NgokukaLuka 19:12-27

Wathi-ke: “Kwakukhona umuntu wasebukhosini owaya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso bese ebuya. Wabiza izinceku zakhe ezilishumi, wazinika uhlamvu lwemali ngayinye, wathi kuzo: ‘Hwebani ngazo ngize ngibuye.’ “Kepha abantu bezwe lakhe babemzonda, ngakho-ke bathumela amanxusa, amlandela, ukuba afike lapho, athi: ‘Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.’ “Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wazibiza lezo zinceku ayezinike imali ukuze ezwe ukuthi zizuzeni ngokuhweba. “Kweza eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, uhlamvu lwakho lwemali luzuze izinhlamvu zemali ezilishumi.’ “Wathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle, ngokuba wethembekile kokuncane, uzakubusa imizi elishumi.’ “Kweza neyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, uhlamvu lwakho lwemali luzuze eziyisihlanu.’ “Wathi nakuleyo: ‘Nawe busa imizi emihlanu.’ “Kweza nenye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nantu uhlamvu lwakho lwemali engalusonga ngendwangu ngalulondoloza. Phela bengikwesaba, kwazise ungumuntu olukhuni. Uthatha ongazange ukubeke, uvune ongazange ukuhlwanyele.’ “Wathi kuyo: ‘Ngizakwehlulela ngamazwi akho, wena nceku embi. Ubuwazi kahle ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni: ngithatha engingazange ngikubeke, ngivune engingakuhlwanyelanga. Kungani ungalufakanga uhlamvu lwemali yami ebhange, khona kuzothi ekubuyeni kwami, ngiluthole nenzalo na?’ “Wayesethi kwababemi lapho: ‘Mephuceni uhlamvu lwemali, nilunike onezilishumi.’ “Kepha bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, unezinhlamvu zemali ezilishumi.’ “Ngithi kini: yilowo nalowo onakho, uyakuphiwa; kodwa lowo ongenakho, uyakwemukwa nalokho anakho. Kepha lezo zitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngizibuse, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale ngizibonela ngawami.”