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1Jisɔs ka chu yisi i laniki bəni i kɔmsi tsə i bɔkɔ kpəŋ mbaŋ wi bəni ka juŋniki dzəki fɛiŋ lə mɔɔɔŋ. Wi ka nyə liə lɔ i ŋgwuki mə shinum yɛiŋ i bɔkɔ, mbaŋ wiwɔ ka numyi i bɔkɔ kpəŋ i kpa.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.

2Wi ka laniki bɔ bəh gia yiduli i bəndi wə. Ayaka wi dza ti bɔ bəh ndi widɔkɔ a,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Mbɛiŋ wɔ̂kɔli, mi nì laa i tsə mu ŋgɔkɔ.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Asi wi nì muki widɔkɔ gbɔyi i dzəh, minyəni dzə chumi dzi.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ŋgɔkɔ widɔkɔ gbɔyi i di bi kitəh wə nshwaiŋ num kə fɛiŋ bindzɔŋ. Wi ka kɔmsi buku kɔm nshwaiŋ nì kɔkə fɛiŋ bindzɔŋ.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Jɔbi wə wɔŋ nì yisi i baiŋki, ka twɛiŋ ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ wi kpiyi, kɔm gaaŋ yiwɔ nì ka liə.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Ŋgɔkɔ widɔkɔ gbɔyi i bifaka wə. Bifaka biwɔ ka kɔ kwu baŋ ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ ka wi ma wum mintam.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ayaka ŋgɔkɔ widɔkɔ gbɔyi num i nshwaiŋ yindzɔŋni wə, ka buku yaka ka kɔɔ ka wum, tsə si bə nì mu, dzəkəh yi ŋgɔkɔ yiwɔ wum dzə́kəh mbaŋtia, yidɔkɔ dzə́kəh mbaŋbisɔ, yidɔkɔ dzə́kəh gbi.”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.”

9Si Jisɔs ti yaka ka kaasi a, “Mi wə wi kaŋaki bintuni i wɔkɔ wi wɔ̂kɔ.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jɔbi wə Jisɔs nì kɔ wi mbɔŋ, bəni bədɔkɔ bə̀ bɔ nì kɔ bəh wi bəh bwa bu bə mbaŋ bə̀ jwɔfi ntsɔ bəfa, bikə i wi kɔm ndi wiwɔ.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Wi chukuli i bɔ a, “Akɔ i mbɛiŋ Nyɔ kɔ wi fə lɔ a mbɛiŋ kiə gia yə yi nyumiki i ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ wə. Ayakalə, i bəni bədɔkɔ kɔ gia yichi num a bəndi wə,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,

12ka bɔ nì tsɛiŋki, ayakalə yɛiŋ kə, wɔkɔli, wɔkɔ kə. Asi mɔŋ yaka ma bɔ kwuni shɔ́m yibɔ, Nyɔ dalinya chu bibɔ.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Jisɔs dza bikə i bəni bə̀ bɔ nì kɔ bəh wi a, “Yi kɔ a mbɛiŋ ka kiə dəkə gia yə ndi wələ dzakaki a? A mbɛiŋ ka baaŋ maka mbɛiŋ kiə ndi wələ, mbɛiŋ ni kiə bəndi bədɔkɔ dəiŋ la?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Ŋgɔkɔ wə mi wə nì muki kɔ gia yi Nyɔ.The farmer sows the word.

15Ŋgɔkɔ wə wi nì gbɔyi i dzəh kɔ bəni bə̀ bɔ wɔkɔki gia yi Nyɔ, Satan dzə akisəkə bwili gia yiwɔ i shɔ́m yibɔ wə.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.

16Ŋgɔkɔ wə wi nì gbɔyi i di bi kitəh wə kɔ bəni bə̀ bɔ wɔkɔki gia yi Nyɔ, dzɔ akisəkə bəh kinsaŋli,Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17ayakalə, maka gaaŋ yiwɔ nyani liə i shɔ́m yibɔ wə. Yi mɔti kə yɛiŋ twɛsi, bəŋgəkə ka dzə, nabə a bəni bwaŋ gvu i bɔ chɛiŋ kɔm gia yiwɔ, bɔ ka fiəni gbɔyi lɔ i jum wə akisəkə.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.

18Ŋgɔkɔ wə wi nì gbɔyi i bifaka wə kɔ bəni bə̀ bɔ wɔkɔki gia yi Nyɔ,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Ayakalə, kifum ki mbi wələ bəh kiŋkɔŋ ki mbum bəh kiŋkɔŋ ki biɛiŋ bidɔkɔ dzə juŋni baŋ gia yiwɔ i shɔm yibɔ wə yi laka kilɔlɔ.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.

20Ŋgɔkɔ wə wi nì gbɔyi i nshwaiŋ yindzɔŋni wə akɔ num bəni bə̀ bɔ wɔkɔki gia yi Nyɔ, bɔ dzɔ, ka tsəki a ninshiŋ ninshiŋ, ka ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ wum dzə́kəh mbaŋtia, dzə́kəh yidɔkɔ mbaŋbisɔ, dzə́kəh yidɔkɔ gbi.”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.”

21Jisɔs dza bikə a, “Mi si liə bəh naka ki baiŋsiki i dzu wi kwusi baŋ bəh kah, ma wi si jiə i kigasi wə a? Ma wi si liə tɔm num i di biə bə si tɔm naka ki baiŋsiki yɛiŋ wə a?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?

