John 10
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you: —He that entereth not, through the door, into the fold of the sheep, but goeth up from another place, that man, is, a thief, and, a robber.
Amin, Amini nawaambieni, yule asiyeingia kwa kupitia mlango wa zizi la kondoo, lakini anapanda kwa njia nyingine, mtu huyo ni mwizi na mnyang'anyi.
2 But, he that entereth through the door, is, shepherd, of the sheep:
Yeye aingiaye mlangoni ni mchungaji wa kondoo.
3 To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth.
Kwake mlinzi wa mlango humfungulia. Kondoo waisikia sauti yake na huwaita kondoo zake kwa majina yao na kuwatoa nje.
4 As soon as, all his own, he hath put forth, before them, he moveth on, and, the sheep, follow him, because they know his voice;
Atakapowatoa nje hao walio wake, huwatangulia, na kondoo humfuata, kwa sababu wanaijua sauti yake.
5 But, a stranger, will they in nowise follow, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice, of strangers.
Hawatamfuata mgeni lakini badala yake watamuepuka, kwa sababu hawazijui sauti za wageni.”
6 This similitude, spake Jesus unto them; but, those men, understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them.
Yesu alisema mfano huu kwao, lakini hawakuyaelewa mambo haya ambayo alikuwa akisema kwao.
7 Jesus, therefore, said, again—Verily, verily, I say unto you: —I, am the door of the sheep:
Yesu akasema nao tena, “Amini, amini, nawaambia, Mimi ni mlango wa kondoo.
8 All, as many as came before me, are thieves, and, robbers: but the sheep hearkened nor unto them.
Wote walionitangulia ni wezi na wanyang'anyi, lakini kondoo hawakuwasikiliza.
9 I, am the door: through me, if anyone enter, he shall be saved, and shall come in and go out, and, pasture, shall find.
Mimi ni mlango. Yeyote aingiaye kupitia kwangu, ataokolewa; ataingia ndani na kutoka, naye atajipatia malisho.
10 The thief, cometh not, save that he may thieve and slay and destroy: I, came, that, life, they might have, and, above measure, might have.
Mwizi haji isipokuwa kuiba, kuua, na kuangamiza. Nimekuja ili kwamba wapate uzima na wawe nao tele.
11 I, am the good shepherd: The good shepherd, his life, layeth down, for the sheep.
Mimi ni mchungaji mwema. Mchungaji mwema huutoa uhai wake kwa ajili ya kondoo.
12 The hireling, even because he is no shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, vieweth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, —and, the wolf, seizeth them and scattereth, —
Mtumishi aliyeajiriwa, na siyo mchungaji, ambaye kondoo si mali yake, huwaona mbwa mwitu wakija na huwaacha na kuwakimbia kondoo.
13 Because, a hireling, he is, and hath no care for the sheep.
Na mbwa mwitu huwakamata na kuwatawanya. Hukimbia kwa sababu ni mtumishi wa kuajiriwa na hawajali kondoo.
14 I, am the good shepherd, and know my own, and, my own, know me, —
Mimi ni mchungaji mwema, na ninawajua walio wangu, nao walio wangu wananijua mimi.
15 Just as, the Father, knoweth me, and, I, know, the Father; and, my life, I lay down for the sheep.
Baba ananijua, nami namjua Baba, nami nautoa uhai wangu kwa ajili ya kondoo.
16 And, other sheep, have I, which are not of this fold: those also, I must needs bring, and, unto my voice, will they hearken, and there shall come to be, One flock, One shepherd.
Ninao kondoo wengine ambao si wa zizi hili. Hao pia, yanipasa kuwaleta, nao wataisikia sauti yangu ili kwamba pawepo na kundi moja na mchungaji mmoja.
17 Therefore, doth the Father, love, me, because, I, lay down my life, that, again, I may receive it: —
Hii ndiyo sababu Baba ananipenda: Niutoe uhai wangu halafu niutwae tena.
18 No one, forced it from me, but, I, lay it down, of myself, —Authority, have I, to lay it down, and, authority, have I, again, to receive it: This commandment, received I, from my Father.
Hakuna auchukuaye kutoka kwangu, lakini mimi nautoa mwenyewe. Ninayo mamlaka ya kuutoa, na ninayo mamlaka ya kuutwaa pia. Nimelipokea agizo hili kutoka kwa Baba.”
19 A division, again, took place among the Jews, because of these words.
Mgawanyiko tena ukatokea kati ya wayahudi kwa sababu ya maneno haya.
20 But many from among them were saying—A demon, he hath, and is raving, —Why, unto him, do ye hearken?
Wengi wao wakasema, “Ana pepo na ni kichaa. Kwa nini mnamsikiliza?”
