1 Juda nunga supuling bo ko nup Nicodemus, nu Pharisee kari.* Nicodemus: John 7:50-51; 19:39. 2 Nu tom bo tirom Jesus kote tairam ale “Rabbi,” mam, “ana ko ikisan ni mu kausa kari Kaem ka beteram se tairem. Mu awuk, kari Kaem ilak me bagoso mu miracle ni betesam mu bitirukko me terong.”

3 Se Jesus noko den koma balam, “Ani nunguningta ka manorsam, kariimet bo aking kuriang mimili iwita me bilangaruk, mu Kaem ko kingdom me ari ko ikiokko.”† Udagi tala aking bilangara: Matthew 18:3; John 1:12-13; 1 Corinthians 15:50; 1 Peter 1:23.

4 Se Nicodemus aking mam, “Kari garukaram mu awuk ta aking kuriang iwita bilangarukko? Nunguningta, kari garuk bo akingtala nuam tuagu ningi me bilangaram, mena!”

5 Se Jesus mam, “Ani nunguningta ka manorsam, kariimet bo yu se Bur Laili ko sokel te akingtala iru bilanga kam me bilangaruk, mu Kaem ko kingdom ningi me kasu nagurokko. 6 Ali kari tuagu te bilangara, mu ali kari ko mel. Se Bur Laili ningi aking kari iru ko arata, mu Bur Laili ko mel. 7 Ani balem ale maem, ‘Nina kuriang mimili bilanga kam akingtala bilangaralko,’ maem, mu ko ikia me ka morukko. 8 Marir ko gomang te la naguso. Ko nirung mu ikiko, bare apareyate tairam, ale apareyate namoso, mu ni me ko ikiko. Awiriya Bur Laili ningi kuriang bilanga kam kari iru ko bilangoso, mu uwutatala.”

9 Se Nicodemus nu isuam, “Mel ni balsam mu awuk ta aratukko?”

10 Se Jesus mam, “Ni Israel nunga kausa kari biya, se awuk se ni mel imi me ko ikisam? 11 Ani nunguningta ka manorsam, ana mel arigiman ale ko ikiman wore ko balsan, bare nina me ko amilmilasan. 12 Ani ali imi ko mel ko ninga manorsam, bare nina me nengemang ningi nunguning aso. Bore te se, ani duruk wonong ko mel ko balik, mu nina awuk ta ko nengemang ningi nunguning arukko ya? 13 Kariimet bo duruk wonong ningi me nama tarigi arigam, mena. Bare kakirip duruk wonong ningi baga tai kaparam mu kota mel mu ko balu saparukko terong, nu Kari ko Namar. 14 Girakala Moses sor garagarayam mu te mot dora bronze te nunga mu patawu tam awote beteram,‡ Mot Israel kariimet nunga usikasan se kuakasan. Se Kaem kariimet gomang nungaram ale balam se Moses mot dora nungam patawu tam baongam mu te ituwuram se kekawakaso. Se kariimet ma urer nunga usikasan mu nomotam patawu arikasan mu me kuakasan: Numbers 21:9; John 12:32-33. uwutatala Kari ko Namar patawu kualala tam te ituwumonko, 15 se awiriya noko nongomang ningi nunguning aruk, mu bagara ningo pempem la te bagamonko mu arigimonko.”

16 Kaem ali imi lilim ko kariimet kua nungaram, ale ko Namar suanta mu nungaram, se awiriya nu ko gomang ningi nunguning mu me maga namaruk, bare bagara ningo pempem la te bagarukko mu arigokko.§ Kaem ko Namar suanta wore nangaram: Romans 5:8; 8:32; 1 John 4:9-10. 17 Mu awuk, Kaem ko Namar beteram se ali imi te, ali lilim memek tuokko me tairam, mena, bare nu ali lilim la sangaru taukko beteram se tairam. 18 Awiriya nu ko gomang ningi nunguning, mu nu me memek taukko. Bare awiriya nu ko gomang ningi me nunguning, mu nu memek lage te bagoso, mu awuk, nu Kaem ko Namar suanta mu ko gomang ningi me nunguning aram. 19 Ponor nunguning te nunga pagaru ilagala nunga awuso mu iwita: Nikim ali imi te tairam, bare kariimet tiromorom ko kueman ale nikim mu biriruwuman, mu awuk, nononga betera kaora mu memek. 20 Munan memek betera ko kari mu nikim dulurso. Ale ko memek wetangaruk bore ko, nikim duap te me taiso. 21 Bare awiriya den nunguning karo tuso, mu nu amilmil te nikim te taiso, bore te se, noko Kaem ilak sorara ko munan mu kariimet wetang te arigisan.

22 Udagi te Jesus ko olekem arungu Jerusalem wonong beteman ale Judea sor koma mu te namaman. Nu umu te nongorak bagakaso, se kariimet taikasan ale anuwa marak to gilingikasan.* Jesus kariimet bo anuwa marak me tuam. John 4:2 arikko. 23 John betela anuwa marak ura agotala sor Salim duap te, wonong Aenon mu te bitawakaso, sor mu yu suen biya ago se kariimet umu te taikasan ale anuwa marak tokasan. 24 Tom mu te mu Herod John me talipara ningi bitakaso.

25 Se John ko olekem saki, Juda kari bo ilak, nanimi anuwa laili kaura ko munan ko den tagi gurungumukasan. 26 Se John ko olekem kote taiman ale maman, “Rabbi, kari ni kerak yu Jordan komasang te bagaram se ni ko dugu duap balem ale nanga kausem, kari borta kariimet anuwa marak nungaruwoso, se kariimet suen la nu kote la nama gilingisan.”

27 Se dun umu ko John iwita balam, “Duruk wonong anapeya me balu kari bo tuok, mu kari umu kota ko sokel te uwuta bitirukko me terong. 28 Nina nu ko ko ani ninga manem mu nina ikiman. Ani maem, ‘Ani Kristus mena. Bare ani girek tairikko bala anira wore te se, ani tairem,’ ma balem. 29 Den imi te panganarik se ikialko. Kari imet taso mu, imet umu kari umu ko nuwusaso. Se kari mu ko imet taso, mu ko tiran yawara mu dogowa guruguwa, kari imet taso mu kuring ikiso mu nu karogo la amilmiloso.” John uwuta balam asele mam, “Ani amilmil borta ko kimi bitawerem, ale aitak angamang kua kaparam.† Matthew 9:15 se Ephesians 5:23-27 ago arikko. 30 Se noko nup biya mu am barasuk, se aninga aip mu kaparukko.”

31 Kari duruk wonong te taiso umutang nu mel suen la ko kualala bagoso. Kari ali imi te arataso, mu nu ali ewere ko kari iwita baga se, ali ewere ko kari iwita munakoso. Kari duruk wonong te taiso, mu nu mel suen la ko kualala bagoso. 32 Nu mel arigam ale ikiam mu ko balso, bare kariimet bo ko den mu ko gomang ningi me nunguning aso. 33 Bare awiriya noko den umu ikiso ale ko gomang ningi nunguning aso, mu nu balso, “Kaem mu nunguning.” 34 Kari Kaem beteram se tairam mu nu Kaem ko den balso, mu awuk, Kaem ko Bur Laili lilim tuam. 35 Nuet ko Namar kua tuso, ale mel suen la kuting te beteram. 36 Se awiriya ko Namar ko gomang ningi nunguning aram, mu nu bagara ningo pempem la te bagarukko mu tam. Bare awiriya ko Namar biriruwuso, mu marak ningo mu me arigokko. Kari uwuta mu Kaem ko gomang magara ko me nagurokko.