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 <div class="label">17</div><div class="s1">Umprofethi u-Eliya</div><div class="p"> 1 U-Eliya waseThishibi, owayengowabagogobeleyo kwaGileyadi, wathi ku-Ahabi: &#8220;Kuphila kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, akuyikubakho mazolo namvula kule minyaka, kuphela ngesiyalezo sezwi lami.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 2Izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: 3&#8220;Suka lapha, uye ngasempumalanga, ucashe ngasemfudlaneni iKeriti ongaphambi kweJordani. 4Kuyakuthi uphuze emfudlaneni; ngiyalile amagwababa ukuba akondle khona.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 5Wahamba wenza njengezwi likaJehova, ngokuba wahamba wahlala ngasemfudlaneni iKeriti ongaphambi kweJordani. 6Amagwababa amlethela isinkwa nenyama ekuseni, nesinkwa nenyama kusihlwa, waphuza emfudlaneni.</div><div class="p"> 7Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku umfudlana washa, ngokuba yayingekho imvula ezweni.</div><div class="s1">U-Eliya uyandisa impuphu namafutha</div><div class="p"> 8Kwase kufika izwi likaJehova kuye, lathi: 9 &#8220;Suka uye eSarefati elingeleSidoni, uhlale khona; bheka, ngiyalile lapho umfelokazi ukuba akondle.&#8221; 10Wayesesuka waya eSarefati; esefikile esangweni lomuzi, bheka, umfelokazi wayecakasha khona; wambiza wathi: &#8220;Ake ungilethele ingcosana yamanzi esitsheni, ngiphuze.&#8221; 11Esasuka ukuwalanda, wambiza wathi: &#8220;Ake ungilethele nocezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 12 Kepha wathi: &#8220;Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, anginalo neqebelengwane, kukhona kuphela ukhweshe lwempuphu embizeni nengcosana yamafutha ophisweni; bheka, sengicakashile izinkuni ezimbili, ukuze ngingene ngizilungiselele khona nendodana yami ukuba sikudle, sife.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 13Wayesethi u-Eliya kuye: &#8220;Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokusho kwakho, kepha ngenzele mina kuqala iqebelengwane elincane ngakho, ulilethe kimi, andukuba uzilungiselele wena nendodana yakho. 14Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: &#8216;Imbiza yempuphu ayikuphela, nophiso lwamafutha aluyikuswela kuze kufike lolo suku uJehova anisa ngalo imvula emhlabeni.&#8217; &#8221;</div><div class="p"> 15 Wayesehamba, wenza njengokusho kuka-Eliya: kwadla yena, no-Eliya, nendlu yakhe izinsuku eziningi. 16Imbiza yempuphu ayiphelanga, nophiso lwamafutha aluswelanga njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumile ngesandla sika-Eliya.</div><div class="p"> 17Kwathi emva kwalokho indodana yalowo mfelokazi, umnikazindlu, yagula; ukugula kwayo kwaba namandla kangaka ngangokuba yayingasenakho ukuphefumula. 18 Wayesethi ku-Eliya: &#8220;Nginamsebenzi muni nawe muntu kaNkulunkulu na? Uze kimi ukuba kukhumbuleke isono sami nokuba kubulawe indodana yami.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 19Kepha wathi kuye: &#8220;Nginike indodana yakho.&#8221; Wayithatha esifubeni sakhe, wayikhuphulela ekamelweni eliphezulu lapho ehlala khona, wayibeka embhedeni wakhe. 20Wayesekhala kuJehova, wathi: &#8220;Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, usuwehlisele nalo mfelokazi engigogobele kwakhe okubi okungaka uze ubulale indodana yakhe na?&#8221; 21 Wazelula phezu komntwana kathathu, wakhala kuJehova, wathi: &#8220;Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo walo mntwana mawubuyele kuye.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 22UJehova walizwa izwi lika-Eliya; umphefumulo womntwana wabuyela kuye, waphila. 23 U-Eliya wayesethatha umntwana, wamehlisa ekamelweni eliphezulu, wamngenisa endlini, wamnika unina; wathi u-Eliya: &#8220;Bheka, indodana yakho isiyaphila.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 24Owesifazane wathi ku-Eliya: &#8220;Manje sengiyazi ukuthi wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu nokuthi izwi likaJehova elisemlonyeni wakho liyiqiniso.&#8221;</div>
