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Ba'gi Yungh Dingx Laaih Nyei Waac-Beiv

(Beiv mangc Matv^taai 18:12-14)

 1Maaih nzunc maaih siou nzou-zinh nyei mienh caux mengh dauh waaic nyei mienh⚓ daaih fatv Yesu, oix muangx ninh njaaux leiz.⚓ 2Faa^li^si Mienh caux njaaux leiz nyei fin-saeng ziouc ngopv Yesu. Ninh mbuo gorngv, “Naaiv laanh mienh a'hneiv zipv naaic deix mengh dauh waaic nyei mienh, corc aengx caux ninh mbuo nyanc hnaangx.” 3Yesu ziouc gorngv naaiv diuh waac-beiv bun ninh mbuo muangx.
  4“Se gorngv meih mbuo haaix dauh maaih yietc baeqv dauh ba'gi yungh, maaih dauh dingx laaih mingh, ninh hnangv haaix nor zoux? Ninh maiv zeiz guangc jienv wuov deix juov ziepc juov dauh yiem wuov miev-ciangv, mingh lorz taux buatc dingx laaih wuov dauh fai? 5Lorz buatc daaih ninh a'hneiv haic, ziouc zorqv yungh daapv jienv mba'dauh nzuonx.
  6“Taux biauv ninh heuc ninh nyei gorx-youz caux laangz zaangc mienh daaih, mbuox ninh mbuo, ‘Oix zuqc lomh nzoih tengx yie a'hneiv. Weic zuqc yie nyei ba'gi yungh, dingx laaih mingh wuov dauh, yie lorz buatc daaih aqv.’
  7“Yie mbuox meih mbuo, fih hnangv nyei. Maaih laanh mienh goiv hnyouv guangc zuiz nor, yiem tin-dorngh wuov deix a'hneiv haic, zungv gauh a'hneiv maaih juov ziepc juov laanh kuv mienh maiv qiemx zuqc goiv hnyouv guangc zuiz.

Auv-Guaav Nyei Zinh Dingx Laaih Nyei Waac-Beiv

 8“Fai se gorngv maaih dauh m'sieqv dorn maaih ziepc norm zinh,⚓ dingx laaih yietc norm, ninh hnangv haaix nor zoux? Ninh maiv zeiz diemv dang daaih ziux jienv, puotv ninh nyei biauv longx-longx nyei lorz norm-norm dorngx, lorz taux buatc fai? 9Lorz buatc daaih, ninh ziouc heuc mienh muoz-doic caux laangz zaangc mienh daaih, gorngv mbuox ninh mbuo, ‘Lomh nzoih tengx yie a'hneiv oc. Weic zuqc yie nyei zinh, dingx laaih wuov norm, yie lorz buatc daaih aqv.’
  10“Yie mbuox meih mbuo, se gorngv maaih dauh zuiz-mienh goiv hnyouv guangc zuiz, Tin-Hungh nyei fin-mienh fih hnangv nyei a'hneiv haic aqv.”

