Maliko 4
1 A Yeshu gubhatandwibhe kujiganya kabhili bhali nnyenje litanda lya Galilaya. Lugwinjili lukulungwa lwa bhandu lukwaishilaga, kwa nneyo gubhakwelile muntumbwi gubhatemi. Bhandu bhowe gubhatemingene nnyenje litanda.
Jesus again began to teach by the sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering around him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water’s edge.
2 Gubhajigenye indu yaigwinji kwa ndango, na nkujiganya kwabho gubhashite,
Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:
3 “Mpilikananje! Nkupanda ashinkwenda panda mmbeju.
“Listen! The sower went out to sow;
4 Alipita miya mmbeju ila, ina guigwilile mumpanda, ijuni gwiishe guilile.
and presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
5 Ina guigwilile pa liganga likulu pangali litaka lyaligwinji, pabha litaka likataliyeje guimelile shangupe.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once;
6 Lyubha likabhaleje ikunyalaga, na pabha mbubhu yakwe ikataliyeje, guijumwile.
but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
7 Ina guigwilile pa mikongo ja mibha, mibha guikulile niutalila, mmbeju ila yangaogoya iepo.
Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.
8 Ina guigwilile pa litaka lya mmbone, guimelile, guikulile niogola, lubheju lumo lukuogoyaga iepo, lumo makumi gatatu na luna makumi shita na luna makumi kumi.”
Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
9 Kungai gubhashite, “Akwete makutujo apilikane!”
And Jesus said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.”
10 A Yeshu bhakatameje pa jika, bhaajiganywa bhabho likumi limo na bhabhili bhala, na bhandunji bhana bhaapilikanishiyangaga bhala, gubhaabhushiyenje malombolelo ga ndango ila.
Afterward, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
11 Nabhalabho gubhaalugulilenje, “Mmanganyanji nshikolanga shikono sha kuimanya indu ya nng'iyo ya mu Upalume gwa a Nnungu, ikabheje bhananjibho, yowe shibhabhalanjilwanje kwa ndango,
and he said, “To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that –
12 kwa nneyo, ‘Bhalolanje, ikabheje bhanashibhonanje shindu. Bhapilikananje, ikabheje bhanaimanyanje. Bhanakwiipetanga, Nileshelelwa yambi yabhonji na a Nnungu.’”
‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’”
13 Bhai, a Yeshu gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Bhuli, mmanganya nkakulumanyanga lwene lutangolu? Bhai shimuimanyanje bhuli, ndango ina?
“You do not know the meaning of this parable?” he went on, “Then how will you understand all the other parables?
14 Nkupanda anapanda lilobhe lya a Nnungu.
The sower sows the message.
15 Mbeju igwilile mumpanda, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu. Ikabheje bhalipilikanangaga, shangupe Lishetani anakwiya kulishoya mmitima jabhonji.
The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these – where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.
16 Na mmbeju yagwilile pa liganga likulu, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu, shangupe bhanakuliposhelenga nikwiinonyela.
So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;
17 Ikabheje bhakakulibhikanga mmitima jabhonji, kwa nneyo likaishila pa melela nnjiga nilonjeya, na ikoposhelaga ya ukomu eu ya shilaje ga ligongo lya lilobhelyo, shangupe bhanalekanga.
but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.
18 Mbeju yagwilile pa mibha, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lila,
Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,
19 ikabheje ga lipamba lya ndamo ya pashilambolyo, na tembwa ga angalila indu na mboka na shilokoli yajinjilangaga inautalila lilobhe lila, bhanogoyanje iepo. (aiōn g165)
but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
20 Ikabheje mmbeju yagwilile pa litaka lya mmbone, inalandana na bhandunji bhakulipilikananga lilobhe lya a Nnungu, nikuliposhela, niogoya iepo, bhana makumi gatatu na bhana makumi shita na bhana makumi kumi.”
But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
21 A Yeshu gubhapundile kwaabhalanjilanga, “Bhuli, bhandunji bhanakoleyanga kandili niunishila lidebhe eu nibhika nng'ungu? Nng'oo! Pujibhikwa panani.
Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
22 Bhai, shoshowe shishiiywe, shishiundukulwe, na shoshowe shiunishilwe, shishiunukulwe.
There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.
23 Akwete makutujo apilikane!”
Let all who have ears to hear with hear.
24 Na kabhili gubhaalugulilenje, “Nnganishiyanje inkupilikanangayo, shipimilo shinkwaapimilanga bhandunji shila, a Nnungu shibhampimilanje shosho, numbe nijenjeshewa.
“Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.
25 Pabha akwete shindu shapunde kujenjeshewa, jwangali shindu, nkali shakwetesho shapokonyolwe.”
For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”
26 A Yeshu gubhapundile kubheleketa, “Upalume gwa a Nnungu unalandana naka mundu apandile mmbeju munngunda gwakwe.
Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like – like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
27 Shilo anagona lugono na mui anajabhula, na penepo mmbeju ila inamela nikula, akuno akakushimanya shitendeka.
and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing – he knows not how.
28 Pabha litaka liyene linameya mmbeju nikula niogola iepo, puitandubha kuipuka liamba, nikwiya liashe, kungai ngano jinasha nniashe mula.
The ground bears the crop of itself – first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
29 Na yalya ikomalaga, shangupe mundu jula anatola mbopo jakwe, nipita anjila pabha miongwe ja maneng'eno jiishile.”
but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.”
30 Kabhili a Yeshu gubhashite, “Upalume gwa a Nnungu tuulandanye na nndi? Eu tuutalashiye kwa lundango lwashi?
Jesus also said, “To what can we liken the kingdom of God?
31 Malinga lubheju lwa aladali lushoko kupunda mmbeju yowe ipandwa.
By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
32 Ikabheje lupandwaga, lunamela nikula nibha nkongo gwankulungwa kupunda mikongo jowe munngunda mula. Nyambi yakwe inakula nikola shiwili, na ijuni inashenga maui gabhonji.”
yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even the wild birds can roost in its shelter.”
33 A Yeshu gubhajigenye malobhe gamagwinji kwa ndango ina yaigwinji ya malinga nneyo, gubhabhelekete nabhonji malinga shibhaelewangaga.
With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his message, as far as they were able to receive it;
34 Shakwapi shibhabhelekataga gwangali ndango, ikabheje pubhabhaga jikape na bhaajiganywa bhabho, bhatendaga kwaatalashiyanga indu yowe.
and to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 Lyubha lyolyo ikaishileje ligulo, a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhaajiganywa bhabho, “Tujomboshe litanda, twendangane mpaka ku ng'ambu.”
In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them, “Let us go across.”
36 Bhai, gubhaluleshilenje lugwinjili lwa bhandu lula, na a Yeshu bhangatuluka kabhili muntumbwi mula gubhajabhulengene. Na mitumbwi jina gujikagwile.
So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.
37 Bhai, mbungo jikulungwa gujitandwibhe kupuga, mabhimbili gakukomaga muntumbwi mula, mpaka ntumbwi ukutandubhaga kugumbala mashi.
A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.
38 A Yeshu mubhaliji nnyuma ntumbwi bhagonile bhaijegamile pa nto. Bhai, bhaajiganywa gubhaajumwiyenje bhalinkutinji, “Mmajiganya, bhuli, nkaimuka kuti tupingawa?”
Jesus was in the stern asleep on the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried, “Teacher! Is it nothing to you that we are lost?”
39 Bhai, gubhajumwishe, gubhajikalipile mbungo jila nikugaamulisha mabhimbili ga mashi, bhalinkuti, “Nyenye! Mpumule!” Penepo mbungo jila gujipumwile, nibha ilili kaje.
Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Hush! Be still!” Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.
40 Kungai a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhaajiganywa bhabho, “Pakuti nnajogopanga? Launo mwangalinginji ngulupai?”
“Why are you so timid?” he exclaimed. “Have you no faith yet?”
41 Gubhajogopenje kwa kaje, gubhabhuyenenje, “Bhenebha agani, nkali mbungo na mabhimbili ganakwaapilikana?”
But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another, “Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
