Luke 15
1 Ni bi kpa ban ni bi lah tre ba wa Yesu ye nasi wo wu.
Then drew near to him the publicans and sinners 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 Sophree and Pharishee murmured, and said, This (man) receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 Yesu tre ka yiyi ni ba wu na yi.
And Jeshu spake to them this parable:
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, who hath a hundred sheep, if he shall lose one from them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and, going, seeketh that which was lost until he shall have found it?
5 I dan a ka toh wu, ani ban sah kan to na ngyiri.
And when he hath found it, he rejoiceth and carrieth it upon 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, coming to his house, he calleth his friends and his neighbours, and saith to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found the sheep which 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 thus shall there be joy in heaven over one sinner who repenteth, more than over the ninety and nine just 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, who is the woman that hath ten zuzis, and shall lose one of them, (and) does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and seek it diligently, until she shall have found 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 hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours, and saith to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my zuzi that 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).
I say to you, that so shall there be joy before the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
11 U Yesu tre a ndi indji ri he ni mri hari,
AND Jeshu said to them again, 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 his minor son said to him, My father, give to me my division of the goods of thy house. And he divided to them his substance.
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 a few days the minor son gathered together his all whatsoever, and went into a distant country, and there dispersed his substance in living profusely.
14 U iyon nri ni gbu'a kagon wawu'u meme da ndi me. “I wa lu ni wa kpi u ri (iya vu).
And when every thing he had was finished, there was a great famine in that country; and he began to 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 sons of the city of that place; and he sent him into the field to tend the swine.
16 Wa tie tilan u ri gbala biri wa lede ba ri don mbru'a.
And he had a desire to fill his belly with those karubs which the swine did eat; and no man 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 when he came to himself, he said, How many hirelings are there now in my father's house, who have abundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
18 Mi lunde, ni wa yi hi ni itie mu, “ni bre wu, “Itie mu, mi lahtre ni shulu mba ni wu.
I will arise, go to my father, and say to him, My 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.
and am no more worthy thy son to be called: make me as one of thy hirelings.
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 arose, (and) went to his father. And while he was (yet) afar, his father saw him, and had compassion upon him, and ran, fell upon 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.
And his son said to him, My father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am not worthy thy son to be called.
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 his father said to his servants, Bring forth the first robe to clothe him, and put a ring upon his hand, and let him be, shod with sandals,
23 Ni hi vu Ikrju u gon gon ma ye han wa niki ti gan.
and bring, kill the calf that is fat, and let us eat and be glad;
24 Ivren mu ana kyu, zizan a he ni re
for this my son was dead, and he is alive; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.
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.
But he, the elder son, was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard the voice of music;
26 Wa yo iri ni mi igran ba, na miyen a ndi a hi nge itu kpi yi.
and he called one of the youths, and asked him what this was.
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, Thy brother hath come, and thy father hath killed the calf that was fat, because he hath received him well.
28 U ninkon ma tie nfu na kama ri koh, u itie mba a rju ye bre wu.
And he was angry, and would not go in. And his father came forth 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 said to his father, Behold, how many years have I wrought thee service, and never have I transgressed thy commandment: yet never hast thou given me a kid, that I might feast 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 this thy son, when he hath wasted thy substance with harlots, and hath 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.
His father saith to him, My son, thou in all time art with me, and every thing that I have 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 to rejoice it behoves us, and to be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found.
