Kacili abaapostolo bakwe bone aa Cilundu ca Maolifa, Jesu wabaambila cikozyanyo acimbi. Mazuba masyoonto aayinda, naakali ku Jeriko, wakapa cikozyanyo camamaina kutegwa atondezye kuti Bwami bwakacili kulamfwu kuboola. Cikozyanyo ncataambe lino cijisi twaambo tuli mbotubede tukozyenye. Cikozyanyo eeci ncibeela cabwiinguzi bwakwe kumubuzyo uujatikizya kubako kwakwe alimwi amamanino aabweende bwazintu. Cikankaizya kuti basikwiiya bakwe beelede kuba bankutwe naa kubeleka canguzu caboola kuzintu nzyaabikka mumaanza aabo.

Jesu watalika cikozyanyo cakwe ulaamba: “Bwami bwakujulu buli mbuli muntu iwakayanda kuunka kucisi cimbi, wakaita bazike bakwe akubapa lubono lwakwe.” (Matayo 25:14) Mbokunga Jesu wakalilikozyanisyide kale kumuntu iwakaunka kucisi cimbi “kuti akapegwe bwami,” baapostolo balakonzya kubona kakunyina buyumuyumu kuti Jesu ‘ngomuntu’ ooyo waambwa aawa.—Luka 19:12.

Muntu wamucikozyanyo eeci katanaunka kucisi cimbi, wapa bazike bakwe lubono. Mumyaka yotatwe acisela yamulimo wakwe, Jesu wali kubikkila maano kukukambauka makani mabotu aa Bwami bwa Leza, alimwi wayiisya basikwiiya bakwe kucita mulimo ooyu. Lino ulaunka abasiye, kajisi lusyomo lwakuti bayoozumanana kucita mulimo ngwaabayiisya.—Matayo 10:7; Luka 10:1, 8, 9; amweezyanisye a Johane 4:38; 14:12.

Mucikozyanyo eeci, ino muntu ooyo walwaabanya buti “lubono lwakwe”? Jesu wati: “Wakusaanguna wakamupa matalenta aali musanu, wabili wakamupa obilo, watatu wakamupa lyomwe, umwi aumwi wakapegwa kweelana anguzu zyakwe, aboobo wakaunka kucisi cimbi.” (Matayo 25:15) Ino bazike aaba balacita buti azyeezyo nzyobapegwa? Sena banooli bankutwe mukuzibelesya kuzwidilizya makanze aasimalelaabo? Jesu waambila baapostolo kuti:

“Ndilyonya ooyo wakatambula matalenta aali musanu wakaunka waakwaabelesya mumakwebo akujana aambi aali musanu. Mbubonya buyo awalo ooyo wakatambula obilo wakajana aambi obilo. Pele muzike ooyo wakatambula lyomwe buyo wakaunka waakusya ansi akusisa mali aasimalelaakwe.” (Matayo 25:16-18) Ino ncinzi ciyakucitika aakupiluka simalelo?

Jesu wazumanana ulaamba: “Nokwakainda ciindi cilamfwu simalelaabo bazike aabo wakaboola akubalingula.” (Matayo 25:19) Bazike bakusaanguna bobilo bakabeleka kusikila mpobagolela, ‘umwi aumwi kweelana anguzu zyakwe.’ Muzike umwi aumwi wakali munkutwe, wakabeleka canguzu, akujana mpindu kuzintu eezyo nzyaakapegwa. Ooyo wakapegwa matalenta osanwe wakayungizya matalenta aakwe ziindi zyobilo, awalo ooyo wakapegwa matalenta obilo wakayungizya matalenta aakwe ziindi zyobilo. (Kuciindi eeco Jesu naakali anyika, mubelesi wakali kubeleka myaka iili 19 kutegwa akonzye kuvwola mali  aasika kutalenta lyomwe.) Simalelo walumbaizya bazike bakwe umwi aumwi munzila yomwe, wati: “Wacita kabotu, omuzike mubotu alimwi uusyomeka! Wakasyomeka muzintu zisyoonto. Ndiyookusala kuti kolanganya zintu zinji. Konjila ukondwe antoomwe asimalelaako.”—Matayo 25:21.

Pele oobo tabusyi mbwaacita muzike ooyo iwakapegwa talenta lyomwe. Walo wati: “Simalelaangu, ndilikuzyi kuti uli muntu muyumu moyo, uutebula mpootakasyanga akuyobola nzyootakapupulula. Aboobo ndakayoowa, eelyo ndakaunka kuyoolisisa talenta lyako ansi. Nkooko ndeeli talenta lyako.” (Matayo 25:24, 25) Tanaasola nokuba kwaapa basimpindu mali aayo kutegwa amujanine mpindu noiceya simalelaakwe. Mubwini, wajaya makanze aasimalelaakwe.

Aboobo, cileelela kuti simalelo waamba muzike ooyo kuti “omuzike mubi alimwi mutolo.” Wanyangwa ceeco ncaakapegwa kumane capegwa muzike ooyo uulyaabide kubeleka canguzu. Mpoonya simalelo waamba ceelelo cakwe ulaamba: “Umwi aumwi uujisi uyoopegwa azimwi eelyo uyooba azinji. Pele ooyo uutajisi, noziba zyeezyo nzyajisi uyoonyangwa.”—Matayo 25:26, 29.

Kuli zinji nzyobeelede kuyeeya basikwiiya ba Jesu, kubikkilizya azijatikizya cikozyanyo eeci comwe. Beelede kuti babona kuti ncaabapa Jesu—nkokuti coolwe citaliboteli cakuyiisya bantu kuba basikwiiya—ncintu cipati kapati. Uyanda kuti babe bankutwe mukubelesya coolwe eeci. Jesu talangili kuti boonse beelede kweelana muzintu nzyobacita mumulimo wakukambauka Bwami ooyo ngwaabapa. Mbubonya mbukutondezyedwe mucikozyanyo, umwi aumwi weelede kubeleka kusikila mpangolela ‘kweelana anguzu zyakwe.’ Pele eeci tacaambi kuti Jesu uyakukkomana ikuti umwi “mutolo” alimwi tanaabeleka kusikila mpagolela ikuvwuzya lubono lwa Simalelaakwe.

Nokuba boobo, baapostolo beelede kuti babotelwa kumvwa majwi aakulwaizya aakuti: “Umwi aumwi uujisi uyoopegwa azimwi.”