1 Siku yimwe vakongotsa kodi na vanu vanya ndongwa ntsibi vavaga vahele kumuhulikitsa Yesu. 2 Mafwalisayo na vadahitsi va malajitso ga Musa vakantsaje kumuheha kuta, "Munu yuno anguvalibulitsa vanu vanya ndongwa ntsibi na kulya nawo!" 3 Yesu akavalonjelaje kwa muhwano guno.

4 Yesu akalongaje, "Manyi hoyoli munu ana ng'olo miya moja, manyi atsele kuta kuna ng'olo yimwe yiyatsile, ndawuli! Siatsilekaga tsila tisini na tisa kwijejele, na kubita kuyisakitsa yoyiyatsile mbaka ayiwone? 5 Manyi ayiwone ng'olo yila ayitwikaga mumayega gake kwa wusangalo. 6 Manyi afiche kukaye, akuvachema vanu vake va habehi na kuvalonjela kuta, Musangalale hamwe na heni, kwasawuli ntsiyiwene ng'olo yangu yoyika yiyatsile. 7 Ihyo ntsinguvalonjela kuta, kukuva na wusangalo kilanga kwasawuli ya munu yumwe munya ndongwa ntsibi yo angukumupituchila Mulungu, kulutila vanu tisini na tisa wo vidichilwe na Mulungu, na kuno sinambe vagane kumupituchila Mulungu."

8 Yesu akawilaje kulonga, "Manyi kuve na mudala munya mandolosi kumi ga madini ga fetsa, na ayatse lindolosi limwe, yo siafuluche ase lusolola na kufyajila nyumba na kulisaka mbaka aliwone? 9 Nayo manyi aliwone, avachemaga vanu vake va habehi na kuvalonjela hino, ‘Musangalale hamwe na heni, kwasawuli ntsiliwene lindolosi lyangu lya madini ga fetsa lyolika liyatsile!’ 10 Ho ihyo ntsinguvalonjela kuta, hohihyo fyokukuva na wusangalo kwa vatantsi va kilanga va Mulungu, kwasawuli ya munya ndongwa ntsibi yumwe yoangu kumupituchila Mulungu."

11 Ihyo Yesu akendelelaje kulonga, "Kwavaga na munu yumwe munya vakwamitsi vavili. 12 Yula mudodo akamulonjelaje dade kuta, Dadangu, umele wuhali wangu." Nayo dade akavagasaje mali na kumupela wuhali wake. 13 Tsavaga kulutila siku nunga, yula mudodo akakong'asaje mali tsake tseka, akabitaje kikala inyi ya kutali akelangaje tsila mali. 14 Nayo hoavaga kwelanga mali tsila tseka, yikahumilaje ntsala ngomi mu inyi yila yeka, akantsaje kugaya kwasawuli avaga alihela chinu chochive. 15 Ihyo akabitaje kusuka katsi kwa munu yumwe va inyi yila, na munu uyo akamupelaje katsi ya kulisa ngubi kumugunda gwake. 16 Akavaje na ntsala mbaka akiwiniwaje kulya chilyo cho tsalyaga ngubi, Lechelelo sikwavaga na munu yo amupelye chilyo chochive. 17 Lechelelo nyala hotsavaga kutsa, akahotsaje munumbula yake na kiputsa, Mbe, dada vangu anawo vatantsi valinga wo vankulya na kusigatsa, na heni hano ntsikufwa na ntsala? 18 Nguwuka na kuwuya kwa dada vangu na kumulonjela, Dada vangu, ndisile ndongwa ntsibi kwa heve dada vangu na Mulungu va kilanga. 19 Sintin'ganika kuchemwa mwanago, undite kota yumwe va vatantsi vako. 20 Ihyo akawukaje na kuwuya kwa dade.

"Lechelelo hoavaga ang'acha kutali dade akamuwonaje, na kumuwonela lusungu akamubilimilaje mwanage, akamukumbanitsaje na kumunonela. 21 Mwanage akalongaje, Dada vangu, Ndisile ndongwa ntsibi kwa heve na kwa Mulungu va kilanga, Sintsin'ganika kuchemwa mwanago. 22 Lechelelo dade akavalonjelaje vatantsi vake, Mwangufitse! Mulete kantsu nali mumufwiche. Mutegule na pete mumufwiche mu chala na filatu fya galama mu magulu gake. 23 Mulete ngwada yo yinonile tuyisintse ili tudite liwungo na tulye. 24 Kwasawuli mwanangu yuno avaga afweye, lechelelo sambi ali mumi, avaga ayatsile lechelelo sambi awoniche. Ihyo vakantsaje kuwunga liwungo. 25 Luvala ulo mame avaga ang'acha kumugunda. Hoavaga an'wuya na kuva habehi na nyumba yawo, akahulikaje ntsimbo na vanu van'wunga. 26 Akamuchemaje mutantsi yumwe, akamuputsaje, Mbe, kuna chichi? 27 Yula mutantsi akamulonjelaje kuta, Mudodowo awutsile, na dado amusintsye ngwada yo yinonile kwasawuli mwanage awutsile kukaye ang'acha mumi. 28 Uyo mwana muvina akavipaje ndalahela, akalemaje kwinjila mu nyumba. Ihyo dade akahumaje kwivala na kumugongoletsa. 29 Lechelelo mwene akamulonjelaje dade, Lole, myaka jeka jino jo ngukolye katsi sintsalesile malajitso gako nambe siku yimwe. Siwamelye nambe chinyehe cha mene ndite liwungo na vayangu! 30 Lechelelo mwanago yuno yo alyeye mali tsako na kwelanga na vadala vanya miho matali, hoawutsile kukaye, umusintsye ngwada yoyinonile. 31 Dade akamulonjelaje, Mwanangu, heve uli hamwe na heni siku tseka, na finu fyeka fyo ntsinafyo fya heve. 32 Chochiganikije kuditwa kuwunga liwungo na kusangalala, kwasawuli mudodowo yuno aka afweye, na sambi ali mumi, aka ayatsile, lechelelo sambi awuniche."