² Yesu alitemenwe Marita pantu ali ni kapekape, ali uwa cikuuku, kabili alebombesha. Lelo icikalamba ico amutemenwe ca kuti ali ne citetekelo icakosa. Alicetekele fyonse ifyo Yesu alesambilisha, kabili taletwishika ukuti e Yesu wali Mesia walaiwe. (Yohane 11:21-27) Na lyo line, Marita tali uwapwililika. Na o alelufyanya kwati fye ni fwe. Ku ca kumwenako, bushiku bumo ilyo Yesu abatandalile, Marita alifuliilwe nkashi inankwe, Maria, kabili aebele Yesu ukuti amukalipile. Marita atile: “Mwe Shikulu, bushe tamusakamene ukuti nkashi nandi andekela ndebomba neka? E ico, mwebeni anjafweko.” (Belengeni Luka 10:38-42.) Mulandu nshi Marita asosele aya mashiwi, kabili finshi twingasambililako ku fyo Yesu amwaswike?

⁴ Lelo Marita alipumfyanishiwe. Abikile amano ku kupekanishisha Yesu ifya kulya ne fintu fimbi pa kuti aipakishe ukubatandalila. Ilyo amwene ukuti Maria talemwafwa, alikalipe no kuilishanya kuli Yesu. Yesu alishibe ukuti alefwaya ukupekanya ifintu ifingi, e co cikuuku cikuuku amwebele ukuti: “Marita, Marita, nausakamikwa no kupamfiwa ku fintu ifingi.” Amwebele no kuti fya kulya fye ifinono, nelyo fye cimo, e fyalekabilwa. Lyena Yesu atashishe Maria pa kukutika kuli ena. Atile: “Maria ena nasala icintu icisuma, kabili tapali uukamupokolola.” Maria nalimo alilabile ifyo aliile pali filya fya kulya nkashi nankwe apekenye, lelo ukwabula no kutwishika talabile ifyo asambilile kuli Yesu ne fyo amutashishe. Ilyo papitile imyaka ukucila 60, umutumwa Yohane alembele ukuti: “Yesu alitemenwe Marita na nkashi nankwe na Lasaro.” (Yohane 11:5) Aya mashiwi yalanga ukuti Marita alyumfwile ifyo Yesu amwebele kabili alebombela Yehova ne cishinka mpaka ne mfwa yakwe.