The Parable of the Shepherd
1 Jesus said, “I am telling you the truth: the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out. 4 When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice.”
6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 So Jesus said again, “I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness.
11 “I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep. 12 When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep. 14-15 I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them. 16 There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
17 “The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again. 18 No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
19 Again there was a division among the people because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?”
21 But others were saying, “A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon give sight to blind people?”
Jesus Is Rejected
22 It was winter, and the Festival of the Dedication of the Temple was being celebrated in Jerusalem. 23 Jesus was walking in Solomon's Porch in the Temple, 24 when the people gathered around him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?”
25 Jesus answered, “I have already told you, but you would not believe me. The deeds I do by my Father's authority speak on my behalf; 26 but you will not believe, for you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care. 30 The Father and I are one.”
31 Then the people again picked up stones to throw at him. 32 Jesus said to them, “I have done many good deeds in your presence which the Father gave me to do; for which one of these do you want to stone me?”
33 They answered, “We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!”
34 Jesus answered, “It is written in your own Law that God said, ‘You are gods.’ 35 We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given. 36 As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How, then, can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God? 37 Do not believe me, then, if I am not doing the things my Father wants me to do. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, you should at least believe my deeds, in order that you may know once and for all that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father.”
39 Once more they tried to seize Jesus, but he slipped out of their hands.
40 Jesus then went back again across the Jordan River to the place where John had been baptizing, and he stayed there. 41 Many people came to him. “John performed no miracles,” they said, “but everything he said about this man was true.” 42 And many people there believed in him.
Saajii kantalaa la mansaaloo
1 “Tooñaa-tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, moo meŋ maŋ duŋ saajii buŋo kono niŋ bundaa la, bari a seleta niŋ kara koteŋ na, wo mu suŋo le ti, aniŋ ñapinkannaa. 2 Bari moo meŋ dunta niŋ daa la, wo le mu saajii kantalaa ti. 3 Bundaa kantalaa ka bundaa yele a ye le, aduŋ saajiyolu ka a kaŋo suutee le. A ka a fansuŋ saajiyolu kumandi ì toolu le la, a ye ì kenkeŋ banta.
4 “Niŋ a ye a fansuŋ saajiyolu bee fintindi banta, a ka tambi ì ñaato le. Aduŋ saajiyolu ka ate le nooma, kaatu ì ye a kaŋo suutee le. 5 Ì buka luntaŋo nooma muk, bari ì be bori la a la le, kaatu ì maŋ luntaŋolu kaŋo suutee.”
Yeesu le mu bundaa ti saajiyolu ye
6 Yeesu ye ñiŋ mansaaloo fo ì ye le, bari ì maŋ a fahaamu a ka meŋ fo. 7 Wo kamma la Yeesu ko ì ye kotenke ko, “Tooñaa-tooñaa, m be a fo la ali ye, nte le mu bundaa ti saajiyolu ye. 8 Moolu mennu bee naata nte ñaa, wolu mu suŋolu le ti, aniŋ ñapinkannaalu, bari saajiyolu maŋ ì lamoyi. 9 Nte le mu bundaa ti. Niŋ moo meŋ dunta niŋ nte la, a be kiisa la le. Aduŋ a be duŋ niŋ finti la, a ye ñaama keroo soto. 10 Suŋo ka naa suuñaaroo doroŋ ne la, faaroo aniŋ tiñaaroo. Nte naata le fo ì si baluwo soto, a timmariŋo.
Yeesu le mu kantarilaa betoo ti
11 “Nte le mu kantarilaa betoo ti. Kantarilaa betoo ka a niyo laa a la saajiyolu ye le. 12 Dookuulaa, ì ye meŋ luwaasi, wo maŋ ke kantarilaa ti, aduŋ saajiyolu maŋ ke a taa ti. Niŋ a ye suluwo je naa kaŋ, a ka saajiyolu bula le, a ye bori. Bituŋ suluwo si ñapi ì kaŋ, a ye ì janjandi. 13 A ka bori le, kaatu luwaasilaa doroŋ ne mu a ti, aduŋ saajiyolu la kuwo maŋ a suula. 14 Nte le mu kantarilaa betoo ti. Ŋa n na saajiyolu loŋ ne, aduŋ n na saajiyolu ye n loŋ ne, 15 ko m Faamaa ye n loŋ ñaameŋ, aduŋ m fanaa ye m Faamaa loŋ ne. Ŋa n niyo laa saajiyolu ye le.
16 “Ŋa saajii doolu soto le, mennu maŋ bo ñiŋ koorewo to. N ñanta wolu fanaa naati la le, aduŋ ì be n kaŋo suutee la le. Wo to a be ke la kooree kiliŋ ne ti, aniŋ kantarilaa kiliŋ.
