¹Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Usingapindi napamukova mudanga remakwai, asi unokwira nekumwe, ndiye mbavha negororo.

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;

²Zvino unopinda nepamukova mufudzi wemakwai.

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

³Murindi wemukova unomuzarurira, nemakwai anonzwa inzwi rake, uye unodana makwai ake nezita, nekuatungamirira kunze.

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

⁴Uye kana abudisa makwai ake, unoatungamirira; nemakwai anomutevera, nekuti anoziva inzwi rake.

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

⁵Asi mweni haangatongomuteveri, asi anomutiza; nekuti haazivi inzwi revaeni.

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

⁶Jesu wakareva dimikira iri kwavari; asi ivo havana kunzwisisa, kuti zvinhui zvaakataura kwavari.

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

⁷Zvino Jesu akati kwavarizve: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Ini ndiri mukova wemakwai;

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

⁸vose vakanditangira kuuya imbavha nemakororo, asi makwai haana kuvanzwa.

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

⁹Ini ndiri mukova; kana munhu achipinda neni, uchaponeswa, uchapinda nekubuda, nekuwana mafuro.

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.

¹⁰Mbavha haiuyi asi kungozoba nekuuraya nekuparadza; ini ndakauya, kuti vave neupenyu, uye vave nezvinopfachukira.

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.

¹¹Ini ndiri mufudzi wakanaka. Mufudzi wakanaka unoradzikira pasi makwai ake upenyu hwake.

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

¹²Asi muricho, usati ari mufudzi, makwai asati ari ake pachake, unoona bumhi richiuya, akasiya makwai, ndokutiza; bumhi rinoabata, nekuparadzira makwai.

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.

¹³Muricho unotiza nekuti muricho, uye haana hanya nemakwai.

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

¹⁴Ini ndiri mufudzi wakanaka, uye ndinoziva angu, ndinozikamwa neangu,

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

¹⁵Baba sezvavanondiziva, saizvozvo neni ndinoziva Baba; zvino ndinoradzikira pasi makwai upenyu hwangu.

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

¹⁶Nemamwe makwai ndinawo, asati ari edanga rino. Naiwo ndinofanira kuuya nawo, achanzwa inzwi rangu; uye rive boka rimwe mufudzi umwe.

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.

¹⁷Nekuda kwaizvozvo Baba vanondida, nekuti ini ndinoradzika upenyu hwangu pasi, kuti ndihwutorezve.

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

¹⁸Hakuna ungahwutora kubva kwandiri, asi ini ndinohwuradzika pasi pachangu. Simba ndinaro rekuhwuradzika pasi, uye simba ndinaro rekuhwutorazve. Uyu murairo ndakaugamuchira kuna Baba vangu.

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.

¹⁹Naizvozvo kukavapozve kupesana pakati pevaJudha nekuda kwemashoko awa.

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

²⁰Vazhinji vavo vakati: Une dhimoni uye unopenga; munomuteererei?

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

²¹Vamwe vakati: Mashoko awa haasi eune dhimoni; ko dhimoni ringagona kusvinudza meso emapofu here?

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

²²Zvino paiva nemutambo wekuvandudza paJerusarema, chaiva chando;

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

²³Jesu ndokufamba-famba mutembere muberere raSoromoni.

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

²⁴Zvino vaJudha vakamukomba, vakati kwaari: Kusvikira rinhi uchigara wakaremberedza mweya yedu? Kana uri Kristu iwe, tiudze pachena.

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.

²⁵Jesu akavapindura akati: Ndakakuudzai, asi hamuna kutenda; mabasa andinoita ini muzita raBaba vangu ndiwo anopupura nezvangu;

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:

²⁶asi imwi hamutendi; nekuti hamusi vemakwai angu, sezvandakareva kwamuri.

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

²⁷Makwai angu anonzwa inzwi rangu, neni ndinoaziva, uye anonditevera;

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

²⁸uye ini ndinoapa upenyu hwusingaperi; uye haachatongoparari nekusingaperi, uye hakuna uchaabvuta muruoko rwangu.

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

²⁹Baba vangu vakandipa iwo vakuru kune vose; uye hakuna unogona kuabvuta muruoko rwaBaba vangu.

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

³⁰Ini naBaba tiri umwe.

³⁰I and the Father are one.

³¹Naizvozvo vaJudha vakanongazve mabwe, kuti vamutake.

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

³²Jesu akavapindura akati: Ndakakuratidzai mabasa mazhinji akanaka kubva kuna Baba vangu; nderipi remabasa awa ramunonditakira?

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

³³VaJudha vakamupindura vachiti: Hatikutakiri basa rakanaka, asi kunyomba; uye nekuti iwe uri munhu unozviita Mwari.

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

³⁴Jesu akavapindura akati: Hazvina kunyorwa here mumurairo wenyu, zvichinzi: Ini ndakati: Muri vamwari?

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

³⁵Kana akavaidza vamwari, ivo shoko raMwari rakasvika kwavari, uye rugwaro harwugoni kuputswa;

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

³⁶imwi munoti kune uyo Baba vakamuita mutsvene vakamutuma panyika: Unonyomba, nekuti ndati: Ndiri Mwanakomana waMwari?

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?

³⁷Kana ndisingaiti mabasa aBaba vangu, musanditenda.

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

³⁸Asi kana ndichiaita, kunyange musingatendi ini, tendai mabasa; kuti muzive nekutenda kuti Baba vari mandiri, neni mavari.

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.

³⁹Zvino vakatsvakazve kumubata; asi wakabuda paruoko rwavo.

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

⁴⁰Zvino akaendazve mhiri kwaJoridhani kunzvimbo Johwani kwaaibhabhatidza pakutanga; ndokugarapo.

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

⁴¹Zvino vazhinji vakauya kwaari vakati: Johwani haana kuita chiratidzo, asi chose chakareva Johwani pamusoro peuyu chaiva chokwadi.

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

⁴²Vazhinji ndokutenda kwaari ipapo.

⁴²And many believed on him there.