¹Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

¹Sa le manush kai chidenas e taksa ai le bezexalenge pashile pasha Jesus te ashunen leste.

²And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

²Ai le Farizeanuria ai le Gramnoturia denas pe duma, phenenas, kado manush primil le bezexalen, ai xal lensa.

³And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

³Ai O Jesus phendia lenge ek paramichi,

⁴What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

⁴"Savo anda tumende, kai si les iek shel bakre, te xasarela ieka, chi mekela le kolaver iniavardesh tai inia ande pusta, ai zhal te rodel o iek kai xasailo, zhi kai arakhel les?

⁵And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁵Ai kana arakhel les, thol les pe peske zea, raduimelo,

⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

⁶ai kana zhal khere, akharel peske vortakon ai le manush kai beshen pasha leste, phenelas lenge. Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem murho bakro kai sas xasardo.

⁷I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, [more] than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

⁷Phenav tumenge, "Avela mai but raduimos ando rhaio anda kodo iek bezexalo kai keisailo, de sar andal iniavardesh tai inia kai si vorta, kai chi trobul le te kein."

⁸Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?

⁸"Vai savi zhuvli kai si la desh kotora rupeske, te xasarel iek, chi dela iag e memeli, ai shilavel o kher, ai rodel lokorhes zhi kai arakhel les?

⁹And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

⁹Ai kana arakhlia les, akharel peske vortakon ai le manushen kai beshen pasha late, phenelas, "Raduin tume mansa; ke arakhlem o kotor le rupesko kai xasardemas."

¹⁰Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

¹⁰Sakadia, phenav tumenge, "Si raduimos anglal angeluria le Devleske anda iek bezexalo kai keilpe."

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons:

¹¹Ai wo phendia, ieke manushes sas les dui shave;

¹²and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

¹²O mai terno phendia peske dadeske, "Murho dat, de ma o barvalimos kai trobul te avel ma. Ai o dat dia les so trobulas te avel les dino.

¹³And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹³Xantsi dies pala kodia o mai terno shav kana lia so godi dia les lesko dat, gelotar andek them kai si dur, ai kotse xalia pesko barvalimos andek chorho traio.

¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

¹⁴Kana xasardia sa so sas les, iek bari bokha avili ande kodo them; porme vunzhe aresli e vriama ke trobul les swako fielo, ai sas les nai kanch.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁵Gelo te kerel buchi iek manushesko ande kodo themesko, kai tradia les pel kimpuria te pravarel le balen.

¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

¹⁶Ai manglino te xal e kozha le kukuruzoski kai xanas le bale; numa khonik chi delas les.

¹⁷But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

¹⁷Ai kana wo ande peste delpe goji phendia, "Sode slugi ka murho dat, si le mai but xabe sar trobul le, ai me merav bokhatar!"

¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:

¹⁸Wushtiava ai zhava ka murho dat, ai phenava leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute.

¹⁹I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

¹⁹Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav; ker mansa sar iek anda che slugi."

²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²⁰"Ai wushtilo, ai gelo ka pesko dat. Numa sar sas inker dur, lesko dat dikhlia les, ai pelia leske mila, ai nashlo, ai shudiape ka leske kox, ai chumidia les.

²¹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

²¹O shav phendia leske, "Murho dat, kerdem bezex karing O Del ai karing tute. Chi mai sim lasho te bushav cho shav."

²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

²²Numa o dat phendia peske slugenge. "Anen mai sigo e mai shukar rhocha, ai den la pe leste, thon leske angrusti po nai, ai shpargati andel punrhe;

²³and bring the fatted calf, [and] kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

²³Ai anen o vitselo o tsulo ai mudaren les, xas, ai veselisavas; ke murho shav kai sas mulo, avilo palpale ka traio;

²⁴for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

²⁴xasardo sas, ai akana arakhlia sas. Linepe te veselinpe."

²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁵"Numa o shav o mai phuro pel kimpuria sas; kana avilo palpale ai pashilo pasha kher, ashundia le jilia ai o khelimos.

²⁶And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

²⁶Akhardia iekes andel slugenge, ai phushlia les, "So kerenpe?"

²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

²⁷Ai o sluga phendia leske, "Cho phral avilo palpale khere, ai cho dat mudardia o vitselo, ke cho dat premisardia les, ai mishto sas cho phral." akhardia les,

²⁸But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him.

²⁸O mai phuro phral xolailo sas, ai chi manglia te zhal ando kher; lesko dat anklisto avri, ai rhugisailo leste te avel andre.

²⁹But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

²⁹Ai o mai phuro phral phendia peske dades, "Dikh! De but bersh kerdem buchi tuke, ai sagda kerdem che zakonuria; ai shoxar chi dian ma iek buzhno te veselima murhe vortakonsa!

³⁰but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

³⁰Numa kana cho shav avilo khere, kodo kai xalia che love zhuvliansa kai sas le chorho traio, leske mudardian o vitselo o tsulo."

³¹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

³¹Phendia leske, "Murho shav, sagda tu san mansa, ai so godi si ma chiro si.

³²But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is found.

³²Numa trobulsardiam te keras ek pachiv, ai te veselisavas; ke cho phral sas mulo, ai akana traiil; sas xasardo, ai akana arakhlia sas.'"