Olugero lw’Omusizi
113:1 nny 36; Mat 9:28Ku lunaku olwo Yesu n’afuluma mu nnyumba n’agenda n’atuula ku lubalama lw’ennyanja. 213:2 Luk 5:3Ekibiina kinene ne kimukuŋŋaanirako. Kwe kuyingira mu lyato n’atuula omwo abantu bonna ne bayimirira ku lubalama. 3N’ababuulira ebintu bingi mu ngero ng’agamba nti, “Omulimi yali asiga ensigo mu nnimiro ye. 4Bwe yagenda ng’amansa ensigo, ezimu ne zigwa ku mabbali g’ekkubo, ennyonyi ne zijja ne zizirya. 5Endala ne zigwa ku lwazi okutali ttaka lingi era ne zimera mangu kubanga ettaka teryali ggwanvu. 6Naye omusana bwe gwayaka ne ziwotoka kubanga emirandira gyazo gyali kumpi. 7Endala ne zigwa mu maggwa, bwe zaamera amaggwa nago ne gakula ne gazisinga amaanyi, obulimi obwali bwakamera ne bukala. 813:8 Lub 26:12Endala ne zigwa ku ttaka eddungi, ne zimera ne zibala bulungi, ne zivaamu emirundi amakumi asatu, n’endala emirundi nkaaga n’endala emirundi kikumi. 913:9 Mat 11:15Alina amatu agawulira, awulire.”
10Abayigirizwa be ne bamusemberera ne bamubuuza nti, “Lwaki oyogera nabo mu ngero?”
1113:11 Mat 11:25; 16:17; 19:11; Yk 6:65; 1Ko 2:10, 14; Bak 1:27; 1Yk 2:20, 27N’abaddamu nti, “Mmwe mulina omukisa kubanga mwaweebwa okutegeera ebyama eby’obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu, naye bo tebaakiweebwa. 1213:12 Mat 25:29; Luk 19:26Kubanga buli alina alyongerwako abeerere ddala na bingi, naye oyo atalina aliggyibwako n’ako akatono k’alina. 1313:13 Ma 29:4; Yer 5:21; Ez 12:2Kyenva njigiriza mu ngero:
“Abalaba baleme okulaba,
n’abawulira baleme okuwulira wadde okutegeera.
14Kino kituukiriza nnabbi Isaaya kye yagamba nti,
“ ‘Muliwulira naye temulitegeera
n’okulaba muliraba naye temulimanya.
1513:15 Is 6:9, 10; Yk 12:40; Bik 28:26, 27; Bar 11:8Kubanga omutima gw’abantu bano
gwesibye,
n’amatu gaabwe tegawulira bulungi.
N’amaaso gaabwe gazibiridde baleme okulaba n’amaaso wadde okuwulira n’amatu,
wadde omutima gwabwe okutegeera,
ne bakyuka
ne mbawonya.’
1613:16 Mat 16:17Naye amaaso gammwe galina omukisa, kubanga galaba, n’amatu gammwe kubanga gawulira. 1713:17 Yk 8:56; Beb 11:13; 1Pe 1:10-12Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, Waaliwo bannabbi bangi, n’abatuukirivu bangi abeegombanga okulaba ku bino bye mulaba, n’okuwulira bye muwulira kyokka ne batafuna mukisa ogwo.
18“Noolwekyo muwulirize olugero lw’omulimi eyasiga ensigo. 1913:19 a Mat 4:23 b Mat 5:37Ensigo eyagwa ku mabbali g’ekkubo efaanana ng’omuntu awulira ekigambo kya Katonda n’atakitegeera era omulabe Setaani n’ajja n’akimusikulako okuva ku mutima. 20Ensigo eyagwa ku byaziyazi efaanana ng’omuntu awulira ekigambo, amangwago n’akyaniriza n’essanyu, 2113:21 Mat 11:6naye olw’okuba nga talina mmizi mu ye, wa kaseera buseera, ennaku n’okuyigganyizibwa bwe bijja olw’ekigambo, amangwago n’agwa. 2213:22 Mat 19:23; 1Ti 6:9, 10, 17N’ensigo eyagwa mu maggwa efaanana ng’omuntu awulira ekigambo naye okweraliikirira kw’ebintu by’ensi n’obugagga obutaliimu ne bibuutikira ekigambo ne kitabala bibala. 2313:23 nny 8Naye ensigo eyagwa ku ttaka eddungi efaanana ng’omuntu awulira ekigambo n’akitegeera, n’abalira ddala ebibala, n’abala ebibala amakumi asatu, oba nkaaga oba kikumi.”
