Luke 15
1 Ni bi kpa ban ni bi lah tre ba wa Yesu ye nasi wo wu.
Then all the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were getting close 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.”
Well the Pharisees and the scribes started complaining, saying, “This man welcomes ‘sinners’ and eats with them.”
3 Yesu tre ka yiyi ni ba wu na yi.
So He told 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 among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not abandon the ninety-nine in the wild and go after the lost one until he finds it?
5 I dan a ka toh wu, ani ban sah kan to na ngyiri.
And upon finding it he joyfully puts it on his shoulders.
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 when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost!’
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 to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones 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 silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds 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 when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I 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).
Just so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
11 U Yesu tre a ndi indji ri he ni mri hari,
Then 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 one said to the father, ‘Father, give me the appropriate share of the estate.’ So he divided the property between them.
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.
Not many days later the younger son, having converted it all, journeyed to a distant country; and there he squandered his wealth living dissolutely.
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 it all, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
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.
Then he went and attached himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 Wa tie tilan u ri gbala biri wa lede ba ri don mbru'a.
He would gladly have filled his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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.
But when he came to himself he said: ‘How many of my father's hired servants have an abundance of bread, while I am dying of hunger!
18 Mi lunde, ni wa yi hi ni itie mu, “ni bre wu, “Itie mu, mi lahtre ni shulu mba ni wu.
I will get up and go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,
19 Na ban me ti vren me na, “Ban me tie na iri ni mi gran me wa ba tie ndu niwu.
and I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your 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.
“So he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still a good ways off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion—he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him!
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.
Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your 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 slaves: ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, 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 in and kill the fatted calf, and let us eat and celebrate;
24 Ivren mu ana kyu, zizan a he ni re
because this son of mine was dead and came to life; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
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.
“Now his older son was in the field; and as he came approaching 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.
So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
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.
He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’
28 U ninkon ma tie nfu na kama ri koh, u itie mba a rju ye bre wu.
So he became angry and refused to go in. Then his father came out and began to plead with 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 in answer he said to the father: ‘Just look at how many years I have been serving you without ever transgressing your commandment; yet you never gave me even a young goat that I might celebrate 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 son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’
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.
So he said to him: ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
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 that we celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and came to life; he was lost and is found.’”
