Mark 4 (SBS) · Opened

1Hape natanga kuruta kumbali yewate. Mi buungi bwachisi nibwakungana kumuzibuluka, linu nechila chikepe mwiwate, ni kwikala hansi. Chisi chonse chibena kumbali yewate hamutunda.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.

2Mi chabaruta zintu zingi muunguli, mi nati kubali muntuto yakwe,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Mutekeleze, mulimi abayendi kukubyala imbuto yakwe.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Choya bubyala, imwi imbuto niyawila munzila, imi zizuni nizeza kuitotola.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Imwi imbuto niyawila mwibu lyamabwe, muisena ibabi ni ibu lingi. Hohwaho bulyo chiya mena, mukuti kena ibena ibu liya hansi.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Kono izuba haliñatula, chizahiswa, mi chebaka lyakuti kanazibena muhisi, ziba zumi.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Imwi imbuto niyawila muzisamu zamiiya. Zisamu zamiiya nizakula ni kuzipuputiza, mi kana zibabiki nanga buheke.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Imwi imbuto niyawila mwibu ilotu ni kubika buheke muzaabukula ni zabuekeza, mi zimwi nizaleta chakuminihanya makumi otatwe kubungi, imi zimwi makumi amana iyanza ni kumi, mi zimwi mwanda.”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.”

9Mi chati, “Yese wina matwi akuzuwa, mumusiye azuwe!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jesus habena yeyena, babena hafuhi naye ni bena ikumi ni bobele babamubuzi kuamana ni nguli.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Chati kubali, “Kwenu kuhelwe ikunutu yomubuso wa Ireeza. Kono kubeena hanze zonse zina munguli,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,

12Kokuti habalola, ee balola, kono kababoni, ni kuti habazuwa, ee bazuwa, kono kabazuwisisi, kamba hamwi pona chibasanduka mi Ireeza pona chobakwatila.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Mi chati kubali, “Kamuzuwisisi iyi inguli? Mumuzuwisise bule inguli zonse zimwi?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mulimi yobyala imbuto njeye yobyala iinzwi.The farmer sows the word.

15Bamwi njezina ziwila kumbali yamugwagwa, mulibabyalwa liinzwi. Mi habalizuwa, hahobulyo Satani ulizwisa mi uhinda liinzwi liba byalwa mubali.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.

16Mi bamwi njabo babyalwa hebu lyamabwe, ili abo, habazuwa liinzwi, hahobulyo balitambula chakusaanga.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Mi kabena muhisi mubali beene, kono balikozakoza chenakozana. Linu bukabo ni kunyandiswa kwiza chebaka lyaliizwi, hahobulyo bachunchula.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.

18Mi bamwi njabo babyalwa mukati kamiiya. Bazuwa liinzwi,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19kono babilela ni zenkanda, kuchengwa chifumu, ni ntakazo zazintu zimwi zinjila mo ni kwihaya liinzwi, mi liba lisabiiki zibikantu.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.

20Linu kwina abo bababyalwa mwibu ilotu. Bazuwa liinzwi ni kulitambula ni kubika zihantu: zimwi makumi otatwe, mi zimwi makumi amana iyanza ni kumi, mi zimwi mwanda”.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.”

21Jesu nati kubali, “Muleta ilambi munzubo ni kulibika mwikonde yechitanda, kamba mwikonde lyabulo? Mulileta mukati ni kulitula hachitulilo chelambi.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?

22Mukuti kakwina chiuungilwa chiseti ni chizibahazwe, mi kakwina inkunutu yiseti niibe henkanza.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Heba zumwi wina matwi akuzuwa, mumusiye azuwe!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Nati kubali, “Mutwalize kuchi muzuwa, intikanyezo imulikanisa, yete nimulikanyezwe chayo, mi muiwelwe kwenu.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.

25Mukuti yense wina, kwali kakuwelwa ni kuhita, mi yense yasena, kwali mukuhindililwe ni zakwete.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Mi nichati, “Mubuso wa Ireeza uswana sina muntu yobyala imbuto hansi. Ulala masiku ni kubuka musihali, mi imbuto imena ni kukula, nanga kezibite kuti mbobule.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

28Ibu libika buheke ilyo liine: intanzi ituunga, linu chikunku, linu kwiza buheke bubuzwile kuchikunku.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Mi buheke habubuzwa hahobulyo utumina ijekisi hanze, mukuti inkutulo chiyasika”.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Mi nati, “Mubuso wa Ireeza tuwola kuubambanya ni chi, kamba inguli inzi ituwola tendisa kukuutoloka?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Ukola sina imbuto yamasitate iti, chiibyalitwe, nji iha nikuhita imbuto yahebu.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Mihe, chiibyalitwe, ikula ni kuba bukando kuzamba zonse zimenantu zoluwa, mi itenda mitavi mikando, kokuti zizuni zewulu ziwola kuchita zizumbo mumuzunde wayo.”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.”

33Chenguli zingi ziswana nezi nawamba liinzwi kubali, chabuungi kakuya kamubawolela kuzuwisisa,With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34imi kanaabawambi kubali nikusena inguli. Kono habali yeyena, abatoloki zintu zonse kubarutwana bakwe.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Mwelyo izuba, hakuba chitengu, nati kubali, “Tulutile mulimwi ishilya.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Linu nibasiya chisi, kuhinda ni Jesu, kakuti chabena kale muchikepe. Zimwi zikepe nazo zibena naye.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.

37Mi ihuho likalihite ikando chilyabuka mi masuunda abali kwi njila muchikepe mukuti chikepe chichibezwile.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Kono Jesu iyemwine abeena muluheho lwachikepe, nalele hamushamo. Chibamubusa, nibacho, “Muruti, kobileli nihatusaka kufwa?”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?”

39Mi, haabuuswa, na kalimela luhuho ni kucho kwiwate, “Inkozo, tukumane.” Mi ihuho nilya zimana, mi kubena kutontola kukando.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.

40Mi nati kubali, “Chinzi hamutiite? Kamwini kuba ni intumelo?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Babezuli kutiya kukando mi ni bawamba zumwi ku zumwi, “Linu njeni uzu, mukuti nanga ihuho ni wate zimuzuwa?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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