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Nkhani ya fananizo wa kubzala
(Mat 13.1-9; Luk 8.4-8)
1 Jezu adayamba pomwe kupfundzisa mphephete mwa thawale la Galireya. Wanthu azinji adakatsonkhana naye, na tenepo Iye adapakira m'mwadiya, Wanthu wentse akhali kunja mphepete mwa thawalero, 2 ndipo Jezu akhamba wapfundzisa bzizinji m'mifananizo. Pakuwapfundzisa adati, 3 “Tetekerani! Munthu winango adayenda kukabzala, 4 Pakubzala mbeu ire inango idagwera munjira, ndipo mbalame zidabwera ziciidya. 5 Inango idagwera pantsongolobwe, pomwe pakhalibe mataka mazinji. Idamera kankulumize, thangwe matakayo yakhalibe kufika pantsi. 6 Pomwe dzuwa lidakwira, idapsa iciuma, thangwe ikhalibe mizi 7 inango idagwera paminga, pakukula minga ire idapsinyiza mbeu, na tenepo iyo iribe kudzabereka 8 Ndipo mbeu inango idagwera pamataka yabwino. Idamera bwino icikula, ndipo icibereka. Inango ikhana bzisapo makumi matatu, inango makumi matanthatu, inango dzana”. 9 Ndipo Jezu adati: “Ule ana makutu yakubva, abve!” *
Kuthumbudzula kwa mifananizo
(Mat 13.10-17; Luk 8.9-10)
10 Pomwe Jezu akhali payekha, wakupfundzira khumi na awiri wale pabodzi na anango omwe akhali pabodzi naye adamubvundza bza mifananizo ire 11 Iye adawatawira kuti: “Imwepo Mulungu adakuzimbulirani cintsintsi ca Umambo wace. Tsono anangowo omwe ali kunja, bzentse ambandobzibvera m'mifananizo yokha, 12 kuti:
“ ‘Kuyang'ana ayang'ane,
tsono acisaya kuwona cinthu,
ndipo kubva abve cadidi,
tsono acisaya kubva cinthu,
mwanjira inango,
kuti angasandulike m'tima
ndipo Mulungu angadzawalekerere!’†”
Thandauzo la wakubzala mbeu
13 Pambuyo pace Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Penu imwe muli kubvesesa lini mfananizo uyu, mungabvesese tani mifananizo inango? 14 Wakubzala mbeu ule ni omwe ambabzala mafala ya Mulungu. 15 Mbeu zakugwera munjira zire bziri kulewa wanthu omwe ambabva mafala ya Mulungu. Tsono nthawe yomweyo Sathani ambabwera, acicosa mafala yale. 16 Mbeu zakubzalidwa pantsongolobwe zire bziri kulewa wanthu omwe ambabva mafala ya Mulungu, nthawe yomweyo acitambira na mpfatso. 17 Tsono thangwe kuti mafalayo yalibe mizi, wanthuwo ambakhala nthawe ing'ono-ng'ono yokha. Ingandofika mphica ayai matsautso thangwe ra mafala yale, nthawe yomweyo wanthuwo ambabwerera m'mbuyo. 18 Mbeu zakubzalidwa paminga zire bziri kulewa wanthu omwe ambabva mafala ya Mulungu. 19 Tsono kufuna-funa bza pantsi-pano, kufunisisa nthaka na kusirira bzinthu bzinango bzizinji bzimbapitambo nkhusayisa mphambvu mafala yale, na tenepo yambadzabereka lini bzisapo. 20 Ndipo mbeu zakubzalidwa pamataka yabwino bziri kulewa wanthu omwe wambabva mafala ya Mulungu, aciyatambira. Acibereka bzisapo, yinango makumi matatu, yinango makumi matanthatu, yinango dzana”.
