Mark 4

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

1Wasebuya waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwasekubuthana kuye ixuku elikhulu a, waze wangena emkhunjini wahlala olwandle; njalo ixuku lonke lalisemhlabathini ngaselwandle b.

2Wasebafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso, lekufundiseni kwakhe wathi kubo c: 3Lalelani; khangelani, kwaphuma umhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela. 4Kwasekusithi ekuhlanyeleni, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela, kwasekufika inyoni zezulu zayidla zayiqeda. 5Njalo enye yawela emhlabathini olamatshe, lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhi yahle yamila, ngoba yayingelakutshona komhlabathi; 6kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga yahangulwa yabuna ngoba yayingelampande. 7Enye yasiwela emeveni, ameva asekhula, ayiminyanisa, futhi ayithelanga isithelo. 8Njalo enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo esakhulayo sanda, yazala enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhulu. 9Wasesithi kubo: Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.

Umsebenzi wemifanekiso

10Kwathi eseyedwa, labo ababemphahlile kanye labalitshumi lambili bambuza ngomfanekiso. 11Wasesithi kubo: Kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa labo abangaphandle d benzelwa izinto zonke ngemifanekiso; 12ukuze bebona babone, bangabonisisi; njalo besizwa bezwe, bangaqedisisi; hlezi loba nini baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zabo e.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

13Wasesithi kubo: Kaliwazi lumfanekiso yini? Pho lizayazi njani imifanekiso yonke? 14Umhlanyeli uhlanyela ilizwi. 15Njalo abaseceleni kwendlela, yilabo lapho okuhlanyelwa khona ilizwi, futhi nxa belizwa, uSathane ahle afike alisuse ilizwi elihlanyelwe enhliziyweni zabo. 16Lalabo ngokunjalo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini olamatshe, abathi, lapho besizwa ilizwi, bahle balemukele ngentokozo, 17njalo kabalampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala okwesikhathi; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, bahle bakhubeke. 18Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emeveni, abalizwayo ilizwi, 19kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba, lenkohliso yenotho, lenkanuko yezinye izinto kungene kuminyanise ilizwi, futhi ibe ingasatheli. 20Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, abathi belizwile ilizwi, balemukele, bathele, enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhulu f.

Umfanekiso wesibane lowenhlanyelo

21Wasesithi kubo: Kanti isibane silethwa ukuze sibekwe ngaphansi kwesitsha kumbe ngaphansi kombheda? Angithi ukuze sibekwe esiqobaneni sesibane g? 22Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo okungayikubonakaliswa; akukho okwenzeka kube yimfihlo, kodwa ukuze kube sobala h. 23Nxa umuntu elendlebe zokuzwa akezwe i. 24Wasesithi kubo: Qaphelisani elikuzwayo j. Ngesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso lizalinganiselwa ngaso, njalo lina elizwayo lizaphiwa ngokwengezelelweyo k. 25Ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa; kodwa loba ngubani ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho l.

26Wasesithi: Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njengokuba nxa umuntu ephosa inhlanyelo emhlabathini, 27njalo alale abesevuka ebusuku lemini, lenhlanyelo imile njalo ikhule, yena kakwazi ukuthi njani. 28Ngoba umhlabathi uyathela ngokwawo, kuqala usungulo, kulandele isikhwebu, kulandele amabele apheleleyo esikhwetshini m. 29Kodwa nxa sesivuthiwe isithelo, uhle athumeze isikela n, ngoba ukuvuna sekufikile o.

30Wathi futhi p: Sizawufananisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Kumbe sizawufananisa ngomfanekiso bani? 31Unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, oluthi nxa seluhlanyelwe emhlabathini, luncinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu ezisemhlabeni q; 32njalo nxa seluhlanyelwe, lukhule, lube lukhulu lwedlule izilimo zonke, lwenze ingatsha ezinkulu, kuze kuthi inyoni zezulu zingakhela ngaphansi komthunzi wazo r.

33Waselikhuluma kubo ilizwi ngemifanekiso eminengi enjalo s, njengamandla abo okuzwa t; 34kodwa ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo u; kodwa sebebodwa wabachasisela abafundi bakhe izinto zonke v.

Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho

35Ngalolosuku sekuhlwile, wasesithi kubo: Asichapheleni ngaphetsheya w. 36Sebeyekele ixuku lahamba x, bamthatha bahamba laye njengoba enjalo emkhunjini y. Futhi leminye imikolo yayilaye. 37Kwasekuvuka isiphepho esikhulu somoya; lamagagasi aphoseka emkhunjini, waze wagcwala khathesi. 38Njalo yena wayengemuva emkhunjini elele emqamelweni; basebemvusa, bathi kuye: Mfundisi, kawukhathali yini ukuthi siyabhubha? 39Wasevuka wakhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: Thula, uthi zwi! Umoya wasuqamuka, kwasekusiba khona ukuthula okukhulu. 40Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lisesaba kangaka? Kalilakholo ngani z? 41Basebesesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: Kanti ungubani lo, ukuthi lomoya lolwandle kumlalele aa?

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