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Luke 15

Umzekeliso Wemvu Elahlekileyo

1 Ngalesosikhathi kwasekubuthana kuye abathelisi ‘lezoni’ ukuza kuzwa imfundiso yakhe. 2 Kodwa abaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho bahonona bathi, “Umuntu lo wemukela izoni adle lazo.”

3 UJesu wasebatshela umzekeliso lo, wathi:

4 “Ake kuthiwe omunye wenu ulezimvu ezilikhulu bese kulahleka eyodwa kuzo. Kazukuzitshiya yini lezo ezingamatshumi aficamunye lesificamunye na khonale egangeni ayidinge leyo elahlekileyo aze ayithole? 5 Kuthi lapho eseyitholile ayithwale emahlombe ngokuthokoza 6 aye layo ekhaya. Abesebiza abangane bakhe labomakhelwana athi, ‘Thokozani lami; sengiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.’

7 Ngilitshela ukuthi ngaleyondlela kuzakuba lokuthokoza ezulwini ngokuphenduka kwesoni esisodwa okudlula labobantu abalungileyo abangamatshumi aficamunye lesificamunye abangasweli ukuphenduka.

Umzekeliso Wemali Elahlekileyo

8 “Kumbe akekuthi owesifazana elezinhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi kulahleke uhlamvu olulodwa. Kalumathisi yini isibane, athanyele endlini, adingisise kuhle aze aluthole na? 9 Uthi eseyitholile imali leyo abize abangane bakhe labomakhelwana beze, athi kubo, ‘Thokozani lami; sengilutholile uhlamvu lwemali yami obelukade lulahlekile.’ 10 Ngiyalitshela ukuthi ngaleyondlela kulokuthokoza phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa nxa siphenduka.”

Umzekeliso Wendodana Yolahleko

11 UJesu waqhubeka wathi: “Kwakukhona indoda eyayilamadodana amabili. 12 Encinyane yathi kuyise, ‘Baba, ngipha esami isabelo selifa.’ Ngakho uyise wasebehlukanisela impahla yakhe bobabili.

13 “Ngemuva kwesikhatshana indodana encane yabutha konke okungokwayo, yasuka yaya elizweni elikude yafika khonale yayichitha inotho yayo ngempilo yokuxhwala. 14 Isitshaye yachitha konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulolonke ilizwe lelo, yasiswela kakhulu.

15 Yasisiyadinga umsebenzi komunye umuntu wakulelo lizwe owayisa esiqintini sakhe ukuyagcina izingulube. 16 Yabona kungcono kuyo ukuthi ixotshe iphango ngalawo makhafutha ayedliwa yizingulube, kodwa kayizange iphiwe lutho langubani.

17 “Kwathi lapho ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathi, ‘Kambe zingaki izisebenzi zikababa ezidla zize zitshiye, kodwa nanku mina ngisifa yindlala!

18 Ngizasuka ngibuyele kubaba ngifike ngithi kuye: Baba, ngenzile isono phambi kwezulu lakuwe.

19 Kangisafanelanga ukuthiwa ngiyindodana yakho; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho.’

20 Ngakho yaphakama yaya kuyise. “Kodwa kwathi ilokhu isebucwala uyise wayibona wayizwela isihawu; wagijimela kuyo indodana yakhe, wayigona, wayanga.

21 “Indodana yathi kuye, ‘Baba, ngenzile isono phambi kwezulu lakuwe. Kangisafanelanga ukuthiwa ngiyindodana yakho.’

22 “Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe, ‘Phangisani! Lethani isigqoko esihle okudlula ezinye limgqokise. Lifake indandatho emunweni wakhe, limgqokise lamanyathela ezinyaweni zakhe.

23 Beseliletha ithole elinonisiweyo lilihlabe. Kasenzeni idili sithokoze.

24 Ngokuba indodana yami le yayisifile kodwa isiphila njalo; yayilahlekile manje isifunyenwe.’ Waqalisa manje umkhosi wokujabula.

25 “Sonke lesi isikhathi indodana endala yayisensimini. Yathi isisondele yezwa kuhlatshelelwa njalo kugidwa.

26 Yasibiza omunye wezisebenzi yambuza ukuthi kwakusenzakalani.

27 Waphendula wathi, ‘Umnawakho usebuyile, ngakho uyihlo usemhlabele ithole elinonisiweyo ngokuba ubuyile ephilile, ephelele.’

28 “Umnewabo wazonda wafa, wala ukungena ngekhaya. Uyise wasephuma esiya kuye ukuyamncenga. 29 Kodwa waphendula uyise wathi, ‘Khangela! Iminyaka yonke le bengikusebenzela ngikuginqela, njalo kangizange ngeqe imilayo yakho. Kodwa kawukaze ungiphe lokulizinyane kodwa ukuthi lami kengithokoze labangane bami. 30 Kodwa kuthi nxa indodana yakho le esitshaye yathintitha inotho yakho lezifebe, isibuyile ekhaya uyihlabele ithole elinonisiweyo!’

31 “Uyise wathi, ‘Ndodana yami, uhlezi ulami sonke isikhathi, njalo konke engilakho kungokwakho. 32 Kodwa bekufanele sithokoze sijabule, ngokuba umfowenu lo wayesefile, manje esephila njalo; ubelahlekile, usefunyenwe,’ ”