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| 1. | Ngalesosikhathi umbuso wamazulu uzafananiswa lentombi ezilitshumi ezathatha izibane zazo zaphuma ukuhlangabeza umyeni. |
| 2. | Njalo ezinhlanu zazo zazihlakaniphile, lezinhlanu zaziyizithutha. |
| 3. | Eziyizithutha zathatha izibane zazo, kazithathanga amafutha kanye lazo; |
| 4. | kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zathatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye lezibane zazo. |
| 5. | Kwathi umyeni esephuzile, zawozela zonke zalala ubuthongo. |
| 6. | Kodwa phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa: Khangelani, umyeni uyeza, phumani liyemhlangabeza! |
| 7. | Zasezivuka lezontombi zonke, zalungisa izibane zazo. |
| 8. | Eziyizithutha zasezisithi kwezihlakaniphileyo: Sipheni okwamafutha enu, ngoba izibane zethu ziyacitsha. |
| 9. | Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula, zathi: Hlezi angaseneli thina lani; kodwa kungcono ukuthi lihambe liye kwabathengisayo lizithengele. |
| 10. | Kwathi zisiyathenga, weza umyeni. Ezasezilungile zasezingena laye emtshadweni, kwasekuvalwa umnyango. |
| 11. | Kwathi emva kwalokho zafika lalezontombi ezinye, zathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele ! |
| 12. | Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angilazi lina. |
| 13. | Ngakho lindani, ngoba kalilwazi usuku lehola iNdodana yomuntu efika ngalo. |
| 14. | Ngoba kunjengomuntu owaya kwelinye ilizwe wabiza inceku zakhe, wazinika impahla zakhe; |
| 15. | kwathi enye wayinika amathalenta* amahlanu, lenye amabili, lenye lalinye, kwaba yileyo laleyo njengamandla ayo; njalo wahle wasuka. |
| 16. | Leyo eyayemukele amathalenta amahlanu yasihamba yathengiselana ngawo, yenza amanye amathalenta amahlanu. |
| 17. | Ngokunjalo laleyo e la mabili, layo yazuza amanye amabili. |
| 18. | Kodwa leyo eyayemukele elilodwa yasuka yagebha emhlabathini yayifihla imali yenkosi yayo. |
| 19. | Kwathi emva kwesikhathi eside inkosi yalezozinceku yafika, yasilandiselana lazo. |
| 20. | Kwasekusiza eyayemukele amathalenta amahlanu yaletha amanye amathalenta amahlanu, yathi: Nkosi, wanginika amathalenta amahlanu; khangela, ngizuzile amanye amathalenta amahlanu phezu kwawo. |
| 21. | Inkosi yayo yasisithi kiyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo lethembekileyo, ubuthembekile ezintweni ezinlutshwana, ngizakubeka phezu kwezinengi; ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho. |
| 22. | Kwasekusiza laleyo eyayemukele amathalenta amabili yathi: Nkosi, wanginika amathalenta amabili; khangela, ngizuzile amanye amathalenta amabili phezu kwawo. |
| 23. | Inkosi yayo yathi kiyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo lethembekileyo, ubuthembekile ezintweni ezinlutshwana, ngizakubeka phezu kwezinengi; ngena entokozweni yenkosi yakho. |
| 24. | Kodwa kweza laleyo eyayemukele ithalenta elilodwa yathi: Nkosi, bengikwazi wena ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni, uvuna lapho ongahlanyelanga khona, njalo ubutha lapho ongahlakazanga khona; |
| 25. | ngasengisesaba, ngasuka ngalifihla ithalenta lakho emhlabathini; khangela, ulokwakho. |
| 26. | Kodwa inkosi yayo yaphendula yathi kiyo: Nceku embi lelivila, ubusazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho engingahlanyelanga khona, njalo ngibutha lapho engingahlakazanga khona; |
| 27. | ngakho ngabe ubekile imali yami ebhanga, njalo ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngemukele okwami lenzuzo. |
| 28. | Ngakho mthatheleni ithalenta, li li nike yena olamathalenta alitshumi. |
| 29. | Ngoba wonke olakho uzaphiwa, uzakwengezelelwa; kodwa ongelakho uzathathelwa lalokho alakho. |
| 30. | Laleyonceku engasizi lutho iphoseleni emnyameni ongaphandle; kuzakuba khona lapho ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo. |
| 31. | Njalo nxa isiza iNdodana yomuntu ngobukhosi bayo, lengilosi ezingcwele zonke laye, khona izahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sodumo lwayo, |
| 32. | kuzabuthelwa phambi kwayo izizwe zonke, njalo izabehlukanisa abanye kwabanye, njengomelusi esehlukanisa izimvu embuzini; |
| 33. | ibisibeka izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo, kodwa imbuzi ngakwesokhohlo. |
| 34. | Khona-ke iNkosi izakuthi kubo abangakwesokunene sayo: Wozani, lina elibusisiweyo nguBaba, lidle ilifa lombuso eliwulungiselweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. |
| 35. | Ngoba ngangilambile, langinika ukudla; ngangomile, langinathisa; ngangingowemzini, langemukela; |
| 36. | ngangize, langigqokisa; ngangigula, leza ukungibona; ngangisentolongweni, leza kimi. |
| 37. | Khona abalungileyo bezayiphendula, besithi: Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, njalo sa ku nika ukudla, kumbe womile, njalo sa ku nathisa? |
| 38. | Njalo sakubona nini ungowemzini, futhi sa kw emukela, kumbe uze, futhi sa ku gqokisa? |
| 39. | Njalo sakubona nini ugula, loba usentolongweni, njalo seza kuwe? |
| 40. | Futhi iNkosi izaphendula ithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba li kw enzile komunye walaba abazalwane bami abancinyane, li kw enzile kimi. |
| 41. | Ngalesosikhathi izakuthi njalo kubo abangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi, lina eliqalekisiweyo, liye emlilweni olaphakade, olungiselwe uSathane lengilosi zakhe. |
| 42. | Ngoba ngangilambile, kodwa kalinginikanga ukudla; ngangomile, kodwa kalinginathisanga; |
| 43. | ngangingowemzini, kodwa kalingemukelanga; ngangi ze, kodwa kalingigqokisanga; ngangi gula, ngangi sentolongweni, kodwa kalizanga ukungibona. |
| 44. | Khona lalaba bezamphendula, besithi: Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, loba womile, loba ungowemzini, loba uze, loba ugula, loba usentolongweni, kodwa kasakusiza? |
| 45. | Isizabaphendula, ithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba linga kw enzanga komunye walaba abancinyane, kali kw enzanga lakimi. |
| 46. | Lalaba bazakuya ekujezisweni okulaphakade; kodwa abalungileyo empilweni elaphakade. |
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