Mark 4 (NWW) · Opened

1Yesu kakiyanda kangi kuhunda mumbwegha ya lihibha lya Galilaya. Lumati lukulu lwa bhandu lukinkwemukila mbaka ywombe kakilamula kuhubhuka mubhwato ghuubheghite mulihibha na kakitama amo, lumati lwoha lukibhegha kuuyumu ya mbwegha ya lihibha.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.

2Kakihunda mihalo miyoloho kwa ndambulo, mumahundo ghake kakilongela,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Nnyihwani! Pakibhegha nkweta mbeyu yumo kakighenda kukweta mbeyu hyaki.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Pakabheghite mukukweta mbeyu, yingi yikiponeka munjila, hiyuni akihika kuihonyola.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Yingi yikiponeka mumaganga pa nga lutupi nnyoloho, yikimela kwa kulopokeha, kiyaha lutupi lukibha luchoko.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Luchubha paluyakiti yikiyuma mana ngigha hyake hikibha hupitaho hikinyaluka.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Yingi yikiponeka pamikongo yina mihomi, nayo yikikula na yikiyipepechula, nahyo hikipapa ng'obhe mapambika.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Yimoo yingi yikiponeka mulutupi lwa maha, yikimela, yikikula na yikipapa mapambika, yimu mbinda mabhoko ndatu, yimu mbinda mabhoko sita, na yimu mbinda mabhoko 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.”

9Mbole kakiaghombela, “Ywakabhegite na makutu kakayihwe.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Yesu pakabheghite pa ghweka chake, amoo bhangi bhaannyihwanilite bhakinng'endela papamo na bhala ahundwa mbinda mabhoko yimo na abhili, bhakinkonya kumanyika kya mandambulo ghala.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Yesu kakibhaghombela, “Mwenga mulekekehwa kumanya mbwepo ya ghubhutwa ghwa Chapanga, peni bhala bha abheghite panji bhataghombelwa kilibhi kyohele kwa mandambulo.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,

12Ngati, ‘Kulola bhaayolola hoto, peni kahone kuyibhona. Kuyihwa baayihwanila, peni kahobhe kumanya. Hela bhumbho bhangankilibhukiliti Chapanga, naywo nge kabhalekekehite.’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Mbole Yesu kakibhakonya, “Muyimanya ng'obhe ndambulo ayi? Mutaghamanya bhuli mandambulo mamoo ghangi?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Nkweta mbeyu aywo kakikweta lilagho lya Chapanga.The farmer sows the word.

15Bhandu bhangi ndo handa mbeyu yiponikite munjila; Kamu paaliyihwa lilagho, Nchipila kahika na kulibhuha lilagho lila liikwetitwe mumyoyo yabhe.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.

16Bhandu bhangi ndo handa mbeyu yila yiponikite mumaganga. Kamu paayihwa lilagho alyo bhangulipokela kwa uyelelo.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Peni lingubhayingila ng'obhe na kubhegha na ngigha mumyoyo yabhe. Bhahyatilagha behi ng'o, mbole ya mapungwo na luhuyu kya lilagho alyo, kamu bhangulileka lila lilagho.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.

18Bhandu bhangi ndo handa hila mbeyu hiponikite mumikongo yina mihomi. Abha ndo nhwano ghwa bhala bhaaliyihwanila alyo lilagho,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Peni bhwaghalili ghwa nnima aghu, tama ya utopelo na tama ya hyoheli hila payihika na kuliyuka lila lilagho na kulitenda likotoke kupapa.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.

20Peni amo bhangi abhegha handa mbeyu hikwetwite mulutupi lwa maha. Ndo bhandu bhayihwanilite lilagho alyo, na kulikingama na kupapa mapambika gha maha na bhangi mbinda ndatu bhangi mbinda mabhoko sita na bhangi mbinda mabhoko 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.”

21Kakiaghombela “Bhuli hino limbamba lyakwatwa na kugubikwa pahi mulijamanda ebu pahi palihungu lya ulili? Ng'obhe, lyakwatwa na kubhikwa kunane mwa kinyuta kyake.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?

22Kiyaha kahobhe kilibhi kyoheli kila kinakuhihwa kya nga kuhwimulighwa, ebu nhalo ghwoheli ghwa lupwepo ghwangayeghwa pakindandabhanji.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Mundu yuna makutu gha kuyihwa, kayihwe.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Kakiaghombela kangi, “Mmanye maha ghamuliyihwa, malaghilo ghala gha mumubhatosa bhangi, Chapanga kataatosa mwenga kangi na kupitingana.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.

25Kiyaha yuna kilibhi katayonjokehwa kingi, naywo ywa nga kilibhi kangi, katapokwa hata kilibhi kichoko kyakabheghite nakyo.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Yesu kakiaghombela “Ghubhutwa ghwa Chapanga ghulihwana na mundu ywakakwetite mbeyu munng'unda,Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Mbole ya kukweta, pakabheghite mukughonja ebhu pakabheghite meho, mbeyu yikumela na kukula kya nga kumanya payikula.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Mana lutupi lunguyitenda mbeyu imele yibhe nmela; mbole lukibha lihonjo mbole mbunje mulihonjo.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Peni mbeyu pa iyelite, kamu, nkweta mbeyu aywo katayingila mung'unda na kikwakwa kya kubenela mabeno.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Yesu kakighomba kangi, “Tughulandanihe na niki Ghubhutwa ghwa Chapanga? Ebu tughukambuhe na nhwanu ghani?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Gubhegha handa mbunje ya nhaladali, yene ndo njoko njoko munu kupitingana na mbeyu hyoha yinakukwetwa mulutupi.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Peni payikwetwa kala, yingumela na ghubhegha nkongo nkulu kupitingana na mikongo hyoha ya mumighunda. Matambalilo ghake ghangubhegha makulu na hiyuni anguchenga hiyumba hyabhe mumatambaliho agho.”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.”

33Kwa mandambulo ghangi mayoloho, Yesu kakighomba nabho lilagho lyake handa pabhahotolite kuyihwa na kumanya.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Kakighomba ngo'bhe kyanga ndambulo, Peni pakabheghite na ahundwa bhake kakiahotolela hoto ya hilibhi hyoha ya ndambulo yila.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Lisiku alyo makimuhi, Yesu kakiaghombela ahundwa bhake, “Tuyomboke tughende kumwambo ya lihibha.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Bhakiluleka lula lumati lwa bhandu, bhakibhuka naywo mumbwato ghwakabheghite. Kangi yikibhegha na mibhwato miyoloho yikintughila.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.

37Kamu likibhegha liyegha likulu lukiyanda kupula, na liyuka lya machi likilututa bhwato ghula mbaka machi ghakiyanda kumema mubhwato.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu kakibhegha kunyuma ya libhwato pakighonja munhaghamilo, ahundwa bhake bhakinnyumuha mung'ono na aking'ombela, “Nhunda, ghungubhona ng'obhe hamba tungupala kuhwegha?”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 kakiyumuka na kakililakalila lila liyegha na kakilikwilikiha liyuka lya machi mulihibha “Ghuyime, ghutengeleke,” kamu kamu liyuka likiyima tuli na kukibha tuli maha muno.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.

40Mbole Yesu kakiaghombela ahundwa bhake, “Kiyaha niki mukuyoghopa? Nkali na uhyubhalilo ng'obhe?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Nabho bhakiyoghopa muno, bhakikonyekeana, “Ayu ndo ghani? Mwene likusi na mayuka gha machi ghangunnyihwa!”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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