23 Waye noAholiyabhi unyana ka-Ahisamaki, wesizwe sakwaDan, engumkroli, ingcibi, umluki weemfakamfele ngemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo.
24 Ke yonke igolide ekwakusetyenzwa ngayo umsebenzi emisebenzini yonke yengcwele, igolide yomtshangatshangiso, yaye iziitalente* ezimashumi mabini anesithoba, neeshekele* ezimakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mathathu, ngokweshekele yengcwele.
25 Ke isilivere yabo babalwáyo bebandla yaba likhulu leetalente neeshekele eziliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci asixhenxe anantlanu, ngokweshekele yengcwele.
26 Yaba yibheka* ngentloko yomntu (isiqingatha seshekele leyo, ngokweshekele yengcwele), kubo bonke abagqithelayo kwabo babalwáyo; bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, nangaphezulu, kubo abangamawaka angamakhulu omathandathu anamawaka amathathu, anamakhulu amahlanu anamanci mahlanu.
27 Ngeetalente zesilivere ezilikhulu kwatyhidwa iziseko zengcwele neziseko zomkhusane; yalikhulu leziseko kwikhulu leetalente, yayitalente kwisiseko.
28 Ngeeshekele eziliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci asixhenxe anantlanu, wenza amagwegwe eentsika, wawaleka amantloko azo, wenza iminqiwu.
29 Ubhedu olungumtshangatshangiso lwaye luziitalente ezingamashumi osixhenxe, neeshekele ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu mané.