17 “M Faamaa ye n kanu le, kaatu ŋa n niyo le laa fo n si a taa kotenke. 18 Moo te a taa la m bulu, bari nte faŋo le ye a landi. Nte ye semboo soto le ka a laa, aniŋ ŋa semboo soto ka a taa kotenke. Ŋa ñiŋ yaamaroo soto ka bo m Faamaa le yaa.”
19 Ñiŋ kumoolu kamma la kannawaaliyo keta kotenke Yahuudoolu teema. 20 Bituŋ ì moo jamaa ko, “A ye seetaani jawoo le soto, aniŋ a ñaamaata le. Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka a lamoyi?” 21 Bari doolu ko, “Ñinnu maŋ ke moo la kuma ti, meŋ ye seetaani jawoo soto. Fo seetaani jawoo si finkintewolu ñaalu yelendi noo baŋ?”
Yahuudoolu balanta Yeesu ma
22 Ñiŋ keta Yerusalaamu le sumayaa waatoo la, tumoo meŋ na ì be Alla Batudulaa Kerekeroo Juuraloo la. 23 Yeesu be taama kaŋ nuŋ Sulemani la Pereŋo kaŋ, Alla Batudulaa to. 24 Wo to le Yahuudoolu kuruta a la, ì ko a ye ko, “Waati jumaa le i be ntolu bondi la kumpoo kono? Niŋ ite le mu Alimasiihu* ti, wo to a fo ǹ ye seneyaarinke.” 25 Bituŋ Yeesu ye ì jaabi ko, “Nte ye a fo ali ye le, bari ali maŋ laa. Ŋa dookuwolu mennu ke m Faamaa too la, wolu le ye nte la kuwo seedeyaa. 26 Bari ali maŋ soŋ ka laa, kaatu ali maŋ ke n na saajiyolu ti. 27 N na saajiyolu ka n kaŋo suutee le. Aduŋ nte ka ì loŋ ne, aniŋ ì ka n nooma le. 28 N ka badaa-badaa baluwo dii ì la le, aduŋ ì nene te bono la fo abadaa. Moo te ì buusi noo la m buloo kono muk. 29 M Faamaa, meŋ ye ì dii n na, wo le warata feŋolu bee ti, aduŋ moo te ì buusi noo la m Faamaa bulu. 30 Nte niŋ m Faamaa mu kiliŋ ne ti.”
31 Wo to le Yahuudoolu ye beroolu sika kotenke fo ì si a buŋ ka a faa. 32 Bituŋ Yeesu ye ì jaabi ko, “Nte ye baara kuu bete jamaa le ke, ali ye mennu je, ka bo m Faamaa bulu. Ali be m buŋ na ka m faa baara kuu jumaa le kamma ñinnu kono?” 33 Yahuudoolu ye a jaabi ko, “M̀ maŋ a ke i la baara kuu betoolu kamma la, bari ì la tooñeeri kumoolu, kaatu ite ye i faŋ ke Alla le ti, aduŋ i mu hadamadiŋo doroŋ ne ti.”
34 Wo to le Yeesu ye ì jaabi ko, “Fo a maŋ tara safeeriŋ ali la Kitaabu Senuŋo kono ko, ‘Nte ko, ali mu alloolu le ti’? 35 Aduŋ Kitaabu Senuŋo buka faliŋ! Alla ye wo moolu kumandi alloolu le la, a la kumoo naata mennu kaŋ. 36 Wo to, muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka a fo wo Kiliŋo ye, meŋ Faamaa ye a tomboŋ, aniŋ a ye a kii duniyaa kono ko, ‘Ite ye tooñeeri kumoolu le fo,’ kaatu nte ko, ‘Nte mu Alla Dinkewo* le ti’?
37 “Niŋ m maŋ tara m Faamaa la baara kuwolu ke kaŋ, wo to ali kana laa n na. 38 Bari niŋ n ka wolu le ke, hani niŋ ali maŋ laa nte la, wo to ali laa kebaaroolu la, fo ali si a loŋ aniŋ ali ye a fahaamu ko, m Faamaa be nte kono le, aduŋ nte be m Faamaa kono le.” 39 Bituŋ ì ye a kata kotenke ka a muta, bari a kanata ì bulu.
40 A naata taa kotenke Yoridani Boloŋo kara doo la, dulaa to, Yaayaa ka batiseeroo* ke daameŋ to nuŋ. A tuta jee, 41 aduŋ moo jamaa naata a kaŋ. Ì ko, “Yaayaa maŋ taamanseeri ke, bari a ye feŋ-wo-feŋ fo ñiŋ kewo la kuwo to, a bee mu tooñaa le ti.” 42 Aduŋ moo jamaa laata a la jee.
