Mark 4 (SWH1850)

1Yesu alianza kufundisha tena akiwa kando ya ziwa. Umati mkubwa wa watu ulimzunguka hata ikambidi aingie katika mashua na kuketi. Watu wakawa wamekaa katika nchi kavu, kando ya ziwa.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.

2Aliwafundisha mambo mengi kwa mifano, na katika mafundisho yake aliwaambia,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Sikilizeni! Mpanzi alikwenda kupanda mbegu.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Alipokuwa akipanda, nyingine zilianguka njiani, ndege wakaja wakazila.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Nyingine zilianguka penye mawe pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi. Mbegu hizo ziliota mara kwa kuwa udongo haukuwa na kina.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Jua lilipochomoza, zikachomeka; na kwa kuwa mizizi yake haikuwa na nguvu, zikanyauka.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Nyingine zilianguka kwenye miti ya miiba, nayo ikakua na kuzisonga, nazo hazikuzaa nafaka.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Nyingine zilianguka katika udongo mzuri, zikakua na kuzaa: moja punje thelathini, moja sitini na nyingine mia.”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.”

9Kisha akawaambia, “Mwenye masikio na asikie!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Yesu alipokuwa peke yake, baadhi ya wale waliomsikia walimwendea pamoja na wale kumi na wawili, wakamwuliza juu ya hiyo mifano.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Naye akawaambia, “Ninyi mmejaliwa kujua siri ya Utawala wa Mungu, lakini wale walio nje wataambiwa kila kitu kwa mifano,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,

12ili, Watazame kweli, lakini wasione. Wasikie kweli, lakini wasielewe. La sivyo, wangemgeukia Mungu, naye angewasamehe.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Basi, Yesu akawauliza, “Je, ninyi hamwelewi mfano huu? Mtawezaje basi, kuelewa mfano wowote?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mpanzi hupanda neno la Mungu.The farmer sows the word.

15Watu wengine ni kama wale walio njiani ambapo mbegu zilianguka. Hawa hulisikia hilo neno lakini mara Shetani huja na kuliondoa neno hilo lililopandwa ndani yao.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.

16Watu wengine ni kama zile mbegu zilizopandwa penye mawe. Mara tu wanapolisikia hilo neno hulipokea kwa furaha.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Lakini haliwaingii na kuwa na mizizi ndani yao; huendelea kulizingatia kwa kitambo tu, na wakati taabu au udhalimu vinapotokea kwa sababu ya hilo neno mara wanakata tamaa.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.

18Watu wengine ni kama zile mbegu zilizoanguka penye miti ya miiba. Huo ni mfano wa wale wanaolisikia hilo neno,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19lakini wasiwasi wa ulimwengu huu, anasa za mali na tamaa za kila namna huwaingia na kulisonga hilo neno, nao hawazai matunda.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.

20Lakini wengine ni kama zile mbegu zilizopandwa katika udongo mzuri. Hawa hulisikia hilo neno, wakalipokea, wakazaa matunda: wengine thelathini, wengine sitini na wengine mia moja.”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.”

21Yesu akaendelea kuwaambia, “Je, watu huwasha taa wakaileta ndani na kuifunika kwa pishi au kuiweka mvunguni? La! Huiweka juu ya kinara.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?

22Basi, kila kilichofichwa kitafichuliwa, na kila kilichofunikwa kitafunuliwa.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Mwenye masikio na asikie!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Akawaambia pia, “Sikilizeni kwa makini mnachosikia! Kipimo kilekile mnachowapimia watu wengine, ndicho mtakachopimiwa; tena mtazidishiwa.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.

25Aliye na kitu atapewa zaidi; asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho kitachukuliwa.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Yesu akaendelea kusema, “Ufalme wa Mungu ni kama ifuatavyo. Mtu hupanda mbegu shambani.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Usiku hulala, mchana yu macho na wakati huo mbegu zinaota na kukua; yeye hajui inavyofanyika.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Udongo wenyewe huiwezesha mimea kukua na kuzaa matunda: kwanza huchipua jani changa, kisha suke, na mwishowe nafaka ndani ya suke.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Nafaka inapoiva, huyo mtu huanza kutumia mundu wake, maana wakati wa mavuno umefika.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Tena, Yesu akasema, “Tuufananishe Utawala wa Mungu na nini? Tuueleze kwa mifano gani?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Ni kama mbegu ya haradali ambayo ni ndogo kuliko mbegu zote.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Lakini ikisha pandwa, huota na kuwa mmea mkubwa kuliko mimea yote ya shambani. Matawi yake huwa makubwa hata ndege wa angani huweza kujenga viota vyao katika kivuli chake.”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.”

33Yesu aliwahubiria ujumbe wake kwa mifano mingine mingi ya namna hiyo; aliongea nao kadiri walivyoweza kusikia.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Hakuongea nao chochote bila kutumia mifano; lakini alipokuwa pamoja na wanafunzi wake peke yao alikuwa akiwafafanulia kila kitu.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Jioni, siku hiyohiyo, Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wake, “Tuvuke ziwa, twende ng'ambo.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Basi, wakauacha ule umati wa watu, wakamchukua Yesu katika mashua alimokuwa. Palikuwapo pia mashua nyingine hapo.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.

37Basi, dhoruba kali ikaanza kuvuma, mawimbi yakaipiga ile mashua hata ikaanza kujaa maji.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu alikuwa sehemu ya nyuma ya mashua, amelala juu ya mto. Basi, wanafunzi wakamwamsha na kumwambia, “Mwalimu, je, hujali kwamba sisi tunaangamia?”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?”

39Basi, akaamka, akaukemea ule upepo na kuyaamrisha mawimbi ya ziwa, “Kimya! Tulia!” Hapo upepo ukakoma, kukawa shwari kabisa.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.

40Kisha Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Mbona mnaogopa? Je, bado hamna imani?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Nao wakaogopa sana, wakawa wanaulizana, “Huyu ni nani basi, hata upepo na mawimbi vinamtii?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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