1 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ yi, Yuda batii tunletɛ onwii lawɛ baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Nikodemo. Aasiɛ di dikudi le baatɔɔlɛɛ ni Farisi batii kamɛ. 2 Dii ninwii kakyɛ, aamaa buɛɛ aawa Yesu nfũ, ni aabaakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, buye bulɛ Yaa nfũ feekye. Diekye otii kuonwii dilabafuo sɛkpɛ se niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ, fɔɔbla ni ɔbla, nse Yaa diesiko nwɔ.”

3 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ fɔ nlɛ, nse baase otii lelofo yi, ɔlɔbafuo Yaa sɛka kalekɔ nwu nkpo kamɛ ɔnya.”

4 Ninfɛ di Nikodemo lakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Be foobuɛɛ? Lɛ nse otii ntoomuɔ baakple manse nwɔ lelofo, sɛɛ okple aakple ansifi ɔya kafutu kamɛ, mankple manse nwɔ lelofo lɛnyɔɔfa?”

5 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ fɔ nlɛ, nse baase otii lelofo di ntu ku Yaa Ninwuna kamɛ, ɔlɔbafuo Yaa sɛka kalekɔ nwu nkpo kamɛ obuo. 6 Diekye otii wɔ beefe di suoto sina kamɛ beelofo ni yi, suoto sina kamɛ otii ale. Kafɔɔ nwɔ beelofo ni di Yaa Ninwuna kamɛ yi, ninwuna kamɛ otii ale. 7 Nkpo oso tanta diabla fɔ ɔkpɛ alɛ lɛtɔkɔ fɔ nlɛ dikpe nii beese ye lelofo. 8 Kɔfɛɛfɔ nfɛ kunfe nfũ ninlɛkũ nii. Fannukũ diwi, kafɔɔ fántofo nfũ kuokye nii, ku nfũ kuofe nii. Nkpo okle kafɔɔ dite ku otii wɔ beelofo ni di Ninwuna kamɛ nɛ.”

9 Ninfɛ di Nikodemo lakaalɛ Yesu alɛ, “Lɛ ninle mmle kamafuo ɔwa kaanya?”

10 Ninfɛ di Yesu latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ kplɛ fale di Israel batii kamɛ. Ni be oso floonu asaa ya mmle kasɔ? 11 Nwaako kɔtɔkɔ fɔ nlɛ munkakatɛ di asaa ya buye ni suoto, asaa ya butɔɔnya ni kafɔɔ mun-yɔ kanya loo mundiki mumbuɛ. Kafɔɔ kuonwii lee dilootuna alɛ afũ ɔlaa wɔ lɛkya buoyie ni anu. 12 Nse lɛkakatɛ di kayi ka mmle asaa suoto lɛta fɔ fananfũ mi fanu mɔ, ni lɛ dibabla nse lekakatɛ lɛta fɔ di Yaa kafa asaa suoto fiɛ fabafũ mi fannu? 13 Otii kuonwii diikata akyɛ osi anya, dilenkee ami, Otii Obi nwu lete niakye osi aawa kasɔ ka mmle nwu suoto.

14 “Fɛ mmle okle di Mose latakatɛsa kɔsaanwu ko baayɔ lɛbɔɔsaa baabla ni aasaka ni koowoso suoto di ɔfaafuu kamɛ yi, nkpo okle kafɔɔ dikpe ni bɛɛtakatɛsa ami, Otii Obi nwu nkpo katoo nɛ, 15 alɛ otii lele niefũ mi eenu, aawɛ nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo.

16 “Diekye Yaa ntɛ ambɔmbɔ kayi ka mmle osie kanya, ni ɛɛyɔ Obi nɔɔ onwii nwu ɛɛta alɛ, otii lele niefũ nwɔ eenu, alaawɔɔ. Kafɔɔ, aawɛ nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo. 17 Diekye Yaa diekyesee Obi nɔɔ nwu alɛ abakanko batii kaayi ka mmle alo ma lɛpɔɔ. Kafɔɔ alɛ diefe ni di Obi nɔɔ nwu suoto, batii kawɛ didiki.

