Mark 4 (LIN) · Opened

1Yesu abandaki lisusu koteya pembeni ya ebale. Bato ebele basanganaki pembeni na Ye. Boye, amataki mpe avandaki kati na bwato, mpe bato nyonso batelemaki na mokili, pembeni ya ebale.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.

2Azalaki koteya bango makambo ebele na masese. Na mateya na Ye, azalaki koloba :And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3« Boyoka ! Moloni moko abimaki mpo na kolona.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Wana azalaki kobwaka nkona na ye, ndambo ekweyaki pembeni ya nzela ; bandeke eyaki mpe eliaki yango.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ndambo mosusu ekweyaki na esika etonda na mabanga, esika oyo mabele ezalaki mingi te ; ebimisaki mito noki mpo ete mabele yango ezalaki na bozindo te.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Kasi tango moyi ebimaki, mito yango ezikaki mpo ete ezalaki na misisa te.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Ndambo mosusu ekweyaki kati na banzube ; banzube ekolaki mpe efinaki-finaki yango. Boye, ebotaki bambuma te.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ndambo mosusu ekweyaki na mabele ya malamu ; ebimisaki mito, ekolaki mpe ebotaki bambuma : nkona moko ebotaki bambuma tuku misato ; mosusu, bambuma tuku motoba ; mpe mosusu, bambuma nkama moko. »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 azalaki lisusu koloba : « Tika ete moto oyo azali na matoyi mpo na koyoka ayoka ! »Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Tango atikalaki Ye moko, bantoma zomi na mibale elongo na bato oyo bazingelaki Ye batunaki Ye na tina na masese.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Yesu alobaki na bango : — Epesameli bino koyeba mabombami ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe ; kasi mpo na ba-oyo bazali na libanda, makambo nyonso ezali kotalisama na masese ;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,

12mpo ete : atako bakoki kotala, bamona eloko te ; mpe atako bakoki koyoka, basosola eloko te ; noki te bakobongola mitema, mpe masumu na bango ekolimbisama.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Bongo Yesu alobaki na bango : — Boni, bososoli lisese oyo te ? Ndenge nini bokososola masese mosusu ?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Moloni alonaka Liloba.The farmer sows the word.

15Bato mosusu bazali pembeni ya nzela epai wapi Liloba elonami. Tango kaka bayoki Liloba, Satana ayei mpe alongoli Liloba oyo elonami kati na mitema na bango.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.

16Bamosusu bazali lokola nkona oyo ekweyi na mabele etonda na mabanga : bayoki na bango Liloba mpe bayambi yango mbala moko na esengo ;Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17kasi lokola bazali na misisa te kati na bango, bakowumela na Liloba yango kaka mpo na tango moke. Soki kaka, likolo ya Liloba, pasi to minyoko eyei, basundoli mbala moko kondima na bango.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.

18Bamosusu bazali lokola nkona oyo ekweyi kati na banzube : bayoki na bango Liloba ;Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19kasi mitungisi ya bomoi, lokoso ya bomengo mpe baposa ya makambo ya mokili efini-fini Liloba kati na bango, boye ekotikala kobota bambuma te kati na bango.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.

20Bamosusu bazali lokola nkona oyo ekweyi na mabele ya malamu : bayoki malamu Liloba, bandimi yango mpe baboti bambuma ; moko aboti bambuma tuku misato ; mosusu, bambuma tuku motoba ; mpe mosusu lisusu, bambuma nkama moko.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 alobaki na bango lisusu : — Boni, bamemaka solo mwinda mpo na kotia yango na se ya katini to na se ya mbeto ? Ezali te mpo na kotia yango na likolo ya etelemiselo ya minda ?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?

22Pamba te eloko moko te ebombama ekozanga komonisama, mpe eloko moko te ya sekele ekozanga kobima na pole.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Tika ete moto azali na matoyi mpo na koyoka ayoka !If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Alobaki lisusu : — Bosala keba na makambo oyo bozali koyoka ! Bakomeka bino na emekelo kaka oyo bino bosalelaka mpo na komeka bato mosusu, mpe bakobakisa kutu lisusu koleka ;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.

25pamba te na moto oyo azali na eloko, bakopesa ye lisusu ; kasi na moto oyo azangi, bakobotola ye ata oyo azali na yango.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Yesu alobaki lisusu : — Bokonzi ya Nzambe ekokani na moto oyo abwaki nkona na mabele :Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27butu mpe moyi, alala to alamuka, nkona ebimisaka moto, ekolaka yango moko mpe ayebaka te ndenge nini yango ezali kokola ;Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28pamba te yango moko mabele nde ebimisaka mbuma : liboso, moto ya nzete ; sima, matiti ; mpe na suka, bambuma ya ble etondaka na nzete.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Bongo soki bambuma ekomeli, azwaka mbala moko mbeli oyo bakataka na yango matiti ya ble, pamba te eleko ya kobuka bambuma ekoki.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Yesu alobaki lisusu : — Bokonzi ya Nzambe ekokani na nini ? Tokoki kosalela lisese nini mpo na kokokanisa yango ?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Bokonzi ya Likolo ekokani na nkona ya mutarde : tango balonaka yango, ezalaka nkona oyo eleki moke kati na bankona nyonso ya mokili.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Kasi sima na kolona yango, ekokola mpe ekomaka molayi koleka ndunda nyonso ya elanga, ebimisaka bitape minene oyo esalaka ete bandeke ya likolo etonga zala na se ya pio na yango.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 azalaki kosalela masese ya ndenge na ndenge mpo na koteya bango Liloba na Nzambe, kolanda bososoli na bango ;With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34azangaki te kosalela masese mpo na koloba na bango. Kasi soki atikali Ye moko elongo na bayekoli na Ye, azalaki kolimbola makambo nyonso.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Kaka na mokolo yango wana, wana pokwa ekomaki, Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye : — Tokatisa na ngambo mosusu ya ebale.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Batikaki bato, bamemaki Ye na bwato mpe bakatisaki na ngambo mosusu. Babwato mosusu mpe ezalaki elongo na bango.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.

37Mopepe moko ya makasi ekomaki kopepa, mbonge ekomaki kobeta na bwato, mpe bwato ekomaki kotonda na mayi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu azalaki na sima, alalaki pongi mpe atiaki moto na likolo ya kuse. Bayekoli balamusaki Ye mpe bayebisaki Ye na koganga : — Moteyi, tozali kokufa ; mpe ozali komitungisa na Yo te ?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 alamukaki, agangelaki mopepe, mpe apesaki mitindo na ebale : — Tika makelele ! Vanda nye ! Mopepe esilaki, mpe kimia monene ezongaki.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.

40Bongo alobaki na bayekoli na Ye : — Mpo na nini bozali kobanga ? Bozali nanu na kondima te ?“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Somo monene ekotaki kati na bango mpe bakomaki kolobana bango na bango : « Moto oyo azali penza nani mpo ete mopepe mpe ebale etosa ye ? »Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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