22 “Kepha uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: ‘Sheshani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise, nifake indandatho esandleni sayo nezicathulo ezinyaweni,
23 nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, nilihlabe, sidle, sijabule;
24 ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, yabuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, seyatholakala;’ base beqala ukujabula.
25 “Kepha indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi iseza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina.
26 Yabiza omunye wabafana, yabuza ukuthi kwenze njani lokho.
27 Wathi kuyo: ‘Kufike umfowenu; uyihlo wahlaba ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, ngokuba ubuye wamthola ephilile.’
28 “Kepha yathukuthela, kayivumanga ukungena; uyise wayesephuma, wayincenga.