27. Qondani ngeenyibiba, ukuhluma kwazo; azibulaleki, azisonti nokusonta; ndithi ke kuni, Naye uSolomon, kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, wayengavathanga nanjenganye yazo ezi.
28. Ukuba ke ingca, leyo isendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wenjenjalo uThixo ukuyambesa, wobeka phi na ke kuni, bantundini balukholo luncinane?
29. Nani nize ningafuni ukuthi ningadla ntoni na, nisele ntoni na;
30. kanjalo nize ningathingazi; ngokuba zonke ezo nto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga zehlabathi; uYihlo ke uyazi ukuba niziswele ezo zinto.
31. Funani ubukumkani bukaThixo nina, zaye zonke ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni.
32. Musani ukoyika, mhlambi mncinane; ngokuba kukholekile kuYihlo ukuninika ubukumkani.
33. Thengisani ngeempahla zenu, nilize ngazo; zenzeleni iingxowa zemali ezingagugiyo, ubutyebi obungapheliyo emazulwini, apho kungasondeliyo sela, kungonakalisiyo nanundu;
34. kuba apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.
35. Mazibe zibhinqiwe izinqe zenu, nezibane zenu zivutha;
36. nani nibe njengabantu abayilindileyo inkosi yabo, xeshikweni iya kubuya emsithweni; ukuze bathi, yakufika inkqonkqoze, bayivulele kwaoko.
37. Banoyolo abo bakhonzi, eyothi yakufika inkosi, ibafumane belindile. Inene ndithi kuni, iya kubhinqa, ibangqengqise bona, ize isondele ibalungiselele.
38. Nokuba ithe yeza ngowesibini umlindo wobusuku, nokuba ithe yeza ngowesithathu umlindo, yafika kunjalo, banoyolo abo bakhonzi.
39. Kwazini ke oku, ukuba umninindlu ebesazi ukuba isela liza ngaliphi na ilixa, ange elindile, akayiyekela indlu yakhe igqojozwe.
40. Nani ngoko yibani nilungile; ngokuba uNyana woMntu uza ngelixa eningalikhumbuleliyo.
41. Wathi ke uPetros kuye, Nkosi, lo mzekeliso uwuthetha kuthi, uwuthetha kubo bonke, kusini na?
42. Ithe ke iNkosi, Ngubani na ke elo gosa lithembekileyo, liqondileyo, eyothi inkosi ilimise phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze libanike umamkelo wabo wokudla ngexesha elifanelekileyo?
43. Únoyolo loo mkhonzi eyothi, yakufika inkosi yakhe, imfumane esenjenjalo.
44. Inene ndithi kuni, iya kummisa phezu kwayo yonke impahla yayo.
45. Ukuba ke loo mkhonzi uthe entliziyweni yakhe, Inkosi yam iyalibala ukuza; aze aqale azibethe izicaka nezicakakazi, adle, asele, anxile: