Jesus Is the True Vine
1 Jesus said to his disciples:
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of what I have said to you.
4 Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me. 5 I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me. 6 If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire.
7 Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. 8 When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. 9 I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. 10 If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.
11 I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am. 12 Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you. 13 The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them. 14 And you are my friends, if you obey me. 15 Servants don't know what their master is doing, and so I don't speak to you as my servants. I speak to you as my friends, and I have told you everything my Father has told me.
16 You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name. 17 So I command you to love each other.
The World's Hatred
18 If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and this is why its people hate you. 20 Remember how I told you that servants are not greater than their master. So if people mistreat me, they will mistreat you. If they do what I say, they will do what you say.
21 People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 Everyone who hates me also hates my Father. 24 I have done things no one else has ever done. If they had not seen me do these things, they would not be guilty. But they did see me do these things, and they still hate me and my Father too. 25 This is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”
26 I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help you and will tell you about me. 27 Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Yeesu le mu wayini yiri tooñaa ti
1 “Nte le mu wayini* yiri tooñaa ti, aduŋ m Faamaa le mu kankaŋ dookuulaa ti. 2 Bulu-wo-bulu meŋ be nte bala, aduŋ a buka diŋ, a ka wo kuntu le. Bari bulu-wo-bulu meŋ ka diŋ, a ka wo warawara le ka a seneyandi fo a si diŋ jamaa soto. 3 Ŋa kumoolu mennu fo ali ye, wolu ye alitolu seneyandi le fokabaŋ. 4 Ali tu nte kono, aduŋ m be tu la ali kono le. Yiribuloo te diŋ noo la a faŋ ye, niŋ a maŋ tu yiroo bala. Wo ñaa kiliŋo la ali fanaa te diŋ noo la, niŋ ali maŋ tu nte kono.
5 “Nte le mu wayini yiroo ti, alitolu mu yiribuloolu ti. Moo meŋ tuta nte kono, aduŋ nte tuta ate kono, wo maarii be diŋ jamaa le diŋ na, kaatu nte koolaa, ali te kuu-wo-kuu ke noo la. 6 Niŋ moo meŋ maŋ tu nte kono, wo ka fayi banta le ko yiribuloo, a ye jaa. Ì ka wo yiribuloolu kafu ñoo ma le ka ì fayi dimbaa kono ka jani. 7 Niŋ ali tuta nte kono, aduŋ n na kumoolu tuta ali kono, ali ye kuu-wo-kuu daani, ali lafita meŋ na, a be ke la ali ye le. 8 Niŋ ali ka diŋ jamaa diŋ, m Faamaa la semboo niŋ waroo be yitandi la le ka bo niŋ wo la. Wo to ali ye a yitandi le ko, ali mu n na saayiboolu le ti.
9 “Ko m Faamaa ye n kanu ñaameŋ, nte ye ali kanu wo le ñaama. Ali tu n na kanoo kono. 10 Niŋ ali ye n na yaamaroolu muta, ali be tu la n na kanoo kono le, ko nte fanaa ye m Faamaa la yaamaroolu muta ñaameŋ, n tuta a la kanoo kono. 11 Ŋa ñiŋ kumoolu fo ali ye le, fo n na seewoo si tara ali kono, aniŋ fo ali la seewoo si timma.
12 “N na yaamaroo mu ñiŋ ne ti ko, ali si ñoo kanu ko ŋa ali kanu ñaameŋ. 13 Moo maŋ kanoo soto ka tambi moo la, meŋ ye a niyo laa a teeroolu ye. 14 Ŋa ali yaamari meŋ na, niŋ ali ye wo ke, ali mu n teeroolu le ti. 15 N te ali kumandi la joŋolu la kotenke, kaatu joŋo buka a loŋ, a maariyo be meŋ ke kaŋ. Ŋa ali kumandi n teeroolu le la, kaatu ŋa mennu bee moyi ka bo m Faamaa bulu, ŋa ali londi wolu la le. 16 Alitolu maŋ nte tomboŋ, bari nte le ye alitolu tomboŋ. Ŋa ali tomboŋ ne, fo ali si taa ka diŋ ko yiroo, aduŋ ali la diŋolu si tu jee, ì kana tiñaa. Wo to le, niŋ ali ye m Faamaa daani feŋ-wo-feŋ na nte too la, a be a dii la ali la. 17 Ñiŋ ne mu n na yaamaroo ti ali ye, ali ñoo kanu.
Duniyaa ye Yeesu la saayiboolu koŋ
18 “Niŋ duniyaa ye ali koŋ, ali si a loŋ ko, a ye nte le foloo koŋ. 19 Niŋ ali keta duniyaa le taa ti, duniyaa be ali kanu la le ko a fansuŋ taa. Bari ali maŋ ke duniyaa taa ti, kaatu ŋa ali tomboŋ ne ka bo duniyaa kono. Wo le ye a tinna duniyaa ye ali koŋ. 20 Ali hakiloolu si bula kumoo la, ŋa meŋ fo ali ye nuŋ ko, ‘Joŋo la kuwo buka wara a maariyo ti.’ Niŋ ì ye nte toora, wo to ì be ali fanaa toora la le. Niŋ ì ye n na kumoo muta, ì be ali fanaa la kumoolu muta la le. 21 Bari ì be ñiŋ kuwolu bee ke la ali la le nte too kamma la, kaatu ì maŋ ate loŋ, meŋ ye n kii. 22 Niŋ m maŋ naa ka diyaamu ì ye, tennuŋ ì te tuumi la ì la junuboolu la. Bari saayiŋ, ì maŋ kanadaa soto ì la junuboo la. 23 Moo meŋ ye nte koŋ, wo ye m Faamaa fanaa koŋ ne. 24 Niŋ m maŋ baara kuwolu ke ì ñaa la, moo nene maŋ mennu ke, tennuŋ ì te tuumi la ì la junuboolu la. Bari saayiŋ, ì ye wolu je le, hani wo, ì ye nte niŋ m Faamaa bee koŋ. 25 Bari ñiŋ keta le ka kumoo timmandi, meŋ be safeeriŋ Luwaa Kitaaboo* kono ko:
‘Ì ye n koŋ ne, daliila te a la.’
Noora Kuliŋo la dookuwo
26 “Deemaarilaa be naa la le, m be meŋ kii la ali kaŋ ka bo m Faamaa yaa. Niŋ ate, Tooñaa Nooroo naata ka bo naŋ m Faamaa yaa, a be n na kuwo seedeyaa la le. 27 Aduŋ alitolu fanaa mu seedoolu le ti n na kuwo to, kaatu ali tarata nte fee le kabiriŋ foloodulaa to.
