ULuka 15 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

15 ¹Ke kaloku ababuthi berhafu naboni babesondela bonke, beze kuva kuye. ^a a v1 Ababuthi berhafu babedeleleke kakhulu njengabangcatshi — amaYuda awayebuthela iRoma imali, edla ngokubiza ngaphezulu azigcinele umahluko. ²Baza abaFarisi nababhali bakrokra, besithi: “Lo mntu wamkela aboni, adle nabo.”

³Waza ke wababalisela lo mzekeliso, wathi:

⁴“Nguwuphi na umntu kuni, onezimvu ezilikhulu, othi akulahlekelwa nye kuzo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi asithoba anesithoba endle, aye kulandele leyo ilahlekileyo ade ayifumane? ⁵Athi ke akuyifumana, ayibeke emagxeni akhe, evuya.” ⁶Athi akufika endlwini, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo bakhe nabamelwane, athi kubo: “Vuyani nam—ndiyifumene imvu yam ebilahlekile.” ⁷“Ndithi kuni, ngokunjalo, kuya kubakho uvuyo olungakumbi ezulwini ngomoni omnye oguqukayo, kunamalungisa angamashumi asithoba anesithoba angasweliyo ukuguquka.”

UBawo Ufuna Ingqekembe Elahlekileyo

⁸“Okanye nguwuphi na umfazi onengqekembe zesilivere ezilishumi, nganye ingumvuzo wemini, othi akulahlekelwa nye, angalayiti isibane, atshayele indlu, afune ngenyameko ade ayifumane?” ⁹Athi akuyifumana, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo bakhe nabamelwane, athi: “Vuyani nam, kuba ndiyifumene ingqekembe ebindilahlekele.” ¹⁰“Ngokunjalo, ndithi kuni, kukho uvuyo phambi kwezithunywa zikaBawo wethu ngomoni omnye oguqukayo.”

UBawo Ugidima Esiya Kwamkela UNyana Wakhe Ekhaya

¹¹Waza wathi: “Kwakukho umntu owayenoonyana ababini.”

¹²“Lathi kuyise unyana omnci: ‘Bawo, ndinike isabelo sam elifeni.’ Waza wahlula impahla yakhe phakathi kwabo. ¹³Kungekudala emva koko, unyana omnci wazihlanganisa zonke izinto abenazo, wemka waya kwelinye ilizwe elikude, waza wachitha ubutyebi bakhe apho ephila ngokungakhathali. ¹⁴Akuba echithe konke, kwabakho indlala enzima kwelo lizwe, waza waqala ukuswela. ¹⁵Wahamba ke waya kuqeshwa ngomnye umntu welizwe elo, owamthumela emasimini akhe ukuba aluse iihagu. ¹⁶Walangazelela ukuzalisa isisu sakhe ngamaqokobhe awayetyiwa ziihagu, kodwa akukho namnye owayemnika.”

¹⁷Wathi akuzibuyela ingqondo, wathi: “Bangaphi na abaqeshwa bakabawo abanesonka eseleyo, kanti mna apha ndife yindlala?” ¹⁸“‘Ndiya kuphakama ndigoduke ndibuyele kubawo, ndithi kuye: “Bawo, ndonile kwezulu naphambi kwakho.”’ ¹⁹‘Andisafanele ukubizwa ngokuba ndingunyana wakho; ndenze njengomnye wabaqeshwa bakho.’”

²⁰“Wesuka waya kuyise. Esekude, wambona uyise, wasikwa yimfesane—wagidima, wamwola, wamanga.” ^b b v20 Kwinkcubeko kaYesu, indoda enesidima yayingaze igidime esidlangalaleni—ukubaleka kukayise yayisisenzo esothusayo, esizimiseleyo sothando nokuzithoba.

²¹Wathi unyana: “Bawo, ndonile kwezulu naphambi kwakho. Andisafanele ukubizwa ngokuba ndingunyana wakho.”

²²Kodwa uyise wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Khawulezani nizise ingubo eyona ilungileyo nimnxibe yona, nifake umsesane esandleni sakhe neembadada ezinyaweni zakhe.”

²³“‘Yizani nethole elityetyisiweyo nixhele, size sidle senze umbhiyozo.’ ²⁴‘Kuba lo nyana wam ubefile, uphila kwakhona; ubelahlekile, ufunyenwe.’ Baza baqala ukwenza umbhiyozo.”

²⁵“Ke unyana wakhe omkhulu wayesentsimini; akusondela endlwini ebuya, weva ingoma nomngqungqo. ²⁶Waza wabiza omnye wabakhonzi, wabuza ukuba kwenzeka ntoni na. ²⁷Wathi kuye: ‘Ufikile umnakwenu, waza uyihlo walixhela ithole elityetyisiweyo, ngenxa yokuba umfumene ephilile esindile.’ ²⁸Kodwa waqumba, akavuma ukungena. Waphuma uyise wambongoza, ²⁹kodwa waphendula wathi kuyise: ‘Khangela, iminyaka yonke le ndikukhonzile, ndingazange ndasiphula isiyalelo sakho—kanti wena awuzange undinike nokuba litakane lebhokhwe ukuze ndenze umbhiyozo nabahlobo bam.’ ³⁰‘Kodwa uthe wakufika lo nyana wakho, obudlileyo ubutyebi bakho namahenyukazi, wena wamxhelela ithole elityetyisiweyo!’”

³¹Wathi kuye: “Nyana, wena uhlala unam, kwaye konke endinako kokwakho.”

³²“‘Bekufanelekile ukuba sivuye senze umbhiyozo: lo mnakwenu ubefile, uphila; ubelahlekile, ufunyenwe.’”