Umfanekiso Womhlwanyeli Mathewu 13:1-23 1 Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala phansi ogwini lolwandle. 2 Kwabuthana kuye izixuku ezinkulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala phansi; isixuku sonke sama ogwini. 3 Wakhuluma kubo izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “ Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela; 4 Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe, enye imbewu yawela eceleni kwendlela; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla. 5 Enye yawela ezindaweni ezinamatshe, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yahluma masinyane, ngokuba yayingenamhlabathi ojulile. 6 Kwathi ilanga seliphumile, yasha, yabuna ngoba yayingenampande. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa. 8 Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamatshumi ayisithupha, enye ngamatshumi amathathu. 9 Onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe. 10 Abafundi basebesiza bathi kuye: Kungani ukhuluma labo ngemifanekiso? 11 Waphendula wathi kubo: “ Ngoba niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kodwa bona abakuphiwanga.” 12 Ngoba noma ngubani onakho, uzonikezwa, futhi uzoba nokuningi; kodwa noma ngubani ongenakho, uzothathwa ngisho nalokho anakho. 13 Ngakho-ke ngikhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba bebona ababoni; bezwa abezwa, futhi abaqondi. 14 Kubo kugcwaliseka isiprofetho sika-Isaya esithi: “Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa, ningaze naqonda; nangokubona niyakubona, ningaze nabona; 15 Ngoba inhliziyo yalaba bantu isibe lukhuni, nezindlebe zabo azizwa kahle, namehlo abo bawavalile; funa babone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqonde ngezinhliziyo zabo, baphenduke, ngibaphilise.”
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16 Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, ngoba ayabona; nezindlebe zenu, ngoba ziyezwa. 17 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abaprofethi abaningi nabantu abalungileyo babefisa ukubona izinto enizibonayo, kodwa abazibonanga, nokuzwa izinto enizizwayo, kodwa abazizwanga. 18 Ngakho-ke zwanini umfanekiso womhlwanyeli. 19 Uma umuntu ezwa izwi lombuso, engaliqondi, kufika omubi, ahlwithe okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Lona nguye owahlwanyelwa eceleni kwendlela. 20 Kodwa lowo owamukela imbewu ezindaweni ezinamatshe, nguyena ozwa izwi, alamukele ngokushesha ngenjabulo; 21 Kodwa akanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana; ngoba lapho kuvela ukuhlupheka noma ukushushiswa ngenxa yezwi, uyakhubeka masinyane. 22 Futhi lowo ohlwanyelwe phakathi kwameva nguye ozwa izwi; futhi ukukhathazeka kwaleli zwe, kanye nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, kuminyanisa izwi, futhi lingatheli. 23 Kodwa lowo ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye ozwa izwi, aliqonde, othela izithelo, aveze, omunye ngekhulu, omunye ngamatshumi ayisithupha, omunye ngamatshumi amathathu.
UMarku 4:1-20 1 Wabuye waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwabuthana kuye isixuku esikhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala olwandle; isixuku sonke sasiseceleni kolwandle emhlabathini. 2 Wabafundisa izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, wathi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: 3 Lalelani; bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela; 4 Kwathi ehlwanyela, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela; kwafika izinyoni zezulu, zayidla. 5 Enye yawela emhlabathini onamatshe, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yahluma masinyane, ngokuba yayingenamhlabathi ojulile. 6 Kodwa lapho ilanga seliphumile, yasha, futhi ngoba yayingenampande, yabuna. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa, futhi ayithelanga izithelo. 8 Ezinye zawela emhlabathini omuhle, zathela izithelo ezahluma zanda; zathela, enye amashumi amathathu, enye amashumi ayisithupha, enye ikhulu. 9 Wathi kubo: “ Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.” 10 Kwathi eseyedwa, labo ababemzungezile kanye nabayishumi nambili bambuza ngalo mfanekiso. 11 Wathi kubo: “ Nina niphiwe ukwazi imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa abangaphandle konke lokhu kwenziwa ngemifanekiso; 12 ukuze bebona babone, bangaboni; bezwa bezwe, bangaqondi; funa baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zabo. 13 Wathi kubo: “ Aniwazi lo mfanekiso na? Pho, nizawazi kanjani yonke imifanekiso na?” 14 Umhlwanyeli uhlwanyela izwi. 15 Laba yilabo abasendleleni, lapho ilizwi lihlanyelwa khona; kodwa nxa sebelizwile, uSathane uyafika masinyane, alisuse ilizwi elihlanyelwe enhliziyweni zabo. 16 Laba ngokunjalo yilabo abahlwanyelwe edwaleni, abathi sebelizwile ilizwi, balamukele masinyane ngentokozo; 17 kodwa kabanampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala isikhashana nje; emva kwalokho, lapho kuvela ukuhlupheka noma ukuhlushwa ngenxa yezwi, bakhubeka masinyane. 18 Laba yilabo abahlwanyelwe emeveni, abalizwayo izwi, 19 Futhi izinkathazo zaleli zwe, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, nezifiso zezinye izinto kungena, kuminyanise izwi, futhi alitheli. 20 Laba yilabo abahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, abalizwayo ilizwi, balamukele, bathele isithelo, esinye ngamatshumi amathathu, esinye ngamatshumi ayisithupha, lesinye ngekhulu.
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ULuka 8:4-15 4 Kwathi sekubuthene isixuku esikhulu, bevela emizini ngemizi beze kuye, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi: 5 Umhlwanyeli waphuma ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe; kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla. 6 Enye yawela edwaleni; kwathi lapho imila, yabuna ngoba yayingenamanzi. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva; ameva akhula kanye nayo, ayiminyanisa. 8 Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yahluma, yathela izithelo ngekhulu. Eseshilo lokho wamemeza wathi: “ Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.” 9 Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Ungaba yini lo mfanekiso na?” 10 Wathi: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa abanye baphiwe ngemifanekiso, ukuze bebona bangaboni, bezwe bangaqondi.” 11 Manje umfanekiso yilo: Imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu. 12 Labo abasendleleni yilabo abezwayo, bese kufika uDeveli, alisuse izwi ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa, basindiswe. 13 Labo abasedwaleni yilabo abathi lapho belizwa, balamukele izwi ngenjabulo; laba abanampande, abakholwa isikhashana, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bawe. 14 Futhi lokho okwawela emeveni yilabo, lapho sebezwile, bahamba, futhi baminyaniswe yizinkathazo nengcebo nezinjabulo zalokhu kuphila, futhi bangatheli izithelo eziphelele. 15 Kodwa labo abasemhlabathini omuhle yilabo abathi ngenhliziyo enhle nelungile bezwe izwi, baligcine, bathele izithelo ngokubekezela.
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