Luka 15
1 Lino beshikusonkesha musonko ne bantu nabambi balikubula kukonka Milawo, balesa kwambeti banyumfwe mulumbe wa Yesu.
Many [HYP] tax collectors and [others whom people considered to be] habitual sinners kept coming to Jesus to listen to him teach.
2 Lino Bafalisi ne beshikwiyisha ba Milawo balatatika kudandaula ne kwambeti, “Uyu muntu latambulungeconi bantu babwipishi, nekulya nabo.”
The Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws [who were there] [SYN] began to grumble, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and he also [defiles himself by eating] with them!”
3 Lino Yesu walabambila mukoshanyo eti,
So Jesus told them this parable:
4 “Na umbi pali amwe kakute mbelele shili mwanda, lino imo itaika sena nkela kushiya mbelele shili makumi asanu ne ana ne shisanu ne shina ne kuya kulangaula kushikila wicana?
“Suppose that one of you had 100 sheep. If one of them were lost, (you [(sg)] would certainly leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it./would you not leave the 99 sheep in the pasture, and go and search for the one lost sheep until you found it?) [RHQ]
5 Lino na layicana ukute kukondwa ne kwinyamuna pamafushi
When you [(sg)] found it, you would put it on your shoulders and be happy.
6 nekwitwala kung'anda. Lino ukute kukuwa banendi ne beshikamukowa nekubambileti, katukondwani pamo pakwinga mbelele yakame yanga yataika ndaicana,
When you brought it home, you would call together your friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’
7 ndamwambilingeti, nakoyo kwilu nikukabe kukondwa pamuntu umo wabwipishi lasanduku kubwipishi, kupita bantu bali makumi asanu ne ana ne basanu ne bana balulama batasuni kusanduka.”
I tell you [(pl)] that similarly [God] will be very happy about each and every sinner who turns from doing evil. God is not happy about 99 people who [think that they] are [IRO] righteous and think that they do not need to turn from doing evil.
8 “Na mutukashi umbi nkakute mali amasilifa likumi, na imo itaika ngawinseconi? Sena nte ukute kumunika lampi nekupyanga mung'anda yakendi nekulangaula cena monse kushikila wicana?
Or, suppose that a woman has ten [very valuable] silver coins. If she loses one of them, (she will certainly light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it!/will she not light a lamp and sweep the floor and search carefully until she finds it?) [RHQ]
9 Alicana ukute kukuwa banendi ne beshikamukowa nekubambileti, ‘Katukondwani pamo pakwinga lyali lyakame lyanga lyataika ndalicana.’”
When she finds it, she will call together her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me, [because] I have found the coin that I lost!’
10 Yesu walabambileti, “Ndamwambilinga ne kwilu encobakute kwinsa bangelo ba Lesa bakute kukondwa na muntu umo weshi kwinsa bwipishi lasanduku mubyaipa.”
I tell you that similarly the angels will be happy about [even just] one sinner who turns from doing evil.”
11 Yesu kayi walabambileti, “Kwalikuba mutuloba naumbi walikukute bana batuloba babili.
Then [Jesus told them this parable to compare what the Pharisees and teachers of the Jewish law thought about those who turn from their sinful behavior with what God thinks about such people]. He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 Lino kanike bantu walabambila baisheti, ‘Ta, kamumpani buboni mbomwela kunjabilako ame mumpele limo.’ Nabo bameshabo balabayabanya buboni bwabo.
One day the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, [I do not want to wait until you(sg) die]. Give me now the share of your property that belongs to me!’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.
13 Kapatana papita masuba angi, kanike bantu uyo walolisha buboni bwakendi nekumanta mali kuya pabulwendo kucishi ca kutali uko nkwalaya akononga mali akendi onse mubwikalo bwaipa.
A few days later, the younger son [sold his share]. He gathered his money and other things together and went to a country far away. There he spent all his money foolishly in reckless/wild living.
14 Mpwalapwisha mali akendi onse, mucishi umo mwalaba nsala inene, lino walatatika kupenga.
After he had spent all his money, there was a great famine throughout that country. And soon he did not have enough [food to] eat.
15 Lino walaya kumuntu naumbi wa mucishi umo. Lino muntu uyo walamupa incito yakwembela ne kusanina nkumba.
So he went to one of the landowners in that area and asked for work. The man sent him to work taking care of the pigs in his field.
16 Mutuloba uyo walatatika kukumbwa bufufu bwamusekese mboshali kulya nkumba. Nomba kuliya nambi muntu umo walikumupa byakulya.”
[Because he was very hungry], he would have been glad to eat the bean pods that the pigs ate. But no one gave him anything to eat.
