Kukwe Kuin JesubtaTikani Juankwe

JuanTarane abko tikani Juankwe. Juannikani Jesumukore nitreja t6iti-

kaka ni jatabti iti mda mdabe. "Ni iti ja t6itikaka Jesube abko Jesunamane tarere kri," abko ta tikaniJuan 13.23; 19.26; 20.2; 21.7,20,24ye kanti. Ni ja t6itikaka Jesube bta ta blite, ye abko Juan ara nutiita.Juan abko ni israelita amne Jesukwe niara bta etba kwe Santiago kara-bare ja t6itikakare jabe. Niara bta Santiago abko gwa gaka amnenamane nune N6 Okwa Kri Galilea ken. Juankwe tara ne tikani ka80-90 angwane nututa.

Nobta Juankwe tara ne tikani abko Juan ara kakwe mikani gare nieJuan 20.30-31 kanti kukwe kr6r6 ta tikani: "Ni Dianinka Ng6b6kweabko Jesu ara amne niara abko Ng6b6 Odei, ye abko rabadre era mun-kra amne munkwe t6dekadre bti, abkokare tikwe kukwe ne tikani,"abko Juankwe tikani. Ng6b6 abko Jesu Run ara abko Juankwe mikaniutiate tara nebta. Erere arato, Jesu amne Ng6b6, Jesu Run, abko taketetibe gwaire abko Juankwe mikani utiate tara nebta.

Juan namanina unbre angwane, nitre romanobo kakwe niara kita-ni ngite ka butu kadianta Patmos yete. Juan namane nune yete ngwa-ne, Jesukristo kakwe tara kadianta Apocalipsis tikamna ie. Ererearato, tara kadianta 1 Juan, 2 Juan amne 3 Juan abko tikani kwearato.

Krista jatani ka nebta

1 1 Kena deka, ka ne datengami, kanenkri ni kadeka-ta Kukwe namanena. Niaranamane nune Ng6b6be amneniara abko Ng6b6 ara arato.2 Kena deka ka ne date ngami,kanenkri niara namane ketetibeNg6b6be. 3 Niara k6b6ire Ng6-b6kwe jandran j6kra datebareamne jandran nakare jire chiabko niarakwe datebare nakare.

4 Niara di namanena ni mika-kare nire Ng6b6kra amne niaraabko notra ni j6kra krake abkokr6r6: notra kataji metre mikegare nie ka ikote, ye kwrere nia-rakwe ji Ng6b6kwe mikani garenie. 5 Nita nune mente Ng6b6yeamne nita nune ka iko diablukwete abko krake ni kadekata Kukweye ta tra ngitieka amne ka ikoabko di nakare ka tra ye 6tatekra.

6 Bati ni namane iti abkokadian namane Juan Bautista. Ni

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ye abko Ng6b6kwe juani 7 blita-kare kane angwane, kukwe gareno ie ni notra kwrere yebta, yeerere niedre kwe, ni j6kra kakwet6dekadre ni yebti abkokare.8-9 Juan ye abko juani kaneNg6b6kwe blitakare ni notrakwrere yebta, akwa Juan abkonakare ni notra kwrere. Akwanotra era metre ta tra ngitieka nij6krabta ji metre Ng6bOkwemikakare gare ietre, ye abkojatanina nuke abko Juan jataniniere kane.

10 Ni kadekata Kukwe yeabko kakwe jandran j6kra amneni j6kra date bare, akwa nukanika nebta nitre t6i kamekamengataite angwane, niara abko nij6kra ye dateka ara abko nannukani gare ietre. 11 Nukaninune mraka kwe israelita ngatai-te, akwa mraka kwe kakwe kaningabti nakare. 12 Akwa nire nirekakwe niara kani ngabti kakwet6dekani bti, ye abko ie ka bianikwe rabakare Ng6b6 ngabrianka-reo 13 Nitre ta Ng6b6 ngabrian-kare ye abko nan ni darebare runbta meyekwe, k6b6ire tatre Ng6-b6 ngabriankare. Erere arato,nan run bta meye toi kobo iretatre Ng6b6 ngabriankare amnenan ni brare t6 namani meriyeabko koboire tatre Ngob6 nga-briankare, akwa ja toi jenbtiNgob6kwe mikani ja ngabri-ankare.

14 Ni kadekata Kukwe yenamane Ng6b6 kanti. Ng6bOkwejuani ni ngataite, nukani darereni kwrere amne, ngrabare nama-ni ni kwrere amne nunabare kwe

ni ngataite nete. Niara uti ate kriba nuare, ye abko nunkwe tuaba.Niara abko Ngobo Odei itibeamne Ngob6 niara Run kakwemikani utiate kri abko nunkwetuaba. Ng6bokwe niara mikaniutiate kri abko kwe niara motanamani kuin ni jokra krake amnekukwe era erere mikani garekwe nie. 15 Niara ye mdenbtaJuankwe blitabare angwane,nikani ngrente krikri be, kakweniebare kroro:

Ni se mdenbta tikwe blitabaangwane, tikwe nieba kroro: Nimda jatadi ti jiebti abko bariuti ate ti ngwa, nobta nan angwa-ne niara abko namanena nunebari kane tikra, tikwe nieba, nie-bare Juankwe Jesubta.

16 Niarata ni tarere kri kru-bate ja mota kuinbti, ye mden-bta abko jandran kuin bianikwe nie ja taritari abko kroro:17 Kukwe Biani Ngobokwenuendre nie, ye abko bianimekera kwe Moises k6boire, yeabko jandran kuin biani ngwa-rbe kane Ng6bOkwe nikra; akwaNgobO mota kuin ni krake katani tarere amne ta kukwe eraerere mike gare nie, ye abkonamani bare era metre nikraJesukristo koboire, ye abko jan-dran mdara jire bari kuin bianingwarbe kwe nikra. 18 Neabko, ni nakare jire iti kakweNgobo tuani ja okwa jenbti,akwa Ng6bO Odei itibe tare krikwe ta nune ketetibe Run kwe-be. Niara abko Ngobo ara aratoabko kakwe Ngobo mikani garenie.

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Ja iiakare Ni Dianinka Ngobokweabko Juankwe niebare(Mateo 3.11 -12; Marcos 1.7-8;Lucas 3.15-17)

19 Juankwe blitabare Jesubtaangwane, kukwe nakaninka kr6-r6 bta: Bati nitre israelita jidokwate namane Jerusalenkakwe nitre blitaka Ng6b6be nimda mda diare amne nitre levi-ta ju blitakra Ng6b6be ye ngi-biabtika juani ruare, Juan abkoNi Dianinka Ng6b6kwe ya,nakare ya ngwentari ie. Ye ere-re nikanintre nebe Juan kanti,kakwe ngwianintari kore ieangwane, Juan kakwe kukweniebare metre kr6r6 ietre:

20 Ti abko iiakare Ni Dianin-ka Ng6b6kwe, niebare kweietre.

21 Abta niebareta kwetreJuanye:

LMa abko nire amarebti? LNiNg6b6 kukwei nieka kira juandremda Ng6b6kwe Ni DianinkaNg6b6kwe kanenkri kadiannamane Elias abko mare ya? nie-bare kwetre mda Juanye.

Angwane Juankwe niebaremda:

Ti abko nakare Elias, niebarekwe ietre.

Angwane niaratre nikanikukwe ngwentari kisere mdaJuanye, kakwe niebare ie:

LNg6b6kwe ja kukwei niekamdara jire Moises kwrere juan-dre nieta Ng6b6 Kukweibta, yeabko rna ara ya? niebare kwetre.

Nakare, niebare Juankweietre.

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22 Abta niebareta kwetreJuanye:

Ma abko nire, ye makwe nie-dre nunye, iiobta nan angwanenitre nun juanka, krake nun ri-kadre kukwe ngwenante, aiseterna abko nire ye makwe niedreau jakra abko erere nunkweniedre, niebare kwetre Juanye.

23 Abta Juankwe niebare mdaietre:

Kira ni Ng6b6 kukwei niekakadian namane Isaias kakwe nie-bare kr6r6:

Ni iti ta niken ngrentekrikri ka kaibete, kataniken niere:

Ji iikateta kuin metre jreikri krake, ye kwrere jireja mika juto ni Dankienkane munkwe. Isaias 40.3

Ni bta Isaiakwe blitabare abko tiara, niebare Juankwe ietre.

24 Angwane nitre bariseo jua-ni ruare abko namani yete siba25 kakwe kukwe ngwianintarikr6r6 mda Juanye:

Ma abko nakare Ni DianinkaNg6b6kwe, rna nakare Eliasamne rna nakare ni Ng6b6 ku-kwei nieka Moises kwreremata niere, Lse nobta abkomata ni mda mda ng6k6 n6tese? LNirekwe ka biani mae ning6kakare ii6te se? niebarekwetre Ie.

26 Juankwe niebare mdaietre:

Tita mun ng6k6 ii6 aibe te,akwa mun ngataite nita iti abkogare nakare munye. 27 Ni yeabko jatadi ti jiebti amne, ni kla-bore aibe kata sandalia tikete ni

a 1.27 sandalia tikete. Jesu naire ni klabore kokani ni mdakwe abko bariene. Niaratre aibe namane sandalia ni mdakwe tikete, aisete Juan namaneja ba mike bari ene ni klabore ngwa.b 1.29 Kordero Ngobokwe. Jesu ba mikani kordero kwrere, nobta nanangwane bari kane, Ngobokwe kordero kamikamna nitre israelitayekukwadre Ngoboye ja ngite iitiare Pascua naire. Jesu niikani ja biankaremiire ketadre ni ngite iitiare. Erere arato, kordero abko kwekbe, riirenakare ja dokware, ye kwrere Jesu namane arato. Kukwe nebta nakeIsaias 53.7; Jeremias 11.19.

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mdakra, a akwa ti abko bari eneruen tie, aisete ti abko ja nanrukadre tore jire chi tie sandaliatikete ni ye ngotobta, niebarekwe.

28 Kukwe ye abko nakaninkajokra kore kaka Betabara kantiNo Jordanbta ka driri, Juannamane ni ngoko note ye kanti.

Jesu abko Kordero Ngobokwe29 Yebti jandrinane angwane,

Jesu jatani Juan kukware, yejatabare Juanye angwane, nieba-re kwe ni jokraye:

Kordero Ngobokweb kite tuensete se. Se mike narare munkwe.Ni se mden ni ngite kukwe kame-kame nuenbta Ngobo mere dian-kaka nibta. 30 Ni se mden, bta tinamane blite, kakwe nieba kroro:Ni mdajatadi tijiebti abko bariutiate ti ngwa, nobta nan angwa-ne niara abko namanena nunebari kane tikra, tikwe niebaangwane, 31 niara abko NgoboOdei ara nan namane gare tie,akwa mkadre gare juta israelita-ye, abkokare Ngobokwe ti juanini ngoko note, niebare Juankwe.

32 Erere arato, Juankwekukwe niebare metre Jesubtakroro:

Ngobo Dai Deme namane kakainbti jataba uill kwreretimonkware, rikaba mate niara-bta, tikwe tuaba. 33 Akwa yengwane, niara abko Ngobo Odeingami nuke gare tie, akwa Ngo-bo ti juanka ni ngoko note, yekakwe niebare kroro tie: NgoboDai rika timonkware angwane,raba mate nirebta rna okwabti,ni ye abko kakwe Ngobo DaiDeme mikadi nune nibta, niebakwe tie. 34 Ye erere tikwe Ngo-bo Dai tuaba nuke bta, aiseteniara abko Ngobo Odei ara titaniere. Abko kore se, niebareJuankwe.

Jesukwe nitre ja toitikaka benkarabare

35 Yebti jandrinane angwane,Juan namane ni ngoko note, yekanti namaninta angwane, nitrenanka Juanbe namani nibu benyete. 36 ye btarabe Jesujatanituen dikeka Juanye se kwrereangwane, Juankwe niebare:

iKordero Ngobokwe kite tuensere set niebare kwe nitre nibuye okwabti.

37 Juankwe niebare kore, yejarabare nitre nibu yeyeangwane, nikani Jesu jiebti

Jesukwe Felipe amne Natanaelkarabare ja toitike jabe

43 Yebti jandrinane Jesu tonamani rikai ka Galileate, ye ere-re nikani mda. Namani yeteangwane, namani ngatai Felipe-be angwane, niebare kwe ie:

Jakwe. Bran tibe, niebare kweie.

44 Felipe ye abko Betsaidabo.Andres amne Pedro abko Betsai-dabo arato. 45 Jesukwe Felipengwiani jabe, yebti Felipe nikaniNatanael kanene mda. Kwani ieangwane, niebare kroro kwe ie:

Ni Dianinka Ngobokwe, yekwanba nunye. Kukwe BianiNgobokwe Moiseye, yebta Moi-sekwe tara tikani niarabta. Ererearato, nitre Ngobo kukwei niekamda mda kakwe tara tikani nia-rabta arato. Ni ye abko JoseNazarebo ngobo. Niara abko kaJesu, ye mden abko kwanba nun-ye, niebare kwe Natanaeliye.

46 Abta Natanaelikwe niebaremda:

iJo! Juta Nazaret kame. lYeteabko jandran kuin jatadre ya?niebare kwe Felipeye.

Angwane Felipekwe niebaremda ie:

Jakwe, bran. Makwe tuajaokwa jenbti, niebare kwe ie.

47 Erere Natanael jatani nukeja ken se kwrere, ye jatabareJesuye angwane, Jesukwe nieba-re ie:

Ni israelita toi era metre kitenuke nete. Niara ne abko ningoko fiakare, niebare Jesukweie.

rnda. 38 Jesukwe rnikanintaiiarare ja jiebti, kakwe niebareietre:

lMun ye to nibi dreye? nieba-re kwe ietre.

Angwane nitre nibu ye kakweniebare rnda:

Dirika, lrnata nune rndente?niebare kwetre ie.

39 Abta Jesukwe niebare mdaietre:

Tita nune mdente bran tuen,niebare kwe ietre.

Ye erere nikanintre angwane,Jesu namane mdente ye abkotuani kwetre. Angwane ye naireiiana okwa namanina krabkadere amne niaratre namani Jesukanti ye naire dere.

40 Ni nibu kakwe Juankukwei nuani, nikani Jesu jie-bti, ni ye abko iti kadian nama-ne Andres. Andres ye abkoSimon Pedro etba. 41 Andresnikaninta angwane, nikaninbeetba Simon kanentari. Simonkwanintari ie angwane, niebarekwe ie:

Ni Dianinka Ngobokwe kadi-anta Kristo griegore, ye abkokwanba nunye, niebare Andre-kwe Simonye.

