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JOHN
John ko den gilalong imi ningi mel biya bo anananga kasuruwoso mu, Jesus mu Kaem ko Namar. Ali se mel suen la me aratam ko kam te la, nu Nuet ilak bagaram, se ko Nuet nu te mel suen la nungam. Udagi nu kari ko aratam ale ko Nuet nanga kausok ale nanga sangaru taukko tairam. Awiriya nu arigiso mu ta ko Nuet arigam. Nu mel bo kota ko ikia te me bitakaso, bare anapeya Nuet kuring te aratukaso wore diram bitakaso.
Jesus mu anananga kari kusumuri. Nuguta lage Nuet kote namaram. Awiriya bo lage kigilik bo te Nuet kote namarukko me terong. Nu kota lage nunguning, den nunguning, se marak nunguning.
Nicodemus ko dugu duap, Samaria imet ko dugu duap, kari motam sisira bilangaram, se Lazarus ko dugu duap mu batoga imi ningi la aniso. Ale Jesus ko kuring dogotak saki mu betela batoga imi ningi la aniruk se arikko, batoga saki ningi mena.
A.D. 90 imi yia tom kariimet saki balsan John te batoga imi batogam masan. Nu kari garuk nunguningkiri Ephesus baga se batoga imi batogam iwita balsan. Nu John aguwaya mu kota numi wetang te me balam. Bare kariimet sang balsan, imi John nu olekem Jesus ko kuera biya wore masan. Mu awuk, bala sang batoga imi ningi aniso mu kari motam te mel arigam ale batoga te beteram iwita ikisan ale mu John borta iwita balsan.
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Den kari ko aratam
1 Girakala biya, mel suen la me aratukaso ko tom te, Den anikaso, nu Kaem ilak bagakaso, ale nu kota mu Kaem tala.* “Den” maso mu Jesus ko balso. Greek den te mu Logos, se English den te iwita guruguman: “the Word”. Logos ko ikia ilagala: “den se ikia”, “word and mind”. Jesus kumik te ana Kaem ko munan se ko ikia aguwaya mu wetang te arigisan ko ikisan: 1:18; 14:9. Buta se nup mu Jesus tuman. 2 Girakala biya nu Kaem ilak bagakaso. 3 Nu te mel suen la aratam, mel bo kota me aratam, mel suen la aniso mu am nu te la aratu saparam.† 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2. 4 Marak nunguning noko ningi aniso, se marak nunguning umu ana kariimet nikim nangaram. 5 Nikim umu tiromorom ningi nikim kapawoso, se tiromorom mu nikim umu menawurokko me terong.
6 Kari bo Kaem kote tairam, ko nup John. 7 Nu nikim umu ko duap balukko tairam, kariimet suen la den umu ikimon ale ko nongomang ningi nunguning arukko. 8 Bare nu kota mu nikim umu mena. Nu am nikim nukung ko duap kariimet nunga manukko tairam.
9 Nikim nunguning, kariimet nikim yawara nungarso, mu ali imi te tai kaparukko tom pingi aram. 10 Se nu ali imi te aratam ale bagakaso. Nu kota ali imi lilim nungam, kariimet ago nunga nungam, ale nongote tairam, bare kariimet noko me ikiman. 11 Nu ko kariimet Israel nongote tairam, bare nuna ari meman. 12 Bare awiriya noko amilmilaman ale ko nongomang ningi nunguning aram, mu nu kariimet umu nunga balam Kaem ko kuriang ko aratamonko balam.‡ Kariimet Kaem ko kuriang ko aratasan: John 3:3-6; Galatians 3:26. 13 Se nuna Kaem ko gomang te noko kuriang ko bilangaman. Bare nuna ali kariimet ko gue te mena, imet kari nunga ikia te mena, Kaem ko gomang te noko kuriang ko arataman.
14 Se Den kari ko aratam ale anananga ningi bagakaso. Nu kota suanta Nuet kote tairam, se ana noko nikim mu arigiman; nu nup biya, gomang lila ago, se den nunguning ago tairam.
