Ninga Mudazilembera Luka
15 Anyakulipisa misonkho onsene na anyakudawa akhagumanyikana pana Yezu toera kumbvesera.+ 2 Afarisi na apfundzisi a mwambo akhadungunya, mbalonga: “Munthu uyu asatambira anyakudawa mbadya nawo pabodzi pene.” 3 Penepo iye alonga nsangani uyu kuna iwo: 4 “Mbani mwa imwe wakuti angakhala na mabira 100, ibodzi ingatayika, nee anasiya mabira 99 nʼthando, mbaenda kasaka bira idatayika mpaka kuigumana?+ 5 Angaigumana, iye asaithukula paphewa pace, mbatsandzaya. 6 Angafika kunyumba, iye asacemera axamwali ace na anthu a pacisa, mbaapanga: ‘Tsandzayani pabodzi na ine, thangwi ndagumana bira yanga ikhadatayika.’+ 7 Munjira ibodzi ene, ine ndinakupangani kuti kunadzaoneka kutsandzaya kakamwe kudzulu thangwi ya nyakudawa mʼbodzi adatcunyuka,+ kupiringana anthu 99 akulungama akuti nee asafunika kutcunyuka.
8 “Peno ndi nkazi upi wakuti angakhala na kobiri khumi za ndzaya,* ingatayika ibodzi, nee anagasa nyale mbapswaira nʼnyumba mwace, mbaisaka mwadidi mpaka kuigumana? 9 Angaigumana, iye asacemera axamwali ace* na anthu a pacisa, mbaapanga: ‘Tsandzayani pabodzi na ine, thangwi ndagumana kobiri yanga ya ndzaya* ikhadatayika.’ 10 Munjira ibodzi ene, ine ndinakupangani kuti aanju a Mulungu asatsandzaya thangwi ya nyakudawa mʼbodzi angatcunyuka.”+
11 Buluka penepo Yezu alonga: “Mamuna unango akhali na anace awiri amuna. 12 Wangʼono apanga babace: ‘Baba, ndipaseni khundu ya unthaka unafuna imwe kundipasa.’ Natenepa, baba aagawira pinthu pyace. 13 Pidapita ntsiku zingasi, mwana wangʼono agumanya pinthu pyace pyonsene mbaenda ku dziko yakutali, kweneko iye abvunga pinthu pyace thangwi ya pinthu pyakuipa* pikhacita iye. 14 Pidamala iye kubvunga pinthu pyace pyonsene, yaoneka njala ikulu kakamwe mu dziko ineyi, iye mbatoma kuthabuka na njala. 15 Natenepa, iye aenda kaphemba basa kuna mamuna unango wa dziko ineyi, mamuna unoyu antumiza kuminda yace toera aende kadyese nkhumba.+ 16 Iye akhasirira pikhadya nkhumba, mbwenye nee mʼbodzi akhampasa cakudya.
17 “Pidatoma iye kunyerezera mwadidi, alonga: ‘Anyabasa azinji a babanga ali na pyakudya pyakunjipa kakamwe, mbwenye ine ndiri kufa kuno na njala! 18 Ndinabwerera pyanga kuna baba mbandimpanga: “Baba, ndadawira Mulungu kudzulu, pontho ndadawira imwe. 19 Nee ndathemabve kucemerwa mwananu. Ndioneni pyanu ninga mʼbodzi wa anyabasa anu.”’ 20 Natenepa, iye alamuka mbaenda kuna babace. Mbadzati kufika, babace amuona nakutali mbambvera ntsisi. Iye anʼthamangira, anʼkhumbatira mbampswompswona. 21 Penepo mwanace alonga: ‘Baba, ndadawira Mulungu kudzulu, pontho ndadawira imwe.+ Nee ndathemabve kucemerwa mwananu.’ 22 Mbwenye baba apanga anyabasa ace: ‘Cimbizani! Bweresani nguwo yadidi kakamwe yakulapha mbamumbvazika, pontho muikheni mphete ncala cace mbamumbvazika masandalya. 23 Bweresanimbo mwanangʼombe wakununa, mupheni toera tidye mbaticita phwando, 24 thangwi mwananga uyu akhadafa, mbwenye cincino ali mʼmaso;+ iye akhadatayika, mbwenye aoneka.’ Penepo iwo atoma kusekera.
25 “Mwanace wankulu akhali kumunda, pikhabwerera iye, mbadzati kufika panyumba, iye abva anthu mbakaimba na kubvina. 26 Natenepa, iye acemera nyabasa mʼbodzi mbasaka kudziwa kuti ninji pikucitika. 27 Iye antawira: ‘Mʼbale wako abwera, natenepa babako apha mwanangʼombe wakununa toera kusekera, thangwi iye abwerera na ungumi wadidi.’ 28 Mbwenye iye aipirwa mbakhonda kupita. Penepo babace abuluka kunja mbatoma kunʼdembetera. 29 Iye atawira babace, mbalonga: ‘Ine ndakuphatirani basa mu pyaka pizinji, pontho cipo ndakhonda kubvera mitemo yanu, mbwenye imwe cipo mwandipasambo mwanambuzi toera ndicite phwando na axamwali anga. 30 Mbwenye pidafika mwananu uyu adabvunga mpfuma yanu na akazi aulukwali, imwe mwamʼphera mwanangʼombe wakununa.’ 31 Babace antawira: ‘Mwananga, iwe wakhala na ine ndzidzi onsene, pontho pinthu pyanga pyonsene mphyako. 32 Mbwenye ife tisafunika kucita phwando mbatitsandzaya, thangwi mʼbale wako akhadafa, mbwenye cincino ali mʼmaso; iye akhadatayika, mbwenye aoneka.’”