Matthew 13 (ZAJ)

1Zua didija Yesu kalawa muna ing'anda, kakala hamgwazo wa idilamba.That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2Dale kulu da wanhu dimzunguluka, avo kakwela na kukala muna ingalawa. Na didale da wanhu dima mumgwazo wa idilamba.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3Kawalongela vinhu bwando mmahala. “Mulimi kachola kuhanda mbeyu.And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Viyakalile yozihanda, ziyagwe zilagalila mnzila, na ndege weza wazija.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Mbeyu ziyagwe zilagalila mmabwe kukalile na ulongo mdodo. Avo zota himahima kwavija ulongo ukala mdodo.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Ila zua vidilawile diilukuza imiche na kwavija mizizi yake haingile hasi ng'hani imiche inyala.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Mbeyu ziyagwe zilagalila mmizomola, imizomola ikula na kuizingiliza imiche.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8Ila mbeyu ziyagwe zilagalila muulongo unogile, ziyagwe zilela mia, ziyagwe zilela malongo sita, na ziyagwe zilela malongo madatu.Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9Yali na magwiti na yahulike.”He who has ears, let him hear.”

10Abaho, wanahina wamcholela Yesu wamuuza, “Habali ulonga na wanhu mmahala?”Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11Yesu kawalongela, “Mweye mgweleligwa nzewele za kuzitanga nyong'onyo za Undewa wa Kuulanga, ila hewo hawagweleligwe.He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12Munhu yali na kinhu kokongezelwa na kowa navo bwando, ila munhu yalibule kinhu hata kija ikidodo chayalinacho kobokigwa.Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13Kilamso cha kulonga nao mmahala kicho kino, kamba wolola ila hawona kinhu, na wotegeleza ila hawahulika ama hawavitanga.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14Uhokozi wa Isaya uvikila kumwao, ‘Kuhulika mohulika, ila ham'vitanga, kulola molola, ila ham'vimanya,In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15kwavija wanhu wano wana mioyo midala, magwiti gao wagatenda sambigahulike, na meso gao wafing'hiliza. Ila kamba meso gao gahalolile, na magwiti gao gahahulike, wahavitangile mmioyo yao, na kunihindukila nie, nihawahonyile.’For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

16“Ila gamota meso genu, kwavija golola, na magwiti genu, gohulika.But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17Nowalongela ikweli, wahokozi na wanhu bwando walibule uzenzeleganye wasulukila kugona gano gomgona mweye, ila hawagonile, na wasulukila kugahulika gano gomuhulika mweye, ila hawagahulike.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18“Tegelezeni nhegulo ya dihala da mulimi.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19Munhu yoyose yohulika Usenga wa Undewa wa Kuulanga ila hautanga, Mwenembago kokwiza na kuusamha uja Usenga uhandigwe mmoyo wake, zino zizo mbeyu zilagalile mnzila.When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20Mbeyu zilagalile mmabwe zizo Usenga uyahulike munhu, na baho koubokela mkudeng'ha.The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21Ila kwavija ukala na mizizi midodo, avo wokala mkipigiti kiguhi. Na kiheza kipigiti cha mgayo ama kugazigwa sama ya Usenga wa Mulungu, baho kobwela kukisogo.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22Mbeyu zilagalile mmizomola, zizo zimbuli ziyahulike munhu, ila bwembwe da ulumwengu uno na unogelo wa mali wozizingiliza na kuzitenda sambizilele.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23Ila mbeyu ilagalile muulongo unogile iyo munhu yaihulike imbuli na kuitanga, abaho, kalela mijo bwando, imwe kalela mia, iyagwe malongo sita, na iyagwe malongo madatu.”But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

24Yesu kawalongela hala diyagwe, “Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na munhu yahandile mbeyu inogile mumgunda wake.Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25Ila wanhu wose viwakalile wawasile, mdumuka wake keza kahanda lolo muingano, abaho, kachola.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26Ija ingano viyotile na kusonga kufumula, idilolo disonga koneka.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27Nyakadala wa ija mwene mgunda keza kamulongela, ‘Mndewa, huhandile mbeyu zinogile mumgunda wako? Dilolo dilawa kwahi?’The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28Kamwidika, kamulongela, ‘Mdumuka iyo yatendile vino.’ Abaho, ija inyakadala kamuuza, ‘Kolonda tweye tuchole tukading'ole dilolo?’‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29Kamulongela, ‘Bule, kwavija kipigiti vondamding'ole dilolo, moding'ola hamoja na ingano.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30Leka ingano na idilolo vose vikule hamoja mbaka kipigiti cha kuhuna. Na kipigiti hicho nowalongela wahunaji, tanhu dilundizeni idilolo, mdifunge makinzamakinza mkadisome moto, abaho, ilundizeni ingano mkaike kukano jangu.’ ”Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

