1ⲛⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
1Siku moja, watoza ushuru na wahalifu wengi walikwenda kumsikiliza Yesu.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
2Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakaanza kunung'unika: "Mtazameni mtu huyu! Anawakaribisha wenye dhambi, na tena anakula nao."
3ⲁϥϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
3Yesu akawajibu kwa mfano:
4ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲣ̅ ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ.
4"Hivi, mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, akigundua kwamba mmoja wao amepotea, atafanya nini? Atawaacha wale tisini na tisa mbugani, na kwenda kumtafuta yule aliyepotea mpaka ampate.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟϯ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ.
5Akimpata, atambeba mabegani kwa furaha.
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
6Anapofika nyumbani, atawaita rafiki zake akiwaambia, Furahini pamoja nami, kwa sababu nimempata yule kondoo wangu aliyepotea.
7ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
7Kadhalika nawaambieni, ndivyo kutakavyokuwa na furaha mbinguni kwa ajili ya kutubu kwa mwenye dhambi mmoja, kuliko kwa ajili ya watu tisini na tisa wanaojiona kuwa wema, wasiohitaji kutubu.
8ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥⲁⲣϩ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϫⲉⲙⲥ.
8"Au mwaonaje? Tuseme mwanamke fulani ana sarafu kumi za fedha, akipoteza moja, atafanya nini? Atawasha taa, aifagie nyumba na kuitafuta kwa uangalifu mpaka aipate.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲥⲕⲓϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
9Akiipata, atawaita rafiki na jirani zake akisema, Furahini pamoja nami, kwa sababu nimeipata ile sarafu yangu iliyopotea.
10ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
10Kadhalika nawaambieni, ndivyo watakavyofurahi malaika wa Mungu kwa sababu ya mwenye dhambi mmoja anayetubu."
11ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
11Yesu akaendelea kusema, "Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye wana wawili.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ.
12Yule mdogo, alimwambia baba yake: Baba, nipe urithi wangu. Naye akawagawia mali yake.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
13Baada ya siku chache, yule mdogo aliuza urithi wake, akasafiri na fedha aliyopata, akaenda nchi ya mbali ambako aliitumia ovyo.
14ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
14Alipomaliza kutumia kila kitu, kukatokea njaa kali katika nchi ile, naye akaanza kuhangaika.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉϣⲁⲩ.
15Akaomba kazi kwa mwananchi mtu mmoja wa huko naye akampeleka shambani mwake kulisha nguruwe.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
16Alitamani kula maganda waliyokula wale nguruwe, ila hakuna mtu aliyempa kitu.
17ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ.
17Alipoanza kupata akili akafikiri: Mbona kuna wafanyakazi wengi wa baba yangu wanaokula na kusaza, nami ninakufa njaa?
18ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18Nitarudi kwa baba yangu na kumwambia: Baba, nimemkosea Mungu, na nimekukosea wewe pia.
19⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭ ⲉ.
19Sistahili hata kuitwa mwanao. Nifanye kama mmoja wa wafanyakazi wako.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ.
20Basi, akaanza safari ya kurudi kwa baba yake. Alipokuwa bado yu mbali, baba yake alimwona, na kwa moyo wa huruma alimkimbilia, akamkumbatia na kumbusu.
21ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏ ⲣⲓ.
21"Mwanawe akamwambia: Baba, nimemkosea Mungu, na nimekukosea wewe pia. Sistahili hata kuitwa mwanao.
22ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲏⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
22Lakini baba yake akawaambia watumishi wake: Haraka! Leteni nguo nzuri mkamvike! Mvisheni pete na viatu!
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ϣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
23Mchinjeni ndama mnono; tule kusherehekea!
24ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
24Kwa sababu huyu mwanangu alikuwa amekufa, kumbe yu mzima alikuwa amepotea, lakini sasa amepatikana. Wakaanza kufanya sherehe.
25ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ ⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
25"Wakati huo kaka yake alikuwa bado shambani. Alipokuwa akirudi na kukaribia nyumbani akasikia vifijo na ngoma.
26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
26Akamwita mmoja wa watumishi, akamwuliza: Kuna nini?
27ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ.
27Huyo mtumishi akamwambia: Ndugu yako amerudi nyumbani, na baba yako amemchinjia ndama mnono kwa kuwa amempata akiwa salama salimini.
28ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
28Huyo kijana mkubwa akawaka hasira hata akakataa kuingia nyumbani. Baba yake akatoka nje na kumsihi aingie.
29⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲉⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
29Lakini yeye akamjibu: Kumbuka! Miaka yote nimekutumikia, sijavunja amri yako hata mara moja. Umenipa nini? Hujanipa hata mwana mbuzi mmoja nikafanye sherehe pamoja na rafiki zangu!
30ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ.
30Lakini mtoto wako huyu aliyekula mali yako pamoja na makahaba, mara tu alipokuja umemchinjia yule ndama mnono.
31⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲉ.
31Baba yake akamjibu: Mwanangu, wewe uko pamoja nami siku zote, na kila nilicho nacho ni chako.
32ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ
32Ilitubidi kufanya sherehe na kufurahi, kwa sababu huyu ndugu yako alikuwa amekufa, kumbe yu mzima; alikuwa amepotea, lakini sasa amepatikana."