42 Yebti nikani Simon ngwe-na nebe Jesu kanti. Simon yejatabare Jesuye angwane, Jesu-kwe niebare ie:

Ma abko Simon. Ma Jonasngobo, akwa mtare mentokwarerna ka rabadi Cefas arato. Abkokore se, niebare Jesukwe Simon-yeo (Cefas abko kata "ja" nierekukwe arameore abko Pedro nie-ta griegore.)

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48 Abtii Natanael kiikwe nie-bare mda Jesuye:

lMdente ti nukani gare maeamarebti mata niere kore tie ye?niebare kwe ie.

Angwane Jesukwe niebare ie:Felipe ngiimi nuke rna kiirere,

ye kiinenkri tikwe rna turi tiikii-nintbe higo krie tiini sete, nieba-re Jesukwe mda ie.

49 Abtii Natanael kiikwe nie-bare Jesuye:

iDirikii, era bkiinii rna abkoNgobo Odei amne rna Jrei nitreisraelitakwe! niebare mda kweie.

50 Abtii Jesukwe niebare mdaie:

lHigo krietiini tikwe rna turitiikiinintbe, tikwe nini mae, yeaibebtii ti kukwei nibi era makriiya? Makwe ti tuadi j iindriin biirikrikri nuene mda abko tita nieremae, niebare Jesukwe ie.

51 Yebti Jesukwe niebaretamda:

Ti bike kukwe era erere nierekroro munye: Kii kiiinbti semunkwe tuadi tikani amneangele rabadi kite timonkwiireamne rabadi nikenta kukwiineabko rabadi nuke ti NgoboOdeibtii, Ngobota tibe mikakiiregare abko Ngobokwe bii mikadituare munye. Abkokore se, nie-bare kwe ietre.

Jesukwe no kwitani uba do ire

2 1 Yebti mukirare angwane,ni iti kiikwe ja mikani gurejuta Camite kii Galileate. Ye kiin-ti Jesu meye niimane aratoamne, 2 Jesu kiiriibare arato

nitre ja toitikaka benbe, ni itiniimane ja mike gure ye kiinti.3 Jesu niimane yete angwane,uba doi krutani. Abtii Jesu meyekiikwe nieba ie:

Dba doi kure jire jokrii, niebakwe Jesuye.

4 Abtii Jesukwe nieba meyeye:Mama tikwe, kii kitani ti kiine

abko ngiimi nuke tie. lYe nobtiiabko mata niere kore tie? niebakwe ie.

5 Angwane nitre niima ubadoi driiire, ye ie Jesu meyekiikwe nieba:

Niarakwe dre nuemna munye,ye erere munkwe nuen jokrii,nieba kwe ietre.

6 Kii ye kiinti abko jii diitebareno ngwiire niima kwii ti. Ye abkote nitre israelita niimane nokobotikakrii ja mikakiire dbeNgobo ngwiirekri uke. Jii diiteba-re no ngwiire ye kwatirekwatirete no niimane niken biisi galonkrii gre bti krii j iitii j iitii j ire abkoniima yete. 7 Angwane nitre sri-bikii yete, ie Jesukwe nieba:

Jii diitebare no ngwiire tiiyete, ye te no keka munkwe, nie-ba Jesukwe.

Ye erere sribikii kiikwe nokekaba jiindriin ye iti iti jokrii.8 Angwane Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Mtare no den miire, mun rikangwena. Nita mikani ji dokwiitebietabtii, ye ie munkwe bian,nieba kwe ietre.

Ye erere sribikiitre kiikwenuenbare jokrii. 9 Angwane nonikwitani uba doire Jesu diebtiye ni ji dokwiite bietabtii kiikwe

Jii diitebare tiij ngwiire, te ni ne tii tiij keke (Juan 2.6-7)

kuin, nieba kwe ni ja mikakagure yeye.

11 Jesukwe fi6 kwitani ubad6ire juta Camite Galilea ye abkosribi kri fian tuabare nuenbakena Jesukwe Ng6b6 namaneben mikakare gare. Yebta abkoJesu iitiate kri ba mikaba tuadreangwane, nitre ja t6itikaka benkakwe t6dekaba niarabti.12 Yebti Jesu rikabajutaCapemaumte mda angwane, nia-ra meye rikaba siba ben. Ererearato, niara etbakantre amnenun ja t6itikaka ben rikaba siba,akwa niinanteba ba j6tr6 kwejuta Capemaumte.

banan nuaba, akwa uba d6i yejatani mdenkri abko fian rababagare ie. Akwa nitre sribikakakwe fi6 diani ye aibe ie nama-ni gare. Angwane ni ji dokwatebietabta, ye kakwe uba d6ibanan nuaba, bti ni ja mikakagure ye karaba kwe, 10 kakwenieba ie:

Ni j6kra kata uba d6i barikuinkuin keke kane fiadre, btini niibaibare bietabta ye tarauba d6i fiaen kabre, ye ngwaneuba d6i fiakare kuin bianta mrafiadre nie. Akwa rna abkokakwe uba d6i bari kuin abkoiirii fiadre mra. Ye abko bari

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Nitre jandran riiriimoinkaabko Jesukwe juanintari(Mateo 21.12-13; Marcos 11.15-18;Lucas 19.45 -46)

13 Abti bieta kadianta Pascuanitre israelitakwe abko jatabaraniike ja ken, aisete Jesu rikabajuta Jerusalente mda. 14 Angwa-ne Jesu rikaba ju blitakra Ngobo-be kanti. Ju ye bare temen nitrenama nbi, obeja amne iitii riirii-moine kukwadre Ngobo kaikita-kakare. Erere arato, nitre ngwiankwitakakwitaka nama takanintbemesabta ka ye kiinti arato,15 bta Jesu okwa rababa.Angwane Jesukwe ko kananbaruare, bti ko ye makateba kwe,bti rikaba nitre ye juentari jokraobeja amne nbi kwekwe bengwaire ju blitakra Ngobobe yebare mento se kwrere. Amnenitre ngwian kwitakakwitakaabko kan ngwian kitakaba jokratementa kwe se kwrere. Ererearato, mesa bti ngwian namamikani ye kwitakaba jokratemen kwe kan. 16 Angwanenitre iitii riiriimoinka abko ienieba kroro kwe:

Jandran noko denka jokramento nete. iJu ti Riinkwe yemunkwe fian mika jandranriiriimoinkra jae! nieba kweietre.

17 Angwane nun ja toitikakaJesube, ie kukwe namane tikanikroro Jesubta NgobO Kukweibtaabko riikabata tore: "Tita jumakwe tarere kri kriibate Ngobo,aisete tita mokrere bti," abkoriikabata tore nunye.

18 Nitre jandran riiriimoinkajuantariba jokra kore Jesukweangwane, nitre israelita jidokwate dokwate nama yete,kakwe nieba ie:

Makwe jandran nuni kore seabko nirekwe ka biani maekukwe se nuenkra, ye ba miketuadre nunye nete, nieba kwetreJesuye.

19 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Ju blitakra Ngobokwe ne abkodikente jokra munkwe, bti muki-rare angwane, tikwe mikaditatate, nieba kwe ietre.

20 Abta nitre israelita yekakwe nieba mda Jesuye:

iJoo! Ka gre ketebu bti kwa tijire sribibare amne ju nokonamani bare. LSe abko mukirareamne makwe mikareta jokra tatemata niere ya? nieba kwetreJesuye.

21 Akwa Jesu abko kakwefiakaba kore, ye abko ja ngrabareba mikaba kore kwe ju blitakraNgobokwebta. 22 Akwa Jesukamikaba bti riikabata nireangwane, niarakwe blitaba yenitre ja toitikaka ben, ie niarakukwei riikabata tore angwane,Ngobo Kukwei tikani ye rababaera krake amne Jesu kukweimikaba era kwetre arato.

23 Angwane Jesu nama BietaPascuabta JerusaIen, ye ngwanesribi kri fian tuabare Jesu rababanuene kabre Ngobo namane benmikakare gare, aisete ni kwatikakwe niara kukwei mikaba era,kakwe todekaba bti. 24 AkwaJesu abko ie ni toi fio fio amne

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nita ja t6i kwite j6tr6 gare j6kra,aisete nitre nama yete, yebti Jesunama t6deke nakare. 25 Ererearato, ni moto no no gare j6kraJesuye, aisete ni mota no no, yeni nakare jire iti ka rababa mikegare ie.

Jesukwe blitabare Nicodemobe

3 1 Ka ye ngwane bati, nibariseo utiate kri namane itiabko kadian namane Nicodemo.Niara nama sribire Sanedrinbenitre israelitakra. 2 Ni ye abkonikani deo Jesu kanti mda,kakwe nieba ie:

Dirika, mata sribi kri nantuabare nuene, yebta abkoNg6b6kwe rna juani dirirenunye abko nuke gare nunye,nobta nan angwane ni btaNg6b6 di nakare nan raba sri-bi nuene jire chi ja di jenbtiau, mata nuene ye kwrere,nieba kwe Jesuye.

3 Abta Jesukwe nieba mda ie:Ti bike kukwe era erere niere

mae abko kr6r6: Ni brare ya,merire ya nan daredreta bobuka-re Ng6b6 k6b6ire angwane, Ng6-b6kwe nan gobrandre bti, aisetenan nunandi karekare kwe Ng6-b6be, nieba kwe ie.

4 Angwane Nicodemokwe nie-ba mda Jesuye:

lNi tara nebe unbre ti nekwrere abko daredreta no ama-rebti mata niere kore tie ye? iNiunbre ti ne kwrere nan rabadrenikenta bobuta meyebta, btidarereta bobu kore!

5 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ie:

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Ti bike kukwe era erere nieremae abko kr6r6: Ni brare ya,merire ya nan daredreta bobuka-re n6 k6b6ire amne Ng6b6 Vaik6b6ire angwane, Ng6b6kwe nangobrandre btL 6 Nita darere nirun, ni meye ka nebtakwe, yeabko nita darere niaratre kwrere;akwa nita darere bobuta Ng6b6Vai k6b6ire ye abko ni uai, ni t6iamne ni mota ta neme btin.7 Akwa ti bike kukwe niere maeabko kr6r6: Nij6kra daredrebobuta Ng6b6 k6b6ire, tita niere,nebta makwe nan t6bika kri dika-roo8 Ne abko, Ng6b6 Vai abkomureta mate ye kwrere, nobtanan angwane mure t6ta nemematai mdente mdente, ye kanti tamate. Ye abko, mure ng6 ta ruennie, akwa mure ta kite mdenkriamne ta niken mdente, ye ta nukegare nakare nie. Ye kwrere arato,nita darere bobukare Ng6b6k6b6ire amne Ng6b6 Vai ta sribi-re no no ni itire itire bta, ye tanuke gare nakare ni mda mdaye,akwa sribi kwe abko tuata bta,nieba kwe Nicodemoye.

9 Angwane Nicodemo kakwenieba mda Jesuye:

lNo k6b6ire kukwe ye rabadrebare amarebti mata niere ye?nieba kwe Jesuye.

10 Jesukwe nieba mda ie:lMa dirika kri nitre israelita

ngataite abko ie kukwe ne nukegare nakare ya? 11 Ti bikekukwe era erere niere mae:Kukwe gare kuin tie Ng6b6bta,yebta tita blite amne tikwekukwe tuani ja okwa jenbti, yetita niere munye, akwa ti kukwei

c 3.14 branse sribebare tbire. Ore nakaninkii. abko tii.tikani Numeros 21.4-9yebtii..

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mikata era nakare munkwe.12 Akwa kukwe kii nebtii btii titablite mabe, ye abko tare nakare,aisete riikadre gare mae, akwa tikukwei nan tii nebe era makrii.LYe abko, kukweta nakenkii kiikiiinbti, yebtii tikwe blitadreabko makwe mikadre era no ye?13 Ni ngiimi niken jire iti nemeNg6b6 kiinti kii kiiinbti abkoraba blite kukwe yebtii, akwa tiNi Kii Nebtii Ngobo kii kiiinbtijatani niike kii nebtii, aisete tiraba blite kukwe nebtii mabe.

14 Mdakiire abko, kira bronsesribebare tbireC abko Moisekwekaninkii kribtii kiiin kii kaibetenitre israelita bren bren kiikwemikadre niiriire angwane, Ng6-b6kwe diandretari angwane nankriitadre, ye kwrere ti Ni KiiNebtii Ngobo ne rabadi kaninkiikribtii kiiin, 15 nire nire kiikwet6dekadre tibti abko Ng6b6kwedianditari angwane, niinandikiirekare kwe Ng6b6be, abkokii-re ti ne rabadi kaninkii kribtiikiiin.

16 Ye kwrere ni Kii NebtiiNgobo rabadi kaninkii kiiin,nobta nan angwane Ng6b6 arakiikwe ni j6krii tarebare kri krii-biite, kiikwe ja Odei itibe bianimiire ketadre kriike, ni j6kriikakwe t6dekadre Ng6b6 Odeiyebti angwane, nan rabadreganinte kiirekiire Ng6b6 okwiibare mento, akwa niinandrekiirekiire kwe Ng6b6be, abkokii-re Ng6b6kwe juani, 17 nobtii

nan angwane nan Ngobokwe jaOdei juani ni kukwe kiimekiimenuenkii Ngobo riiere mikakiire jatare nike, akwa niara k6b6irerabadre dianintari, abkokiire jua-ni kwe. 18 Nire nire kiikwe t6de-kadre Ng6b6 Odeibti, ye abkonan juandre kii ja tare nikakriikiinti Ng6b6 okwii bare mento,akwa nire nire tii t6deke nakareNg6b6 Odei itibe yebti abkoNg6b6kwe kukwe iikaninantekriike amne juandi kwe kii jatare nikakrii ye kiinti, nobtii nanangwane nan tii t6deke Ng6b6Odeibti aisete.

