Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
Nʼoge ọzọ, ọ malitere izi ihe nʼakụkụ osimiri. Igwe mmadụ dị ukwuu gbara ya gburugburu, nke mere na ọ banyere nʼime ụgbọ nọdụ ala nʼime ya nʼelu mmiri ahụ, ma igwe mmadụ ahụ nọkwa nʼakụkụ osimiri ahụ.
2 And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
O bidoro i kuziri ha ọtụtụ ihe nʼilu, ma nʼozizi ya, ọ sịrị ha,
3 "Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
“Geenụ ntị! Otu onye ọrụ ubi pụrụ gaa ịkụ mkpụrụ ya.
4 And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Mgbe ọ na-agha mkpụrụ, ụfọdụ mkpụrụ dara nʼakụkụ ụzọ, ụmụ nnụnụ bịara tụtụrịa ha.
5 And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Ụfọdụ mkpụrụ dara nʼala nkume, ebe aja ntakịrị dị. Ha puputara ngwangwa nʼihi na ala dị nʼebe ahụ emighị emi.
6 And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Ma mgbe anwụ wara, ọ chagburu ha, ha kpọnwụọ nʼihi na ha enweghị mgbọrọgwụ.
7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mkpụrụ ndị ọzọ dara nʼetiti ogwu; ogwu ahụ tolitere kpagbuo ha. Ha amịkwaghị mkpụrụ.
8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
Mkpụrụ ndị ọzọ nke dara nʼezi ala, puru, tolite, ma mịa mkpụrụ na mmụba iri atọ, iri isii, ọ bụladị otu narị.”
9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
Ọ sịrị ha, “Onye ọbụla nwere ntị ịnụ ihe, ya nụrụ.”
10 And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Ma mgbe ọ nọ naanị ya, ndị ozi iri na abụọ ahụ na ndị ọzọ nọ ya gburugburu jụrụ ya ajụjụ banyere ilu ahụ.
11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
Ọ gwara ha sị, “Enyela unu ihe omimi nke alaeze Chineke. Ma ndị nọ nʼezi, a na-agwa ha ihe niile nʼilu,
12 that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
nke mere na, “‘Ha ga na-ele anya, hụkwa, ma ha agaghị ahụ ihe ọbụla, ha ga na-anụ, nụkwa, ma ha agaghị aghọta ihe ọbụla, ma ọ bụghị ya, ha nwere ike chigharịa bụrụ ndị a gbaghaara.’”
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
Mgbe ahụ, ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Ọ bụ na unu aghọtaghị ilu a? Unu ga-esikwa aṅaa ghọta ilu ndị ọzọ?
14 The farmer sows the word.
Ọgha mkpụrụ ahụ na-agha okwu Chineke.
15 And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
Mmadụ ụfọdụ dị ka mkpụrụ ndị ahụ dara nʼakụkụ ụzọ, ebe a kụrụ okwu ahụ. Ngwangwa ha nụrụ ya, ekwensu na-abịa napụ ha okwu ahụ nke a kụrụ nʼime ha.
16 And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Ndị ọzọ dị ka mkpụrụ a kụrụ nʼala nkume. Ha nụrụ okwu ahụ, were ọṅụ nabata ya nʼotu mgbe ahụ.
17 And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
Ma ebe ha na-enweghị mgbọrọgwụ nʼime ha, ha na-anọ nwa oge nta. Mgbe nsogbu maọbụ mkpagbu bịara nʼihi okwu ahụ, ngwangwa ha na-adachapụ.
18 And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
Ndị nke ọzọkwa, dị ka mkpụrụ dara nʼetiti ogwu, nụrụ okwu ahụ;
19 and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
ma nchekasị nke ndụ a, na nghọgbu nke akụnụba, na oke ọchịchọ, nakwa ihe ndị ọzọ na-abata, kpagbuo okwu ahụ, mee ka ọ ghara ịmị mkpụrụ. (aiōn g165)
20 And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
Ndị ọzọ, dị ka mkpụrụ a kụrụ nʼezi ala, nụrụ okwu ahụ, nabata ya ma mịa mkpụrụ dị iri atọ, iri isii, maọbụ otu narị.”
