Umfanekiso ngamatlawu alitjhumi
1“Ngesikhatheso umbuso wezulu uzakufana namatlawu alitjhumi athatha iimbani zawo ayokuhlangabeza umyeni. 2Amahlanu wawo gade aziindlhayela, amahlanu ahlakaniphile. 3Aziindlhayela athatha iimbani zawo, kodwana azange athathe amafutha. 4Kwathi amahlanu ahlakaniphileko akhamba aphethe amafutha ngemijekana. 5Umyeni wariyada ukufika, yeke woke ayenda, agcina alele.
6“Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa kwathiwa, ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani nimhlangabeze!’ 7Yeke woke amatlawu alitjhumi avuka, akhanyisa iimbani zawo. 8Aziindlhayela athi kahlakaniphileko, ‘Akhe nisitopizele amafutha, iimbani zethu ziyacima.’ 9Ahlakaniphileko aphendula athi, ‘Nilale nilahlile, nathi angahle asitlhayelele nasizawabelana nani. Khambani niye kabathengisako niyozithengela khona.’ 10Kwathi nasesendleleni yokuyokuthenga amafutha lawo, umyeni wafika. Amatlawu ebegade azilungiselele angena naye ngemnyanyeni womtjhado. Umnyango wavalwa.
11“Ngemva kwesikhathi amatlawu laya afika athi, ‘Kosi! Kosi! Sivulela singene!’ 12Kodwana umyeni wawaphendula wathi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela ngithi anginazi.’
13“Ngalokho hlalani nilindile ngombana ilanga nesikhathi anisazi.”
Umfanekiso ngamatalende
(Lk 19:11-27)
14“Godu umbuso wezulu uzakufana nomuntu owathi nazokuthatha ikhambo, wabiza iinsebenzi zakhe wazitjhiya nepahlakhe kobana ziyeluse. 15Esinye wasinikela amatalende amahlanu wemali, esinye amatalende amabili kwathi esinye wasinikela italende elilodwa. Esinye nesinye kwaba ngokwekghono laso. Yeke wakhamba. 16Isisebenzi esifumene amatalende amahlanu sakhamba khonokho sayokusisa imalaso, sazuza amanye amatalende amahlanu. 17Nesifumene amatalende amabili naso sazuza amanye amabili. 18Kodwana esafumana italende elilodwa sakhamba sayolembela, salifihla lapho.
19“Ngemva kwesikhathi eside ikosi yeensebenzi leyo yabuya, yalungisa iindaba nazo. 20Isisebenzi ebesifumene amatalende amahlanu saletha amanye amahlanu sathi, ‘Kosami, unginikele amatalende amahlanu, qala ngizuze amanye amahlanu.’ 21Ikosi leyo yaphendula yathi, ‘Wenze kuhle, sisebenzi sami esilungileko nesithembekileko! Wathembeka ezintweni ezincani, yeke ngizakubeka bona uphathe izinto ezinengi. Yewuze uzokuhlanganyela ithabo lekosakho!’
22“Nesisebenzi esanikelwa amatalende amabili naso seza sathi, ‘Kosami, wanginikela amatalende amabili, qala ngizuze amanye amabili.’ 23Ikosaso yathi, ‘Wenze kuhle, sisebenzi sami esilungileko nesithembekileko! Wathembeka ezintweni ezincani, yeke ngizakubeka bona uphathe izinto ezinengi. Yewuze uzokuhlanganyela ithabo lekosakho!’
24“Yeke kweza isisebenzi esanikelwa italende elilodwa sathi ekosinaso, ‘Kosami, bengazi bonyana uyindoda elikhuni. Uvuna lapha ungakalimi khona, ubuthe lapha ungakarhatjhi khona. 25Nje-ke fese ngesaba, ngakhamba ngayokufihla italende lakhweli equlwanini. Qala, nakhu okungokwakho.’
26“Ikosaso yaphendula yathi, ‘Wena sisebenzi esikhohlakeleko nesivilaphako! Bewazi bonyana ngivuna lapha ngingakalimi khona, ngibuthe lapha ngingakarhatjhi khona? 27Bewufanele ubulunge imali leyo ebulungelwenimali. Nje-ke bekuzakuthi nangibuyako ngiyifumane inamakonyana. 28Memukeni italende lelo nilinikele onamatalende alitjhumi. 29Ngambala loyo onelitho, uzakungezelelelwa ukuze abe nokunengi ngokweqileko. Kodwana loyo onganalitho, uzakwemukwa ngitjho nokuncancani anakho. 30Phoselani isisebenzi esingatjho lithweso ngaphandle ebumnyameni lapha kuzokuba khona ukurhahlawula nokugedla kwamazinyo.’
Ukugwetjwa kwezizwe
31“Mhlana iNdodana yoMuntu iza ngephazimulwayo iphekelelwa ziingilozi zayo zoke, izakuhlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ephazimulweni yezulwini. 32Zoke izizwe zizakubuthanela phambi kwayo. Izakuhlukanisa boke abantu ngeenqhema njengomelusi nahlukanisa izimvu neembuzi. 33Izakubeka izimvu ngesidleni sayo neembuzi ngesinceleni sayo. 34Yeke iKosi izakuthi kilabo abangesidleni sayo, ‘Yizani nina enibusiswe nguBaba! Thathani ilifa lenu okumbuso olungiselelwe nina kusukela ekudalweni kwephasi. 35Ngambala bengilambile nangondla, ngomile nangiseza, bengimqhamuka nangamukela ngeenkumbeni zenu, 36ngihlubule nangembesa. Bengigula nangitjheja, bengingesikhungweni neza nazongibona.’
37“Yeke abalungileko bazayiphendula bathi, ‘Agu Kosi! Sakhe sakubona nini ulambile sakondla, namkha womile sakuseza na? 38Sakhe sakubona nini umqhamuka, sakwamukela emizinethu namkha uhlubule sakwembesa na? 39Sakhe sakubona nini ugula nanyana ungesikhungweni, sazokubona na?’ 40IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona lokha nanenzela oyedwa wabafowethu abancancanaba, nenzele mina.’
41“Yeke izakuthi kilabo abangesinceleni, ‘Sukani kimapha nina enithuwelelisiweko, niye ngemlilweni wesiphelani olungiselwe uSathana neengilozi zakhe. 42Bengilambile, azange ningiphe ilitho eligonywako; bengomile, azange beningiseze ilitho. 43Bengimqhamuka, azange ningamukele emizinenu, bengidinga izambatho, azange beningembese. Bengigula, ngingesikhungweni azange beningitjheje.’
44“Yeke nabo bazakuphendula bathi, ‘Agu Kosi! Sakhe sakubona nini ulambile namkha womile, umqhamuka namkha uhlubule, ugula namkha ungesikhungweni, sangakutjheja na?’ 45IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona nanyana yini eningazange niyenzele ngitjho noyedwa walaba, nami semlunga ningakangenzeli ilitho.’ 46Yeke bazakukhamba baye ekuhlunguphazweni okungapheliko, kodwana abalungileko bazakuya ekuphileni okungapheliko.”