19 Ng6b6kwe kukwe iikanin-te kore ni juankiire kii ja tarenikakrii kiinti, nobtii nanangwane Ng6b6 Odei niikaninotra kwrere ka nebtii Ng6b6mikakiire gare nie, akwa ni ruii-re namani kii iko tarere, t6namani niinai janknu kii ikote,kukwe kamekame nuenkiirejanknu Ng6b6 riiere, aisetenotra ye nan kani ngiibti kwe-tre. 20 Ye abko, ni j6krii t6ikiimekiime abko miitiita nemenotrabta amne nan t6ta nemerikai notra triite. Kukwe kiime-kiime nuenta kwetre Ng6b6 riie-re ye nan gadre ni mda mda-kwe, abkokiire t6ta neme jariikain te kore kii ikote. 21 Akwanire nire ta Ng6b6 Kukwei kuinmetre ye nuene era metre abkotii niken jiime neme notra trate,niarakwe sribi kuin nuenbareNg6b6 k6b6ire, ye ni j6krii

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kakwe gadre nuare, abkokare taniken jame fiotra trate.

Juan Bautista kakwe blitabareJesubta

22 Abti Jesu nama Jerusalen,rikabata nun ja toitikaka benbeka Judea kantita, kanti rababaniinentbe ba jotro nunbe angwa-ne, nun nama ni mda mda ngokofiote ben. 23 Angwane Juan Bau-tista abko namane ni ngoko fiotearato ka Enonte kanime ka Salimken, fiobta fian angwane ka yekanti abko fio okwa namanekabre. Ye ngwane, ni namanekite kobo kwatirekwatire amneJuan namani ngoko fi.ote. 24 Yengwane abko, Juan kita ngamingite ka teri angwane, kukwe yerakakaba kore. 25 Akwa ja bamikadre fio dbe fiobti Ngobongwarekri diribare nitre israeli-takwe, yebta ni ruare nankaJuanbe abko kakwe ja kwetaninitre israelita ruare ben. 26 Btinikani, kakwe niebare Juanye:

Dirika, ni nama iti mabe NoJordanbta sekri sete, bta makweblitaba, ni ye abko ta ni mdamda ngoko fiote arato amne nijokra nibi niken niara kanti, nie-bare kwetre ie.

27 Abta Juankwe niebareietre:

Ngobokwe fian jandran bian-dre angwane, ni fian rabadre jan-dran bkane, 28 aisete munkwe tikukwei nuaba, kukwe era ereretikwe nieba kroro: Ti abko fiaka-re Ni Dianinka Ngobokwe, akwaNi Dianinka Ngobokwe ye riika-dre abko kanenkri ti juani kwe,

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tikwe nieba metre munye.29 Yebta ti bike kukwe ba mikejabta amne Jesubta munye abkokroro: Ni iti ta niken ja mikegure angwane, ni ja mikaka gureye abko ni merire rabadre ben,ye abko kwe. Akwa ni ja mikakagure ye kukwe muko ta kanimekakwe ni j a mikaka gure yekukwei nuadre blite angwane, karabadre nuare kri kriibate bta. Yekwrere ka nena nuare kri tibtamtare, fiobta fian angwane Jesuabko ni ja mikaka gure kwrereamne ti abko kukwe muko kwre-re aisete. 30 Niara rika nemebari iitiate, ie Ngobo to amne tiabko jatadre nementa iitiatefiakare, ie Ngobo to arato. Abkokore se, niebare Juankwe ietre.

31 Jesu ka kainbti jatani abkobari iitiate ni jokra bti ta; akwani darebare ka temenbta JuanBautista kwrere, ye ie kukwe katemenbta aibe gare, aisete jan-dran ka temenbta aibebta blitatakwe. Akwa ni ka kainbti jataniye abko bari iitiate ni jokra btitao 32 Ni ka kainbti jatani kakwejandran tuani amne kukwe nuanikwe ka kainbti, yebta ta blite,akwa ni kwati fian ta niarakukwei mike era. 33 Akwa nire-kwe niara kukwei mikadre eraangwane, Ngobo abko ta kukweera metre niere abko mikata gareni mda mdaye, 34 fiobta fianangwane ni juani Ngobokwe, yeabko ta Ngobo kukwei era niere,fiobta fian angwane Ngobokwe jaDai mikani tate jokra bta, aiseteta blite kore. 35 Ni juani Ngobo-kwe abko Ngobo Odei amne,

d 4.10 No nire kiita nune kiirekiire Ngobobe bii mike.

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Ngobota ja Odei tarere amnejandran jokra mikani gare kweie. 36 Ye aisete, nire nire kakwetodekadre NgobO Odeibti yekakwe nunandi karekare Ngobo-be, akwa nire nire kakwe trokwitadre NgobO Odeiye ye abkokakwe nan nunandre karekareNgobobe, akwa NgobOkwe mika-di ja ngie nuen tare krubatekarekare.

Jesukwe blitabare meriSamariabobe

4 1 Yebti ni rababa niken barikwati mda Jesu jiebti amneJesu rababa ni ngoko bari kwatinote Juan Bautista ngwa abkogani nitre bariseokwe. 2 (AkwaJesu ara jire abko nama ni ngokonakare note, akwa nun ja toitika-ka Jesube abko nama ni ngokonote Jesu diare.) 3 Nitre bariseokakwe kukwe gani kore Jesubta,ye gaba ni Dankienkwe angwa-ne, niara nama ka Judeate, kantika mikakaba kwe, bti rikabataGalileate mda. 4 Akwa rikadreka Samariate ta, 5 aisete juta kaSicar ka Samariate, kanti Jesurikaba nebe. Kira abko Jacobo-kwe ka biani ngobo Joseye, yeabko nama kanime juta Sicarken 6 amne, no okwa Jacobokwenama yete, ye kanti Jesu rikaba.Akwa Jesu rababa drare dikakakisete, abta rababa takanintbe nookwa ye kanti. Nana jataba nukeruare kain angwane, Jesu rababatakanintbe yete. 7-8 Akwa nun jatoitikaka ben abko rikaba mro

koko jae jutate, aisete Jesu namakaibe yete. Ye btarabe meriSamariabo jataba nuke iti nookwate yete no den jae angwane,Jesukwe niebare ie:

No ngwen chi tomnane tie,niebare kwe meri yeye.

9 Akwa ni israelita abko jagete nakare jire chi nitre Sama-riabobe, aisete meri ye namanitobike kri Jesu kukweibta,kakwe niebare kroro mda ie:

Nitre israelita ta ja gete naka-re jire chi nun Samariabobe, lyenobta abko rna israelita amarebtiti Samariabo abko ie rna kite nokarere nadre jae ye? niebare kweJesuye.

10 Abta Jesukwe niebare mdaie:

Jandran kuin ta makra Ngobo-kwe amne nireta blite mabe, yerabadre gare mae angwane,makwe no nired karekare yekariidre tie amne tikwe biandremae, niebare Jesukwe ie.

11 Angwane meri ye kakweniebare Jesuye:

Jandran nakare no diankakramae amne no okwa noko mentenguse, lse abko no nire karekaremakwe diandre mdente tikra se?12 Mdakare abko, nun mrakakira Jacob kakwe no okwa nokomikaninte nunkra amne niara-kwe no noko nani. Erere arato,niara ngabrianka amne jandrankwekwe kakwe no noko arabenani. lAkwa mtare abko ja ruenbari Jacobokra mae ya? niebarekore kwe mda ie.

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13 AbHiJesukwe niebare mdaie:

Ni jokra kata no noko naenabko ie tomna ta nementa.14 Akwa no bianta tikwe yeabko nire nire kakwe nadre abkoie tomna nan rabadreta jire mda,nobta nan angwane tikwe nobiandre abko nadre kwe, no yeabko rabadi neen karekare bta,kakwe mikadi nune karekareNgobobe, niebare kwe meriyeye.

15 Angwane meri ye kakweniebare mda Jesuye:

Tomna nan rabadreta mda tieamne ti nan jatadreta no mdadenta jire chi nete, abkokare nonire karekare bianta makwe,mata niere, ye ari bien tie, nieba-re kwe ie.

16 Angwane Jesukwe niebaremda ie:

Nan rna kwarai karere, benrna jatata nete, niebare kwe ie.

17 Abta meri ye kakwe nieba-re mda ie:

Ti kaibe. Ti kwarai nakare,niebare kwe Jesuye.

Jesukwe niebare ie:Ma kaibe, rna kwarai nakare

makwe nini, ye abko kukwe eraerere nini kuin makwe, 18 nobtanan angwane makwe ja kwaraimikanina nirike jire amne, mtaremata ni brare mdara jire ben,akwa munkwe nan ja mikanigure metre, aisete rna gure naka-re, makwe nini metre kore, nie-bare kwe meriye.

19 Jesukwe nakabare koremeri yeye angwane, meri yekakwe niebare mda ie:

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Ti Dankien, rna abko ni Ngo-bo kukwei nieka era metre nibituen tie. 20 Akwa nun mrakaSamariabo kirakira kakwe Ngo-bo kaikitaninka ngitio nebti,akwa nun rikadre Ngobo kaiki-teka juta Jerusalente abko munisraelita ta niere, niebare kweJesuye.

21 Angwane Jesukwe niebaremda ie:

Meri, ti kukwe mike eramakwe. Ka nukera angwane,munkwe ni Run NgobO kaikitadi-ka mdente erere rabadi dbe Ngo-bOkra, aisete mun rikadrekanime ngitio Gerizim nokobtiya 0 mun rikadre Jerusalen Ngo-bo kaikitakakare, ye abko nanrabadre utiate. 22 Mdakare abko,Ngobo gare nakare metre munSamariaboye, aisete munta nirekaikiteka ye gare nakare metremunye; akwa nun israelita abkokata nire kaikiteka, ye garemetre nunye, nobta nan angwa-ne ni diantarika abko jatadi nunisraelitakri. 23 Akwa mtare kajatadi amne kitera nuke angwa-ne, nire nire to NgobO kaikitaikaye abko kakwe nuendi era metreNgobo Kukweita dirire ye kwrereamne Ngobo Uai koboire. NiNgobO kaikitakaka kore abkoNgobota kanene jakra, 24 nobtanan angwane Ngobo abko uai, yeaisete nire nire to NgobO kaiki-taika abko kakwe nuen era metreNgobo Kukweita dirire ye kwrereamne Ngobo Uai koboire. Abkokore se, niebare kwe meri yeye.

25 Abta meri ye kakwe nieba-re mda Jesuye:

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Ni Dianinka Ngobokwe(kadekata Kristo kukwe griego-re) abko riikadre, ye garera tieamne, niara riikadre angwane,kukwe era erere niedi jokrakwe nunye kukwe nebta, nieba-re kwe ie.

26 Angwane Jesukwe niebareie:

Ni bta mata blite ye abko tiara. Ti ne mden kata blite mabeye, niebare mda kwe ie.

27 Ye btarabe nun ja toitika-ka Jesube jataba niiketa angwa-ne, Jesu namane blite meribe,yebta nun nan toi rababa kriita-reo Akwa meri ye abko tonamani dreye amne Jesu nama-ne dre kadriere ben abko nin jariikaba tore jire nunye ngwenta-ri ie.

28 Akwa meri ye kakwe kan-tra mikateba, bti rikabata jutate,kakwe niebare nitre jutate yeye:

29 Tikwe kukwe nuenbarekaibe tiebe, ye abko ni iti kakwenini jokra tie, aisete ye abko NiDianinka Ngobokwe ruen tieabko mun jakwe tuen, niebarekwe.

30 Abta nitre niinanka jutayete jataba jokra Jesu kanti.31 Akwa nitre jutate jataba, yengami niike Jesu kanti, kanenkrinun ja toitikaka Jesube rababaniere ie:

Dirika, mro kwete chi, nunnama niere ie.

32 Akwa Jesukwe niebanunye:

Mro tara keteti kwetadre tieabko gare nakare munye, niebakwe nunye.

33 Angwane nun ja toitikakaben rababa niere kroro jaekwarikwari:

LNimda niira mro ngwenakwetadre ie ya no yere? nunrababa niere jae kwarikwari.

34 Akwa Jesu abko kakweniebata mda nunye:

Ngobo ti juanka to dreyetikra amne sribi ye abko tikwemikadre bare tate jokra, yeabko mro kwrere tikra. 35 Mda-kare abko, mun abko ta niere:Ka ta so krabka jire nura ngwaotakra, munta niere. Akwa nijokra ka nebta abko tire Ngobo-kwe amne nire nire ta juto bia-re todeke tibti abko nura nenabiare otadre kwrere, aisete nuratirete ye nena biare otadre, yemunkwe mika narare abko titaniere munye. 36 Mtare, nirenire ta biare todeke tibti, yenitre nura ngwa otaka ta ngwe-na tOdekakare tibti abko ie sribiiitia bianta. Erere arato, nitrenura ngwa otaka kata ni jokrangwena tie todeke tibti, rabadreniine karekare abkokare. Yebtaabko ni nura nokaka kata Ngo-bo Kukwei mike gare ni mdamdaye amne ni juto biare tode-ke tibti, ye nitre nura ngwaotaka kata ngwena todeke tibtikakwe ka ngwiandre nuaregwaire jabta abkokare. 37 Yeabko, kukwe nieta kroro: Ni itikata nura noko, akwa ni mdaabko kata ngwa oto, abko nietametre kore. 38 Ye kwrere, mun-kwe nura nokani nakare tare,akwa tikwe mun juanba nurangwa oto. Ni mda mda kakwe

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sribibare kri sribi Ngobokwebtaamne mun abko nikani jirekabesribi kwekwe ngwa otO. Abkokore se, nieba Jesukwe nun jatoitikaka ben yeye.

39 Jesu namane juta Sicaryete angwane, ni kwati Sama-riabo niinanka yete kakwe tode-kani Jesubti, nobta nanangwane meri ben Jesukwe bli-tabare ye abko namani niere: Nimenteni gare nakare tie, akwakukwe nuenbare kaibe tiebetikwe abko nini metre jokrakwe tie, niebare kwe. Yebta nikwati kakwe todekaba Jesubti.40 Yebti nitre Samariabo riikabaJesu kanti angwane, Jesu raba-dre basare ietre abko rababaribere kisere ie, ye erere Jesurababa koMbu juta Sicar yete.41 Angwane ni kwati kakweniara kukwei nuaba, abta nikwati kakwe todekaba bti.42 Angwane nieba kroro kwetremeri yeye:

Mtare nan kukwe niebamakwe jabta nunye aibe koboireniara mikata era nunkwe, akwanun ara jire kakwe niara kukweinuri blite, aisete niara abko nijokra toi kamekame NgoM mereDiantarika abko nena gare erametre nunye, amne niarabti nun-ta todeke, nieba kwetre meriyeye.

