Abesifazana basala bethithibele sebethole ithuna lingelalutho phakathi. UMariya Magadalena usuka egijima aye “kuSimoni Phetro kanye lomunye umfundi, lowo owayethandwa nguJesu,” umphostoli uJohane. (UJohane 20:2) Kodwa abanye abesifazana abasala ethuneni babona ingilosi. Kanti njalo phakathi kwethuna kulenye ingilosi ‘egqoke ijazi elimhlophe.’​—UMakho 16:5.

UMariya usemtholile uPhetro loJohane. Ukhuluma ekhefuzela athi kubo: “Sebeyithethe iNkosi bayisusa ethuneni, kasikwazi ukuthi bayibeke ngaphi.” (UJohane 20:2) UPhetro loJohane bahle bagijimele ethuneni. UJohane utshiya uPhetro amqalele ukufika. Uyalunguza kulo abone amalembu kodwa kangeni phakathi.

UPhetro uthi efika ahle azithele phakathi. Ubona amalembu elineni kanye lalelo obekuthandelwe ngalo ikhanda likaJesu. UJohane laye uyangena abesekukholwa obekutshiwo nguMariya. Lanxa uJesu wayetshilo ukuthi uzavuswa, kakho phakathi kwabo ocabanga ukuthi usevusiwe. (UMathewu 16:21) Babuyela emakhaya bedidekile. Kodwa uMariya osephendukile ethuneni usala lapho.