When her husband passed away, 'ulama came to her and said, "Yaa Rabi'a, it is Sunnah, an obligation, not to be alone.
Ku hambana ni sweswo, loko a ta va a endzele Elizabeta loyi a nga xaka rakwe, "Elizabeta [u tale] hi moya lowo kwetsima, a huwelela hi ku huwelela lokukulu a ku: '[Mariya] u katekile exikarhi ka vavasati, naswona mbhandzu wa khwiri ra wena wu katekile!'"