Mark 4 (NCR) · Opened

1Jiso ka wu kɛ wu yɛyi bamii mbebe mamasi le, kinchvu ki bamii taashɛ fo nɛ gɛmm. Wu mo wu ja wu lee wu shii nyu a ŋguh le a joo, kinchvu kiyu lɛme ŋgɛɛme yi joo le kwa.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.

2Wu tu wu yɛyi bo bɛ mwɛɛ wesee a baŋgaŋ le. Wu ja wu ma ŋgaŋ wumu bo le lɛ,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Bɛŋ yêgɛ bɛŋ yû, muh gɛ̀ la ki wu gɛ̂ɛŋ wu noŋ ŋgo.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Wu gɛ̀ doo wu nooŋ, yimi gwe a je, munyii to mu tajɛ mu ji.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Yimi ŋgo gwe fɛ kijusɛ ki kimbaaŋ le nshɛŋ nyu gɛ fo chuule gɛ. Yi mo yi yaŋsɛ yi bu nje nshɛŋ gɛ̀ bee fo gɛh nɛ shige.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Muu doo wu kɛ wu baaŋ, wu suŋ ŋgo yiyu yi bobɛ, nje yi gɛ̀ baaŋ a chimɛ gɛ gɛŋ gɛ.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Yimi ŋgo gwe yi mbiaŋ le. Mbiaŋ yiyu kuu yi mo yi baŋɛ ŋgo yiyu, yi gɛ yuŋ muntaŋ gɛ.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Yimi gwe nyu yi nshɛŋ yì joŋe le, yi gɛ̀ bu, yi kuu yi yuŋ, yi duu yi fe no ba gɛ̀ noŋ, jise chi ŋgo yune ajii mbaanshɛ, yimi ajii mbambvusoo, yimi ajii gwii.”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.”

9No Jiso ma noo wu mo wu mɛsɛ lɛ, “Muh wù kɛme bintuŋ wu yu.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jiso gɛ̀ doo wu nyume wumaa, bamii bamu ba bɛ bo gɛ̀ bee mo booŋ be ba ŋgoo ba yuufe ncho bafɛɛ biih wu le kune ŋgaŋ wuyu.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Wu chvuu bo le lɛ, “Le bɛŋ ba Nyo le wu dunyɛ wa kinyilɛ ki bvunfoŋ bwe bɛŋ le. Geenɛ, fɛ bamii bamu le fiɛɛ fichii le nyu a baŋgaŋ le,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,

12wu lɛ bo ge bo jiiŋe, geenɛ bo ya yɛde gɛ, bo ge bo yege, bo ya yuge gɛ. Fi nɛ bee gɛ noo gɛ tu bo bee bo kusɛ wa muntele muboo, Nyo lɛɛshɛ bimbefɛ biboo.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Jiso ja wu biih bamii ba gɛ̀ bee bɛ wu le lɛ, “Fi le lɛ bɛŋ baaŋ kɛɛ gɛ fiɛɛ fì ŋgaŋ wunɛ jɛme gɛ? Nɛ bɛŋ baaŋ kɛɛ gɛ wunɛ gɛ, bɛŋ lé bɛŋ gê nɛɛ fɛ bɛŋ kɛɛ baŋgaŋ bamu?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Ŋgo yì muh wuyu gɛ̀ noŋ le jɛ yi Nyo.The farmer sows the word.

15Ŋgo yì gɛ̀ gwe a je le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo, Sataŋ mo wu to kimimia wu bvusɛ jɛ yiyu fɛ muntele muboo le.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.

16Ŋgo yì gɛ̀ gwe fɛ kijusɛ ki ata le, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo, bo fi lo kimimia bɛ njoŋ,Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17geenɛ, yi baaŋ a chimɛ gɛ gɛŋ fɛ muntele muboo le gɛ. Yi lɛme gɛh nɛ shige, nɛ ŋgɛ le wu to, kɛnɛ bamii boone nyu bikaa a bo jiŋ nje jɛ yiyu, bo mo bo chii bikaa kimimia.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.

18Ŋgo yì gɛ̀ gwe mbiaŋ le, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19nfuuŋsɛ kune mwɛɛ mu yi woŋ kfunɛ le, bɛ kiŋkoŋɛ ki bvukugɛ mo kiŋkoŋɛ ki mwɛɛ munɛ, mo mu taashɛ mu baŋɛ jɛ yiyu yi laayɛ lo achiji.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.

20Ŋgo yì gɛ̀ gwe yi nshɛŋ yì joŋe le, le bamii ba yuge jɛ yi Nyo, bo fi, bo gee no yi goone bo gɛɛne lo fwe fwe, gɛh njɛ fɛ ŋgo yì yuŋ ajii mbaanshɛ, yimi ajii mbambvusoo, yimi ajii gwii.”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.”

