Luke 15
1 Ni bi kpa ban ni bi lah tre ba wa Yesu ye nasi wo wu.
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;
2 Farisawa ni bi nha wawu mba u baluni chi ba gurgu ni kpa mba ndi, “I gu yi ani kpa bi lahtre nani ri la me niba.”
and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This [man] receives sinners and eats with them.
3 Yesu tre ka yiyi ni ba wu na yi.
And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
4 A nha nimi mbi, nita he ni nt'ma deri, u iri kado, “wa ana ka teseyi don tiya don na hi wa iriri njiye na?
What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 I dan a ka toh wu, ani ban sah kan to na ngyiri.
and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;
6 Inde a k'maye ko, ani yo kpukpan ma, ni mri vayi bi yiu nkon kahlan ma kabi, “Ye ki ngyiri mi ka toh nt'ma mu'a wa a kado a.
and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
7 Mi hla ni yiwu, ahe naki me ni shu me, ba ngyiri nitu indji iriri u lahtre wa a tuba'a zan indji teseyin don chiya bi wa bana lahtre na.
I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
8 Ka ana he na iwa wa ahe ni glegbe nklen a zurfa wulon, u glegbe ri ni mi ma a nawo chuku miko kado, ana mbru lu yo ni fitila ma vu kagon sran ma na wa glegbe inklen, wa a nawo kado na?
Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?
9 Inde a toh, “ani yo kpukpan ma ni mri vayi bi yiu kon kahlan ma wawu ye, na hla ni bawu,” ki ngyiri, mi toh glegbe iklen azurfa mu wa a kado'a ye.
and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.
10 Ko na ki me, “Igir he ni shishi maleku Irji ni tu indji riri u lahtre wa a kpa tre Irji sisah, a (tuba).
Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.
11 U Yesu tre a ndi indji ri he ni mri hari,
And he said, A certain man had two sons;
12 Ivren tsitsa, yo tima, “Iti mu, “ne” ikpi wa a ni u mu ni mi wa (dukiya) mewa u he ni wu'a “u timba a vu ikpi bi wo ma ga ni bawu hamba.
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.
13 Wa a na gbron knkon na, u vren tsitsa a kblu kpi wa ba ga ba wa'a ye sru ba ni wrji ri, na vuba, ri hi ni migu gbugban mu, hi zren ma ni gbungblu, “naka ri uma kle.
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
14 U iyon nri ni gbu'a kagon wawu'u meme da ndi me. “I wa lu ni wa kpi u ri (iya vu).
But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.
15 Wa hi na ka wa ndu niti ni guri ni mi gbu'a, “Wa, ton hi ni rju mari ni ndu ta no lede ma biri.
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 Wa tie tilan u ri gbala biri wa lede ba ri don mbru'a.
And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
17 U, imeme ma ye niwu nikpa ma, “Wa tre, A hi gran bre Itie mu vu ba ndu na ni nhan ba, u ba rila ma lan tu ba u mi son ni tiya ni yon.
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
18 Mi lunde, ni wa yi hi ni itie mu, “ni bre wu, “Itie mu, mi lahtre ni shulu mba ni wu.
I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;
19 Na ban me ti vren me na, “Ban me tie na iri ni mi gran me wa ba tie ndu niwu.
I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 U vren tsitsa lunde k'ma ye ni itie ma, wa aa ri he gbron kon ria u itie'a toh, na ya lo suron, na tsutsu ka kriu wu na ma wu yiu.
And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.
21 U vren tre, Itie mu, mi lahtre ni shulu ni lah tre ni wu, mi na la son ndu yo me tie vren me na.
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
22 U itie ma hla ni gran ma ri ni ndu hi ya inkon lon ndindima iri na ban ye, sru niwu na ban zobe ye yo niwu ni wo ni lagban ye son ni niwu ni zah.
But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
23 Ni hi vu Ikrju u gon gon ma ye han wa niki ti gan.
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
24 Ivren mu ana kyu, zizan a he ni re
for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
25 U vren ni kon'a, a na he ni rju. Wa ye whibuhir ni ko na wo ba tsi kangan na ni yo se na ni nglu.
And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 Wa yo iri ni mi igran ba, na miyen a ndi a hi nge itu kpi yi.
And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.
27 U igran hla ni wu, anitu wa tsitsa me a kma ye koh, u tie mendu ba nhan kikle krju u gon gon ma ni tu wa a kma ye ko pyan me.
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.
28 U ninkon ma tie nfu na kama ri koh, u itie mba a rju ye bre wu.
But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.
29 Vren ninkon lu miyen itie, “Ya Ise gbugbu wa mi tiya niwu, mina kamu ni wo tre mena, i wu na taba ne vren yawo ri ni ndu me kpa han tan ni kpukpan mu na, ni toh ro mana.
But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:
30 U vren me mba ye, iwa aka yan wo me kle ni bi ti ntran, “U ye nhan kikle ikrju niwu.
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 Itie ma yo, Ivren mu, u he ni me koko ni tana Ikoh nge wa mi he ni wu'a a hi u me.
But he said to him, Child, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
32 Mi toh abi ni tawu ndu ki ta tie gan, ni ta ngyiri, ama vayi me yi na kyu, “I wa he ni re zizan, ana kado, u ki la toh.
But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.
