Popular Bible Verses from 1 AMakhosi 18

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Ngiphendule, Simakade, ngiphendule ukuze laba bantu bazi ukuthi Wena, Simakade unguNkulunkulu, nokuthi uguqukisela kuwe izinhliziyo zabo.”

Kwathi ngesikhathi sokunikela, u-Eliya umphrofethi wasondela, wathi: “Simakade Nkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama noka-Isaka noka-Israyeli, namhlanje makwazeke ukuthi Wena unguNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli, nokuthi mina ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngikwenzile konke lokhu ngezwi lakho.

U-Eliya wasondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: “Kuyoze kube nini ninqikaza phakathi kwezinhlangothi ezimbili na? Uma uSimakade enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni Yena, kodwa uma kunguBhali, landelani yena.” Kepha abantu kabamphendulanga ngazwi.

Umlilo kaSimakade wehla, wawuqeda umnikelo wokushiswa, nezinkuni, namatshe, nothuli, waze wakhotha namanzi ayesemseleni.

Abantu bonke bakubona lokho bawa ngobuso, bathi: “USimakade nguye onguNkulunkulu; uSimakade nguye onguNkulunkulu.”

Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa yathi: “Bheka, kukhuphuka ifu elincane olwandle, lingangesandla somuntu.” Wayesethi: “Khuphuka, umtshele u-Ahabi uthi: ‘Bophela, wehle, funa uvinjezelwe yimvula.’ ”

Isandla sikaSimakade sasiku-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, wabaleka phambi kuka-Ahabi, waze wayofika ekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.

U-Eliya wathi ku-Ahabi: “Khuphuka, udle, uphuze, ngokuba kukhona umdumo wemvula enkulu.”

Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Khuphuka, ubheke ngasolwandle.” Yakhuphuka, yabheka, yathi: “Akukho lutho.” Wayesethi: “Phinda kasikhombisa.”

U-Eliya wayesethi kubantu bonke: “Sondelani kimi.” Bonke abantu basondela kuye. Wayeselungisa i-althare likaSimakade elalidiliziwe.

Bizani igama likankulunkulu wenu, nami ngizobiza igama likaSimakade; kuyothi uNkulunkulu ophendula ngomlilo kube nguye onguNkulunkulu.” Bonke abantu bathi: “Lihle leli lizwi.”

U-Eliya wathatha amatshe ali-12 njengomumo wezizwana zamadodana kaJakobe, okwakufike kuye izwi likaSimakade, lathi: “Igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli.”

Kwathi emini u-Eliya wabachomela, ethi: “Memezani ngezwi elikhulu; noma engunkulunkulu, mhlawumbe uyazindla, noma uthathe uhambo, noma ulele, udinga ukuvuswa.”

Walakha i-althare ngamatshe egameni likaSimakade, wayesenza umsele ngase-althare nxazonke, olingene namaseya amabili embewu.