Malika 4
1 Kange alya tengula ku vulanisia mulubale palubale pa lisumbe. Nilipugha ilivaha likakong'ana pikunsungutila umwene, akalamula pikwingila mu ngalama na akikala. ilipugha lyoni likava mulubale kunji mulisumbe.
Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a vast multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.
2 Pe akavavulanisia sinyinga mufuhwanikisio, pe akajova kuvanave ni mbulansio sake.
Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,
3 Pulikisia, unkesambeju alyalutile kukesa imbeju.
"Listen: the sower goes out to sow.
4 Ye ikesa imbeju jimonga jikaghua musila, injuni sikisa sikahola. Ijinge jikaghua palinalavue, pano ilihanga lilyale lidebe.
As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.
5 Nakalingi sikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale palihanga ilyakukwilana.
Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;
6 Looli ilijuva lika nyaanya, jikuuma, ulwakuva nasilyale ni ndela, sikuuma. Ijinge jikaghua pa malela gha madasia.
but when the sun is risen, it is scorched, and through having no root it withers away.
7 Neke amadasia yeghalembile ghaka fweta, sikakunua kukoma ifipeke vunufu
Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.
8 Ijinge jikaghua pa lihanga ilinofu jikamela nakukoma vunono, jimo ifijigho fitatu, ijinge fijigho ntanda, ijinge kilundo”.
But some of the seed falls into good ground, and gives a return: it comes up and increases, and yields thirty, sixty, or a hundred-fold."
9 Pe akati, “Unyakupulika, apulike!”
"Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!"
10 U Yesu unsiki ghuno akale mwene, vala vano valyale pipi na vala kijigho na vavili vakamposia kufihwanikisio.
When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language.
11 Akavamula muvanave, “Mupelilue isa vusyefu uvwa vutwa vwa Nguluve. Neke vano valikunji ifinu fyoni fihwanikisio,
"To you," He replied, "has been entrusted the secret truth concerning the Kingdom of God; but to those others outside your number all this is spoken in figurative language;
12 neke vangalole, ena vilola, loli navangalole, kupulika vipulike neke navangasitang'anie, looli vasasyetuka nu Ngulu ngale avasaghile.”
that "'They may look and look but not see, and listen and listen but not understand, lest perchance they should return and be pardoned.'"
13 Pe akajova muvanave, “Namukukitang'ania ikihwanikisio iki? Pe kyamukufitang'ania ndani ifihwanikiso ifinga?
"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"
14 Unkesambeju akesa ilisio.
"What the sower sows is the Message.
15 Vamonga vevano vaghwile mulubale mu sila, pano ilisio likesilue. Pano valyapulike, nakalinge usetano akisa na pivusia ilisi lino likale mu moojo ghave.
Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.
16 Vamonga vevala vano vakakesilue pakyanya pa linalavue, vano, vikulipulika ilisio, vikulyupila ng'aning'ani nulukelo.
In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,
17 Vasila ndela sesoni mu mojo ghava, looli valyale nu lugudo ludebe. Looli inalaamu ni mumuko pano fikwisa vwimila vwa lisio, unsiki ghughuo vikuvala.
but they have no root within them. They last for a time; then, when suffering or persecution comes because of the Message, they are immediately overthrown.
18 Avange vevala vano vakakesilue mumifui. vikulipulika ilisio,
Others there are who receive the seed among the thorns: these are they who have heard the Message,
19 neke imumuko sa mu iisi, uvuyasu vwimila vwa kyuma, nuvunoghelua vwa mbombo isinge, fikuvingila pe fifweta ilisio, pelikunua ku koma imeke. (aiōn g165)
but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Looli vano vavyalilue mulihanga ili nofu. vikulipuluka ilisio na kukulyupila neke vikoma ifipeke: jumo ifipeke fijigho fitatu ujunge fijigho ntanda, ujunge kilindo kimo.”
Those, on the other hand, who have received the seed on the good ground, are all who hear the Message and welcome it, and yield a return of thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold."
21 U Yesu akavavula, “Ulumuli luletua munkate mu nyumba na pikulubika pa ndilo, nambe pasi pa fungo? Jeeje luvikua pa kimilo.
