Matthew 13
1 That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,
Mme ya re morago ga lone letsatsi leo, Jesu a tswa mo tlung a fologela kwa lotshitshing lwa lewatle,
2 such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach.
kwa boidiidi jwa batho bo neng jwa tloga jwa kokoanela teng. O na a tsena mo mokorong mme a ruta a le mo go one fa batho ba reeditse ba le mo lotshitshing. O na a bolela dipolelo di le dintsi ka ditshwantsho jaaka e e reng, “Mojadi o ne a jala mabele mo masimong a gagwe.
3 Then he told them many truths in parables. “The sower,” he began, “went out to sow; and,
4 as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Erile fa a ntse a gasa peo, e nngwe ya wela mo tseleng mme dinonyane tsa tla tsa e e ja.
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.
“Mme e nngwe ya wela mo mmung o o maje, mo go neng go na le mmunyana o o motlhofo; dijalo tsa tlhoga ka bofefo sentle mo mmunyaneng oo,
6 As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.
mme letsatsi le le molelo la tloga la di fisa mme tsa swaba tsa a swa, ka gore di ne di na le medinyana fela.
7 Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.
Dipeo tse dingwe tsa wela mo mitlweng, mme mitlwa ya di hupetsa di sena go tlhoga.
8 Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.
Mme tse dingwe tsa wela mo mmung o o siameng, mme tsa ungwa ga masome a mararo, masome a marataro, le lekgolo go le go tona go feta jaaka a ne a jetse.
9 Let him who has ears hear.”
Fa lo na le ditsebe utlwang!”
10 Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Barutwa ba gagwe ba tla ba mmotsa ba re, “Ke eng fa o aga o dirisa ditshwantsho tse di thata go tlhaloganngwa?”
11 “To you,” answered Jesus, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.
Hong a ba tlhalosetsa gore ke bone fela ba ba letleletsweng go tlhaloganya ka ga Bogosi jwa Legodimo, mme ba bangwe bone ga ba a letlelelwa.
12 For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
A ba a ba tlhalosetsa a re, “Ka gore yo o nang le sengwe o tlaa okelediwa, o tlaa nna le go le go tona; mme yo o senang sepe o tlaa tseelwa le bonnyenyane jo a nang najo. Ke sone se ke dirisang ditshwantsho tse ka sone, jalo he batho ba tlaa utlwa, ba bo ba bona, mme ga ba kitla ba tlhaloganya.”
13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
14 And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says — ‘You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, and, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,
“Mo go diragatsa seporofeso sa ga Isaia se se reng, ‘Ba a utlwa, mme ga ba tlhaloganye; ba a leba mme ga ba bone.
15 for the mind of this nation has grown dense, and their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes also have they closed; lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, and with their ears they should hear, and in their mind they should understand, and should turn — and I should heal them.’
Gonne dipelo tsa bone di thata, ditsebe tsa bone di kabetse, mme ba ipuduladitse mo borokong.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;
Jalo ga ba kitla ba bona le go utlwa le go tlhaloganya le go boela kwa Modimong gape, le go ntetla go ba fodisa.’ Mme go sego matlho a lona gonne lo a bona; le ditsebe tsa lona gonne di a utlwa.
17 for I tell you that many Prophets and good men have longed for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never saw them, and to hear the things which you are hearing, yet never heard them.
Baporofiti ba le bantsi le batho ba ba boifang Modimo ba tlhologeletswe go bona dilo tse lo di bonyeng, le go utlwa dilo tse lo di utlwileng, mme ga ba a ka ba di utlwa le fa e le go di bona.
18 Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the Sower.
“Jaanong tlhaloso ya polelo e ke e lo boleletseng kaga molemi a jala ke e:
19 When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.
tsela e e kwakwaletseng e peo e nngwe e neng ya wela mo go yone e raya pelo ya motho yo o utlwang mafoko a a molemo kaga Bogosi mme a ba a sa a tlhaloganye; mme Satane a ba a tla a phamola peo mo pelong ya gagwe.
20 By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;
Mmu o o maje o o motlhofo o raya pelo ya motho yo o utlwang molaetsa a ba a o amogela ka boitumelo,
21 but, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.
mme a se na modi mo botshelong jwa gagwe, le peo ga e tlhogele kwa teng, mme e re moragonyana fa matshwenyego a tla, kgotsa pogiso e simologa ka ntlha ya tumelo ya gagwe, tlhoafalo ya gagwe e swe, a ba a we mo tumelong.
22 By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
Mmu o o tlhogileng o o khurumeditsweng ke mitlwa o raya motho yo o utlwang molaetsa, mme ditlhobaelo tsa botshelo le keletso ya gagwe ya madi di hupetse Lefoko la Modimo, mme a direle Modimo ka boutsana. (aiōn g165)
23 But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.”
Mmu o o siameng o raya pelo ya motho yo o reetsang molaetsa a ba a o tlhaloganya a tswela kwa ntle a ya go lere ba bangwe ba le masome mararo, masome marataro kgotsa lekgolo mo Bogosing.”
24 Another parable which Jesus told them was this — “The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Setshwantsho se sengwe ke se, se Jesu o neng a se dirisa: “Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo tshwana le molemi a jala peo e e siameng mo tshimong ya gagwe.
25 But, while every one was asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
Mme ya re bosigo bongwe a robetse, mmaba wa gagwe a tla a jala mhero mo gare ga mabele.
26 So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the tares made their appearance also.
Erile dijalo di simolola go tlhoga, mhero le one wa tlhoga.
27 On this the owner’s servants came to him, and said ‘Was not it good seed that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the tares in it come from?’
“Batlhanka ba mong wa tshimo ba tla ba mmolelela ba re,
28 ‘An enemy has done this,’ was his answer. ‘Do you wish us, then,’ they asked,’ to go and gather them together?’
“Mmaba ke ene a dirileng jalo, mme ba mo raya ba re, ‘A re ka kumula mhero?’
29 ‘No,’ said he, ‘for fear that, while you are gathering the tares, you should root up the wheat as well.
“Mme a fetola a re, ‘Nyaa lo tlaa utlwisa mabele botlhoko fa lo dira jalo.
30 Let both grow side by side till harvest; and then I shall say to the reapers, Gather the tares together first, and tie them in bundles for burning; but bring all the wheat into my barn.’”
Lesang gotlhe go gole mmogo go fitlhelela motlha wa thobo, mme ke tlaa raya barobi ba kokoanya mhero ba o tshuba, ba baya mabele mo ntlung ya polokelo’.”
31 Another parable which he told them was this — “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Sengwe sa ditshwantsho tsa gagwe ke se: “Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo tshwana le peo e nnyennyane ya mosetara e e lemilweng mo tshimong. Ke peo e potlana mo dipeung tsotlhe, mme e nna setlhare se se tona mo ditlhareng tsotlhe, se be se gole go nna setlhare se dinonyane di ka tlang tsa aga mo go sone.”
32 This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that ‘the wild birds come and roost in its branches.’”
33 This was another parable which Jesus related — “The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen.”
Gape o dirisa sekai se: “Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo ka tshwantshiwa le mosadi a dira senkgwe. O tsaya selekanyo sa bopi a se tlhakanye mo sebidisong go fitlhelela se tlhakatlhakana le bopi.”
34 Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables,
Jesu o na a dirisa ditshwantsho tse gangwe le gape ka tlhaloso fa a bua le bontsintsi jwa batho. Tota le gone ka gore baporofiti ba ne ba boletse gore o tlaa dirisa di le dintsi, o na a seke a bua le bone kwa ntleng ga go dirisa setshwantsho. Gonne go no ga porofitwa gatwe, “Ke tlaa bua ka ditshwanatsho, ke tlaa tlhalosa dikgakgamatso tse di saleng di lojwa go tswa kwa tshimologong.”
35 in fulfilment of these words in the Prophet — ‘I will speak to them in parables; I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world.’
36 Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: “Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field.”
Mme erile a tlogela matshwititshwiti kwa ntle a tsena mo tlung. Barutwa ba gagwe ba mo kopa gore a ba tlhalosetse polelo ya mhero le mabele.
37 And he answered: “The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.
A re, “Go siame”. Ke nna molemi yo o jalang peo e siameng.
38 The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the People of the Kingdom. The tares are the wicked,
“Tshimo e emetse lefatshe ka bophara, mme peo e emetse batho ba Bogosi jwa Legodimo mme mhero ke batho ba ga Satane.
