1 Ey jun naj fariseo Nicodemo sbi, yaaw ye naj snan xol eb yet Israelal, c'al snan xol eb yet yaawilal. 2 Ja' naj Nicodemo ti', jix apni naj sc'atan Jesús yet jun ak'balil. Jix yalon naj tet Jesús jaxca ti':

—Jaach cuywam, kotaj on tol Dios jix jaach aontej yu cu cuyomal oj on. Yutol asan yetoj yipal Dios chi c'al ske' x'oxle milagro jaxca cha wun ti', ẍi naj tet Jesús. 3 Catu' jix yalon Jesús tet naj jaxca ti':

—Caw yel chi wal e ach an, ja' mac txequel c'am chi ali el yet scaelal, ma ske' yoc yul sk'ab Dios, ẍi Jesús tet naj. 4 Catu' jix sk'anlen pax naj Nicodemo tu':

—Ja' junoj icham ánima xa, ¿tzet utbil chi yun yali el yet scaelal? ¿Tumi chi to ske' yoc yin xutx junel xa, catu' chi ali el junel xa? ẍi naj tet Jesús. 5 Catu' jix tak'wi Jesús jaxca ti':

—Caw yel chi wal e ach an, ja' mac c'am chi ali yu ja' c'al yu Yespíritu Dios, ma ske' yoc yul sk'ab Dios. 6 Ja' mac txequel chi ali el yin ánima, ánima toni, ja' pax mac txequel chi ali el yu Espíritu, chi oc can Yespíritu Dios yin. 7 Manchej q'uey a ja c'ul yutol chi wal wan ti', tol sowalil chi ali el masanil ánima yin scaelal. 8 Ja' ka'e' chi to beytu' chi yal sc'ul chi to coj. Chi kab yeq'ui, pero man kotaj oj bey chi to oc oj. Quey ton tu' eb chi ali yu Yespíritu Dios, c'am chi kil yin Yespíritu tu', pero chi kil tzet chi yun kin, ẍi Jesús tet naj.* Ja' wan ti'e jix yal Jesús, ja' ton griego c'al hebreo. Ja' yin caab ti'eal ti', junne k'ane chi yal yel oc apnoj “espíritu,” c'al “ka'e'”. 9 Catu' jix sk'anlen naj Nicodemo tu' junel xa:

—¿Tzet utbil oj yun wan ti'? ẍi naj tet Jesús. 10 Catu' jix tak'wi naj Jesús jaxca ti':

—¿Tumi man ja wotaj oj wan ti' xin? Pero cuywam jaach pax xol eb ket Israelal. 11 Caw yel chi wal e ach an, ja' tzet kotaj, ja' chi kala. Ja' tzet chi kil yetoj cu sat, ja' chi kal pax oj. Pero ja' jaexti', c'am che cha' pax je yab tzet chi kal e ex. 12 Ta c'am che cha' pax je yab tzet chi wal e ex yu tzettaj yetal ey yul yiban k'inal ti', ¿tumi oj je cha' pax je yabe, ta ja' tzettaj yetal ey satcan chi waltej e ex? 13 C'am to junoj mac txequel chi bet ec' bey satcan. Jal jin xin, ja' tu' titnaj jin, yutol jain Ak'bil Wopiso xol eb ket animail yu Dios, [a satcan jin]. 14 Jainti', jain Ak'bil Wopiso yu Dios xol eb ket animail, pero jaxca jix yute st'unban a jun ch'en yechel laba naj Moisés bey cusiltaj tx'otx', quey tu' oj yun wa t'unan oj.† Ja' bey Números 21:6-9 chi ilcha sk'aneal jun ch'en laba ti'. 15 Oj jin a t'unan oj, yet watx', ja' masanil mac txequel chin aon oc yin sc'ul c'am chi q'uey el oj, pero tol oj ẍa' sk'inal eb tol ey c'al yin tobal k'inal.

16 Yu caw ey scam c'ulal Dios yin eb yul yiban k'inal ti', yuxan jix yatej jun q'uetxan Sc'aal. Ja' mac txequel chi yaoc sc'ul yin naj Sc'aal Dios tu', man oj q'uey el oj, ey sk'inal yin tobal k'inal. 17 Jix yatej jun Sc'aal Dios yul yiban k'inal ti' yu scolcha can el ánima, man yu oj sq'ueyon can el eb. 18 Ja' mac chi yaoc sc'ul yin Sc'aal Dios tu', jajbil el oj. Pero ja' pax mac c'am chi yaoc sc'ul yin naj xin, majan eb yutol c'am chi yaoc sc'ul eb yin jun q'uetxan Sc'aal Dios. 19 Jainti', jix jin eyol yul yiban k'inal ti' yu wak'on saj k'inal yin spixan eb ánima. Pero ey eb c'am chi ochen jun saj k'inal ti'. Yuxan, oj c'al can can sya'ilal yiban eb. Asan k'ej k'inal chi yoche eb, yutol asan spenail chi el yunen eb. 20 Ja' masanil eb chi unen spenail, ma yoche jun saj k'inal ti' eb. C'am chi yal sc'ul eb chi ẍa', yutol chi xiw eb ta chi txeclo el wan tzet man watx' oj chi el yunen eb tu'. 21 Pero ja' eb chi jijen jaxca yalon jun cuybanil ja' caw yel, chi ẍa' eb jun saj k'inal ti', yet watx' chi txeclo el oj tol ey oc Dios yetoj eb yin tzet chi yune', ẍi Jesús tet naj Nicodemo tu'.

