Mark 4
1 Again he began to teach beside the sea, and a large crowd gathered around him. He stepped into a boat that was on the sea, and he sat down in it. The whole crowd was on the shore beside the sea.
Tena alianza kufundisha kandokando ya bahari. Na umati mkubwa ulikusanyika ukamzunguka, akaingia ndani ya mtumbwi baharini, na kukaa. Umati wote walikuwa pembeni mwa bahari ufukweni.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching, this is what he said to them.
Na akawafundisha mambo mengi kwa mifano, na akasema kwao kwa mafundisho yake.
3 “Listen, the farmer went out to sow his seed.
Sikilizeni, mpanzi alienda kupanda.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Alipokuwa akipanda, baadhi ya mbegu zilianguka njiani, na ndege wakaja wakazila.
5 Other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. Immediately it sprang up, because it did not have deep soil.
Mbegu zingine zilianguka kwenye mwamba, ambako hapakuwa na udongo mwingi. Mara zikanyauka, kwa sababu hazikuwa na udongo wakutosha.
6 But when the sun rose, the plants were scorched, and because they had no root, they dried up.
Lakini jua lilipochomoza, zilinyauka, na kwa sababu hazikuwa na mzizi, zilikauka.
7 Other seed fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked it, and it did not produce a crop.
Mbegu ziingine zilianguka katikati ya miiba. Miiba ilikua na ikazisonga, na hazikuzaa matunda yeyote.
8 Other seed fell into good soil and it produced a crop growing up and increasing thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.”
Mbegu zingine zilianguka kwenye udongo mzuri na zikazaa matunda wakati zikikua na kuongezeka, zingine zilizaa mara thelathini zaidi, na zingine sitini, na zingine mia”.
9 Then he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Na akasema, “Yeyote mwenye masikio ya kusikia, na asikie!”
10 When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Yesu alipokuwa peke yake, wale waliokuwa karibu naye na wale kumi na wawili walimuuliza kuhusu mifano.
11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside everything is in parables,
Akasema kwao, “Kwenu mmepewa siri za ufalme wa Mungu. Lakini kwa walio nje kila kitu ni mifano,
12 so that when they look, yes they look, but do not see, and so that when they hear, yes they hear, but do not understand, or else they would turn and God would forgive them.”
ili wakitazama, ndiyo hutazama, lakini hawaoni, na kwa hiyo wanaposikia ndiyo husikia, lakini hawaelewi, amasivyo wangegeuka na Mungu angeliwasamehe.”
13 Then he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?
Na akasema kwao, “Je hamuelewi mfano huu? Mtawezaje kuelewa mifano mingine?
14 The farmer who sows his seed is the one who sows the word.
Mpanzi alipanda neno.
15 These are the ones that fall beside the road, where the word was sown, but when they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Baadhi ni wale walioanguka pembeni mwa njia, mahali neno lilipopandwa. Na walipolisikia, mara Shetani akaja na kulichukua neno ambalo lilipandwa ndani yao.
16 These are the ones that are sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Na baadhi ni wale waliopandwa juu ya mwamba, ambao, wanapolisikia neno, kwa haraka wanalipokea kwa furaha.
17 They have no root in themselves, but endure for a short time. Then tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, and immediately they stumble.
Na hawana mizizi yoyote ndani yao, lakini huvumilia kwa muda mfupi. Halafu tabu na masumbufu vinapokuja kwa sababu ya neno, mara hujikwaa.
18 The others are the ones that were sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
Na wengine ni wale waliopandwa katika miiba. Wanalisikia neno,
19 but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things enter in and choke the word, and it does not produce a crop. (aiōn g165)
lakini masumbufu ya dunia, udanganyifu wa mali, na tamaa za mambo mengine, huwaingia na kulisonga neno, na linashindwa kuzaa matunda. (aiōn g165)
20 Then those that were sown in the good soil are the ones who hear the word and receive it, and they produce crops—thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was sown.”
