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.