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.