31. Ke kaloku kwakukho mbingeleli uthile owayesihla kwangaloo ndlela, owathi akumbona wacezela phaya.
32. Kwangokunjalo ke *nomLevi, akufika kuloo ndawo, uthe akumbona wacezela phaya.
33. Ke umSamariya othile owayeseluhambeni wafika kuye, wathi akumbona wavelana naye,
34. wasondela, wawabopha amanxeba akhe, ewagalela ioyile newayini. Wamkhwelisa kwidonki yakhe, wamsa kwindlu yabahambi, wamonga.
35. Ukumka kwakhe ngengomso, urhole imali, wanika umnini-ndlu, wathi kuye: ‘Uze umonge; nento othe wadleka yona ngaphezu koku ndoyihlawula ekubuyeni kwam.’ ”Waqhuba uYesu wathi:
36. “Khawutsho ke, nguwuphi kwabo bathathu owaba ngummelwane walowo wagaxeleka ezihangeni?”
37. Umchazi-mthetho wathi: “Ngulowo waba novelwano.”Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Hamba uye kwenjenjalo ke nawe.”
38. Kolo hambo lwabo uYesu ungene dolophaneni ithile, waza wamkelwa endlwini ngumfazi othile ogama linguMarta.
39. UMarta wayenodade wabo ogama linguMariya, owathi yena wahlala ngasezinyaweni zeNkosi, ephulaphula amazwi ayo.
40. Ke yena uMarta wayexakeke kakhulu ngamalungiselelo; waya kuYesu, wathi: “Nkosi, akukhathali na kukuba umsakwethu andiyekele ndilungiselele ndendwa? Yitsho kuye andincedise.”
41. Waphendula ke uYesu, wathi kuye: “Wena Marta, uzikhathaza ngezinto ezininzi,
42. kanti inye kuphela eyimfuneko. UMariya unyule loo nto ilungileyo, kwaye ayiyi kuhluthwa kuye.”