1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14¶ The sower soweth the word. 15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26¶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: 32But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. 33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. 35And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Misalin mai shuka
(Mattiyu 13.1-9; Luka 8.4-8)
1Har wa yau, Yesu ya fara koyarwa a bakin tafki. Domin taron da yake kewaye da shi mai girma ne sosai, sai ya shiga cikin jirgin ruwa, ya zauna a ciki a tafkin, dukan mutanen kuwa suna a gaɓar ruwan. 2Ya koya musu abubuwa da yawa da misalai. A koyarwarsa kuwa ya ce, 3“Ku saurara! Wani manomi ya fita don yă shuka irinsa. 4Da yana yafa irin, sai waɗansu suka fāɗi a kan hanya, tsuntsaye suka zo suka cinye su. 5Waɗansu suka fāɗi a wuri mai duwatsu inda babu ƙasa sosai. Nan da nan, suka tsira domin ƙasar ba zurfi. 6Amma da rana ta taso, sai tsire-tsiren suka ƙone, suka yanƙwane, domin ba su da saiwa. 7Waɗansu irin suka fāɗi a cikin ƙaya. Da suka yi girma sai ƙaya suka shaƙe su, har ya sa ba su yi ƙwaya ba. 8Har yanzu, waɗansu irin suka fāɗi a ƙasa mai kyau. Suka tsira, suka yi girma, suka ba da amfani, suka yi riɓi talatin-talatin, waɗansu sittin-sittin, waɗansu kuma ɗari-ɗari.”
9Sai Yesu ya ce, “Duk mai kunnen ji, yă ji.”
(Mattiyu 13.10-17; Luka 8.9,10)
10Lokacin da yake shi kaɗai, Sha Biyun, da kuma waɗanda suke kewaye da shi, suka tambaye shi game da misalan. 11Sai ya ce musu, “An ba ku sanin asirin mulkin Allah. Amma ga waɗanda suke waje kuwa, kome sai da misalai. 12Saboda,
“ ‘ko sun dinga duba, ba za su taɓa gane ba,
kuma ko su dinga ji, ba za su taɓa fahimta ba,
in ba haka ba, mai yiwuwa, su tuba, a gafarta musu!’ ”4.12 Ish 6.9,10
(Mattiyu 13.18-23; Luka 8.11-15)
13Sai Yesu ya ce musu, “Ba ku fahimci wannan misali ba? Yaya za ku fahimci wani misali ke nan? 14Manomi yakan shuka maganar Allah. 15Waɗansu mutane suna kama da irin da ya fāɗi a kan hanya, inda akan shuka maganar Allah. Da jin maganar, nan da nan sai Shaiɗan yă zo yă ɗauke maganar da aka shuka a zuciyarsu. 16Waɗansu suna kama da irin da aka shuka a wurare masu duwatsu, sukan ji maganar Allah, sukan kuma karɓe ta nan da nan da farin ciki. 17Amma da yake ba su da saiwa, ba sa daɗewa. Da wahala ko tsanani ya tashi saboda maganar, nan da nan, sai su ja da baya. 18Har yanzu, waɗansu kamar irin da aka shuka cikin ƙaya, sukan ji maganar, 19amma damuwar wannan duniya, da son dukiya, da kuma kwaɗayin waɗansu abubuwa, sukan shiga, su shaƙe maganar, har su mai da ita marar amfani. 20Waɗansu mutane kuwa suna kama da irin da aka shuka a ƙasa mai kyau, sukan ji maganar Allah, su kuma karɓa, sa’an nan kuma su fid da amfani riɓi talatin-talatin, ko sittin-sittin, ko ɗari-ɗari.”
Fitila a kan wurin ajiye fitila
(Luka 8.16-18)
21Sai ya ce musu, “Ko kukan kawo fitila ku rufe ta da murfi ko kuma ku sa ta a ƙarƙashin gado ne? Ba kukan sa ta a kan wurin ajiye fitila ba? 22Duk abin da yake a ɓoye, dole za a fallasa shi. Duk abin da kuma yake a rufe, dole za a fitar da shi a fili. 23Duk mai kunnen ji, bari yă ji.”
24Ya ci gaba da cewa, “Ku lura da abin da kuke ji da kyau. Mudun da ka auna da shi, da shi za a auna maka, har ma a ƙara. 25Duk wanda yake da shi, za a ƙara masa, duk wanda kuma ba shi da shi, ko abin da yake da shi ma, za a karɓe daga gare shi.”
Misalin irin da ya tsiro
26Ya sāke cewa, “Mulkin Allah yana kama da haka. Wani mutum ya yafa iri a gona. 27A kwana a tashi har irin yă tsiro, yă yi girma, bai kuwa santa yadda aka yi ba. 28Ƙasar da kanta takan ba da ƙwaya, da farko takan fid da ƙara, sa’an nan ta fid da kai, sa’an nan kan yă fid da ƙwaya. 29Da ƙwayan ya nuna, sai yă sa lauje yă yanka, domin lokacin girbi ya yi.”
Misalin ƙwayar mustad
(Mattiyu 13.31,32; Luka 13.18,19)
30Ya kuma ce, “Da me za mu kwatanta mulkin Allah, ko kuwa da wane misali za mu bayyana shi? 31Yana kama da ƙwayar mustad, wadda ita ce ƙwaya mafi ƙanƙanta da akan shuka a gona. 32Duk da haka, in aka shuka ƙwayar, sai tă yi girma, tă zama mafi girma a itatuwan lambu. Har itacen yă kasance da manyan rassa, inda tsuntsayen sararin sama sukan iya huta a inuwarsa.”
(Mattiyu 13.34,35)
33Da misalai da yawa irin waɗannan, Yesu ya yi magana da su, daidai yadda za su iya fahimta. 34Ba abin da ya faɗa musu, da ba da misali ba. Amma lokacin da yake shi kaɗai tare da almajiransa, sai yă bayyana kome.
Yesu ya kwantar da iska
(Mattiyu 8.23-27; Luka 8.22-25)
35A wannan rana, da yamma, sai ya ce wa almajiransa, “Mu ƙetare zuwa wancan hayi.” 36Da suka bar taron, sai suka tafi tare da shi yadda yake, a cikin jirgin ruwa. Akwai waɗansu jiragen ruwa kuma tare da shi. 37Sai babban hadari mai iska ya tashi, raƙuman ruwa suna ta bugun jirgin ruwan, har jirgin ruwan ya kusa yă cika da ruwa. 38Yesu kuwa yana can baya, yana barci a kan katifa. Sai almajiran suka tashe shi suka ce masa, “Malam, ba ka kula ba ko mu nutse?”
39Sai ya farka ya tsawata wa iskar, ya ce wa raƙuman ruwan, “Shiru! Ku natsu!” Sai iskar ta kwanta, kome kuma ya yi tsit.
40Sai ya ce wa almajiransa, “Don me kuke tsoro haka? Har yanzu ba ku da bangaskiya ne?”
41Suka tsorata, suka ce wa juna, “Wane ne wannan? Har iska da raƙuman ruwa ma suna masa biyayya!”
