Mark 4 (SUR) · Opened

1Jesu waa baa yaa kám-kam ɗe ngurum mo mpwoo am kuur nǝ. Ɓe gurum mo ɗes mo jì kuur pee wur ɗi. Mbe ɗuu kǝ gurum nǝ mo, ɓe Jesu ɗel tong nɗǝǝn tii nkaa am nǝ, ɓe ɗuu kǝ gurum nǝ mo jì ɗar pǝkom am kuur nǝ.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.

2Jesu kám mbii mo ngurum mo ɗes shi sǝmpwoo mo. Nɗǝǝn kám wur nǝ mo, ɓe wur sat mmo nǝnee,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3<<wu lekom! Gyet mee ngumaar wur put dǝm mɓe ɓwet cirem mɓut mmaar.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Ɓe kaaɗi wur nkaa ɓwet cirem nǝ, ɓe pak cirem nǝ mo taa nkaa ar, ɓe nyer mo sham cak cirem nǝ se.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Pak cirem nǝ mo taa nkaa kwoop, a peeɗi baa nǝ kǝ yil ɗes kas. Abet, ɓe cirem nǝ mo ciir kàa.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Kaaɗe puuskàa ɓe mo caan har mo fii, mbǝɗe baa mo kat yil ɗes mbe sham seen kas.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Pak cirem nǝ mo taa mɓut nhǝr mo, ɓe mo kàa wurang nɗǝǝn hǝr nǝ mo, ɓe hǝr nǝ mo tǝreng káa mmo, ɓe baa mo le mee aa kas.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Pak cirem nǝ mo taa nkaa yil ɗeret, ɓe mo kàa wurang rǝret, kǝ mo le àa ɗes. Memee le àa mo laarkun, kǝ memee le mo laarpeemee, kǝ memee le mo kambil.>>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.”

9Jesu sat nǝnee, <<Ngwar ɗewur kǝ koom mǝ kǝlǝngpee, ɓe nǝ ret kǝ wur kǝlǝng.>>Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Kaaɗe Jesu ɗee mbǝshin, ɓe pak nen ɗe mo kǝlǝng sǝmpwoo nǝ, mo jì ashak kǝ jeplep wur ɗe ɗekaapaat baavǝl sǝ mo. Mo jì tal pǝ wur, mbǝkǝ wur sat shii Sǝmpwoo nǝ ɗi mmo.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Jesu sat mmo nǝ, <<Naan shin man nwun, mbǝkǝ wur manshii kǝ mbii ɗe mo a sǝsok mǝ mulki Naan, amma pee nen ɗe atǝlǝng mo, ɓe moo kǝlǝng mbii ɗesǝ mo jir a shi sǝmpwoo.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,

12Mbǝkǝ koo <ɗe mo naa, ɓe mon nnaa shi yit ɗak, amma baa mon nnaashii nǝ kas. Pee nen ɗe mo kǝlǝng, ɓe mon nkǝlǝng a shi kom ɗak, amma baa mon mmanshii nǝ kas, mbǝkǝ taji mo ciir, kǝ Naan fwo shikbish fur mo ɗi.>>so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Jesu tal pǝ mo nǝnee, <<Baa wuu manshii sǝmpwoo ɗesǝ nǝ kas aa? Cinarang ɗang wun mmanshii kǝ koor sǝmpwoo nǝ mo yi?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Shii kǝ sǝmpwoo nǝ nɗesi, ngumaar nǝ wur a kaa ngusatpwoo Naan sǝ.The farmer sows the word.

15Pak gurum mo a kaa cirem ɗe mo taa a ar sǝ, ɗe katɗang mo kǝlǝng pwoo Naan nǝ, ɓe abet, ngujwaan wur jì ghǝr pwoo ɗe mo kǝlǝng nǝ nɗǝǝn pǝtuup fur mo.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.

16Pak gurum mo a kaa cirem ɗe mo ɓwet a kwoop sǝ, ɗe katɗang mo kǝlǝng pwoo kǝ Naan ni, ɓe mo lap shi retnyit kǝlak-kǝlak.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Amma baa nǝ sham seen jurum-jurum, nɗǝǝn mo kas, kǝ baa mon nteer vǝl kas. Katɗang mee luk yool koo gurum mo shin jeel mmo, mbe pwoo Naan nǝ, ɓe abet, mo baa shiɓwoon kǝlak-kǝlak.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.

18Pak gurum mo a kaa cirem ɗe mo taa mɓut nghǝr mo sǝ, ɗe katɗang mo kǝlǝng pwoo Naan nǝ,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19ɓe, mbe pan kǝ mbii mo, kǝ choor long mǝ yil ɗesǝ mo, kǝ numpee mǝ long mo, kǝ fwoot mǝ pak mbii mo, mo vwan pwoo nǝ, ɓe baa mo làa-làa kas.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.

