Ngokuya NgoMatewu 20:1-34
20 “UmBuso wezulu unjengomninimuzi owaphuma ekuseni ayokuqatjha iinsebenzi zesimakhe yamadiribe.+
2 Ngemva kokuthi avumelene neensebenzi ukuthi uzozibhadela udenariyu* ngelanga, wazithumela esiminakhe yamadiribe.
3 Waphuma godu pheze ngesimbi yethoba ekuseni,* wabona abanye bajame endaweni yokuthengisela banganamsebenzi;
4 wathi kibo, ‘Nani khambani niye esiminami yamadiribe, ngizoninikela umrholo onifaneleko.’
5 Batjhinga khona. Godu waphuma ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili ngamadina* nangesimbi yesithathu ntambama* wenza okufanako.
6 Ekugcineni, pheze ngesimbi yesihlanu ntambama,* waphuma wafunyana abanye bajamile, wathi kibo, ‘Nijameleni lapha ilanga loke ningasebenzi?’
7 Baphendula bathi, ‘Ngombana akekho osiqatjhileko.’ Wathi kibo, ‘Nani iyani esiminami yamadiribe.’
8 “Kuthe nakuhlwako, umnikazi wesimu yamadiribe wathi enduneni, ‘Biza iinsebenzi uzibhadele umrholwazo,+ uthome ngezokugcina bese ugcina ngezokuthoma.’
9 Kweza amadoda wangesimbi yesihlanu ntambama, ngayinye yafumana udenariyu.*
10 Kwathi nakufika lawa wokuthoma, azitjela ukuthi wona azokurholelwa ukudlula amanye kodwana nawo afumana udenariyu.*
11 Nakawufumanako, athoma ukunghonghoyila kumninimuzi
12 athi, ‘Amadoda afike ekugcineni la asebenze i-iri linye tere; kodwana uwarholele njengathi esisebenze budisi khulu ilanga loke kutjhisa bhe!’
13 Kodwana nakaphendula omunye wabo wathi, ‘Mngani, ayikho into embi engikwenza yona. Angithi mina nawe sivumelene ngodenariyu,* kghani nginamala?+
14 Thatha okungokwakho ukhambe. Ngifuna ukunikela lo wokugcina umrholo olingana newakho.
15 Kghani anginalungelo lokwenza engikufunako ngezinto zami? Namkha ilihlo lakho linomona ngombana mina ngilungile?’+
16 Ngokunjalo-ke, bokugcina bazokuba ngebokuthoma, nabokuthoma bazokuba ngebokugcina.”+
17 Nakasendleleni akhuphukela eJerusalema, uJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe abali-12 ngeqadi,+ wathi:
18 “Lalelani! Sikhuphukela eJerusalema, iNdodana yomuntu izokunikelwa ebaphristini abakhulu nebatlolini. Bazoyigwebela ukufa+
19 bayinikele ebantwini beentjhaba bona bahlekise ngayo, bayirithe, beyibulawelwe esigodweni;+ bese iyavuswa ngelanga lesithathu.”+
20 Ngemva kwalokho, unina wamadodana kaZebediya+ weza kuye anamadodanakhe, waguqa azokubawa okuthileko kuye.+
21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ufunani?” Waphendula wathi: “Ngibawa ukhuphe ilizwi lokobana amadodanami amabili la ahlale nawe emBuswenakho,+ enye ngesidleni sakho enye ngesinceleni sakho.”
22 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Aniyazi into eniyibawako le. Ningayisela na ikapho engiyiselako?”+ Bathi kuye: “Iye.”
23 Wathi kibo: “Kwamambala nizoyisela ikaphami+ kodwana ukuhlala ngesidleni sami namkha ngesinceleni sami akusingekwami bona ngingaphisana ngakho, kungekwalabo abakulungiselelwe nguBaba.”+
24 Kwathi abanye abalitjhumi nabezwa ngendaba leyo, basilingeka ngebanga labantwana bomuntu ababilaba.+
25 Kodwana uJesu wababizela kuye wathi: “Niyazi bona ababusi beentjhaba bakatelela ubukhosi babo phezu kwabantu, nabadosiphambili babo bayabalawula.+
26 Akukafaneli kube njalo phakathi kwenu;+ kodwana nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kufuze abe sisebenzi senu,+
27 nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba ngewokuthoma phakathi kwenu kufuze abe sisebenzi senu.+
28 Njengombana neNdodana yomuntu ingakazeli ukwenzelwa kodwana izele ukwenzela abanye+ nokunikela ngokuphila kwayo bona kube sihlengo sabanengi.”+
29 Njengombana baphuma eJerikho, isiqubuthu esikhulu samlandela.
30 Nje-ke, amadoda amabili aziimphofu ebewahlezi eqadi kwendlela ezwa bona uJesu uyadlula, arhuwelela athi: “Kosi, Ndodana kaDavida, sirhawukela!”+
31 Kodwana isiqubuthu sawakhalima, sathi awathule; kunalokho arhuwelela khulu kunekuthomeni, athi: “Kosi, Ndodana kaDavida, sirhawukela!”
32 UJesu wajama, wawabiza, wathi: “Nifuna nginenzeleni?”
33 Athi: “Kosi, sibawa uvule amehlwethu.”
34 UJesu wawarhawukela, wathinta amehlwawo,+ khonokho abona begodu amlandela.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Isith. B14.
^ NgesiGirigi, “pheze ngesimbi yesithathu.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.
^ NgesiGirigi, “pheze ngesimbi yesithandathu.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.
^ NgesiGirigi, “pheze ngesimbi yethoba.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.
^ NgesiGirigi, “pheze ngesimbi yetjhumi nanye.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.
^ Qala Isith. B14.
^ Qala Isith. B14.
^ Qala Isith. B14.