2413:24 nny 31, 33, 45, 47; Mat 18:23; 20:1; 22:2; 25:1; Mak 4:26, 30N’abagerera olugero olulala nti, “Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaanana n’omuntu eyasiga ensigo ennungi mu nnimiro ye, 25naye ekiro nga yeebase abasajja abalabe ne bajja ne basiga omuddo wakati mu ŋŋaano ye ne bagenda. 26Naye eŋŋaano ennungi bwe yamera, n’omuddo ne gumerera wamu nayo.
27“Naye abaddu b’omwami w’ennyumba bwe baamusemberera ne bamugamba nti, ‘Mukama waffe, tewasiga nsigo nnungi mu nnimiro yo? Naye ate omuddo guvudde wa?’
28“Ye n’abaddamu nti, ‘Omulabe ye yakola ekyo.’ Abaddu kyebaava bamubuuza nti, ‘Tugende tugukoolemu?’
29“N’abaddamu nti, ‘Nedda, kubanga bwe munaaba mukuulamu omuddo mujja kukuuliramu n’eŋŋaano. 3013:30 Mat 3:12Kale mubireke byonna bikulire wamu, okukungula bwe kulituuka ne ndyoka ndagira abakunguzi basooke bakuŋŋaanye omuddo bagusibeko n’oluvannyuma bagwokye, naye yo eŋŋaano bagikuŋŋaanyize mu tterekero lyange.’ ”
Olugero lw’Akaweke ka Kaladaali n’olw’Ekizimbulukusa
3113:31 a nny 24 b Mat 17:20; Luk 17:6N’abagerera olugero olulala ng’agamba nti, “Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaanana ng’akaweke ka kaladaali, omusajja ke yasiga mu nnimiro. 3213:32 Zab 104:12; Ez 17:23; 31:6; Dan 4:12Kaladaali kaweke katono nnyo okusinga ensigo endala zonna. Naye bwe kasimbibwa ne kakula kavaamu omuti omunene ennyo, n’ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga ne zijja ne zibeera ku matabi gaagwo.”
3313:33 a nny 24 b Lub 18:6 c Bag 5:9N’abongerayo olugero olulala nti, “Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu buyinza okugeraageranyizibwa n’ekizimbulukusa omukazi kye yakweka mu buwunga bw’eŋŋaano, n’apima ebigero bisatu okutuusa lwe bwazimbulukuka bwonna.”
3413:34 Mak 4:33; Yk 16:25Bino byonna Yesu yabyogerera mu ngero eri ebibiina era teyayogera gye bali awatali ngero. 3513:35 Zab 78:2; Bar 16:25, 26; 1Ko 2:7; Bef 3:9; Bak 1:26Ekyayogerwa nnabbi ne kiryoka kituukirira nti,
“Ndyogerera mu ngero,
njogere ebintu ebyakwekebwa okuva ku kutondebwa kw’ensi.”
Okunnyonnyola Olugero lw’Eŋŋaano y’omu Nsiko
3613:36 Mat 15:15Awo bwe yamala okusiibula ekibiina n’ayingira mu nnyumba, abayigirizwa be ne bamusemberera ne bamusaba abannyonnyole amakulu g’olugero lw’omuddo ogwali mu nnimiro.
3713:37 Mat 8:20N’abannyonnyola ng’agamba nti, “Omwana w’Omuntu ye yasiga ensigo ennungi. 3813:38 Yk 8:44, 45; 1Yk 3:10Ennimiro y’ensi, n’ensigo ennungi be baana b’obwakabaka, naye omuddo be baana ba Setaani. 3913:39 a Yo 3:13 b Mat 24:3; 28:20 c Kub 14:15Omulabe eyasiga ensigo ez’omuddo ye Setaani, amakungula y’enkomerero y’ensi n’abakunguzi be bamalayika.
40“Noolwekyo ng’omuddo bwe gwakuŋŋaanyizibwa ne gwokebwa mu muliro, bwe kityo bwe kiriba ku nkomerero y’ensi. 4113:41 a Mat 8:20 b Mat 24:31Omwana w’Omuntu alituma bamalayika be mu bwakabaka bakuŋŋaanye ebintu byonna ebyesittaza, n’abajeemu, 4213:42 nny 50; Mat 8:12babasuule mu nkoomi y’omuliro. Omwo mwe muliba okukaaba n’okuluma obujiji. 4313:43 a Dan 12:3 b Mat 11:15Naye abatuukirivu balyakaayakana ng’enjuba mu bwakabaka bwa Kitaabwe. Alina amatu agawulira, awulire.
