Imvu Elahlekile, Uhlamvu Lwemali Olulahlekile, NeNdodana Elahlekile ULuka 15:1-32 1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa. 2 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhononda, bathi: “Lo muntu wamukela izoni, adle nazo.” 3 Wabalandisa lo mfanekiso, wathi: 4 Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, uma elahlekelwa yinye kuzo, ongazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, aye kwelahlekileyo, aze ayithole? 5 Futhi uma eseyitholile, uyayibeka emahlombe akhe ethokoza. 6 Esefikile ekhaya, ubizela ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, athi kubo: “Jabulani nami, ngokuba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.” 7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuzakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi ukuphenduka. 8 Noma yimuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, uma elahlekelwa yinye, ongeke akhanyise isibani, ashanele indlu, afune ngokucophelela aze ayithole? 9 Athi eseyitholile, abizele ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane bakhe, athi: “Jabulani nami, ngokuba ngiyitholile imali ebengiyilahlekile.” 10 Ngithi kini, kanjalo kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo. 11 Wathi: “ Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili; 12 Encane yawo yathi kuyise: “Baba, nginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene nami.” Wawabela impahla yakhe. 13 Kwathi ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa indodana encane yaqoqa konke yaya ezweni elikude, yachitha khona impahla yayo ngokuphila impilo yokuzidela. 14 Kwathi esechithe konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; waqala ukuswela. 15 Yahamba yazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi sakulelo zwe; wayithumela emasimini ayo ukuyokwelusa izingulube. 16 Wayefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe ngamakhaba ayedliwa yizingulube; kepha akakho owamnika.
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17 Kwathi esezingqondweni zakhe, wathi: Zingaki izisebenzi eziqashiwe zikababa ezinesinkwa esanele, kanti mina ngifa yindlala! 18 Ngizasuka ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; 19 Angisafanele ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqashiweyo. 20 Yasuka yaya kuyise. Kodwa kwathi isesekude, uyise wayibona, wayizwela uzwelo, wagijima, wayiwela entanyeni, wamanga. 21 Indodana yathi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; angisafanele ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yakho. 22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lethani ingubo enhle kakhulu, niyifake; nifake indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe; 23 Lethani ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, nilihlabe, sidle, sijabule; 24 Ngoba indodana yami le yayifile, yabuye yaphila; yayilahlekile, yabuye yatholakala. Base beqala ukujabula. 25 Indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; kwathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa umculo nokudansa. 26 Wabiza omunye wezinceku, wabuza ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini. 27 Wathi kuye: ‘Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo uhlabile ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, ngokuba umtholile ephilile.’ 28 Yathukuthela, kayivumanga ukungena; uyise waphuma, wayincenga. 29 Yaphendula yathi kuyise: “Bheka, iminyaka eminingi ngikukhonzile, angikaze ngeqe umyalo wakho; kepha awuzange unginike izinyane lembuzi ukuba ngijabule nabangani bami.” 30 Kodwa ngokushesha nje lapho indodana yakho le eqede imfuyo yakho nezifebe, wayihlabela ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo. 31 Wathi kuye: “Ndodana, uhlala nami njalo, nakho konke enginakho kungokwakho.” 32 Bekufanele ukuba sijabule, sijabule, ngokuba umfowenu lo wayefile, useyaphila futhi; wayelahlekile, usetholiwe.
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