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Umfanekiso wentombi ezilitshumi

1 Ngalesosikhathi umbuso wamazulu uzafananiswa lentombi ezilitshumi ezathatha izibane zazo zaphuma ukuhlangabeza umyeni. 2 Njalo ezinhlanu zazo zazihlakaniphile, lezinhlanu zaziyizithutha. 3 Eziyizithutha, zathatha izibane zazo, kazithathanga amafutha; 4 kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zathatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye lezibane zazo. 5 Kwathi umyeni esephuzile, zawozela zonke zalala ubuthongo. 6 Kodwa phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa: Khangelani, umyeni uyeza, phumani liyemhlangabeza! 7 Zasezivuka lezontombi zonke, zalungisa izibane zazo. 8 Eziyizithutha zasezisithi kwezihlakaniphileyo: Sipheni amanye amafutha enu, ngoba izibane zethu ziyacitsha. 9 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula, zathi: Hlezi angaseneli thina lani; kodwa kungcono ukuthi lihambe liye kwabathengisayo lizithengele. 10 Kwathi zisiyathenga, weza umyeni. Ezasezilungile zasezingena laye emtshadweni, kwasekuvalwa umnyango. 11 Kwathi emva kwalokho zafika lezinye intombi, zathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele! 12 Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: Qiniso ngithi kini: Angilazi lina. 13 Ngakho lindani, ngoba kalilwazi usuku lehola, iNdodana yomuntu eza ngalo.

Umfanekiso wemali

14 Ngoba kunjengomuntu owasuka elizweni lakibo wabiza inceku zakhe, wazinika impahla zakhe; 15 kwathi enye wayinika amathalente* amahlanu, lenye amabili, lenye lalinye, kwaba yileyo laleyo njengamandla ayo; njalo wahle wasuka. 16 Leyo eyayemukele amathalente amahlanu yasihamba yathengiselana ngawo, yenza amanye amathalente amahlanu. 17 Ngokunjalo laleyo elamabili, layo yazuza amanye amabili. 18 Kodwa leyo eyayemukele lalinye yasuka yagebha emhlabathini yayifihla imali yenkosi yayo. 19 Kwathi emva kwesikhathi eside inkosi yalezonceku yafika, yazilandisela-ke. 20 Kwasekusiza eyayemukele amathalente amahlanu yaletha amanye amathalente amahlanu, yathi: Nkosi, wanginika amathalente amahlanu; khangela, ngizuzile amanye amathalente amahlanu phezu kwawo. 21 Inkosi yayo yasisithi kiyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo lethembekileyo, ubuthembekile ezintweni ezinlutshwana, ngizakubeka phezu kwezinengi; ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho. 22 Kwasekusiza laleyo eyayemukele amathalente amabili yathi: Nkosi, wanginika amathalente amabili; khangela, ngizuzile amanye amathalente amabili phezu kwawo. 23 Inkosi yayo yathi kiyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo lethembekileyo, ubuthembekile ezintweni ezinlutshwana, ngizakubeka phezu kwezinengi; ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho. 24 Kodwa kweza laleyo eyayemukele ithalente elilodwa yathi: Nkosi, bengikwazi wena ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni, uvuna lapho ongahlanyelanga khona, njalo ubutha lapho ongahlakazanga khona; 25 ngasengisesaba, ngasuka ngalifihla ithalente lakho emhlabathini; khangela, ulokwakho. 26 Kodwa inkosi yayo yaphendula yathi kiyo: Nceku embi lelivila, ubusazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho engingahlanyelanga khona, njalo ngibutha lapho engingahlakazanga khona; 27 ngakho ngabe ubekile imali yami ebhanga, njalo ngifika mina ngemukela okwami lenzuzo. 28 Ngakho mthatheleni ithalente, lilinike yena olamathalente alitshumi. 29 Ngoba wonke olakho uzaphiwa, uzakwengezelelwa; kodwa ongelakho, uzathathelwa, lalokho alakho. 30 Leyonceku engasizi lutho iphoseleni emnyameni ongaphandle; kuzakuba khona lapho ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo.

Ukugweba kweNdodana yomuntu

31 Njalo nxa isiza iNdodana yomuntu ngobukhosi bayo, lengilosi ezingcwele zonke laye, kung'khona izahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sodumo lwayo, 32 kuzabuthelwa phambi kwayo izizwe zonke, njalo izabehlukanisa abanye kwabanye, njengomelusi esehlukanisa izimvu embuzini; 33 ibisibeka izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo, kodwa imbuzi ngakwesokhohlo. 34 Kung'khona-ke iNkosi izakuthi kubo abangakwesokunene sayo: Wozani, lina elibusisiweyo nguBaba, lidle ilifa lombuso eliwulungiselweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. 35 Ngoba ngangilambile, langinika ukudla; ngangomile, langinathisa; ngangingowemzini, langemukela; 36 ngangihamba nqunu, langigqokisa; ngangigula, leza ukungibona; ngangisentolongweni, leza kimi. 37 Khona abalungileyo bazayiphendula, besithi: Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, njalo sakunika ukudla, kumbe womile, njalo sakunathisa? 38 Njalo sakubona nini ungowemzini, futhi sakwemukela, kumbe uhamba nqunu, futhi sakugqokisa? 39 Njalo sakubona nini ugula, loba usentolongweni, njalo seza kuwe? 40 Futhi iNkosi izaphendula ithi kubo: Qiniso ngithi kini: Njengoba likwenzile komunye walaba abafowethu abancinyane, likwenzile kimi. 41 Ngalesosikhathi izakuthi njalo kubo abangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi, lina eliqalekisiweyo, liye emlilweni olaphakade, olungiselwe udiyabhola lengilosi zakhe. 42 Ngoba ngangilambile, kodwa kalinginikanga ukudla; ngangomile, kodwa kalinginathisanga; 43 ngangingowemzini, kodwa kalingemukelanga; ngangihamba nqunu, kodwa kalingigqokisanga; ngangigula, ngangisentolongweni, kodwa kalizanga ukungibona. 44 Khona lalaba bazamphendula, besithi: Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, loba womile, loba ungowemzini, loba uhamba nqunu, loba ugula, loba usentolongweni, kodwa kasakusiza? 45 Isizabaphendula, ithi: Qiniso ngithi kini: Njengoba lingakwenzanga komunye walaba abancinyane, kalikwenzanga lakimi. 46 Lalaba bazakuya ekujezisweni okulaphakade; kodwa abalungileyo empilweni elaphakade.

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