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| 1. | Kwasekusondela kuye bonke abathelisi lezoni, ukumuzwa. |
| 2. | AbaFarisi lababhali basebesola besithi: Lo wemukela izoni, adle lazo. |
| 3. | Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi: |
| 4. | Nguwuphi umuntu kini ongathi elezimvu ezilikhulu, abeselahlekelwa ngenye yazo, ongazitshiyi ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye egangeni, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole? |
| 5. | Njalo athi ese yi tholile a ye tshate ethokoza. |
| 6. | Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, esithi kubo: Thokozani lami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekile. |
| 7. | Ngithi kini: Ngokunjalo kuzakuba khona intokozo ezulwini ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo, kulabalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye, abangasweli ukuphenduka. |
| 8. | Loba nguwuphi umfazi othi elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi, uba elahlekelwa luhlamvu olulodwa lwesiliva, angalumathisi isibane, athanyele indlu, adingisise aze a lu thole? |
| 9. | Njalo nxa ese lu tholile ubizela ndawonye abangane labomakhelwane, athi: Thokozani lami, ngoba sengilutholile uhlamvu lwesiliva ebengilahlekelwe yilo. |
| 10. | Ngokunjalo, ngithi kini, ikhona intokozo phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukayo. |
| 11. | Wasesithi: Umuntu othile wayelamadodana amabili; |
| 12. | encinyane yawo yasisithi kuyise: Baba, nginika isabelo sempahla esiqondene lami. Wasewehlukanisela impahla. |
| 13. | Njalo kungelansuku ezinengi emva kwalokhu indodana encinyane yabutha konke yasuka yahamba yaya elizweni elikhatshana, njalo lapho yachitha khona impahla yayo, iphila okobuhlanya. |
| 14. | Yathi isichithile konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelolizwe, yona yasiqala ukuswela. |
| 15. | Yasisuka yazihlanganisa lesinye sezakhamizi zalelolizwe; njalo sayithuma emasimini aso ukuze yeluse izingulube. |
| 16. | Yasifisa ukugcwalisa isisu sayo ngamakhasi ingulube eziwadlayo; njalo kwakungelamuntu oyinika ulutho. |
| 17. | Kwathi ingqondo yayo isibuyile yathi: Zingaki izisebenzi zikababa eziqatshiweyo ezilezinkwa ezinengi kakhulu, kanti mina ngiyafa yindlala; |
| 18. | ngizasukuma ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini, laphambi kwakho; |
| 19. | njalo kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngithiwe ngiy indodana yakho; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezisebenzi zakho eziqatshiweyo. |
| 20. | Yasisukuma yaya kuyise. Kodwa kuthe isesekhatshana, uyise wayibona, waba lesihelo, wagijima wawela entanyeni yayo, wayanga. |
| 21. | Indodana yasisithi kuye: Baba, ngonile ezulwini laphambi kwakho, futhi kangisafanelanga ukubizwa ngokuthi ngiy indodana yakho. |
| 22. | Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani lilethe isembatho esihle kakhulu liyigqokise, lifake indandatho esandleni sayo, lamanyathela enyaweni zayo; |
| 23. | lilethe ithole elinonisiweyo li li hlabe, njalo sidle sithokoze; |
| 24. | ngoba indodana yami le ibifile, isibuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, itholiwe; basebeqala ukuthokoza. |
| 25. | Kodwa indodana yakhe endala yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela lokusina. |
| 26. | Yasibizela kuyo omunye wezinceku, yabuza ukuthi zitshoni lezizinto. |
| 27. | Yasisithi kuyo: Umfowenu ufikile; loyihlo uhlabile ithole elinonisiweyo, ngoba ememukele ephila. |
| 28. | Kodwa yathukuthela, ayizange ifune ukungena; ngakho uyise waphuma wayincenga. |
| 29. | Kodwa yaphendula yathi kuyise: Khangela, iminyaka engaka ngikusebenzela, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho, kodwa kawuzange unginike lazinyane lembuzi, ukuze ngijabule kanye labangane bami. |
| 30. | Kodwa kuthe isifikile lindodana yakho eyachitha impahla yakho lezifebe, wayihlabela ithole elinonisiweyo. |
| 31. | Wasesithi kuyo: Ndodana, wena uhlezi ulami, futhi konke okungokwami kungokwakho. |
| 32. | Kodwa bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze; ngoba umfowenu lo owayefile, usebuye waphila; wayelahlekile, utholiwe. |
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