21 Others, said—These sayings, are not those of one demonized, —Can, a demon, open the eyes of, the blind?
Wengine wakasema, “Haya siyo maneno ya mtu aliyepagawa na mapepo. Pepo linaweza kufungua macho ya kipofu?”
22 The feast of dedication took place at that time, in Jerusalem: it was, winter,
Ndipo ikaja Sikukuu ya Kuwekwa Wakfu Yerusalemu.
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.
Ulikuwa wakati wa baridi, na Yesu alikuwa akitembea hekaluni katika ukumbi wa Selemani.
24 The Jews, therefore, surrounded him, and were saying unto him—How long, holdest thou, our lives, in suspense? If, thou, art the Christ, tell us, plainly.
Ndipo Wayahudi walipomzunguka na kumwambia, “Mpaka lini utatuweka katika mashaka? kama wewe ni Kristo, tuambie wazi.
25 Jesus answered them—I told you, and ye believe not: The works which, I, am doing in the name of my Father, the same, bear witness concerning me.
Yesu akawajibu, “Nimekwisha waambia lakini hamuamini. Kazi nizifanyazo kwa jina la Baba yangu, hizo zinashuhudia juu yangu.
26 But, ye, believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
Hata hivyo hamuamini kwa sababu ninyi si kondoo wangu.
27 My sheep, unto my voice, hearken, —and, I, know, them, and they follow me, —
Kondoo wangu waisikia sauti yangu; Nawajua, nao wanifuata mimi.
29 What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father: —
Baba yangu, aliyenipa hao, ni mkuu kuliko wengine wote, na hakuna hata mmoja aliye na uwezo wa kuwanyakua kutoka mkononi mwa Baba.
30 I and the Father, are, one.
Mimi na Baba tu mmoja.”
31 The Jews again lifted up stones, that they might stone him.
Wakabeba mawe ili wamponde tena.
32 Jesus answered them—Many works, have I showed you, noble ones, from my Father: For which of those works are ye stoning me?
Yesu akawajibu, “Nimeshawaonesha kazi nyingi nzuri kutoka kwa Baba. Kwa kazi zipi kati ya hizo mnataka kuniponda mawe?”
33 The Jews answered him—Concerning a noble work, are we not stoning thee; but concerning profane speech, —and because, thou, being, a man, art making thyself, God.
Wayahudi wakamjibu, “Hatukupondi mawe kwa kazi yoyote iliyo nzuri, lakini kwa kukufuru, kwa sababu wewe, uliye mtu, unajifanya kuwa Mungu.”
34 Jesus answered them—Is it not written in your law: I, said, Ye are, gods?
Yesu akawajibu, “Haikuandikwa katika sheria yenu, 'Nilisema, “Ninyi ni miungu”'?”
35 If, those, he called gods, unto whom, the word of God, came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
Ikiwa aliwaita miungu, kwa wale ambao Neno la Mungu liliwajilia (na Maandiko hayawezi kuvunjwa),
36 Of him whom, the Father, hallowed and sent forth into the world, are, ye, saying—Thou speakest profanely, because I said, Son of God, I am?
mnasema juu ya yule ambaye Baba alimtoa na kumtuma katika ulimwengu, 'Unakufuru,' kwa sababu nilisema, 'mimi ni Mwana wa Mungu'?
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me;
“Ikiwa sifanyi kazi za Baba yangu, msiniamini.
38 But, if I am doing them, even though, in me, ye believe not, in the works, believe, —that ye may get to know and go on to know, that the Father is, in me, and, I, am, in the Father.
Hata hivyo, ikiwa ninazifanya, hata kama hamniamini, ziaminini kazi ili kwamba muweze kujua na kufahamu kwamba Baba yuko ndani yangu na mimi niko ndani ya Baba.”
39 They were [therefore] again seeking to take him; and he went forth out of their hand.
Wakajaribu tena kumkamata Yesu, lakini alienda zake kutoka mikononi mwao.
40 And he went away again, beyond the Jordan, unto the place where John was at the first, immersing; and he abode there.
Yesu akaenda zake tena ng'ambo ya Yordani sehemu ambayo Yohana alikuwa akibatiza kwanza, na akakaa huko.
41 And, many, came unto him, and were saying—John, indeed, did not so much as, one sign; but, all things, whatsoever John said concerning this one, were, true.
Watu wengi wakaja kwa Yesu. Waliendelea kusema, “Yohana kweli hakufanya ishara yoyote, lakini mambo yote aliyoyasema Yohana juu ya huyu mtu ni ya kweli.”
42 And, many, believed on him there.
Watu wengi wakamwamini Yesu hapo.