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 <div class="label">18</div><div class="s1">U-Eliya uthuma u-Obadiya ku-Ahabi</div><div class="p"> 1 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, lathi: &#8220;Hamba uzibonakalise ku-Ahabi; ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni.&#8221; 2Wayesehamba u-Eliya ukuzibonakalisa ku-Ahabi. Indlala yayinamandla eSamariya. 3U-Ahabi wabiza u-Obadiya owayephezu kwendlu yakhe. U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uNkulunkulu, 4ngokuba kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi. 5U-Ahabi wathi ku-Obadiya: &#8220;Hamba ezweni, uye emithonjaneni yonke yamanzi nasemifudlaneni yonke; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani, sisindise amahhashi neminyuzi,* izilwane zingabhubhi.&#8221; 6Base bahlukaniselana izwe ukuba balidabule: u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa, u-Obadiya naye wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa.</div><div class="p"> 7U-Obadiya esendleleni, bheka, kwahlangana naye u-Eliya, wambona, wawa ngobuso, wathi: &#8220;Wena uyinkosi yami u-Eliya na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 8Wathi kuye: &#8220;Yimi; hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: &#8216;Nangu u-Eliya.&#8217; &#8221;</div><div class="p"> 9Wayesethi kuye: &#8220;Ngoneni ukuba unikele inceku yakho esandleni sika-Ahabi ukungibulala na? 10Kuphila kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu wakho, akukho sizwe nambuso lapho inkosi yami ingathumanga khona ukukufuna, nanxa bethi akakho lapha, yafungisa umbuso nesizwe ukuthi abakufumananga. 11Manje usuthi wena: &#8216;Hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Nangu u-Eliya.&#8217; 12 Kuyakuthi sengisukile kuwe, uMoya kaJehova akuyise lapho ngingazi khona, nanxa sengifika ukuba ngimtshele u-Ahabi, yena angakufumani, uyakungibulala; kepha mina nceku yakho ngiyamesaba uJehova kwasebusheni bami. 13Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni, ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na? 14Usuthi manje: &#8216;Hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Nangu u-Eliya,&#8217; bese yingibulala.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 15Kepha u-Eliya wathi: &#8220;Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe namuhla, ngizakuzibonakalisa kuye.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 16U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u-Ahabi, wamtshela lokho; wayesehamba u-Ahabi ukumhlangabeza u-Eliya. 17Kwathi u-Ahabi esembonile u-Eliya, u-Ahabi wathi kuye: &#8220;Nguwe ongumhluphi wakwa-Israyeli na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 18 Kodwa wathi: &#8220;Mina angimhluphanga u-Israyeli, kepha nguwe nendlu kayihlo, ngokuyilahla imiyalo kaJehova, uze ulandele oBali. 19Ngalokho thumela ubuthe kimi u-Israyeli wonke entabeni yaseKarmeli, nabaprofethi bakaBali abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, nabaprofethi baka-Ashera* abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika-Izebeli.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">U-Eliya nabaprofethi bakaBali eKarmeli</div><div class="p"> 20U-Ahabi wayesethumela kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wabutha abaprofethi entabeni yaseKarmeli. 21 U-Eliya wasondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: &#8220;Koze kube nini nimanqikanqika phakathi kwezinhlangothi ezimbili na? Uma uJehova enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni yena, kepha uma kunguBali, mlandeleni yena.&#8221; Kodwa abantu kabamphendulanga ngazwi.</div><div class="p"> 22 Wayesethi u-Eliya kubantu: &#8220;Yimi ngedwa oseleyo engumprofethi kaJehova, kepha abaprofethi bakaBali bangabantu abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu. 23Mabasinike izinkunzi ezimbili, bazikhethele inkunzi ibenye, bayihlahlele, bayibeke phezu kwezinkuni, bangafaki umlilo; mina ngiyakuyilungisa enye inkunzi, ngiyibeke phezu kwezinkuni, ngingafaki umlilo. 24Libizeni igama likankulunkulu wenu, mina ngibize igama likaJehova; bese kuthi uNkulunkulu ophendula ngomlilo abe nguye onguNkulunkulu.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Bonke abantu bathi: &#8220;Lihle leli zwi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 25U-Eliya wayesethi kubaprofethi bakaBali: &#8220;Zikhetheleni inkunzi, niyilungise kuqala, ngokuba nibaningi, nibize igama likankulunkulu wenu, ningafaki umlilo nokho.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 26 Bayithatha inkunzi abayinikwayo, bayilungisa, balibiza igama likaBali kwasekuseni kwaze kwaba semini ngokuthi: &#8220;Bali, siphenduleni;&#8221; kepha akubangakho zwi, nophendulayo wayengekho. Baxhuma ngase-altare ebelenziwe.</div><div class="p"> 27Kwathi ngasemini u-Eliya wadlala ngabo, wathi: &#8220;Memezani ngezwi elikhulu; noma engunkulunkulu, mhlawumbe uyazindla, noma echezukile nje, noma esohambeni, noma elele edinga ukuvuswa.