1, 2. Thangwe ranyi Jezu akhafuna Marta? Tsono n’ciyani cimbalatiza kuti Marta akhali lini munthu wakulungamiratu?

KODI mumbakumbukira ciyani mukambabva bza Marta wa m’Bibliya? Marta ndiye yekha mkazi omwe ambagumidwa na dzina ninga munthu omwe Jezu akhafuna. Tsono Jezu akhafunambo kwene-kwene akazi wakugopa Mulungu, ninga mai wace omwe ni Mariya, pabodzi na Mariya m’bale wa Marta. (Ju. 11:5; 19:25-27) Tsono, kodi thangwe ranyi Marta adalewedwa kukhala munthu wakufunidwa kwene-kwene m’mabukhu ya m’Bibliya yomwe yambalewa bza moyo wa Jezu?

⁴ Tsono Marta akhatanganidwa na basa lakukonza cakudya cakupambulika na kukonzekerambo bzinthu bzinango kuti Jezu adekedwe. Tsono basa lensero likhamupasa thupo lakusaya kufunika, ndipo iye adakalipa na Mariya. Jezu adawona kuti Marta akhayezera kukonza bzinthu bzizinji, tenepo iye adamuuza mu njira yabwino kuti: ‘Marta, Marta, unkucita thupo na kutanganidwa na bzinthu bzizinji kwene-kwene.’ Ndipo patsogolo pace, adamuuza kuti mbale ibodzi yokha ya cakudya ingadakwanira. Ndipo Jezu adabvekesa padeca kwa Mariya kuti iye akhacita lini cinthu cakuphonyeka, mwa kulewa kuti: ‘Ku mbali yace, Mariya wasankhula cinthu cabwino kwene-kwene, ndipo an’dzatengeredwa lini cinthu cimweci.’ Mariya angadayebwa mwakamfulumize bzomwe adadya pa nsiku imweyire, tsono iye angadayebwa lini na pang’onopo bzinthu bzomwe Jezu adalewa pabodzi na cakudya cauzimu comwe adatambira thangwe ra kutetekera Jezu na tceru lense. Pambuyo pa magole 60, mpostolo Juwau adanemba kuti: ‘Jezu akhafuna Marta, na m’bale wace Mariya.’ (Ju. 11:5) Mafala yakutsogoledwa na Mulunguya, yambalatiziratu padeca kuti Marta adakoya mu mtima malango ya lufoyi ya Jezu yale, ndipo adalimbikira kutumikira Yahova mwakukhulupirika pa moyo wace wense.