NgokukaMathewu 18:21-35

Kwase kusondela uPhethro, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, umfowethu uyakungona kuze kube kangaki ngilokhu ngimthethelela na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?” UJesu wathi kuye: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa, kodwa kuze kube kama-70 aphindwe kasikhombisa. “Ngakho-ke umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi, obethanda ukubala akukweletwa yizinceku zakhe. Kwathi eseqalile ukubala, kwalethwa kuye omunye owayekweleta amathalenta ayizi-10 000. Kepha engenalutho lokukhokha, inkosi yayala ukuba kuthengiswe ngaye, ngomkakhe, nabantwana bakhe nangakho konke ayenakho, ukuze kukhokhwe isikweletu. Ngakho-ke inceku yawa phansi, yakhuleka kuyo, yathi: ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizakukukhokhela konke.’ Inkosi yaleyo nceku inesihe, yayikhulula, yayithethelela icala. “Kepha kwathi iphuma nje leyo nceku, yahlangana nenye yezinceku ezikanye nayo eyayiyikweleta odenariyu abayikhulu, yayibamba, yayiklinya, ithi: ‘Khokha lokho ongikweleta khona.’ “Nokho inceku ekanye nayo yawa phansi, yayincenga yathi: ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizakukukhokhela.’ Kepha ayivumanga, kunalokho yahamba yayifaka ejele, ize isikhokhe sonke isikweletu sayo. “Izinceku ezikanye nayo zathi ukuba zikubone okwenzekileyo, zadabuka kakhulu, zahamba zayobika enkosini yazo konke okwenzekileyo. Inkosi yayo yayibiza, yathi kuyo: ‘Nceku embi, ngikuthethelele isikweletu sakho ngokuba ungincengile. Pho kungani wena ungayihawukelanga inceku efana nawe, njengalokhu nami ngikuhawukele na?’ Inkosi yayo yathukuthela, yayinikela kubaphathi bejele, ize isikhokhe isikweletu sayo. “Kanjalo-ke noBaba osezulwini uyakwenza lokho kini, uma ningathetheleli ngezinhliziyo zenu kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo.”