Ngokuya NgoLukasi 15:1-32
15 Nje-ke boke abathelisi nezoni bebasolo babuthanela kuye bona bamlalele.+
2 AbaFarisi nabatloli bebanande babubula bathi: “Indoda le yamukela izoni begodu idla nazo.”
3 Yeke wabenzela nakhu umfanekiso:
4 “Ngiyiphi indoda phakathi kwenu enezimvu ezili-100, kuthi nayilahlekelwa ngeyodwa yazo, engekhe itjhiye ezima-99 emmangweni iyokufuna leyo elahlekileko bekube kulapho iyifumana?+
5 Ithi ingayifumana, iyitjathe phezu kwamahlombayo itjho ngethabo.
6 Nayifika ekhaya, ibiza abangani bayo nabomakhelwana, ithi kibo, ‘Thabani nami ngombana ngiyifumene imvwami ebeyilahlekile.’+
7 Ngiyanitjela ukuthi ngendlela efanako, kuzokuba nethabo elikhulu ezulwini ngesoni sinye esitjhugulukako,+ ukudlula labo abama-99 abalungileko, abangatlhogi ukutjhuguluka.
8 “Namkha ngimuphi umfazi oneempaparwana zesiliva* ezilitjhumi, othi nakalahlekelwa sipaparwana* sinye, angakhanyisi isibani, athanyele indlwakhe asifunisise kuhle bekasifumane?
9 Nakasifumanako, ubiza abangani bakhe nabomakhelwana, athi kibo, ‘Thabani nami ngombana ngisifumene isipaparwana sesiliva ebesingilahlekele.’
10 Ngiyanitjela ukuthi ngendlela efanako, iingilozi zakaZimu ziyathaba ngesoni sinye esitjhugulukako.”+
11 Ngemva kwalokho wathi: “Indoda ethileko beyinamadodana amabili.
12 Encani yathi kuyise, ‘Baba, ngihlukanisela ipahla ekufuze kube ngeyami.’ Uyise wabahlukanisela ipahlakhe.
13 Ngemva kwamalangana, indodana encani yabutha koke okungokwayo, yatjhinga enarheni ekude, nayifika lapho yasaphaza ipahlayo ngokuziphilela umathanda.
14 Nasele iqede yoke ipahlayo, kwaba nendlala ekulu enarheni leyo, yathoma ukutlhaga.
15 Yakhamba yayoziqatjhisa esakhamuzini esithileko senarheni leyo, esayithumela esiminayo bona iyokulusa iimfarigi.+
16 Yakhanuka nokugoma ukudla okudliwa ziimfarigi kodwana bekunganamuntu oyinikela khona.
17 “Ithe nayiqaqulukako, yathi, ‘Abantu abasebenzela ubaba banokudla okunengi kodwana mina ngibulawa yindlala lapha!
18 Ngizokuvuka ngiye kubaba ngithi kuye: “Baba, ngonile ezulwini nakuwe.
19 Angisafanelwa kubizwa ngokuthi ngiyindodanakho. Ngiqatjha njengomunye weensebenzi zakho.”’
20 Ngalokho yavuka, yatjhinga kuyise. Ithe nayisesekude, uyise wayibona, wayirhawukela, wayigijimela, wayisingatha* bese wayimanga.
21 Nje-ke indodana yathi kuye, ‘Baba, ngonile ezulwini nakuwe.+ Angisafanelwa kubizwa bona ngiyindodanakho.’
22 Kodwana uyise wathi eensebenzini zakhe, ‘Rhabani nilethe isambatho esihle khulu, nimembathise sona, nimfake idzilamunwana namapatlagwana.
23 Lethani nekonyana elinonileko, nilihlabe, sidle sigidinge,
24 ngombana indodanami le beyifile kodwana iyaphila godu;+ beyilahlekile seyitholakele.’ Bazithabisa-ke.
25 “Indodana ekulu beyisesimini, ithe nayibuyako itjhidela hlanu kwendlu, yezwa umbhino nokugida.
26 Yabiza esinye seensebenzi, yasibuza ukuthi kwenzekani.
27 Sathi kuye, ‘Umfowenu ubuyile, ubabakho uhlabe nekonyana elinonileko ngombana umfumene aphile kuhle.’*
28 Kodwana yasilingeka khulu, yabhala nokungena. Uyise waphuma wayirabhela bona ingene.
29 Yathi kuyise, ‘Yoke iminyaka le ngakusebenzela njengesigqila, akhenge kwenzeke ngingalaleli iinlayezo zakho kodwana mina azange khewungiphe ngitjho nembuzana bona ngizithabise nabangani bami.
30 Kodwana kuthe nakubuya indodanakho le esaphaze ipahlakho neengwadla, wayihlabela ikonyana elinonileko.’*
31 Ngalokho wathi kiyo, ‘Ndodanami, bewusolo unami begodu koke okungokwami kungokwakho.
32 Kodwana bekufuze sigidinge, sizithabise ngombana umfowenu bekahlongakele kodwana sekayaphila; bekalahlekile sekatholakele.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “oneenhlamvu zedrakma.” Iinhlamvezo bezilingana nomrholo wamalanga alitjhumi. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Qala Isith. B14.
^ NgesiGirigi, “wawela entanyenayo.”
^ Namkha “aphephile.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “elinonisiweko.”
