1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22¶ And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30I and my Father are one. 31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on him there.
Omusumba Omulungi
1“Ddala ddala mbagamba nti atayita mu mulyango ng’ayingira mu kisibo ky’endiga, naye n’alinnyira awalala, oyo aba mubbi era munyazi. 210:2 nny 11, 14Naye ayingirira mu mulyango, ye musumba w’endiga. 310:3 nny 4, 5, 14, 16, 27Era oyo omuggazi amuggulirawo, n’endiga ziwulira eddoboozi lye, aziyita amannya gaazo n’azifulumya ebweru. 4Azikulembera ne zimugoberera, kubanga zimanyi eddoboozi lye. 5Omulala gwe zitamanyi, tezimugoberera, zimudduka buddusi kubanga tezimanyi ddoboozi lye.” 610:6 Yk 16:25Yesu n’abagerera olugero olwo, kyokka bo, ebyo tebaabitegeera.
7Awo Yesu kyeyava ayongera n’abagamba nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti nze mulyango gw’endiga. 810:8 Yer 23:1, 2Abalala bonna abansooka baali babbi era banyazi, n’endiga tezaabawuliriza. 9Nze mulyango; buli ayingirira mu Nze alirokoka. Aliyingira, n’afuluma n’aliisibwa mu ddundiro. 10Omubbi ky’ajjirira kwe kubba n’okutta n’okuzikiriza. Nze najja, zibe n’obulamu, era zibe nabwo mu bujjuvu.
1110:11 a nny 14; Is 40:11 b Yk 15:13; 1Yk 3:16“Nze musumba omulungi. Omusumba omulungi awaayo obulamu bwe olw’endiga. 1210:12 Zek 11:16, 17Omupakasi, atali musumba, endiga nga si zize, bw’alaba omusege nga gujja adduka n’aleka awo endiga, omusege ne guzirumba ne guzisaasaanya. 13Akola atyo kubanga mupakasi, so n’endiga tazifaako.
1410:14 a nny 11 b nny 27“Nze ndi musumba mulungi, n’endiga zange nzimanyi era nazo zimmanyi. 1510:15 Mat 11:27Nga Kitange bw’ammanyi, era nga nange bwe mmumanyi, bwe ntyo bwe mpaayo obulamu bwange olw’endiga. 1610:16 a Is 56:8 b Yk 11:52 c Ez 37:24Nnina n’endiga endala ezitali za mu kisibo kino, nazo kiŋŋwanidde okuzireeta, era nazo ziriwulira eddoboozi lyange, endiga zonna ne ziba ekisibo kimu era ne ziba n’omusumba omu. 1710:17 nny 11, 15, 18Kitange kyava anjagala, kubanga mpaayo obulamu bwange ndyoke mbweddize. 1810:18 a Mat 26:53 b Yk 15:10; Baf 2:8Tewali n’omu abunzigyako, wabula mbuwaayo lwa kwagala kwange. Nnina obuyinza okubuwaayo, era nnina obuyinza okubweddizza. Ekyo Kitange ye yakindagira.”
1910:19 Yk 7:43; 9:16Yesu bwe yayogera bw’atyo, empaka mu Bayudaaya, ne zisituka buto. 2010:20 a Yk 7:20 b Mak 3:21Bangi ku bo ne bagamba nti, “Aliko dayimooni oba si kyo alaluse. Lwaki mumuwuliriza?”
2110:21 a Mat 4:24 b Kuv 4:11; Yk 9:32, 33Abalala ne bagamba nti, “Ebigambo bino si bya muntu aliko dayimooni. Dayimooni asobola okuzibula amaaso ga bamuzibe?”
Obutakkiriza bw’Abayudaaya
22Mu Yerusaalemi mwalimu embaga ey’Okutukuza, era bwali budde bwa butiti. 2310:23 Bik 3:11; 5:12Yesu yali mu Yeekaalu ng’atambula mu kifo ekiyitibwa Ekisasi kya Sulemaani. 2410:24 a Yk 1:19 b Yk 16:25, 29Awo Abayudaaya ne bamwetooloola ne bamugamba nti, “Olituusa ddi okutubuusisabuusisa? Obanga ggwe Kristo kale tubuulirire ddala.”
2510:25 a Yk 8:58 b Yk 5:36Yesu n’addamu nti, “Nababuulira dda naye temukkiriza. Ekikakasa ebyo gy’emirimu gye nkola mu linnya lya Kitange. 2610:26 Yk 8:47Naye mmwe temunzikiriza kubanga temuli ba mu ndiga zange. 2710:27 a nny 14 b nny 4Endiga zange zitegeera eddoboozi lyange, era nzimanyi era zingoberera. 2810:28 Yk 6:39Nziwa obulamu obutaggwaawo, era tezigenda kuzikirira. Tewali n’omu ayinza kuzisikula mu mikono gyange, 2910:29 a Yk 17:2, 6, 24 b Yk 14:28kubanga Kitange yazimpa, era ye tewali amusinga maanyi, noolwekyo tewali asobola kuzisikula kuva mu mukono gwa kitange. 3010:30 Yk 17:21-23Nze ne Kitange tuli omu.”
3110:31 Yk 8:59Awo Abayudaaya ne bakwata amayinja okumukuba. 32Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Mwalaba ebyamagero bingi Kitange bye yankozesa, kiruwa ku ebyo kye musinziirako okunkuba amayinja?”
3310:33 Lv 24:16; Yk 5:18Ne bamuddamu nti, “Tetukuvunaana lwa birungi by’okola wabula lwa kubanga ovvoola; ggwe oli muntu buntu naye weeyita Katonda.”
3410:34 a Yk 8:17; Bar 3:19 b Zab 82:6Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Tekyawandiikibwa mu mateeka gammwe nti, Katonda yagamba nti, ‘Muli bakatonda’? 35Obanga abo abaweebwa ekigambo kya Katonda, yabayita bakatonda, ate ng’Ebyawandiikibwa tebidiba, 3610:36 a Yer 1:5 b Yk 6:69 c Yk 3:17 d Yk 5:17, 18ate Nze, Kitange gwe yatukuza n’antuma mu nsi, lwaki mugamba nti avvoola kubanga ŋŋambye nti, Ndi Mwana wa Katonda? 3710:37 nny 25; Yk 15:24Obanga sikola ebyo Kitange by’ayagala nkole, kale temunzikiriza; 3810:38 Yk 14:10, 11, 20naye obanga nkola by’ayagala, newaakubadde Nze temunzikiriza waakiri mukkirize ebyo bye nkola mulyoke mutegeere nti Kitange ali mu Nze, era nange ndi mu Kitange.” 3910:39 a Yk 7:30 b Luk 4:30Awo ne bagezaako nate okumukwata, kyokka ne yeemulula.
4010:40 Yk 1:28N’addayo emitala wa Yoludaani mu kifo Yokaana gye yasooka okubatiriza, n’abeera eyo. 4110:41 a Yk 2:11; 3:30 b Yk 1:26, 27, 30, 34Abantu bangi ne bajja gy’ali nga bagamba nti, “Yokaana teyakola byamagero, naye buli kimu kye yayogera ku muntu ono kyali kya mazima.” 4210:42 Yk 7:31Bangi ne bamukkiririza eyo.
