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¹Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, lathi: “Hamba uzibonakalise ku-Ahabi; ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni.

²U-Eliya wahamba ukuze azibonakalise ku-Ahabi. Kwaba khona indlala enzima eSamariya.

³U-Ahabi wabiza u-Obadiya, umbusi wendlu yakhe. U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uJehova;

⁴Kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.)

⁵U-Ahabi wayesethi ku-Obadiya: “Hamba uye ezweni, emithonjeni yonke yamanzi nakuyo yonke imifudlana; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani bokuphila amahhashi neminyuzi, ukuze singalahlekelwa yizo zonke izilwane.

⁶Base behlukaniselana izwe ukuba badabule: u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela yedwa, u-Obadiya wahamba ngenye indlela yedwa.

⁷Kwathi u-Obadiya esendleleni, bheka, u-Eliya wamhlangabeza; wambona, wawa ngobuso, wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yami u-Eliya na?”

⁸Waphendula wathi: “Nginguye; hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Bheka, u-Eliya ulapha.

⁹Wathi: “Ngone ngani ukuba unikele inceku yakho esandleni sika-Ahabi ukuba angibulale na?”

¹⁰Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, akukho sizwe noma umbuso inkosi yami engathumelanga kuyo ukukudinga; bathi: Kakho; wafunga umbuso nesizwe, ukuthi abakufumananga.

¹¹Manje usuthi: Hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Khangela, uElija ulapha.

¹²Futhi lapho nje ngisuka kuwe, uMoya kaJehova uzokuyisa lapho engingazi khona; uma ngifika ngitshele u-Ahabi, angakufumani, uyakungibulala; kepha mina, inceku yakho, ngiyamesaba uJehova kwasebusheni bami.

¹³Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova kwabangamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni, ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?

¹⁴Khathesi-ke uthi: Hamba uyetshela inkosi yakho ukuthi: Khangela, uElija ulapha, njalo uzangibulala.

¹⁵Wayesethi u-Eliya: “Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe, ngiyakuzibonakalisa kuye namuhla.

¹⁶U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u-Ahabi, wamtshela; u-Ahabi wahamba ukumhlangabeza u-Eliya.

¹⁷Kwathi uAhabi ebona uElija, uAhabi wathi kuye: Nguwe yini owesabisa uIsrayeli?

¹⁸Wathi: “Angizange ngithuse u-Israyeli; kepha wena nendlu kayihlo, ngokuba uyishiyile imiyalo kaJehova, walandela oBali.

¹⁹Manje thumela ubuthe kimi wonke u-Israyeli eNtabeni iKarmeli, nabaprofethi bakaBhali abangamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu nabaprofethi beziqu zesihlahla esingcwele abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika-Izebeli.

²⁰U-Ahabi wayesethumela kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wabutha abaprofethi entabeni yaseKarmeli.

²¹U-Eliya wayesesondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: “Koze kube nini nimi phakathi kwenhliziyo ezimbili na?” uma uJehova enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni; kepha uma kunguBali, mlandeleni. Isixuku asimphendulanga ngazwi.

²²Wayesethi u-Eliya kubantu: “Mina ngedwa ngisele umprofethi kaJehova; kepha abaprofethi bakaBali ngamadoda angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu.

²³Khona-ke mabasinike izinkunzi ezimbili; bazikhethele inkunzi eyodwa, bayihlahlele, bayibeke phezu kwezinkuni, bangafaki mlilo phansi kwayo; futhi ngizosebenza enye inkunzi ngiyibeke phezu kwezinkuni, ngingafaki mlilo ngaphansi kwayo.

²⁴Nibize igama lawonkulunkulu benu, mina ngibize igama likaJehova; futhi uNkulunkulu ophendula ngomlilo, makabe uNkulunkulu. Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi: “Kukhulunywe kahle.”

