Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
18:1 Kwathi kwakuba ntsuku zininzi, lafika ilizwi likaYehova
uEliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, wathi, Hamba uye kubonana noAhabhi; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
nisa imvula phezu komhlaba.
18:2 Wahamba waya kubonana uEliya kuAhabhi. Kwabakho ke indlala enzima
kwaSamari.
18:3 UAhabhi wabiza uObhadiya, obengumveleli wendlu yakhe. (Ngoku
UObhadiya wayemoyika kakhulu uYehova.
18:4 Kwathi, ekubaxabeleni kukaIzebhele abaprofeti bakaYehova, kwaba njalo
UObhadiya wathabatha ikhulu labaprofeti, wabafihla ngamashumi ngamahlanu, emqolombeni
waphakela ngesonka namanzi.)
18:5 Wathi uAhabhi kuObhadiya, Hamba uye elizweni, emithonjeni yonke yelizwe
Emanzini, nakwimijelo yonke; mhlawumbi sofumana utyani ukuze siwusindise
amahashe neemeyile bephila, ukuze singaphulukani nazo zonke izilo.
18:6 Balahlula ilizwe phakathi kwabo, ukuba bacande kulo; wahamba uAhabhi
ngenye indlela yedwa, uObhadiya wahamba ngenye indlela yedwa.
18:7 Kwathi, esendleleni uObhadiya, wabonakala uEliya emkhawulela;
Wawa ngobuso bakhe, wathi, Unguye na wena inkosi yam uEliya?
18:8 Wathi yena kuye, Ndim. Hamba uye kuthi enkosini yakho, Nanku elapha uEliya.
18:9 Wathi, Ndenze ntoni na, ukuba umhlangule umkhonzi wakho?
esandleni sika-Ahabhi ukuba andibulale?
18:10 Ehleli nje uYehova uThixo wakho, akukho luhlanga nabukumkani apho kwam
inkosi akathumanga ukuba akufune; xa bathi, Akakho; yena
bafungisa ubukumkani nohlanga, ukuba abayi kukufumana.
18:11 Kaloku ke uthi, Hamba uye kuthi enkosini yakho, Nanku elapha uEliya.
18:12 Kuya kuthi, ndithe ndemka kuwe, lisuke ilizwe
UMoya kaYehova wokuthwala apho ndingaziyo; kwaye ngoko xa mna
uye kuxelela uAhabhi, angakufumani; uya kundibulala, mna ndingowakho
Umkhonzi woyika uYehova kwasebuncinaneni bam.
18:13 Ayixelelwanga na inkosi yam into endayenzayo, oko uIzebhele wayebabulala abaprofeti bokumkani?
Yehova, endalifihlayo ikhulu lamadoda kubaprofeti bakaYehova, ngamashumi ngamahlanu
emqolombeni, wabadlisa ngesonka nangamanzi?
18:14 Kaloku ke uthi, Hamba uye kuthi enkosini yakho, Nanku elapha uEliya.
uya kundibulala.
18:15 Wathi uEliya, Ehleli nje uYehova wemikhosi, endimi phambi kwakhe, mna
inene, namhlanje ndiya kubonakala kuye.
18:16 UObhadiya waya kumkhawulela ke uAhabhi, wamxelela; wahamba uAhabhi, waya kumkhawulela
uEliya.
18:17 Kwathi, uAhabhi, akumbona uEliya, wathi uAhabhi kuye, Hayi
Nguwe na owawahlisela ishwangusha amaSirayeli?
18:18 Wathi, Andiwahliselanga ntlekele amaSirayeli; kodwa wena noyihlo
indlu, ngokuyishiya kwenu imithetho kaYehova, nawe
ulandele ooBhahali.
18:19 Ke ngoko thumela, uwahlanganisele kum amaSirayeli onke entabeni yeKarmele;
abaprofeti bakaBhahali babengamakhulu amane anamanci mahlanu, nabaprofeti bakaBhahali
amakhulu amane, atyela etafileni kaIzebhele.
18:20 Wathumela ke uAhabhi kubo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, wabahlanganisa abaprofeti
kunye entabeni yeKarmele.
18:21 Wafika uEliya ebantwini abo bonke, wathi, Koda kube nini na nimbaxa?
izimvo ezimbini? ukuba uYehova nguThixo, landelani yena; ukuba nguBhahali yena, landelani yena
yena. Abamphendula nelizwi abantu.
18:22 Wathi uEliya ebantwini, Kusele mna ndodwa umprofetiumprofeti wakhe
iNkosi; kodwa abaprofeti bakaBhahali ngamadoda angamakhulu amane anamanci mahlanu.
18:23 Masinikwe iinkunzi ezintsha zibe mbini; banyule ke inkunzi entsha, ibe nye
bona ngokwabo, bayityatya, bayibeka phezu kweenkuni, bangayibeka
ndiyilungise enye inkunzi entsha, ndiyibeke phezu kweenkuni, ndiyibeke phezu kweenkuni
ungafaki mlilo phantsi:
18:24 Nize ninqule igama lothixo wenu, mna ndinqule igama likaYehova;
Yehova: uThixo othe waphendula ngomlilo, makabe nguye uThixo. Kwaye zonke
Baphendula abantu bathi, Lilizwi elilungileyo.
