¹² He said therefore, ^(A)“A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. ¹³ Calling ^(B)ten of his servants,^[a] he gave them ten minas,^[b] and said to them, ‘Engage in business ^(C)until I come.’ ¹⁴ But ^(D)his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’