Sribikajreikra abko ngabakrekwe Jesukwe mikaninta kuinta(Mateo 8.5-13; Lucas 7.1-10)

43 Yebti ka rikaba koMbu taangwane Jesu nama juta Sicar,rikabata ka Galileate mda.

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44 (Akwa kare Jesu ara jirenama niere kroro jabta: Ni Ngo-bo kukwei nieka abko mikataiitiate nakare ja kaite, namaniere.)

45 Akwa Jesu rababa ka Gali-leate angwane, nitre niinankayete kakwe kaba ngabti kuin,nobta nan angwane niaratrejananbare arato Bieta PascuabtaJerusalen angwane, Jesukwe sri-bi kri nan tuabare nuenbare yeabko tuani jokra kwetre amne tonamani tuai mda, aisete kabangabti kuin kwetre.

46 Jesu rikaba nebe jutaCamite ka Galilea yete. JutaCana kanti Jesukwe no kwitaniuba doire, ye kanti rababata.Angwane abko ni nama iti sri-bika iitiate kri jreikra abkokan ngabakre nama bren dika-ro juta Capernaumte.47 Angwane Jesu namane kaJudeate abko niikaninta kaGalileate abko sribika iitiatejreikra ye kakwe gani angwanerikaba ja tuakare Jesube.Riikaba Jesu kanti, nobta nanangwane ngabakre kwe nama-ne bren jume dikaro amnejatanina kriite, aisete rababaJesu ngwen kisere neme jagwiriete ngabakre ye mikakare-ta kuinta. 48 Abta Jesukwenieba ni jokra nama yete ie:

Sribi nan tuabare nuentatikwe, Ngobota tibe ba mika-kra, ye nan rabadre bare Ngo-bo diebti tie angwane, munniinanka nete ye kakwe nantodekadre jire chi tibti, niebakwe ietre.

e 5.4 Kukweta tikani corcheta ngiWiite abko nan ta tikani manuscrito barikuinkuin bta.

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49 Akwa sribikii utiiite jrei-krii ye kiikwe nieba mdaJesuye:

Nane ngiibiikre tikwe kriitatikiin, ye kiinenkri briin jotro tikiinti, nieba kwe ie.

50 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ie:

Ma ngobo rabadita kuinta,aisete niinta ja gwiriete, niebakwe ie.

Angwane ni ye kiikwe Jesukukwei mikaba era, aisete rika-bata ja jiebti. 51 Niimane dikekiiji ngrabare ja jue kukwiireangwane, nitre sribikii kwe jata-ni, niikani ngiitiii ben, kiikweniebare ie:

iNgiibiikre makwe nibiratekuinta! niebare kwetre ie.

52 Abtii niarakwe niebaremda:

Kii nuiii angwane ja ki ruentamobe ie, niebare kwe.

Jiindrin, niinii okwii krati dereangwane, drangwan rikaba btii,niebare kwetre ie.

53 Angwane niinii okwii yeniire dere Jesukwe niebare kro-ro ngiibiikre riin yeye: Ma ngo-bo rabadita kuinta, niebare kweie, ye abko nukaninta tore ieamne niara btii mriikii kwekweerere kiikwe todekani jokriiJesubti.

54 Ne abko Jesu niima kiiJudeate, rukabata Galileateangwane, sribi kri nan tuabarenuenba bobukiire kwe Ngoboniimane ben bii mikakiire.

Jesukwe ni bren mikanintakuinta no okwa Betesda kanti

5 1 Yebti kobo mdarajire te,nitre israelita jataba bietamda nuene Ngobo kiiikitakakriiangwane, Jesu rikabata Jerusa-len mda. 2 Angwane Jerusalenyete abko jukweta kwati abkokiidianta Jukwe Obejakwe. Kiini-me jukwe ye ken no okwiitakwati abko kiidianta Betesdahebreore amne jukiita kwiirikeno okwii ye biire temen. 3 Jukiiye tiini ni bren bren niima kwatiabko kroro: Ni okwii kii driinen-te, ni nakwente amne ni ruennakare ngrabare aisete dikekiinakare abko nama kitanintbetementa yete. [No ye abko niima-ne ngibiare kisere, 4 nobtii nanangwane nane nane angeleniimane kite timonkwiire, kiiniimane no mike ngrenkii angwa-ne, ni bren rikadre kiine noteabko rabadreta kuinta, aiseteniimane no ngibiare kisere.] e5 Ni bren bren ye ngiitiiite abkoni niima iti abko nikani bren kiikwii gre bti kwii jiitiibti kwii kwii-ra abko niima siba. 6 Ni ye niimakitanintbe temen yete, btii Jesuokwii rababa angwane, kii raireniara nikani bren nike abko benniimane nuke yete abko Jesukwegaba btii angwane, nieba kwe ie:

LMa to rabaita kuinta ya? nie-ba Jesukwe ie.

7 Angwane ni bren ye kiikwenieba mda Jesuye:

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Ti Dankien, fio okwa se ta kitengrenka batire batire kukwaneangwane, ni mda fiakare ti mika-ka te, aisete kare ti tota nemerikai fio okwa nokote angwane,ni mda tara niken kane te, aisetekare tita nemente ye, nieba kweie.

8 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ie:

Nain kro, jankwata makwe yeden kisete, ben rna rika dikeka,nieba Jesukwe ie.

9 Ye btarabe ni ye rababatakuinta batibe, kakwe jankwatajakwe dianba kisete, bti rikabadikeka kwarakwara se kwrere.Akwa ye naire abko kobo jadu-kakra te ni ye rababata kuinta.10 Ye aisete ni bren rababatakuinta, ye ie nitre israelita jidokwate kakwe nieba:

Kobo jadukakra mtare, ye temakwe jankwata makwe yengwiandre fiakare jire, lye fiobtamata ngwena ye? nieba kwetreie,

11 Abta ni ye kakwe niebanitre israelitaye:

Ni ti mikakata kuinta kakwenini kroro tie: Jankwata makweye den kisete, ben nan dikeka,nini kwe tie, erere tita nuene,nieba kwe ietre.

12 Angwane nitre israelita jidokwate ye kakwe nieba mda niyeye:

LJankwata makwe ye denkisete, bti nan dikeka, ye nire-kwe nini mae? nieba kwetre ie,

13 Akwa nirekwe mikabatakuinta abko fian rababa gare ie,fiobta fian angwane Jesukwe

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niara mikaninta kuinta angwane,ni nama kwati, ye kanti Jesukweka mikakaba ka bube ngware.14 Yebti ni bren mikabata kuintaJesukwe ye nama ju blitakraNgobObe kanti abko kwanbaJesuye angwane, Jesukwe matra-ba bta, kakwe nieba ie:

Tuen, mtare rna nenante kuin-ta Ngobo diebti, akwa nanekukwe mda rakaka bari taremabta, ye nganiene makwe fianja mika ngite NgobO ruere mda,nieba kwe ie.

15 Angwane batibe Jesukweniara mikaninta kuinta, ye abkorikaba, kakwe niebare nitreisraelita ji dokwate yeye.

Ngobo Odei koboire ni rabaniine karekare Ngobobe

16 Ye kwrere Jesu nama sribinuene kobO jadukakra naire,abta nitre israelita ji dokwaterababa nain kisere Jesu mere.17 Akwa blitaba kwetre Jesubeangwane, Jesu abko kakwe niebakroro ietre:

Ti Run tikwe ta sribire kareabti ka nuke mtare abko ereretita sribire arato, nieba kweietre.

18 Nebta abko bari nitre israe-lita ji dokwate to rababa Jesumure ketai mda, fiobta fianangwane kobo jadukakra yeabko Jesu fian namani mike utia-te jae, namanintre nutiire. Bariremda abko, NgobO abko ja Riinjakwe Jesu rababa niere, yebtaabko Jesu nama ja mike NgobOreabko dokware to rababa Jesumure ketaL

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19 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Kukwe era erere ti bike nieremunye: Ti, Ngobo Odei ne nanraba jiindran nuene jire chi ja toijenbti, akwa ti Riinta dre drenuene, ye erere ti Ngobo Odei tanuene, nobta nan angwane jan-dran jokra nuenta ti Riinkwe yeerere tita nuene. 20 Ye nobtanan angwane ti Riin kata ti niaraOdei tarere amne ti Riin kata dredre nuene, ye erere ta mike garejokra tie. Ye abko, ni bren mika-ninta kuinta tikwe, yebti ta sribibari krikri nan tuabare munkweabko ti Riinkwe mikadi tuadremunye ti koboire, abta mun nantoi rabai kriitare. 21 Ti Riin katani kriitani miketa nire amne tanebe niinenta, ye kwrere arato ti,NgobO Odei ne to rabadre nirenire mikaita nire, ye erere tikwemikadita nire. 22 Ti Riin katakukwe iikete nakare ni ka nebtakrake, akwa ti NgobO Odei nekisete sribi mikani kwe, kukweiikatekare ka mra angwane ni kanebta krake, 23 ni jokra kata tiRiin mike iitiiite kri, ye kwrere ti,Ngobo Odei ne mikadre iitiatekri kwetre amne kaikitadreka krikwetre arato, abkokare ka bianikwe tie kukwe iikatekare. Yeabko, nire nire kakwe nan tiNgobO Odei ne mikadre iitiatejae, ye ngwane ti Riin kakwe tijuani ye mikata iitiate nakarekwetre arato.

24 Kukwe era erere ti bikeniere mda munye abko kroro:Tita blite ye nire nire ta kukwenuen amne ta ketete ja olote

amne ni ti juanka, yebti ta tode-ke, ni ye abko ta neme niinentakarekare NgobObe amne Ngobo-kwe nan juandi ka ja tare nika-kra kanti, nobta nan angwaneniara ngami todeke tibti, kanen-kri namane ni ngwakare kwrere,akwa tOdekabta tibti niikani nirekena. 25 Akwa kukwe mdara jireera erere ti bike niere munyeabko ka kitera niike mtareangwane, ni ngwakare ie ti Ngo-bO Odei kukwei jaradi angwane,nire nire kakwe ti Ngobo Odeikukwei nuadre, bti todekadrekwe tibti, ye abko rabadi niinekarekare Ngobobe, 26 nobta nanangwane NgobO di tara ni mika-kra nire, ye kwrere arato ka bia-ni kwe tie ni mikakareta nire.27 Erere arato, ka biani tatejokra kwe tie kukwe iikatekareni mda mda krake, nobta nanangwane ti abko Ni Ka NebtaNgobo, aisete ka biani kwe tiesribi ne nuenkare.

28 Tita kukwe niere, yebtamunkwe nan tobika kriibatedikaro, nobta nan angwane kajatadi kobOitira jire abko te nikriitani doboi mikani, ie ti Ngo-bo Odei ne kukwei jaradi dobo-bti angwane, 29 riikadita nirejokra. Akwa nire nire kiikwe sri-bi nuenbare kuin Ngobokra abkoriikadita nire niinakare karekareNgobObe amne, nire nire kakwekukwe nuenbare kame NgobOriiere abko riikadita nire ja tarenikakare karekiire Ngobo okwabare mento. 30 Mdakare abko, tinan raba kukwe nuene jire chi jatoi jenbti, aisete ti Riinta kukwe

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iikatemna no tie ni mda mdakriike, ye erere tita iikete. Amnetita kukwe iikete kuin metre,nobtii nan angwane ti nan tokukwe nuein jire chi ja toi jenbtikii ngwiankrii nuiire jabtii, akwati to ti Riin ti juanka moto mikainuiire, aisete niara tota nemedreye, ye erere tita nuene.

Kukwe niebare Jesu krake31 Mdakiire abko, ti aibe

kiikwe blitadre jakrii au, yengwane ti kukwei nan rabadretuen metre munye, 32 akwa tiRiin arato tii kukwe era erereniere tikrii arato. Niara abra tiikukwe niere metre tibtii abkogare kuin tie.

33 Ye abko, bati munkwe nijuani kukwe ngwentari JuanBautistaye angwane, Juankweblitabare kuin era metre kukweerabtii tikrii. 34 Ye abko, nan nimda mda kiikwe blitadre tikriiabko iitiiite tikrii, aisete Juankweblitabare abko tita niereta. AkwaJuankwe kukwe niebare tibtii, yemunkwe mikadre era, kobo iremun rabadre dianintari, abkokii-re tita Juan kukwei niereta mun-yeo35 Juan abko niikani notrakwrere abko trii namani ngitiekiimun ngiitiiite, kii namani kukweera erere niere tibtii angwane, biijotro mun to namani kiii ngwennuiire jokrii jabtii Juan kukweinuare abti mun nan to namanikukwei nuai mda.

36 Akwa ni mda mda blitakabiiri kuin tikrii Juan ngwii abkonere: Ti Riinkwe sribi nuemnabiitiikii ngwarbe tie, ye erere tita

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nuene. Ye abko, ti Riinkwe tijuani era metre abko sribi yekiita bii mike tibtii. 37 Erere ara-to, ti Riin ti juanka ye abko tiiblite metre tikrii. Akwa munabko kiikwe nan ti Riin kukweinuabare jire chi amne niara biino abko mun tuen nakare amne38 ti Run kukwei neketete naka-re munbtii, nobtii nan angwane tijuani ti Runkwe abkobti munnan tii todeke, aisete ti Runkukwei nan tii neme munbtii.39 Ye abko, muntaja toitike kru-biite Ngob6 Kukweibtii, nobtiinan angwane ye koboire munrabadre nune kiirekiire abkomunta nuttire, akwa NgoboKukwei ara kiita blite tibtii,40 akwa ti nebti mun nan totodekai nunakiire kiirekiireNgobobe.

41 Mdakiire abko, ni mdamda kiikwe ti mikadre utiiite,kiikwe ti kiiikitadrekii, ye abkonakare utiiite tikrii, 42 akwamun abko gare kuin jokrii tieabko kroro: Munta Ngobo tare-re nakare, ye gare kuin tiemunbtii, 43-44 nobtii nanangwane mun abko tii ja kiiiki-tekii kwiirikwiiri amne Ngob6itibe kiikwe mun kiiikitadrekii,yebtii munta tobike nakare,aisete lmun rabadre todeke notibti? Ni mda mda jatadrekukwe ukaninte au niere munmoto mikakiire nuiire, ye abkomunkwe kadre ngiibti jiimejotro, akwa ti abko jatani tiRun kiibti, niara kukwei nieremetre munye angwane, munnan to ti kain ngiibti.

