MT. 13
Mfano wa Mpanzi
1 tSiku ile Yesu akatoka nyumbani, akaketi kando ya bahari. 2 tWakamkusanyikia makutano mengi, hata akapanda chomboni, akaketi; na ule mkutano wote wakasimama pwani. 3 Akawaambia mambo mengi kwa mifano, akisema, Tazama, mpanzi alitoka kwenda kupanda. 4 Hata alipokuwa akipanda, mbegu nyingine zilianguka karibu na njia, ndege wakaja wakazila; 5 nyingine zikaanguka penye miamba, pasipokuwa na udongo mwingi; mara zikaota, kwa udongo kukosa kina; 6 na jua lilipozuka ziliungua; na kwa kuwa hazina mizizi zikanyauka. 7 Nyingine zikaanguka penye miiba; ile miiba ikamea, ikazisonga; 8 nyingine zikaanguka penye udongo mzuri, zikazaa, moja mia, moja sitini, moja thelathini.
9 Mwenye masikio na asikie.Sababu ya kusema kwa Mifano
10 Wakaja wanafunzi, wakamwambia, Kwa nini wasema nao kwa mifano? 11 Akajibu, akawaambia, Ninyi mmejaliwa kuzijua siri za ufalme wa mbinguni, bali wao hawakujaliwa. 12 tKwa maana ye yote mwenye kitu atapewa, naye atazidishiwa tele; lakini ye yote asiye na kitu, hata kile alicho nacho atanyang’anywa. 13 tKwa sababu hii nasema nao kwa mifano; kwa kuwa wakitazama hawaoni, na wakisikia hawasikii, wala kuelewa.
14 tNa neno la nabii Isaya linatimia kwao, likisema,
Kusikia mtasikia, wala hamtaelewa;
Kutazama mtatazama, wala hamtaona.
15 Maana mioyo ya watu hawa imekuwa mizito,
Na kwa masikio yao hawasikii vema,
Na macho yao wameyafumba;
Wasije wakaona kwa macho yao,
Wakasikia kwa masikio yao,
Wakaelewa kwa mioyo yao,
Wakaongoka, nikawaponya.
16 tLakini, heri macho yenu, kwa kuwa yanaona; na masikio yenu, kwa kuwa yanasikia.
17 Kwa maana, amin, nawaambia, Manabii wengi na wenye haki walitamani kuyaona mnayoyaona ninyi, wasiyaone; na kuyasikia mnayoyasikia ninyi, wasiyasikie.Maelezo ya Mfano wa Mpanzi
18 Basi ninyi sikilizeni mfano wa mpanzi. 19 Kila mtu alisikiapo neno la ufalme asielewe nalo, huja yule mwovu, akalinyakua lililopandwa moyoni mwake. Huyo ndiye aliyepandwa karibu na njia. 20 Naye aliyepandwa penye miamba, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno, akalipokea mara kwa furaha; 21 lakini hana mizizi ndani yake, bali hudumu kwa muda; ikitukia dhiki au udhia kwa ajili ya lile neno, mara huchukizwa. 22 tNaye aliyepandwa penye miiba, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno; na shughuli za dunia, na udanganyifu wa mali hulisonga lile neno; likawa halizai.
23 Naye aliyepandwa penye udongo mzuri, huyo ndiye alisikiaye lile neno, na kuelewa nalo; yeye ndiye azaaye matunda, huyu mia, na huyu sitini, na huyu thelathini.Mfano wa Magugu katikati ya Ngano
24 tAkawatolea mfano mwingine, akisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mtu aliyepanda mbegu njema katika konde lake; 25 lakini watu walipolala, akaja adui yake akapanda magugu katikati ya ngano, akaenda zake. 26 Baadaye majani ya ngano yalipomea na kuzaa, yakaonekana na magugu. 27 Watumwa wa mwenye nyumba wakaenda wakamwambia, Bwana, hukupanda mbegu njema katika konde lako? Limepata wapi basi magugu? 28 Akawaambia, Adui ndiye aliyetenda hivi. Watumwa wakamwambia, Basi, wataka twende tukayakusanye? 29 Akasema, La; msije mkakusanya magugu, na kuzing’oa ngano pamoja nayo.