21Jiso ja wu biih lɛ, “Muh to wu lee bɛ kin'yesɛ yeh wu kfuusɛ bɛ ŋkaa, kɛnɛ wu leesɛ agaguu? Gɛ muh to wu chu wu tome nyume yi fiɛɛ fì ba to ba toome kin'yesɛ fo gɛ?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?

22Bɛŋ kêe lɛ fiɛɛ fichii fì le nyilɛ le, le ba gɛ̀ nyile lɛ ba ge fi yɛnɛ, fì le ajiŋ ajiŋ fichii ba lé ba gê fi bu fɛ waaŋ.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Muh wù kɛme bintuŋ, wu yu.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Jiso ka wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bɛŋ doo bɛŋ yege jɛ yi Nyo bɛŋ yêge chuule, bɛŋ kêe lɛ je yì muh yege yu le yì Nyo lé wu gê wu fe yo, fɛ wu nya mwɛdɛ le. Wu lé wu gê wu nya noo wu fesɛ lo.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.

25Muh wù kɛme fiɛɛ, lé ba nyû ba bisɛ. Muh wù kɛme gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ mo nyu fì shige fì wù kɛme, lé ba nyû ba ge ba fi lo a wu le.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jiso ka wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo le njɛ ŋgo fɛ muh nooŋ mwɛne.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Doo nyume antaŋ wu tu wu lefe, akfuuŋ yuu wu ja we. Ŋgo yiyu gɛ̀ bu yi tu yi kuu, wu baaŋ a kɛɛ gɛ laa yi gee nɛɛ fɛ yi kuu la,Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28gee gɛh nshɛŋ fɛ yi kuu. Sege yi ja yi chooŋ, yi ja yi faashɛ, yi ge yi ja fo yi tuŋ ajii.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Yi doo yi ta, wu mo wu jo finyoo wu lee mwɛne, nje kife ki ŋgwejɛ le ki kojɛ ka.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jiso ka wu ja wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Taŋlo besabɛŋ fe bvunfoŋ bvu Nyo bɛ la? Taŋlo besabɛŋ fe bɛ ŋgaŋ wù la?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Bvu nyume njɛ kfuu chi ŋgo yi fintaŋ fimi, fi nyoonyi ajii fi fede biŋgogɛ bichii fɛnɛ fɛkuu muh gɛ̀ to wu nooŋ a wu mwɛneIt is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32yi ku, yi yɛɛŋ yi fe bite bichii bì ba nooŋ mwɛne, chɛ́ ye kuge yi nyaa kiyiŋ, munyii mù fuune we joone yeh a kiyiŋ kiyu le.”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.”

33Le no Jiso gɛ̀ feeji jɛ yi Nyo bamii le a baŋgaŋ le njɛ banɛ, no taŋlo bo yu bo gɛɛŋ bo bu.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Gɛ wu gɛ jɛme fiɛɛ bo le njɛ le a ŋgaŋ le sɛŋ gɛ. Geenɛ, wu gɛ̀ doo wu nyume bɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo lɛbolɛbo, wu mo wu mɛsɛ wu bwaashɛ baŋgaŋ bayu bachii bo le.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Jiso yɛyɛ bamii abvu, lɛ doo nyume fɛnfu, wu jɛmɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Bee daŋ mamasi bee gɛɛŋ wuŋ kwege.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Bo mo bo chinɛ kinchvu ki bamii kì gɛ̀ bee fo le, bo lee a ŋguh wù Jiso gɛ̀ bee wa yo wɛɛ le, bɛ bo tu bo daŋe, baŋguh bamu bii bo le.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.

37No bo gɛ̀ daŋe, nfuŋ wù baaŋ ja wu jaŋɛ wu kɛ wu tu wu muuse joo, joo lese a ŋguh le yi goone ki yi yîsɛ yo.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jiso gɛ̀ bee a ŋguh wɛɛ jiŋ wu lefe, wu giŋsɛ kikwɛɛ yi mbwaaŋ le. Bo gɛɛŋ bo kaŋsɛ wu bo du lɛ, “Muh wu N'yɛyɛ, kwe goone ki yi jô besabɛŋ wo ghaade gɛ?”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?”

39Jiso kaŋsɛ, wu waŋ nfuŋ wuyu, wu jɛmɛ joo le lɛ, “Wo nyûme nshiiŋŋ.” Nfuŋ wuyu mo wu lu, manjuu chii nɛ nshiiŋŋ.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.

40Wu mo wu biih booŋ be ba ŋgoo le lɛ, “Bɛŋ faane la? Bɛŋ baaŋ a leesɛ gɛ fitele yi ye yaŋ le gɛ?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Ye kuufɛ bo, bo tu bo ghaade fɛwɛɛwe lɛbolɛbo lɛ, “Wunɛ muh le wù nɛɛ, wù nfuŋ bɛ joo yuge wu le?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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