| 4:1 |
Na tena, he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered to him, sana hivyo, climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea. And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea. |
| 4:2 |
And he taught them many things in parables, akawaambia, in his doctrine: |
| 4:3 |
“Sikiliza. Tazama, the sower went out to sow. |
| 4:4 |
Na alipokuwa akipanda, some fell along the way, ndege wa angani wakaja wakaila. |
| 4:5 |
Bado kweli, others fell upon stony ground, where it did not have much soil. And it rose up quickly, because it had no depth of soil. |
| 4:6 |
And when the sun was risen, it was scorched. And because it had no root, ilinyauka. |
| 4:7 |
Nyingine zilianguka penye miiba. And the thorns grew up and suffocated it, and it did not produce fruit. |
| 4:8 |
And some fell on good soil. And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.” |
| 4:9 |
Naye akasema, “Mwenye masikio ya kusikia, asikie.” |
| 4:10 |
And when he was alone, the twelve, waliokuwa pamoja naye, questioned him about the parable. |
| 4:11 |
Naye akawaambia: "Kwako, it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything is presented in parables: |
| 4:12 |
‘so that, kuona, they may see, and not perceive; na kusikia, they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they may be converted, and their sins would be forgiven them.’ ” |
| 4:13 |
Naye akawaambia: “Do you not understand this parable? Na hivyo, how will you understand all the parables? |
| 4:14 |
He who sows, sows the word. |
| 4:15 |
Now there are those who are along the way, where the word is sown. And when they have heard it, Satan quickly comes and takes away the word, which was sown in their hearts. |
| 4:16 |
Na vivyo hivyo, there are those who were sown upon stony ground. Haya, when they have heard the word, immediately accept it with gladness. |
| 4:17 |
But they have no root in themselves, and so they are for a limited time. And when next tribulation and persecution arises because of the word, they quickly fall away. |
| 4:18 |
And there are others who are sown among thorns. These are those who hear the word, |
| 4:19 |
but worldly tasks, and the deception of riches, and desires about other things enter in and suffocate the word, and it is effectively without fruit. |
| 4:20 |
And there are those who are sown upon good soil, who hear the word and accept it; and these bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.” |
| 4:21 |
Naye akawaambia: “Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand? |
| 4:22 |
For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. Neither was anything done in secret, except that it may be made public. |
| 4:23 |
If anyone has ears to hear, asikie.” |
| 4:24 |
Naye akawaambia: “Consider what you hear. With whatever measure you have measured out, it shall be measured back to you, and more shall be added to you. |
| 4:25 |
Kwa aliye nayo, to him it shall be given. And whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.” |
| 4:26 |
Naye akasema: “Ufalme wa Mungu uko hivi: ni kama mtu atupaye mbegu juu ya nchi. |
| 4:27 |
Naye analala na anaamka, usiku na mchana. Na mbegu huota na kukua, ingawa yeye hajui. |
| 4:28 |
Kwa maana ardhi huzaa matunda kwa urahisi: kwanza mmea, kisha sikio, ijayo nafaka kamili katika suke. |
| 4:29 |
Na wakati matunda yametolewa, mara anapeleka mundu, kwa maana mavuno yamefika.” |
| 4:30 |
Naye akasema: “Tuufananishe ufalme wa Mungu na nini? Au tufananishe na mfano gani? |
| 4:31 |
Ni kama punje ya haradali ambayo, ikishapandwa katika ardhi, ni mdogo kuliko mbegu zote zilizo katika nchi. |
| 4:32 |
Na ikishapandwa, hukua na kuwa mkuu kuliko mimea yote, na hutoa matawi makubwa, hata ndege wa angani wanaweza kukaa chini ya uvuli wake.” |
| 4:33 |
Naye kwa mifano mingi ya namna hiyo aliwaambia neno, kadiri walivyoweza kusikia. |
| 4:34 |
Lakini hakusema nao pasipo mfano. Bado tofauti, aliwafafanulia wanafunzi wake mambo yote. |
| 4:35 |
Na siku hiyo, ilipofika jioni, akawaambia, “Let us cross over.” |
| 4:36 |
And dismissing the crowd, they brought him, so that he was in one boat, and other boats were with him. |
| 4:37 |
And a great wind storm occurred, and the waves broke over the boat, so that the boat was being filled. |
| 4:38 |
And he was in the stern of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. And they woke him and said to him, “Mwalimu, does it not concern you that we are perishing?” |
| 4:39 |
Na kuinuka, he rebuked the wind, and he said to the sea: “Silence. Be stilled.” And the wind ceased. Na utulivu mkubwa ukatokea. |
| 4:40 |
Naye akawaambia: “Mbona unaogopa? Do you still lack faith?” And they were struck with a great fear. Wakasemezana wao kwa wao, “Who do you think this is, that both wind and sea obey him?” |