&#8221; 28 Base bememeza ngezwi elikhulu, bazisika ngawomese nangemikhonto ngomthetho wabo, kwaze kwatshaza igazi kubo. 29 Kwathi lapho isidlulile imini, baprofetha kwaze kwanikelwa ngomnikelo wempuphu, kepha akubangakho zwi, nophendulayo, nonakekelayo.</div><div class="p"> 30U-Eliya wayesethi kubantu bonke: &#8220;Sondelani kimi.&#8221; Bonke abantu basondela kuye. Wayeselungisa i-altare likaJehova elalidiliziwe. 31 U-Eliya wathatha amatshe ayishumi nambili njengomumo wezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okweza kuye izwi likaJehova, lathi: &#8220;Igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli.&#8221; 32Wakha i-altare ngamatshe egameni likaJehova, wenza umsele ngase-altare nxazonke olingene namaseya* amabili embewu. 33Wahlela izinkuni, wayihlahlela inkunzi, wayibeka phezu kwezinkuni.</div><div class="p"> 34Wathi: &#8220;Gcwalisani izimbiza ezine ngamanzi, niwathele emnikelweni wokushiswa naphezu kwezinkuni.&#8221; Wathi: &#8220;Kwenzeni ngokwesibili.&#8221; Wayesethi: &#8220;Kwenzeni nangokwesithathu.&#8221; Baphinda ngokwesithathu. 35Amanzi agobhoza ngase-altare nxazonke; wagcwalisa nomsele ngamanzi.</div><div class="p"> 36 Kwathi ngesikhathi sokunikela ngomnikelo wempuphu u-Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: &#8220;Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka noka-Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli, nokuthi mina ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile konke lokhu ngezwi lakho. 37Ngiphendule, Jehova, ngiphendule ukuba laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu nokuthi uphendukisela kuwe izinhliziyo.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 38 Wawusuwehla umlilo kaJehova, wawuqeda umnikelo wokushiswa, nezinkuni, namatshe, nothuli, wakhotha amanzi asemseleni.</div><div class="p"> 39Abantu bonke sebekubonile lokho bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: &#8220;UJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu; uJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 40 U-Eliya wathi kubo: &#8220;Bambani abaprofethi bakaBali, kungabaleki noyedwa kubo.&#8221; Bababamba, u-Eliya wabehlisela emfudlaneni iKishoni, wababulala khona.</div><div class="p"> 41Wayesethi u-Eliya ku-Ahabi: &#8220;Khuphuka, udle, uphuze, ngokuba kukhona umdumo wemvula enkulu.&#8221; 42Wayesekhuphuka u-Ahabi ukuba adle, aphuze. U-Eliya wakhuphukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli, wakhothamela phansi, wabeka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe.</div><div class="p"> 43Wathi encekwini yakhe: &#8220;Khuphuka, ubheke ngaselwandle.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Yakhuphuka, yabheka, yathi: &#8220;Akukho lutho.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Wayesethi: &#8220;Phinda kasikhombisa.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 44Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa yathi: &#8220;Bheka, kukhuphuka ifu elwandle, lingangesandla somuntu.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Wayesethi: &#8220;Khuphuka, umtshele u-Ahabi ukuthi: &#8216;Bophela, wehle, funa uvinjelwe yimvula.&#8217; &#8221;</div><div class="p"> 45 Kwathi ngesikhashana nje izulu laguqubala ngamafu nangomoya, lana imvula enkulu. U-Ahabi wakhwela inqola, waya eJizreyeli. 46Isandla sikaJehova sasiku-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, wagijima phambi kuka-Ahabi, waze wafika ekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.</div>
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 <div class="label">19</div><div class="s1">U-Eliya uyabaleka</div><div class="p"> 1 U-Ahabi wamtshela u-Izebeli konke akwenzile u-Eliya, naphakathi kwalokho ukuthi ubulele bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba. 2U-Izebeli wayesethuma isithunywa ku-Eliya ngokuthi: &#8220;Mabenze njalo kimi onkulunkulu, benezele futhi, uma ngingakwenzi wena ube njengomunye wabo ngalesi sikhathi kusasa.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 3Esezwile lokho wasuka, wahamba ukuba asinde, waya eBeri Sheba elingelakwaJuda, washiya khona inceku yakhe. 4 Kodwa yena wahamba ibanga losuku ehlane, waya wahlala phansi konwele, wacela enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba afe, wathi: &#8220;Sekwanele; manje, Jehova, sale usuthatha umphefumulo wami, ngokuba angilungile kunawobaba.&#8221; 5Walala ubuthongo phansi konwele; bheka, kwamthinta ingelosi, yathi kuye: &#8220;Vuka udle.&#8221; 6Wabheka, nanto iqebelengwane ngasekhanda lakhe elenziwe ematsheni ashisayo, nophiso lwamanzi. Wadla, waphuza; wayesebuye walala phansi.