Wofesa Anapita Kukafesa
Ali m'bwato Yesu afotokoza nkhani za ufumu wa Atate ake zimene zibisa monga momwe ziululira: nthaka zinayi, namsongole wosiyidwa dala kuti akule mpaka nthawi yokolola, kambewu ka mpiru, chofufumitsa chobisika, chuma choyenera kugulitsa zonse chifukwa cha icho. Kenako mudzi wakwawo womwe ukhumudwa naye, ndipo zochepa zichitika kumeneko.
13 1Tsiku limenelo Yesu anatuluka m'nyumba, nakhala pansi m'mbali mwa nyanja. 2Magulu akuluakulu a anthu anasonkhana mozungulira Iye, kotero analowa m'bwato nakhala pansi, pamene gulu lonse linaimirira m'mphepete mwa nyanja.
3Ndipo anawauza zinthu zambiri m'mafanizo, nati: “Taonani, wofesa anapita kukafesa. 4Ndipo pamene amafesa, mbeu zina zinagwera m'mbali mwa njira, ndipo mbalame zinadza nazidya. 5Mbeu zina zinagwera pa malo a miyala pamene panalibe dothi lambiri, ndipo zinamera msanga popeza dothi linali losazama. 6Pamene dzuwa linatuluka, mbewu zinapserera; ndipo popeza zinalibe mizu, zinauma. 7Mbeu zina zinagwera pakati pa minga, ndipo minga inakula nazilemetsa. 8Mbeu zina zinagwera pa dothi labwino, zinabala zipatso: zina mowirikiza ka zana, zina makumi asanu ndi limodzi, zina makumi atatu. 9Amene ali ndi makutu, amve.”
10Ndipo ophunzira anadza kwa Iye namfunsa, “Chifukwa chiyani mumalankhula nawo m'mafanizo?”
11Iye anayankha nati, “Inu mwapatsidwa kudziwa zinsinsi za ufumu wa Atate wathu; koma iwo sanapatsidwe. 12Amene ali nacho adzapatsidwa zambiri, nakhala ndi zochuluka; koma amene alibe adzalandidwa ngakhale chomwe ali nacho. 13Ichi ndi chifukwa chake ndimalankhula nawo m'mafanizo: amayang'ana koma saona; amamvetsera koma samva kapena kumvetsa. 14Mwa iwo ulosi wa Yesaya ukukwaniritsidwa, wakuti: ‘Mudzamva ndi kumvabe, koma simudzazindikira konse; mudzaona ndi kuonabe, koma simudzatha kuzindikira konse.’ 15‘Pakuti mtima wa anthu awa wauma; amamva movutika ndi makutu awo, ndipo atseka maso awo—kuopera kuti angaone ndi maso awo, namva ndi makutu awo, nazindikira ndi mtima wawo, natembenuka, ndipo Ine ndikanawachiritsa.’
16Koma odala ndi maso anu, popeza amaona, ndi makutu anu, popeza amamva. 17Indetu ndikuuzani: aneneri ambiri ndi anthu olungama analakalaka kuona zimene inu mukuona, koma sanaone; ndi kumva zimene inu mukumva, koma sanamve.
18Tsono imvani fanizo la wofesa. 19Aliyense amene amamva mau a ufumu koma sawazindikira—woipayo amadza, nalanda chimene chinafesedwa mu mtima wake. Iyi ndiyo mbeu yofesedwa m'mbali mwa njira. 20Mbeu yofesedwa pa malo a miyala ndi munthu amene amamva mau, nawalandira nthawi yomweyo ndi chimwemwe, 21koma popeza alibe mizu mwa iwo eni, sakhalitsa; pamene mavuto kapena mazunzo abwera chifukwa cha mau, amagwa msanga. 22Amene anafesedwa pakati pa minga ndi amene amamva mau, koma nkhawa za nthawi ino ndi chinyengo cha chuma zimalemetsa mau, ndipo sabala zipatso. 23Koma mbeu yofesedwa pa dothi labwino ndi amene amamva mau, nawazindikira. Iye amabala zipatso—mowirikiza ka zana, makumi asanu ndi limodzi, kapena makumi atatu kuposa chimene chinafesedwa.”
Tirigu ndi Namsongole M'munda
24Anawapatsa fanizo lina, nati: “Ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi munthu amene anafesa mbeu yabwino m'munda mwake. 25Koma pamene anthu onse anali mtulo, mdani wake anadza, nafesa namsongole pakati pa tirigu, nachoka. 26Pamene tirigu anamera nabala, pamenepo namsongole anaonekanso. 27Antchito a mwini munda anadza nati, ‘Mbuye, kodi simunafese mbeu yabwino m'munda mwanu? Nanga namsongole wachokera kuti?’
28‘Mdani ndiye wachita ichi,’ iye anayankha. ‘Nanga mukufuna tipite tikawazule?’ antchito anamfunsa iye.
