“UMbuso wamazulu unjengomnikazi wendlu owaphuma ekuseni kakhulu wayaqhatsha izisebenzi zesivande sakhe samagilebisi. Uthe esevumelane lezisebenzi lezo ukuthi uzazibhadala udenariyu ngelanga, wathi ziye esivandeni sakhe. Waphuma futhi ngehola lesithathu, wabona abanye emakethe bengaqhatshwanga; wasesithi kubo, ‘Lani hambani esivandeni samagilebisi, ngizalinika lokho okufaneleyo.’ Lakanye bahamba. Waphinda waphuma ngehola lesithupha langehola lesitshiyagalolunye wayaqhatsha ezinye izisebenzi. Kwathi sekulihola letshumi lanye, waphuma futhi wathola nampo abanye beyimayima khonapho, wasesithi kubo, ‘Kanti lama khonapho ilanga lonke lingaqhatshwanga kutheni?’ Baphendula bathi, ‘Akulamuntu osiqhatshileyo.’ Yena wathi kubo, ‘Lani hambani esivandeni samagilebisi.’”​—UMathewu 20:1-7.

“UMbuso wamazulu unjengomnikazi wendlu owaphuma ekuseni kakhulu wayaqhatsha izisebenzi zesivande sakhe samagilebisi. Uthe esevumelane lezisebenzi lezo ukuthi uzazibhadala udenariyu ngelanga, wathi ziye esivandeni sakhe. Waphuma futhi ngehola lesithathu, wabona abanye emakethe bengaqhatshwanga; wasesithi kubo, ‘Lani hambani esivandeni samagilebisi, ngizalinika lokho okufaneleyo.’ Lakanye bahamba. Waphinda waphuma ngehola lesithupha langehola lesitshiyagalolunye wayaqhatsha ezinye izisebenzi. Kwathi sekulihola letshumi lanye, waphuma futhi wathola nampo abanye beyimayima khonapho, wasesithi kubo, ‘Kanti lama khonapho ilanga lonke lingaqhatshwanga kutheni?’ Baphendula bathi, ‘Akulamuntu osiqhatshileyo.’ Yena wathi kubo, ‘Lani hambani esivandeni samagilebisi.’”​—UMathewu 20:1-7.

Abaphristi labakhokheli benkolo bakhangelela phansi ukukhonza kwamaJuda angabantukazana, angani ayizisebenzi zesikhatshana esivandeni sikaNkulunkulu. Emzekelisweni kaJesu amaJuda la yizisebenzi eziqhatshwa “ngehola lesithathu” (ngabo-9 ekuseni) ngehola lesithupha, ngelesitshiyagalolunye kanye leletshumi lanye (ngabo-5 ntambama).

Amadoda labesifazana abalandela uJesu babonwa ‘njengabantu abaqalekisiweyo.’ (UJohane 7:49) Abantu laba bebengabagoli benhlanzi okwesikhathi eside njalo abanye babo bebesenza eminye imisebenzi. Kwasekusithi ngo-29 C.E., “umnikazi wesivande” wathuma uJesu ukuthi abize abantu laba abaphansi ukuthi basebenzele uNkulunkulu bengabafundi bakaKhristu. Yibo ‘abokucina’ uJesu akhuluma ngabo, izisebenzi zesivande ezifika ngehola letshumi lanye.