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45 Akwa ka mra angwane, tinain mun kite ngite ti Run ngwa-rekri munkwe nan nutu tibta,nobta nan angwane Moises, btamunta ja toi mike, Moises ye arakakwe mun kitadi ngite ti Runngwarekri, 46-47 nobta nanangwane mun nan to tOdekaitibti. Akwa Moises kakwe taratikani tibta abko munta mikenakare era jae. Ye ti abkokukwei mikadre era no jae mun-kwe amarebti Moisekwe taratikani tibta ye mikadre era mun-kwe, ye ngwane munkwe tikukwei mikadre era j ae aratoamne munkwe todekadre tibti,nobta nan angwane Moisekwetara tikani tibta. Abko kore se,nieba Jesukwe nitre israelita jidokwateye.

Jesukwe ni mili krarike bukani(Mateo 14.13-21; Marcos 6.30-44;Lucas 9.10-17)

6 1 Abti bati Jesu rikabataGalilea mda. Abti Jesu rika-bata No Okwa Kri Galilea kwara-kri. (No okwa ye arabe kadiantaTiberias arato). 2 Angwane nirikaba kwati Jesu jiebti, nobtanan angwane Jesu rababa sribikri nan tuabare nuene Ngobonamane ben ba mikakare, karababa ni bren bren miketa kuin-ta nitre ye okwabti, yetari rikabaJesu jiebti. 3 Angwane Jesu rika-ba ngitiobta mintokware, kantirababa takanintbe temen nun jatoitikaka benbe. 4 Ka ye ngwaneabko bieta nitre israelitakwekadianta Pascua, ye koboi jata-bara nuke ja ken.

5 Akwa Jesu rababa takanin-tbe dirire ietre. Yebti niarakakwe nikraba angwane, ninama nain kwati jiebti, yebtaokwa rababa angwane, niebakwe Felipeye:

LNi kwati se krake nikwe bankokadre mdente, mata nuture?nieba kwe ie.

6 Jesu abko kakwe dre nuendiabko rababara gare kuin ie, akwaFelipekwe dre niedre abko Jesuto rababa gai, kakwe nieba koreie. 7 Angwane Felipekwe niebaJesuye:

Ngwian ganaindre so kra kwajire rabadre nikwe akwa, ngwianye nare nan rabadre tate jire chimro kokakra biandre kiakia nitrekwati seye, nieba kwe ie.

8 Ye btarabe Simon Pedroetba Andres ja toitikaka Jesubearato kakwe nieba Jesuye:

9 Ngabakreta iti nete abkokwe sebada bainta kunrike amnegwa notare ta krobu kwe, akwaLse abko rabadre tate no nitrekwati bti se? nieba kwe ie.

10 Abta Jesukwe nieba mda:Nitre ye rabadre takanintbe

jokra temen niere ietre munkwe,nieba kwe.

Angwane ka ye kanti abko kamikare temen, kanti nitre yerababa takanintbe jokra. Nitrebrare brare aibe nama mili kra-rike jire yete. 11 Angwane bannama kunrike ngabakrekwe, yeJesukwe dianba kisete, kuinnieba bta kwe NgobOye, btinitre nama takanintbe temen,yebti draiba kwe. Erere arato,gwa draiba kwe amne ni itire

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itire to rababa mroi nuai nuai,ye erere bianba kwe ietre.12 Yebti nitre ye rababa trinetrine jokra angwane, Jesukwenieba nun ja toitikaka benye:

Ban oto nebete se nan rikadrengwarbe jire chi, abkokareiikekro jokra munkwe, niebakwe.

13 Ye erere bkana, sebadabain oto rabateba, ye nunkweiikakroba kutia krikri kwa jatabtikubujire.

14 Sribi kri nan tuabare nuen-ba Jesukwe Ngobo namane benmikakare gare, ye abko nuenbarekwe nitre kwati ye okwabtiangwane, niaratre rababa nierejae kwarikwari:

Ni Ngobo kukwei nieka riika-dre ka nebta niebare Moisekweabko ara ta nete nan nan, rababaniere jae kwarikwari.

15 Akwa niaratre to namaniJesu ngwiain kisere mikakarejreire, ye gaba btatre Jesukwe.Abta Jesu rikabata jirekabenementa ngitiobti minti rabakarekaibe yete.

Jesukwe dikakabare nobti(Mateo 14.22 -27; Marcos 6.45 -52)

16 Yebti ka jataba ikoangwane, nun ja toitikaka Jesu-be abko jatabata motokwareniiketa no okwa kanti. 17 Yekanti ru nama krati, te nunriikaba. Jesukwe nun juanbajuta Capernaumte abko erere ruyete nun rankwaba, bti nunrikaba no okwabti. Nun rikabaangwane, ka rababara iko, akwaJesu ngami niiketa rute. 18 Nun

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rikaba, ye btarabe miire jatabamate ribi ja dibti, ka rikaba nokiteka nekware sekware angwa-ne, 19 nun abko rikabara mobenobti, basi kilometro krarike,kra ti nare angwane, Jesu namadikeka nobti. Jesu nama dikekanobti, ye jataba niike ru kennun kanti, bta nun okwa raba-ba. Abta ka jiira rababa krinunbta. 20 Angwane Jesukwenieba mda nunye:

Tita nain, aisete mun nanrekwetaka tibta, nieba kwe.

21 Angwane ka rababa nuarenunbta Jesu kare ngabti rute. Yebtarabe nun rababa no korabtijuta Capernaumte.

22 Yebti jandrinane angwane,ru nama kratibe abko te nun jatoitikaka Jesube rikaba, akwaJesu abko rikaba nakare rutenunbe, ye abko nitre kwati raba-ba no okwa kwarakri ye kakwegaba. 23 Ye btarabe ru mda mdanamane juta Tiberiate abkoniikani neme kanime, Jesukwekuin nieba banbta, bti draibakwe, ye ken ru namani.24 Angwane Jesu nama nakareyete amne nun ja toitikaka bennama nakare yete, ye nitre kwatikakwe gaba angwane, rankwabaarato rute, rikaba arato jutaCapemaum kukware Jesukanentari.

Jesu abko ban ni mikakareniine karekare

25 Ye erere bkana, rikabanebe no okwa kwarakri, kantiJesu kwanba ietre angwane, nie-ba kwetre ie:

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lDirika, rna nukani nongwanenete? nieba kwetre ie.

26 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Ti bike kukwe era erere nieremunye. Sribi kri nan tuabaretikwe nuenba mun okwabti Ngo-bOta tibe ba mikakare, abkotarimunta ti kanentari nakare. Akwatikwe mun bukaba trine trinebante, aibetari munta nain ti jie-bti abko ti to nibi niei munye.27 Akwa mro ta niken ngwarbejotro te tikwe mun bukaba, yekrake munkwe nan sribi, akwamro kakwe ni mikadre nunekarekare Ngobobe, ye krakemunkwe sribi. Mro ni mikakranune karekare, ye abko ti Ni KaNebta Ngobo aibe kakwe biandremunye, nobta nan angwane tiabko dbe Ngobo ti Run ngware-kri abko Ngobo ti Run kakwe bamikanina tibta, nieba Jesukweietre.

28 Abta nitre ye kakwe niebamda Jesuye:

lNunkwe sribi mden nuendre,ie Ngobo to abko nun to gai?nieba kwetre ie.

29 Angwane Jesukwe niebaietre:

Ti abko juani NgobOkwe. Tibtimunkwe todekadre, ie Ngobo to,aisete ye aibe nuendre munkwe,nieba kwe ietre.

30 Abta nieba mda kwetreJesuye:

lSribi mden mden nan tuaba-re makwe ba mikadre tuare nun-ye, Ngobota mabe mikakare garenunye, abta nunkwe todekadremabti? lAmne sribi mden nuenta

makwe abta nun rabadre tOdekemabti? ye niere nunye.31 Makwe nuendre kroro ruennunye: Nun mraka kirakiranamane dikeka ka kaibeteangwane, mro ka mana kwetanikwetre abko sribi kri nan tuaba-re Moisekwe nuenbare. Kukweyebta abko nieta kroro NgoboKukweibta:

Ban ka kainbti ka manabini kwetadre nie,

Exodo 6.14abko Ngobo Kukwei kata niere.lYe kwrere makwe nuendre ara-to ya? nieba kwetre Jesuye.

32 Angwane Jesukwe niebaietre:

Ti bike kukwe era erere nieremunye. Moisekwe ban ka kain-bti biani nakare kwetadre mun-ye, akwa NgobO ara kakwebiani Moises koboire. Akwamtare ti Run kata ban erametre ka kainbti bien mun kra-ke, 33 nobta nan angwane banera metre bianta Ngobokwe nijokra krake, ye abko ni ka kain-bti jatani ka nebta abko ta munmike nune karekare, ye abraban era metre, nieba kwe mdaietre.

34 Abta nieba kwetre mdaJesuye:

Dankien, makwe ban ye biankare kobo kwatirekwatire nunye,nieba kwetre ie.

35 Angwane Jesukwe niebaietre:

Ti abko ban kata ni mike nunekarekare NgobObe. Nire nire takite tie amne ta todeke tibti, niye nan rabadreta mroi jire chi

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mda. Erere arato, nire nire kiitatodeka tibti abko ie tomna nanrabadre jire chi mda. 36 Akwa yeabko tikwe kukwe niebareramunye, erere ti bike nieretamunye abko kroro: ti tuata mun-kwe, akwa mun nan to todekaitibti. 37 Akwa nire nire biantatie ti Runkwe, ye abko tii kite tietodekakiire tibti amne, nire niretii kite tie, ye abko tita ngibiarekuin jakrii amne tita juentaritanakare jire chi mento. 38 Yeabko nan ti kii kiiinbti jatani kiinebtii kukwe nuenkiire ja toijakwebti, akwa ti Run kiikwe tijuani, ye abko to dreye abko ere-re ti jatani mike tiite. 39 Amne tiRun kiikwe ti juani abko kiikwenire nire biandre tie, ye abkonan riadrete jire iti tikiin amnekii mrii angwane tikwe mikadre-ta nire nunakiire kiirekiire Ngo-bobe abko ie ti Run to, 40 nobtiinan angwane nire nire kiikwe tiNgobo Odei mikadre niiriire kuinamne todekadre tibti kwe abkokiikwe nunandi kiirekiire amne,kobo mrii angwane tikwe mika-dita nire abko ie ti Run to abkoerere tita nuene, nieba Jesukwe.

41 Ti abko ban kii kiiinbtijatani kii nebtii, nieba Jesukwe,yebtii abko nitre israelita jidokwiite rikaba niike jokrii Jesumere mda, 42 kiikwe niebakroro:

LJesu noko abko nan Josengobo ya? Niara run amne meyegare kuin nie. iSe nobtii niimanekii kiiinbti abko jatani kii nebtiinibi niere mtare set rababa niereJesu mere.

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43 Abtii Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Kwekbe munkwe. Munkwenan niikii kore ti mere. 44 Ti Runkiikwe tijuani, ye nanjatadre ningwena tie angwane, ni nanjata-drejire itija toijenbti tie, akwa niye tii kite tie abko tikwe mikaditanire nunakiire kiirekiire NgobObekobo mrii angwane. 45 Ye mdenkisete, nitre Ngobo kukwei niekiikira kiikwe tarii tikani btii nietakroro:

NgobOkwe ni jokrii toitikadi, Isaias 54.13

nieta Ngobo Kukweibtii. Ne aise-te nire nire tii ti Run kukweinuen amne ti Run kiikwe toitikadre, ye abko tii kite tie. 46 Yeabko, ni nakare jire iti kii nebtiikiikwe ti Run tuani, akwa ti jata-ni Ngobokri ne aibe kiikwe tiRun tuani. 47 Ne aisete, ti bikekukwe era erere niere munye:Nire nire kiikwe todekadre tibtiye abko kiikwe nunandi kiirekiireNgobObe. 48 Ti abko ban kiita nimike nune kiirekiire. 49 Munmriikii kirakira kiikwe manakwetani kii kaibete, akwa yeniimane ni mike nune nakarekiirekiire, aisete niaratre krutanijokrii. 50-51 Akwa ti abko bankii kiiinbti jatani kii nebtii ara tiinete amne nire nire kiikwe banne kwetadre abko nan kmtadrekiirekiire, akwa nunandi kiirekii-re kwe. Akwa ban biandi tikwekwetadre, ye abko ti ngiitii tikwene biandi tikwe. Angwane nijokrii rabadre nunenta kiirekiire,abkokiire tikwe ja ngiitii ne arajire biandi mure ketadre.

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52 Yebta abko, nitre israelitaji dokwate rikaba nake jae kwa-rikwari Jesu riiere, kakwe nieba:

lNi se kakwe ja ngata biandrekwetadre no nie amarebti nibinake kore se? rababa niere.

53 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Ti bike kukwe era erere nieremunye, bta ti bike kukwe bamike kroro munye: Nire nire takite tie, ye abko ta ti ngata kwe-te kwrere amne nire nire ta tode-ke tibti, ye abko ta ti darie naenkwrere. Angwane ti Ni Ka NebtaNgobo ye munkwe nan ngatakwetadre amne munkwe nandarie nadre angwane, munkwenan niinandre karekare Ngobo-be. 54 Ne aisete, nire nire kakweti ngata kwetadre amne ti darienadre kwe kore, ye abko kakweniinandi karekare NgobObeangwane, tikwe mikaditanirekobo mra naire, 55 nobta nanangwane ti ngata abko mro erametre amne ti darie abko tomnaera metre. 56 Ne aisete, nire nirejatadre tie, kakwe ti ngata kwe-tadre amne nire nire kakwe tode-kadre tibti, kakwe ti darie nadre,ni ye abko kakwe niinandi keteti-be tibe amne tikwe niinandiketetibe ben arato. 57 Ti Riinkakwe ti juani, ye ta niine amneniara koboire tita niine, ye kwre-re arato nire nire kakwe ti ngatakwetadre mro kwrere, ni ye abkokakwe niinandi karekare ti ko-bOire. 58 Ti ngata ne abko banka kainbti jatani ka nebta. Yebtatita blite amne kukwe ba mike.Ban ne abko nakare mana

kwetani mun mraka kirakirakweye kwrere, nobta nan angwaneniaratre kakwe mana kwetani,akwa kriitani jokra. Akwa banbta tita blite, ye abko nire nirekakwe kwetadre ye abko todeketibti abko tita niere angwane,niinandi karekare kwe Ngobobe.Abko kore se, nieba Jesukwe.

