Lucas 15

Mwananhulumyana wakalashika

11 Jesu wakati akale, "Kwaluba nomwe unhulume wakabeli nabana banhulumyana babili, 12 untukutuku wakati kuna tate babe, ‘Tate ndikobeleni chuma changu ngweno.’ Bakabakobela mububili bwabo. 13 Mushule mwamazhuba mashomanana mwananhulumyana untukutuku wakatola chuma chiche akabhuda pasha akenda kunyika ikokule kasa, yoko kwaakanotataula ifuma yiye yose mubupenyu bwobuhungu. 14 Payakati yompelela ifuma yiye yose, kwakaba nenzhala ihulwana kasa muneyo inyika, nokudalo wakatanga kuyabula. 15 Ndipo pakenda kunoshingila umwe ungali wokunyika yakaleyo, akanopiwa unshingo wokulela ingulube muminda. 16 Wakadisisa kuzwigutisa namakwepele akabepiwa ingulube, nokuti apana unhu wakompa. 17 Asi paakatanga kuyeya zwanana wakati, ‘Bangana bashingi batate bangu banowana kulya kwabo kulokwana, ngweno imi yopano ndimufa nenzhala! 18 Ndinobhuda yokuno ndinde kuna tate bangu ndinoti kwabali, "Tate ndakachinya kunawedenga akale nokunamwi. 19 Andichilokwelela kuwhi ndiMwananhulumyana wenu, nditoleni soumwe wabashingi benu."’ 20 Wakanyamuka, akenda kuna tate babe. Wakati epamuka, echikule, tate babe pabakombona, bakawha ishungu, bakondabukila, bakomungutila akale bakomyonta. 21 Mwananhulumyana wakati kwabali, ‘Tate ndakachinya kunawedenga nokunamwi, andichilokwelela kuti ndiwhi ndiMwananhulumyana wenu.’ 22 Asi tate bakashoba bashingi babo bakati, ‘Kambijani! Buzani chimbalo chibuyanana kasa kupinda zwose mumbajike mumbige iseka pakanyala kake, neshangu kumakumbo awe, 23 akale mubuze inamani lilokojwa, mulibulaye, tilye tishante, 24 nokuti yoyu mwananhulumyana wangu wakabafa, asi wamuka, wakabalashika, asi waboneka.’ Bakatanga kushanta.

25 "Panoyo unshaji unkulu uwe wakaba eli kuminda, pakubuya kukwe wakati aba pelyo nengumba, wakawha bundimbwa nokuzana. 26 Wakashoba umwe wabashingi akabhuza eti, ‘Ini zwimutikana?’ 27 Iye wakati kwaali, ‘Ununa uwo wabuya, nokudalo tate babo babulaya inamani lilokojwa nokuti bontambula elimpenyu akale zwanana.’ 28 Unkulu uwe wakanyema, aajakada kungwina mungumba. Tate babe bakabhuda, bakombweta, 29 asi iye wakashandula akati kunatate babe, ‘Lingani makole ose yaya ndagala ndimushingila, akale andijanu ndaleka kutobeleja milawu yenu, koga amujakandipa kana kabujana zwako kuti nami ndishante nabakwaina bangu! 30 Asi yoyu mwananhukumyana wenu, wakanopalaja ifuma yiye namavemu, ngweno wezha mwombulayila inamani lilokojwa!’ 31 Asi ibo bakati, ‘Mwanangu, iwi tigele tose unshaji wose, zwose zwangu ngozwizwo. 32 Asi kwabekwelela kuti tishante, nokuti ununa uwo wakabafa, asi nasi wamuka, wakabalashika, koga nasi waboneka."’