12 besithi: ‘La madoda afike mva asebenza nje ixeshana, kanti wena uwamkelise ngokulingana nathi, thina esibulaleke kangaka ngumsebenzi, sitshiswa lilanga imini yonke!’
13 Umninimzi wabhekisa komnye, wathi: ‘Mfondini, andiqhathanga mntu. Besingavumelananga na ngemali eqhele ukwamkeliswa umntu ngemini?
14 Thatha imali yakho, uhambe. Ndizithandele okokuba lo mntu ufike mva ndimamkelise njengawe.
15 Kakade ndingenza nayiphi na into endiyithandayo ngemali yam. Kutheni ukuba wena ube nomona ngenxa yokuba mna ndinenceba?’
16 “Kwangokunjalo ke abokugqibela boba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala babe ngabokugqibela.”
17 Kwathi, xa uYesu wayeza kuya eJerusalem, wababizela ecaleni abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini, wathetha nabo behamba endleleni, wathi:
18 “Niyabona, siya eJerusalem, apho *uNyana woLuntu aya kunikelwa khona kubabingeleli abaziintloko nakubachazi-mthetho. Baya kumgwebela ukufa,