NgokukaMathewu 25:14-30

“Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu okwathi esezakuhambela kwelinye izwe, wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe. Enye wayinika amathalenta ayisihlanu, enye aba mabili, enye laba lilodwa vo; yileyo naleyo ngokwamandla ayo; wayesehamba-ke. Esehambile, inceku eyayinikwe amathalenta ayisihlanu ayipholisanga maseko; yasebenza ngawo, yazuza amanye ayisihlanu. Kanjalo neyayithole amabili, yazuza amanye amabili. Kepha leyo eyayithole elilodwa, yahamba, yamba emhlabathini, yayifihla lapho imali yenkosi yayo. “Emveni kwesikhathi eside, yabuya inkosi yalezo zinceku, yalandisana nazo. Kweza eyayinikwe amathalenta ayisihlanu, yaletha amanye ayisihlanu, yathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amathalenta ayisihlanu; bheka nje, ngizuze amanye ayisihlanu.’ “Inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka wengamele okuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ “Kweza-ke eyayinikwe amathalenta amabili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amathalenta amabili; bheka nje, ngizuze amanye amabili.’ “Inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka wengamele okuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ “Kwase kuza eyayithole ithalenta elilodwa, yathi: ‘Nkosi, bengazi ukuthi ungumuntu onenhliziyo elukhuni; uvuna lapho ungahlwanyelanga khona, uqoqe lapho ungasakazanga khona. Ngesaba, ngase ngihamba ngalithukusa emhlabathini ithalenta lakho; bheka, nakhu okungokwakho.’ “Kepha inkosi yayo yaphendula, yathi kuyo: ‘Nceku embi nevilaphayo, kanti bewazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho ngingahlwanyelanga khona, ngiqoqe lapho ngingafazanga khona na? Ngalokho-ke bekufanele ukuba imali yami uyifake ebhange; ngabe lapho ngifika ngikutholile okwami nenzalo. “ ‘Ngakho-ke mephuceni lelo thalenta, nilinike onamathalenta alishumi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kube kuningi, kodwa ongenalutho uyakwephucwa ngisho nalokho okuncane anakho. Leyo nceku engenamsebenzi walutho yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle, lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.’ ”