Luk 15
1 Ugbu a, ndị ọna ụtụ na ndị mmehie na-abịa ya nso ịnụta ihe ọ na-ekwu.
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him,
2 Ndị Farisii na ndị ozizi iwu tamuru ntamu na-asị, “Nwoke a na-anabata ndị mmehie sorokwa ha na-eri nri.”
and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying, “This One receives sinners, and eats with them.”
3 Ya mere, ọ tụrụ ha ilu a sị,
And He spoke to them this allegory, saying,
4 “Ọ bụrụ na otu onye nʼime unu enwee narị atụrụ ma otu nʼime ha akpafuo. Ọ bụ na ọ gaghị ahapụ iri atụrụ itoolu na itoolu ahụ fọdụrụ nʼọzara, pụọ ịchọgharị otu ahụ kpafuru ruo mgbe ọ chọtara ya?
“What man of you having one hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, until he may find it?
5 Mgbe ọ chọtara ya, ọ ga-eji ọṅụ tụkwasị ya nʼubu ya.
And having found, he lays [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
6 Mgbe ọ lọtara nʼụlọ ya, ọ ga-akpọkọta ndị enyi ya na ndị agbataobi ya sị ha, ‘Soronụ m ṅụrịa ọṅụ nʼihi na achọtala m atụrụ m furu efu.’
and having come into the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep—the lost one.
7 Asị m unu, nʼụzọ dị otu a, ọṅụ dị ukwu ga-adị nʼeluigwe nʼihi otu onye mmehie nke chegharịrị, karịa iri itoolu na itoolu ndị ezi omume bụ ndị nchegharị na-adịghị mkpa.
I say to you that [more] joy will be in Heaven over one sinner converting, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of conversion.
8 “Maọbụ olee nwanyị nke nwere mkpụrụ ọlaọcha iri, ọ bụrụ nʼotu nʼime ha adafuo. Ọ gaghị amụnye oriọna, zaa ime ụlọ ya ịchọ otu mkpụrụ ego ahụ tutu ọ chọta ya?
Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she may lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully until she may find?
9 Mgbe ọ chọtara otu mkpụrụ ego ahụ, ọ ga-akpọ ndị enyi ya na ndị agbataobi ya sị ha, ‘Soronụ m ṅụrịa ọṅụ nʼihi na achọtala m ego m furu efu.’
And having found, she calls together the female friends and the neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachma that I lost.
10 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, asị m unu, ọṅụ ga-adị nʼihu ndị mmụọ ozi Chineke nʼihi otu onye mmehie nke chegharịrị.”
So I say to you, joy comes before the messengers of God over one sinner converting.”
11 O kwukwaara sị, “Otu nwoke mụtara ụmụ nwoke abụọ.
And He said, “A certain man had two sons,
12 Nwa ya nke nta sịrị nna ya, ‘Nna, kenye m oke ruuru m nʼihe niile i nwere.’ Ya mere, o kenyere ya oke nke ya site nʼihe o nwere.
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.
13 “Mgbe ụbọchị ole na ole gasịrị, nwokorobịa ahụ kwakọtara ihe niile o nwere gaa biri nʼotu obodo dị anya. Nʼebe ahụ, o mefuchara ihe niile o nwere nʼibi ndụ ọjọọ.
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;
14 Mgbe o mefuchara ihe niile o nwere, oke ụnwụ dara nʼala ahụ. Ọ malitere ịnọ nʼụkọ.
and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
15 Nʼihi nke a, ọ gara binyere otu onye obodo ahụ nyere ya ọrụ ilekọta ezi ya na inye ha nri.
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into the fields to feed pigs,
16 Ma ọ na-agụ ya ka o site na nri ọ na-enye ezi rijuo afọ, ma ọ dịghị onye nyere ya ụdị nri ahụ.
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.
17 “Mgbe ọ ghọtara onwe ya, ọ sịrị, ‘Mmadụ ole bụ ndị ọrụ e goro ego nna m nwere, ndị nri na-ezuru ma mapụtakwa, ma agụụ na-egbu m nʼebe a.
