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20 “Ngobe uMbuso wemazulu ufana nemnikati wensimu yemagilebisi lowaphuma ekuseni kakhulu ayewucasha bantfu labatawusebenta ensimini yakhe.+ 2 Nasekavumelene nabo kutsi utawubaholela denariyo* munye ngelilanga, wabatfumela ensimini yakhe. 3 Waphindze waphuma nasekuyawushaya insimbi yemfica ekuseni,* wabona labanye beme ngasemakethe bete umsebenti, 4 watsi kubo: ‘Nani hambani niye ensimini yami, ngitaniholela loko lokunifanele.’ 5 Ngako bahamba. Waphindze waphuma nasekuyawushaya insimbi yelishumi nakubili emini* nanasekuyawushaya insimbi yesitsatfu ntsambama* wayocasha letinye tisebenti. 6 Ekugcineni, nasekuyawushaya insimbi yesihlanu ntsambama* waphuma, watfola labanye bemile, wase utsi kubo: ‘Nimeleni lapha lilanga lonkhe ningasebenti?’ 7 Bamphendvula batsi: ‘Kungobe kute losicashile.’ Wase utsi kubo: ‘Nani yanini ensimini yami.’
8 “Nasekuhwalala, lomnikati wensimu watsi endvuneni yakhe: ‘Bita letisebenti utinike umholo wato,+ ucale ngaletifike ekugcineni, ugcine ngaletifike kucala.’ 9 Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza leyayicale kusebenta nasekutawushaya insimbi yesihlanu entsambama yatfola denariyo* munye. 10 Ngako labo lebebafike kucala bebacabanga kutsi batawutfola lokunyenti, kodvwa batsi nabefika, nabo banikwa denariyo* munye. 11 Ngesikhatsi banikwa lodenariyo, bacala kukhonona kumnikati wensimu, 12 batsi: ‘Laba labafike ekugcineni basebente li-awa linye nje kuphela, kodvwa ubaholela umholo lolingana newetfu tsine lesisebente lilanga lonkhe, sashiswa nalilanga!’ 13 Kodvwa watsi kulomunye wabo: ‘Ndvodza, kute lokubi lengikwentile. Angitsi vele sivumelene ngekutsi ngitakuholela denariyo* munye?+ 14 Tsatsa lokukwakho uhambe. Ngifuna kunika laba labafike ekugcineni loko lengikunike kona nawe. 15 Akukafaneli yini ngente lengikufunako ngetintfo tami? Nobe unemona* ngekutsi mine ngilungile?’*+ 16 Ngako-ke bekugcina batawuba bekucala, nebekucala babe bekugcina.”+
17 Kutsite nasebasendleleni leyenyukela eJerusalema, Jesu wabitela bafundzi bakhe labangu-12 eceleni, wakhuluma nabo babodvwa watsi:+ 18 “Nyalo senyukela eJerusalema, futsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu itawunikelwa kubaphristi labakhulu nasetatini temtsetfo. Batayilahla ngelicala batsi ayibulawe,+ 19 bayinikele kubantfu betive kuze bahlekise ngayo, bayishaye kamatima futsi bayibulalele elugodvweni,+ bese kutsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu ivuswe.”+
20 Ngemuva kwaloko, umfati waZebedi+ weta kuJesu ahamba nemadvodzana akhe lamabili, wafike waguca kuze acele lokutsite kuye.+ 21 Jesu watsi: “Ufunani?” Yena watsi: “Ngicela kutsi emadvodzana ami ahlale nawe eMbusweni wakho, lenye ibe ngesekudla sakho, lenye ibe ngesencele sakho.”+ 22 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Aniyati lentfo leniyicelako. Ningayinatsa yini lendzebe lengitayinatsa?”+ Batsi: “Yebo singayinatsa.” 23 Watsi kubo: “Vele nitayinatsa,+ kodvwa akusimi loncumako kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala ngesekudla nobe ngesencele sami eMbusweni, ngobe labo labatawuhlala kuletihlalo ngulabo labakhetfwe nguBabe.”+
24 Laba labanye labangu-10 batsi nabeva ngaloko, babatfukutselela laba lababili.+ 25 Kodvwa Jesu wababita, watsi kubo: “Niyati kutsi babusi betive batenta emakhosi, netikhulu tibusa ngekucindzetela.+ 26 Akukafaneli kube njalo ngani,+ ngobe nobe ngubani lofuna kuba mkhulu emkhatsini wenu kufanele abe yinceku yenu,+ 27 nanobe ngubani lofuna kuba wekucala emkhatsini wenu kufanele abe sisebenti senu.+ 28 Ngobe neNdvodzana yemuntfu ayizange itele kutewusetjentelwa,+ kodvwa yetela kutewuba yinceku nekunikela ngekuphila kwayo kuze kube yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.”+
29 Nasebaphuma eJerikho, Jesu walandzelwa sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu. 30 Emadvodza lamabili langaboni emehlweni labehleti eceleni kwemgwaco atsi nakeva kutsi nguJesu lona lowendlulako, amemeta atsi: “Nkhosi, Ndvodzana yaDavide, sihawukele!”+ 31 Lesicumbi sebantfu sawekhuta satsi akabindze; kodvwa amemeta kakhulu atsi: “Nkhosi, Ndvodzana yaDavide, sihawukele!” 32 Ngako Jesu wema, wawabita futsi watsi kuwo: “Nifuna nginenteleni?” 33 Amphendvula atsi: “Nkhosi, mane usente sibone.” 34 Jesu wawahawukela lamadvodza, wawatsintsa emehlo,+ futsi abona ngaleso sikhatsi, ase ayamlandzela.