
Balaka, Malawi (punctuation added)
Once upon a time in Egypt there was a rich man. One day as he was walking he met Jesus. The rich man admired Jesus because he was a good prophet. Then the rich man invited Jesus to his house to have lunch together the following day.
In the morning the rich man told his servants to prepare a very delicious food for lunch. [When it came] time for lunch in the afternoon, the rich man saw a very poor man in a very bad condition. He was in dirty and torn clothes while carrying a walking stick, coming towards him.
The rich man quickly called his servants to come and chase the poor man. It was now time to eat supper but the rich man was still wondering because Jesus did not come to his house to eat the lunch.
One day as the rich man was walking he met Jesus again. The rich man asked him why he did not come to his house. Jesus said, “I came but you did not welcome me. Instead you sent your servants to chase me.” But the rich man could not understand. He remembered that he indeed chased the poor man who came at his house.

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