Kisha kuna wale ambao wamepandwa kwenye udongo mzuri. Wanalisikia neno na kulipokea na huzaa matunda: baadhi thelathini, na baadhi sitini, na baadhi mia moja.”
21 Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.
Yesu akawaambia, “Je huwa unaleta taa ndani ya nyumba na kuiweka chini ya kikapu, au chini ya kitanda? Huileta ndani na kuiweka juu ya kiango.
22 For nothing is hidden that will not be known, and nothing is secret that will not come out into the open.
Kwa kuwa hakuna chochote kilichojificha ambacho hakitajulikana, na hakuna siri ambayo haitawekwa wazi.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Akiwapo mwenye masikio ya kusikia, na asikie!”
24 He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
Akawaambia, “Iweni makini kwa kile mnachokisikia, kwa kuwa kipimo mpimacho, ndicho mtakachopimiwa, na itaongezwa kwenu.
25 Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”
Kwa sababu yeye aliyenacho, atapokea zaidi, na yule asiyenacho, kutoka kwake vitachukuliwa hata vile alivyonavyo.”
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
Na akasema, “Ufalme wa Mungu umefananishwa na mtu aliyepanda mbegu katika udongo.
27 He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
Alipolala usiku na kuamka asubuhi, na mbegu zikachipuka na kukua, ingawa hajui ilivyotokea.
28 The earth bears grain by itself: First the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.
Dunia hutoa mbegu yenyewe; kwanza majani, halafu maua, halafu mbegu zilizo komaa.
29 When the crop is ripe, he immediately sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”
Na wakati mbegu itakapokua imeiva mara hupeleka mundu, kwa sababu mavuno yamewadia.”
30 Again he said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?
Na akasema, “tuufananishe ufalme wa Mungu na kitu gani, au tutumie mfano gani kuuelezea?
31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.
Ni kama mbegu ya haradali, ambapo ilipopandwa ni ndogo sana kuliko mbegu zote duniani.
32 Yet, when it is sown, it grows and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and it forms large branches, so that the birds of heaven can make their nests in its shade.”
Hata, wakati imepandwa, inakuana kuwa kubwa zaidi ya mimea yote ya bustani, na inafanya matawi makubwa, hata ndege wa mbinguni huweza kufanya viota vyao kwenye kivuli chake.”
33 With many parables like this he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand,
Kwa mifano mingi alifundisha na alisema neno kwao, kwa kadiri walivyoweza kuelewa,
34 and he did not speak to them without a parable. But when he was alone, he explained everything to his own disciples.
na hakusema nao bila mifano. Lakini wakati alipokuwa peke yake, akawaelezea kila kitu wanafunzi wake.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”
Katika siku hiyo, wakati wa jioni ulipowadia, akasema kwao, “Twendeni upande wa pili”.
36 So they left the crowd, taking Jesus with them, just as he was, in the boat. There were other boats going along with him.
Hivyo wakauacha umati, wakamchukua Yesu, wakati huo tayari alikuwa ndani ya mtumbwi. Mitumbwi mingine ilikuwa pamoja naye.
37 Just then a violent windstorm arose and the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was almost full of water.
Na upepo mkali wa dhoruba na mawimbi yalikuwa yakiingia ndani ya mtumbwi na mtumbwi tayali ulikuwa umejaa.
38 But Jesus himself was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him up, saying, “Teacher, do you not care that we are about to die?”
Lakini Yesu mwenyewe alikuwa kwenye shetri, amelala kwenye mto. Wakamwamsha, wakisema, “Mwalimu, haujali sisi tunakufa?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Na akaamka, akaukemea upepo na akaiambia bahari, “'Iwe shwari, amani”. Upepo ukakoma, na kulikuwa na utulivu mkubwa.
40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?”
Na akasema kwao, “Kwa nini mnaogopa? Je hamna imani bado?”
41 They were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, because even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Walijawa na hofu kubwa ndani yao na wakasemezana wao kwa wao, “Huyu ni nani tena, kwa sababu hata upepo na bahari vya mtii?”.