59 Kukwe ye abko Jesukwediriba jokra sinagogate jutaCapemaumte.

Ni kwati nanka Jesube rikabaJesubta mento

60 Jesukwe diriba kore, ye nikwati nanka ben kakwe kukwenuaba angwane, nieba kwetre:

lNi se kakwe blitaniri se abkotare kriibate ni krake, se nirekweniara kukwei mikadre tate se?rikaba niere jae kwarikwari.

61 Niaratre rababa blite koreJesu riiere, ye gaba Jesukweangwane, nieba mda kwe ietre:

lTikwe blitaniri ye nibi matetare munbta ya? 62LTi Ni KaNebta Ngobo namane niine kane,kanti rikadreta ka kainbti munokwabti, ye ngwane munkwetobikadre no bta? 63 Ngobo Vaikata ni mike niine karekare Ngo-bobe amne, jandran jokra kanebta ni ngata kwrere, ye abkoiitiate nakare, nobta nan angwa-ne nan raba ni mike niine kare-kare Ngobobe. Ye abko, kukwebta tita blite Ngobo Vai koboireamne kukwe nini tikwe, ye mun-kwe mikadre erajae, kakwetodekadre tibti angwane, mun-kwe niinandi karekare Ngobobe.64 Akwa mun mare ta nete abko

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nan to todekai tibti, aisete munnan to ti kukwei mikai era. Abkokore se, nieba Jesukwe ietre.

Jesu abko kakwe nakaba kore,nobta nan angwane nire nirekakwe nan todekadre bti, yenamanena gare kane ie. Ererearato, ni iti kakwe niara kitadingise riieye, ye namanena garekane ie, aisete nakaba kore kwe.65 Yebti Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Mun toi kore, ye mden kisetetikwe nini kroro: Ti Run kakwenan ni biandre tie, ye ngwane ninan jatadre jire iti tie ja toi ja-kwebti, tikwe nini munye, niebaJesukwe.

66 Ye ngwane mentokwareni kwati nama nain Jesu jiebtikakwe ka mikakaba bta amnenan rababa dikeka mda ben.67 Angwane nun ja toitikakani jiitabti nibu, ie Jesukwenieba:

lMun to nibi nainta mentotibta arato ya? nieba kwe nunye.

68-69 Angwane Simon Pedrokiikwe nieba:

Ti Dankien, rna kukwei abkokukwe ni mikakra nire karekareamne, rna abko Ni Deme Ngobo-kwe ye nena gare nunye amnenunkwe mikanina era jae. lSeabko nun rikadre nireye mda se?nieba kwe Jesuye.

70 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaie:

Mun ni jatabti nibu kakwe jatoitikadre tibe, abkokare tikwemun dianinka, akwa mun itiabko diablu kwrere jire, niebakwe nunye.

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71 Jesukwe niikabare kore yeabko Simon Iscariote ngobo kaJudas nama ja toitike siba Jesu-be abko kakwe Jesu kitadi ngiseriieye, abkobta nieba kore kwe.Akwa Judas abko ni ja toitikakaJesube arato nun ni jatabti nibungataite.

Jesu nikani bieta Ju Biibtii

7 1 Yebti Jesu nama dikekakwarakwara dirire ka Gali-leate. Niara nan to rababa rikaitanebe ka Judeate, nobta nanangwane nitre israelita ji dokwa-te nama ngibiare yete mure keta-reo 2 Ye ngwane abko, bieta nitreisraelita kadianta Ju Bakra jata-bare nuke ja ken. 3 Abta Jesuetbakantre kakwe nieba ie:

Mata sribi kri nan tuabarenuene nete, ye nitre nanka rnajiebti ta nune ka Judeate yekakwe tuadre, abkokare nannebe bietabta Judeate. Akwa rnanan raba Galileate nete, 4 nobtanan angwane ni rabadre utiate nimda mda ngataite, ie ni totanebe, ye abko nan nita nebe jan-dran nuene kaibe debe, aisetemata sribi kri nan tuabare nueneGalilea nete, ye rna rika nuene nijokra ngwarekri Jerusalen arato,nieba kwetre Jesuye.

5 (Jesu etbakantre abko nannamane todeke bti, aisetenakabare kore kwetre ie.)

6 Akwa Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Ka kitani ti kane erere ngaminuke tie, akwa mun abko kriikekobO jokra kuin nankra bietabtaJerusalen. 7 Ni mda mda kakwe

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nan bata ngwiandre munbta,nobta nan angwane mun toi jakwrere niaratrebe. Akwa ti abkobta bata ngwianta kwetre, nobtanan angwane niaratre ta kukwenuene kamekame Ngobo ruere,ye abko kame tita niere metreietre, abta mata tibta, aisete tinan rikadre. 8 Akwa mun abkorue nakare, aisete mun rika bie-tabta amne ti abko ka kitani tikane Ngobokwe abko ngaminuke, aisete ti nan rikadre bietayebta. Abko kore se, nieba kweetbakantreye.

9 Jesukwe nieba kore etba-kantreye, bti niara rababa kaGalileate yete 10 angwane, etba-kantre rikaba jokra bietabta.Yebti Jesu rikaba kore bietabtaarato, akwa rikaba ka bube tiebe,nan rikaba ni jokra ngwarekri.11 Angwane Jesu ngami nukeJerusalen bietabta, kanenkrinitre israelita ji dokwate abkorababa Jesu kanentari kiserenekware, sekware bieta yete, karababa niere:

lNi ngututu ngwarbe ye tamdente ruen? rababa niere.

12 Akwa ni nama kwati bieta-bta, ye rababa blite tiebetiebejokra Jesubta. Ni ruare rababaniere:

Ni ye abra mota kuin, rababaniere.

Akwa ni ruare abko rababaniere:

Nakare. Ni ye nakare kuinamne ta nain ni ngoko jirekabe,rababa niere tiebe Jesubta.

13 Akwa ni jokra, bta nitreisraelita ji dokwate ye jura

rababa, aisete rababa blite tiebe-tiebe jabe kwarikwari amne nanrababa blite ja ngwarekri jokraJesubta.

Jesukwe diribare bieta naire14 Yebti bieta otobu ta

angwane, ju blitakra Ngobobe yebare Jesu rikaba amne rikabadirire. 15 Angwane nitre israelitaji dokwate toi nan rababa kriita-re kukweibta, ka rababa niere:

lNi noko jananbare ja toitikenakare dirika krikri be, se nokanti abko Ngobo Kukwei garekrubate dikaro ie se? rababa nie-re Jesubta.

16 Abta Jesukwe nieba ietre:Tita kukwe dirire, ye abko

nakare tikwe, akwa ni ti juankaabko kukwei dirita tikwe. 17 Neaisete Ngobo ti juanka to dreye,ye erere nire nire ta biare mika-kare tate, ni ye abko ie ti kukweirukadi gare metre angwane, titakukwe dirire, ye Ngobokri ya 0tita kukwe dirire ja toi jenbti auabko rukadi gare ie. 18 Ye abko,nire nire to ja mikai utiate abkokata blite ja toibti au aibe, akwanire nire ta sribire ni niara juan-ka mikakare utiate, ni ye abko takukwe era erere niere amne nanta kukwe ngwarbe niere jire. Yeerere tita dirire. 19 Moises abkokakwe Ngobo kukwei bianinuendre munye ye abko era nannan. Akwa ni nakare jire iti munngataite kata kukwe ye mike tatemetre. lYe nobta mun to ti mureketai? nieba Jesukwe ietre.

20 Abta nitre nama kwati yeteye kakwe nieba mda:

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lNire to nibi rna miire ketaiamarebti mata nake kore ye? iYenan iiai kame ta mabta, kisetemata nake kore ya! nieba kwetreJesuye.

21 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Tikwe sribi kri nan tuabarenuenba kakwe ni mikabata kuintabatibe kobo jadiikakra n~i.ire,abtamun nan toi rababa kriitare amnemun rababa romon tikra.22 Akwa j a narakra mikadre j akwatabta abko Moisekwe nuemnamunye, aisete Moises kukweimikakare tate, munta ni narakramike kwatabta kobb jadiikakranaire. Ye abko nan Moisekwenuemna kena, akwa Ngobokwenuemna kena nitre israelita mra-ka kanekaneye, yebti Moisekwenuemnanta munye. 23 Mun nantota nebe Moises kukwei kitaiternen, aisete ngabakre ta darereabti narakra mikadre kwatabtaniebare Moisekwe amne, kobokwairare ye ta niike kobo jadiika-kra naire akwa, munta ngabakrenarakra mike kwatabta, ye abkosribi, akwa munta nuene. lYenobta abko tikwe ni bren mika-ninta kuin tate jokra kobo jadiika-krate abko bta mun romon tikra?24 Mun to raba kukwe iikaitetikra angwane, kukwe no nonuenta tikwe erere tuen no mun-ye, abta munta ti kite ngise ngwa-rbe. Ye abko munkwe nannuendre jire chi mda, akwakukwe era metrebti munkwekukwe iikadrete. Abko kore se,nieba Jesukwe nitre israelitajidokwateye.

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iJesu abko Ni Dianinkii.Ngobokwe ya?

25 Angwane nitre israelitaruare niinanka Jerusalen rababaniere jae kwarikwari:

iN-anni se kanantarita nitre jidokwatekwe miire ketadre yera,26 amarebti tuen dirire ni j6krangwarekri sete se, akwa nitre jidokwate nan nebe nake jire chiie! lNi se abko Ni Dianinka Ngo-bbkwe ara juani Ngobbkwe abkonibira era nitre ji dokwatekra yano amarebti nan nebe nake iese? 27 Ni se jatani mdenkri gare-ra nie, akwa Ni Dianinka Ngobo-kwe jatadi angwane, jatadimdenkri nan rabadi gare nie,aisete ni se abko nakare Ni Dia-ninka Ng6bokwe ruen nunye,rababa niere Jesubta.

28 Jesu nama dirire ju blita-kra Ng6b6be kantita angwane,nitre kukwei jaraba kore ieangwane, Jesukwe nakaba jadibti, kakwe nieba:

Ti gare kuin munye bkanaamne, ti jatani mdenkri, ye garekuin jokra munye, munta niitiirenan nan. Akwa nan ti jatani jatoi jenbti amne Ngobokwe ti jua-ni era metre. Niara gare nakaremunye, 29 akwa ti abko jataniniarakri amne ti juani kwe, aise-te niara gare tie. Abko kore se,nieba Jesukwe.

30 Yebta ni ruare to rababaJesu kain ngite, akwa niara miireketadre abko kai ngami niike,aisete nitre ye kakwe nan kisemikaba jire chi bta. 31 Akwa yengwane abko, ni kwati kakwe

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todekaba Jesubti abko rababaniere:

Ni Dianinka Ngobokwe rlika-dre angwane, sribi kri nan tuaba-re abko nan nuendi bari kuinkwe ni se ngwa, raba men nun-ye, rababa niere Jesubta.

32 Nitre todekaka Jesubtirababa blite tiebe kore, yekukwei jarabare nitre bariseoye.Abta nitre bariseo bta nitre blita-ka Ngobobe ni mda mda diaredankientre kakwe guardia ju bli-takra Ngobobe ngibiabtika juan-ba Jesu kaen ngite. 33 AngwaneJesukwe nieba mda:

Tikwe nlinandi ba jotro mdamun ngataite nete. Yebti ni tijuanka, kanti ti nainta.34 Angwane mun rabadi tikanentari kisere, akwa ti nankwandretari munye, nobta nanangwane ti tadi, ye kanti munnan rabadre, nieba Jesukweietre.

35 Yebta abko, nitre israelitaji dokwate rababa niere jaekwarikwari:

LNi se abko nain mdente ama-rebti nan kwandretari nie, ta nie-re se? LNitre israelita ta nlinejuta jenenante kwarakwara nitrenakare israelitare ngataite, kantinain ya no men? 0 LNitre nakareisraelitare, ie nain dirire ya? Drenuendi metre kwe men 36 ama-rebti nini kroro kwe nie: Munrabadi ti kanentari kisere, akwati nan kwandretari munye, nobtanan angwane ti tadi, ye kantimun nan rabadre niken, ninikwe nie, Lse abko dre nini korekwe se? rababa niere Jesubta.

Jesukwe Ngobo Uai ba mikanino nire kwrere

37 Yebti bieta Ju Ba kob6imra abko kobo bari litiate, yenaire Jesu rababa nlinaninka kroju blitakra Ngobobe kantitaangwane, nakaba jume ja dibtikwe, kakwe nieba mda:

Mun mden ie tomna nibiangwane, mun jakwe tomnanaen tie amne, 38 nire nirekakwe todekadre tibti abko btano nire rabadi neen kare, nietaNgobo Kukweibta ye kwrere,nieba Jesukwe.

39 Jesukwe blitaba koreangwane abko Ngobo Uai bamikaba no nire kwrere kwe.Akwa blitaba kwe angwane, Ngo-bo Uai ngami nlike nitre todekakaJesubti yebta, nobta nan angwaneJesu ngami nikenta ka kainbti,kanti Ngobokwe Jesu mikanilitiate kri. (Akwa Ngobokwe Jesumikani litiate kri, yebti abko Jesu-kwe Ngobo Uaijuani nline nitreja toitikaka Jesubti yebta.)

40 Jesukwe blitaba ye abkonitre nama yete, ye ngataite nimare kakwe Jesu kukwei nuabaangwane, rababa niere:

Ni Ngobo kukwei nieka rlika-dre niebare Moisekwe ara ta netenan nan, rababa niere.

41 Akwa ni mda mda abkorababa niere:

Era metre Ni Dianinka Ngobo-kwe ara noko, rababa niere.

Akwa ni mda abko rababaniere:

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Ng6b6kwe, nobta nan angwaneNi Dianinka Ng6b6kwe abko nanjatadre nitre Galileabokri. 42 Yeabko, Ni Dianinka Ng6b6kwejatadi jrei David tukwe mrakakriamne David abko darebare jutaBelente, ye arabe kanti Ni Dia-ninka Ng6b6kwe jatadi aratoabko nieta kore Ng6b6 Kukwei-bta, nieba ni ruarekwe.

43 Yebta abko ni j6kra t6irababa ba jene jene Jesubta.44 Ni ruare abko t6 rababa rikaiJesu ngwena ngite, akwa nuenbanakare kwetre. 45 Ye mden kise-te, guardiatre juani Jesu kaenngite, ye rikabata kise t6karenebeta bariseotre ye kanti amnenitre blitaka Ng6b6be ni mdamda diare dankientre ye kantiangwane, niaratre kakwe niebareguardiatre yeye:

Nunkwe ni kamna ngite, lyenobta mun nan ki ngwena? niebakore kwetre guardiaye.

