Former explanation: The wicked and sluggish slave refers to anointed ones in the 1914 era who refused to share in the preaching work.
اَلشَّرْحُ ٱلسَّابِقُ :‏ يَرْمُزُ ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ وَٱلْكَسْلَانُ إِلَى ٱلْمَمْسُوحِينَ نَحْوَ عَامِ ١٩١٤ ٱلَّذِينَ رَفَضُوا ٱلْمُشَارَكَةَ فِي عَمَلِ ٱلتَّبْشِيرِ .‏