The Parable of the Sower
(Matthew 13.1-9Luke 8.4-8)1 Again Jesus began to teach beside Lake Galilee. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it. The boat was out in the water, and the crowd stood on the shore at the water's edge. 2 He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:
3 “Listen! Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. 4 As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. 6 Then, when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. 7 Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants, and they didn't bear grain. 8 But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants sprouted, grew, and bore grain: some had thirty grains, others sixty, and others one hundred.”
9 And Jesus concluded, “Listen, then, if you have ears!”
The Purpose of the Parables
(Matthew 13.10-17Luke 8.9Luke 10)10 When Jesus was alone, some of those who had heard him came to him with the twelve disciples and asked him to explain the parables. 11 “You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God,” Jesus answered. “But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables, 12 so that,
‘They may look and look,
yet not see;
they may listen and listen,
yet not understand.
For if they did, they would turn to God,
and he would forgive them.’”
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower
(Matthew 13.18-23Luke 8.11-15)13 Then Jesus asked them, “Don't you understand this parable? How, then, will you ever understand any parable? 14 The sower sows God's message. 15 Some people are like the seeds that fall along the path; as soon as they hear the message, Satan comes and takes it away. 16 Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly. 17 But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once. 18 Other people are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the ones who hear the message, 19 but the worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires crowd in and choke the message, and they don't bear fruit. 20 But other people are like seeds sown in good soil. They hear the message, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.”
A Lamp under a Bowl
(Luke 8.16-18)21 Jesus continued, “Does anyone ever bring in a lamp and put it under a bowl or under the bed? Isn't it put on the lampstand? 22 Whatever is hidden away will be brought out into the open, and whatever is covered up will be uncovered. 23 Listen, then, if you have ears!”
24 He also said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear! The same rules you use to judge others will be used by God to judge you—but with even greater severity. 25 Those who have something will be given more, and those who have nothing will have taken away from them even the little they have.”
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 Jesus went on to say, “The Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his field. 27 He sleeps at night, is up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens. 28 The soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk appears, then the head, and finally the head full of grain. 29 When the grain is ripe, the man starts cutting it with his sickle, because harvest time has come.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
(Matthew 13.31Matthew 32Matthew 34Luke 13.18Luke 19)30 “What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like?” asked Jesus. “What parable shall we use to explain it? 31 It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed, the smallest seed in the world, and plants it in the ground. 32 After a while it grows up and becomes the biggest of all plants. It puts out such large branches that the birds come and make their nests in its shade.”
33 Jesus preached his message to the people, using many other parables like these; he told them as much as they could understand. 34 He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them.
Jesus Calms a Storm
(Matthew 8.23-27Luke 8.22-25)35 On the evening of that same day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they left the crowd; the disciples got into the boat in which Jesus was already sitting, and they took him with them. Other boats were there too. 37 Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the waves began to spill over into the boat, so that it was about to fill with water. 38 Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, “Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?”
39 Jesus stood up and commanded the wind, “Be quiet!” and he said to the waves, “Be still!” The wind died down, and there was a great calm. 40 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?”
41 But they were terribly afraid and began to say to one another, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Mǝthǝl kwǝṯhi kwar kwugwuuṯhu ŋwɔɔla.