And having come to himself, he said, How many hired workers of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!
18 Aga m ebili lakwuru nna m, sị ya, Nna, emehiela m megide eluigwe na gị onwe gị.
Having risen, I will go on to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you,
19 Ekwesikwaghị m ka a kpọọ m nwa gị ọzọ, were m dị ka otu nʼime ndị i goro ọrụ.’
and I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired workers.
20 Ya mere, o biliri laghachikwuru nna ya. “Ma mgbe ọ nọrịị nʼebe dị anya, nna ya hụrụ ya, nwee ọmịiko nʼahụ ya, gbaara ọsọ ga makụọ ya, sutukwa ya ọnụ.
And having risen, he went to his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell on his neck and kissed him;
21 “Nwa ya nwoke ahụ sịrị ya, ‘Nna, emehiela m megide eluigwe na gị onwe gị. Ekwesighị m ka a kpọọ m nwa gị ọzọ.’
and the son said to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
22 “Ma nna ya gwara ndị ohu ya sị, ‘Meenụ ngwangwa weta uwe kachasị mma yikwasị ya. Gbanye ya ọlaaka nʼaka, yinyekwanụ ya akpụkpọụkwụ nʼụkwụ.
And the father said to his servants, Bring forth the foremost robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
23 Gaanụ kpụpụta nwa ehi gbara abụba, gbuo ya, ka anyị rie ma ṅụrịakwa.
and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
24 Nʼihi na nwa m a, nwụrụ anwụ ma ọ dịla ndụ ọzọ. O fukwara efu ma a chọtala ya.’ Ha bidoro na-eri, na-aṅụ na-aṅụrịkwa ọṅụ.
because this son of mine was dead, and lived again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
25 “Ọ dịghị anya, nwa ya nke okenye, onye jere ịrụ ọrụ nʼubi, mgbe ọ na-abịaru ụlọ nso, ọ nụrụ ụda egwu na ịgba egwu.
And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing,
26 Ọ kpọrọ otu nʼime ndị ohu jụọ ya ihe na-eme.
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
27 Ọ sịrị ya, ‘Nwanne gị nwoke alọtala. Nna gị egbuola nwa ehi gbara abụba nʼihi na ọ lọtara nʼudo na ahụ ike.’
and he said to him, Your brother has arrived, and your father killed the fatted calf, because he received him back in health.
28 “Iwe were ya, ọ jụrụ ịbata nʼime ụlọ. Nna ya pụtara nʼezi rịọ ya arịrịọ.
And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was pleading him;
29 Ma ọ zara nna ya sị, ‘Lee ọtụtụ afọ niile ndị a ka m nọọ na-ejere gị ozi, enupukwaghị m isi nʼiwu gị nʼụzọ ọbụla. Ma o nweghị oge i nyere m ọ bụladị nwa ewu sị mụ na ndị enyi m jiri ya mee oriri.
and he answering said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve you, and never did I transgress your command, and you never gave to me a kid that I might make merry with my friends;
30 Ma ugbu a, nwa gị a, onye ya na ndị akwụna mefuru akụ gị alọtala, ya ka i gburu nwa ehi gbara abụba.’
but when your son—this one who devoured your living with prostitutes—came, you killed to him the fatted calf.
31 “Ma ọ sịrị ya, ‘Nwa m, mụ na gị nọ mgbe niile, ihe niile m nwere bụkwa nke gị.
And he said to him, Child, you are always with me, and all my things are yours;
32 Ma anyị kwesiri ịṅụrị ọṅụ, kpọọkwa oriri, nʼihi na nwanne gị nwoke a nwụrụ anwụ ma ọ dịla ndụ ọzọ. O fukwara efu ma a chọtala ya.’”
but to be merry, and to be glad, it was necessary, because this your brother was dead, and lived again, he was lost, and was found.”
