Luke 19:9-20

⁹Jhesus seith to hym, For to dai heelthe is maad to this hous, for that he is Abrahams sone;

¹⁰for mannus sone cam to seke, and make saaf that thing that perischide.

¹¹Whanne thei herden these thingis, he addide, and seide a parable, for that he was nyy Jerusalem, `and for thei gessiden, that anoon the kyngdom of God schulde be schewid.

¹²Therfor he seide, A worthi man wente in to a fer cuntre, to take to hym a kyngdom, and to turne ayen.

¹³And whanne hise ten seruauntis weren clepid, he yaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide to hem, Chaffare ye, til Y come.

¹⁴But hise citeseyns hatiden hym, and senten a messanger aftir hym, and seiden, We wolen not, that he regne on vs.

¹⁵And it was don, that he turnede ayen, whan he hadde take the kyngdom; and he comaundide hise seruauntis to be clepid, to whiche he hadde yyue monei, to wite, hou myche ech hadde wonne bi chaffaryng.

¹⁶And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis.

¹⁷He seide to hym, Wel be, thou good seruaunt; for in litil thing thou hast be trewe, thou schalt be hauynge power on ten citees.

¹⁸And the tother cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis.

¹⁹And to this he seide, And be thou on fyue citees.

²⁰And the thridde cam, and seide, Lord, lo! thi besaunt, that Y hadde, put vp in a sudarie.