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Olugero lw’Endiga Eyabula

15 (A)Awo abasolooza b’omusolo n’abakozi b’ebibi ne bakuŋŋaanira eri Yesu okumuwuliriza. (B)Naye Abafalisaayo n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka ne beemulugunya nga bagamba nti Yesu akolagana n’abantu abalina ebibi, n’okulya n’alya nabo.

(C)Yesu n’alyoka abagerera olugero luno ng’agamba nti, (D)“Singa omu ku mmwe abadde alina endiga kikumi, naye emu n’emubulako, taleka ziri ekyenda mu omwenda ku ttale n’agenda anoonya eri ebuze okutuusa Lw’agiraba? Bw’agiraba, agisitula ku bibegabega bye n’agitwala eka ng’ajaguza. (E)Bw’atuuka eka ayita mikwano gye ne baliraanwa be bajje ng’agamba nti, ‘Munsanyukireko kubanga endiga yange eyabadde ebuze, erabise.’ (F)Mu ngeri y’emu, mbagamba nti mu ggulu eribaayo essanyu lingi nnyo olw’omwonoonyi omu eyeenenyezza okusinga ekyenda mu omwenda abatuukirivu abateetaaga kwenenya.”

Olugero lw’Ennoso Eyabula

“Oba mukazi ki alina ennoso ze kkumi, emu n’emubulako, atakoleeza ttaala n’anoonya mu buli kasonda konna ak’ennyumba, n’ayera n’ebuziizi yenna okutuusa lw’agiraba? (G)Bw’agiraba, ayita mikwano gye ne baliraanwa be n’abagamba nti, ‘Munsanyukireko, ennoso yange eyabadde ebuze ngirabye.’ 10 (H)Mbategeeza nti mu ngeri y’emu omukozi w’ebibi omu bwe yeenenya, bamalayika ba Katonda bajjula essanyu.”

Olugero lw’omwana eyazaawa

11 (I)Awo Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Waaliwo omusajja eyalina batabani be babiri. 12 (J)Omuto n’agamba kitaawe nti, ‘Kitange, nkusaba ompe omugabo gwange ku bintu byo ogunsaanidde.’ Kitaawe n’abagabanyiza ebintu byabwe.

13 (K)“Waayitawo ennaku ntono, omwana omuto n’asibako ebintu bye byonna ne yeetambulira, n’agenda mu nsi ey’ewala. Bwe yatuuka eyo n’asaasaanya ebintu bye ne yeemalira mu binyumu. 14 Mu kiseera ekyo we yamalirawo ebintu bye byonna, n’enjala nnyingi we yagwira mu nsi omwo mwe yali, n’asiibanga era n’asulanga enjala. 15 (L)N’agenda abeere ew’omwami omu ow’omu nsi omwo n’amusaba amuwe omulimu, n’amusindika gye yalundiranga embizzi azirabirirenga. 16 Omulenzi ne yeegombanga okulyanga ebikuta by’embizzi, naye ne watabaawo amuwa kantu konna.

17 “Naye bwe yeddamu n’agamba nti, ‘Eka ewaffe, abasajja abapakasi aba kitange bafuna emmere nnyingi ne balya ne balemwa, naye nze ndi wano nfiira wano enjala! 18 (M)Nnaagenda eri kitange, mugambe nti, Kitange, nnyonoonye eri eggulu ne mu maaso go, 19 era sikyasaanira na kuyitibwa mwana wo. Nfunira omulimu mbeere ng’abapakasi bo.’ 20 (N)Bw’atyo n’asitula n’addayo ewa kitaawe.

“Naye bwe yali ng’akyaliko wala n’awaka, kitaawe n’amulengera ng’ajja, n’amusaasira nnyo. Kitaawe ng’ajjudde amaziga n’amusisinkana, n’amugwa mu kifuba n’amunywegera. 21 (O)Omwana n’agamba kitaawe nti, ‘Kitange, nnyonoonye eri eggulu ne mu maaso go. Sikyasaanira kuyitibwa mwana wo.’

22 (P)“Naye kitaawe n’alagira abaddu be nti, ‘Mwanguwe mangu! Muleete ekkanzu esinga obulungi mugimwambaze. Mumunaanike empeta ku ngalo ye, mumwambaze n’engatto! 23 Era mugende mutte ennyana eya ssava. Tufumbe embaga nnene tujaguze. 24 (Q)Kubanga mutabani wange ono yali afudde kaakano mulamu, yali azaaye laba wuuno azaawuse.’ Embaga n’etandika.

25 “Mu kiseera ekyo omwana omukulu yali ali mu nnimiro. Awo bwe yali akomawo eka ng’asemberedde ennyumba, n’awulira ennyimba ez’amazina. 26 N’ayita omu ku baweereza n’amubuuza bwe bibadde. 27 Omuweereza n’amutegeeza nti, ‘Muganda wo akomyewo, era kitammwe amuttidde ennyana eya ssava olwokubanga muganda wo akomyewo nga mulamu bulungi.’

28 (R)“Muganda we omukulu n’anyiiga, n’okuyingira n’atayingira mu nnyumba. Naye kitaawe n’ajja n’amwegayirira ayingire, 29 naye omwana n’amuddamu nti, ‘Emyaka gino gyonna nkukoledde, era tewali mulundi na gumu Lwe wali ondagidde ne nkujeemera. Naye tompangayo wadde akabuzi akato neesanyuseeko ne mikwano gyange. 30 (S)Naye kale mutabani wo olukomyewo ng’ebintu byo bye wamuwa amaze okubimalira mu bamalaaya, n’omuttira ennyana ensava.’

31 “Kitaawe n’amuddamu nti, ‘Laba mwana wange, tuli ffenna bulijjo, era byonna bye nnina bibyo. 32 (T)Kaakano kituufu okusanyuka n’okujaguza. Kubanga muganda wo, yali afudde, kaakano mulamu! Yali azaaye, wuuno azaawuse!’ ”

The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)

15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(C)

Then Jesus told them this parable:(D) “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(E) And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(F) I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(G)

The Parable of the Lost Coin

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’(H) 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(I)

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.(J) 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(K) So he divided his property(L) between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(M) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.(N) 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(O) against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(P)

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(Q) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(R) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(S) and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(T) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(U)

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 “The older brother became angry(V) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property(W) with prostitutes(X) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”(Y)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day’s wages