Matthew 13

13 ¹For dat day, Jesus comot from di house go sidon for di seaside. ²Plenty-plenty people gather come surround am, so e enter one boat sidon, while di whole crowd stand for di shore.

³And e tell dem plenty tins with parable, e talk say: "Look, one farmer comot go plant seed. ⁴And as e dey plant, some seed fall for di road side, and bird come chop am finish. ⁵Odas fall for rocky ground wey no get plenty sand, and dem sprout kwik-kwik sake of say di sand no deep. ⁶But wen sun rise, di plant burn; and sake of say dem no get root, dem dry die. ⁷Odas fall for inside thorn, and di thorn grow up come choke dem. ⁸But odas fall for good sand come bring grain: some plenty pass hundred times, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹Whoever get ear, make e hear."

¹⁰Den di disciples come meet am ask, "Why you dey use parable talk to dem?"

¹¹E answer say, "Na una dem don give to sabi di secret of di kingdom of our Papa; but dem no give dem. ¹²Whoever get, dem go give am more and e go get plenty; but whoever no get, even di small wey e get dem go collect am. ¹³Na dis make I dey use parable talk to dem: dem dey look but dem no dey see; dem dey listen but dem no dey hear or understand. ¹⁴Na for dem di prophecy of Isaiah take happen: 'Una go hear and hear, but una no go ever understand; una go see and see, but una no go ever perceive.' ¹⁵For dis people heart don hard; dem no fit hear well with dia ear, and dem don close dia eye—if no be so, dem for see with dia eye, hear with dia ear, understand with dia heart, and turn come back, and I for heal dem.'

¹⁶But blessing dey for una eye, sake of say dem dey see, and for una ear, sake of say dem dey hear. ¹⁷I tell una true: plenty prophet and correct-and-holy people bin want see wetin una dey see, but dem no see am; and hear wetin una dey hear, but dem no hear am.

¹⁸So den, listen to di parable of di farmer. ¹⁹Everybody wey hear di word of di kingdom and no grab am—di evil one dey come snatch wetin dem plant for im heart. Na dis be di seed wey dem plant for di road side. ²⁰Di seed wey dem plant for rocky ground na di person wey hear di word, and kwik-kwik e take am with joy, ²¹but sake of say e no get root for imsef, e no dey last; wen wahala or persecution come sake of di word, kwik-kwik e fall comot. ²²Di one wey dem plant for inside thorn na di person wey hear di word, but worry of dis world and di deceit of money dey choke am, and e no dey bring fruit. ²³But di seed wey dem plant for good sand na di person wey hear di word and understand am. E dey bring fruit—100, sixty, or thirty times wetin dem plant."

Wheat and Weeds for Inside di Farm

²⁴E give dem anoda parable: "Di kingdom of our Papa be like one man wey plant good seed for im farm. ²⁵But while everybody dey sleep, im enemy come plant weeds among di wheat, come comot. ²⁶Wen di wheat sprout come bring grain, den di weeds sef show. ²⁷Di servant of di owner come talk say, 'Oga, no be good seed you plant for your farm? Which side den di weeds take comot?'

²⁸E answer say, 'Na enemy do dis tin.' So di servant ask am, 'You want make we go pull dem comot?'

²⁹E talk say, 'No, sake of say as una dey pull di weeds, una fit pull di wheat comot join. ³⁰Make di two grow together sotay harvest time. For harvest time I go tell di reapers: Gather di weeds first, tie dem for bundle make dem burn; den gather di wheat put for my barn.'"

One Mustard Seed Turn Tree

³¹E tell dem anoda parable: "Di kingdom of our Papa be like one mustard seed wey man take plant for im farm. ³²E be di smallest for all di seed, but wen e grow e dey turn di biggest for all di garden plant, sotay e turn tree wey bird dey come build nest for im branches."

Di Kingdom Dey Work Like Yeast Wey Dem Hide

³³E give dem anoda parable: "Di kingdom of our Papa be like yeast wey one woman take mix inside about twenty-five pound flour, sotay e spread reach di whole dough."

³⁴Jesus talk all dis tins to di crowd with parable; e no talk anytin to dem without parable.

³⁵Dis make wetin dem talk through di prophet happen: "I go open my mouth with parable; I go talk wetin dem don hide since wen dem start di world."

Di Papa Separate Wheat From Weeds

³⁶Den e leave di crowd enter di house. Im disciples come near am talk say, "Explain di parable of di weeds for di farm give us."

³⁷E answer say, "Di one wey plant di good seed na di Pikin of Man. ³⁸Di farm na di world. Di good seed na di children of di kingdom; di weeds na di children of di evil one. ³⁹Di enemy wey plant dem na di devil; di harvest na di end of dis time; di reapers na angels. ⁴⁰As dem dey gather di weeds burn for fire, na so e go be for di end of dis time. ⁴¹Di Pikin of Man go send im angels come weed comot from im kingdom everytin wey dey cause sin and all di people wey dey do evil. ⁴²Dem go throway dem inside di fire wey dey blaze, di place wey people dey cry and dey grind teeth. ⁴³Den di correct-and-holy people go shine like sun for di kingdom of dia Papa. Di one wey get ear make e listen."

Di Kingdom Worth Everytin

⁴⁴Di kingdom of our Papa be like treasure wey dem hide for inside farm. One man find am, hide am again, and with joy e go sell everytin wey e get come buy dat farm.

⁴⁵"Again, di kingdom of our Papa be like one trader wey dey find fine pearl. ⁴⁶Wen e find one pearl wey dia price pass everytin, e go sell everytin wey e get come buy am.

Di Net Catch All Kind Fish

⁴⁷Again, di kingdom of our Papa be like net wey dem throw inside di lake, wey gather all kind fish. ⁴⁸Wen e full, di fishermen pull am go shore, sidon, gather di good fish put for basket, and throway di bad one. ⁴⁹Na so e go be for di end of dis time: angels go comot come separate di wicked people from among di correct-and-holy people, ⁵⁰and throway dem inside di fire wey dey blaze, di place wey dem go dey cry and dey grind teeth."

⁵¹"Una understand all dis tins?" Dem answer say, "Yes."

⁵²E talk to dem say, "Every teacher of di law wey dem train for di kingdom of our Papa be like owner of house wey dey bring treasure, new and old, comot from im store."

Dem Reject Jesus for Im Own Town

⁵³Wen Jesus don finish dis parables, e comot from dat place.

⁵⁴E go back to im own town, e teach for dia synagogue, and dem wonder well-well: "Which side dis man take get dis wisdom and dis mighty works? ⁵⁵No be di carpenter im pikin be dis? No be Mary be im mama name, and im brodas na James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶No be all im sisters dey here with us? Which side den dis man take get all dis tins?"

⁵⁷Dem take offence for am. But Jesus talk to dem say, "Dem dey honour prophet everywhere except for im own town and for im own house."

⁵⁸E no do plenty miracle for dere sake of say dem no get faith.