Luke 15
1 And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,
Basi watoza ushuru wote na wengine wenye dhambi walikuja kwa Yesu na kumsikiliza.
2 and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'
Mafarisayowaote na waandishi wakanung'unika wakisema, “Mtu huyu huwakaribisha wenye dhambi na hata hula nao.”
3 And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
Yesu akasema mfano huu kwao, akisema
4 'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?
“Nani kwenu, kama ana kondoo mia moja na akipotelewa na mmoja wao, hatawaacha wale tisini na tisa nyikani, na aende akamtafute yule aliyepotea hadi amwone?
5 and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
Naye akisha kumpata humweka mabegani pake na kufurahia.
6 and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep — the lost one.
Afikapo kwenye nyumba, huwaita rafiki zake na jirani zake akawaambia furahini pamoja nami, kwa kuwa nimempata kondoo wangu aliyepotea.'
7 'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
nawaambia vivyo hivyo kutakuwa na furaha mbinguni kwa ajili ya mwenye dhambi mmoja atubuye, zaidi ya wenye haki tisini na tisa ambao hawana haja ya kutubu
8 'Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?
Au kuna mwanamke gani mwenye sarafu kumi za fedha, akipotewa na sarafua moja, hata washa taa na kufagia nyumba na kutafuta kwa bidii hadi atakapoipata?
9 and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.
Na akiisha kuiona huwaita rafiki zake na jirani zake akawaambia furahini pamoja nami, kwa kuwa nimeipata tena sarafu yangu niliyokua nimeipoteza.
10 'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'
Hata hivyo nawaambia kuna furaha mbele ya malaika wa Mungu kwa ajili ya mwenye dhambi mmoja atubuye.”
11 And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
Na Yesu akasema, “Mtu mmoja alikua na wana wawili
12 and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
yule mdogo akamwambia babaye, Baba nipe sehemu ya mali inayonistali kuirithi. Hivyo akagawanya mali zake kati yao.
13 'And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;
Siku si nyingi yule mdogo akakusanya vyote anavyomiliki akaenda nchi ya mbali, na huko akatapanya hela zake, kwa kununua vitu asivyo vihitaji, na kutapanya fedha zake kwa anasa.
14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
Nae alipokua amekwisha tumia vyote njaa kuu iliingia nchi ile naye akaanza kuwa katika uhitaji.
15 and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,
Akaenda na kujiajiri mwenyewe kwa mmoja wa raia wa nchi ile, naye alimpeleka shambani kwake kulisha nguruwe.
16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
Na akawa akitamani kujishibisha kwa maganda waliyokula nguruwe kwa sababu hakuna mtu aliempa kitu chochote apate kula.
17 'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
Ila yule mwana mdogo alipozingatia moyoni mwake, alisema 'ni watumishi wangapi wa baba yangu wanachakula kingi cha kutosha na mimi niko hapa, ninakufa na njaa!
18 having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,
Nitaondoka na kwenda kwa baba yangu, na kumwambia, “Baba nimekosa juu ya mbingu na mbele ya macho yako.
19 and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.
Sistahili kuitwa mwana wako tena; nifanye kama mmoja wa watumishi wako.”
20 'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;
Ndipo akaondoka akaenda kwa baba yake. Alipokua angali mbali baba yake alimuona akamwonea huruma akaenda mbio na kumkumbatia na kumbusu.
21 and the son said to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
Yule mwana akamwambia, 'baba nimekosa juu ya mbingu na mbele ya macho yako sistahili kuitwa mwana wako.'
22 'And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
Yule baba aliwaambia watumishi wake, 'lileteni upesi vazi lililo bora, mkamvike mtieni na pete kidoleni na viatu miguuni.
23 and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
Kisha mleteni ndama yule alienona mkamchinje tule na kufurai.
24 because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
Kwa kuwa mwanangu alikua amekufa naye yu hai. Alikua amepotea nae ameonekana wakaanza kushangilia.
25 'And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,
Basi yule mwanae mkubwa alikuwako shamba. Alipokuwa akija na kuikaribia nyumba alisikia sauti ya nyimbo na michezo.
26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
Akaita mtumishi mmoja akamuuliza mambo haya maana yake nini?
27 and he said to him — Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.
Mtumishi akamwambia mdogo wako amekuja na baba yako amemchinjia ndama aliyenona kwa sababu amerudi salama.'
28 'And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;
Mwana mkubwa akakasirika akakataa kuingia ndani na babaye alitoka nje kumsihi.
29 and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;
Ila akamjibu babayake akisema, 'Tazama mimi nimekutumikia miaka mingi, wala sijakosa amri yako, lakini hujanipa mwana mbuzi, ili niweze kusherehekea na rafiki zangu.
30 but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
Lakini alipokuja huyu mwana wako aliyetapanya mali yako yote pamoja na makahaba umemchinjia ndama alienona.
31 'And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;
Baba akamwambia, 'Mwanangu, wewe u pamoja nami siku zote na vyote nilivyo navyo ni vyako.
32 but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'
Ila ilikua vyema kwetu kufanya sherehe na kufurahi, huyu ndugu yako alikua amekufa, na sasa yu hai; alikua amepotea naye ameonekana.”
