Luka 15:4-11

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.