18:25 Wathi uEliya kubaprofeti bakaBhahali, Zinyuleleni inkunzi entsha ibe nye
zinxibeni ngokwenu, nizinxibele kuqala; ngokuba nibaninzi nina; kwaye ubize igama lika
kodwa ungafaki mlilo.
18:26 Bayithabatha inkunzi entsha ababeyinikiwe, bayilungisa;
ninqule igama likaBhahali, kususela kusasa kwada kwasemini enkulu, besithi, Bhahali!
sive. akwabakho lizwi, akwabakho uphendulayo. Baxhuma ke
phezu kwesibingelelo esenziweyo.
18:27 Kwathi emini enkulu, uEliya wadlala ngabo, wathi, Memezani.
ngokuba unguthixo; inokuba uyathetha, uyasukela, mhlawumbi uyasukela
Useluhambeni, mhlawumbi ulele, umelwe kukuthi avuswe.
18:28 Badanduluka ngamandla, bazicenta ngeemela ngokwesiko labo
nemizila, laphalaza igazi kubo.
18:29 Kwathi, yakuba imini enkulu, baprofeta kwada kwayimini enkulu
akwabakho xesha lokunyusa amadini angokuhlwa
lizwi, akukho uphendulayo, nokuba uphulaphulayo.
18:30 Wathi uEliya ebantwini bonke, Sondelani kum apha. Kwaye zonke
abantu basondela kuye. Waza ke wasihlaziya isibingelelo sikaYehova
yaphulwa.
18:31 UEliya wathabatha amatye alishumi elinamabini, ngokwenani lezizwe zikaEliya;
oonyana bakaYakobi, elafikayo kubo ilizwi likaYehova, lisithi, Sirayeli
liya kuba ligama lakho;
18:32 Wakha ngamatye lawo isibingelelo egameni likaYehova
Wenza umsele olingene iiseha ezimbini zesibingelelo, ongangokulingana iiseha ezimbini zesibingelelo
imbewu.
18:33 Wazilungisa iinkuni, wayityatya inkunzi entsha, wayibeka
wathi, Zalisa imiphanda ibe mine ngamanzi, niwagalele
nedini elinyukayo, phezu kweenkuni.
18:34 Wathi, Yenzani okwesibini. Benjenjalo okwesibini. Kwaye
Wathi, Yenzani okwesithathu. Bakwenza okwesithathu.
18:35 Ahamba amanzi ngeenxa zonke esibingelelweni; wawuzalisa nomsele
enamanzi.
18:36 Kwathi, ngexesha lomnikelo wangokuhlwa
Wasondela uEliya umprofeti, wathi, UYehova, Thixo wemikhosi
Abraham, uIsake, noSirayeli, makwazeke namhla ukuba unguye
UThixo kwaSirayeli, ukuba ndingumkhonzi wakho, ukuba ndikwenzile oku konke
izinto ngelizwi lakho.
18:37 Ndiphendule, Yehova, ndiphendule, bazi aba bantu ukuba wena unguYehova
Yehova, Thixo, uyiguqulele kuwe intliziyo yabo.
18:38 Wawa ke umlilo kaYehova, walidla idini elinyukayo, nalo
iinkuni, namatye, nothuli, kwaye wawakhotha amanzi awayekho
emseleni.
18:39 Bakubona ke oko abantu bonke, bawa ngobuso, bathi,
UYehova nguThixo yena; uYehova nguye uThixo.
18:40 Wathi uEliya kubo, Babambeni abaprofeti bakaBhahali; makungabi namnye kubo
babaleke. Babathabatha ke uEliya, wehla nabo, wabasa phambi kwabo
Umlambo iKishon, wababulalela khona.
18:41 Wathi uEliya kuAhabhi, Nyuka uye kudla, usele; kuba kukho a
isandi semvula eninzi.
18:42 Wenyuka ke uAhabhi, waya kudla, waya kusela. Wenyuka ke uEliya, waya encotsheni yentaba
iKarmele; waqubuda emhlabeni, wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe
phakathi kwamadolo akhe,
18:43 Wathi kwindodana yakwakhe, Khawunyuke, ukhangele ngeli cala laselwandle. Wenyuka ke.
wakhangela, wathi, Akukho nto. Wathi, Buya uye, ube sixhenxe
amaxesha.
18:44 Kwathi ngesihlandlo sesixhenxe, wathi, Nanku apha
kunyuka ilifu elincinane elwandle, njengesandla somntu; Uye wathi,
Nyuka, uthi kuAhabhi, Bopha inqwelo yakho yokulwa, uhle, uhle
musa ukukunqanda imvula.
18:45 Kwathi, ngethutyana elingephi, laba mnyama izulu
Kwabakho amafu nomoya, kwabakho imvula enkulu. Wakhwela uAhabhi, waya khona
eYizereli.
18:46 Sabakho ke isandla sikaYehova kuEliya; wabhinqa esinqeni sakhe, kwaye
wagidima phambi koAhabhi, wada waya eYizereli.