¹ Pu avasonga songo voni na vange avatula nogwa valutile khwa Yisu nu khupulihincha. ² Pu Avikhwandikha vavipile nukhunchova, "Umunu uyu ikhuvahegelencha avanyasambi nu khulya paniniye na vene." ³ Puu uYisu akhanchova ikhihwani khuvene akhanchova akhata ⁴ "Veni khulyumwe uvi alining'osi "100" nchingayage yimo, pu sakhahege khulonda yila yimo iyiyagile sikhunchilekha "99" iluta khulonda yila yimo, iluta khulonda iyi yagile nu khuyivona? ⁵ Nu mwene wayiwene pu ikhumibikha palivega nu khuhovokha. ⁶ Nifikha khunjengo, ikhuvilanga avanine na avabadihine akhavavula akhata muhovokhage paniniye nune, ukhuva niyiwene ing'osi yango iyi khayagile. ⁷ nikhuvavula vulevule ukhuta khulava nu khuhovokha umo unyasambi vuipela nu khukhuta, ukhulutilila avanyavulwel vala "99" avu vene vanchila khusita khupela ⁸ Khwale veni udala uvi iyancha ihela "10" nu khuyancha ihela yimo sa khatole ikhisikhi nukhumwemwesya nukhuhuma ukhulonda na makha goni nukhupata ihela yimo? ⁹ Vu awene iyiwene ihela ya mwene ikhuvilonga avanine nu khuvilanga avanine nukhuvilanga avabadihine nukhuta muhovokhage panine nune ukhuva niyiwene ihela iyikhayagile. ¹⁰ Pu nikhuvavula nita khukhule ukhuhovokha khuvulongolo khunsuhwa nu Nguluve ulwakhuva unyasambi yumo apelile." ¹¹ Nu Yisu akhanchova, "Umunu umo ale na vana vavili ¹² umwana udebe akhambula udadaye, Dada ume iligavo ilya vuhele uwa kyuma iyinogilwe khulyione nu vuhale. Pu akhagava ikyuma mugati imbene. ¹³ Pu isikhu nchi nyingi umwana udebe akhalundamana fyoni ifyalinafyo akhaluta khukhilunga ikya khuvutali nukhu, akha khinila ihela nchoni, nu khugula ifinu ifipelwapelwa, ifi vivi nu khutaganiya ikyuma nu khuhovokha ne khilunga. ¹⁴ Umwene vualile ikyuma kyooni, inchala imbaha yikhingila ikhilunga khila pu akhava ne njela imbaha. ¹⁵ Akhaluta khulonda imbombo khu munu uva khilunga khila, nu mwene akhang'ilikha khukyalo khya mwene ukhudima ingube. ¹⁶ Pu alikhunogwa ukhulya nu khwiguta na makhandi aganchisinche ingube, ulwakhuva, asikhuli umunu uvi apile ikyakhulya. ¹⁷ Pu umwana udebe akhasaga munumbula ya mwene, akhanchova va vombi, akhanchova vavombi valingi khwa dada vilya nu khunywa ifingi nune nifwa ne nchala! ¹⁸ Nune nihega nilutakhwa dada vango, nukhumbula, "Dada usyikhile khukyanya na pa khilunga na khumiho gakho. ¹⁹ Sanenogile ukhuta neve mwana vakho; umbikhe ndumbomba mbombo vakho." ²⁰ Pu akhahega akhaluta khwa dada va mwene. Vu anchige khuvutali udada va mwene akhambona nu khuvona ikhisa akhaluta na mbivoi nu khunyila nu khukhumbata nu khubusu. ²¹ Pu umwana ula akhambula akhata, 'dada nelimalunde gakho, usikhile khukyanya na pasi apa na khuvulongolo khumiho gakho savinogile ukhwilangiwa ukhuta neli mwana wako.' ²² Pu udada akhavavula avavombi va mwene, mulote umwenda unonu mufwali nche, pete nu khufwa lincha ifilato mumalende. ²³ Pu mukhatole isenga iyi dutwive mubude tulye nu khuhekhela. ²⁴ Ulwakhuva umwana vango afyulelino mwuoni. Ayagile lino avonikhe pu vakhatengula ukhuhekhela. ²⁵ Pu lino umwanaumbaha ale khukyalo, vu ikhwincha nu khuhegelela khukyaya akhapulikha inyimbo nu khwovela nu khukhina. ²⁶ Akhilanga uveimbombo yumo akhambuncha, khulikhikhi khukhuta khikhi? ²⁷ Umbomba mbombo akhata uvuvavo iuchile nu dada vakho abudile isenga iyidutwive ulwakhuva avuyile vunonu.' ²⁸ Umwana umbaha avipile ukhulutilila, akhabela nu khwingila mnyumba gati nu dada akhabembelesya ingile. ²⁹ Pu akhambula udadaye, 'Lola une, nekhuvombili imiakha gimingi, nu khwibata indagilo nchoni sugele ukhuma mwenamene, ukhuta ne hekhele na vayango. ³⁰ Ulwakhuva, vuinchile umwana vakho uve avangile ikhyama kyakho kyoni nu khulya ne valiguubudile igwada iyedutwive. ³¹ Udada akhambula akhata, 'Mwana vango, uve ukhale nune isikhu nchoni, nune vyoni ifi nelinafyo vyakho. ³² Pu yikhale lunonu khulyufwe ukhuhekhela nu khuhovokha, vu ulukhololwu avonikhe vu akhayagile, akhafyule lino alikhuwumi; na avonikhe."