1 Abafurhiisa b'amakooli n'abanyabyaaha baliiri kuyegeera Yeesu yi bamuyunviriza. 2 aBafarisaayo n'abigiriza b'amarhegeko babeere baabona ntyo, bamuveeba ntya: «Oyu muntu y'ayankirira abanyabyaaha n'okulya nabo!»

3 Aliko Yeesu abachiira ogu mugani: 4 «Nde omu mwabo, nk'agwerhe ntaama egana, agaheza nguma omu zo, k'arhakaleka zila zindi makumi gali mwenda na mwenda omu mpinga y'aja gushonda ela eherere kugera amango ayibona? 5 N'akayibona, anayihira oku birhugo byaage n'obushagaluke bunene, 6 anagaluka emwage, anahamagala beera baage n'abatuuranyi baage n'okubabwira ntya: ‹Mushagaluke haguma naani, bulaala nabwene entaama yaani yali herere.› 7 Na ntyo mbabwirire byo, nji haaba obushagaluke bunene omu mpingu oku munyabyaaha muguma olekere ebyaaha byaage, ahaali h'abantu makumi gali mwenda na mwenda bakwaneene barhakeneere okuleka ebyaaha byaabo.»

8 Yeesu ashuba kuderha ntya: «Mukazi muchi, nk'agwerhe bicheri ekumi by'efuranga*15.8 Amango ma Yeesu, egicheri ch'efuranga chaali chingana n'omukamarho g'omuzizi muguma g'omukozi. n'agaheza gicheri kiguma, k'arhagachaana etara, agahyaagira enju n'agashonda bwinjabwinja kugera amango achibona? 9 Na hano abona echo gicheri, anahamagala abeerakazi n'abatuuranyi baage n'okuderha ntya: ‹Mushagaluke haguma naani, bulaala nabwene egicheri chaani ch'efuranga nalihezeze!› 10 Mbabwirire byo oku ntyo ku bamalahika ba Nnamahanga banashagaluka nk'omunyabyaaha muguma alekere ebyaaha byaage.»

11 Yeesu ashuba kuderha ntya: «Haliiri muntu muguma waligwerhe bagala babiri. 12 Omudoorho abwira eshe ntya: ‹Daarha, ompe echaani chigabi ch'agashambala chikwaneene kuba chaani.› Eshe abagabira bombi. 13 Enyuma wa siku zigeeke, omugala mudoorho aguza omwandu gwage n'okugenda omu gihugo cha hale. Mw'echo gihugo ashandaguza ebikulo byaage omu boorhere bubi. 14 Amalire kubishandaguza byooshi, enzara nene yaba mw'echo gihugo, arhondera kubula ngasi chintu. 15 Aja agenda gukolera omuntu muguma w'echo gihugo. Oyo muntu amurhuma omu mashwa maage kulagira engulube. 16 Oyo murhabana alema agifiija kulya oku biryo by'engulube sy'aliko ntaaye wamuheere byo. 17 Buzinda agishuba ko, aderha ntya: ‹Abakozi booshi ba daarha bali omu muhimbo, n'obo nyoono hano ndi naafa n'enzara! 18 Nagaluka emwa daarha, nanamubwira ntya: “Daarha, najirire echaaha embere za Nnamahanga n'embere zaawe. 19 Ntachikwaneene kuyirikwa mugala waawe. Oje wantoola nka muguma w'omu bakozi baawe.”› 20 Ava agaluka, aja emw'eshe.

«Abeere achiri hale n'aha mwabo, eshe amulangiira, amuyunvira obonjo bunene. Alibirha kumulinga, amuhoobera. 21 Omugala aj'amubwira ntya: ‹Daarha, najirire echaaha emwa Nnamahanga n'emwawe, ntachikwaneene guhamagalwa mugala waawe.› 22 Aliko eshe abwira abaja baage ntya: ‹Muyanguhe, muleerhe omwambalo gukwiriire bweneene mumuyambise go, mumuyambise olupeta oku mudoke munamuyambise ebiraato. 23 Muleerhe enyana eshishire muyibaage; rhujire edinye rhunasiime, 24 bulaala oyu mugala waani abaaga afiire leero afuukire, abaaga aherere leero abonekere.› Banarhondera edinye.

25 «Mw'ako gashanji, omugala w'efula aliiri omu shwa. Abeere agaluka, n'okuyegeera aha mwabo, ayunva abantu bali kuyimpa n'okuzina. 26 Ahamagala muguma omu bakozi b'eshe, amubaza bichi byabeere. 27 Omukozi amubwira ntya: ‹Mudoorho waawe agalukire bobunoola yisho ayirhire enyana eshishire, bulaala amubwene mugumaguma.› 28 Oyo mugala w'efula ayunva oburhe, alahira kuja omu nju. Eshe ahuluka kumurhebeereza aje mo. 29 Aliko abwira eshe ntya: ‹Tala! Hamaagera myaaka minene bweneene eyi ndi nagukolera. Ntashubiraga kuvuna erhegeko lyaawe chiro n'eliguma. N'obo orhashubiraga kumpa chiro omwana gw'empene yi nshagaluka haguma na beera baani. 30 Aliko oyu mugala waawe wahezeze ebikulo byaawe omu bubaraga, abeere agaluka, wamubagiire enyana eshishire!› 31 Eshe amubwira ntya: ‹Mwana waani, oli haguma naani esiku zooshi, na byooshi ngwerhe biri byaawe. 32 Sy'aliko byaalihemere rhujire edinye n'ogushagaluka, bulaala oyu mwene wenyu abaaga afiire, aliko afuukire; abaaga aherere, aliko abonekere!›»