ULUKA 15

₁Ke kaloku into eninzi yabaqokeleli-rhafu *naboni yasondela kuYesu, yamngqonga ukuba imphulaphule. ₂*AbaFarasi nabachazi-mthetho babekhalaza, besithi: “Lo mfo uthene nca naboni; utya nabo.”

₃Waza ke uYesu wenza umzekeliso wathi: ₄“Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi enekhulu leegusha, kuze kulahleke enye kuzo, angazishiyi endle ezo zimashumi alithoba anethoba, aye kufuna leyo ilahlekileyo, ade ayifumane? ₅Hayi ukuvuya kwakhe ke akuba eyifumene! Woyithwala emagxeni, ₆athi akufika ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi kubo: ‘Vuyisanani nam, kuba ndiyifumene igusha yam ebilahlekile.’ ₇Ndiyanixelela ukuba ngokukwanjalo kuya kubakho uvuyo ezulwini nangomoni omnye oguqukayo kunamashumi alithoba anethoba lamalungisa angaswelanga nguquko.”

₈“Kananjalo nguwuphi na umfazi onokuthi eneenkozo zemali ezilishumi, kuze kulahleke lube lunye kuzo, angalumeki isibane, atshayele indlu, afunisise enyamekile, ade alufumane? ₉Akulufumana ke, ubabizela ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, athi: ‘Vuyisanani nam; ndilufumene ukhozo lwemali obelulahlekile.’ ₁₀Ngokunjalo ndithi kuni kuya kubakho uvuyo kwizithunywa zikaThixo ngomoni omnye oguqukayo.”

₁₁Waqhuba uYesu wathi: “Umntu othile wayenoonyana ababini. ₁₂Yathi ke inci kuyise: ‘Bawo, ndinike isabelo sempahla elilungelo lam.’ Wababela ke impahla leyo. ₁₃Kwathi, kungekabi ntsuku zingaphi, inci yathatha konke okwayo, yemka kwelakowayo, yaya ezweni elikude, yaza yathi khona apho yayichitha impahla yayo ngokungakhathali. ₁₄Kwathi yakuba iyichithe yonke, kwabakho indlala enzima kwelo zwe, yaza yaswela nayo. ₁₅Ke yona yaya kusebenza komnye kubemi belo zwe, owathi yena wayithumela emasimini akhe ukuba iye kwalúsa iihagu. ₁₆Ke ibinqwenela ukutya amaxolo awayetyiwa ziihagu ezo, kodwa kwakungekho mntu uyiphayo. ₁₇Ke kaloku, yakubuyela ezingqondweni, yathi: ‘Kanene bangakanani na abaqeshwa bakabawo abahlutha sisonka, kanti ndim lo mna ndisifa yindlala! ₁₈Ndiya kusuka ndiye kubawo, ndithi kuye: Bawo, ndimonile uThixo, nawe ndikonile. ₁₉Andisafanelanga nokuba kuthiwe ndingunyana wakho, ndénze ndibe njengomnye wabaqeshwa bakho.’ ₂₀Yesuka ke, yaya kuyise.

“Ke kaloku kwathi, isekude lee, uyise wayibona, wavelana nayo, wayikhawulela, wayigona, wayanga. ₂₁Ke unyana wathi kuye: ‘Bawo, ndimonile uThixo, nawe ndikonile. Andisafanelanga nokuba kuthiwe ndingunyana wakho.’ ₂₂Kodwa uyise wathi kwizicaka zakhe: ‘Khawulezisani, nize nesona sambatho sihle, nimambathise, nifake umsesane emnweni wakhe, nezihlangu ezinyaweni zakhe. ₂₃Ze ke nize nelaa thole lityetyisiweyo, nilixhele, sitye sichwayite; ₂₄kuba lo nyana wam ubefile, wabuya waphila; ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa.’ Baza ke bona bachwayita.

₂₅“Ke yona inkulu yayivela emasimini, kwathi yakusondela endlwini, yeva iingoma nokududa. ₂₆Yabizela kuyo esinye kwizicaka, yasibuza ukuba kwenzeka ntoni na. ₂₇Isicaka sathi kuyo: ‘Umninawe wakho ubuyile. Ke uyihlo uxhele elaa thole lityetyisiweyo, kuba ebuye wamzuza ephilile.’ ₂₈Yaqumba inkulu, ayavuma nokungena oku, waza uyise waphuma wacengana nayo. ₂₉Kodwa yona imphendule uyise yathi: ‘Khangela, ndikukhonze le minyaka ingakanana, ndingazange ndagqitha namnye umthetho wakho, kanti akuzange undinike netakane eli, ukuze ndichwayite nezam izihlobo. ₃₀Kodwa akufika lo nyana wakho, lo wayidlayo wayigqiba impahla yakho namahenyukazi, usuke wamxhelela elaa thole lityetyisiweyo.’ ₃₁Ke uyise wathi kuyo: ‘Nyana wam, wena uhleli unam, zaye zonke izinto zam zezakho. ₃₂Kufanelekile ukuba sichwayite sigcobe, kuba umninawa wakho lo ebefile wabuya waphila, ebelahlekile wafunyanwa.’ ”