21 And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
Ọ sịrị ha, “A na-ebute oriọna ka e jiri efere kpuchie ya maọbụ dọnye ya nʼokpuru akwa ndina? Ọ bụghị ka a dọba ya nʼelu ihe ịdọba iheọkụ?
22 For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
Nʼihi na ihe niile e zoro ezo ga-apụta ihe ma ihe niile e kpuchiri ekpuchi ka a ga-emesịa kpughee.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
Onye ọbụla nwere ntị ịnụ ihe, ya nụrụ.”
24 And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
Ọ sịrị ha, “Kpacharanụ anya ihe unu na-anụ. Ọ bụkwa ihe unu ji tụọrọ ndị ọzọ ka a ga-eji tụọrọ unu, maọbụ karịa.
25 For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
Onye nwere ihe ka a ga-enye karịa; onye na-enweghị, ọ bụladị nke o nwere ka a ga-anapụ ya.”
26 And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
Ọ sịkwara, “Alaeze Chineke yiri ihe dị otu a. Ọ dịka mgbe otu onye ghara mkpụrụ nʼala ubi.
27 and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
Ehihie na abalị, ma ọ nọ nʼụra ma o tetara, mkpụrụ ahụ na-epupụte na-etokwa, ma ọ maghị ka o si na-eme.
28 The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Ala ahụ nʼonwe ya na-eme ka mkpụrụ ahụ puo. Ọ na-epupụte na mbụ, too oko, emesịa isi ọka, nʼikpeazụ ọ mịkwara mkpụrụ kara aka nʼoko ya.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Mgbe ọka ahụ chara ịghọ ya, o na-eji mma iwe ihe ubi ya bịa gbutuo ọka ahụ, ghọrọkwa ogbe ọka laa, nʼihi na oge iwe ihe nʼubi eruola.”
30 And he said, "To what will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
Ọzọkwa, ọ sịrị, “Gịnị ọzọ ka anyị pụrụ ịsị na alaeze Chineke yiri? Ụdị ilu dị aṅaa ka anyị ga-eji kọwaa ya?
31 It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
Ọ dị ka mkpụrụ mọstaadị, nke bụ mkpụrụ dịkarịsịrị nta nke a na-akụ nʼala.
32 And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
Ma mgbe a kụrụ ya, ọ na-eto bukarịa ihe niile a kụrụ nʼubi, ọ na-enwe alaka dị ukwuu nke bụ na ụmụ anụ ufe nke eluigwe na-ezukwa ike nʼokpuru ya.”
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
O jiri ọtụtụ ilu yiri ndị a gwa ha okwu dị ka ha pụrụ ịghọta.
34 And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
O nweghị oge ọbụla ọ gwara ha okwu hapụ iji ilu. Ma ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya naanị nọdụ, ọ na-akọwara ha ihe niile.
35 And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
Nʼụbọchị ahụ nʼoge uhuruchi, ọ gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sị, “Ka anyị gafee nʼofe nke ọzọ.”
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
Ha hapụrụ igwe mmadụ ahụ ma kpọrọ ya, otu ọ dị, ya na ha banyere nʼime ụgbọ. Ụgbọ ndị ọzọ dịkwa na-eso ya.
37 And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
Oke ifufe dị ike bidoro ife, ebili mmiri na-awụbakwa nʼụgbọ ahụ ruo na ụgbọ ha fọdụrụ ntakịrị ka mmiri mie ya.
38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
Ma Jisọs nọ nʼazụ azụ ụgbọ ahụ na-arahụ ụra nʼelu ohiri isi. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya kpọtere ya sị ya, “Onye ozizi, o metụghị gị nʼobi na anyị nʼala nʼiyi?”
39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Ọ biliri ọtọ, baara ifufe ahụ mba sịkwa osimiri ahụ, “Kwụsị! Dere jii!” Ifufe ahụ kwụsịrị, ebe niile dajụrụ deere jii.
40 And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
Ọ sịrị ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, “Gịnị mere unu ji atụ oke egwu? Ọ bụ na unu enwebeghị okwukwe?”
41 And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
Ha niile tụrụ egwu, jụrịta onwe ha sị, “Onye bụ onye a? Ọ bụladị ifufe na ebili mmiri na-erubere ya isi!”
