1 Amakhosi 17:8-16

Izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: Suka uye eSarefati yaseSidoni, uhlale khona; bheka, ngiyalile umfelokazi lapho ukuba akondle. Wasesukuma waya eSarfat. Lapho efika esangweni lomuzi, umfelokazi wayetheza izinkuni; wambiza, wathi: “Ngilethele amanzi ngesitsha, ngiphuze.” Kwathi esazolithatha, wambiza, wathi: “Letha ucezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho.” Wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, anginalo iqebelengwane, kuphela isandla esigcwele isandla sempuphu emphongolweni namafutha amancane embizeni; bheka, ngitheza izinkuni ezimbili ukuba ngingene, ngizilungisele mina nendodana yami, ukuze sizidle, sife. UElija wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokusho kwakho; kodwa qala ungenzele iqebelengwana lakho ulilethe kimi bese ulenzela wena lendodana yakho. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Impuphu esezitsheni ayiyikuphela, nesigxobo samafutha asiyikuphela, kuze kufike usuku uJehova anisa ngalo imvula emhlabeni. Wahamba wenza njengezwi lika-Eliya; wadla yena, naye, nendlu yakhe, izinsuku eziningi. Impuphu eyayisemgqonyeni ayizange iphele, namafutha ayesezitsheni akazange aphele, njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngenceku ka-Eliya.