Umzekeliso Wezisebenzi Esivinini
1 "Ngoba umbuso wezulu unjengomlimi owaphuma ekuseni kakhulu wayaqhatsha amadoda okusebenza esivinini sakhe. 2 Wathembisa ukubaholisa idenari okwalolosuku wasebathumela esivinini sakhe.
3 Waphuma njalo ngehola lesificamunwemunye ekuseni wabona abanye bezimele nje emsikeni bengenzi lutho. 4 Wabatshela wathi, ‘Lani hambani liyesebenza esivinini sami, ngizaliholisa okufaneleyo.’ 5 Ngakho bahamba.
Wabuye waphuma emini sekubanga ihola lesithathu emini wenza okufanayo. 6 Sekusondele ihola lesihlanu waphuma wafumana abanye bezimele nje khonapho. Wababuza wathi, ‘Kungani belilokhu limi lapha ilanga lonke lingenzi lutho na?’
7 Bamphendula bathi, ‘Ngoba kakho osiqhatshileyo.’
Wathi kubo, ‘Lani hambani liyesebenza esivinini sami.’
8 Kwathi sekuntambama, umninisivini wathi enduneni yezinceku, ‘Biza izinceku uziphe iholo lazo, uqalise ngabokucina usehla usiya kwabokuqala.’
9 Izinceku ezaqhatshwa sekubanga ihola lesihlanu ntambama zeza ngamunye zaphiwa idenari. 10 Kwathi sekufike labo abaqhatshwa kuqala balindela ukuphiwa okwedlulayo. Kodwa ngamunye wabo waphiwa idenari. 11 Bonela ukuyamukela baqalisa ukumsola umnininsimu besithi, 12 ‘Lababantu abaqhatshwe ekucineni basebenze ihola elilodwa kuphela kodwa usubalinganise lathi thina esithwale kanzima ngomsebenzi sitshiswa lilanga usuku lonke.’
13 Kodwa waphendula omunye wabo wathi, ‘Mnakwethu, angikudlelezeli ngalutho. Kawuvumanga yini ukusebenzela idenari? 14 Thatha umholo wakho uhambe. Mina ngithanda ukupha indoda leyo eqhatshwe muva okulingana lalokho engikunike khona. 15 Kangilalungelo na lokwenza loba yini engiyithandayo ngemali yami? Kumbe ulomhawu ngokuphana kwami na?’
16 Ngakho owokucina uzakuba ngowokuqala, lowokuqala abe ngowokucina."
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