NgokukaMathewu 25:21-30

“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.’ ”