Luuka 15
1 lino avasongesia songo na vahosi avange vakisa kwa Yesu na kukumpulikisia uYesu.
Kwasekusondela kuye bonke abathelisi lezoni, ukumuzwa.
2 avaFarisayi vooni navalembi vakajing'ulasia viiti,” umuunhu uju ikuvupila avanya sambi nambe kulia navo.
AbaFarisi lababhali basebesola besithi: Lo wemukela izoni, adle lazo.
3 uYesu akajova ikighwani iki kuvanave akati,
Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi:
4 “ghweveni kulyumue, ndeve ali ning'olo kilundo neke jimonga jisova, ikusileka isingi sila fijigho budikalubale na budika lubale na kuluta kulonda jino jisovile kuhanga ajaghe?
Nguwuphi umuntu kini ongathi elezimvu ezilikhulu, abeselahlekelwa ngenye yazo, ongazitshiyi ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye egangeni, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole?
5 ghwope kya ajaghile akujipinda pamavegha kumo ahovwike.
Njalo athi eseyitholile ayetshate ethokoza.
6 angafike pakaja, ikuvakemhela avamanyani na vabadingani vake pe ikuvavula kuuti, hovokagha palikimo nune, ulwakuva ing'olo jango jino jikasovile nijaghile.
Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, esithi kubo: Thokozani lami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekile.
7 vule vule nikuvavula kuuti luliiva lukelo kukyanya pano umuhosi jumo ilaata inyivi, kukila vwimila avaanhu fijigho budikalubale na budika lubale, avagholofu avasila vufumbue vwa kulaata.
Ngithi kini: Ngokunjalo kuzakuba khona intokozo ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo, kulabalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, abangasweli ukuphenduka.
8 nambe kwale umukijuuva veni juno ali ni ndalama kijigho, neke angasovelue nu lutalama lumo, kya ikunga itaala nakufyaghila inyumba na kulonda kungufu sooni kuhanga ikulwagha?
Loba nguwuphi umfazi othi elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi, uba elahlekelwa luhlamvu olulodwa lwesiliva, angalumathisi isibane, athanyele indlu, adingisise aze aluthole?
9 kyande alyaghile ikuvakemhela avamanyani na vabading'ani vake na kukuvavula hovokagha palikimo nune, ulwakuva ulutalama lwango luno lukasovile nilwaghile.
Njalo nxa eselutholile ubizela ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi: Thokozani lami, ngoba sengilutholile uhlamvu lwesiliva ebengilahlekelwe yilo.
10 nambe ndikio nikuvavula,” pwelule ulukelo pa vulongolo pa vanyaMhola va Nguluve vwimila unyasambi jumo juno ilaata.
Ngokunjalo, ngithi kini, ikhona intokozo phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo.
11 na ju Yesu akati,” umuunhu jumonga alyale na v vaaswambe vavili,
Wasesithi: Umuntu othile wayelamadodana amabili;
12 un'debe jula akam'bua uviise ghwake akati, baba umhele uvuhasi vwango neke akaghava ikyuma kyake kuveene.
encinyane yawo yasisithi kuyise: Baba, nginika isabelo sempahla esiqondene lami. Wasewehlukanisela impahla.
13 ifighono nafinga, un'debe jula akakong'ania foni fino finoghile akaluta ku iisi ija kuvutali, ukuo akalia fivi indalama sa mwene, akaghulila ni finu fino nailonda, akavombela fivi indalama samwene kunyivi.
Njalo kungelansuku ezinengi emva kwalokhu indodana encinyane yabutha konke yasuka yahamba yaya elizweni elikhatshana, njalo lapho yachitha khona impahla yayo, iphila okobuhlanya.
14 ghwope ye amalile fyoni ilijala likingila mu isi jila pe umwene akatengula kuva mulondi.
Yathi isichithile konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelolizwe, yona yasiqala ukuswela.
15 akaluta kwa muunhu jumonga ghwa mu iisi jila, ghwope akan'twala kumughunda ghwake ku suvila ingube.
Yasisuka yazihlanganisa lesinye sezakhamizi zalelolizwe; njalo sayithuma emasimini aso ukuze yeluse izingulube.
16 akava inoghelua kulia amabandu ghano ingube salisagha ulwakuva nakwale umuunhu juno akampelile ikinu kyokyoni alie.
Yasifisa ukugcwalisa isisu sayo ngamakhasi ingulube eziwadlayo; njalo kwakungelamuntu oyinika ulutho.
