1 Amakhosi 18:1 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi, izwi likaJehova lafika UEliya ngomnyaka wesithathu wathi: “Hamba uzibonakalise ku-Ahabi; futhi ngizokwenza nisa imvula emhlabeni. 18:2 U-Eliya wahamba ukuze azibonakalise ku-Ahabi. Kwaba khona indlala enzima eSamariya. 18:3 U-Ahabi wabiza u-Obadiya, owayengumbusi wendlu yakhe. (Manje U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uJehova. 18:4 Ngoba kwaba njalo, lapho u-Izebeli enquma abaprofethi bakaJehova, ukuthi U-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni; wabanika isinkwa namanzi.) " 18:5 U-Ahabi wathi ku-Obadiya, "Hamba uye ezweni, emithonjeni yonke amanzi, nakuyo yonke imifula; mhlawumbe singathola utshani bokusindisa amahhashi neminyuzi bephila, ukuze singalahlekelwa yizo zonke izilwane. 18:6 Base behlukaniselana izwe ukuba badabule kulo; ngenye indlela eyedwa, u-Obadiya wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa. 18:7 Kwathi u-Obadiya esendleleni, bheka, u-Eliya wamhlangabeza; wawa ngobuso bakhe, wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yami u-Eliya na? 18:8 Wathi kuye: "Nginguye; hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Bheka, u-Eliya ulapha." 18:9 Wathi, "Ngenzeni, ukuze ukhulule inceku yakho?" esandleni sika-Ahabi ukuba angibulale na? 18:10 Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, akukho sizwe noma umbuso lapho wami inkosi ayithumanga ukukudinga; nalapho bethi: 'Akekho;' yena bafungisa umbuso nesizwe, ukuthi abayikukuthola. 18:11 Manje wena uthi: Hamba, nitshele inkosi yakho: Bheka, u-Eliya nangu. 18:12 Kuyothi, ngokushesha nje lapho ngisuka kuwe, ukuthi the UMoya kaJehova uyakukuyisa lapho engingazi khona; futhi kanjalo lapho mina woza utshele u-Ahabi, kepha angakufumani, uyakungibulala, kepha mina owakho nceku yesaba uJehova kwasebusheni bami. 18:13 Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi Jehova, ukuthi ngafihla kanjani abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu enyangeni emhumeni, wabapha isinkwa nangamanzi? 18:14 Manje wena uthi: Hamba uyetshela inkosi yakho ukuthi: Bheka, u-Eliya ulapha. uzongibulala. 18:15 U-Eliya wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti, engimi phambi kwakhe, I ngizozibonakalisa kuye namuhla. 18:16 U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u-Ahabi, wamtshela; u-Ahabi wahamba ukumhlangabeza U-Eliya. 18:17 Kwathi, lapho u-Ahabi ebona u-Eliya, wathi u-Ahabi kuye, "Art wena ohlupha u-Israyeli na? 18:18 Wathi: "Angimhluphanga u-Israyeli; kodwa wena loyihlo indlu, ngokuyilahlile imiyalo kaJehova, nawe ulandele oBali. 18:19 Manje, thumela futhi ubuthe kimi wonke u-Israyeli entabeni yaseKarmeli, futhi abaprofethi bakaBali abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, nabaprofethi bakaJehova amakhulu amane, adla etafuleni lika-Izebeli. 18:20 Ngakho u-Ahabi wathumela kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi wabutha abaprofethi ndawonye entabeni iKarmeli. 18:21 U-Eliya wasondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: "Koze kube nini nimanqikanqika imibono emibili? uma uJehova enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni yena; kepha uma kunguBali, mlandeleni yena. Abantu abamphendulanga ngazwi. 18:22 Wayesethi u-Eliya kubantu: "Mina, yebo, mina ngedwa, osele umprofethi iNkosi; kepha abaprofethi bakaBali bangabantu abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu. 18:23 Ngakho mabasinike izinkunzi ezimbili; futhi mabakhethe inkunzi eyodwa bona, bayihlahlele, bayibeke phezu kwezinkuni, bangafaki umlilo ngaphansi: ngilungise enye inkunzi, ngiyibeke phezu kwezinkuni, futhi ungafaki umlilo ngaphansi: 24 Nibize igama lawonkulunkulu benu, mina ngibize igama likaJehova UJehova: uNkulunkulu ophendula ngomlilo, makabe nguNkulunkulu. Futhi konke abantu baphendula bathi: Kukhulunywe kahle. 