Mark 4 (ZBU) · Opened

1Ɗaɗanu Yesu a gop kulci'si shilǝn ki Lya abi dlilka u ɓalu, I' mbalǝn mil diɓǝlti domga amati, I lati, i'te ge' kundǝlǝn ki mali, Adlǝlka, i' dǝm a giɓi. I' dopga ki mbalǝn dlǝl atǝn bǝgasi abi dlǝlka isi.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.

2I' kulcisi lǝɓa diɓǝli nǝ cibǝlti. A ge kulcisiwasi i' ulsisu,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Ga kǝn kum! Mulǝn mul kotllu won ɗa is zǝga gegu tǝn gaki ti' wotl o'.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Tige dlati wundi lǝɓa, Ina wundiyen nda tǝn shutu, i yatli ɗakǝn unndiyisi.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Un ndiyen is nda age lu mul zǝnga luwu nǝ bǝ atl ɗa iye wai u. Alǝbi alǝbi is te' tǝn gaki atli loluwai.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Nǝ cin peku, Is landǝli, tǝn gaki dlǝlgwasǝn loluwai, Is kwakǝni.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7I gyen nda age ili, I ili sǝnkǝlsi, Sa man pǝtl gwewai.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8I gyen ɗaɗanu is nda gye lu atl ki zeki, Is te' kizeki, Is nali, Is pǝl gwe, I gyen pǝl gwe kutl kutl lǝbi maki, Gyen kutl kutl lǝbi mǝkka, Gyen kutl kutl lǝbi kutl.” I Yesu usu,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.”

9“Mul kǝm ki kumti tǝ'kumi.”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Nǝs pal mal gǝni u, Mil bǝtlti nǝ kutl nǝ lopiyi iki is gyemti yakǝn cimbǝlti u ɗǝ dlǝmti.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Iki i' ulsisu, “Kini ɓo, a ndǝgikini i kimannǝn tuki libi ki Lya, Gyen ginǝ bǝ ɗa gyekini wai u, Sai nǝ cimbǝlti.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,

12“ ‘Yenti nǝ dwaɗǝn ɓo, Sa yeniyi, bǝ a mbatldlwai. Kumti ɓo, Sa kumiyi, Sa man ulnǝ ɗǝ dlǝmti u wai, Tǝn gaki, ɓaspaltyai a pacisi bezǝn lǝɓa wasǝn ɗa.’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Yesu ulsisu, “A!, Kimanǝn ciɓǝlti uwayya? Tu i mi kǝnkimanǝn na ciɓǝlti en ɗa?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Mul wotlti o' u, Shilǝn ki Lya kǝnti wotlti.The farmer sows the word.

15Ginǝ ndatǝn shutu u ɓo, Siki ciɓǝlti ki gǝnǝ wotl shilǝn ki Lya a mbatl dlwasǝn u. Sǝn kup shilǝn nisi, Alǝbi alǝbi a shaidan kam shilǝn u nǝ wotldli a mbadlwasǝn u.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.

16Nǝguni ɗaɗanu gunǝ wotl unndi o' a ge lu zǝnga u, Siki ginǝ sǝn kup shilǝn ki Lya as kami nǝ hwoltugi.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Si ɓo, Gǝs nisi ɗawai, si kǝn dǝm iye wai, ko ulukǝn hwossi tǝngaki shilǝn ki Lya u, Alǝbi alǝbi as pal nǝ kali.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.

18Unndi ginǝ nda gelu ili u, iki ciɓǝlti ki mbalǝn u nǝ kum shilǝn ki Lya u,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Dǝp lǝɓa a hwosi u, nǝ lyap usǝn u, Nǝ laki lǝɓa u, Nǝnte'ti gesi asǝnkǝl shilǝn nisi, Ashilǝn nisi kǝn dǝmti kizeki masiwai.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.

