Umatewu 25:23-29 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

23. Yaza yathi kuso inkosi yaso: ‘Ngxatsho ke, sicaka sam esilungileyo, esithembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwizinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukuphathisa izinto ezininzi. Ngena uchwayite kunye nenkosi yakho.’

24. “Seza ke neso sicaka sasinikwe ekwiwaka elinyé, sathi: ‘Nkosi, bendikwazi wena ukuba ungumntu ongqongqo, ovuna ongakuhlwayelanga, uqokelele ongakulimanga.

25. Bendisoyika, ndaza ndaya kuyembela ndayifihla imali yakho. Nantsi ke imali yakho, mhlekazi.’

26. Yaphendula inkosi yaso, yathi kuso: ‘Sicakandini esikhohlakeleyo, esilivila, ubusazi nje ukuba ndingumntu ovuna apho angahlwayelanga khona, aqokelele apho angachithanga khona.

27. Ubumelwe ke ngoko ukuyifaka ebhankini imali yam, ndize ndithi, ndakufika, ndiyifumane inenzala.

28. Ke ngoko esi sicaka sihlutheni iwaka elo, nilinike eso siphethe ekumawaka alishumi.

29. Wonke umntu onolutho uya kunikwa, abe nezinto ngakumbi; kodwa lowo ungenanto uya kuhluthwa naloo nto anayo.

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