31 “Yeke ningathomi nikhathazeke bese nithi, ‘Alo sizogomani nje?’ namkha, ‘Sizokuselani?’ namkha, ‘Sizokwembathani?’
U-Amatsiya wabuza umuntu kaZimu wathi: “Alo, uthi kwenziweni ngeenkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu amahlanu woke wamakhilogremu wesiliva engiwakhuphele amabutho wakwa-Israyeli la na?” Umuntu kaZimu waphendula wathi: “USomnini angakunikela ngaphezu kwalokho.”
Wabela abamesabako ukudla; akhumbule isivumelwano sakhe nini nanini;
Nawethemba uSomnini, wenze okulungileko, khona-ke uzakuhlala enarheni, wename unzinzile.
Ilimu lakhe libutjhelelezi kunamafutha wepehlo, kodwana ihliziywakhe inelunya; amezwakhe athambile kunamafutha, kodwana ayisabula erhwatjhiweko.
Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Sizasifumanaphi isikwa esaneleko endaweni ekude kangaka nemizi kobana siphe isiqubuthwesi na?”
Kodwana uJesu waphendula wathi: “Kutloliwe kwathiwa, “ ‘Umuntu akaphili ngesikwa kwaphela kodwana ngelinye nelinye ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaZimu.’ ”
“Ngalokho-ke ngiyanitjela, ningakhathazeki ngepilwenu bona nizogomani namkha nizokuselani. Ningakhathazeki nangemizimbenu bona nizokwembathani. Kghani ipilo ayikaqakatheki khulu ukwedlula ukudla na? Nomzimba awukaqakatheki khulu kunezambatho na?
Ngubani-ke phakathi kwenu ongangezelela i-awara linye epilwenakhe ngokukhathazeka na?
IKosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta-ke! Ukhathazeka bewuwurubajeke ngezinto ezinengi,
“Lokha nanilethwa ngemasinagogini, phambi kwabaphathi nababusi, ningatshwenyeki bona nizazivikela njani namkha nizakuthini,
UJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Yeke-ke ngiyanitjela bona ningatshwenyeki ngepilwenu ukobana nizokugomani namkha nitshwenyeke ngemizimbeni ukobana nizokwembathani.
“Yeke ningabeki iinhliziyo zenu ekuthini nizagomani namkha niseleni, ningatshwenyeki ngalokho
Ningakhathazeki ngalitho kodwana kikho koke, iimbawo zenu azaziwe nguZimu ngomthandazo nangokuncenga okunokuthokoza.
Fumbelani woke amatshwenyeko wenu kuye ngombana yena uyanikhathalela.