NGOKUKALUKA 15

₁Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa.

₂AbaFarisi nababhali base bekhonona bethi: Lomuntu wamukela izoni, adle nazo.

₃Wayesebalandisa lomfanekiso, ethi:

₄Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, alahlekelwe ngenye kuzo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, aye kwelahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na?

₅Athi eseyitholile, ayetshathe ethokoza.

₆Esefiké ekhaya ameme abahlobo nabakhelwane, athi kubo: Thokozani nami, ngokuba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.

₇Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba-khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangasweli ukuphenduka.

₈Noma ngumuphi owesifazane othi enezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, uma elahlekelwe luhlamvu lwaba-lunye, angokheli isibani, ashanele indlu, afunisise, aze aluthole?

₉Athi ukuba aluthole, abize abahlobo nabakhelwane, athi: Thokozani nami, ngokuba ngilutholile uhlamvu lwami obelungilahlekele.

₁₀Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo.

₁₁Wayesethi: Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili.

₁₂Encane yawo yayisithi kuyise: Baba, nginike isabelo sefa esiqondene nami; wawahlukanisela impahla.

₁₃Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude, yachitha khona imfuyo yayo ihamba ngokonakala.

₁₄Isisaphazé konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelozwe; yaqala ukuswela.

₁₅Yayisiya kukhonza komunye umuntu walelozwe; yena wayithuma emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube.

₁₆Yafisa ukuzisuthisa ngemidumba edliwa yizingulube; kepha kayiphiwangamuntu.

₁₇Kuthé sekusile kuyo, yathi: Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanokudla okuningi, kanti mina ngifa indlala lapha.

₁₈Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho;

₁₉angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze, ngibe-njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho.

₂₀Yayisisuka, yafika kuyise; kepha kuthé isekude, uyise wayibona, waba-nesihe, wagijima, wayisingatha entanyeni, wayanga.

₂₁Indodana yayisithi kuye: Babe, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.

₂₂Kepha uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Sheshani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise, nifake indandatho esandleni sayo nezicathulo ezinyaweni,

₂₃nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, nilihlabe, sidle, sijabule;

₂₄ngokuba lendodana yami ibifile, yabuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, seyatholakala; base beqala ukujabula.

₂₅Kepha indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina.

₂₆Yabiza omunye wabafana, yabuza ukuthi kwenze-njani lokho.

₂₇Wathi kuyo: Kufiké umfowenu; uyihlo wahlaba ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, ngokuba ubuyé wamthola ephilile.

₂₈Kepha yathukuthela, kayivumanga ukungena; uyise wayesephuma, wayincenga.

₂₉Kodwa yaphendula, yathi kuyise: Bheka, iminyaka engaka ngikukhonzile; angizange ngeqe umyalo wakho, kepha mina awuzange ungiphe nazinyane lembuzi ukuba ngijabule nabahlobo bami,

₃₀kodwa kuthé ukuba ifike leyondodana yakho eqedé imfuyo yakho nezifebe, wayihlabisa ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.

₃₁Wayesethi kuyo: Mntanami, wena uhlala nami njalo; konke okwami kungokwakho.

₃₂Kepha simelwe ukujabula, sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo wayefile, wabuye waphila; wayelahlekile, sewatholakala.