Jesus Is the True Vine
1 Jesus said to his disciples:
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of what I have said to you.
4 Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me. 5 I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me. 6 If you don't stay joined to me, you will be thrown away. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire.
7 Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. 8 When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. 9 I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you. 10 If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.
11 I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am. 12 Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you. 13 The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them. 14 And you are my friends, if you obey me. 15 Servants don't know what their master is doing, and so I don't speak to you as my servants. I speak to you as my friends, and I have told you everything my Father has told me.
16 You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name. 17 So I command you to love each other.
The World's Hatred
18 If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and this is why its people hate you. 20 Remember how I told you that servants are not greater than their master. So if people mistreat me, they will mistreat you. If they do what I say, they will do what you say.
21 People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 Everyone who hates me also hates my Father. 24 I have done things no one else has ever done. If they had not seen me do these things, they would not be guilty. But they did see me do these things, and they still hate me and my Father too. 25 This is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”
26 I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help you and will tell you about me. 27 Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.
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K. Jezus — veina kūks.
1 Es asmu eistais veina kūks, un Muns Tāvs ir veinkūpis. 2 Ikvīnu atvasi, kas, uz Manis asūt, nadūd augļu, atgrīž nūst, un ikvīnu, kas augļus dūd, nūteirej, lai bogōtōkus augļus dūtu. 3 Tagad jyus asat teri mōceibas dēļ, kuru jums sludynōju. 4 Palicit Mani, kai Es jyusūs. Kai atvase, kas navā veina kūkā, poša nu sevis augļu dūt navar, tai ari jyus, jo napaliksit Manī.
5 Es asmu veina kūks, jyus asat atvases. Kas Manī mōjoj, un Es jamā, tys dūd bogōtus augļus, jo bez Manis nikō navarit padareit. 6 Kas Manī napaliks kai atvase, tiks izmasts ōrā un nūkaļss; jū sajims un īmess gunī, un jys sadegs. 7 Jo jyus paliksit Manī, un jyusūs paliks Muni vōrdi, tad varit lyugt, kō vīn grybat, un jums tys nūtiks. 8 Kad jyus dūsit daudzi augļu un byusit Muni mōcekli, tad caur tū byus uzslaveits Muns Tāvs. 9 Kai Mani nūmīļōja Tāvs, tai Es nūmīļōju jyusus. Munā mīlesteibā palicit. 10 Jo jyus Munas bausleibas izpiļdeisit, tad jyus Munā mīlesteibā paliksit, kai un Es, sova Tāva bausleibas izpiļdejis, palīku Jō mīlesteibā. 11 Šytū Es jums pastōsteju, lai jyus byutu Munā prīcā, un jyusu prīca byutu piļneiga.
Mīlesteibas bausleiba.
12 Muna bausleiba ir šitei: Mīļojit vīns ūtru tai, kai Es jyusus nūmīļōju. 13 Lelōkas mīlesteibas navā, kai tam, kas par sovim draugim atdūd sovu dzeiveibu. 14 Jyus byusit Muni draugi, jo jyus izpiļdeisit tū, kū Es jums pavēļu. 15 Es jyusu par kolpim vairs nasaucu, jo kolps nazyna, kū jō kungs dora. Es jyusus nūsauču par draugim, jo jums pasludynōju vysu, kū nu sova Tāva dzērdēju. 16 Na jyus Mani izlasejot, bet Es jyusus izlaseju un jyusus pazeimōju, lai jyus ītu un dūtu augļus, un jyusu augli palyktu. Tad jums Tāvs īdūs vysu, kō tik vīn jyus Munā vōrdā lyugsit. 17 Es jums pavēļu šytū: Vīns ūtru mīļojit.
Pasauļa īnaids.
18 Jo pasauļs jyusus naīredz, tad zinit, ka agrōk par jums naīredzēja Mani. 19 Jo jyus byutu nu pasauļa, tad pasauļs kai sovejūs mīļōtu. Bet jyus nu pasauļa naasat, jo Es jyusus nu pasauļa izlaseju, un tōpēc pasauļs jyusus naīredz. 20 Pīminit tūs vōrdus, kurus Es jums saceju: Kolps navā pōrōks par sovu kungu. Jo jī vojōja Mani, vojōs ari jyusus; jo sorgōja Munu mōceibu, sorgōs ari jyusu. 21 Bet vysu tū jums dareis Muna vōrda dēļ, jo jī napazeist Tō, kurs Mani syuteja. 22 Jo Es nabyutu atgōjis un jim runōjis, tad jim grāka nabyutu, bet tagad jim pret sovu grāku navā nikaida aizbyldynōjuma. 23 Kas Manis naīredz, tys ari Muna Tāva naīredz. 24 Jo Es jūs vydā nabyutu padarejis taidu dorbu, kaidu nikas cyts navā darejis, tad jim grāka nabyutu. Bet jī tūs redzēja un aizadaga pret Mani un pret Munu Tāvu naīredzēšonā. 25 Vajag tadei izapiļdeit vōrdim, kas jūs lykumā stōv raksteits: Jī Manis naīredz bez pamata.
26 Kad atīs Īprīcynōtōjs, kuru Es nu Tāva jums atsyuteišu, Patīseibas Gors, kurs paīt nu Tāva, tad Jys par Mani nūdūs līceibu; 27 ari jyus līcynōsit, jo nu īsōkuma kūpā ar Mani asat.