</div><div class="p"> 7Ingelosi kaJehova yabuye yamthinta ngokwesibili, yathi: &#8220;Vuka udle, ngokuba indlela yakho inde.&#8221; 8 Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, wahamba ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, waya entabeni kaNkulunkulu iHorebe. 9Wangena khona emhumeni, walala khona.</div><div class="p">Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi likaJehova; wathi kuye: &#8220;Wenzani lapha, Eliya, na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 10 Wathi: &#8220;Ngishisekele nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho, badilizile ama-altare akho, babulele abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba, kusele mina ngedwa; sebefuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawususe.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 11 Wathi: &#8220;Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova.&#8221; Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova wayengekho emoyeni; emva komoya kwazamazama umhlaba; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba; 12emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngumlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni; emva komlilo yizwi elincane elihashazayo. 13 U-Eliya esezwile lokho wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma, wema emnyango womhume. Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: &#8220;Wenzani lapha, Eliya, na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 14Wathi: &#8220;Ngishisekele nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho, badilizile ama-altare akho, babulele abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba, kusele mina ngedwa; sebefuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawususe.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Ukubizwa kuka-Elisha</div><div class="p"> 15 Wayesethi uJehova kuye: &#8220;Hamba, ubuye ngendlela yakho, uye ehlane laseDamaseku; usufikile khona uyakumgcoba uHazayeli abe yinkosi yase-Aramu; 16 uyakumgcoba uJehu indodana kaNimishi abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, umgcobe u-Elisha indodana kaShafati wase-Abela Mehola abe ngumprofethi esikhundleni sakho. 17 Kuyakuthi obalekela inkemba kaHazayeli abulawe nguJehu; obalekela inkemba kaJehu uyakubulawa ngu-Elisha. 18 Kepha ngiyakushiya kwa-Israyeli izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, onke amadolo anganguqanga kuBali nayo yonke imilomo engamanganga.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 19 Wayesesuka lapho, wamfumana u-Elisha indodana kaShafati; wayelima ngezinkabi ezingamabhangqa ayishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, yena esebhangqeni leshumi nambili; u-Eliya wadlulela kuye, waphonsa ingubo yakhe kuye. 20 Wayeseshiya izinkabi, wagijima wamlandela u-Eliya, wathi: &#8220;Ake ngange ubaba nomame, bese ngikulandela.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Wathi kuye: &#8220;Hamba, ubuyele emuva, ngokuba ngenzeni kuwe na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 21Wabuya ekumlandeleni, wathatha izinkabi zombili, wazihlaba, wapheka inyama yazo ngempahla yezinkabi, wabapha abantu, badla. Wayesesuka, wamlandela u-Eliya, wamkhonza.</div>
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 <div class="p">26 UJoshuwa wabafungisa ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: &#8220;Makaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova umuntu osuka akhe lo muzi waseJeriko; uyakubeka isisekelo sawo ngokulahlekelwa yizibulo lakhe, amise amasango awo ngokulahlekelwa ngomncinyane wakhe.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 27UJehova wayenaye uJoshuwa; udumo lwakhe lwalukhona ezweni lonke.</div>
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 <div class="p">13 Kukhona ohluphekayo phakathi kwenu na? Makakhuleke; kukhona owenamileyo na? Makahube. 14 Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu na? Makabize amalunga ebandla, amkhulekele, amgcobe ngamafutha egameni leNkosi. 15 Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi imvuse; noma enzile izono, uzakuthethelelwa zona. 16 Ngakho, vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. Umkhuleko oqinileyo wolungileyo unamandla kakhulu.</div><div class="p"> 17 U-Eliya wayengumuntu efana nathi; wakhuleka nokukhuleka ukuba lingani; alinanga emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha. 18 Wabuye wakhuleka; izulu lana imvula, nomhlaba wathela izithelo zawo.</div>
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