John 3:17-31

¹⁷Kaluk God bimunkeweng nawu beywurd nuye bu djareminj kabenngehke birriwarlahkenh bininj rowk. Namekbe nawu beywurd nuye minj kumrawinj bu kabenwelengnamekenh bedberre.

¹⁸Bininj 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.

²⁰Bininj nawu kabirrihyime kunwarre bedda kabirribirluwidnan. Minj mak kabirridjare kabirrimre kore kabolkwolkan dja kabirriwarnyak nangale nawu kabennan kabirrihkurduyime kunwarrehwarre.

²¹Dja bininj nawu kunwoybuk kahkarrme, nungka wanjh kamre kore kabolkwolkayindi dja kadjare bininj birribuyika kabirriburrbun bu nungka kabidjalwokmarrkmang God.”

²²Kundjalmekbe 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.

²³Mak 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.

²⁵Yikahwi binihbininj nawu John benhbukkabukkani birrihdangwerreni nabuyika bininj nawu Jew. Wanjh bu birridangwerreni kore bininj kabirrikukdjirridjburrenkenh mandjad ba bu God kabenmarneyime bu bedda birrikangebele.

²⁶Wanjh 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.”

²⁷Wanjh 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. Dja God nganyingkihmunkeweng ngamarnedokmeng nungka nuye Jesus. Ngudda wanjh ngurriweleng kandibekkani bu kuhni wanjh woybukkih marneyimeng korroko ngudberre.

²⁹Dja 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.

³⁰Jesus 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.