31Yesu kawalongela hala diyagwe, “Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na mbeyu ya haladali yaaisolile munhu na kuihanda mumgunda wake.He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Mbeyu ndodo kubanza zose, ila ihakula yowa mche mkulu kubanza miche yose mkihati na hata kuwa biki kulu. Avo ndege wa kuulanga wokwiza na kuzenga mvulu mmatambi gake.”Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

33Yesu kawalongela hala diyagwe, “Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na mela dodo diyasolile mtwanzi na kuditibuliza muna ivibaba vidatu va usage mbaka tonge jose dilulumuka.”He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

34Yesu kawalongela wanhu bwando mbuli zino zose mmahala, hawalongele kinhu chochose bila mahala.Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35Giladi gaja galongigwe na muhokozi gavikile, “Nounanula mulomo wangu nilonge mmahala, Nilonge gaja gafisike songela ulumwengu vuulumbigwe.”So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

36Abaho, Yesu kadileka didale da wanhu, kengila mng'anda. Wanahina zake wamkwenhukila wamulongela, “Tulongele nhegulo ya dihala da idilolo da kumgunda.”Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37Yesu kawalongela, “Imunhu yahandile imbeyu inogile iyo nie, Mwana wa Munhu,He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38umgunda uwo ulumwengu, na imbeyu inogile iyo wana wa Undewa wa Kuulanga, na idilolo dijo wanhu wa Mwenembago,The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39na imdumuka yahandile idilolo iyo Mwenembago. Gakuhuna gago zua da kimambukizo, na iwahunaji wao wasenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40Kamba vija idilolo vidilundizwe na kusomigwa moto, vivo vondaiwe muna dizua da kimambukizo.As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41Nie, Mwana wa Munhu, nowalagiza wasenga zangu wa kuulanga wavikunzanye na kuvilava hanze ya Undewa wake vija vose viwatenda wanhu watende vilozo, na waja wose watenda vilozoThe Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

42na kuwasa mditanuli da moto. Ako kowa na kililo na kugegedula meno.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Abaho, wanhu wamnogele Mulungu wonang'hazika kamba zua Muundewa wa Tataao. Munhu yali na magwiti na yahulike!Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44“Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na ngama ifisigwe mumgunda. Na munhu imwe viyaiwene, kaifisa kabili, mkudeng'ha kachola kuguza vinhu vake vose viyalinavo, na kuugula mgunda uja.The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

45“Vivija, Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na mchuluzi yozahila lulu zinogile,Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

46na viyaiwene lulu imwe ya hela bwando, kachola na kuguza vinhu vake vose viyalinavo, na kuigula.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47“Vivija, Undewa wa Kuulanga ulinga na nhando itandigwe m'bahali na kunamata somba wa namna zose.Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48Inhando viimemile, waikwekwesa waigala mhwani, abaho, wakala hasi na kuwabagula iwasomba, wanogile waweka muna imigelo na wehila wawasa.When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

49Vivo vondaiwe mdizua da kimambukizo, wasenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga wokwiza na kuwabagula wanhu wehile kulawa mwa wanhu watendile ganogile,So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50na kuwasa wanhu wehile mditanuli da moto. Ako kowa na kililo na kugegedula meno.”and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51Yesu kawauza, “Movitanga vinhu vino vose?” Wamwidika, “Ona.”Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

52Yesu kawalongela, “Avo mfundiza yoyose wa Malagizo ga Musa yafundizigwe mbuli za Undewa wa Kuulanga kalinga na mwene ng'anda yolava vinhu va sambi na va umwaka kulawa muna ingama yake.”Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

53Yesu viyamambukize kulonga mahala gano, kahalawa hanhu haja,When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54kabwela hana ikiwambo chake kikemigwa Nazaleti. Kasonga kuwafundiza wanhu muna zing'anda zao za nhambiko, avo, wakanganya na kulonga, “Kaipata kwahi ng'hungwe ino na mhiko za kutenda mizonza?Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

55Ino sio mwana wa salamala? Na mamaake hakemigwa Maliamu? Na ndugu zake sio kina Yakobo, Usufu, Simoni, na Yuda?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56Na lumbu zake wose hawali hano hamoja na tweye? Avo munhu ino kazipata kwahi mhiko na nzewele zino zose?”Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57Avo hawanogelwe nayo. Ila Yesu kawalongela, “Muhokozi kohishimilwa kila hanhu, ila mkiwambo chake mwenyego na mng'anda yake mwenyego.”And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

58Avo hatendile mizonza bwando hanhu haja kwavija wakala wabule nhamanila.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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