Ukulungela Ukubuya koMyeni
Iintombi ezintlanu zomtshato ziyaphelelwa yioli zize zifike umnyango sele uvaliwe. Isicaka esoyikayo singcwaba isilivere yenkosi yaso size siyilahlekise. Kwandule ke iintlanga zahlulwe ngokokuba zimondlile na, zamambathisa, zamvelela uKumkani, zingazi ukuba nguye. Abasikelelweyo nguYise bazuza ilifa.
25 1“Ngelo xesha ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu buya kufana neentombi ezilishumi ezathabatha izibane zazo zaphuma zaya kumkhawulela umyeni. 2Ezintlanu kuzo zazizizidenge, ezintlanu zilumkileyo. 3Ezizizidenge zathabatha izibane zazo, kodwa azithabathanga oli kunye nazo. 4Ke zona ezilumkileyo zathabatha ioli ezingqayini kunye nezibane zazo. 5Uthe umyeni akulibala, zozukelwa zonke bubuthongo, zalala. 6Kodwa phakathi kobusuku kwavakala isikhalo: ‘Nanko umyeni! Phumani niye kumkhawulela!’ 7Zavuka ke zonke ezo ntombi, zazilungisa izibane zazo. 8Zathi ezizizidenge kwezilumkileyo: ‘Sinikeni enye yeoli yenu, ngokuba izibane zethu ziyacima.’ 9Kodwa ezilumkileyo zaphendula: ‘Hayi, hleze ingasaneli thina kwanani. Yiyani kunoko kwabo bathengisayo, nizithengele.’ 10Zithe ziya kuthenga, wafika umyeni. Zangena kunye naye ezilungileyo esidlweni somtshato, waza wavala umnyango. 11Emva koko zafika nezinye iintombi, zisithi: ‘Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele!’ 12Kodwa yena waphendula: ‘Inene ndithi kuni, andinazi.’ 13Lindani ngoko, ngokuba aniwazi umhla nelixa.
Ukuthembeka Kuzo Zonke Izipho Ozinikiweyo
14“Kuba buya kufana nandoda esiya kwelinye ilizwe, ebiza izicaka zayo, iziphathisa impahla yayo. 15Yanika enye iingxowa zesilivere ezintlanu, enye ezimbini, enye inye—elowo ngokwamandla akhe—yaza ke yahamba uhambo lwayo. 16Leyo yayinikwe iingxowa zesilivere ezintlanu yahamba kwaoko, yazisebenzisa, yazuza ezinye ezintlanu. 17Ngokunjalo, naleyo yayinazibini yazuza ezinye ezimbini. 18Kodwa leyo yayamkele ingxowa yesilivere inye yahamba, yemba emhlabeni, yafihla imali yenkosi yayo.
19“Emva kwexesha elide yabuya inkosi yazo ezo zicaka, yahlala kunye nazo zilungisa ingxelo. 20Yafika indoda eyayamkele iingxowa zesilivere ezintlanu, yongeza ezinye ezintlanu: ‘Nkosi, undiphathise iingxowa zesilivere ezintlanu; nazi, ndizuze ezinye ezintlanu.’
21“Yathi inkosi yayo kuyo: ‘Wenze kakuhle, sicaka esilungileyo nesithembekileyo! Uthembekile entweni encinane; ndiya kukubeka phezu kwesininzi. Ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho!’
22“Nayo eyayinazibini iingxowa zesilivere yafika yathi: ‘Nkosi, undinike iingxowa zesilivere ezimbini; nazi, ndizuze ezinye ezimbini.’
23“Yathi inkosi yayo kuyo: ‘Wenze kakuhle, sicaka esilungileyo nesithembekileyo! Uthembekile entweni encinane; ndiya kukubeka phezu kwesininzi. Ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho!’
24“Yaza ke yafika leyo yayamkele ingxowa yesilivere inye yathi: ‘Nkosi, bendisazi ukuba ungumntu olukhuni, uvuna apho ungahlwayelanga khona, uhlanganise apho ungasasazanga mbewu khona.’ 25Ndathi ndinoloyiko, ndahamba ndayifihla emhlabeni isilivere yakho. Nantsi into eyakho.
26“Yaphendula inkosi yayo: ‘Sicaka esingendawo, silivila! Ubusazi ukuba ndivuna apho ndingahlwayelanga khona, ndihlanganise apho ndingasasazanga mbewu khona?
27“Ngobuyifake imali yam kwabalondoloza imali, ukuze ekubuyeni kwam ndiyifumane kunye nenzala. 28Ngoko yithabatheni kuyo ingxowa yesilivere, niyinike leyo inezingxowa zesilivere ezilishumi. 29Kuba wonke onako uya kongezelelwa, aphuphume; kodwa lowo ungenanto uya kuhluthwa kwaleyo anayo. 30Liphoseleni phandle elo sicaka lingenamsebenzi ebumnyameni obungaphandle, apho kuya kubakho khona ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.’
UNyana woLuntu Ugweba Iintlanga
31“Xa uNyana woLuntu esiza ebuqaqawulini bakhe, enezithunywa zakhe zonke, uya kuhlala etroneni yakhe yobuqaqawuli. 32Zonke iintlanga ziya kuhlanganiselwa phambi kwakhe, aze azahlule enye kwenye njengoko umalusi azahlula izimvu ezibhokhweni. 33Uya kuzimisa izimvu ngakwesokunene sakhe, iibhokhwe ngakwesokhohlo sakhe. 34Yandule ke uKumkani athi kwabo bangakwesokunene sakhe: ‘Yizani, nina basikelelwe nguBawo; dlani ilifa lobukumkani enabulungiselelwayo kususela ekusekweni kwehlabathi.
35“Kuba bendilambile nandondla; bendinxaniwe, nandinika ndasela; bendingowasemzini, nandingenisa, 36bendihamba ze nandinxibisa, bendigula nanndivelela, bendisentolongweni nandivelela.’”
37“Yandule ke amalungisa amphendule: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile saza sakondla, nokuba unxaniwe saza sakunika isela?
38“Sakubona nini ungowasemzini saza sakungenisa, nokuba uhamba ze saza sakunxibisa? 39Sakubona nini ugula nokuba usentolongweni saza seza kuwe?’”
40“Aze uKumkani aphendule: ‘Inene ndithi kuni, konke enakwenzela omnye wabo bancinci babazalwana bam, nakwenzela mna.’ 41Wandule athi kwabo basekhohlo kwakhe: ‘Mkani kum, nina baqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ongunaphakade, owalungiselelwa uMtyholi nezithunywa zakhe. 42Kaloku ndandilambile, anandinika nto ndiyidle; ndandinxaniwe, anandinika nto ndisele; 43ndandingumphambukeli, anandamkela; ndandihamba ze, anandambathisa; ndandigula ndisentolongweni, anandivelela.’
44Nabo baya kuphendula, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, unxaniwe, ungumphambukeli, uhamba ze, ugula, okanye usentolongweni, saza asakulungiselela?’
45Uya kubaphendula athi: ‘Inene ndithi kuni: Konke eningakwenzanga komnye waba bona bancinane kunene, anikwenzanga nakum.’ 46Baya kwandula bemke, baye esohlwayweni esingunaphakade; kodwa amalungisa aye ebomini obungunaphakade.”
