1-2 Kunkakkudjihni nakudji bininj wam benewokdanginj Jesus. Namekbe bininj ngeyyoy Nicodemus. Nawu nungka Phariseeni, dja mak birriraworrinj bininj nawu bindiwohrnani kore council bedberre nawu Jews. Wanjh nungka bimarneyimeng Jesus, “Rabbi, ngudda nawu yibenhbukkabukkan bininj! Ngad ngarriburrbun bu God ngunmunkeweng kanbukkabukkankenh ngadberre. Ngad ngundikurdunani kundulkarre God nuye dorrengh, dja kunmekbekenh ngarriburrbun bu woybukkih God ngunehdjarrkre.”

3 Wanjh Jesus biwokmey dja bidjalmarneyimeng Nicodemus, “Woybukkih, djal woybukkih duninjh marneyime ngudda, bininj nawu minj kayawoyhdangen wanjh kunukka minj kanan kore God kawohrnan rowk.”

4 Wanjh Nicodemus biwokmey, bimarneyimeng, “Kek! Ngaye nuk ngarrabbolkminj. Minj mak ngayawoyhngimen kore ngalbadjan ngardduk kuwarlirrng ngarre bu nganyawoyhyawmang!”

5 Wanjh Jesus bimarneyimeng, “Woybukkih, djal woybukkih duninjh marneyime, bu kerrngehkenh duninjh yirranginj kore ngalbadjanbeh dja kunronj ngarre dorrengh, dja bonj, wanjh yiyawoyhdangimen kore Namalngmakkaykenh ngunmalngkerrngehme. Dja bu burrkyak, wanjh kunukka minj yingimen kore God kawohrnan rowk. 6 Bu ngudda ke kunburrk wanjh ngundidarrkidwong kornkumo dja ngalbadjan. Dja bu kunmalng ke wanjh kunukka ngunmalngdarrkidwon Namalngmakkaykenh. 7 Wanjh yuwn bu bininj kabirribangmekangebarrhme bu ngaye ngayime bininj rowk birriyawoyhdangimen! 8 Yiman kayime kunmayorrk manbu kahmayorrkbun kore baleh yarrkka kahre. Kunu ngurrihbekkan dja minj ngurriburrbun kore baleh kabuhbuhme dja kore kamhdolkkanbeh. Kunmekbe wanjh karohrok bu bininj nawu kabirriyawoyhdangen kore nawu Namalngmakkaykenh kabendarrkidwon.”

9 Wanjh Nicodemus biwokmey yimeng, “Minj ngaye ngaburrbun bu baleh kuhni kayimerran.”

10 Wanjh Jesus biyawoyhmarneyimeng, “Ngudda nuk nawu yidjalwernhkimuk dja yibenhbukkabukkan bininj rowk nawu Israel benkebmawahmeng, dja njalekah bu minj yiwernhburrkburrkbekkan kore ngaye marnehmarneyime? 11 Woybukkih, djal woybukkih duninjh marneyime ngudda. Ngad wanjh ngundimarneyime bu ngad ngarriburrbun, dja ngad ngundimarnemulewan kore ngad ngarrinang. Dja ngaleng, ngudda kandidjalwokwirrihme! 12 Ngaye bukkabukkang ngudberre kore nawu kurorrewaken, dja minj kandiwoybukwoyi. Dja bu ngaye marneyolyolme kore nawu heavenbeh wanjh kunukka minj nuk kandiwoybukwon. 13 Ngaye nawu Bininj Duninjh ngadjalkudji ngamkoluy kore heavenbeh. Dja minj nangale nabuyika bininj bidbuyi ngimeninj kumekbe kore heaven.”

14 “Yiburrbun bu Moses dingihdi kubolkdarleh dja marnbom wirlmurrng nawu kukyimi nayin, dja kukbarnnameng kore kundulk wayhkeng kaddum.* Numbers 21:8-9 Wanjh kunmekbe karohrok nganmarnekurduyimerran ngayemanwali bu ngandikukwayhke ngaye nawu Bininj Duninjh. 15 Bu kuhni nganmarnekurduyimerran ngardduk, wanjh birriwern bininj nawu ngandihwoybukwon wanjh kabirrimalngmimbi munguyh munguyh.” Kuhni bu Jesus yolyolmeng bu mulewarreni.

16 Wanjh Jesus biyawoyhmarneyimeng Nicodemus, bu yawoyhmulewarreni, wanjh yimeng, “God nawu benmarnedjareminj bininj birriwarlahkenh rowk wanjh kunmekbekenh kunu benwong bedberre nawu nuye beywurd nadjalkudji duninjh, ba bu bininj nawu kabirrihwoybukwon, wanjh minj mak kabirrimalngdowen dja kabirridjalmalngmimbi munguyh munguyh. 17 Kaluk God bimunkeweng nawu beywurd nuye bu djareminj kabenngehke birriwarlahkenh bininj rowk. Namekbe nawu beywurd nuye minj kumrawinj bu kabenwelengnamekenh bedberre. 18 Bininj nawu kabirriwoybukwon nawu beywurd nuye God, nakka wanjh God minj kabenwelengname. Dja nawu bininj minj kabirriwoybukwon, nakka wanjh God korroko benwelengnameng, dja minj kabirriwoybukwon kore kunngey nuye nawu nadjalkudji beywurd nuye God.”

