Di Voice Wey Di Sheep Sabi
Jesus na the gate and the good shepherd wey dey call im own by name and lay down im life by imself. When dem surround am for the Feast of Dedication, e talk say im sheep dey inside im hand and im Papa hand, and nobody fit snatch dem comot.
10 1"Trully, trully, I dey tell una: anybody wey no enter di sheep pen through di gate, but climb enter through anoda way, na tiff and na armed robber. 2But di person wey enter through di gate na di shepherd wey dey mind di sheep. 3Di gateman go open di gate for am, and di sheep go hear im voice. E dey call im own sheep by dia name, and e dey lead dem comot. 4After e don bring all im own sheep comot, e dey waka for dia front, and di sheep dey follow am, because dem sabi im voice. 5Dem no go ever follow stranger—dem go run comot from am, because dem no sabi di voice of stranger."
6Jesus tell dem dis parable, but dem no grab wetin e mean.
7So Jesus talk again, "Trully, trully, I dey tell una, na me be di gate for di sheep.
8"Everybody wey come before me na tiff and armed robber, but di sheep no gree hear dem. 9Na me be di gate; anybody wey enter through me go save, e go dey enter and comot, and e go find grass wey e go chop. 10Di tiff dey come only to tiff, to kill, and to spoil. I come so dat dem fit get life, and get am plenty-plenty.
11"Na me be di good shepherd. Di good shepherd dey lay im life down for im sheep. a a v11 Jesus take di shepherd title wey our Papa wear over Israel and make am im own — di Shepherd wey dey do wetin no hired hand go do: lay im life down for di sheep. 12Di hired worker, wey no be shepherd, no be im get di sheep. Wen e see wolf dey come, e go leave di sheep and run—di wolf go grab dem and scatter dem. 13Di man dey run because na hired worker e be, and e no send di sheep for anytin.
14"Na me be di good shepherd. I sabi my own and my own sabi me, 15just as di Papa sabi me and I sabi di Papa, and I dey lay my life down for di sheep. 16I get oda sheep wey no dey dis pen; I must lead dem too, and dem go hear my voice. Dem go turn to one flock, wit one shepherd. 17Na dis be why di Papa love me: I dey lay my life down only to take am up again. 18Nobody dey take am from me, but na me dey lay am down by myself. I get power to lay am down, and power to take am up again. Dis charge na my Papa give me."
19Dis words bring division come among di Jews again. 20Plenty of dem talk, "E get demon inside am and e don craze. Wetin make una dey hear am?" 21But oda people talk, "Dis no be words of person wey get demon. Abi demon fit open blind eyes?"
Di Feast of Dedication
22Den di Feast of Dedication reach for Jerusalem. Na cold season, b b v22 Di Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) dey celebrate how dem dedicate di temple again; e dey fall for cold season and e no dey among di festivals wey di Law of Moses command. 23and Jesus dey waka inside di temple, for Solomon Colonnade. 24Di Jews surround am and talk, "How long you go keep us dey wait dey wonder? If na you be di Christ, tell us plain-plain."
25Jesus answer, "I don tell una, but una no believe. Di works wey I dey do for my Papa name dey testify concerning me, 26but una no believe, because una no be my sheep. 27My sheep dey hear my voice; I sabi dem, and dem dey follow me. 28I dey give dem life wey no dey end, and dem no go ever perish, and nobody go fit grab dem comot from my hand. 29My Papa, wey give dem to me, big pass everybody; nobody fit grab dem comot from di Papa hand. 30Me and di Papa na one." c c v30 Jesus dey claim say e be one wit im Papa — different Persons wey share one being. Di crowd hear am as blasphemy and reach dia hand for stone (v.33).
31Di Jews carry stone again to stone am.
32Jesus reply, "I don show una plenty good works from di Papa. Na because of which one among dem una wan stone me?"
33"Na no be because of good work we dey stone you," dem talk, "but na because of blasphemy, because you, wey be ordinary man, dey call yourself God."
34Jesus answer dem, "E no dey written for una Law say: 'I don talk say una be gods'? d d v34 Jesus quote Psalm 82, wia dem call di judges of Israel "gods" because di word of God come to dem—no be say plenty gods dey exist, but na argument from dia own Scripture. 35If e call dem 'gods,' di people wey di word of my Papa come to—and Scripture no fit break, 36wetin about di one wey di Papa set apart and send come inside di world? Why una dey accuse me of blasphemy because I talk say, 'I be di Pikin of our Papa'?
37"If I no dey do di works of my Papa, den make una no believe me. 38But if I dey do dem, even if una no go believe me, believe di works, so dat una go know and continue to know say di Papa dey inside me, and I dey inside di Papa."
39Dem try again to catch am, but e escape from dia hand.
40Jesus den go back cross di Jordan, to di place wia John first been dey baptize, and e stay dia. 41Plenty people come to am, dey talk, "John no do any sign, but everytin wey John talk about dis man na true." 42And for dat place plenty people believe for am.