18 “Batii ba niefũ Yaa Obi nwu beenu nii, Yaa dilaakanko ma alo ma lɛpɔɔ. Kafɔɔ batii ba ninanfũ nwɔ banu nii, batookpi lɛpɔɔ kofokofoko, diekye baafũ Yaa Obi nwu nkpo onwii banu. 19 Lɛsaa le oso baakanko ma manlo ma ni lɛpɔɔ ninle alɛ, lɛkpa ntookye osi diɛwa kayi ka mmle kafɔɔ batii kɔbɔmbɔ ditunu manlenkee lɛkpa nwu nkpo, diekye ɔsaabla lɛma lɛbla dikpile. 20 Diekye otii lele nimbla sikpile yi, ankyidi lɛkpa nwu, nioso ánwa lɛkpa nwu nkpo nfũ, diekye ɔɔyɛkɛ alɛ nse ɛɛwa lɛkpa nwu nkpo nfũ yi, babadiki ɔsaabla nɔɔ kayi. 21 Kafɔɔ otii wɔ nimbla ni lɛsaa di osuku kanya yi, anwa lɛkpa nwu nkpo nfũ alɛ, lɛkpa nwu nkpo kadiki nintuo alɛ nwaako, ambla asaa di Yaa dibiesaa kanya.”

22 Di nle mmle sɛmaa, Yesu ku basaateketetɛ nɔɔ lasifi Yudea ntɛɛ nwu baalaawɛ ninfa obe owo aatookpeesa batii Yaa ntu. 23 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ, Yohane kafɔɔ lawɛ di Aenon wɔ niatɛɛtɛɛ ni Salim aatookpeesa batii Yaa ntu, diekye ntu lawɛ ninfa diapɔ. Nioso batii kpinwu latɔɔkyɛ ɔkyɛ nɔɔ ninfa aatookpeesa ma Yaa ntu. 24 Di obe nwu nkpo kamɛ yi, bayimufũ Yohane batɛ leeyo.

25 Dii ninwii ɔlaa ɔnanfi labuo di Yohane basaateketetɛ bawo ku Yuda otii onwii ntɛɛ di suoto ofoto ɔsaabla suoto. 26 Nkpo oso baakyɛ Yohane nfũ baalaakaalɛ nwɔ alɛ, “Saatuotɛ, foonyuma osuɔtɔ wɔ niawɛ ni di ɔkyɛ lɛfɔ, faadiki nwɔ faatuo wo ni di Yordan okle kakyɛ nyɔɔfa? Nnwɔɔ kafɔɔ nfɛ ookpeesa batii Yaa ntu, batii bamuu nfɛ kosifi ɔkyɛ nɔɔ!”

27 Ninfɛ di Yohane ladiki kanya alɛ, “Otii kuonwii dilabafuo lɛsalɛsaa kuninwii ɔwɛ, nse diele Yaa niɛtɔɔ. 28 Aye bamu bionyuma bilɛ latɔkɔ ye nlɛ, ‘Diele ami ninle Kristo nwu nkpo, kafɔɔ ami yi, okyesee ko di Yaa lekyesee mi alɛ kale nwɔ katũ.’ 29 Ɔkafɔɔsa ole ninle ɔkafɔɔsɔfɔ. Kafɔɔ nse ɔkafɔɔsa siɛwo wɔ nin-yɛ ni di ɔlɔɔkɔ eenu ɔkafɔɔsa sɛlɔ yi, suoto n-yɔɔ nwɔ osie kanya. Nkpo okle kafɔɔ di amii, ntoonu nwɔ ni sɛlɔ, suoto lɛyɔɔ nii ntɔɔbla nimu nɛ. 30 Nioso, dikpe nii nnwɔɔ ɛɛtaka katoo, amii dikpe nii lɛwa kasɔ.

31 “Otii wɔ niekye osi ɛɛwa ni lɛtaka katoo alenke bamuu. Otii wɔ kafɔɔ niekye ni kasɔ ka mmle suoto, kasɔ ka mmle otii ko ale, kasɔ ka mmle suoto asaa kafɔɔ suoto lete ankakatɛ. Otii wɔ niekye osi ɛɛwa ni nlenke asaa amuu. 32 Oobuɛ lɛsaa le ɛɛnya ni ku nle eenu nii, kafɔɔ otii kuonwii diefũ nwɔ ɔlaa anu. 33 Batii ba niefũ nwɔ ɔlaa beenu nii, kodiki mantuo klekle alɛ Yaa ɔlaa nte nkpo. 34 Otii wɔ di Yaa lekyesee ni kodiki Yaa ɔlaa ambuɛ, diekye Yaa lɛyɔ Ninwuna nɔɔ eekpee nwɔ kaamɛ pɔ. 35 Yaa mbɔmbɔ Obi nwu nkpo, ni ɛɛyɔ lɛsaa biala eekpe nwɔ di nnɛɛ kamɛ nɛ.

36 “Otii lele niefũ Obi nwu eenu, akpe nkpa be ninnaa ni kaloo. Otii lele kafɔɔ niesĩ Obi nwu atoko ɔkyɔɔ dilabawɛ nkpa, ni Yaa letokonanfi kafɔɔ matika nwɔ di suoto.”