Mwaana Oohuwela
Little Zebra Books
Magriet Brink

Luuka 15:11-32

Mulopwana mmoha aakhalano anamwane awe eeli aasilopwana.

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Mukhaani aaloca ni apaapa awe, ariki: "Paapa, mukinnye hihano makupa a muhakhu anyu kineeraaka kaakhele mukhwile."

Apaapaaya yaahaakawela muhakhu aya.

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Evinre mahiku tonto, mwaana yoole mukhaani aathukumanya muhakhu awe woothene,

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avinya ayaaka elapo yoorekamela, weiwe mu olavilavi awe aamaliha muhakhu yoole.

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Amalinhe soothene, yaachoowa etala etokotoko mweelapo yeele, nave owo aapacerya othowiwa.

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Vaavaa, aavinya anamulapa muchu a mweelaponi mwemmwe, amuruma omaca wawe wi anavaha yoolya ikupa.

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Ari weiwe, aanakhwela wiipha etala ni sawiima sawuuma ikupa saalyaaya, nto haavo aamvaha echu. Uupuwenleiye, aahi: "Anamuteko a apaapa
waaca, annalya enavona, nto miyo kinnakhwa etala nno."

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"Kinamvinya kaaphwanye apaapa aka, wi kaloceno, kiriki: Paapa, koochekela wirimu ni vamiithoni vanyu. Vano nkiri oophwanela weeriwa mwaninyu. Nto mukeere ntoko mmoha a anamuteko anyu."

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Aavinya akookela wa apaapa awe.

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Arwaaka hiihaale ociiwene, apaapa awe yaamoona, emoriwano ikharari, emuchimakela, emukhupaarela, emunuula.

Mwaana yoole aaloca, ariki: "Paapa koochekela wirimu ni vamiithoni vanyu; vano nkinaphwanela weeriwa mwaninyu."

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Nto apaapa awe, yaaloca ni anamuteko aya, eriki: "Mwaakuve, muruuhe soowara sooreerasha mumwarihe, mumwarihe tho muneela mukathani ni isapatho mwiinaanini. Mmuruuhe mwaasana ooneneva a emope, mmwiiphe, nimukhuure nave nihakalale, ntakhara mwanaka ola aakhwa, vano oovinya; aarimeela, vano ohooneya." Vaavaa, yaapacerya ohakalala.

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Nto mwaana mutokweene aari omaca, arwaaka, aacamelaka vaate, aaniiwa wiipa ni wiina. Aamwiichana namuteko mmoha, amukoha echu yeereya owaani. Namuteko aahaakhula, ariki: "Munnaa toruule, nave apaapaa aamwiipha mwaasaana ooneneva a emope, ntakhara ohoorwa ari mukumi."

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Nto owo aananariwa, ahikhwelaru ovolowa; apaapa awe yaakhuma emulapelela wi avolowe. Owo aawaakhula apaapa awe, ariki: "Miyaakha mincipale koolapelakaani ntoko kapuro, nkintonko ohiwiiwelelaani, nto nyuwo hamuntokoru okivaha epuri mano, wi kipuhe ni asinthamwene aka."

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"Vano oruuleiye mwaninyu ola, olyile muhakhu anyu ni athiyana a anamararuwe, moomwiiphela yoowo mwaasana a emope ooneneva!"

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Apaapa awe yaamwaakhula, eriki: "Mwanaka, weyo mahiku oothene ori ni miyo, nave yoothene eri yaaka ti yawaa. Chiri ti waphaama opuha ni ohakalala vamoha, ntakhara munnaa ola, aakhwa vano oovinya, aarimeela, vano ohooneya."

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Mwaana Oohuwela
Author - Little Zebra Books
Translation - Little Zebra Books
Illustration - Magriet Brink, Leo Daly
Language - Elomwe
Level - Longer paragraphs