Mariku 4
1 Yesu kanja kayi kufunda mumpeku mulitanda lya Galilaya. Lipinga lya wantu limzingikiti liweriti likulu mpaka kakweniti mumashuwa iweriti mmashi na kulivaga amu. Wantu woseri walivaga kumpeku kulitanda.
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 Kawafunda vitwatira vivuwa kwa mifanu. Mumafundu gakuwi kawagambiriti,
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 “Mpikaniri! Paweriti myala mbeyu kagenditi kukweta mbeyu.
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
4 Pakaweriti kankuyala mbeyu, zimonga zitulukira munjira, wampongu wiza na kuziliya.
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Zimonga zitulukira mulitalawu lyahera litapaka livuwa. Mbeyu azi zimeriti kanongola toziya litapaka lididini.
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 Kumbiti pagulawiti mshenji, gulunguziya mbeyu zimeriti toziya mishigira yakuwi igenda ndiri pasi.
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Zimonga zitulukira pa misontu, zikula na misontu izibabanika mbeyu zimeriti, ndo zilera ndiri.
Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 Zimonga zitulukira mulitapaka liherepa zimera, zikula na kulera, yimu malongu matatu na zimonga malongu sita na zimonga miya yimu”
Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
9 Shapakanu Yesu kawagambira, “Mweni makutu ga kupikinira na kapikiniri!”
He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”
10 Yesu pakaweriti gweka yakuwi, walii wawaweriti pamuhera na wandwa wakuwi lilongu na wawili, wamkosiya kuusu mifanu yakuwi.
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 Yesu kawagambira, “Mwenga mpananwa kuvimana bada ya Ufalumi wa Mlungu, kumbiti kwa walii yawawera kunja, kila shintu utakula kwawu kwa mifanu.
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 Su, ‘Pawalola, kumbiti wavimani ndiri, Pawapikanira, kumbiti wavimani ndiri, Nawiza kugalambuka, Pawatubu na kulekiziya vidoda vyawu.’”
that ‘they may be always looking but never seeing; always listening but never understanding. Otherwise, they might turn and their sins ·concrete evil deeds that misses the mark and is without share in the goal· be forgiven.’”
13 Shapakanu Yesu kawakosiya, “Su muvimana ndiri mana ya mfanu agu? Su muvimana hashi mifanu yimonga?
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
14 Ulii mpazi uyala shisoweru.
The farmer sows the word.
15 Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti munjira. Pawapikanira visoweru vya Mlungu, palaa palii Shetani kiza na kutola visoweru shawayariti mumyoyu mwawu.
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan [Adversary] comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti mumabuwi. Pala paliya pawapikanira visoweru, washitola kwa kunemelera.
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 Toziya wahera mishigira, wakwendereya katepu. Ndabiri na tabu paviyiza kwajili ya visoweru, su palaa palii wavileka kujimilira.
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they are scandalized ·to entrap, to cause weak knees that waiver, stumbling block that causes falling, distrusting one that should be trusted and obeyed, disapproving of authority, to judge unfavorably causing displeasure, indignant·.
18 Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti pa misontu. Wankuvipikanira visoweru,
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
19 ira lushera lwa makaliru aga, kufira ulunda shuma, na kufira vintu vya ntambu zoseri, vyawayingiraga na kulibabanika visoweru, su visoweru vilera ndiri kwa wantu walii. (aiōn g165)
and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the epithumia ·lusts· of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Kumbiti wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zyazitulukiriti palitapaka liherepa. Awa wankuvipikanira visoweru, walijimilira na visoweru shilera zivuwa za zilii zawaziyaliti, wamonga mala malongu matatu, wamonga mala malongu sita na wamonga mala miya”
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 Yesu kendereyiti kuwagambira, “Hashi tulongi muntu kingiziya shikoluboyi mnumba na kushigubikira na shiwiga ama kushitula kulivungu? Hashi kashitula ndiri panani pa shintambi?
He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
22 Toziya shiraa shintu shawafifa ashiweri paweru. Shoseri shawagubika ashigubutuliki.
For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 Muntu yakawera na makutu ga kupikinira, kapikaniri!”
If any man has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”
24 Viraa vilii Yesu kawagambira, “Mpikaniri weri galiya gampikanira! Malagaliru galii mwagatumiyaga kuwahiga wamonga, Mlungu hakagatumii kuwahiga mwenga, kayi hawongeli.
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
25 Toziya muntu kana shintu hawamuwongeleri, na muntu kahera shintu, ata shintu shididini shakaweriti nashi, hawampoki.”
For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 Yesu kendereya kutakula, “Ufalumi wa Mlungu ulifana hangu. Muntu kankuyala mbeyu mulirambu.
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 Pashiru kankugonja mpota, paliwala ka masu na mbeyu zilii zankumera na zikula. Mweni kamana ndiri ntambu yazimera.
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he does not know how.
28 Litapaka lyeni litenda vimeriti vikula na kulera, vyanja vitomolera mihamba, kayi mikunguwi, shapakanu ipunta.
For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 Kumbiti usaka paukamala, palaa palii muntu ayu kanja kuwuhenga kwa hengu yakuwi, toziya shipindi sha kubenanga shizakala.”
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Yesu katakula kayi, “Ufalumi wa Mlungu ulifana na shintu gaa? Tuwulongeri kwa mifanu gaa?
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 Ulifana na mbeyu ndidini, mbeyu ndidini nentu kuliku zoseri zawayala mulirambu.
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 Kumbiti pawaiyara, yankukula na kuwera mtera mkulu kuliku mitera yoseri ya mumalambu. Kayi guwera na mitambi mikulu mpaka wampongu weza kunyawa vitukulu vyawu mumitambi ayi.”
yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33 Yesu kawabweliriti wantu visoweru vyakuwi kwa mifanu imonga ivuwa ya ntambu ayi. Kayoweriti nawomberi ntambu yawaweziti kuvimana.
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Kayoweriti ndiri nawomberi shintu shoseri pota kutenda mfanu. Kumbiti pakaweriti na wafundwa wakuwi gweka yawu, kawagambiriti kila shintu.
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 Pashimihi lishaka liralilii, Yesu kawagambira wafundwa wakuwi, “Tulokeni tugendi kumwambu kulitanda.”
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
36 Su walileka lipinga lya wantu. Wafundwa wingira mumtubwi mwakikaliti Yesu. Viraa vilii peniti na mtumbwi gumonga gumfatiti.
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
37 Pala palii, liziti liyega na mashi giza kwa likakala ganja kuwukoma mtumbwi, mpaka mashi ganja kumema mumtumbwi ulii.
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 Yesu kaweriti kuzyetu mumtumbwi, kagonja mumtumbwi. Wafundwa wamwimusiya, wamgambira, “mfunda, gulishera ndiri ntambu yatwankusokera?”
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 Yesu kimuka, kalikalipira liyega lilii, na kugagambira mashi galii, “Gunyamali jii!” Liyega linyamala, na kuwera kuzizimira jii.
He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 Shapakanu Yesu kawagambira, “Mtira shishi mwenga? Mwakali mwahera njimiru?”
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no trusting faith?”
41 Nawomberi watira nentu na walikosiya weni kwa weni, “Ayu muntu gwa ntambu gaa? Ata liyega na mashi gana makakala vyoseri vimjimilira!”
They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
