2. Esevumelene nezisebenzi ngodenariyu* ngosuku, wazithumela esivinini sakhe.
3. “Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithathu, wabona abanye bemi esigcawini, bengenzi lutho;
4. nakubo wathi: ‘Yanini nani esivinini; ngiyakuninika okufaneleyo.’
5. Baya-ke.“Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithupha nangelesishiyagalolunye, wenze njalo.
6. Esephuma ngehora leshumi nanye wafumana abanye bemi, wathi kubo: ‘Nimeleni lapha usuku lonke ningenzi lutho na?’
7. “Bathi kuye: ‘Ngokuba akakho osiqashileyo.’“Wathi kubo: ‘Hambani nani, niye esivinini.’
8. “Kepha selishonile, umninisivini wathi enduneni yakhe: ‘Biza izisebenzi, uzikhokhele imali yazo, uqale ngezokugcina, ugcine ngezokuqala.’
9. “Kuthe befika abehora leshumi nanye, kwaba yilowo nalowo wamukela udenariyu.*
10. Sekuza abokuqala, bathi bazakwamukela okukhulu; kepha nabo bamukela udenariyu* ngabanye.
11. Kepha sebamukela bakhonona ngomninindlu,
12. bathi: ‘Laba abokugcina basebenze ihora linye nje, ubalinganise nathi esithwalile ubunzima nesifudumezi semini.’
13. “Waphendula, wathi komunye wabo: ‘Mngane, angikoni; kanti asivumelananga ngodenariyu* na?
14. Thatha okwakho, uhambe; kepha ngiyathanda ukunika lo wokugcina njengawe.
15. Angivunyelwe ukwenza engikuthandayo ngokungokwami na? Kumbe iso lakho libi, ngokuba mina ngimuhle na?’
16. “Kanjalo abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala babe ngabokugcina.”