Mateus 20

Basebenzhi mumuunda.

1 "Bwami bwaku julu buli mbuli mwiine muunda, wakaunka chiindi chakuseni seni kunjizha basebenzhi mu muunda wakwe. 2 Bakazumizhana kubapa siliva ya lubulo yomwi abuzuba, amane wakabatuma kunka mukusebenza mumuunda wakwe.

3 Nikwakakasala chiindi lizuba nili yasa nkuumo (muma 9 koloko) wakaunka alimwi wakabona bambi kabainvi mumasena a kusambalila kabatachite chakuchita. 4 Wakabambila ati, ‘Muunke mukasebenze mu muunda wangu andimwe, ndamupa bulumbu bwelele.’ 5 Amana bakaunka.

"Alimwi chiindi chamalumwi wakaunka alimwi mangolesha wakachita bweenka. 6 Alimwi kachiya kumangolezha chakuma (5 koloko) wakaunka, wajana bambi kabainvi kabatachite chakuchita. Wakababuzha ati, ‘Nkambo nzhi muliinvi buzuba boonse kutaku chimutekuchita?’

7 "Nkambo taaku watunjizha nchito, bakanviila. ‘Wakabaambila kamunka andimwe musebenze mu muunda wangu.’

8 "Ono chiindi nichakashika ku mangolezha, mwiine muunda wakaambila musebezhi wakwe munene, ‘Baite basebenzhi boonse ubape bulumbu bwabo, utalikile kupa bakashalizha kunjila, wamana upe bakataanguna kunjila.’

9 Basebenzhi abo bakanjizhigwa chiindi kachiya kumangolezha bakapegwa siliva ya lubulo yomwi yomwi boonse. 10 Ono abo bakajinzhigwa chiindi chakuseni seni nibakaza, balo bakayeya kwaamba balapegwa maali anji. Pesi a balo bakapegwa bulumbu bweenka bwa siliva yomwi yomwi ya lubulo. 11 Nibakamana kutambula, bakatalika kutongaukila mwiine muunda. 12 Bakaamba ati, ‘Aba banjizhigwa kumamanino alimwi basebenza boo chiindi chishoonto, alimwi bapegwa bulumbu bwelene andiswe nitwasebenza nchito inene alimwi alumwi lwatubala!’

13 Mwiine muunda wakamunviila umwi ati, ‘Nshina kukuchenga umweenzuma. Mwakazumina kusebenzela abuzuba siliva yomwi yomwi ya lubulo. 14 Bweza maali ako uunke. Ndanda kupa uyu muntu ngu ndanjizha kumamanino bulumbu bweenka mbundapa kuli ndiwe. 15 Saa nshichite nguzu zhakusebenzha maali angu mbuli mbunyanda? Naa wanva munyono nkambo ndapa chakwanguluka?"

16 "Ono bali kumpela balakuba muunshi, alimwi bali muunshi balakuba kumpela."