A Story about a Farmer
(Matthew 13.1-9Luke 8.4-8)1 The next time Jesus taught beside Lake Galilee, a big crowd gathered. It was so large that he had to sit in a boat out on the lake, while the people stood on the shore. 2 He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:
3 Now listen! 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 out the plants. So they did not produce any grain. 8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants grew and produced 30 or 60 or even 100 times as much as was scattered.
9 Then Jesus said, “If you have ears, pay attention.”
Why Jesus Used Stories
(Matthew 13.10-17Luke 8.9Luke 10)10 When Jesus was alone with the twelve apostles and some others, they asked him about these stories. 11 He answered:
I have explained the secret about God's kingdom to you, but for others I can use only stories. 12 The reason is,
“These people will look
and look, but never see.
They will listen and listen,
but never understand.
If they did,
they would turn to God
and be forgiven.”
Jesus Explains the Story about the Farmer
(Matthew 13.18-23Luke 8.11-15)13 Jesus then told them:
If you don't understand this story, you won't understand any others. 14 What the farmer is spreading is really the message about the kingdom. 15 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them. 16 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it at once. 17 But they don't have roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.
18 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. 19 But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything. 20 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce 30 or 60 or even 100 times as much as was planted.
Light
(Luke 8.16-18)21 Jesus also said:
You don't light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don't you put a lamp on a lampstand? 22 There is nothing hidden that will not be made public. There is no secret that will not be well known. 23 If you have ears, pay attention!
24 Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated—and even worse. 25 Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose what little they have.
Another Story about Seeds
26 Again Jesus said:
God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field. 27 The farmer sleeps at night and is up and around during the day. Yet the seeds keep sprouting and growing, and he doesn't understand how. 28 It is the ground that makes the seeds sprout and grow into plants that produce grain. 29 Then when harvest season comes and the grain is ripe, the farmer cuts it with a sickle.
A Mustard Seed
(Matthew 13.31Matthew 32Luke 13.18Luke 19)30 Finally, Jesus said:
What is God's kingdom like? What story can I use to explain it? 31 It is like what happens when a mustard seed is planted in the ground. It is the smallest seed in all the world. 32 But once it is planted, it grows larger than any garden plant. It even puts out branches that are big enough for birds to nest in its shade.
The Reason for Teaching with Stories
(Matthew 13.34Matthew 35)33 Jesus used many other stories when he spoke to the people, and he taught them as much as they could understand. 34 He did not tell them anything without using stories. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
A Storm
(Matthew 8.23-27Luke 8.22-25)35 That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let's cross to the east side.” 36 So they left the crowd, and his disciples started across the lake with him in the boat. Some other boats followed along. 37 Suddenly a storm struck the lake. Waves started splashing into the boat, and it was about to sink.
38 Jesus was in the back of the boat with his head on a pillow, and he was asleep. His disciples woke him and said, “Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?”
39 Jesus got up and ordered the wind and the waves to be quiet. The wind stopped, and everything was calm.
40 Jesus asked his disciples, “Why were you afraid? Don't you have any faith?”
41 Now they were more afraid than ever and said to each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Fiirilaa la mansaaloo
(Matiyu 13:1-9Luka 8:4-8)1 Yeesu ye a dati kotenke ka karandiroo ke baa daala, aduŋ moo jamaa kuruta a la. Wo kamma la a bulata kuluŋo kono, meŋ be baa kono. A siita jee, aduŋ kafoo bee naata loo baa daala. 2 Yeesu ye ì karandi feŋ jamaa le la mansaaloo kono. A la karandiroo kono, a ko ì ye ko, 3 “Ali i lamoyi! Fiirilaa kiliŋ ne taata nuŋ fiiroo la. 4 Kabiriŋ a be fiiroo la, kese doolu jolonta moolu la tambidulaa to. Bituŋ kunoolu naata, ì ye ì domo. 5 Kese doolu jolonta beroolu le kaŋ, ì maŋ banku jamaa soto daameŋ. Ì falinta tariyaarinke, kaatu bankoo maŋ siyaa jee. 6 Bari kabiriŋ tiloo malata, ì norota, aduŋ baawo ì suloolu maŋ jamfa bankoo kono, ì naata jaa. 7 Kese doolu jolonta ŋaniŋolu kono. Kabiriŋ ŋaniŋolu menta, ì ye ì dete, ì faata, ì maŋ feŋ diŋ. 8 Bari kese doolu jolonta banku betoo le kaŋ. Ì falinta, ì dinta, aduŋ ì siyaata le. Kese doolu naata siidulaa taŋ saba bondi, doolu taŋ wooro aniŋ doolu keme.”
