Mark 4 (NDE) · Opened

1UJesu waphinda njalo wafundisa okhunjini lwesiziba. Ixuku labantu elaqoqana labuthana kuye laba likhulu kakhulu waze wangena esikepeni wahlala kuso siphakathi kwamanzi, kodwa abantu bonke bona bethe gwaqa okhunjini ekucineni kwamanzi.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.

2Wabafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemizekeliso, ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi:And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Lalelani! Umlimi waphuma wayahlanyela inhlanyelo yakhe.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Kwathi eyihaza inhlanyelo, enye yawela endleleni, kwafika izinyoni zayidobha.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Eyinye yawela okhetheni lapho okwakungela mhlabathi owaneleyo. Yamila masinyane ngoba umhlabathi wawungatshoni.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Kodwa kwathi ilanga seliphumile, yahanguka yabuna ngoba yayingelampande.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Enye inhlanyelo yawela emeveni asuka akhula aminya leyonhlanyelo yaze yehluleka ukuthela izikhwebu.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Eyinye inhlanyelo yawela emhlabathini omuhle. Yamila, yakhula, yathela amabele yanda ngamatshumi amathathu, ayisithupha ngitsho langekhulu.”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.”

9UJesu wasesithi, “Lowo olendlebe zokuzwa kezwe.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Kwathi eseyedwa, abalitshumi lambili labanye ababeseduze laye bambuza mayelana lemizekeliso leyo.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Wabatshela wathi, “Imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu seliyambulelwe. Kodwa kulabo abangaphandle konke kukhulunywa ngemizekelisoHe replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

12ukuze, ‘bazahlala bebona kokuphela kodwa bengabonisisi, njalo bahlale besizwa kodwa bengaqedisisi funa baphenduke bathethelelwe!’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13UJesu wasesithi kubo, “Kaliwuzwisisi na umzekeliso lo? Pho lizawuzwa kanjani loba yiwuphi umzekeliso?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Umlimi uhlanyela ilizwi.The farmer sows the word.

15Abanye abantu bafana lenhlanyelo esendleleni okuhlanyelwe khona ilizwi. Bonela ukuthi balizwe uSathane uyafika alithathe ilizwi elihlanyelwe kubo.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.

16Abanye, njengenhlanyelo eyahlanyelwa okhetheni bayalizwa ilizwi bahle balamukele ngentokozo.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kabalampande bema okwesikhatshana kuphela. Kungafika uhlupho loba ukuhlukuluzwa komhlaba baphanga bawe.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.

18Kunjalo abanye, njengenhlanyelo ehlanyelwe emeveni, bayalizwa ilizwi;Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19kodwa ukuphisekela izinto zalumhlaba, inkohliso yenotho kanye lezinkanuko zezinye izinto konke kuyeza kuliminyanise ilizwi, kulenze lingatheli.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.

20Abanye, njengenhlanyelo ehlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, bayalizwa ilizwi, balamukele, bathele izithelo, bedlule okwakuhlanyelwe ngamatshumi amathathu, ayisithupha loba ngekhulu.”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.”

21Wathi kubo, “Uyalumathisa isibane usifake ngaphansi kwesitsha kumbe ngaphansi kombheda na? Kawusibeki oluthini lwaso yini?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?

22Ngoba loba yini efihliweyo kumele yambulwe, lalokho okuthukuziweyo kumele kuvezwe obala.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Nxa ekhona olendlebe zokuzwa kezwe.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Waqhubeka wathi, “Kuqapheliseni lokho elikuzwayo. Ngaleso isilinganiso elisisebenzisayo lizalinganiselwa ngaso kumbe kuze kwedlulise.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.

25Lowo olakho uzakwengezelelwa; lowo ongelakho lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Waphinda wathi, “Umbuso wezulu ufana lalokhu. Indoda ihaza inhlanyelo emhlabathini.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Ebusuku lemini ingabe ilele loba ikhangele inhlanyelo iyamila ikhule loba yona ingakwazi ukuthi kwenzeka njani.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Umhlabathi uyiwo wodwa uthela amabele, kuqala ikhaba kuze isikhwebu besekusiza inhlamvu ezikhwetshini.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Kuthi amabele angavuthwa iwavune ngesikela ngoba ukuvuna sekufikile.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Waphinde wathi, “Sizakuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengani, kumbe sizasebenzisa umzekeliso bani ukuwuchaza?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Unjengentanga yemastadi encinyane kulazo zonke intanga ezihlanyelwa emhlabathini.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Kodwa nxa ihlanyeliwe iyakhula ibe yisihlahla esikhulu kulazo zonke esivandeni, sibe lengatsha ezinkulu ezihlalwa emthunzini waso yizinyoni zezulu.”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.”

33UJesu walikhuluma ilizwi kubo ngemizekeliso eminengi enjalo ukuze bazwisise.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Kazange atsho ulutho kubo engasebenzisanga umzekeliso. Kodwa nxa wayeyedwa labafundi bakhe wachaza konke.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Ngalelolanga sekuntambama wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Kasihambeni sichaphele ngaphetsheya.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Batshiya ixuku, bahamba laye esikepeni enjalo. Zazikhona njalo ezinye izikepe zihamba laye.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.

37Kwaqubuka isiphepho esesabekayo, amagagasi atshaya esikepeni kwaze kwangathi sesitshona.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38UJesu wayengemuva ezilalele emendlalweni obuthakathaka. Abafundi bamvusa bathi, “Awu, mfundisi kawunanzi yini nxa sigalula?”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?”

39Waphakama wawukhuza umoya wathi emagagasini, “Thulani lithi cwaka!” Ngakho umoya wadeda, kwasekuthula cwaka.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.

40Wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Kungani lisesaba kangaka? Lilokhu lingakholwa na?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Babethuthumela babuzana bathi, “Ungubani lo na? Kambe aze alalelwe ngumoya lamagagasi!”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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