(Maṯṯa 13:1-9Luuga 8:4-8)1 Nɔŋwsi ǝccǝ @allima kwokwony bahara kǝni kwǝthi Jǝliil-ŋwɔ. Nǝ ŋwɔdɔŋw ŋwittǝzir lubǝthǝ naanɔ-ŋgwɔ, mindaŋ nɔŋw ǝnḏi ki-mɔrkǝb-nǝ nɔŋgwɔ naanalɔ ki-bahar-la; e-ta nǝ ŋwɔdɔŋw tatap naani kwurǝyu-lǝ wɔndɔ bahara kǝni. 2 Nɔŋwsi ǝccǝ @allima ŋiɽanali ŋittǝzir ŋir mǝthǝl naana, nǝ ki-ṯa@liim-na ṯuuŋwun, nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, 3 “Niŋnacar-nyii-ti! Kwɔr kwette kwuruuthu etheele ethi kwɔɔtha ŋwɔɔla. 4 Mɔŋwsi kiithatha tǝ, nǝr iidi ŋwokwo ṯaay kǝni, mindaŋ nǝ ndǝw iila nǝrsi ɔṯanni kworo. 5 Nǝr iidi ŋwɔthaathɔ ki-ŋwiiɽi-na, niti ninaanɔ-gwɔ wurǝyu wuuru mac, nǝr allithanna fittak, kaka niti ninaanɔ-gwɔ wurǝyu wuuru mac; 6 mǝ aaŋwɔn allitha ṯǝ, nǝr ǝrum nǝr ɔndalɔ kwɔrop, kaka niti nɔɔɽasar-gwɔ rɔvɔɔ lac-lac mac. 7 Nǝr iidi ŋwɔthaathɔ ki-yuugwi-nǝ, mindaŋ mǝ yuugwi dallitha nǝrsi firtaŋ, mindaŋ nareere riiɽi mac. 8 Nǝr iidi ŋwɔthaathɔ ki-wurǝyu-nǝ wiccaaw, mindaŋ nǝr allitha, nǝr peŋe, mindaŋ nǝr riiɽi yǝy, ŋwokwo ṯuɽi-wrii, nǝ ruɽi-ṯoɽol, nǝ ruɽi-ṯɔthni.” 9 Nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Kwǝthi yǝni yethi-yi neŋne ethɔŋw neŋne.”
Sǝbǝb kwǝthi amthaal.
(Maṯṯa 13:10-17Luuga 8:9-10)10 Mǝ Yǝcu naanalɔ kwɔtɔpɔt tǝ, nǝr iila lokwo naanɔ-ŋgwɔ liniŋnaca andisar talaamiiz-thi ṯuuŋwun ṯir wrii-kwuɽǝn, nǝr uṯicǝlɔ ethisi uppuci amthaala-na. 11 Nɔŋwsi ǝŋnici nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ŋaaŋa lirpa limǝrsi ilŋithini ŋejmethi ŋǝthi Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi Allah, laakin lǝthi paŋgala tǝ, ǝrsi neŋne tatap amthaal-yi domony; 12 ŋwɔṯaŋw,
‘Mǝr kinnǝ iccithi dooɽe ǝreere ese too,
na mǝr kinnǝ kette yǝni lǝlu-ttuk,
ǝriseere elŋe too.
Nǝ ǝŋgirsi ǝrri ŋɔ,
ǝŋgir ɔrllatha Allah naana,
mindaŋ ǝŋgwɔ-ŋwsi fivrici ŋikiyaŋi ŋeeŋen kithaay’.”
Yǝcu mɔŋgwɔ uppuci lizi mǝthǝlǝ-nǝ kwǝthi kwɔr kwugwuuthu ŋwɔɔla.
