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1Jiso tɛ̀ tuu bɛchi tiifi bɛniiŋ li libɛ-ɛ lichiŋ, ɛ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ tɛ̀ banchɛ fe weseeŋ. Se dza lɛ shee nuuŋ lɛ ŋgo-o, kintutu kilu lemi li ŋgemɛ yi dzɔɔ li, lɛ bukaka.Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

2Tɛ̀ tiifi be biee ŋge nuuŋ lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li. Dza wa ŋgaŋgaa chimu li bee le,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Yikɛ yɛɛŋ nɛ woo, wi tɛ̀ la le gɛɛŋ tuŋ ŋgɔ.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Le ni tumi, yimi weyɛ lɛ dze, muniiŋ bɛ mu chɔchɛ mu ji.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Yimi weyɛ fɛ kintsii ki ta-a, fɛ nshɛ nuuŋ yɛ fe ŋge kɛ. Yi biee yi bo kifɛ nshɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ yɛ fe bujɔŋ kɛ.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Le wiiŋ bɛchi mbanu, wu sooŋ ŋgɔ yilu yi wɔɔbɛ, kifɛ yi tɛ̀ mɛɛŋ ki lii kɛ gɛɛŋ le yi seri kɛ.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Ŋgɔ yimi weyɛ li bifafu-u. Bifafu bilu ko bi baanyɛ ŋgɔ yilu yi se ba ŋ'wonu muntaaŋ nsiŋ.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ŋgɔ yimi weyɛ nuuŋ li nshɛ yi dzeeŋ li, yi bo, yi ko, yi woŋ, yaa si bɛ tɛ̀ tuŋ, lii yi yimi woŋ muntaaŋ mbaanshɛɛ, yi yimi sháŋ mbaambusɔɔ, yimi sháŋ gwii.”Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”

9Le Jiso wa lɛ biee mɛɛshi le, “Wi wu kɛmi bintooŋ mwɛ woo.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jiso tɛ̀ nuuŋ wuu mbiiŋ, bɛniiŋ bamu bɛ bee be tɛ̀ nuuŋ mɔɔ bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u bɛ yoofi ntsɔ bɛfɛ baa tɛ̀ bii li wuu kii ŋgaŋgaa chilu.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Tuu li bee le, “Ɛ li be-eŋ bɛ Nyɔ doonchɛ yɛ biee bi li bumfɔŋ bwee li bi nuuŋ lɛ munyiikɔɔ li. Se nuuŋ le, li bɛniiŋ bamu-u fiee fichu fiɛɛ nuuŋ lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li,He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

12ke be se ni be bichi, be tɛ ŋɛŋ kɛ, be ni be yiki, be tɛ woo kɛ. Bee nuuŋ yɛ lɛ kɛ dɛɛŋ be fiiki shéŋ yibe, Nyɔ feeki bibifi bi bee.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Jiso dza bii li bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛ wu baa laa, “Fi nuuŋ le nɛ mɛɛŋ ki kɛɛ kɛ fiee fi ŋgaŋgaa chini tiiti kɛ ni? Ɛ nɛ mɛɛŋ ki kɛɛ kɛ chini kɛ, nɛ gii nɛ geeŋ nɛ se kɛɛ ŋgaŋgaa yimi?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Ŋgɔ yi wi wulu tɛ̀ tumi yɛ ɛ jɛ yi Nyɔ.The farmer sows the word.

15Ŋgɔ yi tɛ̀ weyɛ lɛ dze yɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, Sataŋ se bɛ mfwaa mumkpaŋ buu jɛ yilu li shéŋ yibe.Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

16Ŋgɔ yi tɛ̀ weyɛ fɛ kintsii ki ta-a yɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, be fi yi mfwaa mumkpaŋ bɛ kinɛɛtinɛ,Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17se nuuŋ le, yi tɛ̀ seri le yi gɛɛŋ li shéŋ yibee kɛ. Ɛ yi ŋɔɔnɛ niiŋ kwaa, ɛ ŋgɛ bɛ, kɛ ɛ bɛniiŋ biindi bikaa lɛ be jiŋ kii jɛ yilu, be chee bikaa lijiŋ mfwaa mumkpaŋ.But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

18Ŋgɔ yi tɛ̀ weyɛ li bifafu-u yɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19bɛmbeechɛ kii biee bi li nshɛ yini-i, bɛ kiŋkɔŋgisɛ ki bunɔŋa-a mɔɔ biee bimu bɛ bi taashɛ bi baanyɛ jɛ yilu yi la li yee li.but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20Ŋgɔ yi tɛ̀ weyɛ li nshɛ yi dzeeŋ li yɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ wuki jɛ yi Nyɔ, be fi yi, be feti si yi wɛki be giiŋgi limfwe limfwe, nɛɛ si ŋgɔ, yi ti wundi muntaaŋ sháŋ mbaanshɛɛ, yimi sháŋ mbaambusɔɔ, yimi sháŋ gwii.”Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