4413:44 a nny 24 b Is 55:1; Baf 3:7, 8“Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaanana n’ekyobugagga ekyakwekebwa13:44 Mu biro ebyo eby’obugagga byakwekebwanga mu ttaka, kubanga tewaalingawo bbanka, newaakubadde nga waaliwo abawola ensimbi mu nnimiro omuntu omu bwe yakigwikiriza. Olw’essanyu lye yafuna n’agenda n’atunda bye yalina byonna, n’agula ennimiro eyo.
4513:45 nny 24“Ate era obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaanana ng’omusuubuzi w’amayinja ag’omuwendo omungi eyali anoonya amayinja ag’omuwendo, 46bwe yazuula ejjinja erimu ery’omuwendo n’agenda n’atunda bye yalina byonna n’aligula.
Olugero lw’Akatimba
4713:47 a nny 24 b Mat 22:10“Era obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaanana ng’akatimba akategebwa mu nnyanja ne kakwasa ebyennyanja ebya buli ngeri, 48akatimba bwe kajjula ne bakawalulira ku lubalama ne balondamu ebirungi nga babikuŋŋaanyiza mu bisero, ebibi nga babisuula. 4913:49 Mat 25:32Bwe kiriba bwe kityo ne ku nkomerero y’ensi, bamalayika balijja ne baawulamu abantu abatuukirivu n’ababi. 5013:50 Mat 8:12Ababi balibasuula mu nkoomi y’omuliro eriba okukaaba n’okuluma obujiji.”
51Yesu n’ababuuza nti, “Ebintu bino byonna mubitegedde?”
Ne bamuddamu nti, “Weewaawo.”
52Kyeyava abagamba nti, “Noolwekyo omuwandiisi eyayiga obulungi amateeka g’Ekiyudaaya ate n’afuuka omuyigiriza w’obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu, ali ng’omusajja nnyini nnyumba, aggyayo mu tterekero lye ebipya n’ebikadde.”
Yesu Bamwegana e Nazaaleesi
5313:53 Mat 7:28Awo Yesu bwe yamala okugera engero ezo n’avaayo, 5413:54 a Mat 4:23 b Mat 7:28n’addayo mu kibuga ky’ewaabwe n’ayigiriza mu kuŋŋaaniro lyabwe. N’abeewuunyisa ne bagamba nti, “Yaggya wa amagezi n’ebyamagero ebyo?” 5513:55 a Luk 3:23; Yk 6:42 b Mat 12:46Ne beebuuza nti, “Ono si ye mutabani w’omubazzi? Nnyina ye Maliyamu ne baganda be ba Yakobo, ne Yusufu, ne Simooni ne Yuda. 56Ne bannyina babeera kuno. Kale, ebyo byonna yabiggya wa?” 5713:57 a Yk 6:61 b Luk 4:24; Yk 4:44Ne bamunyiigira nga balowooza nti abeeragirako. Naye Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Nnabbi aweebwa ekitiibwa mu buli kifo, okuggyako mu kitundu ky’ewaabwe ne mu nnyumba y’ewaabwe.”
58Era yakolerayo ebyamagero bitono olw’obutakkiriza bwabwe.
The parable of the sower
1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2Such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9Whoever has ears, let them hear.’
10The disciples came to him and asked, ‘Why do you speak to the people in parables?’
11He replied, ‘Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13This is why I speak to them in parables:
‘Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
‘ “You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.”13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18‘Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19when anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.’
The parable of the weeds
24Jesus told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26When the wheat sprouted and formed ears, then the weeds also appeared.
27‘The owner’s servants came to him and said, “Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?”
28‘ “An enemy did this,” he replied.
‘The servants asked him, “Do you want us to go and pull them up?”
29‘ “No,” he answered, “because while you are pulling up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: first collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.” ’
The parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
31He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.’
33He told them still another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about thirty kilograms of flour until it worked all through the dough.’
34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
‘I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.’13:35 Psalm 78:2
The parable of the weeds explained
36Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.’
37He answered, ‘The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, 39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40‘As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
The parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl
44‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
The parable of the net
47‘Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51‘Have you understood all these things?’ Jesus asked.
‘Yes,’ they replied.
52He said to them, ‘Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.’
A prophet without honour
53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54Coming to his home town, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?’ they asked. 55‘Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?’ 57And they took offence at him.
But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his own town and in his own home.’
58And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
