1 Bakaambi baa limandu na baatu ba baasumaha, baayasusaha boosi hu pedu a Yisu mu uyuha ma nde hakaleele. 2 Bafarisi na milongisi mi Mikele baakaŋono, na baakaleele: «Muutu mo wunuuwu li mu uyaka banga masumu na nde li mu udya na bo.»

3 Yisu atiidi bo sahu mo linili: 4 «Tso muutu ŋa hati la benu li na kama li madombo, na tso dimbisi limosi, nde a humasiisa maku ipfwa na mandombo ipfwa ŋa kumu ve? Eeye, nde usiisa mo, mu uyasaha lindombo li laadimbala, natee bu nde husoolo lo. 5 Ŋa nde amiisoolo lo na kinya yoosi, nde sa atsyete na ususa lo ŋa yulu bisambaha bya nde. 6 Bu nde hufutaha hu nzo, nde sa ateele bambaahi ba nde, na baa mu mivaanga mya nzo a nde, na uleele bo: "Baanaani mu kinya na me, bu me miitsoolo lindombo la me lili beedi laadimbala." 7 Ni buuna ka, me ndeele benu, kinya yi yafulala sa yiba hu yulu huli Nzambi mu muutu mumosi wu misobo mbiili a nde. Kinya mo yiina yaluta ya baatu maku ipfwa na ipfwa ba baavelesobo mbiili a bo.

8 Buuve, tso mukaasu li na kuumi li makuta, tso nde dimbisi limosi, nde sa abaangisa mwinda, na ukoombolo nzo, na usaha mu bukuhu natee bu nde husoolo lo. 9 Ŋa nde amiisoolo lo, nde sa atsiha bambaahi na baa mu mivaanga mya nzo a nde, na uleele: "Baani mu kinya na me, bu me mitsoolo likuta li me mbeedi andimbasa." 10 Ni bumosi ka, me ndeele benu, huli na kinya ŋa hati li bapofi ba Nzambi mu tooni a nga masumu mumosi wu misobo mbiili.»

11 Yisu abweleele: «Muutu mumosi aba na baana boole ba babahala. 12 Wa ngebe aleeli huli taata a nde: "Taata, va la me kabu li mukobe li me apfwana ubaha." Na taata akabili bo baboole busina bwa nde. 13 Mwa bilumbu bivyoho, mwaana wa ngebe asumbisi bya nde byosi na ayeni hu tsi yalala na mbongo a nde. Huuna, nde anyambisini busina bwa nde, bu nde hakoti mu mbiili yi yavelefwana. 14 Bu nde hamani unyabasana byosi, nzala yinene yaakoti mu tsi mo yiina. Nde akimi mu bi ufuuhala mu idiingu. 15 Nde asahi isalu huli muutu mumosi mu bisu tsi mo yiina. Muutu mowuna atsindihi nde hu kumu a nde, hu uyakeelese bangulu. 16 Nde aba na nzala udya mbutu yi bangulu baakadya. Ka nde a habahi tso hahima ve. 17 Bu nde atsimi bubwe nde aleeli bu: "Basalili ba taata boosi bali na byudya bi bilahi, ka me huni, me aka ukwa mu nzala. 18 Me tsa pfutaha huli taata a me na me tsa ndeele nde: ‘Taata, me atsumaha ŋa busu bwa Nzambi na ŋa busu bwa we. 19 A hwafwana ti we bweteele me mwaana a we ve. Volo me we mumosi mu basalili ba we.’"

20 Na nde afutihi huli taata a nde. Bu nde haba kini lala na nzo, taata a nde atalili nde, na amoni lingebe li lilahi. Taata ayeni tiinu huli mwaana a nde, ayabumba na avivi nde. 21 Mwana aleeli nde: "Taata, me atsumaha ŋa busu bwa Nzambi na ŋa busu bwa we. Me a tsaali wu afwana ti we bweteele me mwaana a we ve." 22 Ka taata aleeli huli basalili ba nde: "Mu mawasa behelaani nde ikutu hi hyafulala bubwe na lwatisaani nde hyo! Lwatisaani nde muluunga mu mulembo, na bikoodi mu miilu. 23 Behaani mukole a ngombe wa tsoongo na dubaani nde, laambani! Lidyanani na lisaanani muyali. 24 Mu tooni ati mwaana a me wu beedi amiikwa, miisuuha; nde beedi amiidimbala, miisoloho." Na bo baabandihi mukungi.

25 Mu taangu mo yiina, mwaana a muutu mowuna wu mukuutu aba hu mangundu. Ŋa nde hayafutaha, na ayato ŋa pedu a nzo, nde ayuhi kele a nyimbu na makinu. 26 Nde ateeli musalili mumosi, afuuli nde ki mambu mali mu uvyoho. 27 Musalili afutili nde: "Muhehe a we miyafutaha. Na taata a we miituma uduba mukole a ngombe a tsoongo, mu tooni ati mwaana a ngu a we miyafutaha polo." 28 Ka mwaana wu mukuutu abahi kesi na a hatondi ukoto mu nzo ve. Taata a nde apali mu uyabondo nde mu ukoto. 29 Na nde afutili huli taata a nde: "Taata! Huka bilima bi bilahi me ndi mu utsalila we. Me kini a hambisili we ve. Ka we kini a havidi me tso mukole a taba me kaka tsiidi mukungi na bambaahi ba me ve. 30 Ka bu mwaana a we wunuwu amiiya, nde wu ayanyambasana busina bwa we na bimbembo, mu tooni a nde, we tumi uduba mukole a ngombe wa tsoongo!" 31 Taata a nde afutili: "Mwana a me, we li na me taangu yoosi, na byosi bi me ndi na byo bili bya we. 32 Hufwani huli bisu mu uvanga mukungi, na uba mu kinya mu tooni ati, muhehe a we wu beedi amiikwa, nde miisuha. Nde beedi amiidimbala, nde miisoloho."»