Luka 15:1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa. 15:2 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona, bathi: "Lo muntu uyemukela." izoni, adle nazo. 15:3 Wakhuluma lo mfanekiso kubo, wathi: 15:4 Ngumuphi umuntu kini, enezimvu eziyikhulu, uma elahlekelwa eyodwa kuzo, angayenza? ningabashiyi abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, nilandele lokho ilahlekile, aze ayithole? 15:5 Futhi lapho eseyitholile, uyibeka emahlombe akhe, ethokoza. 15:6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane nomakhelwane; wathi kubo: Thokozani lami; ngoba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebikhona ilahlekile. 15:7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona injabulo ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa ophendukayo kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abasweleyo akukho ukuphenduka. 15:8 Noma yimuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, uma elahlekelwa uhlamvu olulodwa, angalumeki isibani, ashanele indlu, afune ngenkuthalo, aze uyayithola? 15:9 Futhi lapho eseyitholile, ubiza abangane bakhe nomakhelwane bakhe ndawonye, ethi: Thokozani nami; ngokuba ngilutholile ucezu engilutholile yayilahlekile. 15:10 Ngokufanayo, Ngithi kini, kukhona injabulo phambi kwezingelosi UNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo. 15:11 Wathi, Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili. 15:12 Encane yawo yathi kuyise, Baba, nginike isabelo wezimpahla eziwela kimi. Futhi wabahlukanisela impahla yakhe. 15:13 Futhi ngemva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yabutha konke, futhi wathatha uhambo lwakhe ezweni elikude, wachitha khona impahla yakhe ukuphila okunesiyaluyalu. 15:14 Eseqede konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; futhi waqala ukuswela. 15:15 Wahamba wazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi salelo zwe; wasethumela emasimini akhe ukuze aluse izingulube. 15:16 Futhi wayefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe namakhoba izingulube wadla, kepha akakho owamnikayo. 15:17 Futhi lapho esakhumbula, wathi: Bangaki izisebenzi zami obaba banesinkwa esanele, ngifa yindlala! 15:18 Ngizosuka ngiye kubaba, futhi ngiyothi kuye, Baba, nginakho wonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; 15:19 Angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho izinceku. 15:20 Wasuka, waya kuyise. Kodwa lapho wayeseyindlela enhle uyise embona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wawela phezu kwakhe entanyeni, wamanga. 15:21 Indodana yathi kuye, Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphakathi emehlweni akho, angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho. 15:22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Lethani ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, nigqoke kuye; wafaka indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe; 15:23 Lethani ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, nilihlabe; futhi asidle, futhi sibe thokoza: 15:24 Ngoba le ndodana yami ibifile, futhi isiyaphila; ubelahlekile, usetholakele. Basebeqala ukujabula. NgokukaLuka 15:25 Indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; endlini, wezwa umculo nokudansa. 15:26 Yabiza enye yezinceku, yabuza ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini. 15:27 Wathi kuye, Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo ubulele ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, ngokuba lilamukele liphilile. 15:28 Wathukuthela, akavumanga ukungena; wamncenga. 15:29 Waphendula, wathi kuyise: Bheka, le minyaka eminingi ngisebenza nawe, angiweqanga nanini umyalo wakho; akanginikanga nazinyane lembuzi, ukuze ngijabule nabangane bami; 15:30 Kodwa ngokushesha lapho le ndodana yakho, eye washwabadela ukuphila kwakho nezifebe, nimhlabe ithole elikhuluphalisiwe. 15:31 Wathi kuye: "Ndodana, wena uhlala nami njalo, futhi konke enginakho kukhona eyakho. 15:32 Bekufanele ukuba sijabule futhi sijabule, ngoba lo mfowenu wayefile, wabuye waphila; yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa.