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1Ate era n’atandika okuyigiriza ku lubalama lw’ennyanja. Ekibiina ky’abantu kinene nnyo ne bakuŋŋaana okumwetooloola. Kyeyava alinnya mu lyato n’ayigiriza ng’atudde omwo.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.

2Yabayigirizanga ebintu bingi mu ngero. N’abayigiriza ng’agamba nti,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Muwulirize. Waaliwo omulimi eyafuluma okusiga ensigo.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Bwe yali ng’azimansa ng’asiga mu nnimiro, ezimu ne zigwa ku mabbali g’ekkubo ennyonyi ne zijja ne zizirya.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5N’endala ne zigwa ku ttaka ery’ekyaziyazi awatali ttaka lingi, ezo ne zimera mangu kubanga tezaali mu ttaka gwanvu.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Awo omusana bwe gwayaka ne zikalirawo, kubanga emirandira gyali kungulu.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Endala ne zigwa mu maggwa. Awo ensigo ne zikula kyokka amaggwa ne gazitta ne zitabala bibala.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Endala ne zigwa ku ttaka eddungi, ezo ne zibala ebibala, ezimu emirundi amakumi asatu, endala emirundi nkaaga, n’endala kikumi.”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.”

9N’abagamba nti, “Oyo alina amatu agawulira awulire.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Awo bwe yasigala yekka, abayigirizwa be ekkumi n’ababiri n’abantu abalala, ne bamubuuza amakulu g’engero ezo ze yabagerera.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Mmwe muweereddwa omukisa okumanya ekyama ekifa ku bwakabaka bwa Katonda ekyakisibwa abantu abalala abali ebweru waabwo.”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,

12“Balaba bulabi naye nga tebeetegereza, era n’okuwulira bawulira naye tebategeera, si kulwa nga bakyuka ne basonyiyibwa.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13“Kale obanga temutegedde makulu ga lugero luno olwangu bwe luti mulitegeera mutya endala ze ŋŋenda okweyambisa nga njigiriza?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Omusizi asiga ekigambo y’asiga.The farmer sows the word.

15Ate ensigo ezaagwa ku mabbali g’ekkubo, be bawulira ekigambo, amangwago Setaani n’ajja n’akibatwalako.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.

16Ate ensigo ezaagwa ku byaziyazi, gy’emitima gy’abantu abawulira ekigambo amangwago ne bakyaniriza n’essanyu.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Naye tebalina mirandira, babeera bulungi okusooka, naye olutuukibwako ebizibu oba okuyigganyizibwa olw’ekigambo amangwago babivaako.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.

18Ate endala ezaagwa mu maggwa, be bawulira ekigambo,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19naye okweraliikirira n’okusikirizibwa eby’obugagga n’okwegomba ebintu ebirala, bizikiriza ekigambo ne kitabala bibala.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.

20Ettaka eddungi gy’emitima gy’abantu abawulira ekigambo ne bakkiririza ddala era ne bavaamu ebibala, emirundi amakumi asatu, abalala emirundi nkaaga, n’abalala kikumi.”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.”

21Awo Yesu n’ababuuza nti, “Waliwo omuntu akoleeza ettaala n’agivuunikako ekibbo oba n’agiteeka wansi w’ekitanda? Naye omuntu bw’akoleeza ettaala tagiteeka ku kikondo waggulu?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?

22Kubanga buli kintu kyonna ekikolebwa mu kyama kaakano, ekiseera kirituuka ne kiragibwa mu lwatu.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Alina amatu agawulira awulire.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Naye mwegendereze ebyo bye mbayigiriza.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.

25Alina aliweebwa na buli atalina aliggyibwako n’ebyo by’alina.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Awo Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Obwakabaka bwa Katonda bufaanaanyirizibwa n’omusizi asiga ensigo mu ttaka.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Ekiro yeebaka, n’emisana ne yeekolera by’ayagala, mu kiseera ekyo kyonna ensigo ziba zimera, naye ate nga takimanyi.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Ku bwalyo ettaka lireeta ekibala. Ensigo zisooka kusindika bulimi bwazo okuva mu ttaka, amatabi ne gajjako ebirimba by’eŋŋaano.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Eŋŋaano bw’eyengera omusizi ayanguwa mangu n’akwata akayuuyo, kubanga amakungula gatuuse.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Awo Yesu n’ayongera n’abagamba nti, “Obwakabaka bwa Katonda tunaabugeraageranya na ki? Oba tukozese lugero ki okubunnyonnyola?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Bufaananyizibwa n’akasigo aka kaladaali! Kubanga newaakubadde katono nnyo okusinga ensigo zonna ez’oku nsi,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32naye kavaamu omuti omunene nga gulina amatabi amanene, ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga mwe ziyinza okuzimba ebisu byazo.”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 n’abuulira abantu ekigambo kya Katonda ng’akozesa engero nnyingi ezifaanana ng’ezo, nga bwe baasobolanga okuwulira.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Yesu bwe yabanga ayigiriza ebibiina yakozesanga engero, naye bwe yaddanga ebbali n’abayigirizwa be n’abannyonnyola amakulu agali mu ngero ezo.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Ku lunaku olwo obudde nga buwungedde Yesu n’agamba abayigirizwa be nti, “Tuwunguke tulage emitala.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36N’aleka awo ekibiina, abayigirizwa be ne balinnya mu lyato Yesu mwe yali ne bagenda naye. Abantu abamu ne babagobera mu maato agaabwe.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.

37Amangwago omuyaga mungi nnyo ne gukunta n’amayengo amagulumivu ne geeyiwa mu lyato ne libulako katono okujjula amazzi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu yali agalamidde emabega mu lyato nga yeezizise omutto yeebase. Awo abayigirizwa be ne bamuzuukusa nga bagamba nti, “Omuyigiriza, ggwe tofaayo nga ffenna tugenda okusaanawo?”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?”

39N’azuukuka n’aboggolera omuyaga n’agamba ennyanja nti, “Tteeka, sirika.” Omuyaga ne gusirika n’ennyanja n’eteekera ddala.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.

40N’ababuuza nti, “Lwaki mutidde? Temunnaba kubeera na kukkiriza?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Ne batya nnyo, ne beebuuza nti, “Ono ye ani, embuyaga n’ennyanja gwe bigondera?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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