(Maṯṯa 13:18-23Luuga 8:11-15)13 Nɔŋwsi uṯicǝlɔ naŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ŋiti ŋilŋithi-ŋǝsi ŋǝthi mǝthǝl ŋgwɔ mac-a? E-ta ǝmǝ elŋe amthaala tatap wɔthaathɔ aŋgwɔrɔ? 14 Kwɔr kwugwuuthu-pǝ ŋiɽaŋali ŋǝthi Allah. 15 Nǝr aaɽanni lokwo ŋwɔɔla ŋwiidu ki-thaay-la; mǝr niŋnanni ŋiɽaŋali piyok, ǝṯi Shiiṯaan iilanna tɔc, ǝṯɔŋwsi dimmǝthǝ ŋiɽanali kithaay ŋɔgwɔɔṯhɔna ki-rɔgwor-na reeŋen. 16 Nǝ lithaathɔ nǝr aaɽanni ŋwɔɔla ŋwa ŋwiidu ki-wurǝyu-nǝ wɔnaanɔ ki-ŋwiiɽi-na, mǝr niŋnanni ŋiɽaŋali piyok, ǝṯirsi ǝmmini laamina; 17 laakin mǝreere aɽasi rɔvɔɔ-lɔ lac mac tǝ, ǝṯireere nanni tɔttɔṯ mac. Mǝsi ṯurvǝ ǝnḏiṯhǝ alla ṯǝwɽǝ yey-lɔ ki-ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋɔ, ǝṯirsi duŋgwǝci tɔc kwuɽunyjur. 18 Nǝ kila lithaathɔ lɔgwɔɔthɔna ki-yuugwi-nǝ. Nǝroro kila lǝṯi neŋne ŋiɽaŋali, 19 laakin mǝ ṯurtutunǝnǝ ṯǝthi ṯurmun, nǝ kiiri kǝthi ŋɔrṯɔ, nǝ sɔɔrɔm tatap mǝŋw ǝnḏi ki-rɔgwor-nǝ reeŋen, ǝṯir firtaŋ ŋiɽŋali tetter ŋǝthi Allah, mindaŋ ǝṯireere riiɽi ŋwɔɔla mac. 20 Nǝ kila lugwuuthursi ki-wurǝyu-nǝ wiccaaw. Lindǝr-ṯǝ kila limǝ neŋne ŋiɽaŋali, mindaŋ mǝrsi mithǝ, ǝṯir riiɽi ŋwɔɔla, ŋwokwo ṯuɽi-wrii, ŋwokwo ruɽi-ṯoɽol, nǝ ŋwokwo ruɽi-ṯɔthni.”
Mǝthǝl kwǝthi lombo.
(Luuga 8:16-18)21 Nǝsi Yǝcu ǝccǝŋw, “Lombo lǝṯir mǝnyjǝɔ kwuɽubǝthǝlɔ mǝlwǝ-gi-a; alla lǝṯir kette kwaŋgiraŋ-na? Liti lǝṯir allasi-la kider kǝzir wuuŋwun mac-a? 22 Mǝ kwomne naani kweere kwuluccunǝ ŋwɔ-tǝ ruwǝnnǝlǝ, nǝ mɔŋw naani kweere kwir ŋejmeṯ ŋwɔ-ṯǝ elŋethine. 23 Mɔŋwɔthi kweere yǝni yǝthi-yi neŋne, ǝthɔŋw neŋne.” 24 Nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw kwokwony, “Kitisarsi yǝy ŋa ŋinḏi-nyji ethisi andasi! Gawaaniin-gi ṯǝ ŋga keṯṯi-gi ǝccǝ lithaathɔ haakima, ǝŋǝsi-gi ṯǝ Allah ǝccǝ haakimǝ tok, laakin ŋworo hɔkwɔm wɔraara ṯeṯṯec beṯṯen. 25 Ŋgwǝ kwǝṯhi, ǝri kiɽǝcci, nǝ ŋgwa kwiti kwǝthi mac, ǝri ǝɽinnǝthǝ ŋgwa kwǝthiŋw, mɔŋw-vǝ kinnǝ oro kwokwɔɽoc kaka aatha kweere.”
Mǝthǝl kwǝthi ŋwɔɔla.
26 Nǝtǝ Yǝcu aari isṯimir nɔŋwaarɔŋw, “Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi Allah ŋaaɽnna kwɔɔrɔ kwette kwugwuuthu ŋwɔɔla ki-wurǝyu-nǝ, 27 ǝṯɔŋw nḏiri ŋwaarɔ kilkǝlu, ǝṯɔŋw diiɽi kaaŋwɔn-na, ǝṯi ŋwɔɔla allitha mindaŋ ǝṯir peŋe. Ŋundu tǝ ǝṯɔŋwseere elŋece ŋeere ǝzir mac ŋa ŋǝrrinǝ. 28 Ǝṯi wurǝyu ǝrmini wɔɽe-wɔɽeny; ǝṯi yǝni iŋnanna keereny, nǝ kirda, kwaathan tǝ yǝy kirda-na. 29 Mǝr ɔnḏi tǝ ǝṯɔŋw aavanna kwaabira tɔc, kaka mǝgwɔ lɔɔmɔr ṯimmayini lǝthi ṯɔɔna.”
Mǝthǝl kwǝthi lɔɔla lǝthi kwatta.
