Lapho ekubona, wasukuma, wabaleka ukuze asindise umphefumulo wakhe, wafika eBeri Sheba elingelakwaJuda, washiya inceku yakhe lapho.
Kepha yena wahamba ibanga losuku ehlane, wafika wahlala phansi komjunipha; futhi wazibuza ukuthi kufanele afe; wathi: Kwanele; manje, Jehova, susa ukuphila kwami; ngoba kangingcono kulobaba.
Esalele phansi kojunipha, bheka, ingelosi yamthinta, yathi kuye: “Vuka udle.”
Wabheka, bheka, nanto iqebelengwane elibhakiwe phezu kwamalahle, nembiza yamanzi ngasekhanda lakhe. Wadla, waphuza, wabuye walala;
Ingelosi kaJehova yabuya ngokwesibili, yamthinta, yathi: “Vuka udle; ngoba uhambo lukhulu kakhulu kuwe.
Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane waya eHorebe, intaba kaNkulunkulu.
Wangena khona emhumeni, walala khona; bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi kuye: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya?
Wathi: “Ngaba nobukhwele obukhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
Wathi: “Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova.” Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova wayengekho kulowo moya, emva komoya ukuzamazama komhlaba; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba.
Emva kokuzamazama komhlaba umlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni, emva komlilo izwi elincane elizolile.
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