NgokukaLuka 14:12-24

Wayesethi kommemileyo: “Uma wenza isidlo sasemini noma sakusihlwa, ungamemi abangani bakho, abafowenu, umndeni wakini, nomakhelwane bakho abacebileyo, funa nabo babuye bakumeme, lokho kube ngumvuzo kuwe. Kepha uma wenza idili, mema abampofu, abakhubazekileyo, izinyonga, nezimpumputhe; uyakubusiswa, ngokuba abananto yokukubuyisela, kepha uyakuthola umvuzo ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo.” Esekuzwile lokho omunye wababehlezi naye esidlweni, wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe lowo oyakudla isinkwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Umuntu othile wenza isiphihli sedili, wamema abaningi, wayesethumela inceku yakhe ngesikhathi sedili, kulabo abamenyiwe, ukuyokuthi: ‘Wozani, ngokuba sekulungisiwe konke.’ “Kepha bonke ngothi lwabo, baqala ukuzilandulela, bebeka izaba; owokuqala wathi kuye: ‘Ngithenge insimu, kudingekile ukuba ngihambe ngiyoyibona; ngiyakucela, ngixolisele impela.’ “Omunye wathi: ‘Ngithenge amabhanqa ezinkabi eziyisihlanu, ngisayozihlola; ngiyakucela, ngixolisele impela.’ “Omunye wathi: ‘Ngisanda kuthatha umfazi, ngalokho-ke angiphumeleli ukuza.’ “Inceku isibuyile, yayibikela inkosi yayo ngalokho. Umninindlu wathukuthela, khona wayesethi encekwini yakhe: ‘Phuthuma, uye emigwaqweni nasemihubheni yomuzi; ungenise lapha abampofu, abakhubazekile, izimpumputhe, nezinyonga.’ “Yathi inceku: ‘Nkosi, sekwenziwe lokho obuyale ngakho, kepha isekhona indawo.’ “Inkosi yathi encekwini: ‘Phuma uye emigwaqweni nasezindleleni, ubanxenxe ukuba beze ukuze indlu yami igcwale phama.’ Ngokuba ngithi kini: akukho namunye kulabo abamenyiweyo oyakukuthi mbibi ukudla kwedili lami.”