Hem sei: “Kingdom bilong God hem olsem wanfala man wea ownim grape planteison. Hem go aot early long morning for lukaotem samfala man for waka long planteison bilong hem. Hem talem olketa man hia hem bae peim olketa wanfala denarius for wanfala day, then hem talem olketa for go waka long planteison bilong hem. Taem hem go aot moa long mek-thri hour, hem lukim olketa narawan wea no garem waka olketa standap nating long market. Hem sei long olketa, ‘Iufala go waka long planteison tu, and mi bae peim iufala wanem nao hem fitim.’ So olketa go nao. Long mek-six hour and long mek-naen hour hem go aot and duim sem samting moa. Then long mek-eleven hour hem go and lukim samfala moa wea standap nating, and hem sei long olketa, ‘Why nao iufala standap nating for full day and no duim eni waka?’ Olketa sei long hem, ‘Bikos no eniwan givim mifala eni waka for duim.’ Hem sei long olketa, ‘Iufala go waka long planteison tu.’”—Matthew 20:1-7.

Long tingting bilong olketa priest and olketa nara bigman, olketa nara Jew duim lelebet waka nomoa, olsem olketa waka part taem long grape planteison bilong God. Long tokpiksa bilong Jesus, olketa man hia nao start waka “long mek-thri hour” (9:00 a.m.) or bihaen long mek-six, mek-naen, or mek-eleven hour (5:00 p.m.).

Olketa Pharisee ting long olketa man and woman wea followim Jesus olsem ‘pipol wea nating savve long Law.’ (John 7:49) Samfala hia man for fishing or duim olketa nara waka for klosap full laef bilong olketa. Then long 29 C.E., “man wea ownim planteison” sendem Jesus for go kolem olketa hia for kamap disaepol bilong Christ wea waka for God. Jesus sei olketa hia nao “last,” wea minim olketa kam for waka long planteison long mek-eleven hour.