Mark 4

Umzekeliso Womhlanyeli

1UJesu waphinda njalo wafundisa okhunjini lwechibi. Ixuku labantu elaqoqana kuye laba likhulu kakhulu waze wakhwela esikepeni wahlala kuso siphakathi kwamanzi, kodwa abantu bonke bona bethe watha okhunjini ekucineni kwamanzi. 2Wabafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemizekeliso, imfundiso yakhe, isithi:

3“Lalelani! Umlimi waphuma wayahlanyela inhlanyelo yakhe. 4Ekuyihazeni kwakhe inhlanyelo enye yawela endleleni, kwafika izinyoni zayidobha. 5Enye yawela endaweni elamatshe lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona. Yamila masinyane ngoba umhlabathi wawungatshoni. 6Kodwa kwathi ilanga selikhwele, yahanguka yabuna ngokuba yayingelampande. 7Enye inhlanyelo yawela emeveni asuka akhula aminya leyonhlanyelo yaze yehluleka ukuthela izikhwebu. 8Futhi enye inhlanyelo yawela emhlabathini omuhle. Yamila, yakhula, yathela amabele yanda ngamatshumi amathathu, ayisithupha ngitsho langekhulu.”

9UJesu wasesithi, “Lowo olendlebe zokuzwa kezwe.”

10Kwathi eseyedwa, abalitshumi lambili labanye ababeseduze laye bambuza mayelana lemizekeliso leyo.

11Wabatshela wathi, “Imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu seliyambulelwe. Kodwa kulabo abangaphandle konke kukhulunywa ngemizekeliso 12ukuze “ ‘bahlale belokhu bebona kodwa bengaqedisisi, bahlale besizwa kodwa bengezwisisi; funa baphenduke bese bethethelelwa!’ ”

13UJesu wasesithi kubo, “Kaliwuzwisisi na umzekeliso lo? Pho lizawuzwa kanjani loba yiwuphi umzekeliso? 14Umlimi uhlanyela ilizwi.

15Abanye abantu bafana lenhlanyelo esendleleni okuhlanyelwe khona ilizwi. Bonela ukuthi balizwe uSathane uyafika alithathe ilizwi elihlanyelwe kubo. 16Abanye, njengenhlanyelo eyahlanyelwa ematsheni bayalizwa ilizwi bahle balamukele ngentokozo. 17Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kabalampande bema okwesikhatshana kuphela. Kungafika uhlupho loba ukuchukuluzwa komhlaba baphanga bawe.

18Kunjalo abanye, njengenhlanyelo ehlanyelwe emeveni, bayalizwa ilizwi; 19kodwa iminqineko yempilo le, inkohliso yenotho kanye lezinkanuko zezinye izinto konke kuyeza kuliminyanise ilizwi, kulenze lingatheli.

20Abanye, njengenhlanyelo ehlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, bayalizwa ilizwi, balamukele, bathele izithelo – bedlule okwakuhlanyelwe ngamatshumi amathathu, ayisithupha loba ngekhulu.”

Isibane Oluthini

21Wathi kubo, “Uyalumathisa isibane usifake ngaphansi kwesitsha na kumbe ngaphansi kombheda? Kawusibeki oluthini lwaso yini?

22Ngoba loba yini efihliweyo imele idalulwe, lalokho okuthukuziweyo kumele kuvezwe obala. 23Nxa ekhona olezindlebe zokuzwa kezwe.”

24Waqhubeka wathi, “Kuqapheliseni lokho elikuzwayo. Ngaleso isilinganiso elisisebenzisayo lizalinganiselwa ngaso – kuze kwedlule.

25Lowo olakho uzakwengezelelwa; lowo ongelakho lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa.”

Umzekeliso Wenhlamvu Ekhulayo

26Waphinde wathi, “Umbuso wezulu ufana lalokhu. Indoda ihaza inhlanyelo emhlabathini.

27Ebusuku lemini, ingabe ilele loba ikhangele, inhlanyelo iyamila ikhule, loba yona ingakwazi ukuthi kwenzeka njani. 28Umhlabathi uyiwo wodwa uthela amabele – kuqala ikhaba, kuze isikhwebu besekusiza izinhlamvu ezimbeni.

29Kuthi amabele angavuthwa iwahemule ngesikela ngoba ukuvuna sekufikile.”

Umzekeliso Wentanga Yemastadi

30Waphinde wathi, “Sizakuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengani, kumbe sizasebenzisa mzekeliso bani ukuwuchaza? 31Unjengentanga yemastadi encinyane kulazo zonke izintanga ezihlanyelwa emhlabathini. 32Kodwa uma ihlanyeliwe iyakhula ibe yisihlahla esikhulu kulazo zonke esivandeni, sibe lamagatsha amakhulu ahlalwa emthunzini waso yizinyoni zezulu.”

33UJesu walikhuluma ilizwi kubo ngemizekeliso eminengi enjalo ukuze bezwisise.

34Kazange atsho ulutho kubo engasebenzisanga umzekeliso. Kodwa nxa wayeyedwa labafundi bakhe wachaza konke.

UJesu Uthulisa Isiphepho

35Ngalelolanga sekuntambama wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Kasihambeni sichaphele ngaphetsheya.” 36Batshiya ixuku bahamba laye esikepeni enjengoba wayenjalo. Zazikhona njalo ezinye izikepe zihamba laye. 37Kwaqubuka isiyaluyalu sesiphepho, amagagasi asakazeka esikepeni kwaze kwangathi sesigalula.

38UJesu wayengemuva ezilalele emendlalweni obuthakathaka. Abafundi bamvusa bathi, “Hawu, mfundisi kawunanzi yini uma sigalula?”

39Waphakama wawukhuza umoya wathi emagagasini, “Zwi! Pholani!” Yikho umoya wasuthula kwasekuphola nya.

40Wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Kungani lisesaba kangaka? Lilokhu lingakholwa na?”

41Babethuthumela babuzana bathi, “Ungubani lo na? Kambe aze alalelwe ngumoya lamagagasi!”