NgokukaMathewu 25

25 ¹“Khona-ke umbuso kaBaba wethu uyakuba njengezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umkhwenyana. ²Ezinhlanu zazo zaziyiziwula, ezinhlanu zazihlakaniphile. ³Eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo kodwa azizange ziphathe amafutha. ⁴Kodwa ezihlakaniphile zathatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. ⁵Kwathi lapho umkhwenyana ebambezeleka, zonke zozela zalala ubuthongo. ⁶Kodwa phakathi kwamabili kwezwakala ukumemeza: ‘Bhekani, umkhwenyana! Phumani niyomhlangabeza!’ ⁷Khona-ke zonke izintombi zavuka zalungisa izibani zazo. ⁸Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphile: ‘Sipheni amafutha enu, ngokuba izibani zethu ziyacima.’ ⁹Kodwa ezihlakaniphile zaphendula zathi: ‘Cha, angeke anele thina nani. Kunalokho yanini kwabathengisayo nizithengele.’ ¹⁰Kwathi zisaya ukuyowathenga, kwafika umkhwenyana. Ezaselungele zangena naye edilini lomshado, umnyango wavalwa. ¹¹Kamuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: ‘Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele umnyango!’ ¹²Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, anginazi.’ ¹³Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anilwazi usuku noma ihora.

Ukwethembeka Kukho Konke Okuphathisiwe

¹⁴“Ngokuba kuyakuba njengomuntu owaya kwelinye izwe, owabiza izinceku zakhe waziphathisa impahla yakhe. ¹⁵Wanika enye izikhwama zesiliva eziyisihlanu, enye ezimbili, enye eyodwa—ngulowo nalowo ngokwamandla akhe—wabe esehamba uhambo lwakhe. ¹⁶Leyo eyanikwa izikhwama zesiliva eziyisihlanu yahamba masinyane, yazisebenzisa, yazuza ezinye eziyisihlanu. ¹⁷Ngokunjalo, leyo enezikhwama zesiliva ezimbili yazuza ezinye ezimbili. ¹⁸Kodwa leyo eyamukela isikhwama sesiliva esisodwa yahamba, yemba emhlabathini, yafihla imali yenkosi yayo.

¹⁹“Emva kwesikhathi eside inkosi yalezo zinceku yabuya yalandisana nazo. ²⁰Leyo eyamukela izikhwama zesiliva eziyisihlanu yeza, yengeza ezinye eziyisihlanu, yathi: ‘Nkosi, wangiphathisa izikhwama zesiliva eziyisihlanu; bheka, ngizuze ezinye eziyisihlanu.’

²¹“Inkosi yayo yathi: ‘Wenze kahle, nceku elungileyo nethembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kokuncane; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi. Ngena enjabulweni yenkosi yakho!’

²²“Nayo leyo enezikhwama zesiliva ezimbili yeza yathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika izikhwama zesiliva ezimbili; bheka, ngizuze ezinye ezimbili.’

²³“Inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Wenze kahle, nceku elungileyo nethembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kokuncane; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi. Ngena enjabulweni yenkosi yakho!’

²⁴“Khona-ke leyo eyayamukele isikhwama sesiliva esisodwa yeza yathi: ‘Nkosi, bengikwazi ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni, ovuna lapho ungahlwanyelanga khona, uqoqa lapho ungahlakazanga mbewu khona.’ ²⁵Ngesaba, ngahamba ngafihla isiliva sakho emhlabathini. Nakhu okungokwakho.

²⁶“Inkosi yayo yaphendula yathi: ‘Wena nceku embi nevilaphayo! Ubukwazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho ngingahlwanyelanga khona nokuthi ngiqoqa lapho ngingahlakazanga mbewu khona na?

²⁷“Bekufanele ubeke imali yami kosomabhange, ukuze ekubuyeni kwami ngiyithole kanye nenzalo yayo. ²⁸Ngakho-ke thathani isikhwama sakhe sesiliva nisinike leyo enezikhwama zesiliva eziyishumi. ²⁹Ngokuba wonke umuntu onakho uyakwengezelwa, achichime; kodwa lowo ongenalutho uyakwemukwa nalokho anakho. ³⁰Phonsani leyo nceku engasizi lutho ebumnyameni bangaphandle, lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo.’

INdodana Yomuntu Yahlulela Izizwe

³¹“Kuyakuthi lapho iNdodana yomuntu ifika enkazimulweni yayo, kanye nazo zonke izingelosi zayo, iyakuhlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo. ³²Zonke izizwe ziyakuqoqelwa phambi kwayo, iyakuzahlukanisa omunye komunye njengomalusi ehlukanisa izimvu ezimbuzini. ³³Iyakubeka izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo, imbuzi ngakwesokhohlo. ³⁴Khona-ke iNkosi iyakuthi kulabo abangakwesokunene sayo: ‘Wozani, nina enibusiswe nguBaba; yidlani ifa lombuso enawulungiselwa kwasekusekelweni komhlaba.

³⁵“Ngokuba ngangilambile naningipha ukudla; ngomile, naningipha okokuphuza; ngingumfokazi, naningingenisa, ³⁶Ngangihamba ze naningembathisa, ngigula naninginakekela, ngisentolongweni naningivakashela.’”

³⁷“Khona-ke abalungileyo bayakuyiphendula bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakupha ukudla, noma womile sakupha okokuphuza na?

³⁸“Sakubona nini ungumfokazi sakungenisa, noma uhamba ze sakwembathisa na? ³⁹Sakubona nini ugula noma usentolongweni seza kuwe na?’”

⁴⁰“INkosi iyakuphendula ithi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lokho enakwenzela omunye wabancane kunabo bonke laba abazalwane bami, nakwenzela mina.’ ⁴¹Khona-ke uyakuthi kulabo abangakwesokhohlo: ‘Sukani kimi, nina eniqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe udeveli nezingelosi zakhe. ⁴²Ngokuba ngangilambile ningangiphanga ukudla, ngomile ningangiphanga okokuphuza, ⁴³Ngangingumfokazi, aningingenisanga; ngihamba ze, aningembathisanga; ngigula ngisentolongweni, aningivakashelanga.’”

⁴⁴“Khona-ke nabo bayakuphendula bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, womile, ungumfokazi, uhamba ze, ugula, noma usentolongweni, singakusizanga na?’

⁴⁵“Iyakuphendula ithi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: lokho eningakwenzelanga omunye wabancane kunabo bonke laba, anikwenzelanga mina.’ ⁴⁶Khona-ke bayakumuka baye ekujezisweni okuphakade, kodwa abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade.”