Bible Society of South Africa

In her memory – Day 13

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

MAREKA 14

Morero wa ho bolaya Jesu

1Ho ne ho setse matsatsi a mabedi pele ho Paseka le mokete wa bohobe bo sa lomoswang. Baprista ba baholo le Ditsebi tsa Molao ba ne ba batla mokgwa wa ho tshwara Jesu ka mano, ba tle ba mmolaye, 2kaha ba ne ba re: “E se be mohla mokete, esere mohlomong moferefere wa eba teng hara setjhaba.”

Jesu o tshelwa ka setlolo Bethania

3Yare ha Jesu a le Bethania ha Simone wa molepera, mme a dutse dijong, ha tla mosadi ya nang le pitsana e tletseng setlolo sa nareta ya sebele, se theko e phahameng. A thua pitsana, a se tshela hloohong ya Jesu.

4Empa ba bang ba ipelaetsa, mme ba buisana, ba re: “Tshenyo ee ya setlolo e etsetswang? 5Setlolo sena se ka be se rekisitswe didenare tse fetang makgolo a mararo, mme tsa abelwa mafutsana.” Ba omanya mosadi eo.

6Jesu a re ho bona: “Mo leseng! Le mo nyahamisetsang pelo? O nketseditse ketso e molemo. 7Mafutsana le na le wona kamehla, mme le ka a etsetsa molemo neng le neng ha le rata; athe nna le ke ke la ba le nna kamehla. 8O entse sohle seo a neng a ka se etsa: o se a tlotseditse mmele wa ka kepelo. 9Kannete ke a le bolella, hohle lefatsheng moo molaetsa ona o molemo o tla phatlalatswa teng, seo a se entseng se tla bolelwa, e be seo a hopolwang ka sona.”

Tumellano ya ho eka Jesu

10Yaba Judase Isekariota, e mong wa ba leshome le metso e mmedi, o ya ho baprista ba baholo, hore a tle a ba neele Jesu. 11Bona ha ba utlwa ba thaba, mme ba mo tshepisa ho mo fa tjhelete. Jwale a batla monyetla wa ho ba neela yena.

MAREKA 14:1-11SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

The scene shifts from chief priests and scribes plotting to arrest Jesus and kill him to a dinner at the home “Simon the Leper”. Here an unnamed woman pours very expensive perfume on Jesus’ head. The woman’s action was not welcome and the guests express much criticism. Jesus interrupts them and sings the woman’s praises.

1. This unnamed woman “did what she could” (14:8). Did she perhaps know and understood what was about to happen? Was this a prophetic act?

2. How are we to tell the story “in memory of her” when we don’t know her name?

3. Read verses 9 and 10 again. What prompted Judas to go to the chief priests?

4. Note that the woman spent money to do “a beautiful thing” for Jesus with her hands while Judas was about to make money by handing Jesus over. Does this observation reflect anything in your own context?

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