NgokukaJohane 11:28-36

Eseshilo lokho wamuka wabiza uMariya udadewabo ngasese, wathi: “UMfundisi ukhona, uyakubiza.” Yena-ke ekuzwa lokho wasuka masinyane, waya kuye. Kepha uJesu wayengakafiki emzini, kodwa wayesekuleyo ndawo uMarta amhlangabeza kuyo. AbaJuda ababesendlini naye bemkhuza, bebona uMariya esuka masinyane ephuma, bamlandela, bathi: “Uya ethuneni ukuba akhale khona.” UMariya esefike lapho ekhona uJesu, embona, wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.” Ngakho uJesu embona ekhala, nabaJuda abafika naye bekhala, wabubula emoyeni, wakhathazeka; wathi: “Nimbekephi na?” Bathi kuye: “Nkosi, woza ubone.” UJesu wakhala izinyembezi. Ngakho-ke abaJuda bathi: “Bheka, ukumthanda kwakhe okungaka.”