21Jiso dza bii laa, “Wi ti lii bɛ lambo li yih kuuki bɛ ŋkaa, kɛ gɛɛ lintakwiiŋ ni? Ti lii nɛɛ tɔmi nuuŋ nɛɛ li fiee fi bɛ ti tɔɔmi lambo lu ni?Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

22Nɛ ni nɛ kii le fiee fichu fi nuuŋ lɛ munyiikɔɔ li fiɛɛ ɛ bɛ tɛ̀ nyikɛ le bɛ naa bɛ yiiŋgi fi, fi nuuŋ lɛjiŋ lɛjiŋ fichu bɛ gii naa bɛ fɛ fi bo fɛ waaŋ.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Wi wu kɛmi bintooŋ, mwɛ woo.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Jiso tuu tee le, “Ɛ nɛ yiki jɛ yi Nyɔ nɛ yiki bujɔŋ, nɛ kɛɛ le dze yi wi yiki le ɛ yi yi Nyɔ gii naa yi fichɛ le se yi nyɛ li mwɛ, yi gii naa yi nyɛ yaa bu yawu.He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

25Wi wu kɛmi fiee bɛ gii naa bɛ tondɛ. Wi wu kɛmi yɛ fiee kɛ, mɔɔ nuuŋ fi niiŋ fi kɛmi bɛ gii naa bɛ fi bu fiɛ li wu-u.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jiso tuu tee le, “Bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ nuuŋ si ŋgɔ yi wi tuŋ liwɛ.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Ɛ nuuŋ butuu liiti, ɛ bu woo dza we. Ŋgɔ yilu se yi maŋ yi kuu, tɛ kɛɛ mɔɔ laa yi kuu niŋ le kɛ,Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28nuuŋ nshɛ yi feti yi se kuu. Ɛ yi kuu lɔɔ, yi dza yi tɔɔŋ, yi boo yi fɛ bikiiŋ, yi toŋ sháŋ.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Ɛ yi ta, dzɔ finyɔɔ lɛ liwɛ, kifɛ mfi wu ŋ'wechɛ kɔchɔɔ.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jiso tuu dza tee le, “Tɛɛbeŋ nuuŋ tɛ maa bumfɔŋ bu Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ la? Tɛ nuuŋ tɛ maa bu bɛ ŋgaŋgaa chi la?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Bu bwɛɛ si ŋwaani ŋgɔ yi fintaaŋ fimu, yi sendɛ yi yaa ŋgɔ́ chichi yi laaŋkwiiŋ. Ɛ wi tuŋ liwɛ,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32yi ko, yi yaa biti bichu bi bɛ ti tumi liwɛ, yi nyɛ yɛ́ŋɛ yi nyɔŋa, yi fɛ kiyuundɛ ki muniiŋ mu jiindi liwe nuuŋ mu gwanyɛ yíh li kiyuundɛ ki yɛ́ŋɛ yilu-u.”But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

33Ɛ lɛ si Jiso tɛ̀ gii fenjisi jɛ yi Nyɔ li bɛniiŋ li lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li si yini, si nuuŋ be woo.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Tɛ̀ gii tiiti yɛ fiee li bee fuki lɛ ŋgaŋgaa li nsiŋ kɛ. Se nuuŋ le, ɛ nuuŋ bee bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u be be, se mɛɛshi naanyɛ ŋgaŋgaa yilu chichi li bee.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Jiso tɛ̀ gii tiifi bɛniiŋ booyaa, le ni nuuŋ lɛ fɛmfo-o, tee li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu-u le, “Tɛɛbeŋ tɛ lenchi libɛ tɛ gɛɛŋ luwiŋ lɔɔ.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Be shɛ kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ ki tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe, be lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o wu Jiso tɛ nuuŋ le wɛɛ, bee be se lenchi, bɛŋgo bamu biki be.After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

37Si be tɛ̀ leenchi lɛ, kiŋkuŋku ki tɛɛmi bɛchi ki nduŋgi bɛ dzɔɔ, dzɔɔ lɛ lɛ ŋgo-o yi wɛki le yi yisɛ le.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jiso tɛ̀ nuuŋ lɛ kinyi ki ŋgo-o liiti, ɛ wu gɛɛ kikoo kee li fiee fi miɔɔfi-i liwe. Be gɛɛŋ be kaŋgisi wu be tiiti le, “Wi wu ntiifɛ, kwe wɛki yɛ le yi dzɔɔ bee ni ɔ tɛ boo kɛ ni?”But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

39Jiso kaaŋgi, waŋ kiŋkuŋku kilu, tee li dzɔɔ li le, “Chikɛ nshiiŋ.” Kiŋkuŋku kilu biee ki chikɛ, bintsii se dɛŋ ni nshiiŋŋ.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

40Bii li bɔɔŋ bee bɛ kintutu laa, “Nɛ chɛndi la? Nɛ mɛɛŋ ki gɛɛ kɛ shéŋ li mi-i kɛ ni?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Be kɛmɛ chɛnɛ, se be yeti bebe laa, “Wuni wi nuuŋ niŋ, wu kiŋkuŋku mɔɔ dzɔɔ wuki li wuu?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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