Jezu adafotokoza pomwe there linango pomwe akhali pabodzi na anyakupfunza wace anai pa phiri la Mioliva. Kwa nsiku zing’ono-ng’ono m’mbuyomo, pomwe akhali ku Jeriko, Jezu adafotokoza there linango lakulewa bza kobiri za mina pakufuna kulatiza kuti pan’dzapita nthawe itali Umambo bukanati kubwera. There lomwe adafotokoza pa nthawe imweyi, likhali lakundendemerana na there lakulewa bza kobiri za mina. Thereli linkucitambo mbali ya mtawiro wace pa mbvunzo omwe adabvunzidwa wakulewa bza kukhala kwace na bzomwe bzin’dzacitika kuphampha kwa mkonzedwe uno wa bzinthu. Limbalatizambo kuti anyakupfunza wace an’funika kucita nyongo pa kuphatisa basa bzinthu bzomwe adasiyiridwa.

Jezu adayamba na kulewa kuti: ‘Bziri ninga munthu omwe akhafuna kucita ulendo bwa kuyenda ku dziko lakutali, adacemeresa akapolo wace, aciwasiyira cuma cace.’ (Mateu 25:14) Anyakupfunza wacewo adazindikira mwakamfulumize kuti ‘munthu’ omwe Jezu akhamufotokoza mu thereli akhali iyeletu. Tinkulewa tenepo thangwe Jezu akhadabzindendemeza kale m’mbuyomo na munthu munango wa m’banja laumambo omwe ‘adacita ulendo bwakuyenda kudziko lakutali kuti akakhale mambo.’—Luka 19:12.

Pomwe munthu wa mu thereli akhanati kucita ulendobo, iye adasiyira akapolo wace cuma cace cakupambulika kwene-kwene. Kwa magole matatu na meya ya utumiki bwace pa dziko la pansi pano, Jezu akhapalizira bzipsa bzabwino bza Umambo bwa Mulungu na nyongo, ndipo adapfunzisambo anyakupfunza wace kuti ambacitembo basa limweri. Tsapano Jezu akhadasala pang’ono kucoka ndipo akhadziwa kuti anyakupfunza wace an’dzapitiriza na basa lomwe adawapfunzisalo.—Mateu 10:7; Luka 10:1, 8, 9; ndendemezani na Juwau 4:38; 14:12.

Kodi munthu wa mu thereli, adagawa tani cuma cace? Jezu adalewa kuti: ‘Wakuyamba adamupasa matalento maxanu, waciwiri adamupasa matalento mawiri, ndipo wacitatu adamupasa talento ibodzi. Ali-wense adamupasa mwakubverana na luso lace, ndipo iye adayenda ku dziko linango.’ (Mateu 25:15) Kodi akapolowa adacita tani na cuma comwe adapasidwaco? Kodi adacita bzinthu na nyongo pa kufuna kuthandiza mbuya wawoyo? Jezu adauza anyakupfunzawo kuti:

‘Nthawe imweyo, omwe adatambira matalento maxanu ule, adayenda kukacita malonda ndipo adaphindula matalento manango maxanu. Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na omwe adatambira matalento mawiri ule, adaphindula manango mawiri. Koma omwe adatambira ibodzi yokha ule, adayenda kukacera pansi, acibisa kobiri ya mbuya waceyo.’ (Mateu 25:16-18) Kodi n’ciyani comwe cidacitika pomwe mbuya wawo adabwerera?

Jezu adapitiriza kulewa kuti: ‘Pambuyo pa kupita nthawe itali, mbuya wa akapolowo adabwerera ndipo adalewenga nawo kobirizo.’ (Mateu 25:19) Akapolo awiri wakuyambirira wale, adacita ciri-cense comwe angadakwanisa ndipo ‘ali-wense adacita mwakubverana na luso lace.’ Kapolo ali-wense adacita bzinthu na nyongo ndipo adaphindula pa kobiri zomwe adapasidwa zire. Omwe adatambira matalento maxanu ule, adaphindulambo maxanu ndipo omwe adatambira mawiri ule, adaphindula manango mawiri. (Mu nthawe imweyire, munthu akhafunika kuphata basa kwa magole 19 kuti atambire talento ibodzi.) Mbuyayo adatenda kapolo ali-wense wa iwo kuti: ‘Wacita bwino, kapolo wabwino na wakukhulupirika! Iwepo wakhulupirika pa bzinthu bzing’ono-ng’ono. Ndinkuikha kuti  umbanyang’anire bzinthu bzizinji. Kondwa pabodzi na ine mbuya wako.’—Mateu 25:21.

Koma ndibzo lini bzomwe bzidacitikambo na kapolo omwe adatambira talento ibodzi ule. Iye adati: ‘Mbuya, ndikhadziwa kuti imwepo ndimwe munthu wakunesa, mumbakolola pomwe mulibe kubzala, ndipo mumbakonkha pomwe mulibe kuwaza. Ndipopa ndidacita mantha ndipo ndidayenda kukaikoya pansi talento yanuyi. Kobiri yanu iyi, tambirani.’ (Mateu 25:24, 25) Kapolo umweyu alibe na kundokumbuka bza kukakoyesa kobiriyo kwa anyakukoya kobiri kuti mbuya wace adzagumane phindu. Tenepo, bzomwe kapoloyu adacita bzikhali lini bzakuthandiza kwa mbuya waceyo.

Mpsakubveka mbuyayo kulewa kuti kapoloyu ‘ngwakuipa ndipo ni mtofu.’ Iye adamutengera talentoyo, acipasa munthu munango omwe angadaiphatisa basa na nyongo. Patsogolo pace, Mbuyayo adakhazikisa lamulo lakuti: ‘Ali-wense omwe anabzo, an’dzathumiziridwa bzizinji ndipo an’dzakhala nabzo bzizinji, koma omwe alibe, an’dzatengeredwa napo bzomwe anabzo.’—Mateu 25:26, 29.

Anyakupfunza wa Jezu akhana bzinthu bzizinji bzakuti ambabzikumbukire ndipo thereli lidawacitisa kuti akumbukire bzinthu bzinango. Iwo adadziwa kuti Jezu adawapasa mwayi ukulu kwene-kwene wakuthandiza wanthu winango kuti akhale anyakupfunza wace. Ndipo Jezu akhadikhirira kuti anyakupfunzawo an’dzaphata basali na nyongo. Koma iye akhadikhirira lini kuti anyakupfunza wace wense an’dzacita bzinthu mwakundendemera pakuphata basa lomwe adawapasa lakupalizira. Mwakundendemerana na bzomwe adalewa mu thereli, ali-wense an’funika kucita bzinthu ‘mwakubverana na luso lace.’ Tenepo, bzomwe bzidacitikira kapolo wakumalizirayu, bzinkulatiza kuti Jezu angakomedwe lini na munthu ‘mtofu’ omwe akutazira kucita bzense bzomwe angakwanise pakufuna kuphindulisa Mbuya wace.

Bzinkuwoneka kuti apostolowo adakondwa kwene-kwene pomwe adabva bzomwe Jezu adawapicira kuti: ‘Omwe anabzo an’dzathumiziridwa bzizinji’!