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Akaanza kufundisha tena kando ya bahari. Wakamkusanyikia mkutano mkubwa mno, hata yeye akapanda chomboni, akakaa baharini, mkutano wote ulikuwako juu ya nchi kavu kando ya bahari.
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
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Akawafundisha mambo mengi kwa mifano, akawaambia katika mafundisho yake,
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
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Sikilizeni; Tazama, mpanzi alitoka kwenda kupanda;
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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ikawa alipokuwa akipanda, mbegu nyingine ilianguka kando ya njia, wakaja ndege wakaila.
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
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Nyingine ikaanguka penye mwamba, pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi; mara ikaota kwa kuwa na udongo haba;
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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hata jua lilipozuka iliungua, na kwa kuwa haina mizizi ikanyauka.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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Nyingine ikaanguka penye miiba; ile miiba ikamea ikaisonga, isizae matunda.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
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Nyingine zikaanguka penye udongo ulio mzuri, zikazaa matunda, zikimea na kukua, na kuzaa, moja thelathini, moja sitini, na moja mia.
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
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Akasema, Aliye na masikio ya kusikilia, na asikie.
Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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Naye alipokuwa peke yake, wale watu waliomzunguka, na wale Thenashara, walimwuliza habari za ile mifano.
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
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Akawaambia, Ninyi mmejaliwa kuijua siri ya ufalme wa Mungu, bali kwa wale walio nje yote hufanywa kwa mifano,
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
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ili wakitazama watazame, wasione; Na wakisikia wasikie, wasielewe; Wasije wakaongoka, na kusamehewa.
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
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Akawaambia, Hamjui mfano huu? Basi mifano yote mtaitambuaje?
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
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Mpanzi huyo hulipanda neno.
The farmer sows the word.
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Hawa ndio walio kando ya njia lipandwapo neno; nao, wakiisha kusikia, mara huja Shetani, akaliondoa lile neno lililopandwa mioyoni mwao.
Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
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Kadhalika na hawa ndio wapandwao penye miamba, ambao kwamba wakiisha kulisikia lile neno, mara hulipokea kwa furaha;
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
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ila hawana mizizi ndani yao, bali hudumu muda mchache; kisha ikitokea dhiki au udhia kwa ajili ya lile neno, mara hujikwaa.
But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
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Na hawa ndio wale wapandwao penye miiba; ni watu walisikiao lile neno,
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
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na shughuli za dunia, na udanganyifu wa mali, na tamaa za mambo mengine zikiingia, hulisonga lile neno, likawa halizai.
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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Na hawa ndio waliopandwa penye udongo ulio mzuri; ni watu walisikiao lile neno na kulipokea, na kuzaa matunda, mmoja thelathini, mmoja sitini, na mmoja mia.
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
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Akawaambia, Mwaonaje? Taa huja ili kuwekwa chini ya pishi, au mvunguni? Si kuwekwa juu ya kiango?
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
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Kwa maana hakuna neno lililositirika, ila makusudi lije likadhihirika; wala hakuna lililofichwa, ila makusudi lije likatokea wazi.
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
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Mtu akiwa na masikio ya kusikilia, na asikie.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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Akawaambia, Angalieni msikialo; kipimo kile mpimacho ndicho mtakachopimiwa, na tena mtazidishiwa.
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
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Kwa maana mwenye kitu atapewa, naye asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho atanyang'anywa.
For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
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Akasema, Ufalme wa Mungu, mfano wake ni kama mtu aliyemwaga mbegu juu ya nchi;
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
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akawa akilala na kuondoka, usiku na mchana, nayo mbegu ikamea na kukua, asivyojua yeye.
Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
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Maana nchi huzaa yenyewe; kwanza jani, tena suke, kisha ngano pevu katika suke.
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
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Hata matunda yakiiva, mara atapeleka mundu, kwa kuwa mavuno yamefika.
And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
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Akasema, Tuulinganishe na nini ufalme wa Mungu? Au tuutie katika mfano gani?
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
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Ni kama punje ya haradali, ambayo ipandwapo katika nchi, ingawa ni ndogo kuliko mbegu zote zilizo katika nchi,
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
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lakini ikiisha kupandwa hukua, ikawa kubwa kuliko miti yote ya mboga, ikafanya matawi makubwa; hata ndege wa angani waweza kukaa chini ya uvuli wake.
But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
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Kwa mifano mingi ya namna hii alikuwa akisema nao neno lake, kwa kadiri walivyoweza kulisikia;
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
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wala pasipo mfano hakusema nao; lakini akawaeleza wanafunzi wake mwenyewe mambo yote kwa faragha.
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
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Siku ile kulipokuwa jioni, akawaambia, Na tuvuke mpaka ng'ambo.
When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
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Wakauacha mkutano, wakamchukua vile vile alivyo katika chombo. Na vyombo vingine vilikuwako pamoja naye.
After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
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Ikatokea dhoruba kuu ya upepo, mawimbi yakakipiga chombo hata kikaanza kujaa maji.
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
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Naye mwenyewe alikuwapo katika shetri, amelala juu ya mto; wakamwamsha, wakamwambia, Mwalimu, si kitu kwako kuwa tunaangamia?
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
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Akaamka, akaukemea upepo, akaiambia bahari, Nyamaza, utulie. Upepo ukakoma, kukawa shwari kuu.
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
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Akawaambia, Mbona mmekuwa waoga? Hamna imani bado?
“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
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Wakaingiwa na hofu kuu, wakaambiana, Ni nani huyu, basi, hata upepo na bahari humtii?
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”