ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 15

1 ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏯ ᎠᏴ, ᎡᏙᏓᏃ ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ.

“Ena Na [I AM (the Living God)] the true vine, and 'Avi ·my Father· is the farmer.

2 ᏂᎦᎥ ᏓᏋᏂᎦᎸᎢ ᎾᎾᏓᏛᎥᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏐ ᏕᎬᏂᎦᎵᏍᎪᎢ; ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᎥᏍᎩ ᏕᎬᏂᎦᎷᏬᏍᎪᎢ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏛᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏐᎢ.

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

3 ᎿᎭᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᎦᎸᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

4 ᏍᎩᏯᎡᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏨᏯᎡᏍᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏩᏂᎦᎸᎢ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏓᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎬᏂ ᎤᏖᎸᎳᏛ ᏧᏩᏂᎦᎶᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎯ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵᎦ ᎬᏂ ᎠᏴ ᏱᏍᎩᏯᎠ.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

5 ᎤᏖᎸᎳᏛᎢ ᎠᏴ, ᏚᏩᏂᎦᎸᎢ ᏂᎯ. ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᏴᏃ ᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏙ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᎥᏍᎪᎢ. ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᎨᏣᏛᎦ.

Ena Na [I AM (the Living God)] the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

6 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎩᏯᎥᎾ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᎦᏓᎡᎪᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏩᏂᎦᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᎾᏓᎡᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏴᏍᎪᎢ; ᏴᏫᏃ ᏓᏂᏟᏏᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏥᎸᏱᏃ ᏫᏚᎾᏕᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎪᎲᏍᎪᎢ.

If a man does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏍᎩᏯᎡᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏁᏨ ᎢᏥᏯᎡᏍᏗ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᏔᏲᎯᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎ ᎢᏰᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

8 ᎤᏣᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏛᎥᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏓᏰᏥᎸᏉᏔᏂ; ᎰᏩᏃ ᏍᎩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

“In this is 'Avi ·my Father· glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

9 ᎡᏙᏓ ᎠᎩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢᏳ ᏂᎯ. ᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏎᏍᏗᏉ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Even as haAbba ·the Father· has agapao ·totally devoted love· for me, I also have shown agapao ·totally devoted love· for you. Remain in my agape ·unconditional love·.

10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵᎦ, ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏣᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎠᎩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my agape ·unconditional love·; even as I have kept 'Avi ·my Father·’s commandments, and remain in his agape ·unconditional love·.

11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏬᏁᏔᏅ, ᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏎᏍᏗᏉ ᎦᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᎬ ᎠᏇᎵᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏇᎵᏒ.

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

12 ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᏗᏣᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢᏳ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ.

“This is my commandment, that you have agapao ·total devotion love· to one another, even as I have shown agapao ·total devotion love· to you.

13 ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏴᎬᎪᎾᏛᏓ ᎤᎵᎢ ᏗᏲᎱᎯᏎᎯ.

Greater agape ·unconditional love· has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

14 ᏂᎯ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏨᏁᏤᎲ ᏱᏂᏣᏛᏁᎭ.

You are my friends, if you do whatever I enjoin you.

15 ᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎥᏝ ᎢᏨᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏱᏨᏲᏎᎭ; ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏯᎦᏔᎰ ᎤᎾᏞᎢ ᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ. ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ; ᏂᎦᎥᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏥᏯᏛᎦᏁᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸ.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from 'Avi ·my Father·, I have made known to you.

16 ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᏯᏑᏰᏛ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏯᏑᏰᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏨᏯᎧᏅ ᎢᏤᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᎯ ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᏉᏨᎯ ᎢᏣᏤᎵᎦ ᎦᎶᏐᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᏂᎦᎥᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏔᏲᏎᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᏓᏆᏙᎥ ᎢᏥᏔᏲᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᏁᏗᏱ.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of haAbba ·the Father· in my name, he may give it to you.

17 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏁᏤᎭ ᏗᏣᏓᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

“I enjoin these things to you, that you may have agapao ·totally devoted love· to one another.

18 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎩᏳ ᏱᎩ, ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎩᏍᎦᎩᏳ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏂᎯ ᎣᏂ.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

19 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᎪᎯ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᎪᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏨᏯᏑᏰᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎦ.

If you were of the world, the world would phileo ·affectionately love, have high regard for· its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20 ᎢᏣᏅᏖᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏨᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏱᎨᏐ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎤᎾᏝᎢ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎬᎩᏐᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏓᎨᏥᏐᏢᏔᏂ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏁᏨ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏥᏁᏨ ᏛᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏂ.

Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

21 ᎠᏍᎡᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏅᏓᎨᏨᏁᎵ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏓᏆᏙᎥᎢ, ᏂᎬᏩᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏅᏛᎩᏅᏏᏛ.

But all these things will they do to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

22 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᎩᎷᏨᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏥᏬᏁᏔᏅᎾ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏱᎬᏩᏁᎮᎢ; ᎪᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏁᎭ ᎤᏄᏢᏙᏗ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

23 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎩᏍᎦᎩ ᎠᏴ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᎩᏳ ᎨᏐ ᎡᏙᏓ.

He who hates me, hates 'Avi ·my Father· also.

24 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ ᎩᎶ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏱᎬᏩᏁᎮᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎪᎩᏂᎪᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎩᏂᏍᎦᎩᏳ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏴ ᎡᏙᏓᏃ.

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and 'Avi ·my Father·.

25 ᎠᏎᏃ [ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ ] ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏗᏱ ᎠᏰᎸᏒ ᎤᎵᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎬᏅ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ ᏧᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ; “ᎠᏎᏉ ᎬᎩᏍᎦᎬᎩ.”

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their Torah ·Teaching, ‘They hated me for no reason at all.’

26 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏬᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᏍᏛᏱ ᏅᏓᏥᏅᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᏍᏛᏱ ᏅᏛᏓᎴᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏛᎩᏃᎮᎵ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᏛᏋᏁᎵ.

“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from haAbba ·the Father·, haRuach [the Spirit] of truth, who proceeds from haAbba ·the Father·, he will testify about me.

27 ᏂᎯᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏥᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏧᎳᎭᏰᏃ ᎢᏕᏓ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ.

You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.