NgokukaMathewu 20:1-16

“Ngokuba umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu ongumninindlu owaphuma ekuseni ukuqasha izisebenzi ziye esivinini sakhe. Esevumelene nezisebenzi ngodenariyu* ngosuku, wazithumela esivinini sakhe. “Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithathu, wabona abanye bemi esigcawini, bengenzi lutho; nakubo wathi: ‘Yanini nani esivinini; ngiyakuninika okufaneleyo.’ Baya-ke. “Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithupha nangelesishiyagalolunye, wenze njalo. Esephuma ngehora leshumi nanye wafumana abanye bemi, wathi kubo: ‘Nimeleni lapha usuku lonke ningenzi lutho na?’ “Bathi kuye: ‘Ngokuba akakho osiqashileyo.’ “Wathi kubo: ‘Hambani nani, niye esivinini.’ “Kepha selishonile, umninisivini wathi enduneni yakhe: ‘Biza izisebenzi, uzikhokhele imali yazo, uqale ngezokugcina, ugcine ngezokuqala.’ “Kuthe befika abehora leshumi nanye, kwaba yilowo nalowo wamukela udenariyu.* Sekuza abokuqala, bathi bazakwamukela okukhulu; kepha nabo bamukela udenariyu* ngabanye. Kepha sebamukela bakhonona ngomninindlu, bathi: ‘Laba abokugcina basebenze ihora linye nje, ubalinganise nathi esithwalile ubunzima nesifudumezi semini.’ “Waphendula, wathi komunye wabo: ‘Mngane, angikoni; kanti asivumelananga ngodenariyu* na? Thatha okwakho, uhambe; kepha ngiyathanda ukunika lo wokugcina njengawe. Angivunyelwe ukwenza engikuthandayo ngokungokwami na? Kumbe iso lakho libi, ngokuba mina ngimuhle na?’ “Kanjalo abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala babe ngabokugcina.”