22 Jix lawi tu' xin, catu' jix to Jesús yetoj eb scuywom tu' bey Judea, catu' jix ey ec' naj jayeb c'u yetoj eb titu'. Catu' jix yak'on bautizar ánima eb cuywom tu'. 23 Chi yak'on pax bautizar ánima naj Juan bey jun lugar chi yij Enón, bey scawilal Salim, yutol caw ey ja' titu'. Jix apni eb ánima sc'atan, jix apni eb yak' bautizar sba tet naj Juan tu'. 24 Ja' yet c'am to chi ale oc naj Juan tu' yul preso, catu' jix yunen c'al wan tu'. 25 Ey jaywan eb scuywom naj Juan jix steele sba eb yetoj eb Israel, yu tzet chi yute sajbanen spixan ánima. 26 Yuxan, jix bet yal eb jaxca ti' tet naj Juan:

—Jaach cuywam, ja' jun jix ec' ja wetoj bey sk'axepaltoj ja' Jordán, jun jix ja wal e on, ja' jun tu', lalan yak'on bautizar eb ánima tinani'. Caw ey eb lalan yapni sc'atan naj, ẍi eb tet naj Juan tu'. 27 Catu' jix yalon naj tet eb jaxca ti':

—C'am junoj mac txequel comon c'al chi oc yopiso, ta manaj Dios chi ak'on tet. 28 Jaexti', jix je yab walon an, tol ma jin Cristo oj an. Jainti', tu' c'al babel chejbil jin tej. 29 K'inaloj ey junoj nupil chi oc tinani', ja' naj chi nupi, chi yi' junoj ix naj. Ta ey junoj yamigo naj ey ec' yetoj, chi c'al yab naj masanil tzet chi yal naj. Caw chi tzala naj sic'lebil, chi yaben naj tzet chi yal naj chi nupi tu'. Quey ton tu', ch'un jin tzala tinani', yutol lalan yapni eb ánima sc'atan Jesús.‡ Ey bey chi yal yul Biblia yin nupil, tol yechel Dios yetoj conob Israel, ma Cristo yetoj yiglesia. Ja' jun sk'aneal ti', ja' naj chi nupi, ja' ton Cristo. Ja' jun yamigo naj chi nupi tu', ja' ton naj Juan Bautista. 30 Ja' naj Jesús tu', sowalil chi a c'al can yopiso naj. Jal jin xin, c'uan c'ulal chi tan can ey wopiso, ẍi naj Juan tet eb scuywom tu'.

31 Ja' jun mac txequel eynajtej satcan, Yaaw ye yiban masanil ánima. Jal jaon a yul yiban k'inal jon ti', ánima jon c'al el cu masanil. Asan yet yul yiban k'inal ti' chi kala. Pero ja' jun mac eynajtej satcan tu' xin, Yaaw ye kiban cu masanil. 32 Ja' tzet abbil yu, yetoj tzet ilbil yu, ja' chi yala, pero c'am wal mac chi cha'on pax yab tet. 33 Ta ey eb chi cha'on yab tet naj, chi yak' sba testigoal eb yin tzet utbil tol caw yel chi yal Dios. 34 Yutol ja' jun mac txequel tu', ja' Dios jix chejontej. Yuxan, ja' sk'ane Dios chi yala. Ja' bey jun tu', tz'ajaji chi yun yak'on Yespíritu Dios tet. 35 Sc'aal cu Mam Dios jun tu', caw cam c'ulnebil yu. Yuxan, ja' Smam tu', jix aon oc masanil tzet yetal yul sk'ab yu yak'on cuenta. 36 Ja' mac chi yaoc sc'ul yin naj Sc'aal Dios tu', ey sk'inal tol ey c'al yin tobal k'inal. Pero ja' mac c'am chi yaoc sc'ul yin naj xin, ma ẍa' k'inale eb tol ey c'al yin tobal k'inal. Ja' ti' yet eb, tol chi eytej sjowal sc'ul Dios yiban eb.