Lampalina yakugwanankidwa na mtsuko
(Luk 8.16-18)
21 Tsono Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Kodi wanthu ambatenga lampalina acigwanankira na mtsuko, ayai kuibisa mfunfuntsi mwa talimba? Ambaikha lini padeca? 22 Na tenepo ciri-centse cakubisika cin'dzaoneka, pomwe ciri-centse ca kabise-bise bzin'dzazimbuka padeca. 23 Omwe ana makutu yakubva, abve!”
24 Adawauza pomwe kuti: “Mumbakhale na tcero na mafala yomwe mumbabva. Maphatidwe uncita winango Mulungu an'dzaphatisambo basa cibodzibodzico pakuweruzambo imwepo, na tenepo kwa imwepo an'dzathimizira. 25 Pamwepo omwe ana cinthu kale, an'dzamuthimizira cinango. Tsono omwe alibe cinthu, cing'ono comwe anaco an'dzamutengera basi”.
Fananizo la mbeu zomwe zimbamera zicikula
26 Jezu adalewa pomwe kuti: “Umambo bwa Mulungu tingandendemeze na munthu wakubzala mbeu m'munda. 27 Omwe ambandogona usiku na masikati, nthawe yentseneyo mbeu yomwe adabzala ire idamera icikula, mwenekaciroyo ne kudziwa momwe bziri kucitikira. 28 Pamwepo mataka yambaberekesa pomwe mbeu ire yokha-yokha. Ambayamba ni nyakamera, zicibwera ngala-ngala, pambuyo pace bzisapo mungala-ngala mule bzimbakhuma. 29 Tsono bzisapo bzingacena, munthu ule ambatenga cisu nkhumbagwata, thangwe nthawe yakubvuna yakwana”.
Fananizo wa bzisapo bza jere ya m'towe
(Mat 13.31-32, 34; Luk 13.18-19)
30 Jezu adabvunza pomwe: “Kodi Umambo bwa Mulungu tingaundendemeze na ciyani? Ayai tiufananize na ciyani? 31 Udakhala ninga njere ya m'towe. Ingabzaliwa njing'ono kwene-kwene kuposa njere zinango pantsi pano. 32 Tsono akaibzala, imbamera, njere ire icikula kuposa miti inango iri yentse. Icicita mithawi mikulu-mikulu, na tenepo mbalame zimbakwanisa kumanga bzitsa munthundzi wace”.
33 Jezu akhalewa nawo na mifananizo mizinji ninga imwei, pakundendemeza na ndzeru za wanthuwo. 34 Akhalewa lini acisaya kuwapasa mifananizo. Tsono akhati akakhala payekha na wakupfundzira wace, akhambawafokotozera bzentse.
Jezu adaimisa condzi na mabimbi
(Mat 8.23-27; Luk 8.22-25)
35 Ntsiku imwe ire, kumaulo kwace, Jezu adauza wakupfundzira wace kuti: “Mbatiyendeni tiyambuke, tiyende ng'ambu ire”. 36 Ndipo iwo adagoneka mbumba ire acitenga mwadiya omwe iye akhali. Miyadiya inango ikhaenda naye pabodzi 37 Tsono padadzayamba condzi camphambvu. Mabimbi yakhayamba kupita m'mwadiyamo, na tenepo udayamba kudzala na madzi. 38 Tsono nthawe yomweyo Jezu akhali mambuyo mwa mwadiyamo, akhadagona acitsamira mtsago. Pamwepo wakupfundzira wale adam'musa, aciti: “Misiri, tinifa mulibe thupo?” 39 Jezu adamuka, ndipo adalewa kwa mphepoyo, acilamula mabimbi kuti: “Derekha! Khala zii!” Mphepo ire idaleka cadidi, ndipo padadzakhala ziiii 40 Pamwepo Jezu adawabvundza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi muna mantha? Kodi imwepo mundikhulupilira lini?” 41 Tsono iwo adakhala na mantha kwene-kwene, acimbabvundzana: “Kodi Umweyu ni munthu wanyi womweyu wakuti condzi na mabimbi bzimbamubvera?”
* 4:9 Iza 6.9-10 † 4:12 Iza 6.9-10