Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
Eilinchuva eilyo uYesu akhakhegha munyumba akhaluta khulukhanji khu nyanja akhatama.
2 and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
Avanu avinghi valundamine, vakhanchungula, umwene pwakhingile mumbwato akhatama mughati. Avanu avinghi pwu vakheima khulukanji khu nyanja.
3 He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
Pwu akhavavula ifinu finghi aliekhuhwananincha ni fihwani, alikhunchova, “Mlole, umbyalie alutiele khuvyala.
4 As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
Aliekhuvyale ienchinghe iesekhe nchiliekhugwa mu njiela pwu fikhincha ifideghe fikhahola.
5 Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
Inchinghe nchikhagwa palunalawe, incho sanchakhave ung'anga mwingi ukhuta nchimelaghe. Nchikhamela ulwa khuva ung'anga gwale indebe.
6 But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
Pwu ulunchuva lwavile lwivala lukhanyanya iemilela ulwa khuva gyale pakanya ung'anga gwale iedebe pwu nchikhuma.
7 Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
Iembeyu inchienghe nchagwile mumintwinyo. Eimitwinyo gheikhakhula ghekhava mitali ukhulutielila inchene pwu nchikhalemwa ukhukhula.
8 [But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
Iembeyu inchienghe nchikhagwa mung'anga unonu, nchikhamela nukhuhupa, inchienghe nchikhahola mala mia moja, inchinge sitini, inchingi salasini.
9 If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
Umwene uvyalienie mbulukhutu inchakhupulikha apuliekhaghe.
10 [We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
Avankhongi va mwene vakhincha vakhambuncha u Yesu, “Khinu khiekhi inkhewienchova na vanu wienchova nifiehwaniehencho?”
11 He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
UYesu akhavanda akhata, “Umwe mkhavile ukhunchimanya inchilikhuvutitu incha ludeva ulwa khukyanya, avene savakavile.
12 Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
Ulwa khuva umwene yuywa alienafwo ifinu uywa vie vieikyongelenchiwa ifinghe, hangha pwiva nafyo ukhulutielila. Uvalievuvule hange nakhikyo alienakyo pwu ipokhiwa kyope.
13 That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
Pwu ninchova nawo khufikhwani ulwa khuva vangalolaghe savakhalolaghe. Hanghe vangapuliekhaghe valekhe ukhupuliekha, hanghe valekhaghe ukhunchimanya.
14 What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
Eilimenyu lya nyamalago uIsaya lievombikhe khuvene pwu lita, ukhuphulikha mpulikhagha hanghe samukhanchimanyaghe.
15 [God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
Ulwa khuva ienumbula incha vanu ava nchivile nchitu, niembulukhuto nchavo sanchipulikha vunonu, namiho gha vene vasisiliele, ukhuta valekhe ukhulola na miho ghavene, vakhaphulikha ni mbulukhuto nchavene, vakhanchimanya ni numbula nchavene vakhasyetukha, une nikhavapokha.”
16 But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
Musayiwe ulwa khuva amiho gheinyo ghilola, nie mbulukhuto ncheinyo nchiepuliekha.
17 Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
Mwiedhiekhaghe nikhuvavula, avanya malagho avingi na vanu avanya lwiedhikho vanogwagwa ukhunchivona nchila unchumukhunchivono. Valemilwe ukhunchievona, vanoghilwe ukhuphulikha imbombo iela inchumupuliekha, savakhapuliekha.
18 “[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
Pwu mupuliekhaghe lieno ienongwa iya mbyalii.
19 The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
Umunu uvieiphuliekha eilimenyu ilya ludeva ulwa khukyanya alekhaghe ukhuliemanya, umbivi pwu ikhwincha itola eiliekhavyaliwe munumbula mumwene. Eiyi yu mbeyu iyavyaliwe munundukhanji munjila.
20 [Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
Uvya vyaliwe mundunalawe vie ule uvyaliephokhiele ielimenyo nukhuhovoka.
