18 IBhetani yayikufuphi neJerusalem, umgama onganeno kweekhilomitha ezintathu,
19 kwaza kwafika amaJuda amaninzi, eze kukhuza ooMarta noMariya ngokusweleka komnakwabo.
20 Akuva uMarta okokuba uYesu uyeza, wamhlangabeza, kodwa yena uMariya wasala endlwini.
21 Waza wathi uMarta kuYesu: “Nkosi, ukuba ubukho, ngengabhubhanga umnakwethu.
22 Kodwa nangoku ndiyazi ukuba uThixo wokunika nantoni na oyicelayo kuye.”
23 Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Umnakwenu uya kubuya avuke.”
24 Wathi kuye uMarta: “Ndiyazi okokuba uya kubuya avuke xa kuvuswa bonke abafileyo ngomhla wokugqibela.”