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.
Omasanekero womurise
1 Jesus wa tjere: “Tjiri, tjiri, ami me mu raere ouatjiri, omundu ngu hi nokuhitira momuvero wotjunda tjozonḓu, nungwari ngu ma rurumine mo parwe, eye erunga nomupunde woviṋa. 2 Omundu ngu ma hitire momuvero eye omurise wozonḓu. 3 Omutjevere wopomuvero me mu patururire omuvero; ozonḓu maze zuu eraka re, eye tji ma isana ozonḓu ze aihe peke kena, neye me ze hongorere okupitisa. 4 Nu tje ze pitisa, me ze hongorere, nozo aze mu kongorere, tjinga amaze tjiwa eraka re. 5 Ozo kaze nokukongorera omundu warwe, nungwari maze tupuka okuza po pu ye, tjinga aze hi nokutjiwa eraka re.”
6 Jesus we ve raera omasanekero nga, nungwari owo kave zuvire nawa kutja eye ma hee tjike.
Jesus Omurise omuwa
7 Jesus wa hungirire rukwao a tja: “Tjiri, tjiri, ami me mu raere ouatjiri, owami omuvero wozonḓu. 8 Ovandu avehe, mba tenga po ku ami, owo omarunga novapunde voviṋa, nungwari ozonḓu kaze puratenene ko ku wo. 9 Owami ngu mbi ri omuvero. Auhe ngu ma hitire mu ami ma yamwa; eye ma hiti na piti na kamuna omaryo. 10 Erunga ri hitira okuvaka nokuzepa nokunyona. Ami mbe era kutja eṋe mu kare nomuinyo, omuinyo omuingi okuura.
11 “Owami ngu mbi ri omurise omuwa. Omurise omuwa u yandjera ozonḓu ze omuinyo we. 12 Nomuyazeme ngu he ri omurise, nu ngu he ri omuini wozonḓu tja munu ombungu amai ya, eye ma isa ozonḓu na tupuka; nombungu mai hakana inḓa ozonḓu nai ze pizire mokati. 13 Omuyazeme ma tupuka, tjinga e ri omuyazeme uriri, nu tjinga e hi na ko na tja nozonḓu. 14 Owami ngu mbi ri omurise omuwa. Ami me tjiwa ozonḓu zandje, nozonḓu zandje ze ndji i, 15 notja Tate punga ame ndji tjiwa, ami wina opunga ambi i Tate; nami me yandjere ozonḓu zandje omuinyo wandje. 16 Ami mbi nozonḓu zarwe nḓe hiya rira ozotjunda hi. Ozo wina mbi sokukezeeta; ozo maze puratene keraka randje aze rire orupanda rumwe rwozonḓu nḓe nomurise umwe.
17 “Tate we ndji suvera, ami tjinga ambi nombango okuyandja omuinyo wandje kokutja mbi u kotore rukwao. 18 Kape nomundu ngu ma isa mo omuinyo wandje mu ami, me u yandja nombango yandje omuini. Ami mbi nousemba okuuyandja nu wina mbi nousemba okuukotora. Inga onge ri omarakiza Tate nge ndji pa kutja mbi ye yenenise.”
19 Nomambo nga ya eta okuhinakuzuvasana rukwao mokati kOvajuda. 20 Ovengi vawo va tjere: “Eye u nombepo ohakohoke! Wa vera oviyoze! Mamu puratenene tjike ku ye?”
21 Nungwari ovakwao ave tja: “Omambo nga kawomundu ngu nombepo ohakohoke! Ombepo ohakohoke mai sora vi okupaturura omeho wovapoṱu?”
Jesus ma nyengewa
22 Nu mOjerusalem mwa ri omayuva omanene wOmayapuriro wondjuwo ya Muhona, nu kwa ri okupepera. 23 Jesus ngunda ama ryanga mondjuwo ya Muhona moruhito rwozongunḓe rwa Salomo, 24 ovandu arire tji ve mu kondoroka nave mu pura ave tja: “Mo tu undjisa orure nai nga ruṋe? Tjinangara oove Omutwirisiwa, tu raera ongahukiro.”
25 Jesus wa zirire a tja: “Ami mbe mu raera rukuru, nungwari eṋe kamu vanga okukambura mu ami. Oviungura mbi mbi ungura mena ra Tate ombi ndji hongonona kutja owami aṋi. 26 Nungwari eṋe kamu vanga okukambura, orondu kaweṋe ozonḓu zandje. 27 Ozonḓu zandje ze puratena keraka randje; ami mbi ze i, nozo ze ndji kongorera. 28 Me zepe omuinyo waaruhe, nozo kamaaze pandjara. Kape nomundu ngu me ze hakana mu ami. 29 Inḓa Tate nḓe ndji pa ozo ozonanḓengu pu avihe, nu kape nomundu ngu me ze hakana momake wa Tate. 30 Ami na tate tuvemwe.”
31 Ovajuda arire tji va toora omawe kutja ve mu vete. 32 Nungwari Jesus a tja ku wo: “Ami mba ungura oviungura ovingi oviwa komurungu weṋu Tate mbye ndji pa; notjiungura tjiṋe tji mamu vanga okundjizepera nomawe?”
33 Owo va zirire ave tja: “Ka motjimbe tjotjiungura otjiwa ngamwa pu matu ku vetere nomawe, nungwari omotjimbe tjokutja ove wa yamburura Ndjambi. Nu ngunda au ri omundu uriri, mo ritjindi aayo oove Ndjambi!”
34 Jesus arire tja ziri a tja: “Momatwako weṋu oveni mwa tjangwa kutja Ndjambi wa tja: ‘Oweṋe oomukuru.’ 35 Matu tjiwa kutja imbi omatjangwa mbi maye hee ovyo ouatjiri nga aruhe; nu Ndjambi imba mba pewa embo re we ve tja oomukuru. 36 Nungwari ami mba toororwa i Tate ne ndji hindi kouye. Neṋe mamu tjere tjike ami mba yamburura Ndjambi tji mba tja owami Omuna wa Ndjambi? 37 Nu amu kambura ko mu ami ndovazu ami hi nokuungura oviungura Tate mbye vanga kutja mbi ungure. 38 Nungwari ami tji me vi ungura, nangarire kutja kamu nokukambura mu ami, tjinenenene kambureye mwi moviungura vyandje, mu tjiwe nawanawa kutja Tate u ri mu ami, nami mbi ri mu Tate.”
39 Nowo arire tji va hara okumukambura rukwao, neye a poṋa momake wawo a i.
40 Jesus wa yarukire rukwao munda mbwina yonḓonḓu Jordan koṋa Johanes kuya papitisire ovandu, narire tja kakara ngo. 41 Ovandu ovengi ve ere ku ye nave tja: “Johanes ka tjitire ovihimise, nungwari oviṋa avihe Johanes mbya hungirira omundu ngwi, ovyo ouatjiri.” 42 Novandu ovengi, mba ri mbo arire tji va kambura mu ye.