30 tViacheni vyote vikue hata wakati wa mavuno; na wakati wa mavuno nitawaambia wavunao, Yakusanyeni kwanza magugu, myafunge matita matita mkayachome; bali ngano ikusanyeni ghalani mwangu.Mfano wa Punje ya Haradali
31 tAkawatolea mfano mwingine, akisema, Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na punje ya haradali, aliyoitwaa mtu akaipanda katika shamba lake;
32 tnayo ni ndogo kuliko mbegu zote; lakini ikiisha kumea, huwa kubwa kuliko mboga zote, ikawa mti, hata nyuni wa angani huja na kukaa katika matawi yake.Mfano wa Chachu
33 tAkawaambia mfano mwingine; Ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na chachu aliyoitwaa mwanamke, akaisitiri ndani ya pishi tatu za unga, hata ukachachwa wote pia.Matumizi ya Mifano
34 tHayo yote Yesu aliwaambia makutano kwa mifano; wala pasipo mfano hakuwaambia neno;
35 tili litimie neno lililonenwa na nabii, akisema,
Nitafumbua kinywa changu kwa mifano,
Nitayatamka yaliyositirika tangu awali.Yesu aelezea Mfano wa Magugu
36 tKisha Yesu akawaaga makutano, akaingia nyumbani; wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakasema, Tufafanulie mfano wa magugu ya kondeni. 37 Akajibu, akasema, Azipandaye zile mbegu njema ni Mwana wa Adamu; 38 tlile konde ni ulimwengu; zile mbegu njema ni wana wa ufalme; na yale magugu ni wana wa yule mwovu; 39 yule adui aliyeyapanda ni Ibilisi; mavuno ni mwisho wa dunia; na wale wavunao ni malaika. 40 tBasi, kama vile magugu yakusanywavyo na kuchomwa motoni; ndivyo itakavyokuwa katika mwisho wa dunia. 41 tMwana wa Adamu atawatuma malaika zake, nao watakusanya kutoka katika ufalme wake machukizo yote, na hao watendao maasi, 42 tna kuwatupa katika tanuru ya moto, ndiko kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.
43 tNdipo wenye haki watakapong’aa kama jua katika ufalme wa Baba yao. Mwenye masikio, na asikie.Mifano Mitatu
44 tTena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na hazina iliyositirika katika shamba; ambayo mtu alipoiona, aliificha; na kwa furaha yake akaenda akauza alivyo navyo vyote, akalinunua shamba lile.
45 Tena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na mfanya biashara, mwenye kutafuta lulu nzuri;
46 tnaye alipoona lulu moja ya thamani kubwa, alikwenda akauza alivyo navyo vyote, akainunua.
47 tTena ufalme wa mbinguni umefanana na juya, lililotupwa baharini, likakusanya samaki wa kila namna; 48 hata lilipojaa, walilivuta pwani; wakaketi, wakakusanya walio wema vyomboni, bali walio wabaya wakawatupa. 49 tNdivyo itakavyokuwa katika mwisho wa dunia; malaika watatokea, watawatenga waovu mbali na wenye haki,
50 na kuwatupa katika tanuru ya moto; ndiko kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.Hazina Mpya na ya Kale
51 Yesu aliwauliza, Mmeyafahamu hayo yote? Wakamwambia, Naam.
52 Akawaambia, Kwa sababu hiyo, kila mwandishi mwenye elimu ya ufalme wa mbinguni amefanana na mtu mwenye nyumba atoaye katika hazina yake vitu vipya na vya kale.
