Mathewu
25:1 Khona umbuso wezulu uyofana nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha
izibani zabo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni.
25:2 Futhi ezinhlanu kuzo zazihlakaniphile, futhi ezinhlanu zaziyiziwula.
25:3 Eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo, futhi awaphathanga amafutha kanye nazo.
25:4 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo.
NgokukaLuka 25:5 Kwathi umyeni esalibele, zozela zonke zalala.
25:6 Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa, 'Nangu umyeni; hamba
phumani ukumhlangabeza.
25:7 Khona-ke zonke lezo zintombi zavuka, futhi zalungisa izibani zazo.
25:8 Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo: 'Sipheni emafutheni enu; izibani zethu
sebephumile.
25:9 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula, zathi: Hatshi; hlezi kungasaneli
kodwa yanini kwabathengisayo, lizithengele.
25:10 Kwathi zisayothenga, wafika umyeni; nalabo ababekhona
sebelungile bangena naye emshadweni, wavalwa umnyango.
25:11 Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, wathi, Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele.
25:12 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Anginazi.
25:13 Ngakho lindani, ngoba anilwazi usuku noma ihora
Indodana yomuntu iyeza.
25:14 Ngoba umbuso wezulu unjengomuntu owahambela ilizwe elikhatshana
wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe.
25:15 Futhi wayinika amatalenta amahlanu, omunye amabili, futhi omunye elilodwa;
yilowo nalowo ngokwamandla akhe; wahle wathatha eyakhe
uhambo.
25:16 Khona owayamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu wahamba wahweba ngawo
efanayo, wabenzela amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu.
25:17 Ngokufanayo, lowo owayethole amabili, naye wazuza amanye amabili.
25:18 Kodwa owayamukele eyodwa waya wemba emhlabathini, futhi wayifihla eyakhe
imali yenkosi.
25:19 Kwathi emva kwesikhathi eside inkosi yalezo zinceku yafika, yalandisana
bona.
25:20 Futhi ngakho lowo obamukele amatalenta amahlanu weza waletha amanye amahlanu
wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta ayisihlanu; bheka, mina
isizuze phezu kwawo amathalenta amahlanu ngaphezulu.
25:21 Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo
ubuthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana, ngizakwenza umbusi phezu kwezinengi
ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho.
25:22 Weza nobamukele amatalenta amabili, wathi, Nkosi, wena
yanginika amatalenta amabili; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta amabili
eceleni kwabo.
25:23 Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo; unayo
ubuthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana, ngizakwenza umbusi phezu kwezinengi
ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho.
25:24 Khona owayamukele italenta elilodwa weza wathi, Nkosi, bengikwazi
wena ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni, uvuna lapho ongahlwanyelanga khona, futhi
ukubuthana lapho ongahlakazanga khona;
25:25 Ngesaba, ngaya ngalithukusa emhlabathini italenta lakho;
unakho okungokwakho.
25:26 Inkosi yakhe yaphendula, yathi kuye: Nceku embi nevilaphayo!
ubusazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho engingahlwanyelanga khona, ngibutha lapho engingahlwanyelanga khona
straw:
25:27 Ngakho-ke bekufanele ngabe ubeke imali yami kubahwebi, bese
ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngamukele okwami nenzalo.
25:28 Ngakho mthatheleni italenta, niyinike oneshumi
amathalente.
25:29 Ngoba yilowo nalowo onakho uyonikwa, futhi uyoba
inala, kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho
anakho.
25:30 Futhi inceku engasizi phonsa ebumnyameni obungaphandle;
ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.
25:31 Lapho iNdodana yomuntu iza ngenkazimulo yayo kanye nezingelosi zonke ezingcwele
laye, khona uzahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi senkazimulo;
25:32 Futhi zonke izizwe ziyobuthelwa phambi kwakhe, futhi uyobahlukanisa
omunye komunye, njengomalusi ehlukanisa izimvu ezimbuzini;
25:33 Futhi uyobeka izimvu ngakwesokunene sakhe, kodwa izimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo.
25:34 Khona-ke iNkosi iyakuthi kwabangakwesokunene sayo: Wozani, nina enibusisiwe
Baba, dlani ifa lombuso eniwulungiselweyo kusukela ekusekelweni
Umhlaba:
25:35 Ngokuba ngangilambile, nanginika ukudla; ngangomile, nanginika ukudla.
ukuphuza: ngangingowemzini, nangingenisa;
25:36 Nginqunu, nangembathisa; ngangigula, nangihambela;
etilongweni, neza kimi.
25:37 Khona abalungileyo bayomphendula, bathi: 'Nkosi, sakubona nini wena
ulambile, wakupha ukudla? noma womile, sakuphuzisa, na?
25:38 Sakubona nini ungumfokazi, futhi sakwamukela nawe? noma benqunu, bembethe
wena?
25:39 Noma sakubona nini ugula, noma ejele, futhi seza kuwe?
25:40 INkosi iyakuphendula, ithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini.
Njengoba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane.
nikwenzile kimi.
25:41 Khona uyakuthi nakwabangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi, nina
uqalekisiwe, emlilweni ophakade, olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe;
NgokukaLuka 25:42 Ngokuba ngangilambile, aninginikanga ukudla; ngomile, nangipha ukudla.
anginasiphuzo:
25:43 ngangingowemzini, kodwa aningingenisanga;
ngigula, nasetilongweni, aningihambelanga.
25:44 Khona-ke nabo bayomphendula, bathi: 'Nkosi, sakubona nini futhi
elambile, noma omile, noma eyisihambi, noma enqunu, noma egula, noma esetilongweni, futhi
akakukhonzanga na?
25:45 Khona iyakubaphendula, ithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini:
anikwenzanga nakoyedwa walaba abancinyane, anikwenzanga nakimi.
25:46 Futhi laba bayomuka ekujezisweni okuphakade, kodwa abalungileyo
ekuphileni okuphakade.