46 Abta guardiatre kakwe nie-bare mda ietre:

iNi blite nuare nuare ni yekwrere nunkwe nan tuabare jireabko erere ni ye ta blite! Abtanun nan ki ngwena, niebarekwetre.

47 Angwane nitre bariseo yekakwe niebare mdaguardiatreye:

lMunkwe ja ng6kamna kwa-rabe ie arato nan nan? niebarekwetre ietre.

48 lNitre blitaka Ng6b6be nimda mda diare dankientre amnenitre bariseo tara iti kata tOdekeni yebti mun okwabti ya? iNaka-re jire! 49 Nitre se kata niara

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mike iitiate, ie Kukwe Biani Ng6-b6kwe Moiseye gare nakare jirechi ye abko bta Ng6b6ta ngiiriinmike, ye namanintre niereguardiatreye.

50 Abta bati ni bariseo kadiannamane Nicodemo jananbare bli-te deo Jesube ye kakwe nieba:

51 Kukweta iikaninte ni nga-taite kata niere kr6r6: Ni itikakwe dre nuenbare abta kitadrengite, ye niara ngami blite aujakra, ni nan raba kite ngite abkota iikaninte kore, nieba Nicode-mokwe. 52 Abta niaratre kakwenieba romone Nicodemoye mda:

lMa abko ni ngututu kameGalileabo arato ya? Ng6b6Kukwei kata dre niere, yebtamakwe ja t6itika angwane, niGalileabo nakare jire iti Ng6b6kukwei nieka abko riikadi garemae, nieba kwetre Nicodemoye.

Meri iti kakwe ja mikani ngitetiebe

53 (Yebti ni j6kra rikabata jagwiriete.

8 1 Akwa Jesu abko rikabaNgitio Olibobti. 2 Yebtijan-drinane deka angwane, ju blita-kra Ng6b6be ye kantita Jesu rika-bata angwane, ni kwati jatabaniike niara ken kukwei nuakareangwane, niara rababa takanin-tbe temen, ka rikaba dirire ietre.3 Ye btarabe Kukwe Biani Ng6b6-kwe Moiseye dirikatre amne nitrebariseo riikaba meri ngwena itiJesu kanti. Meri ye abko namaneja mike gure kaibe gore abkokwani ietre abko riikaba ngwena.Meri ye abko mikaba niinaninka

17.53-8.11 Kukweta tikani corcheta ngataite abko nan ta tikanimanuscrito bari kuinkuin 'bta.

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kwetre nijokra ngwarekri Jesukanti. 4 Angwane nieba kwetreie:

Dirika, meri ne ta ja mikegure kaibe gore akwa, kuni jabtanunye abko nun ki ngwena maenete. 5 Kukwe Biani NgobokweMoiseye, yebta Moisekwe merine kwrere kamikamna jabti.LAkwa rna abko kata dre nieremeri kore bta? nieba kwetreJesuye.

6 Niaratre abko rababa kukwengwentari kore ie ja gakare ben,nobta nan angwane Jesukwenakadre bIo, yebta abko kukwekame kwandre ietre kitakra ngi-se abkokare. Akwa Jesu abkorababa niinaninka kro, bti raba-ba takanintbe ngiirebti, ka rikabatara tike kisebti dobrobta temen.7 Akwa nitre ye rababa kukwengwentari janknu Jesuye meriyebta. Abta Jesukwe niaratremikaba narare ja kane, kakwenieba ietre:

Mun mden mden ja mike ngi-te nakare jire chi Ngobo riiereabko kakwe meri ye taka kanejabti, nieba Jesukwe ietre.

8 Yebti Jesu rababata takanin-tbe ngiirebti, rikaba tara tiketadobrobta temen nitre ye okwa-bti. 9 Akwa Jesukwe nakabakore ietre, yebta abko niaratrerikaba ka mikeka itire itire jataritari, akwa nitre bari unbreunbre ara jire kakwe ka mikaka-ba kane, bti ni bari bati bati rika-bata mento mra. Jesu abko

rababa kaibe meri yebe. 10 Niarananinkro kro, bti meri ye mikabanarare ja kane kwe, kakwe niebaie:

LNitre rna kitaka ngise abkoarne jokra nete? LNi nakare jireiti kakwe rna kiti ngite nan nan?nieba Jesukwe ie.

11 Angwane meri ye kakwenieba mda ie:

Ni nakare jire iti kakwe ti kitingite se abko, nieba kwe Jesuye.

Angwane Jesukwe nieba mdaie:

Tikwe nan rna kitadre ngitearato, aisete nanta. Akwa mtarementokware makwe nan ja mikangite janknu mda. Abko kore se,nieba kwe meri yeye.] f

Jesu abko notra ni jokra krake12 Yebti Jesukwe nieba mda

ni kwati nama yete yeye:Ti abko notra ni jokra krake.

Nire nire jatadre ti jiebti abkokwe notra tra rabadi die mikaka-re amne nan niinandi jire chimda ka ikote kwe, nieba kwe.

13 Yebta abko, nitre bariseokakwe nieba mda Jesuye:

Mata nete kata blite au jakra,aisete rna kukwei ye abko tuennakare metre, nieba kwetre ie.

14 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Tita blite au jakra akwa, tiabko kukwei iitiate amne metre,nobta nan angwane ti mdentejatani, ye gare kuin tie. Ererearato, ti nainta mdente gare kuin

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tie, akwa mun abko ie gare naka-re jire chi. 15 Nitre ka nebta takukwe iikete no ni kitakare ngi-te, ye kwrere munta kukweiikete tikra, akwa ti abko takukwe iikete nakare ni kitakarengite. 16 Akwa nane tikwekukwe iikarete ni kitakare ngite,ye ngwane tikwe kukwe iikadre-te era metre, nobta nan angwanenan tita kukwe iikete kaibe ja t6ijenbti, akwa ti Riin kakwe ti jua-ni abko kata kukwe iikete ti bengwaire, aisete tita kukwe iiketekuin metre. 17 Angwane KukweBiani Ng6b6kwe Moiseye munkrake, bta nieta kr6r6: Ni nibukakwe blitadre ja kwrere ni kita-ni ngise riiere, ye ngwane niara-tre nibu kukwei rabadre iitiateabko nieta. 18 Ye abko ta dbe,aisete ti ara jire ta blite au jakraamne ti Riin kakwe ti juani abkota blite tikra arato, niebaJesukwe.

19 Abta nitre bariseo kakwenieba mda Jesuye:

lMa riin abko ta mdente? nie-ba kwetre ie.

Angwane Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Ti abko nire gare nakaremetre munye amne ti Riin garenakare munye arato. Ti abkonire riikadre gare munye angwa-ne, ti Riin riikadre gare munyearato. Abko kore se, nieba kweietre.

20 Jesukwe nakaba koreangwane abko nama dirire ju bli-takra Ng6b6be ye bare. Jesunama dirire, ye kantita abko kajanama abko te ngwian kita

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namane Ng6b6kra, kanti Jesunama, kakwe kukwe diriba kore.Akwa Ng6b6kwe ka kitaniangwane Jesu miire ketadre, yengami niike ie, aisete nan kabangite kwetre miire ketakare.

21 Bti Jesukwe niebata mdaietre:

Ti bike nikenta amne munabko rabadi ti kanentari kisere,akwa mun ngite ye ben gwairemun kriitadre j6kra. Ti nainmdente, ye kanti mun nan rabaneme jire ti kanti, nieba kwenitre bariseoye.

22 Angwane nitre israelita jidokwate rababa niere jaekwarikwari:

lNiara t6 kite ja miire ketai auya no amarebti, ti bike niken yekanti mun nan raba, nini kweye? rababa niere jae kwarikwari.

23 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Mun abko ta niine ka temennebta, akwa ti abko ka kainbtisete jatani; mun abko ta niineNg6b6 riiere, akwa ti abko riirenakare Ng6b6 riiere. 24 Yemden kisete, kukwe kamekamemunta nuene Ng6b6 riiere,yebta mun kriitadi. Ti abko nino tita niere munye, ye mun-kwe nan mikadre era jaeangwane, mun kriitadi angwa-ne, mun rabadi ngite Ng6b6yekarekare, tikwe nini munye yekwrere, nieba Jesukwe ietre.

25 Angwane niaratre kakwenieba mda ie:

lMa abko nire? nieba kwetreJesuye.

Jesukwe nieba mda ietre:

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Ti jataba nuke angwane, tiabko nire tikwe nieba kane mun-ye abti ka nuke mtare. 26 Yeabko, kukwe tara kabre abkotikwe kadriedre munbe. Ererearato, kukwe tara kabre abkotikwe ukarete munkra, akwa ni tijuanka kata kukwe era erere nie-re abko tita kukwe nuen, ye ere-re tita niere nitre nunankaNgobo rtiere ie, nieba Jesukwe.

27 Akwa Jesukwe blitaba niniara juanka yebta angwaneabko nama blite Run kwebtaabko nan rukaba gare ietre.28 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Munkwe Ni Ka Nebta Ngobone kadika krusobta kain angwa-ne, ti abko ni no tita nieremunye, ye abko rtikadi garetibta munye. Erere arato, titajandran nuene nakare ja toijenbti, akwa ti Run kakwe drediribare tie, ye erere tita nueneabko rtikadi gare tibta munye.29 Ni ti juanka ye abko ta tibeamne ti Run ta ti mikete nakarekaibe, nobta nan angwane dretuen kuin ie abko erere titanuene, ka mikakare nuare bta,aisete nan ta ti mikete kaibe.Abko kore se, nieba Jesukweietre.

30 Jesukwe blitaba koreangwane, ni kwati kakwe tode-kaba bti.

Nitre israelita abko Abrahammraka ta niitiire jabta

31 Yebti nitre israelita kakwetodekaba Jesubti, ye ie Jesukwenieba mda:

Munkwe nunandika karekareti kukweibta ne ngwane, munrabadi ja toitikaka era metretibe. 32 Ye ngwane, kukwe erametre Ngobobta rtikadi garemunye amne kukwe era yebtimun rabadi tikaninte, niebaJesukwe ietre.

33 Abta nieba mda kwetreJesuye:

Nun darebare Abraham mra-kakri amne ni mda mda nebenakare nun dankiene. loSenobtaabko mun rabadreta tikaninte,mata niere se? nieba kwetreJesuye.

34 Jesukwe nieba mda ietre:Ti bike kukwe era erere niere

munye: Nire nire kata kukwekamekame nuene Ngobo rtiere,ni ye abko kukwe kamekame tabkane amne dankiene, aiseteniara abko ni klabore kwrerekukwe kamekame krake. 35 Yeabko, ni klabore ye nan rabanune karekare gwi bkanka mra-kabe, nobta nan angwane bkan-ka raba rurumoine ni mdaye.Akwa ni klabore bkanka, yengabrianka aibe kakwe nunan-dre karekare gwi rtinbe. 36 Neaisete Ngobo Odei kakwe muntikadrete ne ngwane, mun raba-di tikaninte era metre.

37 Mun darebare Abrahammrakakri, ye garera tie, akwamun to ti mure ketai, nobta nanangwane tita kukwe niere, yemun nan to kain ngabti.38 Tikwe dre dre tuaba j a okwajenbti ti Run kanti, ye erere btatita blite. Ye kwrere arato, mun-kwe mun run kukwei nuani blite

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no, ye erere munta nuene arato,nieba Jesukwe ietre.

39 Abta nieba mda kwetreJesuye:

iNun run kira abko Abrahamabko mrakakri nun darebare!nieba kwetre Jesuye.

Akwa Jesu abko kakwe niebamda ietre:

Mun daredre Abraham mraka-kri bkana akrake niarakwe nuna-bare no, ye erere munkwenunandre arato. 40 Akwa yekwrere nakare, aisete kukwediribare tie NgobOkwe abko ere-re tita niere era metre munye.Abta mun to ti mure ketai. AkwaAbraham abko rabadre nunemtare angwane, niarakwe nankukwe kore nuendre jire chiabko erere mun to nuein tibta.41 Ye abko, mun run ta dre nue-ne, ye erere munta nuene arato,nieba Jesukwe ietre.

Abta nieba kwetre Jesuye:Ni ja mikaka gure bati bati

abko kwe nun darebare nakareamne nun run abko era metre.Nun run abko itibe abko Ngobo,nieba kwetre Jesuye.

Diablu mraka

42 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Ngobo mun Run era metrebkana akrake ti rabadre taremunkwe, nobta nan angwane tijatani NgobOkri amne tita munngataite nete. Ye nan ti jatani jatoi jenbti akwa, Ngobokwe tijuani abkokanti tita nete.43 Akwa mun abko nan to tikukwei kain ngabti, aisete tita

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blite abko nan ta nuke gare mun-yeo 44 Ye abko, mun run erametre munkwe abko diabluamne niara ta mun bkane, aisetemun abko niara kwrere amneniara tota nebe dreye, ye ereremun to nuein. Kena abti ka nukemtare, diablu abko ni kamikakaamne niara nan ta kukwe erametre niere jire chi bati. Ta bliteangwane, kukwe era nieta naka-re jire kwe, angwane ta blite nie-rare, nobta nan angwane niaraabko ni ngokaka amne kane kiraniarakwe kukwe niebare ngwa-rbe. 45 Mun abko mun run dia-biu kwrere kata kukwe ngwarbetarere, aisete ti abko kata kukweera erere niere munye angwane,mun nan to ti kukwei mikai era.46 Ti kukwe kame nuene nakareNgobo ruere, aisete ni nakarejire mun ngataite nete ka raba tikite ngise kukwe kamenbta, aise-te tita kukwe era erere nieremunye, lse nobta abko mun nanto ti kukwei mikai era? 47 Akwanire nire era metre Ngobokweabko ta NgobO kukwei kaen nga-bti, akwa mun abko nakare erametre Ngobokwe, aisete munnan to ti kukwei kain ngabti.Abko kore se, nieba Jesukwenitre israelitaye.

Ja bari kri Abrahamkraniebare Jesukwe

48 Yebta abko nitre israelitakakwe nieba mda Jesuye:

Ma abko ni ngututu Samaria-bo amne uai kame ta mabta,nunta niere ye abko era bkananan nan, nieba kwetre.

