UMateyu
25:1 Ngelo xesha ubukumkani bamazulu buya kufanekiswa neentombi ezilishumi, ezathabathayo
izibane zazo, zaphuma zaya kumkhawulela umyeni.
25:2 Ezintlanu ke kuzo zaye ziziingqondi, ezintlanu ziziziyatha.
25:3 Ezizizidenge zathabatha izibane zazo, azaphatha oli nazo.
25:4 Kodwa eziziingqondi zaphatha ioli ezityeni zazo, kwanezibane zazo.
25:5 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba ulibele umyeni, zozela zonke zalala.
25:6 Ke kaloku phakathi kobusuku kwabakho umemezo, Nanko umyeni esiza; hamba
phumani niye kumkhawulela.
25:7 Zaza zavuka zonke ezo ntombi, zalungisa izibane zazo.
25:8 Zathi ke eziziziyatha kweziziingqondi, Sipheni kwioli yenu leyo; ngenxa yezibane zethu
ziphumile.
25:9 Zaphendula ke eziziingqondi, zathi, Hayi; hleze anganeli
nani ke yiyani kwabathengisayo, nizithengele.
25:10 Kuthe ke, zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni; nabo babekho
Besele belungile, bangena naye emsithweni, lwavalwa ke ucango.
25:11 Zithi ke kamva zifike nezinye iintombi ezo, zisithi, Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele.
25:12 Uphendule ke yena wathi, Inene ndithi kuni, andinazi nina.
25:13 Phaphani ngoko, ngokuba ningayazi imini kwanalo ilixa
UNyana woMntu uyeza.
25:14 Kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bunjengomntu owahambela kwelinye, owathi
wabiza abakhe abakhonzi, wayinikela kubo impahla yakhe.
25:15 Wathi omnye wamnika iitalente zantlanu, omnye zambini, nomnye yaba nye;
elowo ngokwamandla akhe; wathabatha eyakhe kwaoko
uhambo.
25:16 Lowo ke wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, waya wasebenza ngazo
wenza okufanayo, wenza esinye isihlanu seetalente.
25:17 Kwangokunjalo nalowo wamkela ezimbini, naye wazuza esinye isibini.
25:18 Ke naye lowo wamkela yanye, waya wemba emhlabeni, wazifihla owakhe
imali yenkosi.
25:19 Ithi ke emveni kwexesha elikhulu, ifike inkosi yabo bakhonzi, ibale
bona.
25:20 Weza lowo wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, wazisa esinye isihlanu seetalente
esithi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zantlanu;
bazuza iitalente ezintlanu phezu kwazo.
25:21 Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo!
Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi
ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho.
25:22 Weza ke nalowo wamkela iitalente ezimbini, wathi, Nkosi, wena;
wandinika iitalente zambini; khangela, ndizuze esinye isibini seetalente phezu kwazo;
ecaleni kwabo.
25:23 Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! unayo
Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa, ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi
ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho.
25:24 Weza ke nalowo wamkela italente yanye, wathi, Nkosi, bendisazi
wena ukuba ungumntu olukhuni, uvuna apho ubungahlwayelanga khona, kwaye
ukubutha apho ubungabhulanga khona;
25:25 ndasuka ndoyika, ndaya ndayiselela italente yakho ngomhlaba;
unayo eyeyakho.
25:26 Yaphendula ke inkosi yakhe yathi kuye, mkhonzindini ungendawo, ulivila;
ubusazi nje ukuba ndivuna apho ndingahlwayelanga khona, ndibuthe apho ndingazanga ngako
straw:
25:27 Ubumelwe kukuthi ngoko ube ubuyibeke imali yam kubananisi, wandule ke ukuyibeka phantsi imali yam
ekufikeni kwam, bendiya kukuzuza okwam kunenzala.
25:28 Mhlutheni ngoko italente leyo, niyinike lowo uneshumi
iitalente.
25:29 Kuba wonke umntu onako uya kunikwa, abe naye
kodwa ongenako uya kuhluthwa kwanoko ke
anayo.
25:30 Naye umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, mkhupheleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle;
ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.
25:31 Xa ke athe wafika uNyana woMntu esebuqaqawulini bakhe, nazo zonke izithunywa ezingcwele
Uya kwandula ke ahlale naye phezu kwetrone yobuqaqawuli bakhe.
25:32 zihlanganiswe phambi kwakhe zonke iintlanga, abahlule
njengokuba umalusi ezahlula izimvu ezibhokhweni;
25:33 athi zona izimvu azimise ngasekunene kwakhe, athi kodwa zona iibhokhwe azimise ngasekhohlo.
25:34 Uya kuthi ke ukumkani kwabangasekunene kwakhe, Yizani, nina nisikelelweyo
Bawo, budleni ilifa ubukumkani obulungiselwe nina kwasekusekweni kwesiseko
Umhlaba:
25:35 Kuba ndalamba, nandipha ukudla; ndanxanwa, nandinika.
ndandingowasemzini, nandingenisa endlwini;
25:36 ndandize, nandambesa; ndandisifa, nandivelela;
entolongweni, neza kum.
25:37 Oza amphendule ke amalungisa, esithi, Nkosi, sakubona nini na?
ulambile, wakudlisa? unxaniwe, saseza?
25:38 Sakubona nini na ungowasemzini, sakungenisa endlwini? okanye ze, kwaye zambethe
wena?
25:39 Sakubona nini na ke usifa, okanye usentolongweni, seza kuwe?
25:40 Aphendule ke ukumkani, athi kubo, Inene, ndithi kuni.
njengokuba nenjenjalo nakumnye waba bazalwana bam bangabona bancinane.
niyenze kum.
25:41 Uya kuthi nakwabangasekhohlo, Mkani kum, nina
baqalekiswa emlilweni ongunaphakade, olungiselwe uMtyholi nezithunywa zakhe;
25:42 Kuba ndalamba, nandipha ukudla; ndanxanwa, nandipha ukudla;
andiseli:
25:43 ndandingowasemzini, anandingenisa ndlwini;
ndandisifa, ndandisentolongweni, anandivelela.
25:44 Boza bamphendule nabo, besithi, Nkosi, sakubona nini na?
ulambile, okanye unxaniwe, okanye owasemzini, okanye ze, okanye usifa, okanye usentolongweni, okanye
Akakulungiselelanga na?
25:45 Aze abaphendule, esithi, Inene ndithi kuni, Ekubeni
anenzanga njalo nakumnye waba bangabona bancinane, anenjanga njalo nakum.
25:46 Baya kumka aba baye elubethweni olungunaphakade; ke wona amalungisa
ebomini obungunaphakade.