9 Aduŋ a ko, “Meŋ ye tuloo soto ka moyiroo ke, a si a moyi.”
Mansaaloolu daliiloo
(Matiyu 13:10-17Luka 8:9-10)10 Kabiriŋ Yeesu dammaa be jee, a la saayibe taŋ niŋ fuloo aniŋ moo doolu mennu be a daala, ì ye ñininkaaroo ke mansaaloolu la kuwo to. 11 A ko ì ye ko, “Alla la mansabaayaa kulloo diita alitolu le la ka ì loŋ, bari bantalankoolu ye, kuwolu bee be maaboriŋ mansaaloolu le kono. 12 Wo kamma la,
‘ì si juubeeroo ke, bari ì buka jeroo ke.
Ì si moyiroo ke, bari ì buka fahaamuroo ke.
Niŋ wo nte, ì be muru la le ka bo sila jawoo to,
aduŋ ì la junuboolu be yamfa la.’ ”
Yeesu ye mansaaloo firiŋ
(Matiyu 13:18-23Luka 8:11-15)13 Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Fo ali maŋ ñiŋ mansaaloo kotoo fahaamu baŋ? Wo to, ali be mansaali doolu kotoolu fahaamu noo la ñaadii le? 14 Kesoo, fiirilaa ye meŋ fii, wo mu Alla la kumoo le ti. 15 Kesoolu mennu jolonta moolu la tambidulaa to, wo ka moolu la kuwo le yitandi, mennu ye kumoo moyi, bari wo loodulaa kiliŋo to doroŋ, Seetaanoo* ye a buusi ì la, meŋ fiita ì kono. 16 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, mennu jolonta beroolu kaŋ, wo ka moolu la kuwo le yitandi, mennu ye kumoo moyi, aduŋ wo loo niŋ baroo teema ì seewooriŋo ye a muta. 17 Bayiri kumoo maŋ suloo duŋ ì sondomoolu kono, ì si wakiili fo waatindiŋ doroŋ. Niŋ bataa niŋ koleyaa kuwolu naata ì kaŋ kumoo kamma la, jee niŋ jee doroŋ, ì si badali. 18 Kese doolu mennu jolonta ŋaniŋolu kono, wo ka moolu la kuwo le yitandi, mennu ye kumoo moyi, 19 bari biriŋ ñiŋ duniyaa la bataa kuwolu niŋ naafuloo ñaaboo aniŋ hame kuu doolu dunta ì sondomoolu kono, wolu ye kumoo dete. Bituŋ kumoo nene maŋ diŋ.
20 “Bari mennu fiita banku betoo kaŋ, wo ka moolu la kuwo le yitandi, mennu ye kumoo moyi, aduŋ ì sonta a ma. Ì ka diŋ ne, doolu siidulaa taŋ saba, doolu siidulaa taŋ wooro, aniŋ doolu siidulaa keme.”
