| 15:11 | Uye wathi: “Umntu othile ube enoonyana ababini;. |
| 15:12 | Wathi omnci wabo kuyise, 'Utata, ndinike isahlulo selifa lakho oya kuza kum.’ Wabahlulela ke ilifa. |
| 15:13 | Kwaye emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa, unyana omncinci, ukuhlanganisa konke, banduluka uhambo olude ukuya kummandla okude. Kwaye apho, wayichitha into yakhe, ukuhlala kubunewunewu. |
| 15:14 | Kwaye emva kokuba eyigqibile yonke, kwabakho indlala enkulu kuloo mmandla, waza waqala ukuswela. |
| 15:15 | Waya wanamathela komnye kubemi baloo mmandla. Wayithumela kwintsimi yayo, ukuze batyiswe iihagu. |
| 15:16 | Wayefuna ke ukusihluthisa isisu sakhe ngezinto ezazityiwa ziihagu. Kodwa akukho bani wayenokumnika. |
| 15:17 | Kwaye ubuyela ezingqondweni, uthe: ‘Bangaphi na abaqeshwa endlwini kabawo abanezonka ezininzi, kanti ndibhubha apha yindlala! |
| 15:18 | Ndiya kusuka ndiye kubawo, ndothi ke kuye: Utata, ndonile kuwo amazulu naphambi kwakho. |
| 15:19 | Andifanele kubizwa ngonyana wakho. Ndenze ndibe ngomnye wabaqeshwa bakho.’ |
| 15:20 | Kwaye ephakama, waya kuyise. Kodwa uthe esekude, uyise wambona, wasikwa yimfesane, kwaye ebaleka ukuya kuye, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wamanga. |
| 15:21 | Wathi ke unyana kuye: 'Utata, ndonile kuwo amazulu naphambi kwakho. Ngoku andifanele kubizwa ngokuba ndingunyana wakho.’ |
| 15:22 | Wathi uyise kubakhonzi bakhe: ‘Ngokukhawuleza! Khupha eyona ngubo intle, nimambese ngayo. nifake umsesane esandleni sakhe, neembadada ezinyaweni zakhe. |
| 15:23 | Nize nethole elityetyisiweyo apha, kwaye uyibulale. Kwaye masidle senze isidlo. |
| 15:24 | Kuba lo nyana wam ubefile, kwaye uye waphila; ebelahlekile, yaza yafunyanwa.’ Baqalisa ke ukusidla. |
| 15:25 | Ke yena unyana wakhe omkhulu ebesentsimini. Wabuya ke, wasondela endlwini, weva umculo nokungqungqa. |
| 15:26 | Wabizela kuye omnye kubakhonzi, Wayembuza ukuba zingaba ziyini na ezi zinto. |
| 15:27 | Wathi ke yena kuye: ‘Umntakwenu ubuyile, uyihlo ke uxhele ithole, eliya lityetyisiweyo, ngokuba umamkele ekhuselekile. |
| 15:28 | Emva koko wacaphuka, akavuma ke ukungena. Ngoko ke, uyise, phuma, waqala ukumcenga. |
| 15:29 | Kwaye ekuphenduleni, Watsho kuyise: ‘Khangela, Ndinikhonze iminyaka emininzi kangaka. Kwaye andizange ndigqithe kumyalelo wakho. Kwaye u, zange undinike netakane eli, ukuze ndidle kunye nabahlobo bam. |
| 15:30 | Kanti emveni kokuba ebuyile lo nyana wakho, Owadlayo ubutyebi bakhe namahenyukazi, umxhelele ithole, eliya lityetyisiweyo. |
| 15:31 | Wathi ke yena kuye: 'Unyana, unam ngamaxesha onke, kwaye zonke izinto zam zezakho. |
| 15:32 | Kodwa kwakufuneka ukuba kutyiwe kuze kuvuye. ngokuba umninawa wakho lo ubefile, kwaye uye waphila; ebelahlekile, and is found.’ ” |