29‘Ayi,’ iye anati, ‘chifukwa pamene mukuzula namsongole, mungathe kuzula tirigu pamodzi nawo. 30Zonse ziwiri zikule pamodzi kufikira nthawi yokolola. Pa nthawi yokolola ndidzauza okolola kuti: Sonkhanitsani namsongole choyamba, nimumange mitolo kuti atenthedwe; kenako sonkhanitsani tirigu mnkhokwe mwanga.’”
Mbeu ya Mpiru Imakhala Mtengo
31Anawauza fanizo lina, nati: “Ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi mbeu ya mpiru imene munthu anatenga, naidzala m'munda mwake. 32Ngakhale ndi yaing'ono kuposa mbeu zonse, ikakula imakhala yaikulu kuposa mbewu zonse za m'munda, nikhala mtengo umene mbalame zimadza nimange zisa pa nthambi zake.”
Ufumu Umagwira Ntchito ngati Chotupitsa Chobisika
33Anawapatsa fanizo lina, nati: “Ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi chotupitsa chimene mkazi anatenga, nachisakaniza mu ufa wokwana pafupifupi mapaundi makumi awiri ndi asanu, kufikira chinafufumitsa mtanda wonse.”
34Yesu ananena zinthu zonsezi kwa magulu a anthu m'mafanizo; ndipo sananene kanthu kwa iwo popanda fanizo.
35Izi zinakwaniritsa zimene zinanenedwa kudzera mwa mneneri, kuti: “Ndidzatsekula pakamwa panga m'mafanizo; ndidzalankhula zinthu zobisika kuyambira pamene dziko linakhazikitsidwa.”
Atate Alekanitsa Tirigu ndi Namsongole
36Ndipo anasiya magulu a anthu, nalowa m'nyumba. Ophunzira ake anadza kwa Iye, nati, “Timasulireni fanizo la namsongole wa m'munda.”
37Iye anayankha nati, “Wofesa mbeu yabwino ndiye Mwana wa Munthu. 38Munda ndiwo dziko lapansi. Mbeu yabwino ndiwo ana a ufumu; koma namsongole ndiwo ana a woipayo. 39Mdani amene anawafesa ndiye mdierekezi; kukolola ndiko mapeto a nthawi ino; okolola ndiwo angelo. 40Monga namsongole amasonkhanitsidwa natenthedwa pamoto, momwemonso kudzakhala pa mapeto a nthawi ino. 41Mwana wa Munthu adzatuma angelo ake kuti akachotse mu ufumu wake zinthu zonse zochititsa tchimo, ndi onse amene amachita zoipa. 42Adzawaponya m'ng'anjo yamoto yoyaka, kumene kuli kulira ndi kukukuta mano. 43Pamenepo olungama adzawala ngati dzuwa mu ufumu wa Atate wawo. Amene ali ndi makutu amve.”
Ufumu Ndi Wofunika Kuposa Zonse
44Ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi chuma chobisika m'munda. Munthu anachipeza, nachibisanso, kenako mwachimwemwe anagulitsa zonse zimene anali nazo kuti agule munda umenewo.
45“Komanso, ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi wamalonda amene amafunafuna ngale zabwino. 46Atapeza ngale imodzi ya mtengo wapatali kwambiri, anapita nagulitsa zonse zimene anali nazo, naigula.
Ukonde Ukola Mitundu Yonse
47Komanso, ufumu wa Atate wathu ukufanana ndi ukonde woponyedwa m'nyanja, wosonkhanitsa nsomba za mtundu uliwonse. 48Utadzaza, asodzi anaukokera ku mtunda, nakhala pansi, nasonkhanitsa nsomba zabwino m'madengu, nazitaya zoipa. 49Momwemonso kudzakhala pa mapeto a nthawi ino: angelo adzatuluka, nalekanitsa oipa pakati pa olungama, 50nawaponya m'ng'anjo yamoto yoyaka, kumene adzalira ndi kukukuta mano awo.”
51“Kodi mwazindikira zinthu zonsezi?” “Inde,” iwo anayankha.
52Iye anati kwa iwo, “Mphunzitsi aliyense wa lamulo amene waphunzitsidwa za ufumu wa Atate wathu ali ngati mwini nyumba amene amatulutsa m'nkhokwe yake chuma chatsopano ndi chakale.”
Yesu Akanidwa ku Mudzi wa Kwawo
53Yesu atamaliza mafanizo amenewa, anachoka pamenepo.
54Atabwerera ku mudzi wa kwawo, anaphunzitsa m'sunagoge mwawo, ndipo iwo anadabwa, nati: “Kodi munthu uyu wazitenga kuti nzeru izi ndi ntchito zamphamvu izi? 55Kodi uyu si mwana wa mmisiri wa matabwa? Kodi amayi ake si Mariya, ndipo abale ake si Yakobo, Yosefe, Simoni, ndi Yuda? 56Kodi alongo ake onse sali pano ndi ife? Nanga munthu uyu wazitenga kuti zinthu zonsezi?”
57Iwo anakhumudwa naye. Koma Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Mneneri amalemekezedwa kulikonse, koma osati ku mudzi wa kwawo ndi m'banja mwake.”
58Ndipo sanachite zozizwitsa zambiri kumeneko chifukwa cha kusowa kwa chikhulupiriro chawo.