Matei 13
1 Lyubha lyolyo, a Yeshu gubhajabhwile pamui pala, gubhapite tama nnyenje litanda.
That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
2 Makundi gamakulungwa ga bhandu gashinkwaatimbilila mpaka a Yeshu gubhakwelile muntumbwi gubhatemi. Bhandu bhowe gubhajimingene nnyenje litanda.
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].
3 Nabhalabho a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje indu yaigwinji kwa ndango, bhalinkuti, “Mpilikananje! Nkupanda ashinkwenda panda mmbeju.
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].
4 “Paliji nkumiya mmbeju, ina gwigwilile mumpanda, ijuni gwiishe nilya.
As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
5 Ina gwigwilile pamaganga pangali litaka lyaligwinji. Gwiimelile shangupe pabha litaka likataliyeje,
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.
6 lyubha likabhaleje, gwiinyalile, na pabha mbubhu yakwe yangajendeya gwiijumwile.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Ina gwigwilile pa mikongo ja mibha, na jalakwe gujikulile niutalila.
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].
8 Ina gwigwilile pa litaka lya mmbone, gwiimelile, gwiiogwele ina makumi kumi na ina makumi shita na ina makumi gatatu.
[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].
9 Akwete makutujo na apilikane!”
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Bhaajiganywa bhabho gubhaajendelenje nikwaabhuya, “Pakuti nnabheleketa na bhandunji kwa ndango?”
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 A Yeshu gubhaajangwilenje, “Mmanganya nshijaliwanga kwiimanya indu ya nng'iyo ya Upalume gwa Kunnungu, ikabheje bhanganyanjibho bhangajaliwanga.
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.
12 Pabha akwete shindu apinga pegwa na jenjeshewa, ikabheje jwangali shindu, nkali shakwete shila, shipinga tolwa.
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.
13 Ngunabheleketa nabhonji kwa ndango, pabha bhanalolanga ikabheje shakwa shibhakushibhonanga, bhanapilikanilanga ikabheje bhakapilikananga, wala bhakaelewanga.
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].
14 Gatimilile gubhabhelekete ankulondola bha a Nnungu a Ishaya ga kuti, Bhakulungwa bhaashite, ‘Kupilikana shimpilikananje, ikabheje nkaelewanga. Nkupinga lolanga, ikabheje nkashibhonanga shindu
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].
15 Pabha mitima ja bhene bhandunjibha jishitopa Bhashiibhanga makutu gabhonji, Bhashikupilanga meyo gabhonji. Gwangali nneyo, bhakalolilenje na meyo gabhonji, Bhakapilikenenje na makutu gabhonji, Bhakaelewenje mmitima jabhonji, Bhakandendebhushilenje, bhashite Bhakulungwa, ngaalamiyenje.’
[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].
16 “Ikabheje mbaya mmanganyanji, pabha meyo genunji ganalola na makutu genunji ganapilikana.
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].
17 Kweli ngunakummalanjilanga, ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu na bhandunji bha aki bhabhagwinji bhashinkulokolilanga kugabhona gunkugabhonangaga, bhanagabhonanje, na pilikana gunkupilikanangaga, bhanagapilikananje.
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]
18 “Bhai, mmanganya mpilikananje lutango luka nkupanda.
“[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].
19 Jojowe akulipilikana lilobhe lya Upalume gwa Kunnungu gwangali kulielewa, pali malinga mmbeju igwilile mumpanda ila, na Lishetani anakwiyatola shipandilwe muntima gwakwe shila.
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].
20 Mmbeju jipandilwe pa liganga jila jinalandana naka mundu akulipilikana lilobhe lya a Nnungu, shangupe anakuliposhela nikwiinonyela,
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 ikabheje akakulibhika muntima gwakwe nilonjeya, na pushiika shilaje kwa ligongo lya lyene lilobhelyo, shangupe anatenguka.
[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].
22 Mmbeju jigwilile pa mikongo ja mibha, inalandalana naka mundu akulipilikana lyene lilobhelyo, ikabheje ga lipamba lya shilambolyo shino na ga pinga kola indu inautalila lilobhelyo, na lyalakwe likaogoya iepo. (aiōn g165)
[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)
23 Mmbeju jipandilwe nnitaka lya mmbone jinalandana naka mundu akulipilikana lyene lilobhelyo na kulielewa, na jwalakwe malinga mmbeju iogoya iepo, jimo makumi kumi na jina makumi shita na jina makumi gatatu.”
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].”
24 A Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhandunji lutango luna, “Upalume gwa Kunnungu ushilandana naka mundu apandile mmbeju ya mmbone mungunda gwakwe.
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.
25 Ikabheje bhandu bhalibhagonilenje, mmagongo nnjabho gwaishe, gwapandile likonde mungunda gwabho gwa ngano, gwaijabhulile.
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.
26 Bhai, ngano ikameleje na tandubha tumbuka, likonde nalyalakwe gulikulile.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Bhatumishi bha bhayene nngunda bhala gubhaajendelenje, nikwaalugulila, ‘Mmakulungwa, imwapandile mmbeju ya mmbone mungunda gwenu. Igala nnaino likonde kulikopweshe kwei?’
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?’
28 Nabhalabho gubhaajangwilenje, ‘Amagongo ajangu bhatendile nneyo.’ Bhai, bhatumishi bhabho gubhaabhushiyenje, ‘Bhuli nnipinga tujende tukatutumbule?’
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?’
29 Nabhalabho gubhaajangwilenje, ‘Nngabha, inabha pushintutumbulanje likonde nnatutumbulanga na ngano.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 Nnekanje yowe ikule pamo mpaka mobha ga maneng'eno. Gene mobhago shinaalugulilanje bhaunanga, nkumbililanje likonde mmatuto nijoka. Ikabheje ngano nnopolanje nkabhikanje mungokwe jangu.’”