21 [But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
Alivale eimilela mughati mumwene, lietama unsiekhe iendebe. Pwu yienghahumile ietabu apanghe ukhuhanghayiekha khu nongwa ya liemenyu, umwene pwu iviepha iembeive.
22 [Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
Uvieavyaliwe mumintwinyo, uyuo vieiphulikha eilimenyu iekwaghana ni mbombo incha nkhilunga nifwa vunongwe uwankhielungha pwu nchikhu mpelela ukhuta ielimenyu lielekhe ukhupa iesekhe. (aiōn g165)
23 But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
Uviavyaliwe mung'anga unonu. Uyuo veihola isekhe na vienchiholagha isekhe nchunyingi mala mia, iyeinge sitini, iyeingi salasini.”
24 Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
UYesu akhavapha eikhikhwani eikhinghe. Akhanchova, “Uludeva lwa khukyanya luhwanine numu yuywa avyalile iembeyu mukyalo kya mwene.
25 While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
Vuvaghonelile avanu pwu vakhancha avalughu vamwene akhavyale amanyasi munganu vakhahegha vakhaghodokha.
26 After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
Ingano yiekhamela nukhuhupha, na ghamanyasi ghope ghakhamela.
27 So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
Avavombi va nyakyalo vakhincha vakhambuncha unyakyalo vakhata, 'Khikhi sawauyale iembeyu einonu mukyalo kyako? Khihumile khikhi lino mbona ghamelile amanyasi?
28 The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
Akhavavula akhata, undughu avombile imbombo inchi.' Avavomba mbombo vakhambola vakhata, “Lino wienogwa tukhakhupule?”
29 He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
Unyakyalo akhanchova akhata, 'Mwielekhelwe, ukhuluta khukupula, ulwa khuva vumukhupula amanyasi pwu mukhupulagha nayie ngano pwu paninie.
30 Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
Mughalekhe ghakhula pupaninie ukhudugha upwakhiva gwifikha unsiekhi ugwakhubena. Unsiekhi ugwakhubena niela vavula aviebena ukhuta, 'Mutale ukhunkhupula amanyasi mughakhunghe mumwoto, pwu mulundamanie einganu tuviekhe mukhibana kyango.”
31 Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
U Yesu akhavavula ikhikhwani hincho ikhinghe. Akhata, “'Uludeve ulwa khukyanya lukhwanine nie mbeyu iya haladali(iendebe nno) yienyo umunu atoliele akhaluta kuvyala mukyalo ikya mwene.
32 Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
Eimbeyu eiye nini eno(ndebe) ukhulutilila imbeyu inchinghe nchoni. Vuyimela nukhukhula pwu yiekhula yive iembiekhi imbaha ukhulutilila ambiekhi eghienghe mukyalo pwu ifidege ifya munkyanya vikwinchaga vikwemaga nukhughataluka pakyanya pa mbikhi finchengagha nuvufumba mumaswatu gha mbikhe.”
33 Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Akhavapha ikhikhwananincho eikhinghe akhata. “Uludeva ulwa khukyanya lukyanine nie khinu ikhilulile khikyo undala atolile akhapima ifiphimielo fidatu akhahanjania mumbutine woni vukhatutuma.
34 Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
Nchoni ienchi uYesu anchovile pavanu avinghi nukhuhwananincha ifihwani. Ukhulekha ifyakhuhwananincha pwu salikhunchova khinu.
35 By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
Ukhuva nchila inchanchoviwe navanyamalagho nchivonekhaghe, upwu inchova, “Uyunikyama undomo gwangho ukhuchova khufihwani. Uyuninchova imbombo nchincho nchikhale khuvutitu ukhuhuva khuvutenghulilo uwa khilunga.”
36 After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
Pwu uYesu akhavalekha avanu vinghi akhaghodokha khumyave. Pwu avakhongi avamwene vakhankongha vakhata, “Utuvule vunonu ikhihwani ikyamasi mukyalo.”
37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
U Yesu akhavanda akhata, “Uvie ivyala iembeyu inonu vei mwana va Adamu.