19 “Wanjh kunekke nungka nawu beywurd nuye God bolkwolkang bedberre bininj, dja bedda minj birridjareniwirrinj. Dja kabirridjaldjare kabirrihdjaldi kore kubolkmunun dja kabirridjalkurduyime kunwarre. Kumekbekenh kunu God wanjh kabendjadme bu kabenwarrewan. 20 Bininj nawu kabirrihyime kunwarre bedda kabirribirluwidnan. Minj mak kabirridjare kabirrimre kore kabolkwolkan dja kabirriwarnyak nangale nawu kabennan kabirrihkurduyime kunwarrehwarre. 21 Dja bininj nawu kunwoybuk kahkarrme, nungka wanjh kamre kore kabolkwolkayindi dja kadjare bininj birribuyika kabirriburrbun bu nungka kabidjalwokmarrkmang God.”

22 Kundjalmekbe rerrih Jesus dja bininj nawu benbukkabukkani, wanjh birribolkbawong Jerusalem kore kurralk ngarre. Dja birriwam kore kabolkngeyyo Judea, wanjh bedda birriyerrkang. Bu kumekbe Jesus birridjarrkdi dja mak benhkodjdjuhkeyi yikahwi bininj. 23-24 Mak nawu John benkodjdjuhkeyi bininj kore kubadbolkbuyika. Bu kuhni wanjh kerrngehkenhni yerre wanjh king bikurrmeng John kore prison dukkahdukkayindi. Kaluk nungka benkodjdjuhkeyi kore kukku kunbowern boyoy, kumekbe bolkngeyyoy Aenon kore darnkih kunred Salim. Birriwern bininj birrirey munguyh kore John kumekbe benkodjdjuhkeyi. 25 Yikahwi binihbininj nawu John benhbukkabukkani birrihdangwerreni nabuyika bininj nawu Jew. Wanjh bu birridangwerreni kore bininj kabirrikukdjirridjburrenkenh mandjad ba bu God kabenmarneyime bu bedda birrikangebele. 26 Wanjh John nuye binihbininj birrimwam birrimarneyimeng nawu John, “Yina Rabbi, nawu ngudda kanhbukkabukkan ngadberre, ngudda yiburrbun bininj nawu ngunehdjarrkdi kore bewhbeh mankabo Jordan nawu yihmulewani. Wanjh nungka kahbenkukdjuhke bininj dja birriwern kabirrimunkekadjung bolkkime. Dja bedda minj mak ngundikadjung ngudda.”

27-28 Wanjh John benwokmey, benmarneyimeng, “Kamak bu naninjanu bininj nganmarnedokme. God nungan bimarnbom ba bu bininj birriwern kabirrimunkekadjung. God nungka nadjalkudji kakurduyime. Dja kandibekka. Ngaye kerrngehkenhni marneyimeng ngudberre bu ngaye minj nawu Christ† “Christ” karohrok “nawu Messiah”.. Dja God nganyingkihmunkeweng ngamarnedokmeng nungka nuye Jesus. Ngudda wanjh ngurriweleng kandibekkani bu kuhni wanjh woybukkih marneyimeng korroko ngudberre. 29 Dja ngaye wanjh nganjilngmak bu Jesus kabirrimunkekadjung. Ngaye wanjh ngayingkihmarnekarremarnbom nuye. Dja ngurrina. Kuhni yiman bu daluk dja bininj kabenemarren, dja ngaye wanjh yiman kayime djawirna nuye namekbe nawu nakaliyi, dja Jesus yiman kayime bininj nawu kabimang daluk. Kaluk bu yiman nakaliyi kabimang daluk wanjh djawirna nuye kadjalnjilngmakmen bu kabenbenenan kabenemarren. Dja kunmekbe wanjh ngaye ngadjalwernhnjilngmakminj bolkkime bu nganan Jesus kabenmang birriwern bininj. 30 Jesus wanjh nungka djalwernkukenmen dja ngaye ngamarladjworrimen.”

31 “Namekbe bininj nawu kumkoluy kaddumbeh nungka wanjh nadjalwernhkuken. Ngaye wanjh ngamdolkkan kurorrebeh, dja ngahdjalyolyolme kurorrewaken. Wanjh ngaye djal kurorrewaken. Dja nawu bininj kumdolkkang heavenbeh nungka wanjh kabendjalyurrhke rowk. 32 Bu nungka wanjh kayolyolme djal kunwoybuk kunmekbe kore nani dja bekkabekkani. Dja minj birriwern kabirriwoybukwon. 33 Dja bu nangale bininj kabiwoybukwon, nakka wanjh kaluk kabenmarnemulewan birribuyika bininj bu God kayime djal kunwok kunwoybuk. 34 Nahni wanjh namekbe bininj nawu God bimunkeweng, wanjh nakka kayolyolme God nuye kunwok. Dja God munguyh kabikukbarlmikenwon nuye Namalngmakkaykenh.”

35 “God nawu kornkumo kabimarnedjare beywurd nuye, dja bibidnakenwong ba bu kakarrme rowk. 36 Bu bininj kabirriwoybukwon namekbe beywurd nuye God, wanjh kunu kabirrimalngmimbimen munguyh munguyh. Dja nawu kabirrihwirrihme nawu beywurd nuye God, nakka wanjh minj kabirrinan kundarrkid duninjh, dja wanjh nungan God kabendjaldung munguyh.”