38 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekuhambeni kwabo, yena wangena mzini uthile, yathi ke intokazi ethile egama linguMarta, yamamkela ngobubele endlwini yayo.
39 Yaye ke inomsakwayo obe kuthiwa nguMariya, owathi yena wahlala ngasezinyaweni zikaYesu, emana ukuliphulaphula ilizwi lakhe.
40 UMarta ke yena wakruthakrutheka kukulungiselela okuninzi. Wema ke kufuphi wathi, Nkosi, akukhathali na, kukuba umsakwethu andiyekele ndilungiselele ndedwa? Yitsho ke kuye, andincede.
41 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kuye, Marta, Marta, uxhaliswa uphithizeliswa zizinto ezininzi.
42 Inye yona into efunekayo; uMariya ke unyule eso sabelo silungileyo, singayi kususwa kuye.