38 The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
Eikyalo kyu khilunga; imbeyu einonu vuvana avakhuludeva. na manyasi vuvana ava ndughu untavangwa, nuu mbivi uviavyalile vei setano.
39 The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
Uvubeni vuvusililo uwa khilunga, aviebena vuvasuhwa va nghuluve. (aiōn g165)
40 The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
Amanyasi vughilundama nukhu nyanya mu mwoto, vuyilava eiwo khuvumalilo uwa khilunga. (aiōn g165)
41 I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
Umwana va Adamu alasuha avasung'wa vamwene, ukhwincha khuluondamania ukhuhuma khuludeva ulwa mwene imbombo nchoni inchikhapelagha imbivi na voni avakhavombagha inchambivi.
42 They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
Voni valalahiwa mundighuli eilya mwoto, ukhwa khukhulava nikhililo nukhuheveta amino.
43 [God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
Pwu avanu vavo vavombagha inonu valang'ala ndielinchuva khuludeva ulwa Dada vavo. Uvyalieni mbulukhuto aphuliekhaghe.
44 “[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
Uludeva ulwa khukyanya luliehani niekhiebana khikyo khiefihiele mukyalo. Umunu akhakhievona akhafiha. Munduhekhelo ulwa mwene pwu akhaluta khwighuncha fyoni fifwo akhale nafwo, nukhughula eikyalo.
45 Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
Hange uludeva ulwa khukyanya luleindumunu unchulusi uvieilonda ulutalama ulunonu ulwa khukhava indalama inchiluteilile.
46 When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
Aviele akhaviele uluntalama ulunonu ulualondagha, ankhaluta ankhaghuncha iefyuale nafyo fyoni ankhanchighula ulutalama uluanoghielwe.
47 What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
Uludeva ulwa khukyanya luliehaniele ni nyafu inchilakhiwa munyanja, pwu nchi lundamania khila khinu eikhiliemaghasi.
48 When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
Vunchidieghile avalovi pwu vikhweghela khulu nkhanji vitama pasi, pwu visalula iefinonu vinhola viveikha mu fyombo, ifisafielondiwa pwu viekhufietagha khuvutali.
49 [What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
Vuyielava eiwo eilinchuva eilya khusiliela eikhilunga. avasuhwa valukhumila, valavakhencha avavomba mbivi voni mughati mbavo vivomba ienonu. (aiōn g165)
50 They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
Pwu valavatagha mundighuli ilya mwoto, pwu khulava nikhilielo nukhu kheveta amino.
51 [Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
U Yesu akhavavuncha munchimanyile imbombo nchoni? Avankhongi va mwene vakhanda vakhata, “Ena.”
52 “Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
Pwu u Yesu ankhavavula akhata, “'Khila nkhalani yuoywa aviele nkhonghi va ludeva ulya khukyanya, akhwanine nunyanyumba uvie ihumya mukhibana kyamwene iehomya ifinu ifiepya nie finkhulu.”
53 When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
U Yesu wa maliele iefikhwanie kheincho, akhakhegha pala upwuale.
54 We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
U Yesu wanchifikhe khukhielunga eikya khumyave ukhu aliekhunchikhuvamanyisya avanu muntembiele. Pwu valiekhudhegha valiekhuta uyuo atoliele ndakhu uluhala uolu nie fidhehgo iefii?
55 (He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
Umunu uyou samwana vaselemala? uMariamu ndasavie vanina? Avalokhololwe savuva Yakobo, Yusufu, Simoni nu Yuda?
56 (And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
Navahanchave tulie navo apha pakhaya? Khumbe umunu uyou anchiwene ndhakhu ienchi nchoni?”.
57 The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
Vakhaviphinchana. U Yesu akhavavula, “Unyamulagho sakhalemwe ukhudwadiwa. Khumyave sakhadwadiwe na mumu nkhielunga ikya myiave.
58 Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
Pwu akhilekhelwa ukhuvomba ifiedhekho finghi khumyave ulwa khuva savaliekhumwiedhikha.
