¹Verily, verily, I say to you, He that enters not in by the door to the fold of the sheep, but mounts up elsewhere, *he* is a thief and a robber;

¹Yesu alisema "Kweli nawaambieni, yeyote yule asiyeingia katika zizi la kondoo kwa kupitia mlangoni, bali hupenya na kuingia kwa njia nyingine, huyo ni mwizi na mnyang'anyi.

²but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.

²Lakini anayeingia kwa kupitia mlangoni, huyo ndiye mchungaji wa kondoo.

³To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

³Mngoja mlango wa zizi humfungulia, na kondoo husikia sauti yake, naye huwaita kondoo wake kila mmoja kwa jina lake na kuwaongoza nje.

⁴When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

⁴Akisha watoa nje huwatangulia mbele nao kondoo humfuata, kwani wanaijua sauti yake.

⁵But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

⁵Kondoo hao hawawezi kumfuata mgeni, bali watamkimbia kwa sababu hawaijui sauti yake."

⁶This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was [of] which he spoke to them.

⁶Yesu aliwaambia mfano huo, lakini wao hawakuelewa alichotaka kuwaambia.

⁷Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁷Basi, akasema tena, "Kweli nawaambieni, mimi ni mlango wa kondoo.

⁸All whoever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.

⁸Wale wengine wote waliokuja kabla yangu ni wezi na wanyang'anyi, nao kondoo hawakuwasikiliza.

⁹I am the door: if any one enter in by me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and shall go out and shall find pasture.

⁹Mimi ni mlango. Anayeingia kwa kupitia kwangu ataokolewa; ataingia na kutoka, na kupata malisho.

¹⁰The thief comes not but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and might have [it] abundantly.

¹⁰Mwizi huja kwa shabaha ya kuiba, kuua na kuharibu. Mimi nimekuja mpate kuwa na uzima--uzima kamili.

¹¹I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:

¹¹"Mimi ni mchungaji mwema. Mchungaji mwema huutoa uhai wake kwa ajili ya kondoo wake.

¹²but he who serves for wages, and who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep.

¹²Mtu wa kuajiriwa ambaye si mchungaji, na wala kondoo si mali yake, anapoona mbwa mwitu anakuja, huwaacha kondoo na kukimbia. Kisha mbwa mwitu huwakamata na kuwatawanya.

¹³Now he who serves for wages flees because he serves for wages, and is not himself concerned about the sheep.

¹³Yeye hajali kitu juu ya kondoo kwa sababu yeye ni mtu wa mshahara tu.

¹⁴I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,

¹⁴Mimi ni mchungaji mwema. Nawajua walio wangu, nao walio wangu wananijua mimi,

¹⁵as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

¹⁵kama vile Baba anijuavyo, nami nimjuavyo Baba. Mimi nayatoa maisha yangu kwa ajili yao.

¹⁶And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

¹⁶Tena ninao kondoo wengine ambao hawamo zizini humu. Inanibidi kuwaleta hao pia, nao wataisikia sauti yangu, na kutakuwako kundi moja na mchungaji mmoja.

¹⁷On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.

¹⁷"Baba ananipenda kwani nautoa uhai wangu ili nipate kuupokea tena.

¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.

¹⁸Hakuna mtu anayeninyang'anya uhai wangu; mimi na nautoa kwa hiari yangu mwenyewe. Ninao uwezo wa kuutoa na uwezo wa kuuchukua tena. Hivi ndivyo Baba alivyoniamuru nifanye."

¹⁹There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

¹⁹Kukawa tena na mafarakano kati ya Wayahudi kwa sababu ya maneno haya.

²⁰but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

²⁰Wengi wao wakasema, "Ana pepo; tena ni mwendawazimu! Ya nini kumsikiliza?"

²¹Others said, These sayings are not [those] of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

²¹Wengine wakasema, "Haya si maneno ya mwenye pepo. Je, pepo anaweza kuyafumbua macho ya vipofu?"

²²Now the feast of the dedication was celebrating at Jerusalem, and it was winter.

²²Huko Yerusalemu kulikuwa na sikukuu ya Kutabaruku. Wakati huo ulikuwa wa baridi.

²³And Jesus walked in the temple in the porch of Solomon.

²³Naye Yesu akawa anatembea Hekaluni katika ukumbi wa Solomoni.

²⁴The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say [so] to us openly.

²⁴Basi, Wayahudi wakamzunguka, wakamwuliza, "Utatuacha katika mashaka mpaka lini? Kama wewe ndiye Kristo, basi, tuambie wazi."

²⁵Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye do not believe. The works which I do in my Father's name, these bear witness concerning me:

²⁵Yesu akawajibu, "Nimewaambieni, lakini hamsadiki. Kazi ninazozifanya mimi kwa jina la Baba yangu zinanishuhudia.

²⁶but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.

²⁶Lakini ninyi hamsadiki kwa sababu ninyi si kondoo wangu.

²⁷My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

²⁷Kondoo wangu huisikia sauti yangu; mimi nawajua, nao hunifuata.

²⁸and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.

²⁸Mimi nawapa uzima wa milele; nao hawatapotea milele, wala hakuna mtu atakayeweza kuwatoa mkononi mwangu.

²⁹My Father who has given [them] to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father.

²⁹Baba yangu ambaye ndiye aliyenipa hao ni mkuu kuliko wote, wale hakuna awezaye kuwatoa mikononi mwake Baba.

³⁰I and the Father are one.

³⁰Mimi na Baba, tu mmoja."

³¹The Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.

³¹Basi, Wayahudi wakachukua mawe ili wamtupie.

³²Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?

³²Yesu akawaambia, "Nimewaonyesheni kazi nyingi kutoka kwa Baba. Ni ipi kati ya hizo inayowafanya mnipige mawe?"

³³The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

³³Wayahudi wakamjibu, "Hatukupigi mawe kwa ajili ya tendo jema, ila kwa sababu ya kukufuru! Maana wajifanya kuwa Mungu hali wewe ni binadamu tu."

³⁴Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

³⁴Yesu akawajibu, "Je, haikuandikwa katika Sheria yenu: Mimi nimesema, ninyi ni miungu?

³⁵If he called *them* gods to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

³⁵Mungu aliwaita miungu wale waliopewa neno lake; nasi twajua kwamba Maandiko Matakatifu yasema ukweli daima.

³⁶do ye say of him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am Son of God?

³⁶Je, yeye ambaye Baba alimweka wakfu na kumtuma ulimwenguni, mnamwambia: Unakufuru, eti kwa sababu nilisema: Mimi ni Mwana wa Mungu?

³⁷If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not;

³⁷Kama sifanyi kazi za Baba yangu msiniamini.

³⁸but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may know [and believe] that the Father is in me and I in him.

³⁸Lakini ikiwa ninazifanya, hata kama hamniamini, walau ziaminini hizo kazi mpate kujua na kutambua kwamba Baba yuko ndani yangu, nami niko ndani yake."

³⁹They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand

³⁹Wakajaribu tena kumkamata lakini akachopoka mikononi mwao.

⁴⁰and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there.

⁴⁰Yesu akaenda tena ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, mahali Yohane alipokuwa akibatiza, akakaa huko.

⁴¹And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this [man] were true.

⁴¹Watu wengi walimwendea wakasema, "Yohane hakufanya ishara yoyote. Lakini yale yote Yohane aliyosema juu ya mtu huyu ni kweli kabisa."

⁴²And many believed on him there.

⁴²Watu wengi mahali hapo wakamwamini.