25:1-12

UJesu wayekhuluma ngabalandeli bakhe abagcotshiweyo emzekelisweni wezintombi ezilitshumi. Lanxa kunjalo akukhulumayo kuyasebenza kuwo wonke amaKhristu. (w15 3/1 13-17) “Ngakho lindani ngokuba kalilwazi usuku loba isikhathi.” (Mt 25:13) Ungawuchasisa yini umzekeliso kaJesu?

• Umyeni (vesi 1)​—NguJesu

• Izintombi ezihlakaniphileyo ezazizilungiselele (vesi 2)​—NgamaKhristu agcotshiweyo azimisele ukwenza umsebenzi wawo ngokuthembeka njalo acwebezela njengezinkanyezi kuze kube sekucineni (Flp 2:15)

• Isimemezelo: “Nangu umyeni!” (vesi 6)​—Ubufakazi bokubakhona kukaKhristu

• Izintombi eziyiziwula (vesi 8)​—NgamaKhristu agcotshiweyo ayahlangabeza uMyeni kodwa angahlali elindile futhi ethembekile

• Izintombi ezihlakaniphileyo ziyala lamafutha azo (vesi 9)—Ngemva kokufakwa uphawu okokucina, kuyabe sekuphuzile ukuthi abagcotshiweyo abathembekileyo bancede abangazange bathembeke

• “Umyeni wafika” (vesi 10)​—UJesu uyeza ezokwahlulela ngesikhathi ukuhlupheka okukhulu sekuzaphela

• Izintombi ezihlakaniphileyo ziyangena lomyeni edilini lomthimba njalo umnyango uyavalwa (vesi 10)​—UJesu uqoqa abagcotshiweyo abathembekileyo aye labo ezulwini, kodwa abangathembekanga balahlekelwa ngumvuzo wabo