a1:66, 4:22,36, 6:19, 7:29, 11:50
bMat 18:17
c19:7; Mat 9:10,11, 11:19; Luka 5:30, 7:39
dMat 18:12-14
eHez 34:6
fEks 3:1; 1 Sam 17:28
gHez 34:11,12,16
hIsa 40:11
iMat 9:36
jMat 9:13; Luka 5:32, 15:25
kMat 18:10
lDute 21:17
mMark 12:44
nMat 21:33
o16:21
pSeb 12:11
q15:21
r15:21
s7:6
tSeb 2:39
uJak 4:8
vGen 45:14, 46:29; Seb 20:37
w2 Sam 14:33
xJobe 33:27
yHlab 51:4
z7:6
aaZek 3:4
abGen 41:42
acHez 16:10; Mat 10:10; Luka 22:35; Mark 6:9
ad15:27,30; Mat 22:4
aeGen 31:54
af15:24,29,32, 12:19, 16:19
ag15:32; Efe 2:1,5, 5:14; Kol 2:13; Isam 3:1
ah15:24,29,32, 12:19, 16:19
aiDan 3:5,10,15
aj18:36
ak15:27,30; Mat 22:4
alLevi 4:13,14,22,23
am15:24,29,32, 12:19, 16:19
an15:27,30; Mat 22:4
aoLevi 4:13,14,22,23
apJoha 8:35
aq15:12
ar15:24,29,32, 12:19, 16:19
as15:24

Luke 15

Okulahlekileyo: Imvu, uhlamvu lwesiliva, lendodana

1Kwasekusondela kuye bonke a abathelisi lezoni, ukumuzwa b. 2AbaFarisi lababhali basebesola besithi: Lo wemukela izoni, adle lazo c.

3Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi: 4Nguwuphi umuntu kini ongathi elezimvu ezilikhulu d, abeselahlekelwa ngenye yazo, ongazitshiyi ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye e egangeni f, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole g? 5Njalo athi eseyitholile ayetshate ethokoza h. 6Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, esithi kubo: Thokozani lami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekile i. 7Ngithi kini: Ngokunjalo kuzakuba khona intokozo ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo, kulabalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, abangasweli ukuphenduka j.

8Loba nguwuphi umfazi othi elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi, uba elahlekelwa luhlamvu olulodwa lwesiliva, angalumathisi isibane, athanyele indlu, adingisise aze aluthole? 9Njalo nxa eselutholile ubizela ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi: Thokozani lami, ngoba sengilutholile uhlamvu lwesiliva ebengilahlekelwe yilo. 10Ngokunjalo, ngithi kini, ikhona intokozo phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo k.

11Wasesithi: Umuntu othile wayelamadodana amabili; 12encinyane yawo yasisithi kuyise: Baba, nginika isabelo sempahla l esiqondene lami. Wasewehlukanisela impahla m. 13Njalo kungelansuku ezinengi emva kwalokhu indodana encinyane yabutha konke yasuka yahamba yaya elizweni elikhatshana n, njalo lapho yachitha khona impahla yayo, iphila okobuhlanya. 14Yathi isichithile konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelolizwe, yona yasiqala ukuswela. 15Yasisuka yazihlanganisa lesinye sezakhamizi zalelolizwe; njalo sayithuma emasimini aso ukuze yeluse izingulube. 16Yasifisa ukugcwalisa isisu sayo ngamakhasi ingulube eziwadlayo; njalo kwakungelamuntu oyinika ulutho o. 17Kwathi ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathi p: Zingaki izisebenzi zikababa eziqhatshiweyo ezilezinkwa ezinengi kakhulu, kanti mina ngiyafa yindlala; 18ngizasukuma ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini, laphambi kwakho q; 19njalo r kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiyindodana yakho s; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqhatshiweyo. 20Yasisukuma yaya kuyise. Kodwa kuthe isesekhatshana, uyise wayibona, waba lesihelo t, wagijima u wawela entanyeni yayo v, wayanga w. 21Indodana yasisithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini x laphambi kwakho y, futhi kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngokuthi ngiyindodana yakho z. 22Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani lilethe isembatho esihle kakhulu liyigqokise aa, lifake indandatho esandleni sayo ab, lamanyathela enyaweni zayo ac; 23lilethe ithole elinonisiweyo ad lilihlabe, njalo sidle ae sithokoze af; 24ngoba indodana yami le ibifile, isibuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, itholiwe ag; basebeqala ukuthokoza ah. 25Kodwa indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela lokusina ai. 26Yasibizela kuyo omunye wezinceku, yabuza ukuthi zitshoni lezizinto aj. 27Yasisithi kuyo: Umfowenu ufikile; loyihlo uhlabile ithole elinonisiweyo, ngoba ememukele ephila ak. 28Kodwa yathukuthela, ayizange ifune ukungena; ngakho uyise waphuma wayincenga. 29Kodwa yaphendula yathi kuyise: Khangela, iminyaka engaka ngikusebenzela, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho, kodwa kawuzange unginike lazinyane lembuzi al, ukuze ngijabule kanye labangane bami am. 30Kodwa kuthe isifikile lindodana yakho eyachitha impahla yakho lezifebe, wayihlabela an ithole elinonisiweyo ao. 31Wasesithi kuyo: Ndodana, wena uhlezi ulami ap, futhi konke okungokwami kungokwakho aq. 32Kodwa bekufanele ukujabula lokuthokoza ar; ngoba umfowenu lo owayefile, usebuye waphila; wayelahlekile, utholiwe as.

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