Lampoo la mansaaloo
(Luka 8:16-18)21 Bituŋ Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “Fo ì ka lampoo mala le baŋ, ka a ke booloo waraŋ laaraŋo koto? Fo ì buka a ke lampu looraŋo le kaŋ? 22 Wo ñaa kiliŋo le la feŋ te maaboriŋ, meŋ te lankenema la, aduŋ feŋ te kulloo kono, meŋ te finti la kenebaa to. 23 Meŋ ye tuloo soto ka moyiroo ke, a si a moyi.” 24 Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Ali ali hakiloo tu kumoo to, ali ye meŋ moyi. Ali ye meŋ ke moolu ye, wo ñoŋ ne be ke la ali fanaa ye, aduŋ hani doo be kafu la a kaŋ ne. 25 Moo meŋ ye feŋ soto, doo be dii la wo le la. Bari moo meŋ maŋ feŋ soto, hani a ye meŋ soto, wo faŋo be buusi la a la le.”
Fiifeŋ kesoolu la faliŋo
26 Yeesu tententa ka diyaamu, a ko ì ye ko, “Alla la mansabaayaa ka munta le ko, niŋ kewo ye fiifeŋ kesoolu sari bankoo kaŋ. 27 Luŋ-wo-luŋ wo maarii ka i laa ka wuli, bari kesoolu be faliŋ kaŋ doroŋ, a maŋ hani wo keñaa loŋ. 28 Bankoo faŋo le ka fiifeŋ kesoolu falindi. Jamboo le foloo ka finti, bituŋ tinsoo si naa finti, kesoo si naa ke tinsoo bala. 29 Bari niŋ kesoo moota, jee niŋ jee, a si worotoo taa, kaatu katiri waatoo siita le.”
Mutaari kesoo la mansaaloo
(Matiyu 13:31-32Luka 13:18-19)30 Bituŋ Yeesu ko ì ye ko, “N si Alla la mansabaayaa misaali noo muŋ ne la? N si mansaali jumaa le fo noo a la kuwo to? 31 A ka munta le ko mutaari kesoo. Ì ka a fii kunkoo kono waatoo meŋ na, ate le dooyaata duniyaa fiifeŋ kesoolu bee ti. 32 Bari niŋ a falinta, ate le ka naa wara ka tambi naaki fiifeŋolu bee la, aduŋ a buloolu ka wara le, fo kunoolu ka ñaŋolu laa a dubeŋo koto.”
33 Yeesu ye kumoo fo ì ye niŋ ñiŋ ñoŋ mansaaloolu le la, fo ì si a fahaamu noo ñaameŋ. 34 A maŋ feŋ fo ì ye, meŋ maŋ ke mansaaloo ti. Bari niŋ a niŋ a fansuŋ saayiboolu dammaa be daameŋ, a ka kumoolu bee le firiŋ wolu ye.
Yeesu ye foño baa tenkundi
(Matiyu 8:23-27Luka 8:22-25)35 Wo luŋ kiliŋo la, kabiriŋ wulaaroo siita, Yeesu ko a la saayiboolu ye ko, “Ali ŋà taa, ǹ si baa teyi ka taa a kara doo la.” 36 Bituŋ saayiboolu ye kafu baa tu jee, ì dunta kuluŋo to, Yeesu be daameŋ. Kuluŋ doolu fanaa be ì fee jee le. 37 Wo to le foño baa naata wuli, aduŋ baa baliŋolu ye kuluŋo taki fo a datita ka faa jiyo la. 38 Wo waatoo la Yeesu be laariŋ, a be siinoo la kullaaraŋo kaŋ kuluŋ feñoo to. Bituŋ saayiboolu ye a kuniŋ, ì ko a ye ko, “Ǹ karammoo, fo i te ǹ hati la, m̀ be kasaara kaŋ?” 39 Wo to le a kuninta, a wulita, a ye foñoo jalayi, aduŋ a ko baa baliŋolu ye ko, “Ali i deyi, ali ye tenkuŋ!” Wo to le foño baa loota, bituŋ baa tenkunta tek. 40 Wo koolaa a ko ì ye ko, “Ali ka muŋ ne sila? Fo ali maŋ lannoo soto baŋ?” 41 Bituŋ ì silata baake, ì ko ñoo ye ko, “Jumaa le mu ñiŋ ti, fo hani foñoo niŋ baa baliŋolu ka a la yaamaroo muta?”