22Mbɛiŋ kîəki a gia yichi yə yi nì kɔ i nyumi wə kɔ yi bə bi chusiki i ndaiŋ wə, yə yi nì kɔ i nyumi nyumi wə, yichi bə bi chusiki yi i baiŋni wə.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Mi wə wi kaŋaki bintuni i wɔkɔ, wi wɔ̂kɔ.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Jisɔs chu dzaka a, “Mbɛiŋ kabə wɔkɔliki gia yi Nyɔ mbɛiŋ ka wɔ̂kɔliki ndzɔŋki, kɔm dzəh yə mbɛiŋ wɔkɔliki yɛiŋ, kɔ ayaka si Nyɔ bi fəkə i mbɛiŋ, wi bi fəkə na yi du tsə.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.

25Mi wə wi kaŋaki fiɛŋ kɔ wi bə bi kpɛiŋsiki. Mi wə wi kaŋaki kə fiɛŋ kɔ na wi bə bi dzɔ bwili fi twɛsi fiə wi kaŋaki i wi.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jisɔs chu dzaka a, “Ŋkuŋ bi Nyɔ kɔ aka ŋgɔkɔ wə mi nì mu i khə.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Jɔbi wə asi num nchɔkɔ wi ka nɔ, chɔkɔ ka wɔɔ wi dza. Num ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ si buku ka kɔɔki, wi chu kɔbi i kiə a ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ fə dəiŋ ka wi kɔki a,Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28nshwaiŋ si fə wi ka kɔki. Wi dza yisi i nyaki binchaiŋki, wi ka wum tum dzəkəh yɛiŋ.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Jɔbi wə ŋgɔkɔ wiwɔ biəŋ, wi ka ni dzɔ fiŋkɔfi fi, liə i khə, kɔm jɔbi wi kɔhni kpɛiŋ.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jisɔs chu dza dzaka a, “Bukumbɛiŋ kɔ i fəkəli ntɔŋ bi Nyɔ bəh nə? Bukumbɛiŋ kɔ i fəkəli bəh ndi winaiŋ a?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Wi kɔ ka ŋkaiŋni wi ŋgɔkɔ wi fintam finchiŋ fidɔkɔ fi sɛiŋni tsə na bəŋgɔkɔ bəchi,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Jɔbi wə bə ka gbɛli i khə wi ni buku yaka wi kɔɔ ka numki i kpɛiŋ wi kpali tsə ntəŋ wi biɛiŋ bichi biə bə gbɛli i khə, wi fiəni chu kpɛiŋ ka nya cha ka minyəni mə mɔ fuliki i bɛiŋ kɔ i maa júŋ yibɔ i wi wə, i kinjiŋjiŋ ki wi wə.”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.”

33Akɔ lə si Jisɔs nì fukuki gia yi Nyɔ i bəni, i bəndi wə ka bələ, i dzəh yə bɔ kɔ i wɔkɔ kiə.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Wi nì ka num dzaka gia i bɔ kɔbi i bəndi wə. Ayakalə, jɔbi wə wi nì kɔ wi mbɔŋ num a bɔ bwa bu bə mbaŋ a bɔ bɔ, wi ka fiəni fuku baiŋsi bəndi bəwɔ bəchi i bɔ.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Jisɔs kaasi i laniki bəni chɔkɔ biwɔ a num i fijɔbi, wi dzaka i bwa bu bə mbaŋ wə a, “Bukumbɛiŋ dâŋ bûku tsə̂ i kiwuŋ ki bɔkɔ kə yaka wə.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Bɔ ka bee mbaŋ wi bəni wə wi nì kɔ fɛiŋ, ka liə i ŋgwuki wə Jisɔs nì kɔ wi si num lɔ yɛiŋ, bəh bɔ ka daŋki, bəŋgwuki bədɔkɔ biəli bɔ.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 bɔ nì daŋki, fuŋni kiləkəli dzə tumbuku yisi ka nəŋniki mwi, mɔ liə i ŋgwuki mə ka nəŋki i jikə.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jisɔs nì kɔ i ŋgwuki mə i jum wə wi nɔ wə, num wi nɔsi fwu wi i kiŋgbɔŋ wə. Bɔ ka tsə yɔmsi wi ka dzaka a, “Mi wi lanini, kpi nəŋki i dzɔ bukumbɛiŋ wɔ kaŋa kə mfia jɔbi kɔm nə a?”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?”

39Jisɔs dza bɛiŋ, kaŋyi fuŋni kiləkəli kiwɔ, dzaka i mwi miwɔ a, “Kpîchumi mɔŋ.” Fuŋni kiləkəli kiwɔ ka kpichumi, di chimi alə mɔɔɔŋ.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.

40Wi ka bikə i bwa bu bə mbaŋ a, “Mbɛiŋ lwaki nə? Mbɛiŋ kɛiŋki maka mbɛiŋ jiə shɔm i mih a?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Dzaka wɔm bɔ, bɔ ka dzakayiki a bɔ bɔ a, “Wələ kɔ winaiŋ mi lə a, na fuŋni kiləkəli bəh mwi mi bɔkɔ wɔkɔ i wi a?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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