²⁵U-Eliya wayesethi kubaprofethi bakaBali: “Zikhetheleni inkunzi eyodwa, niyilungise kuqala; ngoba nibaningi; nibize igama lawonkulunkulu benu, ningafaki mlilo phansi kwawo.

²⁶Base beyithatha inkunzi ababeyiphiwa, bayilima, babiza igama likaBali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba semini, bathi: “Bali, silalele! Kodwa kwakungekho zwi, futhi kwakungekho ophendulayo. Futhi bagxumela phezu kwealtare elenziwe.

²⁷Kwasekusithi emini uElija wadlala ngabo, wathi: Memezani kakhulu, ngoba ungunkulunkulu; kuphakathi kokuthi uyakhuluma, noma uyajaha, noma uyahamba, noma mhlawumbe ulele futhi udinga ukuvuka.

²⁸Bamemeza kakhulu, bazisika njengomkhuba wabo ngemimese nezijula kwaze kwagobhoza igazi phezu kwabo.

²⁹Lapho sekuntambama sebeprofethile kwaze kwafika isikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwa, kwakungekho zwi noma ophendulayo noma olalelayo.

³⁰UElija wasesithi ebantwini bonke: Sondelani kimi. Bonke abantu basondela kuye. Walungisa i-altare likaJehova elalidiliziwe.

³¹U-Eliya wathatha amatshe ayishumi nambili ngokwenani lezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova lathi: “Igama lakho liyakuba ngu-Israyeli.”

³²Wakha i-altare ngamatshe egameni likaJehova; wenza umsele nxazonke ze-altare, wawungalingana amaseya amabili embewu.

³³Wazihlela izinkuni, wayihlahlela inkunzi, wayibeka phezu kwezinkuni, wathi: “Gcwalisani izitsha ezine ngamanzi, niwathele emnikelweni wokushiswa naphezu kwezinkuni.”

³⁴Wathi: “Kwenzeni ngokwesibili.” Bakwenza ngokwesibili. Wathi: “Kwenzeni ngokwesithathu.” Bakwenza okwesithathu.

³⁵Amanzi agobhoza e-altare nxazonke; wagcwalisa nomsele ngamanzi.

³⁶Kwathi ngesikhathi somhlatshelo womhlatshelo wakusihlwa u-Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakho ukhona kwa-Israyeli! nokuthi ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile zonke lezi zinto ngezwi lakho.

³⁷Ngilalele, Jehova, ngilalele, ukuze laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu, nokuthi uyiphendulile inhliziyo yabo.

³⁸Khona-ke umlilo kaJehova wehla waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa nezinkuni namatshe nothuli wakhotha namanzi ayesemseleni.

³⁹Kwathi bonke abantu bekubona, bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: UJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu; uJehova, unguNkulunkulu.

⁴⁰UElija wasesithi kubo: Babambani abaprofethi bakaBhali; makungaphunyuki noyedwa kubo. Babathatha, u-Eliya wabehlisela emfudlaneni iKishoni, wababulalela khona.

⁴¹Wayesethi u-Eliya ku-Ahabi: “Vuka, udle, uphuze; ngoba kunomsindo wemvula enkulu.

⁴²U-Ahabi wayesekhuphuka ukuze adle anathe. U-Eliya wakhuphukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli; wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wafaka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe;

⁴³Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Khuphuka manje, ubheke ulwandle.” Wakhuphuka, wabheka, wathi: “Akukho lutho.” Wathi: “Phinda kasikhombisa.”

⁴⁴Wathi ngokwesikhombisa: “Bheka, ifu elincane livela olwandle njengesandla somuntu.” Wathi: “Khuphuka, uthi ku-Ahabi: Bophela inqola yakho, wehle, funa imvula inganivimbeli.”

⁴⁵Kwathi kusesenjalo izulu laba mnyama ngamafu nomoya, kwaba yimvula enkulu. U-Ahabi wagibela, waya eJizreyeli.

⁴⁶Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kuka-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, wagijima phambi kuka-Ahabi kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.