Mark 4 (UTR) · Opened

1IYesu di wita otso ma mi ondu utɔ. Ibyi ama nkpakɛkɛ won ma mbwo nyɛsɛ nɛta, o kaka sɔkɛ ifu uwaa nbɛdzɛ utɔ mani, inggisɛ ntona duu kwutokɛ agobo.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.

2O tso ma ungwɔ kwuba mi utsa, mi otsootso mgban ma o gbɛɛ:And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3<<Gadɔ! Inggisɛ okwɔ tasɛ oka fwe etɔ.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Dafi o le fwe nɛta, angbeka ngwuta mi ofɛ, ingwunɔ wa kye salu gye.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Angbeka ngwuta mi akwutsɛ, imbe ngwi ekyɛ mɛ ma saan ba, a ndzili labɔ-labɔ, ikyekyɛ ekyɛ na le hilɛhilɛ.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Ngwi onɔ wa tsɛ nɛ, a gbufyo, kwulu ikyekyɛ a sulu akpa ba.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Etɔ angbeka yaokɛ ato, ato ntona she tukwu ma, man a yagba fwɛ ba.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Nghaduu etɔ angbeka yangwuta mi ekyɛ osuse, lu tɔ, i she diyɛ wa kwuba, ngha ongwi ababɔ na akpe osudiwyo, ngwuseta, hona akpe ideli kpaa.>>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.”

9Ta IYesu gbɛɛ, <<Inggisɛ nsulu adɔ ofwoofwo yɔ, no fwo.>>Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Ngwi o kwudzɛ yuon nɛ, emi iwyodefa bɛyi ama nkpakɛkɛ won ma byun ita mi utsa nani.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11O nya ma gbɛɛ, <<A kye ungwɔ odaada mgbi esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho kye gbɔ nya ema. Kpaa ama nto esɛ yɔ, alungwɔ duu sede ka li mi utsa ngwi a ka gbɔn nya maHe replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

12ikye, << <Nu ma di kpaa, a ka sakwulun ba, nu ma fwo kpaa, ka gbosa loma ba; kana a ka wa kyata nu ma dzita ma yi ali ibwubwe!> >>so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Ta iYesu byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Utsa nɛ gbosa lo ema lo? Nghama ka kyɔsinɛ ngwi utsa oka ka gbosa lo ema?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Inggisɛ okwɔ kye elodzɛ Imgbasho fwe.The farmer sows the word.

15Inggisɛ angbeka to dafi etɔ n yangwuta mi ofɛ nani. Labɔlabɔ ngwi a fwo mata, iSatan wa kye gbɛlu elodzɛ ngwi a kye fwe mboma mani.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.

16Angbeka to dafi etɔ n yangwuta mi imbe akwutsɛ mani, a fwo elodzɛ na akponyi ta a kye gbɛlu yi atsa.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Nghaduu ngwi a dzɛ yi akpa ba nɛ, a dzɛ onɔ gwee ta. Ngwi okakewo hona isɔ wa ba mi ikye elodzɛ na nɛta, a byakpa yɛ atata.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.

18Angbeka di to dafi etɔ ngwi a fwe yaokɛ ato mani, a fwo elodzɛ nɛni;Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19kpaa okakewo mgbi ɛsɛ nɛ, okpagyewo mgbi aludu, yi imina mgbi ungwɔ angbeka wa kaka, di dzɛ elodzɛ nɛ mmyɛ, no wa wuba.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.

20Angbeka to dafi etɔ ngwi a fwe mi ekyɛ osuse, a fwo elodzɛ na kye gbɛlu, i wa ngha ungwɔ ngwi a kye fwe na akpe osudiwyo, ngwuseta, ideli jokpaa.>>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.”

21O di byi ma gbɛɛ, <<Ema li kye ipitila kaka ikye okye mgboko tukwun, hona kye wokɛ ifagwudoo? Li mi ikye adinyatsɛ ngwi ema li kye dɔkɛ baa?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?

