Luka 15:1-23

¹Onsene anyakukumbusa misonkho na anyakudawa, akhafendedzera Yezu toera abve pikhalonga iye.

²Mbwenye afarisi na anyakudziwisa a mwambo, akhadungunya mbalonga tenepa: “Mamuna uyu asatambira anyakudawa, mbadya nawo pabodzi!”

³Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga nsanje uyu:

⁴Mbani pakati panu ana dzana ya mabira, ingataika ibodzi, mbakhonda kwenda kaisaka mpaka kuigumana, mbasiya makumapfemba na mapfemba n'thando?

⁵Angaigumana, asaikwata mbaiyikha pa phewa na kukomerwa,

⁶mbaenda nayo ku nyumba. Angafika, asacemera axamwali ace na andzace a pa cisa, mbalonga tenepa: “Tsandzayani pabodzi na ine, thangwi bira yanga ikhadataika, ndaigumana.”

⁷Ine ndisakupangani kuti ndi sawa-sawambo na kudzulu. Kunagumanika kutsandzaya kukulu kakamwe na thangwi ya nyakudawa m'bodzi adachunyuka kudawa kwace, kupiringana kutsandzaya kukhali na iwo na anthu makumapfemba na apfemba akulungama akusowa mathangwi akuchunyuka.

⁸Peno mbani nkazi anakhala na kobiri khumi za ndzaya-ndzaya, angataikirwa na ibodzi, mbakhonda gasa nyale, na kupsaira n'nyumba mwace, mbaisaka mpaka kuigumana?

⁹Angaigumana, anacemeresa axamwali ace, na andzace a pa cisa mbaapanga tenepa: “Tsandzayani pabodzi na ine, thangwi ndaigumana kobiri yanga ikhadataika.

¹⁰Ndinakupangani kuti tenepa ndi sawa-sawambo na anju za Mulungu, zisatsandzaya na thangwi ya munthu m'bodzi nyakudawa angachunyuka.”

¹¹Yezu alonga pontho kuti: “Mamuna m'bodzi akhali na anace amuna awiri.

¹²Mwana wa ng'ono alonga tenepa kuna baba wace: ‘Baba, ndipaseni cincino, phindi yanga ya unthaka.’ Na tenepo, iye aagawaniza anace awiri ene mpfuma yace.

¹³Mudapita ntsiku pang'ono, mwana wa ng'ono agumanya pyace pyonsene, mbaenda dziko inango ya kutali. Kweneko aenda kabvunga pyace pyonsene pikhakhala na iye, na makhaliro ace a kuipa akhacita iye.

¹⁴Mudamala iye kubvunga pyace pyonsene, mwaoneka njala ikulu n'dziko eneyo, iye mbatoma kuthabuka.

¹⁵Na thangwi eneyo, asaka basa kwa munthu m'bodzi wa kweneku, munthu unowu mbamuendesa kumunda kwace kuti akhadyese nkhumba.

¹⁶Kweneko, na njala ikakhala na iye, akhafuna kuti adye pyace pikhadya nkhumba, mbwenye na penepyo pyene nkhabe akhampasa.

¹⁷Ekha-ekha, anyerezera tenepa: ‘Mbangasi anyabasa a baba ana phoso ya kukwana, ine ndiri kuno mbandifa na njala!’

¹⁸Ndinalamuka mbandibwerera kuna baba wanga, ndikhampange tenepa: ‘Baba, ndadawa kudzulu na kuna imwe.

¹⁹Sidakwana kucemerwa pontho mwana wanu tayu. Nditambireni ninga m'bodzi wa nyabasa wanu.’

²⁰Buluka penepo alamuka mbabwerera pontho kuna baba wace. Mbali kutali, baba wace amuona. Na ntsisi zikulu na mwana wace, anthamangira mbankhumbatira na kumpsompsona.

²¹Mwana alonga tenepa. ‘Baba, ndadawa kudzulu na kuna imwe. Sidakwana kuti mundicemera pontho mwana wanu.’

²²Mbwenye baba apanga anyabasa ace tenepa: ‘Cimbizani! Bweresani nguwo zadidi kakamwe mumbvazike. Muikheni mphete ibodzi n'cala mwace, mbamumbvazika ntsapato m'myendo mwace.

²³Bweresani pontho mwana ng'ombe wa kunenepa, mumuphe ticite phwandu pontho tisekere.