53 tIkawa Yesu alipoimaliza mifano hiyo, alitoka akaenda zake.Kukataliwa kwa Yesu katika Nazareti
54 tNa alipofika nchi yake, akawafundisha katika sinagogi lao, hata wakashangaa, wakasema, Huyu amepata wapi hekima hii na miujiza hii? 55 Huyu si mwana wa seremala? Mamaye si yeye aitwaye Mariamu? Na nduguze si Yakobo, na Yusufu, na Simoni, na Yuda? 56 tNa maumbu yake wote hawapo hapa petu? Basi huyu amepata wapi haya yote? 57 tWakachukizwa naye. Yesu akawaambia, Nabii hakosi kupata heshima, isipokuwa katika nchi yake, na nyumbani mwake mwenyewe. 58 Wala hakufanya miujiza mingi huko, kwa sababu ya kutokuamini kwao.
MATTHEW 13
A Story about a Farmer
(Mark 4.1-9; Luke 8.4-8)
1 That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.t 2 t Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.
3 Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said:
A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. 4 While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. 5 Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have deep roots. 7 Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked the plants. 8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced 100 or 60 or 30 times as much as was scattered.
9 If you have ears, pay attention!Why Jesus Used Stories
(Mark 4.10-12; Luke 8.9,10)
10 Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”
11 Jesus answered:
I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others. 12 t Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose even what little they have. 13 I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand.
14 t So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,
“These people will listen
and listen,
but never understand.
They will look and look,
but never see.
15 All of them have
stubborn minds!
They refuse to listen;
they cover their eyes.
They cannot see or hear
or understand.
If they could,
they would turn to me,
and I would heal them.”
16 t But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear!
17 Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you they did not see or hear.Jesus Explains the Story //about the Farmer
(Mark 4.13-20; Luke 8.11-15)
18 Now listen to the meaning of the story about the farmer:
19 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts. 20 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it at once.
21 But they don't have deep roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.
22 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.
23 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and understand the message. They produce as much as 100 or 60 or 30 times what was planted.Weeds among the Wheat
24 Jesus then told them this story:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.
25 But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left.
26 When the plants came up and began to mature, the farmer's servants could see the weeds.
27 The servants came and asked, “Sir, didn't you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?”
28 “An enemy did this,” he replied.
His servants then asked, “Do you want us to go out and pull up the weeds?”
29 “No!” he answered. “You might also pull up the wheat.
30 Leave the weeds alone until harvest time. Then I'll tell my workers to gather the weeds and tie them up and burn them. But I'll order them to store the wheat in my barn.”Stories about a Mustard Seed //and Yeast
(Mark 4.30-32; Luke 13.18-21)
31 Jesus told them another story:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.
32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree. Birds even come and nest on its branches.
33 Jesus also said:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.The Reason for Teaching //with Stories
(Mark 4.33,34)
34 Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories.
35 t So God's promise came true, just as the prophett had said,
“I will use stories
to speak my message
and to explain things hidden
since the creation
of the world.”Jesus Explains the Story //about the Weeds
36 After Jesus left the crowd and went inside, t his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”
37 Jesus answered:
The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one,
39 and the one who scattered them is the devil. The harvest is the end of time, and angels are the ones who bring in the harvest.
40 Weeds are gathered and burned. That's how it will be at the end of time. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everyone who does wrong or causes others to sin. 42 Then he will throw them into a flaming furnace, where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.
43 t But everyone who has done right will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. If you have ears, pay attention!A Hidden Treasure
44 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. Such a person is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.A Valuable Pearl
45 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls.
46 After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.A Fish Net
47 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish. 48 When the net is full, it is dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish. They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. 49 That's how it will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil people from the ones who have done right.
50 Then those evil people will be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.New and Old Treasures
51 Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, “Yes, we do.”
52 So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”The People of Nazareth Turn //against Jesus
(Mark 6.1-6; Luke 4.16-30)
53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left 54 and went to his hometown. He taught in their synagogue, and the people were so amazed that they asked, “Where does he get all this wisdom and the power to work these miracles? 55 Isn't he the son of the carpenter? Isn't Mary his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers? 56 Don't his sisters still live here in our town? How can he do all this?”
57 t So the people were upset because of what he was doing.
But Jesus said, “Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their own family.” 58 And because the people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles there.