uMateyu 25:1-30

uMateyu 25:1-30 CXB24

Ngelo xesha ubukumkani bamazulu buya kufanekiswa neentombi ezilishumi, ezazithabathayo izibane zazo, zaphuma zaya kumkhawulela umyeni. Ezintlanu ke kuzo zaye ziziingqondi, ezintlanu ziziziyatha. Ezo ke ezizizidenge zazithabatha izibane zazo, azaphatha oli nazo. Kodwa eziziingqondi zaphatha ioli ezityeni zazo, kwanezibane zazo. Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba ulibele umyeni, zozela zonke zalala. Ke kaloku ezinzulwini zobusuku kwamenyezwa, Nanko umyeni esiza; phumani niye kumkhawulela. Zaza zavuka zonke ezo ntombi, zalungisa izibane zazo. Zathi ke eziziziyatha kweziziingqondi, Sipheni kwioli yenu leyo; ngokuba izibane zethu zicima. Zaphendula ke eziziingqondi, zathi, Hayi; hleze anganeli kuthi nakuni; yiyani kanye kwabathengisayo, nizithengele. Kuthe ke, zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni; zaza ezo bezisezilungile zangena naye emsithweni, lwavalwa ke ucango. Zithi ke kamva zifike nezinye iintombi ezo, zisithi, Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele. Waphendula ke yena wathi, Inene ndithi kuni, andinazi nina. Phaphani ngoko, ngokuba ningayazi imini kwanalo ilixa. Kaloku ubukumkani bamazulu bunjengomntu owathi, eza kuhambela kwelinye, wabiza abakhe abakhonzi, wayinikela kubo impahla yakhe. Wathi omnye wamnika iitalente zantlanu, omnye zambini, nomnye yaba nye; elowo ngokwamandla akhe; wanduluka kwaoko. Lowo ke wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, waya wasebenza ngazo, wenza esinye isihlanu seetalente. Kwangokunjalo nalowo wamkela ezimbini, naye wazuza esinye isibini. Ke naye lowo wamkela yanye, waya wemba emhlabeni, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. Emva kwexesha elide, ifike inkosi yabo bakhonzi, ibalelane nabo. Weza lowo wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, wazisa esinye isihlanu seetalente phezu kwazo, esithi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zantlanu; khangela, ndizuze esinye isihlanu seetalente phezu kwazo. Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi; ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho. Weza ke nalowo wamkela iitalente ezimbini, wathi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zambini; khangela, ndizuze esinye isibini seetalente phezu kwazo. Yathi kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwiinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi; ngena eluvuyweni lwenkosi yakho. Weza ke nalowo wamkela italente yanye, wathi, Nkosi, bendikwazi wena ukuba ungumntu olukhuni, uvuna apho ubungahlwayelanga khona, ubuthe apho ungelelanga khona; Ndasuka ndoyika, ndaya ndayiselela italente yakho ngomhlaba; nanku unako okwakho. Yaphendula ke inkosi yakhe, yathi kuye, Sisicakandini singendawo, silivila, ubusazi nje ukuba ndivuna apho ndingahlwayelanga khona, ndiqokelele apho ndingahlwayelanga khona; ubumelwe kukuthi ngoko ube ubuyibeke imali yam kubananisi, ndaza ndakufika mna, ndabuya ndakuzuza okwam kunenzala. Mhlutheni ngoko italente leyo, niyinike lowo uneetalente ezilishumi. Kuba wonke umntu onako Uya kunikwa, abe nako ngokugqithiseleyo; ke ongenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako. Naye umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, mkhupheleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.