Matthew 13 (EWE)

1Gbe ma gbe Yesu do go tso aƒea me yi ɖanɔ anyi ɖe ƒua nu.That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2Ameha gã aɖe gaƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu ale gbegbe be ege ɖe ʋu aɖe me, eye wòyi ɖe ƒua dzi vie nɔ anyi, ke ameha la tɔ ɖe ƒua ta.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3Egblɔ nya geɖewo na wo to lododo me be, “Agbledela aɖe yi nuku wu ge.And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Esi wònɔ nukua wum la, ɖewo ge ɖe mɔ to, eye xeviwo va fɔ wo mi.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ɖewo hã ge ɖe kpenyigba dzi, afi si ke sue aɖe ko nɔ; nuku siawo tsi vlɔvlɔvlɔ,Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6gake esi ŋdɔ ʋu ɖe wo dzi la, woyrɔ, eye woku, elabena woƒe kewo mede to o.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Nuku bubuwo ge ɖe ŋu me, eye ŋu vu tsyɔ wo dzi woku.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8Ke nuku aɖewo hã ge ɖe anyigba nyuitɔ dzi, eye womie, tsi hetse ku geɖewo, ɖewo tse blaetɔ̃, bubuwo tse blaade, eye ɖewo hã tse alafa.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”He who has ears, let him hear.”

10Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ va biae be, “Nu ka ta ɣe sia ɣi ko nènɔa nu fiam amewo to lododo me ɖo?”Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11Eɖe eme na wo be wo nusrɔ̃lawo ko wona mɔnukpɔkpɔ be woanya nu si dziƒofiaɖuƒe la nye, ke womena mɔnukpɔkpɔ sia ame bubuwo o.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12Ame si si nu le la, eyae woana nui ale be nu si le esi la nasɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi, ke ame si si nu mele o la, sue si le esi hã la, woaxɔe le esi wòatsi asi ƒuƒlu.Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13Nu sia tae metsɔa lododo fia nu amewoe ɖo be; “Togbɔ be woanɔ nua kpɔm hã la, womakpɔe adze sii o, eye woanɔ esem, gake womase egɔme o.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14Nya sia wu nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe nyagblɔɖi sia nu be, “ ‘Miaƒe towo ase nyawo gake miase wo gɔme o, Miaƒe ŋkuwo akpɔ nu gake miele si dze gee o.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15Elabena ame siawo ƒe dziwo ku atri; woƒe towo hã mesea nu o, eye womiã woƒe ŋkuwo. Ne menye nenema o la, woakpɔ nu kple woƒe ŋkuwo, ase nu kple woƒe towo, ase nu gɔme kple woƒe dziwo, woatrɔ ɖe ŋunye eye mayɔ dɔ wo.’For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

16Ke woayra miaƒe ŋkuwo, elabena wokpɔa nu kple miaƒe towo hã elabena wosea nu.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17Mele egblɔm na mi nyateƒetɔe be, nyagblɔɖila geɖewo kple ame dzɔdzɔe geɖewo di vevie be yewoakpɔ nu siwo kpɔm miele, eye yewoase nya siwo sem miele la, gake womete ŋui o.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18“Lo si medo tso nukuwula ŋuti la ƒe gɔmeɖeɖee nye esi!Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19Anyigba alo mɔ to, afi si nuku aɖewo ge ɖo la nye ame aɖe ƒe dzi. Ame sia sea nyanyui la tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋuti, gake mesea egɔme o, ale Satana va ɖea nyanyui la le eƒe dzi me.When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20Kpenyigba lae nye ame si sea nyanyui la, eye eƒe dzi xɔnɛ kple dzidzɔ,The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21gake abe nuku siwo miena ɖe anyigba ma ƒomevi dzi ene la, woƒe kewo medea to o, eye togbɔ be wotsina vlɔvlɔvlɔ hã la, ne yometiti va ko la, wogbɔdzɔna.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22Anyigba si dzi yɔ kple ŋuve lae nye ame si sea mawunya la, gake dzitsitsi ɖe xexemenuwo kple kesinɔnuwo ŋu hea eƒe susu ɖa tso mawunya la gbɔ, eya ta metsea ku aɖeke na Mawu o.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23Anyigba nyui lae nye ame si ƒe dzi sea mawunya la, eye wòsea egɔme, eye eya hã ɖakplɔa ame blaetɔ̃, blaade alo alafa ɖeka bubu gɔ̃ hã vaa dziƒofiaɖuƒe la mee.”But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

24Lo bubu si Yesu gado hãe nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ame si ƒã bli ɖe eƒe agble me ene,Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25ke esi wòmlɔ anyi le zã me la, eƒe futɔ va ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe bliawo dome.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26Esi bliawo de asi tsitsi me la, gbeku vɔ̃awo hã tsi kpli wo.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27“Agbleatɔ ƒe dɔlawo va agbletɔ la gbɔ va biae be, ‘Aƒetɔ, alo menye nuku nyui nèƒã ɖe wò abɔ me oa? Afi ka gbeku vɔ̃ siawo tso?’The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28“Agbletɔ la ɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Futɔ aɖe kokokoe wɔ nenem nu sia.’ “Dɔlawo biae be, ‘Ekema mího gbeku vɔ̃awo ƒu gbe mahã?’‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29“Eɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Gbeɖe, migawɔe o, ne miebe yewoaho gbeku vɔ̃awo la, miaho blia hã,‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30eya ta mina wo katã natsi aduadu va se ɖe nuŋeɣi, ekema mana nuŋelawo naho gbekuawo, atɔ dzo wo, eye woatsɔ bli la akɔ ɖe nye ava me!’ ”Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