22Lubana ungwɔ ndzɛ mi odaada duu ka yɛɛ gedee, alungwɔ ngwi a di kye tukwulu kpaa ka dɔ esɛ mi ododa.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Inggisɛ ndzɛ yi adɔ ofwoofwo yɔ, no fwo.>>If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24O kiyayi gbɛɛ, <<Kye eka byi saan mi ungwɔ ngwi abu fwo mani, li ombaamba ngwi abu mba ma ngwi a ka mba nu abu aali, jo nghaangha kpaa.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.

25Ali inggisɛ nsulun yɔ a ka yɛ mbwon, ongwu nsulun ba ma, ogwee ngwi o dzɛyan ma kpaa a ka kye gbɛlu mbon.>>For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26O diyɛ gbɛɛ, <<Esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho dzɛ sini: dzɛ dafi inggisɛ kye etɔ ungwɔ fwe mi ikpɛsɛ mani.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Otu yi onɔ, ki non lasisa hona le nuna kpaa, o ye dafi i kyɔ se etɔ na le she ba.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Li ikpɛsɛ li nu ungwogye lumbye, ababɔ itan li tɔ, man li wa ngwiidɛ, se wo inɛnɛ.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Labɔ-labɔ ngwi etɔ na myɛ mata, o li kye agɛbɛ dɔkɛ ele, ikyekyɛ onɔ ongwa etɔ gyɔ.>>And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30IYesu diyɛ gbɛɛ, <<Li alungwɔ ngwi eyi ka gbɛɛ esutɔ mgbi Imgbasho lun, naadi li ali utsa ngwi eyi ka kye tso ambɛ mi ele?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Dzɛ dafi inɛnɛ unkwodzi, nshanyɛ ngha inɛnɛ ali ekwɔ ngwi abu kye ye mi ikpɛsɛ mani.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Nghaduu ni a kye ye, li she di yɛɛ gbagbadzidzi ngha ali ekwɔ mi okwɔ duu, li tsaabɔ okwukwo jo ingwunɔ emi esho kpaa li ba wa ludɛ mi abɔn.>>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.”

33Yi utsa mbitɔ ntonɛ, iYesu gbɔ elodzɛ nɛ yi ama, o gbɔn kwuba gyɔ nu ma difwi mani.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34O li dzɛdzɛ gbɔdzɛ yi ama ba sede mi utsa. Nghaduu non wa tɔ yuon yi engwafɔ mgban yɔ, o li nu ma osa mi alungwɔ duu.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Onɔdɛ mi egbe nani, o nya engwafɔɔn gbɛɛ, <<I kɛ oyombo na.>>When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Ngwi a dzata ibyi inggisɛ mi iyikpa nɛ, a kye iYesu wafɔ yi ama, mi uwaa ngwi o tsekise sɔdzɛ efu mani. Uwaa angbeka kpaa kyɛdɔn.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.

37Onikyawo gbokyɛɛ, gbe akpeni le yaokɛ uwaa jo uwaa dzɛ kwɛkwɛ osulu.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38IYesu ladzɛ ifu uwaa kye ikye dɔdzɛ ungwɔ okye ikye dɔ efu le nuna, engwafɔɔn kyilon, a byun gbɛɛ, <<Otsetse, ni eyi mbe eni kwulu kpaa li itɔdzɛ mbi abu ba lɔ?>>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?”

39O gbokyɛɛ, feela yi awo diyɛ nya akpeni gbɛɛ, <<Dede! Dzɛ shilididi!>> Man awo kwulu, imbe yɛɛ tsiin!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.

40O nya engwafɔɔn gbɛɛ, <<Kyɔsinɛ ngwi ema tsimio ngha? Ema sulu oyɛyɛ onuunu walo?>>“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Idzidzi kwulu ma, a yɛ byi ewoma gbɛɛ, <<Nɛnɛ li emɛ? Ngwi awo bɛyi akpeni kpaa li fwon?>>Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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