15 John noko dugu duap balam. Nu kariimet nunga aru manaru se balam, “Kari ewerta ko ani ninga manem ale balukasam, ‘Kari bo ani agowom kaoram taiwoso mu aninga kiaram ale nu biya nunguningkiri, se ani nu bowa ningi bagasam, mu awuk, ani me bilangerem la, nu bagakaso.’ ” 16 Noko gomang lila se kua nangara mu lilim la ningi, ana suen la mel ningo ningo se marak duap duap giman. 17 Mu awuk, Kaem ko law mu Moses te nangaram; ko gomang nangara nunguning mu Jesus Kristus te nangaram.§ Law ko den, se Jesus ko saonga: Romans 6:14; 10:4; Colossians 2:10. 18 Kari bo ta Kaem kumik me arigam, mena. Bare noko Namar suanta, nu Kaem tala, nu Nuet beta dugu te ilak bagara, mu Nuet nanga kausam.
Anuwa marak kari John numi balam, nu Kristus mena mam
(Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:7-8; Luke 3:15-17)
19 Juda supuling bibiya alo nuna priest saki se Levi saki mu nunga manorman se Jerusalem beteman ale John kote namaman ale nu awiriya wore ko isarman. 20 Se John wetang te la balam, “Ani Messiah ko balsan umu mena.”
21 Se nuna isarman, “Buta se ni awiri? Ni Elijah e?” Se nu balam, “Ani Elijah mena tala.”
Se aking isarman, “Agi Moses Prophet ko balukaso borta ni e?”* Moses Prophet bo tairukko balam: Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22. Se nu balam, “Ani kari mu mena tala.”
22 Se nuna balman, “Buta ni awiriya mu anananga manaruko. Se namanak kari nanga manorman se taiman mu diram nunga manornakko. Se ni keta nimi awuk balsam?”
23 Se John prophet Isaiah ko batoga te den aniram mu nunga maonam, “Ani kari ali sor garagarayam mu te baga se aiso ale balso, ‘Kari Biya ko lage nungal se te tairukko,’ maso, borta ani.”† Isaiah 40:3.
24 Se kari John kote namaman mu nunga ningi sang Pharisee. 25 Se nuna nu isarman, “Ni Kristus mena, ni Elijah mena, ni Prophet Moses ko balam mu mena. Se ni anape ko kariimet anuwa marak nungarsam?”
26 Se John nunga den koma balam, “Ani yu te anuwa marak nungarsam. Bare kari bo nenenga ningi bagoso mu nina nu me ko ikisan. 27 Nu ani agowom kaoram taiwoso, bare nu aninga kiaram nunguningkiri, se ani noko suwik tuagu lakira ko mayang kutuwurekko me terong, mu awuk, ani nu koma te ningo nuam mena.”
28 Mel suen la imi Bethany wonong te, yu Jordan koma worem bausa mu te aratam, sor te John kariimet anuwa marak nungarukaso wore te.
Jesus mu Kaem ko Sipsip
29 Ukiram se John ko ura mu bitawaram se Jesus aolak iluwam kote taiwaram se arigam, ale balam, “Arigalko, o ta taiwoso umutang, Kaem ko Sipsip, nu borta kariimet suen la nunga memek giok ale siwu warukko!‡ Kaem ko Sipsip: Isaiah 53:6-7; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:6. 30 Ani kari ewerta ko nina ninga manem ale balem, ‘Kari bo ani agowom kaoram taiwoso mu aninga kiaram ale nu biya nunguningkiri, se ani nu bowa ningi bagasam, mu awuk, ani me bilangerem la, nu bagakaso.’ 31 Nu awiriya mu ani me ko ikikasam. Bare ani kariimet yu te anuwa marak nungarsam imi mu, Israel kariimet te nu ko ikimonko betesam.”
32 John akingtala balam, “Ani Bur Laili duruk wonong te wore inangnang biton iwita kote tai kaparam se arigem. 33 Ani me ko ikiekko, bare Kakirip ani yu te anuwa marak bitirikko sokel aisam wore iwita aga maonam, ‘Ni kari bo anuwa marak tuiwer se Bur Laili kote tai kaparuk se arik mu ikiko, kari umutang Bur Laili ko sokel te kariimet baptais nungarukko ma baluko.’ 34 Se ani mel mu arigem ale ani ninga manorsam, kari imitang Kaem ko Namar.”
Jesus olekem sang giram nunga giam
