Luke 19:12-27
12Wasesithi-ke: Umuntu a othile b oyisikhulu waya elizweni elikhatshana, ukuzemukelela umbuso, aphinde abuye c. 13Wasebiza inceku zakhe ezilitshumi, wazinika impondo ezilitshumi d, wathi kuzo: Sebenzani ngemali ngize ngibuye. 14Kodwa izakhamizi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibuse e. 15Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yileyo laleyo izuzeni ngokuthengiselana. 16Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi. 17Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo f; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyanyana, woba lamandla phezu kwemizi elitshumi g. 18Kwasekusiza eyesibili, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho yenze impondo ezinhlanu. 19Wasesithi lakuyo: Lawe woba phezu kwemizi emihlanu. 20Kwasekusiza enye, isithi: Nkosi, khangela impondo yakho, engayibeka elenjini h; 21ngoba bengikwesaba i, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga. 22Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngokuvela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi j. Ubusazi k ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga; 23ngakho kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhanga l, kuthi-ke mina ekufikeni kwami ngiyithathe m kanye lenzuzo n? 24Wasesithi kulabo ababemi khona: Memukeni impondo, liyinike lowo olempondo ezilitshumi. 25Kodwa bathi kuye: Nkosi, lowo ulempondo ezilitshumi. 26Ngoba ngithi kini: Wonke olakho uzaphiwa; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho o. 27Kodwa lezozitha zami, ebezingathandi ukuthi ngizibuse p, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami q.
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