31Lo bubu si wògado na wo lae nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ʋuti ƒe ku si nye atikutsetse suetɔ kekeake si wodo ɖe anyigba ƒe tu me ene.He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Togbɔ be enye atiku suetɔ wu le atikuwo dome hã la, ne etsi la, ezua ati gã si ƒoa atiwo katã ta, eye xeviwo va wɔa atɔ ɖe alɔawo me hekpɔa gbɔdzɔe.”Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

33Yesu yi edzi kple lododo bubu be, “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi nuʋãnu si nyɔnu aɖe tsɔ de abolomɔ me, eye wòwɔ dɔ to abolomɔ blibo la me va se ɖe esime wòʋã nyuie.”He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

34Yesu wɔa lododo ŋu dɔ zi geɖe nenye be wòle nu ƒom na amewo; ne ele nu ƒom na wo la, lododo sɔŋ ko ŋu dɔ wòwɔna,Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35elabena woawu nya si nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ ɖi la nu be, “Maƒo nu to lododowo me, eye maɖe nu ɣaɣla siwo li tso xexeme ƒe gɔmedzedzea me ke la gɔme.”So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

36Azɔ egblẽ ameha la ɖe kpɔa godo, eye wòge ɖe aƒea me. Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ gblɔ be, “Ɖe lo si nèdo tso bligble kple gbeku vɔ̃wo ŋuti la gɔme na mí.”Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37Egblɔ na wo be, “Enyo, maɖe egɔme na mi. Nyee nye agbledela si ƒã bli ɖe nye agble me la.He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38Agble lae nye xexea me, eye bli lae nye ame si le mawufiaɖuƒe la me, ke gbeku vɔ̃ɖiwoe nye dzimaxɔsetɔwo.The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39Futɔ si ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe blia me lae nye Abosam. Nuŋeɣi lae nye xexea me ƒe nuwuwu, eye nuŋelawoe nye mawudɔlawo.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40“Le lododo sia me la, woɖe gbeku vɔ̃ɖiawo ɖe aga, eye wotɔ dzo wo; nenema ke wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu.As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41Madɔ nye dɔlawo ɖa, eye woaƒo ame vɔ̃ɖiwo kple nuɖianuwo katã nu ƒu, aɖe wo ɖa le mawufiaɖuƒe la me;The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

42woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Ke ame dzɔdzɔewo aklẽ abe ɣe ene le wo Fofo ƒe fiaɖuƒe la me. Ame si to senu li na la nese nya siawo.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44“Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe kesinɔnu aɖe si ŋu ame aɖe va ke ɖo le anyigba aɖe me ene. Eye le dzidzɔ si wòkpɔ le kesinɔnu sia ŋuti ta la, edzra nu sia nu si le esi la be yeakpɔ ga atsɔ aƒle anyigba sia kple kesinɔnu la katã.The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

45“Megale egblɔm na mi be, dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi dzonusitsala si le dzonu nyuiwo dim be yeaƒle adzra la.Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

46Eva kpɔ dzonu aɖe si xɔ asi ŋutɔ, eya ta eyi ɖadzra nu siwo katã le esi la, eye wòƒle dzonu sia.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47“Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la gasɔ kple tɔƒodela aɖe si da asabu ɖe tɔ me, eye wòɖe lã vovovowo, ɖuɖuawo kple maɖumaɖuawo siaa la.Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48Esi wòhe asabu la va gotae la, enɔ anyi tia lã ɖuɖuawo ɖe teƒe ɖeka, ke esiwo womeɖuna o la, etsɔ wo ƒu gbe.When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

49Alea tututu wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu hã. Mawudɔlawo ava ma ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖa tso ame dzɔdzɔewo gbɔ,So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50eye woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.”and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51Azɔ ebia nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Miese nya siawo gɔmea?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, míese wo gɔme.”Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

52Ale wòɖo eŋu na wo be, “Eya ta sefiala ɖe sia ɖe si wofia nui tso dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ŋuti la le abe aƒetɔ aɖe si ɖe eƒe kesinɔnu yeye kple xoxoa siaa do goe tso eƒe nudzraɖoƒe la ene.”Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

53Esi Yesu wu lododo siawo nu la, edzo le afi ma.When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54Etrɔ yi fofoawo de, eye wòfia nu le woƒe ƒuƒoƒe, ke ewɔ nuku na wo ŋutɔ. Wobia be, “Afi ka ame sia xɔ nunya kple nukunu gã siwo wɔm wòle la tsoe mahã?Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

55Ɖe menye eyae nye atikpala la ƒe viŋutsu oa? Ɖe menye dadaa ŋkɔe nye Maria, eye nɔvia ŋutsuwoe nye Yakobo, Yosef, Simɔn kple Yuda oa?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56Ɖe nɔvia nyɔnuwo katã mele mía dome oa? Ekema afi ka gɔ̃ ŋutsu sia kpɔ nu siawo katã tsoe?”Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57Ale wokpɔ nuɖiaɖia le eŋu. Ke Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wodea bubu Nyagblɔɖila ŋu le afi sia afi negbe le eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedu me kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me ko.”And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

58Ale mewɔ nukunu geɖewo le afi ma o, le woƒe dzimaxɔse ta.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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