Luke 15
1 Mme bakgethisi ba ba sa ikanyegeng le baleofi ba ne ba tla gantsi go reetsa dithero tsa ga Jesu,
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,
2 mme mo ga tsosa dingongorego mo baeteledingpele ba tumelo ya Sejuta le bomaitseanape ba melao ya Sejuta ka gore o na a tsalane le baleofi ba ba ntseng jalo, ebile aa ja le bone!
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'
3 Hong Jesu a dirisa setshwantsho se: “Fa o na le dinku di le lekgolo mme nngwe ya tsone ya bo e ya le naga, e timela a ga o ka ke wa tlogela tse di masome a ferabongwe le metso e fera bongwe wa latela e e timetseng go fitlhelela o e bona?
And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?
5 Mme o tlaa e baya mo magetleng o ya gae ka boitumelo.
and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
6 Ere fa o goroga o phuthe ditsala tsa gago le ba o agileng nabo go itumela le wena ka gore o bonye nku e e neng e timetse.
and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep — the lost one.
7 “Go ntse fela jalo, legodimo le tlaa itumelela moleofi a le mongwe yo o sokologelang mo Modimong go na le ba ba masome a ferabongwe le metso e ferabongwe, ba ba neng ba sa timela!
'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
8 “Setshwantsho se sengwe ke se: Mosadi o na le diselefera di le lesome tsa madi mme a bo a latlhegelwa ke e le nngwe. A ga a ka ke a tshuba lobone go sekaseka mo dihukung tsa ntlo le go feela mo dikgokgotshwaneng le mo diphatlheng go fitlhelela a e bona.
'Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?
9 A mme ga a ka ke a bitsa ditsala tsa gagwe ba a agileng nabo go itumela nae?
and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.
10 Fela jalo go na le boitumelo fa pele ga baengele ba Modimo fa moleofi a le mongwe a sokologa.” Go tshwantsha ntlha e ka botlalo, a ba bolelela polelo e:
'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'
11 “Monna o ne a na le bomorwawe ba le babedi.
And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
12 Ya re yo mmotlana a raya rraagwe a re, ‘Ke batla seabe sa boswa jwa gago gompieno, go na le go letela go fitlhelela o swa!’ Rraagwe a dumela go kgaoganyetsa bomorwawe ba babedi khumo ya gagwe.
and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
13 “E rile morago ga malatsi a se kae morwawe yo mmotlana a phutha dilwana tsa gagwe a etela kwa lefatsheng le le kgakala, koo a feta a senya madi a gagwe mo medirong le mo boakeng.
'And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;
14 Mme ya re mo lobakeng lo madi a gagwe a neng a fedile ka lone, leuba, le legolo la wela lefatshe, mme a simolola go bolawa ke tlala.
and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
15 A tshwenya morui mongwe wa lefatshe leo gore a mo hire go otla dikolobe tsa gagwe.
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,
16 Mosimane o ne a bolawa ke tlala mo a neng a bona le tsone dijo tsa dikolobe di mo siametse. Mme ga seka ga nna le ope yo o mo nayang sepe.
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
17 “E rile kwa morago a tlelwa ke tlhaloganyo, a ithaya a re, ‘Kana le bone tota banna ba ba hirilweng kwa gaetsho ba na le dijo tse di lekanyeng, di bo di sala, mme nna fano, ke bolawa ke tlala!
'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
18 Ke tlaa ya gae kwa go rre ke re, “Rra, ke leofetse legodimo le wena.”
having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,
19 Mme ga ke tlhole ke tshwanetse go bidiwa morwao. Tswee-tswee mma ke nne modiredi wa gago.’
and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.
20 “Jalo a boela gae kwa go rraagwe. Mme e rile a sa le kgakala, rraagwe a mmona a tla, mme a mo tlhomogela pelo ka lorato a taboga a mo tlamparela a bo a mo atla.
'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;
21 “Morwawe a mo raya a re, ‘Rra, ke leofetse legodimo le wena, mme ga ke na tshwanelo ya go bidiwa morwao—’
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
22 Mme rraagwe a raya batlhanka a re, ‘Itlhaganeleng! Tlisang seaparo se se ntle mo tlung lo mo apese. Le mhitshana wa botlhokwa go o rwala mo monwaneng wa gagwe le ditlhako.
'And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
23 Mme lo bolaye kgongwana e e nonneng e re nang nayo mo sakeng. Re tshwanetse go dira mokete,
and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
24 gonne morwaake yo, o ne a sule mme o rudile. O ne a timetse mme o bonywe!’ Hong modiro wa simologa.
because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
25 “Ka nako eo, morwawe yo mo tona o ne a dira mo tshimong, erile fa a boela gae a utlwa moopelo wa mmino o tswa mo tlung;
'And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,
26 mme a botsa mongwe wa batlhanka gore go diregang?
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
27 “A mo raya a re, ‘Monnao o buile mme rrago o bolaile kgongwana e e nonneng o baakantse modiro o mogolo wa go itumelela go boa ga gagwe a sa bolaisega gope’.
and he said to him — Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.
28 “Mogolowe a shakgala thata a bo a se ka a tsena mo teng. Rraagwe a tswela kwa ntle a mo rapela,
'And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;
29 mme a fetola a re, ‘Mo dingwageng tse tsotlhe ke go diretse thata mme ga ke ise nke ke gane go dira sepe se o neng o re ke se dire; mme mo lobakeng loo lotlhe ga o ise o ke o nneye le fa e le potsane go dira modiro le ditsala tsa me.
and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;
30 Le fa go ntse jalo ngwana yo wa gago yo o boileng a sena go senya madi mo boakeng, o mo itumeletse ka go mo tlhabela kgongwana e e nonneng e re neng re na nayo mo sakeng’.
but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
31 “Mme rraagwe a mo raya a re, ‘Bona morwaaka yo o rategang, wena le nna re atamalane thata, sengwe le sengwe se ke nang naso ke sa gago.
'And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;
32 Mme go tshwanetse go dirwa modiro. Gonne ke monnao; yo o neng a sule mme o rudile, yo o neng a timetse mme o bonywe.’”
but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'
