Mark 4 (WBI) · Opened

1Kange alya tengula ku vulanisia mulubale palubale pa lisumbe. Nilipugha ilivaha likakong'ana pikunsungutila umwene, akalamula pikwingila mu ngalama na akikala. ilipugha lyoni likava mulubale kunji mulisumbe.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.

2Pe akavavulanisia sinyinga mufuhwanikisio, pe akajova kuvanave ni mbulansio sake.And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3Pulikisia, unkesambeju alyalutile kukesa imbeju.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Ye ikesa imbeju jimonga jikaghua musila, injuni sikisa sikahola. Ijinge jikaghua palinalavue, pano ilihanga lilyale lidebe.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Nakalingi sikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale palihanga ilyakukwilana.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Looli ilijuva lika nyaanya, jikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale ni ndela, sikuuma. Ijinge jikaghua pa malela gha madasia.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Neke amadasia yeghalembile ghaka fweta, sikakunua kukoma ifipeke vunufuOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ijinge jikaghua pa lihanga ilinofu jikamela nakukoma vunono, jimo ifijigho fitatu, ijinge fijigho ntanda, ijinge kilundo”.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.”

9Pe akati, “Unyakupulika, apulike!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10U Yesu unsiki ghuno akale mwene, vala vano valyale pipi na vala kijigho na vavili vakamposia kufihwanikisio.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Akavamula muvanave, “Mupelilue isa vusyefu uvwa vutwa vwa Nguluve. Neke vano valikunji ifinu fyoni fihwanikisio,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,

12neke vangalole, ena vilola, loli navangalole, kupulika vipulike neke navangasitang'anie, looli vasasyetuka nu Ngulu ngale avasaghile.”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Pe akajova muvanave, “Namukukitang'ania ikihwanikisio iki? Pe kyamukufitang'ania ndani ifihwanikiso ifinga?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Unkesambeju akesa ilisio.The farmer sows the word.

15Vamonga vevano vaghwile mulubale mu sila, pano ilisio likesilue. Pano valyapulike, nakalinge usetano akisa na pivusia ilisi lino likale mu moojo ghave.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.

16Vamonga vevala vano vakakesilue pakyanya pa linalavue, vano, vikulipulika ilisio, vikulyupila ng'aning'ani nulukelo.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Vasila ndela sesoni mu mojo ghava, looli valyale nu lugudo ludebe. Looli inalaamu ni mumuko pano fikwisa vwimila vwa lisio, unsiki ghughuo vikuvala.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.

18Avange vevala vano vakakesilue mumifui. vikulipulika ilisio,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19neke imumuko sa mu iisi, uvuyasu vwimila vwa kyuma, nuvunoghelua vwa mbombo isinge, fikuvingila pe fifweta ilisio, pelikunua ku koma imeke.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.

20Looli vano vavyalilue mulihanga ili nofu. vikulipuluka ilisio na kukulyupila neke vikoma ifipeke: jumo ifipeke fijigho fitatu ujunge fijigho ntanda, ujunge kilindo kimo.”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.”

21U Yesu akavavula, “Ulumuli luletua munkate mu nyumba na pikulubika pa ndilo, nambe pasi pa fungo? Jeeje luvikua pa kimilo.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?

22Ulwakuva nakwekile kyekyoni kino kifisime kino nakilikagulika, sope isa vusyefu silivikua pa vwelefu.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Unya kupulika apilike!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Akavavula, “muve maaso kukino mukukipulika, ulwakuva ikipimo kino mipimila, kyekino milipimivua, kange kilikwongelele kulyumue.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.

25Ulwakuva umwene juno alinakyope, ilikyupila kukila, jula juno nsila, kuhuma kwa mwene ilipokua nambe fila fini alinafyope.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Pe akajova, “Uvutwa vwa Nguluve vulindavule ikihwaanikisio kya muunhu unkesa mbeju mumughunda.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Umwene akaghona na kusisimuka, imbeju jika lemba nakukula, kisila kukagula muno jimelela.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Iisi jihumia jijio; ghitala amatundu, neke amasoje, kange imeke sino selile.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Unsiki ghuno imbeju jiva jelile itwalagha uvumego, ulwakuva unsiki ghwa kubena ghufikile.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Pe akajova, “tu hwananie uvutwa vwa Nguluve ni kinu kinge, nambe utumile ikihwani ikinge ku kwolelela?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Vuhwani vwa mbeju indebe kukila soni, nambe pano jilya vyalilue jilyale ndebe kyongo kukila imbeju soni mu iisi.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Nambe, unsiki ghuno jikavyalilue, jimela na kukula ghuva mela nkope kukila amamele ghoni agha mubusitani, inhaafi saake siva mbaha, nasinjuni sa kuvulanga sitendagha ifivwasu mumuo.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.”

33Akavavulanisiagha avaanhu ilisio lyake mufihwanikisio finga na kujova mu vanave, kavavulanisiagha ndavule vanoghile kujova,With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34na akalovagha kimonga kisila kuhwanikisio. Looli unsiki ghuno lyale mwne, akavaghanulilagha sooni avavulanisivua vaake.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Mufighono ifio, ye jifikile ivwilile, akajova muvanave, “Tulovoke imwambo jila”.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Pa uluo vakalileka ilipugha, vakantola u Yesu, unsiki ughuo ye alimunkate mungalava. Ingalava isinge silyale palikimo nu mwene.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.

37Imhepo inyangufu jikaguguma na mavingo ghakavingilagha munkate mu ngalava ingalava wejilya memile.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Looli u Yesu alyale mu shtri, alyaghonile pa kisaghu. Vakansisimula, vakati, “Ghwe m'bulaniisi, uve kulyuve ghuvona na kiinu usue pano tufua?”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?”

39Pe akasimuka akajidalikila imhepo na pikujivula inyanja, '“Litama, ulughano”. Imhepo jikalitama, kukava mye.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.

40Akaajova muveene, “Lwakiki muli voghofi?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Valya memile uludwesi luvaha, vakajovesania, vakati, “Uju ghwe veeni, juno imhepo namavingo fikumpulika?”.Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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