Emehlweni wabaphristi nabanye abadosiphambili bezekolo, amaJuda anyazekako abonakala angalotjhi uZimu ngokuzeleko, afana neensebenzi ezisebenza ingcenye yelanga esimini kaZimu. Emfanekisweni kaJesu, la madoda aqatjhwe “pheze ngesimbi yethoba ekuseni” namkha aqatjhwe emini—ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili, nangesimbi yesithathu, ekugcineni ngesimbi yesihlanu ntambama.

Amadoda nabafazi abalandela uJesu baqalwa ‘njengabaqalekisiweko.’ (Jwanisi 7:49) Baqede ukuphila kwabo okunengi bathiya iinhlambi namkha benza eminye imisebenzi. Kwathi ngesiruthwana sangomnyaka ka-29, “umnikazi wesimu yamadiribe” wathumela uJesu ukuyokubiza abantu abanyazekakwaba bona bazokusebenzela uZimu babe bafundi bakaKrestu. Ngilaba uJesu athi ‘ngebokugcina,’ iinsebenzi zesimbi yesihlanu.

“UmBuso wezulu unjengomninimuzi owaphuma ekuseni ayokuqatjha iinsebenzi zesimakhe yamadiribe. Ngemva kokuthi avumelene neensebenzi ukuthi uzozibhadela udenariyu ngelanga, wazithumela esiminakhe yamadiribe. Waphuma godu pheze ngesimbi yethoba ekuseni, wabona abanye bajame etatawini lokuthengisela banganamsebenzi; wathi kibo, ‘Nani khambani niye esiminami yamadiribe, ngizoninikela umrholo onifaneleko.’ Batjhinga khona. Godu waphuma ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili ngamadina nangesimbi yesithathu ntambama wenza okufanako. Ekugcineni, pheze ngesimbi yesihlanu ntambama, waphuma wafunyana abanye bajamile, wathi kibo, ‘Nijameleni lapha ilanga loke ningasebenzi?’ Baphendula bathi, ‘Ngombana akekho osiqatjhileko.’ Wathi kibo, ‘Nani iyani esiminami yamadiribe.’”—Matewu 20:1-7.