1 Amakhosi 19:3-18

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. U-Eliya ekuzwa lokho wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wema emnyango womhume. Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya? Wathi: “Ngangishisekela nokushisekela uJehova 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. UJehova wathi kuye: “Hamba, ubuyele ehlane laseDamaseku; lapho usufikile, umgcobe uHasayeli abe yinkosi phezu kwe-Aramu. Futhi uJehu, indodana kaNimsi, kumelwe umgcobe abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli; futhi u-Elisa, indodana kaShafati, wase-Abela Mehola, kumelwe umgcobe abe umprofethi esikhundleni sakho. Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi uJehu uyombulala lowo owaphunyuka enkembeni kaHazayeli; ophunyuka enkembeni kaJehu, u-Elisha uyakumbulala. Kodwa ngizishiyele kwa-Israyeli abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, wonke amadolo angaguqanga kuBhali, nayo yonke imilomo engazange imange.