² Kayisikho ukuthi uJesu wayemthandela ukuthi wayesamukela izivakatshi lokuthi wayekhuthele kuphela kodwa wayemthandela lokuthi wayelokholo oluqinileyo. UMatha wayekukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke konke okwakufundiswa nguJesu futhi wayengakuthandabuzi ukuthi wayenguMesiya owayethenjisiwe. (Joh. 11:21-27) Lanxa kunjalo, uMatha wayephambanisa njengathi. Ngesinye isikhathi uJesu ebavakatshele emzini wabo, uMatha wacaphukela udadewabo wasetshela uJesu ukuthi amkhuze. Wathi: “Nkosi, kawunanzeleli yini ukuthi udadewethu uyangiyekelela umsebenzi? Mtshele ukuthi kangelekelele!” (Bala uLukha 10:38-42.) Kuyini esingakufunda endabeni le?

⁴ Kodwa uMatha uyadidizela elungisa ukudla okumnandi futhi wenza leminye imisebenzi ukuze uJesu akholise ukuba labo. Konke lokhu akwenzayo kumenza akhathezeke kungelasidingo njalo acaphukele udadewabo. UJesu uyakunanzelela ukuthi uMatha uzama ukwenza izinto ezinengi ngasikhathi sinye, ngomusa abesesithi kuye: “Matha, Matha, uhlutshwa njalo ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengi.” Ngemva kwalokho umtshela ukuthi angakhathazeki ngokupheka izinto ezinenginengi. Khathesi uJesu usekhuluma ngoMariya emqinisekisa ukuthi lokho akwenzileyo kuhle kakhulu. Uthi: “UMariya ukhethe okungcono, okungasoze akwemukwe futhi.” Kungenzakala ukuthi uMariya waphanga wazikhohlwa izibiliboco ayezidle mhlalokho, kodwa kumele ukuthi kazange ayikhohlwe indlela uJesu amncoma ngayo kanye lolwazi aluthola kuye ngenxa yokuthi kazange avumele lutho ukuthi lumphambanise. Ngemva kweminyaka edlula engu-60, umphostoli uJohane wabhala wathi: ‘UJesu wayemthanda uMatha kanye loMariya.’ (Joh. 11:5) Amazwi la aphefumulelweyo atshengisa ukuthi uMatha wavuma sibili ukuqondiswa nguJesu lokuthi wazimisela ukukhonza uJehova ethembekile okwempilo yakhe yonke.