41 Jesu watsi: “Kwake kwaba khona emadvodza lamabili labekweleda umtjelekisi wetimali. Lenye yayimkweleda tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-500, lenye yayimkweleda tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-50.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Iphi incwadzi yenyoko yesehlukaniso, lengamcosha ngayo kutsi ahambe? Nome-ke nganitsengisa kumuphi kulengibakweledako? Natsengiswa ngenca yetono tenu, ngenca yemacala enu unyoko wacoshwa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Israyeli longaketsembeki ulunge kakhulu kunaJuda longaketsembeki.
“Babe wetfu wafela ehlane. Abengesiye lomunye webalandzeli baKhora, labadudana ngekuhlubuka Simakadze; wafela sono sakhe, washiya kute emadvodzana.
“Kepha satsi siphuma nje leso sisebenti, sahlangana nalesinye sisebenti lesasikanye naso, lesasisikweleda emaRandi lalishumi. Sasibamba sasekhama, satsi: ‘Khipha imali yami!’
Sitsetselele tono tetfu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labasonako.
Kepha Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Banikeni nine labangahle bakudle.” Batsi bona: “Singaya yini kuyawutsenga tinkhwa ngabodenariyo labangema-200 sibanikete badle?”
Sitsetselele netono tetfu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labo labasonako. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni.’ ”
kodvwa sisebenti lesingati kutsi inkhosi yaso ifunani, bese senta lokubi lesifanele sishayelwe kona, siyawujeziswa ngekushaywa kancane. Umuntfu lonikwe lokukhulu, kuyawudzingeka lokukhulu kuye; umuntfu lonikwe lokukhulu kakhulu, kuyawudzingeka lokukhulu kakhulu kuye.”
Nome-ke nicabanga kutsi laba labebali-18 baseSilowama lokwawela kubo umbhoshongo wababulala, bona babebabi kakhulu yini kunabo bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema?
Jesu wakhuluma waphumisela watsi: “Simoni, kukhona lengifuna kukutjela kona.” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Mfundzisi, ngitjele.”
“Ngako-ke ngikutjela ngitsi: Tono takhe lebetitinyenti setitsetselelwe, ngobe unelutsandvo lolukhulu, kodvwa lowo lotsetselelwe lokuncane, utsandza kancane.”
Bonkhe bantfu bonile, bakhashane kakhulu nenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu.
Umtsetfo wefikela kwandzisa siphambuko, kodvwa ngekwandza kwesono nemusa waNkulunkulu wandza kakhulu.