20Pak gurum mo a kaa cirem ɗe mo ɓwet mo nkaa yil ɗeret sǝ, ɗe mo kǝlǝng pwoo Naan nǝ. Ɓe mo lap nǝ, ɓe pwoo Naan nǝ cìn ɗak ɗes nɗǝǝn pǝtuup fur mo, kaa cirem ɗe nǝ làa-làa mo ɗes sǝ. Pak mo làa-làa laarkun, pak mo laarpeemee kǝ pak mo kambil.>>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 sat mmo nǝnee, <<Kyet mee gurum nle wus nfitila, ɗang wur waa mang ɗaa ɗeɗes paa nǝ ɗi wa? Koo wur waa le nǝ nder peesaam wa? Amma wur nle nǝ aɗeng pee, a pee le fitila.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?

22Baa mee mbii ɗe, ɗe nǝ a sǝsok ɗe nǝn nook put agaak kas, kǝ baa mee mbii ɗe, ɗe nǝ a pǝpaa, ɗe mon nook put kǝ nǝ agaak kas.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Ngwar ɗewur kǝ kom mǝ kǝlǝngpee, ɓe nǝ ret kǝ wur kǝleng.>>If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Wur sat mmo zak nǝnee, <<Wu cìn pan nkaa mbii ɗe wuu kǝlǝng mo. Shi ɗaa ɗe wuu kám mbii ɗe ngurum mo, ɓe mon nkám mbii mo wun a shi shik zak, ɓe nǝn ngam met mumo nǝ zak.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.

25Koo ɗang weyi ɗewur kǝ mbii, ɓe mon ncin ɗyikǝ nwur. Ɗangɓe gwar ɗe baa wur kǝ mee mbii kas, ɓe mon nsǝǝt nwaa yaa wur kǝ rep mbii ɗewur kǝ nǝ.>>For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jesu sat zak nǝnee, <<Mulki Naan nǝ a kaa mee gwar ɗe wu ɓwet cirem ɗǝɓen mɓut mmaar sǝ.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Ɓe wur saam mpar, kǝ wur yool mbít, ɓe ɗǝɓen nii kàa nii wurang. Ɓe baa wur man kaaɗi nii wurang sǝ kas.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Yil nǝ shikáa wur, nii kǝ le mbii kǝkop mo kaa làa-làa. Nshee, ɓe nǝ wurang kàa pyan kom, ɓe nǝ putkáa, kǝ nǝ le àa.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Kaaɗe ɗǝɓen nǝ nung, ɓe wur mang cuk dǝm ɗiip ɗǝɓen nǝ abet, mbǝɗe pee mak ɗiip nǝ.>>And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jesu sat nǝnee, <<Mun nkám mulki Naan nǝ a kaa me sǝ yi? Kǝ mun nkám nǝ a shi sǝmpwoo ɗeɗangyii?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Nǝ a kaa àas kǝ mee tǝng, ɗe moo pet nǝ a mustad sǝ, ɗe nǝ kat met àas kǝ cirem mo jir, ɗang ɓe katɗang mo kop nǝ nyil,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32ɓe nǝ yool wurang, ɓe nǝ ɗee a tǝng ɗeɗes zam. Nii put song ɗenan-nan mo, ɓe nyer mo jì le tish fur mo mɓut riin ni.>>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.”

33Jesu satpwoo ngurum mo, nkaa mulki kǝ Naan shi sǝmpwoo mo shini-shini, kaaɗi mo mak manshii nǝ sǝ.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Baa Jesu satpwoo ngurum nǝ mo kas, see a shi sǝmpwoo mo. Ɗang be katɗang wur ɗee mbǝshin ashak kǝ jeplep nwur mo, ɓe wur tap yakshii sǝmpwoo nǝ mmo jir.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Parpuus mǝnǝ, nkansǝǝn, ɓe Jesu sat njeplep fin mo nǝnee, <<Wu yool mmun, kǝ mu canɗel mu dǝm nkor ɗesí.>>When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Mo yool yit ɗuu gurum nǝ mo, ɓe mo dǝm ashak kǝ Jesu nɗǝǝn tii ɗewur tong nɗǝǝn nǝ. Pak tii nǝ mo yool dǝm nɗang wur zak.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.

37Mee kut ɗeɗes nǝ yool nkaa am nǝ, ɓe am ɗel nɗǝǝn tii nǝ. Ɓe tii nǝ ɗoom gam kǝ am.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Ɗangbe Jesu nsaam mɓwoon nɗǝǝn tii nǝ. Ɓe jeplep wur mo dǝm mii wur. Mo sat nǝ, <<Ngukám, a naa mun murep mbǝsǝ kas aa?>>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?”

39Jesu wur mii, ɓe wur gwak kut nǝ, ɓǝ wur sat am kuur nǝ nǝnee, <<A ɗok tǝtǝk. A saam coot.>> Ɓe kut nǝ ɗar, pee ɗokshik tǝtǝk.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.

40Jesu sat njeplep wur mo nǝnee, <<A me le ɗang kǝǝrmuut yaa wun ye? Har yaksǝ, ɓe baa wun shinzeen kas aa?>>“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Nǝ aapwoo mmo ɗes zam, ɓe mo sat nshak nǝnee, <<Gwar ɗesǝ wur a weye? Ɗe har kut kǝ am kuur, mo cìn nɗyen wur!>>Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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