3 1 For dat time, one man dey wey be Pharisee, im name na Nicodemus, na one oga among di Jewish people. 2 Dis man come meet Jesus for night, im talk say, "Rabbi, we know say you be teacher wey comot from our Papa, because nobody fit do dis kind signs wey you dey do unless our Papa dey with am."
3 Jesus answer am say, "Na true, na true, I dey tell you: unless dem born person from up, e no fit see di kingdom of our Papa." a a v3 anōthen mean both 'from up' and 'again.' Nicodemus hear am as 'again' — na why im ask about entering im mama belle again (v4).
4 Nicodemus ask am, "How man go take born again wen im don old? E fit enter im mama belle again come born?"
5 Jesus answer am say, "Na true, na true, I dey tell you, unless dem born person from water and di Holy Spirit, e no fit enter our Papa kingdom." 6 Wetin dem born from di flesh na flesh, and wetin dem born from di Holy Spirit na spirit. 7 No make am surprise you say I tell you, 'Dem must born you from up.' 8 Wind dey blow where e wan blow; you dey hear di sound but you no know where e dey comot or where e dey go. Na so e be for everybody wey dem born from di Spirit. b b v8 Di same word mean both "wind" and "Spirit" — Jesus take di one wey you fit feel but you no fit trace am, take show di one wey dey give new birth.
9 Nicodemus talk give am, "How dis things fit be?"
10 Jesus answer am, "You be di teacher of Israel and still you no understand dis things?" 11 Na true, na true, I dey tell you: we dey talk wetin we know, we dey testify to wetin we don see, but una no dey accept our testimony. 12 If I tell una about earthly things and una no believe, how una go believe if I tell una about heavenly things? 13 Nobody don go up enter heaven except di one wey comot from heaven, di Pikin of Man. 14 As Moses lift up di snake for di wilderness, na so dem must lift up di Pikin of Man, c c v14 Moses lift one bronze snake for pole for di wilderness so dat any Israelite wey snake bite fit look am come live (Numbers 21:8–9). 15 so dat anybody wey believe for am go get life wey no dey end. 16 Because our Papa love di world so tey e give im only-one Pikin, so dat anybody wey believe for am no go perish but go get life wey no dey end. d d v16 Di love wey give di Pikin na di Papa im love. Our Papa no send stranger come di world — e give im own Pikin, Jesus, so dat we fit come home as im pikin dem. 17 Because our Papa no send im Pikin come di world make e judge di world, but so dat di world fit find salvation through am. 18 Anybody wey believe for am no dey condemn; anybody wey no believe, dem don condemn am already, because e no believe for di name of di only-one Pikin of our Papa. 19 Na dis be di judgment: light don enter di world, and people love darkness pass light because their deeds bad. 20 Everybody wey dey do bad hate di light and e no go come near di light, so dat dem no go expose im deeds. 21 But anybody wey dey do di truth dey come near di light, so dat dem go fit show say im work dem, e do dem inside our Papa.
Dem Dey Baptize for Judea
22 After dis, Jesus and im disciples go enter di Judean village side, where e stay with dem, dey baptize. 23 John too dey baptize for Aenon near Salim, because water plenty for there, and people come dey come make dem baptize dem. 24 because dem never put John for prison yet. 25 For dat time, argument rise between some of John im disciples and one Jew about di matter of purification. 26 Dem come meet John talk say, "Rabbi, di man wey dey with you for di other side of Jordan, di one wey you testify about—e dey baptize, and everybody dey go meet am."
27 John answer say, "Person no fit collect even one thing unless dem give am from heaven." 28 Una sef fit testify: I talk say I no be di Christ, but say dem send me go before am. 29 Di one wey dey with di bride na di groom — Jesus. Di groom im friend, wey dey stand dey hear am, dey rejoice well well wen e hear di groom im voice. So my joy don full now. e e v29 John call Jesus di Groom — di one wey our Papa don promise since say e go come for im Bride, di people wey e love. John im joy na di friend im joy wen di wedding finally reach. 30 E must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Di one wey comot from up dey above everything. Di one wey comot from earth na earth im own, and e dey talk for earth way. Di one wey comot from heaven dey above everything. 32 E dey testify to wetin e don see and hear, but nobody dey accept im testimony. 33 Anybody wey accept im testimony dey confirm say our Papa na true. 34 Di one wey our Papa send dey talk our Papa words, because e dey give di Holy Spirit without measure. 35 Our Papa love di Pikin and don put everything for im hand. f f v35 Di Papa-Pikin love wey dis verse show na di inside life of God imself — e no dey end, e no dey change, and na from am everything wey our Papa don give di Pikin take comot come carry enter di world. 36 Anybody wey believe for di Pikin get life wey no dey end; anybody wey no gree hear di Pikin no go see life — our Papa vex dey remain on am.
