ULuka
15:1 Ke kaloku, babesondela kuye bonke ababuthi berhafu naboni, ukuba bamve.
15:2 Babekrokra ke abaFarisi nababhali, besithi, Lo wamkela;
aboni, adle nabo.
15:3 Wathetha ke kubo lo mzekeliso, esithi,
15:4 Nguwuphi na umntu kuni othi, enekhulu lezimvu, aze alahlekwe yenye kuzo?
amashumi alithoba anesithoba ningawashiyi entlango, nilandele leyo
ilahlekile, ade ayifumane?
15:5 Athi ke akuyifumana, ayibeke emagxeni akhe, evuya.
15:6 Athi akufika ekhaya, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane;
esithi kubo, Vuyisanani nam; ngokuba ndiyifumene imvu yam ebinayo
ilahlekile.
15:7 Ndithi kuni, ngokukwanjalo kuya kubakho uvuyo emazulwini ngomoni eba mnye
lowo uguqukayo kunamashumi alithoba anesithoba amalungisa asweleyo
akukho nguquko.
15:8 Kanjalo nguwuphi na umfazi eneedrarhima zilishumi, ukuba ithe yalahleka enye idrarhima?
ongathi alumeke isibane, ayitshayele indlu, afune enyamekile
uyayifumana?
15:9 Athi ke akuyifumana, abize izihlobo nabamelwane bakhe
kunye esithi, Vuyisanani nam; kuba ndiyifumene iqhekeza ebendilifumene
yayilahlekile.
15:10 Ngokukwanjalo ndithi kuni, kubakho uvuyo emehlweni ezithunywa zezulu
UThixo ngomoni eba mnye oguqukayo.
15:11 Uthe ke, Umntu othile ube enoonyana ababini.
15:12 Wathi omnci wabo kuyise, Bawo, ndinike isahlulo
weempahla eziwela kum. Wababela ke ukudla kwakhe.
15:13 Kuthe kungekabi ntsuku zininzi, wahlanganisa into yonke unyana omnci, wathabatha
uhambo lwakhe, waya ezweni elikude, wayichitha khona impahla yakhe
ubomi obungalawulekiyo.
15:14 Akubon' ukuba udle konke, kwabakho indlala enzima kwelo zwe; kwaye
waqala ukuswela.
15:15 Waya wanamathela komnye kubemi belo zwe; wathumela
ukuba aye kwalusa iihagu emihlabeni yakhe.
15:16 Ubenqwenela ke ukusizalisa isisu sakhe ngeengxam zeehagu;
wadla, akwabakho bani umphayo.
15:17 Ke kaloku, akuba nokuziqonda, wathi, Bangaphi na abaqeshwa bam
Ootata bahlutha sisonka, ndifa yindlala!
15:18 Ndiya kusuka ndiye kubawo, ndithi kuye, Bawo, ndifumene
wonile kuwo amazulu, naphambi kwakho;
15:19 Andisafanele kubizwa ngokuba ndingunyana wakho; ndenze ndibe njengomnye womqeshwa wakho
abakhonzi.
15:20 Wesuka ke waya kuyise. Kodwa xa wayeseyindlela enkulu
Wesuka uyise wayibona, waba nemfesane, wagidima, wayiwela
entanyeni, wamanga.
15:21 Wathi ke unyana kuye, Bawo, ndonile kuwo amazulu, nakulo
amehlo akho, andisafanele kubizwa ngokuba ndingunyana wakho.
15:22 Uthe ke uyise kubakhonzi bakhe, Rholani ingubo ende, eyona intle, ninxibe
phezu kwakhe; afake umsesane esandleni sakhe, neembadada ezinyaweni zakhe.
15:23 nizise ithole, eliya lityetyisiweyo, nixhele; sidle, sibe njalo
vuya:
15:24 Ngokuba lo nyana wam ubefile, wabuya waphila; ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa.
Baqala ke ukuba nemihlali.
15:25 Ke kaloku unyana wakhe omkhulu ebesentsimini;
endlwini, weva umculo nokungqungqa.
15:26 Wabizela kuye omnye kubakhonzi, wambuza ukuba zingaba ziyini na ezi zinto.
15:27 Uthe ke yena kuye, Umninawa wakho ufikile; uyihlo ke umbulele
ithole, eliya lityetyisiweyo, ngokuba limzuze ephilile.
15:28 Wavutha ngumsindo, akavuma ukungena;
wambongoza.
15:29 Waphendula ke yena wathi kuyise, Uyabona, le minyaka ingakanana ndiyakhonza
Andigqithanga kumyalelo wakho; ukanti ke wena
Andizange andinike netakane eli, ukuze ndenze imihlali nezam izihlobo;
15:30 kodwa xenikweni efikile lo nyana wakho, wayidlayo wayigqiba impilo yakho
namahenyukazi nixhelele ithole elityetyisiweyo.
15:31 Uthe ke yena kuye, Mntwana wam, wena uhleli unam, nazo zonke izinto zam zikho
yakho.
15:32 Besimelwe kukuthi senze imihlali ke, sivuye ngenxa yalo mzalwana wakho
ubefile, wabuya waphila; ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa.