UMATEWU 25:31-46

“Xa athe wafika *uNyana woLuntu esebuqaqawulini bakhe, enazo zonke izithunywa zezulu, uya kuhlala enkundleni yakhe yobungangamsha, zihlanganiselwe phambi kwakhe zonke iintlanga. Wothi ke abahlule abanye kwabanye ngokomalusi esahlula iigusha ezibhokhweni. Zona iigusha wozibeka ngasekunene kwakhe, iibhokhwe ngasekhohlo. Ukumkani ke uya kuthi kwabangasekunene: ‘Yizani, nina basikelelweyo nguBawo, nixhamle uyolo lolawulo enalulungiselelwayo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi; kuba ndandilambile, nandipha ukutya; ndandinxaniwe, nandipha amanzi; ndandingowasemzini, nandamkela; ndandihamba ze, nandambathisa; ndandigula, nandihambela; ndandisentolongweni, nandivelela.’ “Omphendula ke amalungisa esithi: ‘Nkosi, ngaba sakubona nini na ulambile, sakupha ukutya; unxaniwe, sakunika amanzi? Ngaba sakubona nini na ungowasemzini, sakwamkela; uhamba ze, sakwambathisa? Ngaba sakubona nini na ugula, okanye usentolongweni, sakuhambela?’ Wophendula ukumkani athi kuwo: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, ekubeni nithe nenjenjalo nakomnye kula mawethu angawona agqusha eluthulini, nithe nenjenjalo nakum.’ “Wothi ke kwabo bangasekhohlo: ‘Mkani kum, nina baqalekisiweyo nguThixo, niye emlilweni ongunaphakade, olungiselelwe umtyholi nezithunywa zakhe; kuba ndandilambile, naza ànandipha kutya; ndandinxaniwe, naza anandipha manzi; ndandingowasemzini, naza anandamkela; ndandihamba ze, naza anandambathisa; ndandigula, ndandisentolongweni, naza ànandihambela.’ “Bophendula ke bathi: ‘Nkosi, ngaba sakubona nini na ulambile, unxaniwe, ungowasemzini, uhamba ze, ugula, okanye usentolongweni, saza àsakunceda?’ Wobaphendula ke athi: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, ekubeni ningenzanga njalo nakumnye waba bangabona bancinane, anenzanga njalo nakum.’ Baya kumka aba, baye esohlwayweni esingunaphakade. Ke wona amalungisa aya kuya ebomini obungunaphakade.”