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Okulahlekileyo: Imvu, inhlamvu yesiliva, lendodana

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

3 Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi: 4 Nguwuphi umuntu kini ongathi elezimvu ezilikhulu, abeselahla enye yazo, angazitshiyi ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye egangeni, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole? 5 Njalo athi eseyitholile ayetshate ethokoza. 6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi kubo: Thokozani lami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekile. 7 Ngithi kini: Ngokunjalo kuzakuba khona intokozo ezulwini ngesoni sinye esiphendukileyo, kulabalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, abangasweli uphenduko.

8 Loba nguwuphi umfazi othi elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi, uba elahla inhlamvu yinye yesiliva, angalumathisi isibane, athanyele indlu, adingisise aze ayithole? 9 Njalo nxa eseyitholile abize ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi: Thokozani lami, ngoba sengiyitholile inhlamvu yesiliva engiyilahlileyo. 10 Ngokunjalo, ngithi kini, ikhona intokozo phambi kwengilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sinye esiphendukayo.

11 Wasesithi: Umuntu othile wayelamadodana amabili; 12 encinyane yawo yasisithi kuyise: Baba, akunginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene lami. Wasewehlukanisela impahla. 13 Njalo kungelansuku ezinengi emva kwalokhu indodana encinyane yabutha konke yasuka yahamba yaya elizweni elikhatshana, njalo lapho eyachitha khona impahla yayo, iphila okobuhlanya. 14 Yathi isichithile konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelolizwe, yona yasiqala ukuswela. 15 Yasisuka yazihlanganisa lesinye sezakhamuzi zalelolizwe; njalo sayithuma emasimini aso ukuze yeluse ingulube. 16 Yasifisa ukugcwalisa isisu sayo ngamakhasi ingulube eziwadlayo; njalo kwakungelamuntu oyinika ulutho. 17 Kwathi ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathi: Zingaki izisebenzi zikababa eziqhatshiweyo ezilezinkwa ezinengi, kanti mina ngiyafa yindlala; 18 ngizasukuma ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu, laphambi kwakho; 19 njalo kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiyindodana yakho; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqhatshiweyo. 20 Yasisukuma yaya kuyise. Kodwa kuthe isekhatshana, uyise wayibona, waba lesihelo, wagijima wawela entanyeni yayo, wayanga. 21 Indodana yasisithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu laphambi kwakho, futhi kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiyindodana yakho. 22 Kodwa uyise wathi encekwini zakhe: Khiphani lilethe isembatho esihle kulazo zonke liyigqokise, lifake indandatho esandleni sayo, lamanyathela enyaweni; 23 lilethe ithole elinonisiweyo lilihlabe, njalo sidle sithokoze; 24 ngoba le indodana yami ibifile, isibuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, itholiwe; basebeqala ukuthokoza. 25 Kodwa indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela lokusina. 26 Yasibizela kuyo omunye wezinceku, yabuza ukuthi zitshoni lezizinto. 27 Yasisithi kuyo: Umfowenu ufikile; loyihlo uhlabile ithole elinonisiweyo, ngoba umemukele ephila. 28 Kodwa yathukuthela, ayizange ifune ukungena; ngakho uyise waphuma wayincenga. 29 Kodwa yaphendula yathi kuyise: Khangela, iminyaka engaka ngikusebenzela, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho, kodwa kawuzange unginike izinyane lembuzi, ukuze ngijabule kanye labangane bami. 30 Kodwa kuthe isifikile lindodana yakho eyachitha impahla yakho lezifebe, wayihlabela ithole elinonisiweyo. 31 Wasesithi kuyo: Mntwana, wena uhlala lami njalo, futhi konke okungokwami kungokwakho; 32 kodwa bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze; ngoba umfowenu lo owayefile, usebuye waphila; wayelahlekile, utholiwe.

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