² UJesu bekamthandiswa kukuthi uMarta bekakhuthele, amumuntu ophanako. Ngaphezu kwakho koke bekamthandela ukukholwa kwakhe okunzinzileko. Bekakukholwa koke uJesu ebekakufundisa, angangabazi ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya. (Jwanisi 11:21-27) Nanyana kunjalo uMarta bekatjhapha njengawo woke umuntu. Kwathi ngesinye isikhathi uJesu abavakatjhele, khenge kumphathe kuhle uMarta ukubona uMariya ahlezi alalele uJesu, yena aberega. Bewatjela noJesu bona akhamkhalime. Wathi, “Kosi, awukhathazeki bona udadwethu ungiliselele ngomsebenzi omkhulu kangaka na? Mtjele bona azongisiza!” (Funda uLukasi 10:38-42.) Kubayini uMarta atjho njalo? Thina singafundani emezwini uJesu amphendula ngawo?

⁴ UMarta waliywa kutinazela ngombana batjho ufuna ukukhupha inyawo aphekele uJesu, amenzele nezinto ezinengi ebezizomenza azizwe kamnandi. Wathi nakabona uMariya angayingeni yokumrhelebha, wathoma wanghonghoyila kuJesu. UJesu bekazi ukuthi uMarta ufuna ukwenza izinto ezinengi, yeke wakhuluma naye kamnandi wathi: “Marta, Marta-ke! Ukhathazeka bewuwurubajeke ngezinto ezinengi.” Watjho nokuthi kungaba kuhle nakangapheka okunganani isidlo sinye kwaphela. Bese wathokoza uMariya ngokulalelisisa kwakhe. Wathi: “UMariya ukhethe okungcono, yeke angekhe emukwa khona.” Kungenzeka bona uMariya wagcina sele akulibele akudle mhlokho. Kodwana khenge akulibale lokho akufundiswe nguJesu nalokho amthokoze ngakho. Kwathi nasele kudlule iminyaka eyi-60 umpostoli uJwanisi nakatlolako wathi: “UJesu bekathanda uMarta nodadwabo kanye noLazaru.” (Jwanisi 11:5) Amezwi la aveza bona uMarta wasamukela isiluleko sakaJesu, waraga nokulotjha uJehova ipilwakhe yoke.