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1Acunüng, Kalile tuili peia jah mthei be se, khyang khawjah a veia ngcun lawki he. Acunüng lawkia khyang he cun aktäa dämda u se, Jesuh mlawnga khana kai lü ngawki. Khyang avan tui kama tuinu ma na u lü, ngkhäm lawki he.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.

2Jesuh naw msuimcäpnak he am hinkba khawjah a jah mthei,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Ngai ua, mhmüp mat üng khyang mat mci saw khaia citki.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4A saw k’um üng, mci avang lam khana kyakia kyase, kha he naw jawng law u lü, ami ei.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Mci avang nglei am a danak bäk, lunga danaka kyaki. Nglei am thahkia kyase angxita pyo lawki.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Nghngi lut law lü, khaw ngling law se, a pya am saükia kyase, ng’yawngki.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Mci avang nghling hmua kyaki, nghling saü law lü, yai se am vuipai thei.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Cunsepi, mci avang nglei kdaw üng kyaki, cawt law lü, saü law lü, avang thumkip, khyukip la aphyaa ngtheipai lawki,” a ti.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.”

9Akbäihnaka Jesuh naw, “A ngjaknak vaia a nghnga taki naw ngja se,” a ti.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jesuh amät a ve üng, xaleinghngih he la akce läk hngaki he naw a veia law u lü msuimcäpnaka suilam a jah mtheh vaia ami kthäh.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Jesuh naw, “Nangmia phäha ta, Pamhnama khawa mawng athukhlüng ksingnak vai ning jah peta kya ve, Cunsepi khyang kce hea phäha avan msuimcäpnak am pyena kyaki.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,

12Acunakyase, ‘Teng u lü pi, am hmu u, ngja u lü pi, am ksing u. Hmu ngja u lü Pamhnama veia ami nghlat be vai sü ta ani naw jah mhlät khai sü,” a ti.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Hina msuimcäpnak am nami ksingki aw? Acunüng ihawkba msuimcäpnak avan nami ksing thei kawm?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mciksaw naw Mhnama ngthu a saw.The farmer sows the word.

15Acunüng, avang he cun lam kpema kyaki mci hea mäih lawki he, ngthu ami ngai la khawyam naw law lü ngthu cun a lawhei.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.

16Khyang avang he cun lunga danaka kyaki mci hea mäih lawki he. Ngthu ami ngjak üng jekyainak am doeiki he.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Cunsepi, amimät üng apya am ve se, ivei am khäng. Acun käna thangkdaw phäha, mkhuimkhanaka pi kyase, khuikhanaka pi kyase, a pha law üng pyai beki he.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.

18Khyang avang he cun nghling hmua sawa mci hea mäih lawki he. Acun he cun ngthu ngjaki he,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19cunsepi khawmdek cäicanak he, bawimangnak vai mnaiheinak la iyaw akce kce mnaiheinak he naw ngthu cun yai law u se, am vuipai thei.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.

20Cunsepi khyang kce he cun nglei kdaw üng sawa mci hea mäih lawki he. Acun he cun ngthu ngja u lü doeiki he, acunüng avang thumkip, avang khyukip, avang aphya vuipai lawki he,” a ti.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.”

21Acuna thea Jesuh naw, “Mei kdäi u naw lawpüi lü kphya k’uma, am ani üng ihnaka kea thup khawiki aw? Angdangnaka vai khaia am ta khai aw?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?

22Ipi ä ngdang khaia thup cun mdana kya law lü, ipi ä ngphyäü khaia mjih cun phyeha kya law khai.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23A ngjaknak vaia a nghnga awmki naw ngja se,” a ti.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Jesuh naw, “Nami ngjak cäi na ua! Khyang nami mtehnak am Mhnam naw ning jah mteh be khai, acuna kthaka pi ning jah mteh be khai.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.

25Upi taki üng pet däm däma kya lü, upi am taki cun a takca pi yuh pet bea kya khai,” a ti.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jesuh naw, “Pamhnama khaw cun khyang mat mci a loa sawki am tängki.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Mciksaw mthana ip lü mhmüpa tho lawki. Acun k’um üng mci cun pawk law lü ngbang lawki. Cunsepi ihawkba akya law am ksing.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Nglei amät naw vuipaiei lawsak khawiki. Akcüka aphung, avui, acunüng avui üngka naw akcang ngdang law khawiki.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Avui a hmin law la, khyang naw cang ah kcünkia kyase, angxita ngvinca am atki,” a ti.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jesuh naw, “Pamhnama khaw cun i am mtäng vai? Msuimcäpnak i am mtumtäng vai?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Pamhnama khaw cun khyang mat naw khawmdek khana jaw säihki anca ui lo lü nglei üng a saw am tängki.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Cunsepi asäng ngsawk se, a cawt law üng loa sawngling avana kthaka ngbangbu law lü ngban mah law se kha he naw law u lü ami ngbu ami tuknak khawi,” a ti.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.”

33Jesuh naw acunkba msuimcäpnak khawjah am ami ksing thei vaia ngthu a jah mtheh.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Msuimcäpnaka kaa khyang hea veia ngthu am pyen khawi. Cunsepi, axüisaw he amimät ami awmnaka avan a jah mtheh be khai.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Acuna mhmüp khaw a mü law üng, Jesuh naw axüisaw he üng, “Tuilia caye lama mi va pek vai u,” a ti.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Acuna, khyang he akdäm jah yawk hüt u lü, Jesuh mlawng üng ngaw se ami cehpüi. Akce mlawngca he pi acunüng awmki he.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.

37Acunüng, khawkhi ksenu khi law se tuimvawn cun mlawng üng be law hlüki.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jesuh cun ngkhumnak üng ngkhumei lü mlawnga hnu lama ip lü ve se axüisaw he naw, “Saja aw, mi thih vai hin am na cäinaki aw?” ti u lü ami mthawh.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?”

39Jesuh naw tho law lü khawkhi kse üng, “Ngdüma!” ti lü a mtheh. Acunüng tuimvawn üng, “Pyaia” ti se avan ngdüm lawki he.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.

40Acunüng Jesuh naw axüisaw he a veia, “I vaia nami kyükyawk aihki ni? Ise jumnak am nami taki ni?” a ti.“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Cunsepi kyü law ngen u lü, “Khawkhi la tuimvawn naw pi a mtheh ani ngjak hin ia khyang ni?” tia ngthehei kyuki he.Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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