He went on to say, "Is the lamp brought in in order to be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not rather in order that it may be placed on the lampstand?
22 Ulwakuva nakwekile kyekyoni kino kifisime kino nakilikagulika, sope isa vusyefu silivikua pa vwelefu.
Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.
23 Unya kupulika apilike!”
Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"
24 Akavavula, “muve maaso kukino mukukipulika, ulwakuva ikipimo kino mipimila, kyekino milipimivua, kange kilikwongelele kulyumue.
He also said to them, "Take care what you hear. With what measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and that with interest.
25 Ulwakuva umwene juno alinakyope, ilikyupila kukila, jula juno nsila, kuhuma kwa mwene ilipokua nambe fila fini alinafyope.”
For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."
26 Pe akajova, “Uvutwa vwa Nguluve vulindavule ikihwaanikisio kya muunhu unkesa mbeju mumughunda.
Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:
27 Umwene akaghona na kusisimuka, imbeju jika lemba nakukula, kisila kukagula muno jimelela.
he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.
28 Iisi jihumia jijio; ghitala amatundu, neke amasoje, kange imeke sino selile.
Of itself the land produces the crop-- first the blade, then the ear; afterwards the perfect grain is seen in the ear.
29 Unsiki ghuno imbeju jiva jelile itwalagha uvumego, ulwakuva unsiki ghwa kubena ghufikile.”
But no sooner is the crop ripe, than he sends the reapers, because the time of harvest has come."
30 Pe akajova, “tu hwananie uvutwa vwa Nguluve ni kinu kinge, nambe utumile ikihwani ikinge ku kwolelela?
Another saying of His was this: "How are we to picture the Kingdom of God? or by what figure of speech shall we represent it?
31 Vuhwani vwa mbeju indebe kukila soni, nambe pano jilya vyalilue jilyale ndebe kyongo kukila imbeju soni mu iisi.
It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the world;
32 Nambe, unsiki ghuno jikavyalilue, jimela na kukula ghuva mela nkope kukila amamele ghoni agha mubusitani, inhaafi saake siva mbaha, nasinjuni sa kuvulanga sitendagha ifivwasu mumuo.
yet when sown it springs up and becomes larger than all the herbs, and throws out great branches, so that the birds build under its shadow."
33 Akavavulanisiagha avaanhu ilisio lyake mufihwanikisio finga na kujova mu vanave, kavavulanisiagha ndavule vanoghile kujova,
With many such parables He used to speak the Message to them according to their capacity for receiving it.
34 na akalovagha kimonga kisila kuhwanikisio. Looli unsiki ghuno lyale mwne, akavaghanulilagha sooni avavulanisivua vaake.
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.
35 Mufighono ifio, ye jifikile ivwilile, akajova muvanave, “Tulovoke imwambo jila”.
The same day, in the evening, He said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."
36 Pa uluo vakalileka ilipugha, vakantola u Yesu, unsiki ughuo ye alimunkate mungalava. Ingalava isinge silyale palikimo nu mwene.
So they got away from the crowd, and took Him--as He was--in the boat; and other boats accompanied Him.
37 Imhepo inyangufu jikaguguma na mavingo ghakavingilagha munkate mu ngalava ingalava wejilya memile.
But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.
38 Looli u Yesu alyale mu shtri, alyaghonile pa kisaghu. Vakansisimula, vakati, “Ghwe m'bulaniisi, uve kulyuve ghuvona na kiinu usue pano tufua?”
But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?"
39 Pe akasimuka akajidalikila imhepo na pikujivula inyanja, '“Litama, ulughano”. Imhepo jikalitama, kukava mye.
So He roused Himself and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, "Silence! Be still!" The wind sank, and a perfect calm set in.
40 Akaajova muveene, “Lwakiki muli voghofi?”
"Why are you so timid?" He asked; "have you still no faith?"
41 Valya memile uludwesi luvaha, vakajovesania, vakati, “Uju ghwe veeni, juno imhepo namavingo fikumpulika?”.
Then they were filled with terror, and began to say to one another, "Who is this, then? For even wind and sea obey Him."