(Maṯṯa 13:31-32, Maṯṯa 34Luuga 13:18-19)30 Nǝ Yǝcu ɔṯalɔ nɔŋwɔǝrɔŋw, “Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi Allah ŋaaɽnna aatha? Mǝthǝl kwundǝr kwǝndu kwaaɽinnasi? 31 Ŋaaɽinna lɔɔla lǝthi kwatta, mǝr kwee ki-wurǝyu-nǝ, nɔŋworo lɔɔla lette lokwɔɽoc ki-ŋwɔɔla-la tatap ŋwɔthi ṯurmun; 32 laakin mǝr kwee mindaŋ mɔŋw allitha tǝ, ǝṯɔŋw ṯamthɔ yaaɽi-la tatap, ǝṯɔŋw ruu rill rɔppa mindaŋ ǝṯi ndǝw iila ǝṯir kette yɔɽɔɔ nǝ ǝṯir ɔɔmi ki-tigɽim-nǝ ṯuuŋwun.”
33 Nǝ Yǝcu ǝccǝ lizi bǝshirǝ ŋiɽaŋali ŋuuŋun ŋisaaw, nɔŋw aava amthaala wittǝzir wir kaka ṯǝ wɔ; ṯaŋw nɔŋwsi andaci ŋiɽaŋali ŋiṯṯǝzir ŋir kaka ŋa ŋǝthicǝrsi ŋɔma-na ethisi elŋe. 34 Ǝṯɔŋwseere andica-lɔ domony mac ŋiira amthaala-na, laakin mǝr naani ṯalaamiiz-thi ṯuuŋwun cuk-cuk tǝ, ǝṯɔŋwsi liŋthinǝlɔ por-por.
Yǝcu mɔŋgwɔ biɽǝzi kɔrɔn-ŋwɔci bahar-gilɔ pǝt.
(Maṯṯa 8:23-27Luuga 8:22-25)35 Nǝ ki-laamin-la ṯǝ kila, mǝ kirakalɔ oro tǝ, nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ǝri ṯamthitha kinǝŋgwu-ŋginǝ.” 36 Mǝr ɔrlǝcci ŋwɔdɔŋw ŋwɔdoŋw, nǝr ǝnḏi ki-mɔrkǝb-nǝ kwɔnaanɔ-gwɔ Yǝcu-nǝ kerreny tuk, mindaŋ nǝr dimmi ŋunduŋw. Nǝ limɔrkǝb naananni lithaathɔ kinaŋw tok. 37 Nǝ kɔrɔn ɔvanna fittak tɔc kɔppa, nǝ ŋaaw ŋilakkathina opɔppe mɔrkǝbǝ nǝr-gwɔ ǝnḏinǝ, mindaŋ nǝ mɔrkǝb aadithi ethi urǝnni. 38 Yǝcu tǝ nɔŋwɔni kwinḏirɔ ki-mɔrkǝb-nǝ kwir yuṯṯu, kwuthugnǝnǝ mɔkhaḏa-gi. Nǝ ṯalaamiiz kiɽiṯi ŋunduŋw nǝrǝccǝŋw, “Yaa Mɔ@allim, ṯɔgwor ṯiti ṯiyathiŋa dǝŋgǝri mac-a, kaka ninḏiny-gwɔ ethi kiirathalɔ-a?” 39 Mɔŋw kiɽiṯi nɔŋw ǝrmici kɔrɔni, nɔŋw-ǝccǝ bahara-ŋw, “Biɽǝthǝlɔ pǝt!” Nǝ kɔrɔn biɽethǝlɔ pǝt, nǝ ǝzir tatṯap biɽǝṯhǝlɔ pǝt tɔc. 40 Nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Aatha kwithiinyicǝ-ŋǝ? A liti lǝthi ṯǝmminǝ mac-a?” 41 Nǝr urǝnni ŋithenya-na deddep, nǝr andasi-na naraarɔŋw, “Ǝyǝ kwɔrɔ manɔ-ŋgwɔ, mindaŋ mǝtǝ kɔrɔn-ŋa bahar-gi aami niŋnaci pappac?”