¹ U-Eliya waseThishibi, owayengowabagogobeleyo kwaGileyadi , wathi ku - Ahabi: Kuphila kuk aJehova, uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, akuyikubakho mazolo namvula kule minyaka , kuphela ngesiyalezo sezwi lami. ² Izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: ³ Suka lapha, uye ngasempumalanga , ucashe ngasemfudlaneni iKeriti ongaphambi kweJordani. ⁴ Kuyakuthi uphuze emfudlaneni ; ngiyalile amagwababa ukuba akondle khona. ⁵ Wahamba wenza njengezwi likaJehova , ngokuba wahamba wahlala ngasemfudlaneni iKeriti ongaphambi kweJordani. ⁶ Amagwababa amlethela isinkwa nenyama ekuseni , nesinkwa nenyama kusihlwa, waphuza emfudlaneni. ⁷ Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku umfudlana washa , ngokuba yayingekho imvula ezweni. U-Eliya uyandisa impuphu namafutha ⁸ Kwase kufika izwi likaJehova kuye, lathi: ⁹ Suka uye eSarefati elingeleSidoni , uhlale khona ; bheka, ngiyalile lapho umfelokazi ukuba akondle. ¹⁰ Wayesesuka waya eSarefati; esefikile esangweni lomuzi, bheka, umfelokazi wayecakasha khona ; wambiza wathi : Ake ungilethele ingcosana yamanzi esitsheni, ngiphuze. ¹¹ Esasuka ukuwalanda , wambiza wathi : Ake ungilethele nocezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho. ¹² Kepha wathi : Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , anginalo neqebelengwane, kukhona kuphela ukhweshe lwempuphu embizeni nengcosana yamafutha ophisweni ; bheka, sengicakashile izinkuni ezimbili , ukuze ngingene ngizilungiselele khona nendodana yami ukuba sikudle, sife. ¹³ Wayesethi u -Eliya kuye : Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokusho kwakho , kepha ngenzele mina ku qala iqebelengwane elincane ngakho , ulilethe kimi, andukuba uzilungiselele wena nendodana yakho. ¹⁴ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunk ulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Imbiza yempuphu ayikuphela , nophiso lwamafutha aluyikuswela kuze kufike lolo suku uJehova anisa ngalo imvula emhlabeni. ¹⁵ Wayesehamba, wenza njengokusho kuka -Eliya: kwadla yena , no-Eliya, nendlu yakhe izinsuku eziningi. ¹⁶ Imbiza yempuphu ayiphelanga, nophiso lwamafutha aluswelanga njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumile ngesandla sika-Eliya. ¹⁷ Kwathi emva kwalokho indodana yalowo mfelokazi , umnikazindlu, yagula; ukugula kwayo kwaba namandla kangaka ngangokuba yayingasenakho ukuphefumula. ¹⁸ Wayesethi ku-Eliya: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe muntu kaNkulunkulu na ? Uze kimi ukuba kukhumbuleke isono sami nokuba kubulawe indodana yami. ¹⁹ Kepha wathi kuye : Nginike indodana yakho . Wayithatha esifubeni sakhe , wayikhuphulela ekamelweni eliphezulu lapho e hlala khona , wayibeka embhedeni wakhe. ²⁰ Wayesekhala kuJehova, wathi: Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, usuwehlisele nalo mfelokazi engigogobele kwakhe okubi okungaka uze ubulale indodana yakhe na? ²¹ Wazelula phezu komntwana kathathu , wakhala kuJehova , wathi: Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo walo mntwana mawubuyele kuye. ²² UJehova walizwa izwi lika -Eliya; umphefumulo womntwana wabuyela kuye, waphila. ²³ U-Eliya wayesethatha umntwana , wamehlisa ekamelweni eliphezulu , wamngenisa endlini, wamnika unina; wathi u-Eliya: Bheka, indodana yakho isiyaphila. ²⁴ Owesifazane wathi ku-Eliya: Manje sengiyazi ukuthi wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu nokuthi izwi likaJehova elisemlonyeni wakho liyiqiniso.