Mark 4 (BOU) · Opened

1Yesu ne avoka vituhu kuhinya khandakhanda ya tondoo da mazi ya Galilaya. Zumwezumwe da wantu wangi dikaika bunga naho akengia mwe ngaawa na kwekaa, wantu wose wekaa mwe sanga khandakhanda ya tondoo da mazi.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.

2Akawahinya mbui nyingi kwa simo, na mwe mahinyo yakwe akawamba.And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Tegeezani! Mntu mhanda mbeyu kenda kwetia mbeyu.”“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Ekuaho aketia mbeyu ntuhu zigwa khandakhanda ya sia ne wadege weza wakazida.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ntuhu zikagwa mwe iwe kwesiho na sanga, zikahota aho, kwaviya sanga nee ncheche.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Zua dekulawaho mbeyu ziya zikanyaa, kwaviya mazindo yakwe khayokuwa na udaho.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Mbeyu ntuhu nezagwa mwe miwa, ida miwa neyakua na kuzifintafinta ziya mbeyu naho khazokuvyaa.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Na mbeyu ntuhu zikagwa mwe sanga ntana, ne zakua na kuvyaa vitana, mwenga makumi matatu na mwenga makumi mtandatu, na mwenga makumi kumi.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.”

9Yesu akagombeka, “Mwenye magutwi na ategeeze.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Yesu ekuwaho ikedu wamwe wa wada wekumtegeezao hamwe na wahina wakwe kumi dimwe na waidi ne wambasa na kumuuza kia ekutamwiacho kwa simo.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Yesu akawatambaisa, “Nywie mwekhigwa kumanya sii zose za Useuta wa Muungu, akini kwa wada weuko chongoi wenda wembigwe kia kintu kwa simo,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,

12ili, ‘Wakaue kwei, akini wasekuona Wategeeze kwei, akini wasekumanya. Ama khivyo ne wamhitukia Muungu, wakaekewa.’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Naho Yesu akawauza, “Nyie khammanya msimo unu? Mwadaha viivihi kumanya simo tuhu?”Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mbeyu ihandwayo na mntu ahandae mbeyu ni mbui ya Muungu.The farmer sows the word.

15Wantu watuhu ni inga viya mbeyu zekwetiwazo siai. Ahoaho wategeezaho ida mbui ya Muungu, Ibiisi eza na kuiusa mwe mioyo yao.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.

16Wantu watuhu nao ni inga mbeyu zekwetiwazo mwe maiwe. Ahoaho wategeezaho mbui ida wakaihokea kwa kinyemi.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Akini khaviwengia nakuwa na mazindo mwe mioyo yao. Mbui ida yekaa kwa misi micheche na kisingi cha suuba kikalawiiya, ahoaho mntu uyu hufa maya.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.

18Wantu watuhu inga mbeyu zekugwazo he miwa. Uwo ni msimo wa wada wekutegezao ida mbui,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19akini maatu ya mwe inusi na utiizi wa mai, na kukunda muno vintu vingi zikawengia mwe mioyo yao, zafintafinta ida mbui ya Muungu na kuvota kuvyaa matunda.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.

20Akini watuhu inga mbeyu zekwetiwazo he sanga ntana. Aho wategeeza ida mbui ya Muungu, wakaihokea na kuvyaa matunda watuhu makumi matatu, watuhu makumi mtandatu na watuhu makumi kumi.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.”

21Yesu akaendeea kuwamba, “Uwo wantu wadaha kuwasha koloboi na kwengiza nyumbani na kuigubika kwa biga au kuika mzungui? Aah! Waiika uwanga ya kiango.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?

22Naho kintu chochose chekufiswacho chenda kioneke, na chochose chekugubikwacho chenda kigubulwe.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Mwenye magutwi ya kutegeeza na ategeeze!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Naho akamba, “Tegeezani vitana kwa kia mtegeezacho! Miko idaida mtumiayo kuamuiiya watuhu, Muungu enda azitumie kuamuiiya nywie, nayo ata kai muno.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.

25Kwaviya mwena endaamemezewe, na mwesena endaahokwe kiya kidodo enacho.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Yesu akaendeea kugombeka, “Useuta wa Muungu inga yezayo mntu ahanda mbeyu mwe mnda.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Kio agona, musi yu meso na kisingi icho mbeyu yahota na kukua yee mwenye khamanya vyekugosokavyo.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Kwaviya sanga yenye yagosoa mimea kukua na kuvyaa, uvoka kulavya zani teke, naho dakua suke na kulawiiya uhemba wekudahayo.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Uhemba ukabinda kudahaa, mntu uyo adoa nyengo na kuvoka kusenga, kwaajii kisingi cha ubosi kibua.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Naho Yesu akagombeka, “Tiuiganye na mbwai Useuta wa Muungu? Tiutamwiize kwa simo zihi?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Waigana na mbeyu ya haladani, ambayo ni ndodo kwesima zose zihandwazo mwe inusi.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Akini ikabinda kuhandwa, yahota na kutenda ziti kuu kwesima yose mwe mnda. Naho matambi yakwe yawa makuu hata wadege wa uwanga wazenga masasa yao mwe matambi yakwe.”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.”

33Yesu akawabiikia mbui zakwe kwa simo tuhu nyingi inga izo, akatamwiiana nao kadii wekudahavyo kumanya.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Khekutamwiiya nao chochose iya kwa simo, akini ekuaho hamwe na wahina wakwe ikedu akawamba kia kintu.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Msi udauda, guoni Yesu akagombeka na wahina wakwe, “Titeni phande ntuhu ya tondoo da mazi.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Aho wakabada dia zumwezumwe da wantu, wahina wakwe wakengia mwe ngaawa ekuwayo Yesu. Viyaviya ngaawa ntuhu zikambasa.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.

37Khusi khai ikaawiya, mkubwaniso wa mazi ikatoa ida ngaawa, nayo ikavoka kumema mazi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu ne yunyuma ya ngaawa, naho kagonea mwe kigonea, wahina wakwe wakamwenua na kumwamba, “Mhinyi kwa mbwai khutipatiiza khuona inga tinda tiuye na nyuma?”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?”

39Yesu akenuka na kuiwakia ida khusi na kuyamba mawimbi, “Nyamaa! Twiiya!” Ahoaho khusi ikaeka, ne kwatwiiya tui.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.

40Yesu akawauza wahina wakwe, “Kwa mbwai mwaogoha? Khamzati kuzumiiya du?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Naho wakaogoha muno, wakauzana wenye, “Uyu nndai? Hadi khusi na mawimbi vyamtegeeza!”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Mark 4

You’ve read Mark 4

Go deeper

Mark 4

You’ve read Mark 4

Go deeper