1, 2. UJesu wayemthandelani uMatha, kodwa kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi uMatha wayephambanisa njengathi?

KUFIKANI engqondweni yakho nxa ucabanga ngoMatha okukhulunywa ngaye eBhayibhilini? Lanxa kunguye yedwa owesifazana oqanjwa ngebizo okuthiwa wayethandwa nguJesu, bakhona abanye abesifazana ababehlonipha uNkulunkulu uJesu ayebathanda. Ngokwesibonelo wayemthanda unina uMariya kanye loMariya udadewabo kaMatha. (Joh. 11:5; 19:25-27) Manje kungani amaVangeli esithi uJesu wayemthanda uMatha?

⁴ Kodwa uMatha uyadidizela elungisa ukudla okumnandi futhi wenza leminye imisebenzi ukuze uJesu akholise ukuba labo. Konke lokhu akwenzayo kumenza akhathezeke kungelasidingo njalo acaphukele udadewabo. UJesu uyakunanzelela ukuthi uMatha uzama ukwenza izinto ezinengi ngasikhathi sinye, ngomusa abesesithi kuye: “Matha, Matha, uhlutshwa njalo ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengi.” Ngemva kwalokho umtshela ukuthi angakhathazeki ngokupheka izinto ezinenginengi. Khathesi uJesu usekhuluma ngoMariya emqinisekisa ukuthi lokho akwenzileyo kuhle kakhulu. Uthi: “UMariya ukhethe okungcono, okungasoze akwemukwe futhi.” Kungenzakala ukuthi uMariya waphanga wazikhohlwa izibiliboco ayezidle mhlalokho, kodwa kumele ukuthi kazange ayikhohlwe indlela uJesu amncoma ngayo kanye lolwazi aluthola kuye ngenxa yokuthi kazange avumele lutho ukuthi lumphambanise. Ngemva kweminyaka edlula engu-60, umphostoli uJohane wabhala wathi: ‘UJesu wayemthanda uMatha kanye loMariya.’ (Joh. 11:5) Amazwi la aphefumulelweyo atshengisa ukuthi uMatha wavuma sibili ukuqondiswa nguJesu lokuthi wazimisela ukukhonza uJehova ethembekile okwempilo yakhe yonke.