17 “Lino mpwalekalikana mano mumoyo wakendi walambeti, basebenshi bonse ba bata bakute byakulya bingi balekutunga, lino ame kuno ndayandanga kufwa kunsala.
Finally he thought clearly about what he had done. He said to himself, ‘All of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food! They have more [SYN] than they can eat, but here I am dying because I do not have anything to eat [HYP]!
18 Ndanyamukunga njenga kuli bata njengambeti, Ta, ndalepisha kuli Lesa ne kuli njamwe.
So I will leave here and go back to my father. I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against God [MTY, EUP] and against you [(sg)].
19 Nkandelela kukwiweti mwanenu, nsombi munsuminishe nsanduke musebenshi wenu.”
I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son. Just hire me to be like one of the other hired servants.”’
20 Lino walanyamuka nekubwelela kuli baishi. “Nkacili patali baishi balamubona, lino bamunyumfwila inkumbo, ne kumukonka akumukumbata ne kumumyanguta mwakukondwa.
So he left there and went back to his father’s house. But while he was still some distance from the house, his father saw him. He pitied him. He ran to his son and embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek].
21 Mwana uyo walabambila baisheti, ta, ndalepisha kuli Lesa ne kuli amwe. Nkandelelela kukwiweti mwanenu.
His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God [MTY/EUP] and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called {of [you] calling me} your son.’
22 Nomba baishi balambila basebenshi babo eti, ‘Kamufwambanani mulete byakufwala byaina afwale. Mumufwalike likosa kumunwe ne nkwabilo kumyendo.
But his father said to his servants, ‘Go quickly and bring to me the best robe [in the house]! Then put it on my son. Put a ring on his finger [to show that I am honoring him again as my son]! Put sandals on his feet [to show that I do not consider him to be a slave]!
23 Salaniponi ng'ombe yansuka inene mushine kwambeti tulye tukondwe.
Then bring the fat calf and kill it [and cook it]. We [(inc)] must eat and celebrate,
24 Pakwinga uyu mwaname wanga wafwa, lino laba muyumi kayi wanga wataika lino lacaniki.’ Pacindici balatatika kusekelela.”
because my son has returned! [It is as though] [MET] he was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now has been found!’ So they did that, and they all began to celebrate.
25 Pacindico mukulene bantu walikuba kulibala. Lino mpwalashika pepi ne ng'anda, walanyumfwa bantu bali kabembila ne kushana ne kulubisha.
While all that was happening, the man’s older son was out [working] in the field. When he came near to the house, he heard [people playing] music and dancing.
26 Walakuwa musebenshi umo nekumwipusheti, “cilenshikinga kuno nicani?”
He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.
27 Musebenshi walakumbuleti, “Mukwenu lesa neco baiso bamushinini ng'ombe yansuka inene pakwinga lesa nkali muyumi.”
The servant said to him, ‘Your [younger] brother has come [home] Your father has [told us to] kill the fat calf [to celebrate] because your brother has returned safe and healthy.’
28 Mpwalanyumfweco popelapo walakalala kayi walakana nekwingila mung'anda. Nomba baishi balapula pansa kuya kumukombeleleti engile mung'anda.
[But] the older brother was angry. He refused to enter [the house]. So his father came out and pleaded with him [to come in].
29 Nendi walakumbula baishi eti, kamubonani! byaka kufula mbyondamusebensele eti ndemusha kayi ndiyawa kumwipishilapo nambi pang'ana nomba muliya kumpapo nambi kapongo konka kwambeti kondwepo nebaname.
But he replied to his father, ‘Listen to me! For many years I have worked for you like a slave. I always obeyed everything you told me to do. But you never even gave me a young goat, so that I could [kill it and cook it and] celebrate with my friends.
30 Nsombi mwanenu uyu walononga buboni bwenu mubatukashi bapombo, mpwalesa kung'anda, mulamushinini ng'ombe yansuka!
But this son of yours spent all the [money he got from] what you gave him. He spent it [to pay for sleeping with] prostitutes! Yes, now he has returned home, [but it is not fair that] you have told your [servants] to kill the fat calf [and cook it] for him!’
31 Baishi balamwambileti, “Omwaname, obe uli nenjame cindi conse kayi bintu byonse mbyonkute nibyakobe.
But his father said to him, ‘My son, you have always been with me, and all my property [that I did not give to your brother] has been yours.
32 Nsombi lino katukondwa nekusekelela pakwinga kanike wakobe walikuba wafwa, lino nimuyumi, walikuba wataika, lino lacaniki.”
But [it is as though] [MET] your brother was dead and is alive again! [It is as though] he was lost and now he has been found! So it is appropriate for us to be happy and celebrate!’”
