4. Inkosi yathini kulezozinceku ezandisa inani lamathalenta?

⁴ “Kepha emva kwesikhathi eside yafika inkosi yalezozinceku, yalandisana nazo. Weza obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu, waletha amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu, wathi: Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta ayisihlanu; bheka, ngizuzé amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu. Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho. Weza nobamukele amatalenta amabili, wathi: Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta amabili; bheka, ngizuzé amanye amatalenta amabili. Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.

⁶ “Ngakho mamukeni italenta, nilinike onamatalenta ayishumi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, avame; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. Leyonceku engasiziyo yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo.”—Mathewu 25:13-30.