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.’”
31 A Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje bhandunji lutango luna, “Upalume gwa Kunnungu unalandana na mmbeju ja aladali jatolile mundu jumo, gwapandile mungunda gwakwe.
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.
32 Mmbeju jene jajishoko kupunda mmbeju yowe, ikabheje jimelaga jinakula nipunda yalya yowe munngunda, nibha malinga nkongo gwankulungwa, nkali ijuni inakwiyashenga maui nnyambi yakwe.”
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.”]
33 A Yeshu gubhaabalanjilenje lutango luna, “Upalume gwa Kunnugu ushilandana na ngedule jibhatolile bhakongwe bhamo, gwaangenye na utandi madebhe gabhili na nushu, utandi gowe guumwishe.”
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.”
34 A Yeshu bhashinkwaalugulilanga bhandu gene gowego kwa ndango. Bhangaalugulilanga shindu shoshowe gwangali ndango,
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 nkupinga litimilile lyelila, lyalugwilwe na ankulondola bha a Nnungu, “Shimelekete nabhonji kwa ndango Shing'unukule gaishiywe tandubhila kupanganywa kwa shilambolyo.”
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.
36 Kungai a Yeshu gubhaalajilenje bhandunji bhala, gubhajinjile nnyumba. Bhaajiganywa bhabho gubhaajendelenje, gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Nntulugulile ukoto ga lutango lwa likonde munngunda.”
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.”
37 A Yeshu gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Apanda mmbeju ya mmbone ila, Mwana juka Mundu,
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 Nngunda gula shilambolyo. Mmbeju ya mmbone ila, bhandunji bhalinginji Muupalume gwa Kunnungu. Ikabheje likonde lila bhandunji bhaka Lishetani.
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].
39 Mmagongo apandile likonde lila ni Lishetani. Mauno, mpelo gwa shilambolyo na bhaunanga, ashimalaika. (aiōn g165)
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)
40 Malinga makonde shigakuti kumbililwa nijokwa moto, pushijiyebha lyubha lya mpelo gwa shilambolyo. (aiōn g165)
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)
41 Mwana juka Mundu apinga kwatumanga ashimalaika bhakwe bhakaalopolanje koposhela Muupalume gwabho bhowenji bhalinginji shiumilo sha bhandu kutenda yambi, na bhowe bhaatendanga ya nyata.
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.
42 Nikwaaleshelanga nnishembo lya moto, kweneko bhapinga gutanga na tauna meno.
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)
43 Kungai, bhanguja bhala bhapinga ng'anyimanga mbuti lyubha Muupalume gwa Ainabhabhonji. Akwete makutujo na apilikane!
[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.”
44 “Upalume gwa Kunnungu unalandana na shibhiko shiishiwe munngunda. Mundu jumo gwashibhweni, gwashiishiye kabhili. Ashinkuangalala kwa kaje, gwapite kuusha yowe yakwete, gwaumile nngunda gula.
“[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].
45 “Kabhili, Upalume gwa Kunnungu unalandana naka mundu jumo ausha indu, nkuloleya liganga lya konja lya mmbiya yaigwinji lishemwa lulu.
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].
46 Akajibhoneje lulu jimo ja mmbiya yaigwinji, gwapite usha yowe yaakwete, gwaumile lulu jila.
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.
47 “Kabhili, Upalume gwa Kunnungu unalandana na lyau litejilwe mmashi, yamaki ya kila namuna gwiitanjile.
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].
48 Lyau lila likagumbaleje, bhandunji gubhautilenje kunyenje bhaali, gubhatemingenenje, gubhaagwilenje yamaki ya mmbone gubhatajilenje mwiikapu yabhonji na yangali ya mmbone gubhaijailenje.
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.
49 Nneyo pushijiyebha kumpelo gwa shilambolyo, shibhakoposhelanje ashimalaika, bhapinga agulanya bhandunji, bhangali bha mmbone na bhakwetenje aki, (aiōn g165)
[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)
50 na kwaleshelanga pa moto bhangali bha mmbonebho. Kweneko shibhagutanje na tauna meno.”
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)
51 A Yeshu gubhaabhushiyenje, “Bhuli, nngaelewenje gene gowego?” Gubhaajangwilenje, “Elo.”
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 Nabhalabho gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Bhai nneyo, kila bhaajiganya bha Shalia bhajigenywe ga Upalume gwa Kunnungu, bhanalandana na bhayene nyumba bhashoya nshibhiko shabho indu ya ambi na ya bhukala.”
“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.”
53 A Yeshu bhakamaliyeje kubheleketa ndango yoweyo gubhaijabhulile,
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 gubhapite kushijiji shabho ku Nashaleti. Kweneko gubhaajigenyenje bhandunji nshinagogi jabhonji, mpaka gubhakanganigwenje, gubhashitenje, “Jweneju kwapatile kwei lwene lunda na mashili ga tenda yene ilapoi?
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]?
55 Bhuli, jweneju nngabha mwanagwabho apundi shelemala bhala? Bhuli, akwabhe nngabha a Malia na ashapwakwe nngabha a Yakobho na a Yoshepu na a Shimoni na a Yuda?
(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]!
56 Bhuli, ashalumbugwe, bhowe nngabha tulitama nabhonji pano? Bhai, kwapatile kwei gene gowega?”
(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]?”
57 Bhai, gubhaashimilenje. Ikabheje a Yeshu gubhaalugulilenje, “Nkulondola jwa a Nnungu akalepela kukuywa, ikabheje pa shilambo shakwe na kunngwakwe!”
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!]”
58 Kwa nneyo, bhangatenda ilapo yaigwinji pepala kwa ligongo lya ungakulupalila gwabhonji.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