Dorn-Faix Dingx Laaih Nyei Waac-Beiv

 11Yesu aengx gorngv, “Maaih laanh mienh maaih i dauh dorn. 12Dorn-faix gorngv mbuox ninh nyei die, ‘Aa Die aah! Die paaiv bun yie nyei buonc jaa-dingh tov ih zanc bun yie oc.’ Ninh nyei die ziouc zorqv ninh nyei jaa-dingh ga'naaiv daaih bun nqoi ninh mbuo i muoz mi'aqv.
  13“Nqa'haav i ziex hnoi hnangv, dorn-faix ziouc zorqv ninh nyei buonc maaic benx nyaanh daaih gapv zunv dorh jienv cuotv deic-bung go-go nyei mingh. Taux norm deic-bung, ninh yiem wuov la'guaih zaaux nzengc ninh nyei nyaanh. 14Zaaux nzengc nyaanh wuov zanc yaac doix jienv ninh yiem wuov norm deic-bung buangh zuqc domh huaang domh ngorc. Ninh nyei nyaanh yaac dangx nzengc mi'aqv. 15Ninh ziouc gan dauh wuov norm deic-bung nyei mienh zoux gong. Wuov dauh mienh paaiv ninh mingh ndeic goux dungz.
  16“Goux gau dungz, buatc dungz nyanc dopc kuqv, ninh za'gengh oix nyanc haic aqv. Mv baac maiv maaih haaix dauh bun haaix nyungc ninh nyanc.
  17“Zoux gau, ninh hnamv-nzuonx. ‘Jangx zuqc yie nyei die nyei bou mbuo. Lungh donx ninh mbuo nyanc liuz hopv liuz, zungv corc maaih zengc nyei. Yie yiem naaiv oix zuqc ngorc daic. 18Yie oix nzuonx mingh mbuox yie nyei die, “Aa Die aah! Yie ziqc zuiz Tin-Hungh yaac ziqc zuiz die. 19Yangh naaiv jiex yie maiv puix die nyiemc yie zoux dorn aqv. Yie tov meih funx yie se hnangv yietc dauh meih nyei bou nor oc.” ’ 20Ninh ziouc jiez sin cuotv jauv nzuonx ninh nyei die wuov.
 “Nzuonx gau, corc leih go deix nyei, ninh nyei die buatc, zieqv duqv ninh nyei dorn aqv. Za'gengh korv-lienh haic ziouc tiux mingh taux, qam jienv ninh nyei dorn zom.
  21“Ninh nyei dorn gorngv, ‘Aa Die aah! Yie ziqc zuiz Tin-Hungh yaac ziqc zuiz die. Ih zanc yie zungv maiv puix die nyiemc yie zoux dorn aqv.’
  22“Mv baac ninh nyei die heuc ninh nyei bou mbuo, ‘Nqongh mingh zorqv nzueic jiex wuov deix lui-ndaauv daaih tengx ninh zuqv jienv. Aengx zorqv buoz-ndoqv-nzaeng daaih tengx ninh dangh jienv. Heh yaac zorqv daaih tengx ninh daapc jienv. 23Oix zuqc aengx mingh zorqv junc jiex wuov dauh ngongh dorn daix daaih, mbenc daaih nyanc houc ninh. 24Weic zuqc yie naaiv dauh dorn daic mingh aengx nangh daaih. Dingx laaih mingh aengx lorz buatc daaih.’ Zuangx mienh ziouc jiez gorn houc ninh aqv.
  25“Wuov zanc dorn-hlo yiem wuov ndeic. Nzuonx taux biauv-hlen haiz biomv nzatc, mborqv lorh, mborqv nzoz, cangx heix nyei qiex mbui. 26Ninh ziouc heuc dauh bou daaih naaic, ‘Wuov biauv ninh mbuo zoux haaix nyungc?’ 27Bou gorngv, ‘Meih nyei youz nzuonx daaih aqv. Meih nyei die heuc zorqv junc jiex wuov dauh ngongh dorn daix daaih nyanc houc meih nyei youz, weic zuqc meih nyei die duqv ninh nyei dorn nzuonx daaih longx nyei.’
  28“Dorn-hlo qiex jiez haic ziouc maiv kangv bieqc biauv aqv. Ninh nyei die ziouc cuotv daaih kuinx ninh bieqc. 29Dorn-hlo gorngv, ‘Mangc gaax! Yie hnangv nouh gauv nor tengx meih zoux gong taux ih zanc aqv. Maiv maaih yietc nzunc yie maiv muangx meih nyei waac niaa. Meih bun jiex haaix nyungc yie? Liemh yietc dauh yungh dorn zungv maiv bun jiex yie weic caux yie nyei gorx-youz nyanc zoux jorm yietc nzunc niaa. 30Meih naaic dauh dorn aeqv, la'guaih maaiz sieqv hienx, zorqv meih nyei jaa-dingh ga'naaiv zaaux njang nzengc nzuonx daaih. Meih corc se aengx zorqv junc jiex wuov dauh ngongh dorn daix daaih houc ninh!’
  31“Ninh nyei die dau, ‘Dorn aac, meih haaix zanc yaac caux yie yiem. Yie nyei yietc zungv ga'naaiv se meih nyei. 32Mv baac yie mbuo oix zuqc zoux jorm njien-youh nyei houc, weic zuqc meih nyei naaiv dauh youz daic mingh aengx nangh daaih, dingx laaih mingh aengx nzuonx daaih aqv.’+”

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

 1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
 3Then Jesus told them this parable: 4“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

 8“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins⚓and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

 11Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
  13“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
  17“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20So he got up and went to his father.
 “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
  21“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
  22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
  25“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
  28“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
  31“ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”