18:25 U-Eliya wathi kubaprofethi bakaBali: "Zikhetheleni inkunzi eyodwa nizigqokise kuqala; ngokuba nibaningi; futhi ubize igama lika onkulunkulu benu, kepha ningafaki mlilo. 18:26 Bayithatha inkunzi ababeyinikiwe, futhi bayilungisa, futhi babiza igama likaBali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba semini, bathi: “Bali! sizwe. Kepha akubangakho zwi, nophendulayo. Base begxuma phezu kwe-altare elenziwe. 18:27 Kwathi emini, u-Eliya wadlala ngabo, wathi, Memezani. ngokuzwakalayo: ngokuba ungunkulunkulu; noma uyakhuluma, noma uyaphishekela, noma yena usohambweni, noma mhlawumbe ulele, kufanele avuswe. 18:28 Futhi bamemeza kakhulu, futhi bazisika ngomkhuba wabo ngemimese nezinsense, kwaze kwagobhoza igazi phezu kwabo. 18:29 Kwathi sekudlulile emini, baprofetha kwaze kwafika usuku isikhathi somnikelo womhlatshelo wakusihlwa, kwakungekho lutho izwi, noma ophendulayo, nanoma ubani olalelayo. 18:30 U-Eliya wathi kubo bonke abantu, "Sondelani kimi." Futhi konke abantu basondela kuye. Walilungisa i-altare likaJehova yaphulwa. 18:31 U-Eliya wathatha amatshe ayishumi nambili, ngokwenani lezizwe amadodana kaJakobe, okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova, lathi: Israyeli kuyakuba igama lakho: 18:32 Futhi wakha ngamatshe i-altare egameni likaJehova wenza umsele ngase-altare, ungangezilinganiso ezimbili ze-altare imbewu. 18:33 Futhi wahlela izinkuni, futhi wayihlahlela inkunzi, futhi wabeka phezu kwezinkuni, wathi: Gcwalisani imigqomo emine ngamanzi, niwathele umnikelo wokushiswa, naphezu kwezinkuni. 18:34 Wathi: "Kwenzeni ngokwesibili." Bakwenza ngokwesibili. Futhi wathi: Kwenzeni ngokwesithathu. Bakwenza okwesithathu. 18:35 Amanzi agobhoza ngase-altare nxazonke; wagcwalisa nomsele ngamanzi. 18:36 Futhi kwenzeka ngesikhathi sokunikela kusihlwa umhlatshelo, u-Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu we Abrahama, Isaka, Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi wena uNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli, nokuthi ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile konke lokhu izinto ngezwi lakho. 18:37 Ngizwe, O Jehova, ngiphendule, ukuze laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena unguJehova Jehova Nkulunkulu, nokuthi uziphendulele izinhliziyo zabo. 18:38 Khona-ke umlilo kaJehova wehla, waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa, futhi izinkuni, namatshe, nothuli, futhi akhotha amanzi ayekhona emseleni. 18:39 Kwathi bonke abantu bekubona lokho, bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: UJehova unguNkulunkulu; uJehova, unguNkulunkulu. 18:40 U-Eliya wathi kubo: "Babambeni abaprofethi bakaBhali. makungabi namunye we baphunyuke. Babathatha; u-Eliya wabehlisela kuJehova umfudlana iKishoni, wababulalela khona. 18:41 U-Eliya wathi ku-Ahabi: "Vuka, udle, uphuze; ngoba kukhona a umsindo wemvula eningi. 18:42 Ngakho u-Ahabi wenyuka ukuze adle futhi aphuze. U-Eliya wakhuphukela esiqongweni se- iKarmeli; wawa phansi, wabeka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe, 18:43 Wathi encekwini yakhe: Khuphuka manje, ubheke ngaselwandle. Wakhuphuka, wabheka, wathi: "Akukho lutho." Wathi: "Phinda ube yisikhombisa." izikhathi. 18:44 Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa wathi, "Bheka, laphaya." kukhuphuka ifu elincane elwandle njengesandla somuntu. Wathi, + Khuphuka, uthi ku-Ahabi: ‘Qeda inqola yakho, wehle, ukuze induna yakho ihambe imvula ingakuvimbi. 18:45 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi izulu kwaba mnyama amafu nomoya, kwaba khona imvula enkulu. U-Ahabi wagibela, waya khona eJizreyeli. 18:46 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kuka-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, futhi wagijima phambi kuka-Ahabi kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.