Mark 4 (MWE) · Opened

1A Yeshu gubhatandwibhe kujiganya kabhili bhali nnyenje litanda lya Galilaya. Lugwinjili lukulungwa lwa bhandu lukwaishilaga, kwa nneyo gubhakwelile muntumbwi gubhatemi. Bhandu bhowe gubhatemingene nnyenje litanda.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.

2Gubhajigenye indu yaigwinji kwa ndango, na nkujiganya kwabho gubhashite,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Mpilikananje! Nkupanda ashinkwenda panda mmbeju.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Alipita miya mmbeju ila, ina guigwilile mumpanda, ijuni gwiishe guilile.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ina guigwilile pa liganga likulu pangali litaka lyaligwinji, pabha litaka likataliyeje guimelile shangupe.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Lyubha likabhaleje ikunyalaga, na pabha mbubhu yakwe ikataliyeje, guijumwile.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Ina guigwilile pa mikongo ja mibha, mibha guikulile niutalila, mmbeju ila yangaogoya iepo.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ina guigwilile pa litaka lya mmbone, guimelile, guikulile niogola, lubheju lumo lukuogoyaga iepo, lumo makumi gatatu na luna makumi shita na luna makumi kumi.”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.”

9Kungai gubhashite, “Akwete makutujo apilikane!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10A Yeshu bhakatameje pa jika, bhaajiganywa bhabho likumi limo na bhabhili bhala, na bhandunji bhana bhaapilikanishiyangaga bhala, gubhaabhushiyenje malombolelo ga ndango ila.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Nabhalabho gubhaalugulilenje, “Mmanganyanji nshikolanga shikono sha kuimanya indu ya nng'iyo ya mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu, ikabheje bhananjibho, yowe shibhabhalanjilwanje kwa ndango,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,

12kwa nneyo, ‘Bhalolanje, ikabheje bhanashibhonanje shindu. Bhapilikananje, ikabheje bhanaimanyanje. Bhanakwiipetanga, Nileshelelwa yambi yabhonji na a Nnungu.’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Bhai, a Yeshu gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Bhuli, mmanganya nkakulumanyanga lwene lutangolu? Bhai shimuimanyanje bhuli, ndango ina?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Nkupanda anapanda lilobhe lya a Nnungu.The farmer sows the word.

15Mbeju igwilile mumpanda, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu. Ikabheje bhalipilikanangaga, shangupe Lishetani anakwiya kulishoya mmitima jabhonji.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.

16Na mmbeju yagwilile pa liganga likulu, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu, shangupe bhanakuliposhelenga nikwiinonyela.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Ikabheje bhakakulibhikanga mmitima jabhonji, kwa nneyo likaishila pa melela nnjiga nilonjeya, na ikoposhelaga ya ukomu eu ya shilaje ga ligongo lya lilobhelyo, shangupe bhanalekanga.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.

18Mbeju yagwilile pa mibha, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lila,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19ikabheje ga lipamba lya ndamo ya pashilambolyo, na tembwa ga angalila indu na mboka na shilokoli yajinjilangaga inautalila lilobhe lila, bhanogoyanje iepo.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.

20Ikabheje mmbeju yagwilile pa litaka lya mmbone, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu, nikuliposhela, niogoya iepo, bhana makumi gatatu na bhana makumi shita na bhana makumi kumi.”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.”

21A Yeshu gubhapundile kwaabhalanjilanga, “Bhuli, bhandunji bhanakoleyanga kandili niunishila lidebhe eu nibhika nng'ungu? Nng'oo! Pujibhikwa panani.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?

22Bhai, shoshowe shishiiywe, shishiundukulwe, na shoshowe shiunishilwe, shishiunukulwe.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Akwete makutujo apilikane!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Na kabhili gubhaalugulilenje, “Nnganishiyanje inkupilikanangayo, shipimilo shinkwaapimilanga bhandunji shila, a Nnungu shibhampimilanje shosho, numbe nijenjeshewa.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.

25Pabha akwete shindu shapunde kujenjeshewa, jwangali shindu, nkali shakwetesho shapokonyolwe.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26A Yeshu gubhapundile kubheleketa, “Upalume gwa a Nnungu unalandana naka mundu apandile mmbeju munngunda gwakwe.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Shilo anagona lugono na mui anajabhula, na penepo mmbeju ila inamela nikula, akuno akakushimanya shitendeka.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Pabha litaka liyene linameya mmbeju nikula niogola iepo, puitandubha kuipuka liamba, nikwiya liashe, kungai ngano jinasha nniashe mula.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Na yalya ikomalaga, shangupe mundu jula anatola mbopo jakwe, nipita anjila pabha miongwe ja maneng'eno jiishile.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Kabhili a Yeshu gubhashite, “Upalume gwa a Nnungu tuulandanye na nndi? Eu tuutalashiye kwa lundango lwashi?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Malinga lubheju lwa aladali lushoko kupunda mmbeju yowe ipandwa.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Ikabheje lupandwaga, lunamela nikula nibha nkongo gwankulungwa kupunda mikongo jowe munngunda mula. Nyambi yakwe inakula nikola shiwili, na ijuni inashenga maui gabhonji.”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.”

33A Yeshu gubhajigenye malobhe gamagwinji kwa ndango ina yaigwinji ya malinga nneyo, gubhabhelekete nabhonji malinga shibhaelewangaga.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Shakwapi shibhabhelekataga gwangali ndango, ikabheje pubhabhaga jikape na bhaajiganywa bhabho, bhatendaga kwaatalashiyanga indu yowe.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Lyubha lyolyo ikaishileje ligulo, a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhaajiganywa bhabho, “Tujomboshe litanda, twendangane mpaka ku ng'ambu.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Bhai, gubhaluleshilenje lugwinjili lwa bhandu lula, na a Yeshu bhangatuluka kabhili muntumbwi mula gubhajabhulengene. Na mitumbwi jina gujikagwile.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.

37Bhai, mbungo jikulungwa gujitandwibhe kupuga, mabhimbili gakukomaga muntumbwi mula, mpaka ntumbwi ukutandubhaga kugumbala mashi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38A Yeshu mubhaliji nnyuma ntumbwi bhagonile bhaijegamile pa nto. Bhai, bhaajiganywa gubhaajumwiyenje bhalinkutinji, “Mmajiganya, bhuli, nkaimuka kuti tupingawa?”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?”

39Bhai, gubhajumwishe, gubhajikalipile mbungo jila nikugaamulisha mabhimbili ga mashi, bhalinkuti, “Nyenye! Mpumule!” Penepo mbungo jila gujipumwile, nibha ilili kaje.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.

40Kungai a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhaajiganywa bhabho, “Pakuti nnajogopanga? Launo mwangalinginji ngulupai?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Gubhajogopenje kwa kaje, gubhabhuyenenje, “Bhenebha agani, nkali mbungo na mabhimbili ganakwaapilikana?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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