔ ma njiʼi ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ móŋoŋ.