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49 Abta Jesukwe nieba mdaietre:

Vai kame nakare jire tibta,akwa tita ti Rtin mike titiate jaeamne mun abko kata ti mikengwarbe jae. 50 Nan munkwe timikadre titiate abko kananta autikwe jakra, akwa ni tara iti abkota ti mike titiate amne niara abkokukwe tikateka ni jokra krake.51 Ti bike kukwe era erere nieremunye: Nire nire kakwe tikukwei mikadre tate abko nankrtitadi, nieba Jesukwe.

52 Angwane nitre israelita jidokwate kakwe nieba mda ie:

Mtare tiai kame ta mabta nun-ta niere, ye abko era ntira garemetre nunye mabta, nobta nanangwane Abraham amne nitreNgobo kukwei nieka kirakirakrtitani jokra amarebti nire nirekakwe ti kukwe mikadre tateabko nan krtitadi, mata niere yeo53 LMa abko bari titiate nunmraka Abrahamkra ya? Nakarejire raba ruen nunye, nobta nanangwane Abraham krtitani amnenitre NgobO kukwei nieka kiraki-ra krtitani jokra. LMa abko nireamarebti ja nibi ruen bari maeniaratrekra ye? nieba romonekwetre Jesuye.

54 Jesu kakwe nieba mdaietre:

Tikwe bikadre kri ja mikakaretitiate au, ye ngwane tikwe jamikadre titiate ngwarbe, akwa tiRtin ara kata ti mike titiate. TiRtin ye mden abko Ngobo mun-kwe munta niere, akwa mikatanakare titiate munkwe. 55 Ngoboye abko gare nakare munye,

akwa ti abko ie niara gare kuin.Ne aisete niara gare nakare tie,tikwe niedre, ye ngwane ti raba-dre ni ngokaka mun kwrere ara-to, akwa niara gare kuin tiebkana amne tita niara kukweimike tate. 56 Ti koboi mikani yeabko mun mraka kane Abrahamto namani tuai, aisete namanitobike ti kobOibta angwane, kanamani juto bta. Yebti ti rtikadrekobO no te abko Abrahamkwetuani angwane, ka namani nuarekrtibate bta, nieba Jesukwe.

57 Yebta abko, nitre israelitakakwe nieba mda Jesuye:

iJo! Nin ka ngami gre ketebubti kwa jata mae. LMa ye abkokakwe Abraham tuani mata niereya? nieba kwetre Jesuye.

58 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda ietre:

Kukwe era erere ti bike nieremunye: Abraham ngami darere,ye kanenkri ti namanena ntine.Abko kore se, nieba kwe nitreisraelita ji dokwateye.

59 Abta nitre israelita yekakwe ja dianba kisete Jesukamikakare, akwa nitre namaneyete, ye ngataite Jesukwe jartikanteba, bti ju blitakra Ngobo-be bare Jesu nama, ye kantiJesukwe ka mikakaba tiebeamne rikabata mentokware.

Ni okwa kii driinente abkoJesukwe mikaninta kuinta

9 1 Abti bati Jesu rikaba jingrabare angwane, ni namaiti jite bta Jesu okwa rababa. Niye abko okwa ka drtinente. Niaraabko darebare kore, aisete ka

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tuen nakare ie abko niima jite.2 Abtii nun ja toitikaka Jesubekiikwe nieba ie:

Wirikii, nobtii ni se diirebareokwii kii drunente kore? LNiarameye amne run kiikwe ja mikaningite Ngobo riiere ya? 0 LNiaraara jire kiikwe ja mikani ngite auNgobOriiere abtii diirebare koreya? nieba nunkwe Jesuye.

3 Angwane Jesukwe niebamda nunye:

Nan niara meye amne runkiikwe ja mikani ngite NgobOmere, abtii diirebare kore. Ererearato, nan niarakwe ja mikaningite abtii diirebare kore. AkwaNgobo diebti sribi kri nan tuaba-re rabadre bare, abkokiire niaradiirebare kore. 4-5 Tita kii nebtiimun ngiitiiite nete angwane, tiabko notra ni jokrii kriike, aisetetita mun ngiitiiite nete angwane,ni ti juanka ye kriike nikwe sribi-dre kii trii ngwenbti, nobtii nanangwane ti jiirikadi munkiinangwane, kii jatadi kii iko kwre-re, ye niiire ni nan rabadre sribi-re jire chi mda, nieba Jesukwe.

6 Jesukwe blitaba kore, yebtito rababa kukwe ye bii mikai,kiikwe ni ye mikaba kuinta kro-ro: kiili kitaba temen kwe, mrita-ba dobrobe kwe, bti dobro yejiianteba ni ye okwiibtii kwe,7 bti nieba kwe ie:

No okwii SHoe, ye te niin jaokwii biitete, nieba kwe ie.

(SHoe ye abko "juani" nietakukwe hebreore.) Ye erere ni iekii tuen nakare ye rikaba, kiikweja okwii biitiininte, bti nikanintaja gwiriete angwane, kii

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namaninta tuenta ie. 8 Abtii nitreniinanka kiinimekiinime niarakenta temen amne nitre kiiniimane niara tuen ngwian kiire-re kiire, ye namani niere jaekwiirikwiiri:

LNi noko niimane nebe tiikii-nintbe jite ngwian kiirere yera?rababa niere.

9 Angwane ni miire namanin-tre niere:

Niara ara se, namanintreniere.

Akwa ni mda mda abko nama-ni niere:

Nakare, akwa ni mda biisi nia-ra bii kwrere se, namanintreniere.

Akwa ni ye ara jire kiikweniebare:

Ti ne ara niimane ngwiankiirere jite ye, niebare kwe.

10 Angwane ni mda mdakiikwe niebare ie:

LNo koboire kii nena tuen maemtare? niebare kwetre ie.

11 Niara kiikwe niebare mda:Ni kiidekata Jesu ye kiikwe

dobro mriti, bti jiiniinte ti okwii-btii kwe amne nini kroro kwe tie:No okwii SHoe, ye kiinti niinamne makwe ja okwii biitiite,nini kwe tie. Ye erere ti niki,kiikwe ja okwii biitrite angwane,kii nibibe tuen tie, niebare kweietre.

12 Angwane ni bariseo mdamda ye kiikwe niebare mda ie:

LNi kiidekata makwe ye abkotii mdente? niebare kwetre ie.

Niara kiikwe niebare mda:Niara tii mdente gare nakare

tie, niebare kwe ietre.

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Nitre bariseokwe iHikiibareJesu riiere

13-14 Jesukwe dobro mritabakiilibe, bti ni okwii kii druente yeokwiibtii juanteba kwe angwane,kii rababa tuenta ie, ye abkoJesukwe nuenba kobo jadukakriiniiire. Yebtii abko ni okwii kiidrunente Jesukwe mikabatakuinta ye jiirikaba mda nitrebariseo ngwiirekri. 15 Angwaneno kobo ire namaninta kuintaniebare kwetre ie. Niara kiikweniebare ietre:

Dobro mriti kwe, jununte tiokwiibtii kwe, bti tikwe ja okwiibiitrite amne mtare kii nibi tuentie, niebare kwe ietre.

16 Abtii nitre bariseo miirenamani niere:

Ni sribi ye nuenkii abko nanjatani Ngobokri, nobtii nanangwane tii kobo jadukakrii mikeutiiite nakare jae, namani niere.

Akwa bariseo miire abkonamani niere:

iNi ngite Ngobo ruere nanrabadre sribi kri nan tuabarenuene ni noko kwrere! namanin-tre niere.

Yebtii abko namanintre jakwete kwiirikwiiri Jesubtii.17 Bti ni okwii kii ikote ie kiinamani tuen, ye ie niebaretamda kwetre:

lNi kiikwe kii mikani tuentamae, ni ye abko ni no nietamakwe? niebare kwetre ie.

Niara kiikwe niebare mda:Niara abko ni NgobO kukwei

niekii tita niere, niebare kweietre.

18 Akwa ni ye abko diirebareamne okwii kii drunente, aisetekii tuen nakare ie, akwa okwiinamaninta kuinta, aisete kiinamani tuen ie, ye abko nitreisraelita ji dokwiite nan to nama-ni mikai era, abtii ni okwii kiidrunente ye meye btii run kiirii-bare kwetre.

19 Ni ye meye btii run nukaniangwane, niebare kwetre ietre:

lNi ne abko, mun ngobo mun-kwe bkiinii ya? lErere arato,diirebare angwane, kii tuen naka-re ie bkiinii, munta niere ya? Nokobo ire kii tuen ie mtare, ye nie-re nunye, niebare kwetre ietre.

20 Angwane ni ye meye amnerun kiikwe niebare mda:

Niara abko nun ngobo nun-kwe bkiinii. Erere arato, diirebareangwane, kii tuen nakare ie bkii-nii, 21 akwa no koboire kii tuenie mtare, ye abko gare nakarenunye. Erere arato, nirekwe kiimikani tuenta ie, ye gare nakarenunye, aisete munkwe ngwianta-ri niaraye. Niara abko nenauniin, aisete dre dre nakaninkiibtii, ye niarakwe niedre au jakriimunye, niebare kwetre nitreisraelita ji dokwiiteye.

22 Ni ie kii tuen nakare yemeye amne run, btii nitre israeli-ta ji dokwiite jurii namani, aisetenieba kore kwetre, nobtii nanangwane Jesu abko Ni DianinkiiNgobokwe, ye nirekwe niedre, niye abko kitadrekii sinagoga biiremento abko nitre israelita jidokwiite kiikwe ukaninte kore,ye abko jurii namani ni ye meye-btii amne runbtii. 23 Ne aisete

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niara meye amne riin kakwe nie-bare: Niara nena iinan, aisetekukwe nakaninka iio iio bta, yemunkwe ngwiantari ie amne nia-rakwe niedi au munye, niebarekwetre.

24 Angwane ni okwa namaneka ikote kane, ye nitre israelita jidokwate kakwe karabareta bobu-ta, bti niebare kwetre ie:

Ngobo okwabti kukwe era ere-re niere nunye, iiobta iianangwane Jesu ye abko ni ngutu-tu kukwe kamekame nuenkaNgobO riiere, ye gare kuin nun-ye, niebare kwetre ie.

25 Ni ye kakwe niebare mda:Niara abko ni kukwe kameka-

me nuenka ya abko gare iiakaretie, akwa ti okwa namane ka iko-te amne niara kobo ire ka tuenkuin tie mtare. Ye aibe gare tie,niebare kwe ietre.

26 Abta nitre israelita jidokwate kakwe niebare mda ie:

lDre nuenbare kwe mabta?lNo kobOire ka mikani tuen kwemae? niebare kwetre ie.

27 Abta niarakwe niebare:Kukwe gare tie, erere tikwe

ninina jokra munye, akwa mun-kwe iian ti kukwei miri era. lSedrekare tikwe kukwe arabe nie-dreta bobuta munye, ie mun tonibi ye? lMun to nibi ja getaiarato Jesube ya amarebti munnibi kukwe ngwentari janknukore tie ye? niebare kwe ietre.

28 Angwane nitre israelita jidokwate rikaba ngren ngren niyebti, kakwe niebare ie:

Ma abra ja getaka Jesu yebe,akwa nun abko ta nekete

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Moisekri. 29 Ngobokwe blitabareMoisebe, ye gare kuin nunye,aisete nunta nekete niarakri.Akwa Jesu ye abko jatani mden-kri abko gare iiakare jire chinunye, niebare kwetre ni yeye.

30 Abta ni ye kakwe niebaremda ietre:

iRa jire niara jatani mdenkrigare iiakare munye, yebta ti toiiian nebe kriitare mda! Akwa tiabko okwa mirita kuinta kweamne ka nibi tuen tie, 31 aiseteni kukwe kamekame nuenkaNgobo riiere kata ja di karereNgobOye sribi kri iian tuabarenuenkare abko ie NgobOta ja dibien iiakare, ye gare kuin nie.Akwa nire nire ta NgobO mikeiitiate amne ta Ngobo Kukweimike tate aibe die mikata Ngo-bokwe sribi kri iian tuabarenuenkare, ye abko garera niearato. 32 Erere arato, ni dareba-re okwa ka driinente ti kwrereabkoni mdara jire kata ka miketuen ie, ye abko ni ngamikukwe nuen jire chi. 33 Neaisete, Jesu iian jatadre Ngobo-kri, akrake sribi iitiate kri iiantuabare ye kwrere iian rabadrebare jire chi ie Ngobo diebti,niebare kwe.

34 Abta nitre israelita jidokwate kakwe niebare mda ie:

Kukwe kamekame kri kriibateNgobo riiere mabta, aisete rnadare bare abti ka niike mtare rnangite kri NgobO riiere. lMa yeabko to kite dirire nunye mtareiian iian? niebare kwetre ie.

Bti ni ye juantariba kiinkenkwetre.

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Nitre israelita ji dokwate abkoie kukwe metre Ngobobta gareiiakare

35 Yebti ni ie ka mikani tuen-ta Jesukwe, ye kitani kiinkensinagoga bare mento gaba Jesu-kwe. Yebti Jesu rababa ngataiben angwane, Jesukwe nieba ie:

lNi Ka Nebta Ngobo bti matatodeke ya? nieba kwe ie.

36 Angwane niarakwe niebamda:

Ti Dankien, nire abko Ni KaNebta Ngobo makwe niedre tieangwane, tikwe todekadi bti,nieba kwe Jesuye.

37 Jesukwe nieba mda ie:Ti ara tuata makwe, ti ne

mden ben mata blite, nieba kweie.

38 Ye btarabe ni ye rababangukudokwabti Jesu ngwarekri,Jesu mikakare iitiate, kakwenieba:

Tita t6deke mabti ti Dankien,nieba kwe Jesuye.

39 Yebti Jesukwe nieba mda:Ti jatani ka nebta kukwe

rabadre iikaninte ni j6kra krakeamne, ni ie kukwe metre Ng6-b6kwe gare nakare amne ni ieka tuen nakare ye kwrere abkoie ka rabadre tuen angwane,kukwe metre Ng6b6kwe rabadregare ie, abkokare ti jatani. Ere-re arato, nire nire ie ka tuenkuin ta niitiire, aisete kukwemetre Ng6b6kwe garera ie taniitiire, ni ye abko ta ja ng6k6au abko ie ka nan rabadre tuen,abkokare ti jatani, nieba Jesu-kwe ie.

40 Yebta abko nitre bariseonama ruare Jesube yete kakwenieba ie:

lKukwe metre Ng6b6bta garenakare nunye arato, ai