Luka 15:11-29

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.

²⁴Thangwi mwana wanga uyu akhadafa, lero alamuka. Akhadataika, lero agumanika.’ Mbatoma kucita phwandu yawo.

²⁵Mukhacitwa penepi, mwana wa nkulu akhali ku munda. Mudabwerera iye mbafika dhuzi na pa nyumba, abva anthu ali kuimba mbakhabvina.

²⁶Na tenepo, acemera nyabasa m'bodzi mbambvundza kuti: ‘Ndi ninji pinacitika?’

²⁷Nyabasa atawira tenepa: ‘M'bale wako abwera. Baba wako apha mwana ng'ombe wa kunenepa, thangwi antambira wa m'maso pontho na manungo ace a kuwanga.’

²⁸Mwana wa nkulu aipirwa pikulu kakamwe, mbakhonda na kupita kwene. Na tenepo, baba wace abuluka kunja mbakhankakamiza kuti apite.

²⁹Mbwenye iye atawira tenepa: ‘Ndina pyaka pizinji mbandikuphatirani basa ninga bichu mbandikhonda kupwaza mwambo ubodzi wanu. Na tenepo, mudzati kundipasambo mbuzi ene ibodzi, toera ine ndicitembo phwandu na axamwali anga.