17 pe un'debe jula akasagha mu mwojo ghwake akati, ava vombi valingi ava baba ghwango vilia filingi ifyakukwilana najune pwenile apa nifua ni n'jala!
Kwathi ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathi: Zingaki izisebenzi zikababa eziqhatshiweyo ezilezinkwa ezinengi kakhulu, kanti mina ngiyafa yindlala;
18 nivuka niluta kwa baba ghwango na kukumbula,” Baba nihokile kwa Nguluve na pa maaso ghako.
ngizasukuma ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini, laphambi kwakho;
19 naninoghile kukemhelua n'swambo kange, um'bike nive mumo muvavombi vako.
njalo kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiyindodana yakho; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqhatshiweyo.
20 pepano akaluta kwa viise ghwake. ye akyale kutali uviise ghwake akamwagha akam'bonela ikisa akaluta luvilo akamuyayila na kumunonela.
Yasisukuma yaya kuyise. Kodwa kuthe isesekhatshana, uyise wayibona, waba lesihelo, wagijima wawela entanyeni yayo, wayanga.
21 u mwana jula akam'bula akati,” Baba nihoile kukyanya kwa Nguluve na pa vulongolo pa maaso ghako, naninoghile kukemhelua n'swambo.
Indodana yasisithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini laphambi kwakho, futhi kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngokuthi ngiyindodana yakho.
22 uviise jula akavavula avavombi vake; mulete ng'hani ng'ahi umwenda unono kyongo mun'fwasie. Mun'fwasie ni pele mu kyove ni filatu mumaghulu.
Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani lilethe isembatho esihle kakhulu liyigqokise, lifake indandatho esandleni sayo, lamanyathela enyaweni zayo;
23 kange mulete ing'ombe jino jinonile muhinje tulie na kuhovoka.
lilethe ithole elinonisiweyo lilihlabe, njalo sidle sithokoze;
24 ulwakuva umwanango alyale afwile mwope mwumi. alyasovile ghwope avonike vakatengula kululutila.
ngoba indodana yami le ibifile, isibuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, itholiwe; basebeqala ukuthokoza.
25 pe baho umwanake um'baha jula alyale kumughunda. akatile ikwisa alipipi ni nyumba akapulika ilisio ilya nyimbo na kuseja.
Kodwa indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela lokusina.
26 akan'kemhela um'bombi jumonga akam'posia agha kwe kuti kiki?
Yasibizela kuyo omunye wezinceku, yabuza ukuthi zitshoni lezizinto.
27 um'bombi akam'bula akati,” ununavo isile ubaba ghako amuhijile ing'ombe jino jinonile ulwakuva agomwika n'kafu.
Yasisithi kuyo: Umfowenu ufikile; loyihlo uhlabile ithole elinonisiweyo, ngoba ememukele ephila.
28 un'swambe um'baha akakalala akasita kukwingila mun'kate pe uviise akahuma kunjikumpelepesia.
Kodwa yathukuthela, ayizange ifune ukungena; ngakho uyise waphuma wayincenga.
29 neke akamwamula iviise ghwake akati,” lola une nikuvombile amaka minga nambe nanipunisivue indaghilo sako, neke numhelile nambe kapene kuuti, nihovoke navamanyani vango.
Kodwa yaphendula yathi kuyise: Khangela, iminyaka engaka ngikusebenzela, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho, kodwa kawuzange unginike lazinyane lembuzi, ukuze ngijabule kanye labangane bami.
30 neke atile isile un'swambo uju juno alile fivi ikyuma kyako palikimo na vaghenda mwalu umuhinjile ing'ombe jino jinonile.
Kodwa kuthe isifikile lindodana yakho eyachitha impahla yakho lezifebe, wayihlabela ithole elinonisiweyo.
31 uviise akam'bula akati,” n'swambango, ulipalikimo nune ifighono fyoni, ni fyoni fino nilinafyo fye fyako.
Wasesithi kuyo: Ndodana, wena uhlezi ulami, futhi konke okungokwami kungokwakho.
32 lino lunoghile kulyusue kuvomba ikikulukulu na kuhovoka, unyalukolo ghwako uju hwene akafwile na lino mwumi; akasovile ghwope avonike.
Kodwa bekufanele ukujabula lokuthokoza; ngoba umfowenu lo owayefile, usebuye waphila; wayelahlekile, utholiwe.