35 Animan ukiram se John sor umu te tala ko olekem ningi ilagala nongorak bagaram. 36 Tom nu Jesus aolak iluwam nunga kia kapawaram se arigam, mu nu mam, “O namawoso mu arigalko, oworta Kaem ko Sipsip!”
37 Se ko olekem ilagala den umu ikiman ale Jesus kowom karoman. 38 Se Jesus giris palagam ale nuna kowom karowaman se nungarkam, ale nunga isuam, “Nina anape ko ani agowom karowasan?” mam.
Se nuna maman, “Rabbi, ni tairem mu aparete bagasam?” maman. Rabbi masan mu ko nunguning mu “Kausa kari”.
39 Se nu nunga maonam, “Tairal se namanak asele arigalko,” mam. Tom mu 4 o’clock bainga ningi iwita. Se ilak namaman ale kuwim umu arigiman ale ilak bagaman se tirom batagam.
40 Olekem ilagala John ko den ikiman ale Jesus kowom karoman mu bo Andrew, Simon Peter ko uria. 41 Nu barasam mu gomang gomang dirmam ko laun Simon kote namaram ale maonam, “Ana Messiah arigiman,” mam. Messiah masan mu Kristus. 42 Asele nu Simon ilak Jesus kote namaram.
Se Jesus Simon arigam ale mam, “Nika nip Simon, ni John ko namar. Bare udagi te mu nika nip Cephas.” Nup Cephas mu Juda nunga den te, se nup Peter mu Greek den te.
Jesus Philip Nathanael ilak nunga giam
43 Aking animan ukiram mu Jesus Galilee namarukko. Nu Philip kupam ale arigam, ale maonam, “Ni ani agowom karoko!” mam.
44 Philip mu Andrew se Peter ilak nunga wonong suan, Bethsaida ko. 45 Se Philip nama Nathanael kote aratam ale maonam, “Ana kari Moses ko batoga te se prophet nunga batoga te ko balman mu ana arigiman. Mu nu Jesus, Nazareth kari, Joseph ko namar.”
46 Se Nathanael mam, “Agi Nazareth wonong te pa mel yawara bo uwuta aratukko se ye?”
Se Philip mam, “Tair se namanak se keta arikko!”
47 Se Jesus Nathanael tai pingi aram se arigam ale mam, “Imi mu Israel ko kari nunguning, kumik kawel munan bo mena.”
48 Se Nathanael Jesus isuam, “Ni awuk ta ani aga ikiem?”
Se Jesus nu maonam, “Philip ni me ka arukaso la, ni tam fig bowa ningi dagiwerem se ani karkem,” mam.
49 Se umutang te Nathanael balu paogam, “Rabbi, ni Kaem ko Namar; ni Israel ko King!” ma balam.§ Jesus mu Kaem ko Namar: Matthew 14:33; 16:16.
50 Se Jesus mam, “Ani ni tam fig bowa ningi dagiwerem se karkem maem, bore te se ni gemang ningi nunguning aram. Bare ani ka manorsam, udagi mu ni mel bibiya arikko,” mam. 51 Ale nunga maonam, “Ani nunguningta ninga manorsam, maingte taiti kuring kaiguk se Kaem ko engel alo Kari ko Namar kote tarigi kapawomon se arigalko.”* Jacob ipingiram mel arigam: Genesis 28:12.

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*1:1: “Den” maso mu Jesus ko balso. Greek den te mu Logos, se English den te iwita guruguman: “the Word”. Logos ko ikia ilagala: “den se ikia”, “word and mind”. Jesus kumik te ana Kaem ko munan se ko ikia aguwaya mu wetang te arigisan ko ikisan: 1:18; 14:9. Buta se nup mu Jesus tuman.

†1:3: 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2.

‡1:12: Kariimet Kaem ko kuriang ko aratasan: John 3:3-6; Galatians 3:26.

§1:17: Law ko den, se Jesus ko saonga: Romans 6:14; 10:4; Colossians 2:10.

*1:21: Moses Prophet bo tairukko balam: Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22.

†1:23: Isaiah 40:3.

‡1:29: Kaem ko Sipsip: Isaiah 53:6-7; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:6.

§1:49: Jesus mu Kaem ko Namar: Matthew 14:33; 16:16.

*1:51: Jacob ipingiram mel arigam: Genesis 28:12.

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