20Undi u nǝ nda age luki zeki u, iki cimbǝlti ki mbalǝn u nǝkum shilǝnisi, Sǝn kamti, As pǝl kyautǝn nǝ nali, As mbi mbǝlti tǝnki gyen kutl kutl lǝbi maki, Gyen kutl kutl lǝbi mǝkka, Gyenɓo kutl kutl lǝbi kutl.”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 ulsisu, “Nǝn mbǝtl pitila teɗi a idlati nǝ bal gala, ko nǝnzǝdli agǝs lumutti, kin zǝti atǝn lu dǝmtuwa swaya?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?

22Kum ulnǝ ki hwundǝli u, nǝn pekǝlti. Ulnǝ ki kuppi u, nǝn ɗutiti.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Mul kǝm ki kumti, ti' kumi.”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Yesu ulsisu, “Kumini, ko'talaku' nǝ cimbǝlin ɗa u, nǝ nali si' cimbǝlliki, hal ma as mbǝli ɗa.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.

25Tǝngaki mulnǝ ulǝn ni'ɗa u, sim mbǝli' tiɗa, mulnǝ ulǝn ni' ɗawai u, na' ulnǝ nitu sin kamiti taka.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Yesu ulsisu, “Gu' ki libi ki Lya kǝnǝ mul dlati u'kǝni a atli.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Mutti nǝ hillya i undi te, i nali, timan kan u nǝ pǝl dli uwai.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Atli nǝ gawasi ti bǝtl lǝɓa, ki nǝm iki ulnǝ ɗǝ te'ti, sai ga, nǝ balgye laɓa tǝnki.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29In gwe yi a nyau, iki alǝbi alǝbi atlo'dli nǝ kwaltǝn, gis acilu ngu.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30I' usu ɗaɗanu, “Nǝ yakǝn tǝn cimbǝlǝn gu' ki Lya? Ko nǝ yakǝn tǝn cimbǝlǝnti?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Kǝnǝ gwe mastad kǝnɗa, gunǝ, iki yakǝn gwe lǝɓa gunǝ ɗǝ wotlti adǝp lǝɓa u,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Ngo nǝ nǝgu in wotl tu, an ngǝtl kap na dwa nǝ nalti, ap pǝlbas mil toh, yatl ma as man nda a gwasǝn wasi.”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.”

33Nǝ cimbǝlti diɓǝli Yesu dlǝm misi shilǝn ki Lya, ndace nǝ mantiwasǝn.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Ti ɗa pissi ulǝnwai, sai nǝ cimbǝlti. Iki ti pi' mil kushtiwasi ko yanngi a malgǝni bǝ nǝ cimbǝltiwai.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Age'cinisi, nǝ cin ɓalnja ti nda u, i Yesu ul mil kushti wassu, “Mi' ɗakǝcin tyatǝn bi dlǝlka ka.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Nǝsza dopga ki mbalǝn akalu, is zǝga neti kau u nǝ tiɗa u age kundǝlǝn ki mali, na kundǝlǝn ki mali si amalgǝn wasi.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.

37I bal lya ki mali mul yetǝl dlitoɗi, i bǝski mali go' tliti lya ɗǝ lyap jakǝ' kuɗǝlǝ nisi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Yesu ɓo ati tu kal age kundǝlǝn ki mali atǝn lumutti, ati nde enbuɗi. Iki mil kushtiwasi is dlilti ɗǝ enɓuɗi, is ultisu, “Mul lashti, mun mǝshti kin ɗa entiwaya?”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?”

39I' hilya ɗǝ enɓuɗi, i' mati etǝlli, i ultisu “dǝm shot!” Iki i yetǝlli muɗi, i kumlu dǝm shot.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.

40I' ulsisu, “Tǝn gaki yakǝn lakiɗa ikumǝn ɓanti nǝgu? Hal nǝgun lati mbatl kǝn nuna?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Iskum ɓanti iye, is ulyelsǝnisu, “Wo kǝngu? Yetǝl nǝ mali ki dlika si bǝtl shilǝn wasi!”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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