Esekuzwile lokho u-Eliya, wasuka wahamba ukuze asindise impilo yakhe, waya eBheri Sheba kwaJuda, wayishiya khona inceku yakhe. Yena wahamba uhambo losuku ehlane, waze wayohlala phansi kwesihlahla sonwele. Enhliziyweni yakhe wafisa ukufa, wathi: “Sekwanele manje, Simakade! Sale usuwuthatha umphefumulo wami, ngokuba angilungile kunokhokho bami.”
Wabeka uhlangothi phansi walala ubuthongo phansi konwele; wezwa ingelosi imthinta, yathi kuye: “Vuka udle.”
Wayesevuka; bheka, nanto iqebelengwane ngasekhanda lakhe, elalenziwe ematsheni ashisayo, nophiso lwamanzi. Wadla, waphuza; wabuye walala phansi.
Ingelosi kaSimakade yabuya okwesibili, yamthinta, yathi kuye: “Vuka udle, ngokuba indlela yakho inde.”
Wavuka, wadla waphuza, wahamba ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40, waya entabeni kaNkulunkulu, iHorebhe. Wangena lapho emgedeni, walala khona.
Kwase kufika izwi likaSimakade, lathi kuye: “Eliya, wenzani lapha na?”
Wathi: “Ngishisekele nokushisekela uSimakade uNkulunkulu Wamabandla, ngokuba abantu bakwa-Israyeli basilahlile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-althare akho, babulala abaphrofethi bakho ngenkemba; sekusele mina ngedwa, sebefuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawususe.”
Wathi: “Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaSimakade.”
USimakade wedlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaSimakade, kodwa uSimakade wayengekho emoyeni. Emva komoya kwazamazama umhlaba, kodwa wayengekho uSimakade ekuzamazameni komhlaba. Emva kokuzamazama komhlaba, kwaba khona umlilo, kodwa wayengekho uSimakade emlilweni. Emva komlilo, kwaba nezwi elincane elihlebezayo.
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