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1Hangi ai wandilye kumanyisa mu mpelompelo a luzi. Ni iumbi ikulu likilundiila likamupilimikiilya, akingila mukati i ilinga mu luzi, nu kikie. Iumbi lihi nai likoli mu mpelo a luzi mu nshemba.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.

2Hangi aka amanyisa makani idu ku mpyani, hangi akaligitya kitalao ku umanyisa nuakwe.And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3Tegeelyi, mutemeli ai ulongoe kutemela.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Nai wakatula ukutemela, ing'wi nia mbeu ai igwie mu nzila, ni nyunyi ikapembya ikailya.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Mbeu i nzuya ai igwie mu matalagwe, naiza kutili ni mahalu idu. Itungo ikanyala, ku nsoko ai ngila anga mahalu nakondaniie.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Kuiti i lyoa nai litolokile, ai inyaile, ku nsoko ai ngila anga mili, ikuma.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Mbeu inzuya ai igwie pakati a mija. iMija ikakula nu kuitunyiilya, hangi shanga ikapa inkali yihi.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Mbeu i nzuya ai igwie mu mahalu ni maza hangi ai ipee i nkali itungo nai yukukula nu kungeeleka, inzuya ai ipee nkua makumi ataatu ikilo, ni nzuya makumi mutandaatu, ni nzuya igana.”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.”

9Hangi wakaligitya, “Wihi nukete i akutwi ni akija, nu ije!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10uYesu nai wakatula wing'wene, awo nai akoli pakupi nu ng'wenso nawo ni ikumi na abiili ai amukoiye kutula i mpyani.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Akaligitya kitalao, “Kitalanyu minkiigwe kinkunku nika utemi nuang'wa Itunda. Kuiti ku niakoli kunzi kila i kintu ingi mpyani,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,

12iti anga agoze, uu igoza, kuiti shanga ihenga, hangi ku lulo niakija uu ijaa, kuiti shanga ilinga, anga ize shanga uu aza azee mupiluka Itunda ai uzee alekela.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Hangi akaligiya kitalao, “Itii shanga mulingile i mpyani iyi? Mukuhuma uli kulinga i mpyani ni ingiiza?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mutemeli ai utemee lukani.The farmer sows the word.

15Ing'wi ingi awo nai agwie mu mpelo a anzila, kianza u lukani naza lutemewe. Hangi nai igulye, itungo u Mulugu akapembya nu kuluhola u lukani naiza lutemewe mukati ao.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.

16Hani ang'wi ao ingi awo nai atemewe migulya amatalagwe, naza, nai igulye u lukani, ku ukau akulusingiilya ku ulowa.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Hnagi agila imili ihi mukati ao, kuiti igimya ku itungo ikupi. Halafu lwago nu wagigwa ni ipembilye ku nsoko a lukani, itungo ikumpyaa.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.

18Hangi ang'wi ingi awo nai atemewe mu mija. Akulija u lukani.Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Kuiti unyong'wa nu ihi. ukongelwa nua nsao, ni nsula a makani mangiiza, wi ingiila nu kulutunyiilya u lukani, nu kuleng'wa kupaa inkali.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.

20Uugwa akoli awo naza atemewe mu mahalu ni maza. Akulija u lukani nu kulusingiilya nu kupa i nkali; ang'wi makumi ataatu, hangi ang'wi makumi mutandatu, hangi ang'wi igana ling'wi.”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.”

21uYesu aka atambuila, “Itii iiza wileta u lumuli mukati ito nu kuluika pihi a nkapu, ang'wi pihi a ulili? Wiluletaa mukati nu kuluika migulya a ishupaka.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?

22Ku nsoko kutili kihi nikipihile naiza shanga kiku kumuka, hangi kutili i kinkunku naiza shanga kikuikwa kihenga.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Anga ize ukoli nukete i akutwi a kija, nu ije!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Aka atambuila, “Tuli miakendegeeli ku iko ni mukukija, ku nsoko u ugemeelya ni mukugemeelya, kiko ni mukagemeeligwa, hangi kikongeligwa kitalanyu.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.

25Ku nsoko nuanso nukete, ukinkiiligwa ikilo, hangi uyo nimugila, kupuma kitalakwe ikuholwa ga nizo nuikete.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Hangi akaligitya, “Utemi nuang'wa Itunda wimpyanigwe nu muntu nai utemee i mbeu mu mahalu.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Nai wakalala u utiku nu kuuka i kidaudau, ni mbeu ikaheluka nu kukula, Ga ni uu shanga ulingile nai ipumie.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Ihi ipumyaa i mbeu nkola; hanza matutu, alafu ulua, alafu mbeu niakagupaa.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Hangi itungo imbeu ni ikatula ailyaa itungo witwalaa uzolo, ku nsoko i maogola apikiila.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Hangi akaligitya, “kuimpyanie u utemi nuang'wa itunda ni kintu kii, ang'wi kutumile mpyani kii ku uganula?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Ingi anga i mbeu a haradali, naiza ai itemewe ingi niino nangaluu kukila i mbeu yihi mihi.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Ga, ni itungo naza itemewe, ikukula nu kutula nkulu ikilo nila mimea ihi mu shuli, hangi izipyaa ntaambi nkulu, ga ni nyunyi nia kilunde ihumaa kuzipya iuyi niao mu mululi nuakwe.”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.”

33Ku mpyani idu ai umanyisilye hangi ai uligitilye u lukani kitalao, ku upikiilo nai uhumile kulinga,With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34hangi shanga ai uligitilye ni enso bila mpyani. Kuiti itungo nai wakatula wing'wene duu, aka aganuila kila i kintu i amanyisigwa akwe.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Mu luhiku nulanso, itungo nila mpindi nai lipikiie, akaligitya kitalao, “Kweni i nkika a kabiili.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Iti gwa akalileka i umbi, akamuhola uYesu, itungo nilanso yakondaa ai watula mukati ilinga. Malinga mauya ai atulaa palung'wi nu ng'wenso.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.

37Nu ng'wega utaki nua kimpupu ni maingu ai atulaa akingila mukati a mulinga nu mulinga ai wakondyaa kutula wizula.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Kuiti uYesu mukola ai ukoli mu shetri, ulae mu muto. Akamutambuila, azeligitya, “Ng'walimu, shanga ulingile kina usese kuusha?”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?”

39Hangi akauka, akaukenela u ng'wega nu kuluila u luzi, “Itule ihi twii, ulyuuku.” Ung'wega ukapela, hangi ai ituile nu ulyuuku ukulu.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.

40Hangi akaligitya kitalao, “Ku niki mukitumba? Itii mukili miagila u uhuiili?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Akizuilwa nu woa ukulu mukati ao hangi akitambulya enso ku enso, “Uyu ingi nyenyu hangi, ku nsoko ga nu ng'wega nu luzi ikumugombya.”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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