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest-time is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
Mmaba yo o jalang mhero mo mabeleng ke Diabole; thobo ke bokhutlo jwa lefatshe mme barobi ke baengele. (aiōn g165)
40 And, just as the tares are gathered and burnt, so it will be at the close of the age. (aiōn g165)
“Fela jaaka ere mo polelong e, mhero o bo o tlosiwa mo mabeleng o ba o tshujwa, go tlaa nna fela jalo ka bokhutlo jwa lefatshe. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live in sin,
Ke tlaa romela baengele bame mme ba tlaa tlosa mo Bogosing jwa Legodimo, thaelo nngwe le nngwe le botlhe ba ba boleo,
42 and ‘will throw them into the fiery furnace,’ where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
mme ba ba latlhele mo moubeng ba ba tshube. Go tlaa nna selelo le khuranyo ya meno.
43 Then shall the righteous shine, like the sun, in the Kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears hear.
Jalo ba ba itshepileng ba tlaa phatsima jaaka letsatsi mo Bogosing jwa ga Rraabo. A ba ba nang le tsebe ba utlwe!
44 The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and then, in his delight, went and sold everything that he had, and bought that field.
“Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo tshwana le letlotlo le monna mongwe a neng a le bona mo tshimong. Monna yo, erile ka go tsenekega, a rekisa ditsagagwe tsotlhe gore a tle a reke tshimo a bo a rue letlotlo leo.
45 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of choice pearls.
“Gape, Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo tshwana le morekisi wa mekgabisa (diperela) mme a tsoma tsa marata-go-lejwa.
46 Finding one of great value, he went and sold everything that he had, and bought it.
O ne a bona ya botlhokwa, e e tlhotlhwa kgolo—mme a rekisa gotlhe mo a neng a na nago gore a tle a e reke.
47 Or again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.
“Gape, Bogosi jwa legodimo bo ka tshwantshanngwa le motshwara-ditlhapi, yo o latlhelang letloa la gagwe mo metsing a ba a tshwara methalethale ya ditlhapi, dingwe di le tlhotlhwa kgolo tse dingwe di sena tiro. Fa letloa le tletse, o le gogela fa lotshitshing, a nna fatshe a tlhopha tse di ka nnang monate a bo a di paka mo matloleng mme tse dingwe a di latlhela koo.
48 When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.
49 So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)
Go tlaa nna fela jalo ka bokhutlo jwa lefatshebaengele ba tlaa tla go tlhopha baikepi mo baitsheping, (aiōn g165)
50 and ‘will throw them into the fiery furnace,’ where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
ba latlhela ba ba bosula mo moleting. Go tlaa nna selelo le khuranyo ya meno.
51 Have you understood all this?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they answered.
A lo a utlwisisa?” Mme ba araba ba re, “Ee re a utlwisisa!”
52 Then he added: “So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old.”
Mme o ne a tswelela a re, “Baitseanape ba molao wa Sejuta ba jaanong e leng barutwa ba me ba humile ntlheng tsotlhe-ebong mo kitsong ya Testamente E Kgologolo le mo go ya e Ntsha.”
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.
Erile Jesu a sena go bolela dipolelo tse, a boela kwa ga gabo kwa Nasaretha mo Galalea mme a ruta mo ntlung ya thuto mo a gakgamaditseng batho ka botlhale jwa gagwe le dikgakgamatso.
54 Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. “Where did he get this wisdom?” they said, “and the miracles?
55 Is not he the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Batho ba ne ba ipotsa ba re, “A ke gone? Ke ngwana fela wa mmetli, le Marea mmaagwe re a mo itse le bomorwarraagwe bo Jakoba, Josefa, Simone le Jutase.
56 And his sisters, too — are not they all living among us? Where, then did he get all this?”
Le bokgaitsadie, botlhe ba nna mono. O ka tuma jang mo go kanakana?”
57 These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: “A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country and in his own house.”
Mme ba mo shakgalela. Mme Jesu a ba raya a re, “Moporofiti o tlotlwa gongwe le gongwe, fa ese kwa ga gabo a bile a nyadiwa ke ba ga gabo.”
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their want of faith.
Jalo o ne a dira dikgakgamatso di se kaenyana fela, ka ntata ya go tlhoka tumelo ga bone.
